[nysbirds-l] Central Park, Sat. 26-Sep-2009 incl. Tennessee Warblers
Date: Saturday, 26 September 2009 (7:05a-3:30p) Location: Central Park - Falconer's Hill to the reservoir Observers: many incl. Jacob, Liz, Junko, Ray & Mike, David & the couple from Hong Kong Reported by: Ben Cacace The location of a Tennessee Warbler was pointed out to me at Strawberry Fields. Soon a second Tennessee joined the first. Both birds were soon seen by many birders. Later in the day Liz and I watched a single Tennessee Warbler feeding below us along the west edge of the reservoir. A Red-breasted Nuthatch, spotted by Jacob Drucker, was caching pine cone seeds near the north end of Shakespeare Garden. Four Green-winged Teal were on the reservoir. This was after seeing 3 on the lake earlier in the day. ** Checklist observation: The following birds on the checklist for late Fall (mid-September to November) in the 'New York City Audubon Society Guide to Finding Birds in the Metropolitan Area' are listed with no abundance status which means they shouldn't be in the area. I wonder if this is a function of the season (6 weeks) being too long to place an appropriate status for some birds that depart early on in the season: Swainson's Thrush, Northern Parula, Black-and-white Warbler, Ovenbird, Wilson's Warbler, Scarlet Tanager Weather for 26-Sep in Central Park (6:51a-3:51p) < http://tinyurl.com/ybqj57r >: - Conditions: clear to mostly cloudy - Temperature: 55.0 to 66.0 F (13 to 19 C) - Wind direction: ENE / variable / SSE - Wind speed: 7-12 mph (gusts to 16 mph) ** Total species - 53 ** Abundance categories below from 'An Annotated Checklist: The Birds of Central Park'. 'Less Common' migrants [11 spp]: - Wood Duck - 1 male on Turtle Pond - Gadwall - At least 38 on Turtle Pond - Green-winged Teal - 3 on the lake plus 4 on the reservoir (4+) - Osprey - 1 heading W over the reservoir - Yellow-bellied Sapsucker - 6+ - Red-breasted Nuthatch - 1 at the N end of Shakespeare Garden - Carolina Wren - 1 near the source of the Gill in the Ramble - Wood Thrush - 1 in the Tupelo on Tupelo Meadow - Brown Thrasher - 6+ - Tennessee Warbler - 2 at Strawberry Fields & 1 on the W edge of the reservoir (2+) - Wilson's Warbler - 1 male at Strawberry Fields 'Common' migrants [26 spp]: - American Black Duck - 1 male on the reservoir - Double-crested Cormorant - 5+ on the reservoir - Chimney Swift - 7+ over Tupelo Meadow - Northern Flicker - 24+ - Eastern Phoebe - 12+ - Blue-headed Vireo - 1 at the Pinetum - Red-eyed Vireo - 1 just W of the reservoir - Swainson's Thrush - 6+ - Hermit Thrush - 1 around Falconer's Hill - American Robin - 75+ - Gray Catbird - 6+ - Cedar Waxwing - 24+ - Northern Parula - 4+ - Palm Warbler - 6+ - Blackpoll Warbler - 1 on the W edge of the reservoir - Black-and-white Warbler - 1 at Strawberry Fields - American Redstart - 3+ - Ovenbird - 1 along the path in the Locust Grove - Common Yellowthroat - 1 female at the Lower Lobe of the lake - Scarlet Tanager - 2 female plumaged birds over Tupelo Meadow - Eastern Towhee - 4+ - Song Sparrow - 2+ - White-throated Sparrow - 50+ - Dark-eyed Junco - 4+ on Sparrow Ridge W of Locust Grove - Common Grackle - 24+ - Baltimore Oriole - 2+ female type plumages Year round residents [16 spp]: - Canada Goose - 2 on the lake - Mallard - 24+ - Red-tailed Hawk - 3+ incl. 1 juvenile S of the lake & 2 