Central Park NYC - North End Friday, November 3, 2017 OBS: Robert DeCandido, PhD, m.ob.
Highlights: Northern Parula, Magnolia Warbler, Sharp-shinned Hawk, and Field Sparrow. Canada Goose - 30 flying north out of the park (Bob - early) Northern Shoveler - 20 Harlem Meer Gadwall - Harlem Meer Mallard - 25 at the Pool Ruddy Duck - 7 Harlem Meer Mourning Dove - a few Herring Gull - flyovers Sharp-shinned Hawk - over west side of the Loch with flock of Cedar Waxwings (Will Papp) Red-tailed Hawk - 2 over the Conservatory Garden (one perched later) Red-bellied Woodpecker - pairs (Loch & North Woods) Yellow-bellied Sapsucker - 5 Northern Flicker - 2 or 3 American Kestrel - male over the Pool Eastern Phoebe - west side of the Pool (Will Papp) Blue Jay - scattered American Crow - 8 White-breasted Nuthatch - Loch Brown Creeper - 2 (Loch (Mark Siegeltuch), North Woods (bird bander from Sweden)) House Wren - Conservatory Garden (Bob - early) Golden-crowned Kinglet - Blockhouse (Tom Ahlf) Ruby-crowned Kinglet - 10 Hermit Thrush - south end of Children's Glade (Tom Ahlf) American Robin - a flock of 20 flew north out of the park at 7:10am (Bob), 25 Nutter's Battery, 25 Conservatory Garden Gray Catbird - 2 Lasker Rink & Conservatory Garden Northern Mockingbird - west of Conservatory Garden Cedar Waxwing - flock of 10 flying with Sharp-shinned Hawk (Will Papp) House Finch - 7 Eastern Towhee - 2 males (Conservatory Garden & south end of Children's Glade Chipping Sparrow - 15 Grassy Knoll Field Sparrow - west of Conservatory Garden Song Sparrow - 4 White-throated Sparrow - 10 Dark-eyed Junco - 2 males Grass Knoll Red-winged Blackbird - 3 or 4 flocks 10-20 birds flying over before 10 am moving NE to west over park Common Grackle - flyover flock of 60 Northern Parula 2 or 3 (1 Loch, 1 or 2 North Woods) Magnolia Warbler - Grassy Knoll in Hackberry Palm Warbler - "yellow" 5 Grassy Knoll Yellow-rumped Warbler - 7 Northern Cardinal - residents Follow us on twitter @DAllenNYC & @BirdingBobNYC Deb Allen www.birdingbob.com -- 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/ --