Central Park NYC Friday, May 11, 2018 OBS: Robert DeCandido, m.ob. Highlights: 19 Species of Wood Warblers including Kirtland's & Kentucky Warblers. The Kirtland's Warbler, found by Kevin Topping, and seen & photographed by many, is the first record for Central Park & NY County. Link to Kirtland's Warbler photo at the end of the list.
Canada Goose 6 at the Pool Mallard - some at the Pool Mourning Dove - a few Ruby-throated Hummingbird - Great Hill/North Woods Solitary Sandpiper - Compost Area (David Barrett - early) Herring Gull - flyovers Double-crested Cormorant - 8 flyovers Great Egret - 6 flyovers Turkey Vulture - flyover Red-tailed Hawk - 2 adults overhead Red-bellied Woodpecker - heard Downy Woodpecker - residents Northern Flicker - 2 (1 North Woods, female Green Bench) Eastern Kingbird - south side of Meer Yellow-throated Vireo - Blockhouse Warbling Vireo - pairs Red-eyed Vireo - 3 (Blockhouse, Great Hill, North Woods) Blue Jay - residents American Crow - flyover (calling) House Wren - Green Bench Blue-gray Gnatcatcher - Blockhouse Ruby-crowned Kinglet - along the Loch Veery - 2 along the Loch Swainson's Thrush - 2 Loch Wood Thrush- heard in the North woods American Robins - residents Gray Catbird - pairs Northern Mockingbird - heard Conservatory Garden Cedar Waxwing - 6 flying birds in Conservatory Garden House Finch - 2 males Great Hill Swamp Sparrow - Loch White-throated Sparrow - 2 Loch Baltimore Oriole - nest under construction Red-winged Blackbird - male displaying at Harlem Meer Common Grackle - residents Ovenbird - 4 Northern Waterthrush - 3 along the Loch Black-and-white Warbler - 6 (3 male, 3 female) Nashville Warbler - 2 (Fort Clinton & the Loch) Kentucky Warbler - eastern Loch (Will Papp & Tom Ahlf) Common Yellowthroat - 5 American Redstart - 8 Kirtland's Warbler - 1 West Drive at West 91st near Reservoir (Deb - 6:33-6:41PM) Northern Parula - 20 Magnolia Warbler - 5 (4 males, 1 female) Blackburnian Warbler - male west Loch Yellow Warbler - 4 (2 males, 2 females) Chestnut-sided Warbler - 8 Blackpoll Warbler -4 (3 males, 1 female (Emmet Logan)) Black-throated blue Warbler - 5 (4 males, 1 female) Yellow-rumped Warbler - 2 Great Hill Prairie Warbler - female Fort Clinton Wilson's Warbler - 6 males Scarlet Tanager - male Conservatory Garden Northern Cardinal - residents Indigo Bunting - 5 east side of Great Hill (Emmet Logan) -- Link to photo of Kirtland's Warbler: https://www.photo.net/photo/18472855/Kirtland-s-Warbler Deb Allen Follow us on twitter @BirdingBobNYC & @DAllenNYC -- 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/ --