Central Park NYC Thursday, April 19, 2018 OBS: Robert DeCandido PhD, et al
Highlights: Variable winds overnight delivered a few new birds, with a noticeable uptick in numbers of Hermit Thrushes and Ruby-crowned Kinglets. The list of sparrows included Fox, Savannah, Chipping, and Field Sparrows. A Red-throated Loon continued at the Reservoir joined by two female Red-breasted Mergansers. Reservoir birds observed from the south side. Canada Goose - pair SE Reservoir & pair Turtle Pond Northern Shoveler - 12 Reservoir Mallard Bufflehead - 10 Reservoir Red-breasted Merganser - 2 females Reservoir Ruddy Duck - 25, mostly male, Reservoir Mourning Dove - 15-20 (most at feeders, pair probably nesting in Shakespeare Garden) American Coot - Reservoir Herring Gull & Great Black-backed Gull - Reservir & flyovers Red-throated Loon - Reservoir Double-crested Cormorant - 6 Turtle Pond Great Egret - Turtle Pond Black-crowned Night-Heron - southbound flyover Turtle Pond Red-tailed Hawk - west side pair Barn Owl - continues Belted Kingfisher - flyover Turtle Pond (reported earlier at Turtle Pond by Jordan Spindel) Red-bellied Woodpecker - residents Downy Woodpecker - residents Northern Flicker - 10-15 Eastern Phoebe - 2 (Turtle Pond & Upper Lobe) Blue Jay - residents Crow - silent flyover Northern Rough-winged Swallow - 2 or 3 Turtle Pond Barn Swallow - 8 Turtle Pond Brown Creeper - Upper Lobe Ruby-crowned Kinglet - 25+ various locations with 11 at the Upper Lobe Hermit Thrush - 75+++ American Robin House Finch - 3 American Goldfinch 4 to 6 Upper Lobe Eastern Towhee - 2 or 3 males singing in the Ramble Chipping Sparrow - 20 (Pinetum & Sparrow Rock) Field Sparrow - Sparrow Rock Savannah Sparrow - Sparrow Rock (others reported from the Pinetum & elsewhere) Fox Sparrow - Pinetum Song Sparrow - 10 Ballfield east of Pinetum Swamp Sparrow - 3 White-throated Sparrow - at least 20 in the Ramble Dark-eyed Junco - 15 Pinetum Red-winged Blackbird - 6 or so singing Turtle Pond Brown-headed Cowbird - 2 females Upper Lobe Common Grackle - 6 Turtle Pond Louisiana Waterthrush - one at two locations (Upper Lobe & Azalea Pond) Northern Cardinal -- On twitter @BirdCentralPark: Paula Waldron reported a Summer Tanager (continuing) at the SW Reservoir. On Ebird: Ethan Goodman reported the Seaside Sparrow (continuing) at the Pond. Deb Allen Follow us on twitter @BirdingBobNYC and @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/ --
