I led two tours for NYC Audubon in Central Park today, mostly around Strawberry Fields and The Ramble. We saw 48 species of birds, not bad considering the rain. Actually, there was quite a bit of activity! Towhees seemed to be everywhere, along with Hermit Thrushes and of course White-throated Sparrows which have arrived by the hundreds if not thousands in the park. Highlights included several Swamp Sparrows; 4 White-crowned Sparrows (an adult and an immature at Strawberry Fields, an immature by Tupelo Meadow, and an immature at Maintenance); a Black-billed Cuckoo sitting quietly in the rain in an oak by the westernmost edge of the Ramble by the lake a bit south of the Upper Lobe; and a Tennessee Warbler feeding from Sapsucker wells right by the 72nd St. entrance (plus 9 other species of warbler). Full list: Canada Goose MallardNorthern ShovelerSharp-shinned HawkRing-billed GullRock PigeonMourning DoveBlack-billed CuckooRed-bellied WoodpeckerYellow-bellied SapsuckerDowny WoodpeckerNorthern FlickerEastern PhoebeBlue-headed VireoBlue Jaycrow sp. Corvus sp. (crow sp.)Tufted TitmouseWhite-breasted NuthatchBrown CreeperHouse WrenWinter WrenGolden-crowned KingletRuby-crowned KingletHermit ThrushWood ThrushGray CatbirdEuropean StarlingOvenbirdBlack-and-white WarblerTennessee WarblerCommon YellowthroatAmerican RedstartNorthern ParulaMagnolia WarblerBlackpoll WarblerBlack-throated Blue WarblerYellow-rumped WarblerEastern TowheeChipping SparrowSong SparrowSwamp SparrowWhite-throated SparrowWhite-crowned SparrowDark-eyed JuncoNorthern CardinalRose-breasted GrosbeakIndigo BuntingCommon GrackleHouse Sparrow Soggy Birding, Gabriel WillowNYC AudubonWave HillThe WildLab --
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