[nysbirds-l] Central Park NYC, Sat. Oct. 23, 2021: Wood Duck, Fox Sparrow, 5 Species of Wood Warblers

[Deborah Allen]

Central Park NYC
Saturday, October 23, 2021
OBS: Robert DeCandido, PhD, Deborah Allen, m.ob.
 
Highlights: Wood Duck, Fox Sparrow, 5 Species of Wood Warblers including 
Black-and-white Warbler and Northern Parula. 
 
Canada Goose - 11
Wood Duck - female Upper Lobe
Mallard - 24
Mourning Dove - 5
Herring Gull - 5 flyovers
Red-bellied Woodpecker - 2
Yellow-bellied Sapscker - 7-10
Downy Woodpecker - 3
Northern Flicker - 3-5
American Kestrel - 2 over Sparrow Rock (Ryan Serio)
Eastern Phoebe - 1 Shakespeare Garden
Blue-headed Vireo - 3
Blue Jay - 5-10
American Crow - 3
Red-breasted Nuthatch - 2 Pinetum (Peter Haskel & Dan Stevenson)
White-breasted Nuthatch - 1 Delacorte Theater
Brown Creeper - 3
Winter Wren - 1 Gill Overlook
Carolina Wren - 1-3
Ruby-crowned Kinglet - 15-20
Golden-crowned Kinglet - 8
Hermit Thrush - 50-75
American Robin - 25-30
Gray Catbird - 2 (Willow Rock, Summer House)
Northern Mockingbird - 1 Cedar Hill
Cedar Waxwing - flyover flock of around a dozen
House Finch - 5
American Goldfinch - 1 Delacorte Theater
Chipping Sparrow - 3
Fox Sparrow - 2 or 3 Maintenance Field (Ryan Serio)
Dark-eyed Junco - 10-15
White-throated Sparrow - 30-40
Song Sparrow - 5-10
Eastern Towhee - 5 (Bob - early)
Common Grackle - 1 Delacorte Theater
Black-and-white Warbler - 1 Oak Bridge (Sandra Critelli)
Common Yellowthroat - 1 female near Boathouse (Bob - early)
Northern Parula - 1 male east of Azalea Pond
Pine Warbler - 1 Shakespeare Garden (Sandra Critelli), also 3-4 Pinetum (Dan 
Stevenson & Peter Haskel)
Yellow-rumped Warbler - 8-12
Northern Cardinal - 3
 
Deb Allen
 
 
 

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[nysbirds-l] Central Park NYC, Sat. Oct. 23, 2021: Wood Duck, Fox Sparrow, 5 Species of Wood Warblers

[Deborah Allen]

Central Park NYC
Saturday, October 23, 2021
OBS: Robert DeCandido, PhD, Deborah Allen, m.ob.
 
Highlights: Wood Duck, Fox Sparrow, 5 Species of Wood Warblers including 
Black-and-white Warbler and Northern Parula. 
 
Canada Goose - 11
Wood Duck - female Upper Lobe
Mallard - 24
Mourning Dove - 5
Herring Gull - 5 flyovers
Red-bellied Woodpecker - 2
Yellow-bellied Sapscker - 7-10
Downy Woodpecker - 3
Northern Flicker - 3-5
American Kestrel - 2 over Sparrow Rock (Ryan Serio)
Eastern Phoebe - 1 Shakespeare Garden
Blue-headed Vireo - 3
Blue Jay - 5-10
American Crow - 3
Red-breasted Nuthatch - 2 Pinetum (Peter Haskel & Dan Stevenson)
White-breasted Nuthatch - 1 Delacorte Theater
Brown Creeper - 3
Winter Wren - 1 Gill Overlook
Carolina Wren - 1-3
Ruby-crowned Kinglet - 15-20
Golden-crowned Kinglet - 8
Hermit Thrush - 50-75
American Robin - 25-30
Gray Catbird - 2 (Willow Rock, Summer House)
Northern Mockingbird - 1 Cedar Hill
Cedar Waxwing - flyover flock of around a dozen
House Finch - 5
American Goldfinch - 1 Delacorte Theater
Chipping Sparrow - 3
Fox Sparrow - 2 or 3 Maintenance Field (Ryan Serio)
Dark-eyed Junco - 10-15
White-throated Sparrow - 30-40
Song Sparrow - 5-10
Eastern Towhee - 5 (Bob - early)
Common Grackle - 1 Delacorte Theater
Black-and-white Warbler - 1 Oak Bridge (Sandra Critelli)
Common Yellowthroat - 1 female near Boathouse (Bob - early)
Northern Parula - 1 male east of Azalea Pond
Pine Warbler - 1 Shakespeare Garden (Sandra Critelli), also 3-4 Pinetum (Dan 
Stevenson & Peter Haskel)
Yellow-rumped Warbler - 8-12
Northern Cardinal - 3
 
