Central Park NYC Wednesday., May 17, 2017 OBS: Robert DeCandido, PhD, and many others
Highlights: E. Wood-Pewees, good numbers of Red-eyed Vireos & 18 Species of Wood Warblers including Blue-winged, Bay-breasted, and Blackburnian Warblers. Today's hot spot was the southwest corner of the Reservoir. Canada Goose - Turtle Pond Mallard - Turtle Pond Mourning Dove - residents Chimney Swift - flyovers especially over Summit Rock of around a dozen birds Herring Gull - flyovers Double-crested Cormorant - 5 Turtle Pond Great Egret - Turtle Pond Red-tailed Hawk - pair west side Red-bellied Woodpecker - residents Downy Woodpecker - residents Northern Flicker - residents American Kestrel - flyover Belvedere Castle Eastern Wood-Pewee - 3 Empidonax Flycatcher - SW Reservoir Great Crested Flycatcher- Mugger's Woods Eastern Kingbird - pair Warbler Rock Yellow-throated Vireo - SW Reservoir (Bob, et al) Warbling Vireo - pairs at several locations Red-eyed Vireo - 20 (a big uptick in numbers) Blue Jay - residents Barn Swallow - Turtle Pond Black-capped Chickadee - Gill Overlook (Deb - late afternoon) Tufted Titmouse - Gill Overlook (Deb - late afternoon) White-breasted Nuthatch - Gill Overlook Veery - Shakespeare Garden (Bob - early morning) Gray-cheeked Thrush - 2 (David Barrett) Upper Lobe & Tanner's Spring/Summit Rock Swainson's Thrush - 2 Azalea Pond area (Deb - late afternoon) American Robin - residents Gray Catbird - residents Cedar Waxwing - flocks of 10-15 various locations House Finch - pair Turtle Pond dock American Goldfinch - pair Turtle Pond Dock Ovenbird - a few Northern Waterthrush - 2 Blue-winged Warbler - Swampy Pin Oak/Summer House Meadow (Emilie Storrs) Black-and-white Warbler - 8 (1 male, 7 females) Common Yellowthroat - 5+ American Redstart - 6 (2 males, 2 females, 2 first-spring (SY) males) Northern Parula - 10 (50/50 male/female) Magnolia Warbler - 14 (10 males, 4 females) Bay-breasted Warbler - 4 (1 male, 3 females) most at SW Reservoir Blackburnian Warbler - Turtle Pond Dock (Emilie Storrs) Yellow Warbler - 6 (50/50 male/female) Chestnut-sided Warbler - female SW Reservoir Blackpoll Warbler - 5 (2 males, 3 females) Black-throated Blue Warbler - 5 (2 males, 3 females) Yellow-rumped Warbler - 2 Turtle Pond Dock) Black-throated Green Warbler - 8 (3 males, 5 females) Canada Warbler - male SW Reservoir Wilson's Warbler - 4 (3 males, 1 female) White-throated Sparrow - Ramble Scarlet Tanager - female Warbler Rock Northern Cardinal - residents Rose-breasted Grosbeak - SW Reservoir Red-winged Blackbird - male Tupelo Field Common Grackle - residents Brown-headed Cowbird - 1 or 2 heard Orchard Oriole - first-spring male Turtle Pond Duck Baltimore Oriole - 10 (all ages & sexes) In addition, Carl Howard Reported a Black-billed Cuckoo at the Upper Lobe, and a Yellow-billed Cuckoo was also reported. Adding to our warbler list, Carine Mitchell told us about a Hooded Warbler at the Weather Station in the afternoon. Sandra Critelli found four Black-crowned Night-Herons around the Pond (south end) at lunch time. Deb Allen -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME.htm http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES.htm http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L 3) http://birding.aba.org/maillist/NY01 Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