adults - Peregrine Falcon - Several seen high up (2+) - Ring-billed Gull - On the reservoir - Herring Gull - On the reservoir - Great Black-backed Gull - On the reservoir - Rock Pigeon - 50+ - Mourning Dove - 3+ - Downy Woodpecker - 3+ seen & heard - Blue Jay - 6+ seen & heard - American Crow - 3 over Sheep Meadow in the a.m. - Northern Mockingbird - 1 around Turtle Pond - European Starling - 50+ - Northern Cardinal - 5+ - House Sparrow - 75+ Roughly taxonomic order: - Canada Goose - 2 on the lake - Wood Duck - 1 male on Turtle Pond - Gadwall - At least 38 on Turtle Pond - American Black Duck - 1 male on the reservoir - Mallard - 24+ - Green-winged Teal - 3 on the lake plus 4 on the reservoir (4+) - Double-crested Cormorant - 5+ on the reservoir - Osprey - 1 heading W over the reservoir - Red-tailed Hawk - 3+ incl. 1 juvenile S of the lake & 2 adults - Peregrine Falcon - Several seen high up (2+) - Ring-billed Gull - On the reservoir - Herring Gull - On the reservoir - Great Black-backed Gull - On the reservoir - Rock Pigeon - 50+ - Mourning Dove - 3+ - Chimney Swift - 7+ over Tupelo Meadow - Yellow-bellied Sapsucker - 6+ - Downy Woodpecker - 3+ seen & heard - Northern Flicker - 24+ - Eastern Phoebe - 12+ - Blue-headed Vireo - 1 at the Pinetum - Red-eyed Vireo - 1 just W of the reservoir - Blue Jay - 6+ seen & heard - American Crow - 3 over Sheep Meadow in the a.m. - Red-breasted Nuthatch - 1 at the N end of Shakespeare Garden - Carolina Wren - 1 near the source of the Gill in the Ramble - Swainson's Thrush - 6+ - Hermit Thrush - 1 around Falconer's Hill - Wood Thrush - 1 in the Tupelo on Tupelo Meadow - American Robin - 75+ - Gray Catbird - 6+ - Northern
[nysbirds-l] Central Park, Sat. 26-Sep-2009 incl. Tennessee Warblers
Date: Saturday, 26 September 2009 (7:05a-3:30p) Location: Central Park - Falconer's Hill to the reservoir Observers: many incl. Jacob, Liz, Junko, Ray Mike, David the couple from Hong Kong Reported by: Ben Cacace The location of a Tennessee Warbler was pointed out to me at Strawberry Fields. Soon a second Tennessee joined the first. Both birds were soon seen by many birders. Later in the day Liz and I watched a single Tennessee Warbler feeding below us along the west edge of the reservoir. A Red-breasted Nuthatch, spotted by Jacob Drucker, was caching pine cone seeds near the north end of Shakespeare Garden. Four Green-winged Teal were on the reservoir. This was after seeing 3 on the lake earlier in the day. ** Checklist observation: The following birds on the checklist for late Fall (mid-September to November) in the 'New York City Audubon Society Guide to Finding Birds in the Metropolitan Area' are listed with no abundance status which means they shouldn't be in the area. I wonder if this is a function of the season (6 weeks) being too long to place an appropriate status for some birds that depart early on in the season: Swainson's Thrush, Northern Parula, Black-and-white Warbler, Ovenbird, Wilson's Warbler, Scarlet Tanager Weather for 26-Sep in Central Park (6:51a-3:51p) http://tinyurl.com/ybqj57r : - Conditions: clear to mostly cloudy - Temperature: 55.0 to 66.0 F (13 to 19 C) - Wind direction: ENE / variable / SSE - Wind speed: 7-12 mph (gusts to 16 mph) ** Total species - 53 ** Abundance categories below from 'An Annotated Checklist: The Birds of Central Park'. 