Deb Allen
 
 
 

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[nysbirds-l] Cattle egret at Shirley Chisholm State Park 10/23

[Lela Chapman]

Hello -

Cattle egret viewed and photographed today in Shirley Chisholm Park in
Brooklyn, on the eastern shore of the Fountain Ave. side of park, where
creek lets out into the bay.

I have never used this list before, hope I am doing this right.  Will post
phone pics to ebird shortly.

Lela Chapman

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[nysbirds-l] Cattle egret at Shirley Chisholm State Park 10/23

[Lela Chapman]

Hello -

Cattle egret viewed and photographed today in Shirley Chisholm Park in
Brooklyn, on the eastern shore of the Fountain Ave. side of park, where
creek lets out into the bay.

I have never used this list before, hope I am doing this right.  Will post
phone pics to ebird shortly.

Lela Chapman

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[nysbirds-l] Northern Shrike - Caumsett State Park

[Patrick Shure]

Northern Shrike briefly seen and photographed directly west of same area as
the continuing Say's Phoebe. Perched in the bare tree next to the iron
fencing before flying west.

- Patrick Shure

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[nysbirds-l] Northern Shrike - Caumsett State Park

[Patrick Shure]

Northern Shrike briefly seen and photographed directly west of same area as
the continuing Say's Phoebe. Perched in the bare tree next to the iron
fencing before flying west.

- Patrick Shure

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[nysbirds-l] Virtual OWL programs 10/30

[Johnson, Alyssa]

Good afternoon!

On behalf of the Montezuma Audubon Center, I am offering two different *owl* 
programs next Saturday, 10/30. Both are virtual!

Owl Pellet Dissection & 
Discussion 
(<-- click here for more info and to register)
Saturday, October 30, 2021
11 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.

Have you ever examined an owl pellet? Now is your chance! You're invited to 
take part in a brand-new program that you can DIY from home! Discover what an 
owl pellet is and which birds make them, as you dissect your very own owl 
pellet. Bones, fur, feathers...get ready to use your sense of curiosity and 
nature detective skills as you reveal what's hidden inside.
Owl pellet dissection kits will be available for pick up, or we can send one to 
you.

*Fee: $20/person, $40/family, $10/owl pellet kit only, $10/virtual 
presentation/discussion only (live or recorded), $3/shipping.
*Suitable for ages 10 and up
*Space is limited and pre-paid online reservations are required.
*Call 315-365-3588 or email 
montez...@audubon.org with questions.

Happy Owl-ween! (<-- click 
here for more info and to register)
Saturday, October 30, 2021
2 - 3:30 p.m.

Celebrate Halloween Audubon-style, by joining us for a virtual presentation 
about the owls that can be found in New York State. Some live here year-round 
and some just pass through during migration. Stay tuned for some special 
feathered friends who will join us as well!

*Fee: $10/person, $25/family
*Suitable for ages 5 and up
*Space is limited and pre-paid online reservations are required.
*After registering, the Zoom link will be emailed to you the day before the 
program. If you are unable to attend the program the day of, the presentation 
will be recorded and can be sent to you afterwards.
*Call 315-365-3588 or email 
montez...@audubon.org with questions.


