[nysbirds-l] Central Park, Friday, October 22, 2010
Alice Deutsch and I (Ardith Bondi) birded Central Park from the southern end of the Reservoir south this morning. Of note were the inordinate numbers of Yellow-rumped Warblers. I saw this at Jones Beach last weekend, and I just spoke with someone who lives in Sea Cliff, LI, who had the same experience there this morning. Another phenomenon of note was at 8:10 AM, a flock of 7 Turkey Vultures flew tidily together overhead moving north. Turkey Vulture (7 flying by, not too high, either) Canada Goose Wood Duck (1 m on Lake) Gadwall (Turtle Pond) Mallard (lots) Northern Shoveler (a few on the Reservoir) Ruddy Duck (significant flocks starting on the Reservoir) Red-tailed Hawk Rock Pigeon Mourning Dove Red-bellied Woodpecker Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Downy Woodpecker Northern Flicker Eastern Phoebe Blue Jay Black-capped Chickadee Tufted Titmouse Red-breasted Nuthatch (several) White-breasted Nuthatch Brown Creeper Carolina Wren Ruby-crowned Kinglet Hermit Thrush American Robin Gray Catbird (only 2) European Starling Black-throated Blue Warbler (1 f at the Point) Yellow-rumped Warbler (ubiquitous!!) Palm Warbler (Pinetum) Eastern Towhee (Tanner) Chipping Sparrow Field Sparrow (Tupelo) Song Sparrow Swamp Sparrow White-throated Sparrow White-crowned Sparrow (Tupelo) Dark-eyed Junco Northern Cardinal Common Grackle Purple Finch (1 f with all the Am. Robins by Sparrow Ridge) American Goldfinch House Sparrow As a side note, on the way south, we stopped at the Central Park Zoo to see the 4 King Penguins that they added to the Penguin House this year. They have also added a couple of American Oystercatchers, a Black-crowned Night Heron and a young Great Black-backed Gull to the penguin enclosure. The Tufted Puffins have gained some impressive Spectacled Eiders as well as some pretty Harlequin Ducks. Interesting combinations - certainly colorful. Ardith Bondi -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html 3) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[nysbirds-l] Central Park, Friday, October 22, 2010
Alice Deutsch and I (Ardith Bondi) birded Central Park from the southern end of the Reservoir south this morning. Of note were the inordinate numbers of Yellow-rumped Warblers. I saw this at Jones Beach last weekend, and I just spoke with someone who lives in Sea Cliff, LI, who had the same experience there this morning. Another phenomenon of note was at 8:10 AM, a flock of 7 Turkey Vultures flew tidily together overhead moving north. Turkey Vulture (7 flying by, not too high, either) Canada Goose Wood Duck (1 m on Lake) Gadwall (Turtle Pond) Mallard (lots) Northern Shoveler (a few on the Reservoir) Ruddy Duck (significant flocks starting on the Reservoir) Red-tailed Hawk Rock Pigeon Mourning Dove Red-bellied Woodpecker Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Downy Woodpecker Northern Flicker Eastern Phoebe Blue Jay Black-capped Chickadee Tufted Titmouse Red-breasted Nuthatch (several) White-breasted Nuthatch Brown Creeper Carolina Wren Ruby-crowned Kinglet Hermit Thrush American Robin Gray Catbird (only 2) European Starling Black-throated Blue Warbler (1 f at the Point) Yellow-rumped Warbler (ubiquitous!!) Palm Warbler (Pinetum) Eastern Towhee (Tanner) Chipping Sparrow Field Sparrow (Tupelo) Song Sparrow Swamp Sparrow White-throated Sparrow White-crowned Sparrow (Tupelo) Dark-eyed Junco Northern Cardinal Common Grackle Purple Finch (1 f with all the Am. Robins by Sparrow Ridge) American Goldfinch House Sparrow As a side note, on the way south, we stopped at the Central Park Zoo to see the 4 King Penguins that they added to the Penguin House this year. They have also added a couple of American Oystercatchers, a Black-crowned Night Heron and a young Great Black-backed Gull to the penguin enclosure. The Tufted Puffins have gained some impressive Spectacled Eiders as well as some pretty Harlequin Ducks. Interesting combinations - certainly colorful. Ardith Bondi -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html 3) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --