Central Park NYC Monday, September 4, 2017 OBS: Robert DeCandido, PhD, Deborah Allen, m.ob.
Highlights: Ruby-crowned Kinglet (first-of-season), 15 species of Wood Warblers including Blue-winged, Cape May, and Tennessee. Also Great Crested, Least, and Yellow-bellied Flycatchers. Canada Goose Mallard Mourning Dove Chimney Swift - at least 15 together Ruby-throated Hummingbird - 2 Tupelo Field nectaring on Cardinal Flowers Osprey - over Tupelo Field (Jeffrey M. Ward) Red-bellied Woodpecker Downy Woodpecker - Castle Walk Yellow-bellied Flycatcher - 2 (Maintenance Field (thanks John Antory for the tweet & photo), Shakespeare Garden(Deb)) Least Flycatcher - Strawberry Fields (David Barrett) Great Crested Flycatcher - Shakespeare Garden (David Barrett & Peter Haskel) Warbling Vireo - 5 (Hernshead (singing), 2 Strawberry Fields. 1 Balcony Bridge, 1 Castle Walk) Red-eyed Vireo - Balcony Bridge Blue Jay White-breasted Nuthatch - Strawberry Fields House Wren - 2 (Strawberry Fields, King of Poland (Jennifer Kotler)) Ruby-crowned Kinglet - Strawberry Fields (Jeff Ward) FOS Blue-gray Gnatcatcher - 2 Balcony Bridge Swainson's Thrush -2 ( Maintenance Field, Rock Wall) Veery - 3 (2 Maintenance Field (Jessica Newman), Strawberry Fields (Peter Haskel)) Gray Catbird House Finch - Rock Wall White-throated Sparrow - Upper Lobe (Jeff Ward) Baltimore Oriole - 3 (2 Strawberry Fields, 1 Belvedere Castle) Common Grackle Ovenbird - 7 Northern Waterthrush - Tupelo Field Blue-winged Warbler - Shakespeare Garden (Jeff Ward) Black-and-white Warbler - 6 (2 Maintenance Field, 2 Strawberry Fields, 2 Summer House Meadow) Tennessee Warbler - Maintenance field (Deb - early) Nashville Warbler - probable Upper Lobe (Jeff Ward) Common Yellowthroat - 4 (Maintenance Field, Strawberry Fields, 2 King of Poland) American Redstart - many (at least 8 in Strawberry Fields alone) Cape May Warbler (Shakespeare Garden (Deb), Castle Walk (David Barrett)) Northern Parula -3 or 4 (2 or 3 Strawberry Fields, 1 Balcony Bridge) Magnolia Warbler - at least 14 (Klarissa & others) Yellow Warbler - Strawberry Fields (Bob - early a.m.) Blackpoll Warbler - Strawberry Fields (Peter Haskel), Rock Wall) Black-throated Blue Warbler - 3 (2males Rock Wall, female Castle Walk (Jeff Ward)) Pine Warbler - Shakepseare Garden (Deb) Canada Warbler - 4 (Strawberry Fields, Balcony Bridge, Shakespeare Garden, King of Poland) Northern Cardinal - adult male feeding juvenile male Iphigene's Walk A hatch-year Mourning Warbler continued near the Swedish Cottage this morning - nicely photographed by Pat Dubren & Reuben. A Dickcissel was reported associating with House Sparrows at the north end of Iphigene's Walk. Ed Gaillard tweeted a couple of Laughing Gulls at the Reservoir. A Giant Swallowtail (butterfly) appeared at the Maintenance Field before flying in the direction of Cedar Hill (per Pat Dubren). 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/[email protected]/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/ --