To see a complete listing of our fall schedule of events, please visit our 
website: Montezuma Audubon Center Programs & 
Events

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Environmental Educator
315.365.3588

Montezuma Audubon Center
PO Box 187
2295 State Route 89
Savannah, NY 13146
Montezuma.audubon.org
Pronouns: She, Her, Hers


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[nysbirds-l] Virtual OWL programs 10/30

[Johnson, Alyssa]

Good afternoon!

On behalf of the Montezuma Audubon Center, I am offering two different *owl* 
programs next Saturday, 10/30. Both are virtual!

Owl Pellet Dissection & 
Discussion 
(<-- click here for more info and to register)
Saturday, October 30, 2021
11 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.

Have you ever examined an owl pellet? Now is your chance! You're invited to 
take part in a brand-new program that you can DIY from home! Discover what an 
owl pellet is and which birds make them, as you dissect your very own owl 
pellet. Bones, fur, feathers...get ready to use your sense of curiosity and 
nature detective skills as you reveal what's hidden inside.
Owl pellet dissection kits will be available for pick up, or we can send one to 
you.

*Fee: $20/person, $40/family, $10/owl pellet kit only, $10/virtual 
presentation/discussion only (live or recorded), $3/shipping.
*Suitable for ages 10 and up
*Space is limited and pre-paid online reservations are required.
*Call 315-365-3588 or email 
montez...@audubon.org with questions.

Happy Owl-ween! (<-- click 
here for more info and to register)
Saturday, October 30, 2021
2 - 3:30 p.m.

Celebrate Halloween Audubon-style, by joining us for a virtual presentation 
about the owls that can be found in New York State. Some live here year-round 
and some just pass through during migration. Stay tuned for some special 
feathered friends who will join us as well!

*Fee: $10/person, $25/family
*Suitable for ages 5 and up
*Space is limited and pre-paid online reservations are required.
*After registering, the Zoom link will be emailed to you the day before the 
program. If you are unable to attend the program the day of, the presentation 
will be recorded and can be sent to you afterwards.
*Call 315-365-3588 or email 
montez...@audubon.org with questions.


To see a complete listing of our fall schedule of events, please visit our 
website: Montezuma Audubon Center Programs & 
Events

--
Alyssa Johnson
Environmental Educator
315.365.3588

Montezuma Audubon Center
PO Box 187
2295 State Route 89
Savannah, NY 13146
Montezuma.audubon.org
Pronouns: She, Her, Hers


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[nysbirds-l] Say’s Phoebe still present at Caumsett Suffolk County

[Tom Preston]

At this location

(40.9200466, -73.4721825)

Sent from my iPhone

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[nysbirds-l] Say’s Phoebe still present at Caumsett Suffolk County

[Tom Preston]

At this location

(40.9200466, -73.4721825)

Sent from my iPhone

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[nysbirds-l] N.Y. County, NYC - Thurs.-Fri., Oct. 21-22 - diversity, incl. 15 warbler spp., Vesper Sparrow, Rusty BB, & more

[Tom Fiore]

The Scissor-tailed Flycatcher at Dunkirk airport in Chautauqua County, NY was 
lingering there to Friday 10/22, with many observers & photographers.  On 
Thursday, 10/21 a Western Kingbird was found & photographed (G. Wilson) in 
Broome County, NY; it was also noted as having moved away from its’ initial 
perch, and may or may not have lingered at all nearby.  One (of many) photos 
taken by that bird’s finder is included in the Macaulay Library archive, such 
as the one in this link: https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/381447411

...
Many readers of this list may be aware or if not, be interested in reading, 
that a Harris’s Sparrow has been seen in the southwestern part of Connecticut; 
details are updated on that state’s birding list-serve.  With more & more 
sparrows continuing to arrive on many days lately, it is worth checking through 
all to see what may stand out as different, or simply newly-arrived.  Keep in 
mind, for the location of that rarity in Connecticut, there'll be many 
non-birders using that area on a week-end as it is popular for many other 
reasons, in addition to the good bird potential.  And, that CT Harris’s Sparrow 
is not the only in New England, another also (same-day) was continuing on 
private property in New Hampshire. Both of the latter have been well-documented.