'Less Common' migrants [11 spp]: - Wood Duck - 1 male on Turtle Pond - Gadwall - At least 38 on Turtle Pond - Green-winged Teal - 3 on the lake plus 4 on the reservoir (4+) - Osprey - 1 heading W over the reservoir - Yellow-bellied Sapsucker - 6+ - Red-breasted Nuthatch - 1 at the N end of Shakespeare Garden - Carolina Wren - 1 near the source of the Gill in the Ramble - Wood Thrush - 1 in the Tupelo on Tupelo Meadow - Brown Thrasher - 6+ - Tennessee Warbler - 2 at Strawberry Fields 1 on the W edge of the reservoir (2+) - Wilson's Warbler - 1 male at Strawberry Fields 'Common' migrants [26 spp]: - American Black Duck - 1 male on the reservoir - Double-crested Cormorant - 5+ on the reservoir - Chimney Swift - 7+ over Tupelo Meadow - Northern Flicker - 24+ - Eastern Phoebe - 12+ - Blue-headed Vireo - 1 at the Pinetum - Red-eyed Vireo - 1 just W of the reservoir - Swainson's Thrush - 6+ - Hermit Thrush - 1 around Falconer's Hill - American Robin - 75+ - Gray Catbird - 6+ - Cedar Waxwing - 24+ - Northern Parula - 4+ - Palm Warbler - 6+ - Blackpoll Warbler - 1 on the W edge of the reservoir - Black-and-white Warbler - 1 at Strawberry Fields - American Redstart - 3+ - Ovenbird - 1 along the path in the Locust Grove - Common Yellowthroat - 1 female at the Lower Lobe of the lake - Scarlet Tanager - 2 female plumaged birds over Tupelo Meadow - Eastern Towhee - 4+ - Song Sparrow - 2+ - White-throated Sparrow - 50+ - Dark-eyed Junco - 4+ on Sparrow Ridge W of Locust Grove - Common Grackle - 24+ - Baltimore Oriole - 2+ female type plumages Year round residents [16 spp]: - Canada Goose - 2 on the lake - Mallard - 24+ - Red-tailed Hawk - 3+ incl. 1 juvenile S of the lake 2 adults - Peregrine Falcon - Several seen high up (2+) - Ring-billed Gull - On the reservoir - Herring Gull - On the reservoir - Great Black-backed Gull - On the reservoir - Rock Pigeon - 50+ - Mourning Dove - 3+ - Downy Woodpecker - 3+ seen heard - Blue Jay - 6+ seen heard - American Crow - 3 over Sheep Meadow in the a.m. - Northern Mockingbird - 1 around Turtle Pond - European Starling - 50+ - Northern Cardinal - 5+ - House Sparrow - 75+ Roughly taxonomic order: - Canada Goose - 2 on the lake - Wood Duck - 1 male on Turtle Pond - Gadwall - At least 38 on Turtle Pond - American Black Duck - 1 male on the reservoir - Mallard - 24+ - Green-winged Teal - 3 on the lake plus 4 on the reservoir (4+) - Double-crested Cormorant - 5+ on the reservoir - Osprey - 1 heading W over the reservoir - Red-tailed Hawk - 3+ incl. 1 juvenile S of the lake 2 adults - Peregrine Falcon - Several seen high up (2+) - Ring-billed Gull - On the reservoir - Herring Gull - On the reservoir - Great Black-backed Gull - On the reservoir - Rock Pigeon - 50+ - Mourning Dove - 3+ - Chimney Swift - 7+ over Tupelo Meadow - Yellow-bellied Sapsucker - 6+ - Downy Woodpecker - 3+ seen heard - Northern Flicker - 24+ - Eastern Phoebe - 12+ - Blue-headed Vireo - 1 at the Pinetum - Red-eyed Vireo - 1 just W of the reservoir - Blue Jay - 6+ seen heard - American Crow - 3 over Sheep Meadow in the a.m. - Red-breasted Nuthatch - 1 at the N end of Shakespeare Garden - Carolina Wren - 1 near the source of the Gill in the Ramble - Swainson's Thrush - 6+ - Hermit Thrush - 1 around Falconer's Hill - Wood Thrush - 1 in the Tupelo on Tupelo Meadow - American Robin - 75+ - Gray Catbird - 6+ - Northern Mockingbird - 1
