Central Park NYC Thursday April 25, 2024 OBS:Robert DeCandido, PhD, Deborah Allen, m.ob.
Highlights: Osprey, Bald Eagle, Purple Finch, Baltimore Oriole, Blue-winged, Nashville, Hooded, Yellow, Prairie and Black-throated Green Warblers. Roger Pasquier reported two Summer Tanagers at the Maintenance Field. Annie Plum reported a Rusty Blackbird and Northern Waterthrush at the Pool. Canada Goose - 8 Mallard - 6 Mourning Dove - 40-50 Herring Gull - 4 flyovers Double-crested Cormorant - 6 or 7 Great Egret - 1 Turtle Pond (Bob - early) Osprey - 1 flyover Bald Eagle - 1 flyover adult Red-bellied Woodpecker - 3 or 4 Downy Woodpecker - 2 or 3 Northern Flicker - 5 or 6 Blue-headed Vireo - 4 or 5 Warbling Vireo - 4 Blue Jay - 8-10 Common Raven - 1 flyover Maintenance Field Ruby-crowned Kinglet - 25-35 Cedar Waxwing - 1 Maintenance Field (Bob - early) Blue-gray Gnatcatcher - 1 Maintenance Field (Bob - early) House Wren - 1 Vista Rock (Belvedere Castle) Gray Catbird - 2 Ramble Hermit Thrush - 8-10 American Robin - 50-60 House Finch - 1 male Evodia Field feeders (Arthur) Purple Finch - 5 females Tupelo Field American Goldfinch - 3 or 4 Chipping Sparrow - 25-30 Field Sparrow - 1 Maintenance Field Dark-eyed Junco - 2 or 3 White-throated Sparrow - 25-30 Eastern Towhee - 8-10 Baltimore Oriole - 1 male south side of Turtle Pond (Caren Jahre) Red-winged Blackbird - 4 or 5 Common Grackle - 20-25 Ovenbird - 1 heard Azalea Pond (David Barrett) Blue-winged Warbler - 1 east of Azalea Pond Black-and-white Warbler - 4 or 5 males Nashville Warbler - 2 Ramble Common Yellowthroat - 1 Belvedere Castle (Bob - early) Hooded Warbler - 1 male Warbler Rock Northern Parula - 1 male east of Azalea Pond (Paul Curtis) Yellow Warbler - 1 east of Azalea Pond Palm Warbler - 4 "Yellow" Yellow-rumped Warbler - 5 or 6 Prairie Warbler - 1 male south side Turtle Pond Black-throated Green Warbler - 1 male east side Azalea Pond (David Barrett) Northern Cardinal - 5 or 6 -- Birds continuing at the Reservoir on Tuesday April 24th included a Gadwall pair, 1 male Northern Shoveler, 12 Buffleheads, 1 female Ruddy Duck, and 2 Common Loons (1 in near breeding plumage). -- Deb Allen -- (copy & paste any URL below, then modify any text "_DOT_" to a period ".") NYSbirds-L List Info: NortheastBirding_DOT_com/NYSbirdsWELCOME_DOT_htm NortheastBirding_DOT_com/NYSbirdsRULES_DOT_htm NortheastBirding_DOT_com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave_DOT_htm ARCHIVES: 1) mail-archive_DOT_com/nysbirds-l@cornell_DOT_edu/maillist_DOT_html 2) surfbirds_DOT_com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L 3) birding_DOT_aba_DOT_org/maillist/NY01 Please submit your observations to eBird: ebird_DOT_org/content/ebird/ --