. . .
New York County (in N.Y. City) including Manhattan, Randall’s, and Governors 
Island[s]
Thursday October 21st, and Friday, 22nd -

A Vesper Sparrow was lingering at Inwood Hill Park in northern Manhattan into 
Friday; another of that species was reported at Central Park’s n. end also on 
Friday. At least one E. Meadowlark was lingering to Friday on Governors Island 
as previously in the vicinity of Fort Jay; two of the latter had been seen 
there on Thursday.

The two lingering Rusty Blackbirds (showing their distinctive fall-winter 
plumage) were noted by many observers visiting at all hours of both days from 
Thursday as well as Friday (10/21-22) at The Pool in Central Park’s north end; 
those observers included some in groups led by several leaders on bird-walks 
for not-for-profit org’s., as well as many additional individual observers.  
White-crowned Sparrows also have continued to be found, with at least one in 
Central Park’s north end to Friday, and also one at the Hudson Yards 
green-spaces (far west side of Manhattan) on Thursday, plus some others in 
other locations including in northern Manhattan; there were at least 4 
White-crowned Sparrows found on Governors Island on Thursday.

On Thursday, 10/21, at least two Northern Waterthrush were still being seen, 
one at The Pond in Central Park’s s.-e. corner, and another at the small 
Washington Market park in Manhattan’s Greenwich Village area. Several Nashville 
Warblers were also lingering thru Friday, including a couple of them still in 
Central Park.  A 1st-fall-plumaged Magnolia Warbler was well photo-documented 
(A. Lazarus) on Friday, 10/22, at Stuyvesant Cove Park (in newer plantings), 
next to the East River just south of E. 23rd Street, now a very much-lingering 
bird there, and getting a bit late for the species (although again, ‘rare’ 
December records exist for that & the preceding warbler species in N.Y. City 
and specifically also within Manhattan).  A Black-throated Green Warbler was 
photo-documented (C. Weiner) at Governors Island for Thursday, 10/21.  Several 
Black-and-white Warblers have lingered on in various locations, including a 
couple in Central Park to Friday, and Black-throated Blue Warblers and 
Ovenbirds were among other species still around to 10/22. Some others also were 
lingering into the late-week period around the county.

For the 2 days of this report’s period, at least 15 species of Warblers were 
still being found, and some species were still in the moderate-multiple, such 
as Palm, Myrtle/Yellow-rumped, and Common Yellowthroat.  A minimum of ten of 
those species were still around the county as of Friday and all but one of 
those were also seen within Central Park, with many of the species also showing 
in many other parks and smaller green-spaces, as well as some on the 2 outlying 
islands.

As well as the lingering Green-winged Teal duo at Central Park’s ‘Pool', seen 
by many all-day on Friday, there are also ongoing American Coots, a Pied-billed 
Grebe, and typical waterfowl in the Central Park reservoir; other ongoing birds 
include multiple Wood Ducks and the growing no’s. of N. Shovelers, Gadwall, and 
Ruddy Ducks.  There were still at least 2 Spotted Sandpipers lingering at the 
edges of Randall’s Island to Friday, also being seen in a very few locations in 
the county were Killdeer, and there are modest no’s. of Laughing Gulls 
continuing, with the best numbers now seeming to be on N.Y. Harbor, some often 
visible from the portions of N.Y. County facing that.  Other ducks have been on 
the move, with some species starting to arrive in and near N.Y. County, such as 
Buffleheads, and more of some 

[nysbirds-l] N.Y. County, NYC - Thurs.-Fri., Oct. 21-22 - diversity, incl. 15 warbler spp., Vesper Sparrow, Rusty BB, & more

[Tom Fiore]

The Scissor-tailed Flycatcher at Dunkirk airport in Chautauqua County, NY was 
lingering there to Friday 10/22, with many observers & photographers.  On 
Thursday, 10/21 a Western Kingbird was found & photographed (G. Wilson) in 
Broome County, NY; it was also noted as having moved away from its’ initial 
perch, and may or may not have lingered at all nearby.  One (of many) photos 
taken by that bird’s finder is included in the Macaulay Library archive, such 
as the one in this link: https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/381447411

...
Many readers of this list may be aware or if not, be interested in reading, 
that a Harris’s Sparrow has been seen in the southwestern part of Connecticut; 
details are updated on that state’s birding list-serve.  With more & more 
sparrows continuing to arrive on many days lately, it is worth checking through 
all to see what may stand out as different, or simply newly-arrived.  Keep in 
mind, for the location of that rarity in Connecticut, there'll be many 
non-birders using that area on a week-end as it is popular for many other 
reasons, in addition to the good bird potential.  And, that CT Harris’s Sparrow 
is not the only in New England, another also (same-day) was continuing on 
private property in New Hampshire. Both of the latter have been well-documented.

. . .
New York County (in N.Y. City) including Manhattan, Randall’s, and Governors 
Island[s]
Thursday October 21st, and Friday, 22nd -

A Vesper Sparrow was lingering at Inwood Hill Park in northern Manhattan into 
Friday; another of that species was reported at Central Park’s n. end also on 
Friday. At least one E. Meadowlark was lingering to Friday on Governors Island 
as previously in the vicinity of Fort Jay; two of the latter had been seen 
there on Thursday.

The two lingering Rusty Blackbirds (showing their distinctive fall-winter 
plumage) were noted by many observers visiting at all hours of both days from 
Thursday as well as Friday (10/21-22) at The Pool in Central Park’s north end; 
those observers included some in groups led by several leaders on bird-walks 
for not-for-profit org’s., as well as many additional individual observers.  
White-crowned Sparrows also have continued to be found, with at least one in 
Central Park’s north end to Friday, and also one at the Hudson Yards 
green-spaces (far west side of Manhattan) on Thursday, plus some others in 
other locations including in northern Manhattan; there were at least 4 
White-crowned Sparrows found on Governors Island on Thursday.

On Thursday, 10/21, at least two Northern Waterthrush were still being seen, 
one at The Pond in Central Park’s s.-e. corner, and another at the small 
Washington Market park in Manhattan’s Greenwich Village area. Several Nashville 
Warblers were also lingering thru Friday, including a couple of them still in 
Central Park.  A 1st-fall-plumaged Magnolia Warbler was well photo-documented 
(A. Lazarus) on Friday, 10/22, at Stuyvesant Cove Park (in newer plantings), 
next to the East River just south of E. 23rd Street, now a very much-lingering 
bird there, and getting a bit late for the species (although again, ‘rare’ 
December records exist for that & the preceding warbler species in N.Y. City 
and specifically also within Manhattan).  A Black-throated Green Warbler was 
photo-documented (C. Weiner) at Governors Island for Thursday, 10/21.  Several 
Black-and-white Warblers have lingered on in various locations, including a 
couple in Central Park to Friday, and Black-throated Blue Warblers and 
Ovenbirds were among other species still around to 10/22. Some others also were 
lingering into the late-week period around the county.

For the 2 days of this report’s period, at least 15 species of Warblers were 
still being found, and some species were still in the moderate-multiple, such 
as Palm, Myrtle/Yellow-rumped, and Common Yellowthroat.  A minimum of ten of 
those species were still around the county as of Friday and all but one of 
those were also seen within Central Park, with many of the species also showing 
in many other parks and smaller green-spaces, as well as some on the 2 outlying 
islands.

As well as the lingering Green-winged Teal duo at Central Park’s ‘Pool', seen 
by many all-day on Friday, there are also ongoing American Coots, a Pied-billed 
Grebe, and typical waterfowl in the Central Park reservoir; other ongoing birds 
include multiple Wood Ducks and the growing no’s. of N. Shovelers, Gadwall, and 
Ruddy Ducks.  There were still at least 2 Spotted Sandpipers lingering at the 
edges of Randall’s Island to Friday, also being seen in a very few locations in 
the county were Killdeer, and there are modest no’s. of Laughing Gulls 
continuing, with the best numbers now seeming to be on N.Y. Harbor, some often 
visible from the portions of N.Y. County facing that.  Other ducks have been on 
the move, with some species starting to arrive in and near N.Y. County, such as 
Buffleheads, and more of some