Central Park, New York, Oct 2014

A walk in New York’s Central Park always carries my hopes for a long list of New World Warblers, but my luck and skill could not combine to bring these hopes to reality today. It was a glorious day to be out in the park however and was enhanced by a great look at a young Red-tailed Hawk and chance meetings with other like-minded wanderers.

I had borrowed a bicycle and entered the park on the cross drive at 72^nd St. The mound that carries a tribute to the Pilgrim Fathers brought some early birds with the regulation Blue Jay, Ruby-crowned Kinglet and the first of many Yellow-bellied Sapsuckers.

The Falconer bronze stands beneath an outcrop of New York Gneiss which harboured Chipping Sparrows, Red-bellied Woodpecker and Dark-eyed Junco.

I chained up the bike by the benches at Wagner’s Cove, the southern lobe of the boating lake and immediately walked into the red-tail. It was in a tree which was rooted lower down the bank and this left it sitting at the perfect height for a picture. It appeared relaxed and I was able to sit on the rock and enjoy it for a while until a call from another hawk stirred it into action.

While it sat, no other birds bothered it, but when it flew, it was chased by Blue Jays and American Robins which continued to bombard it after it landed in a nearby oak.

A second Red-tail cruised across the cove and my bird gave chase. Mallards on the water ducked beneath the surface each time a hawk passed over.

A Pine Warbler was seen in a conifer on the south side of Bow Bridge and raised my hopes of a warbler fest. Another warbler evaded me as I approached The Oven, but in chasing it, I ran into Cindy who thought it may have been a Magnolia Warbler.

We walked together for a while and got some good views of Brown Creeper, White-throated Sparrow and dozens of American Robins along The Spit. We took a slight wrong turn on the way to the feeders which proved fortunate as an Ovenbird stepped and flicked through the rank vegetation to the right of the path. Another warbler by the Azalea Pond had us foxed, though the smart money is on Tennessee Warbler.

Cindy left me here and I continued on to Maintenance Meadow, arriving at the same time as a party of school kids. It was dispiriting that the meadow would probably be disturbed, so I moved out quickly to stay ahead of the children, but was pleasantly impressed as the teacher primed the class that I was hoping for a quiet few moments and the children very respectfully gave me that chance.

A Song Sparrow fed from low plants to the west of the meadow and a Cooper’s Hawk flew high above.

Yellow-bellied Sapsucker and Cedar Waxwings were seen in the large tree on the northwest corner of the meadow and a Northern Parula gave a poor view and had to be confirmed from a photograph later on.

Another birder had seen some warblers up near the arboretum, so I sauntered up that way and added Downy Woodpecker, Yellow-rumped Warbler, half-a-dozen more Yellow-bellied Sapsuckers and a Northern Cardinal.

On the return south, a Red-breasted Nuthatch was added from the Shakespeare Garden, a Blue-headed Vireo was seen from the Maintenance Meadow and Karen Wang pointed out a Black-throated Blue Warbler near The Gill.

Birds seen;

Canada Goose (Branta canadensis) 7, Gadwall (Anas strepera) 2, Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) 15, Northern Shoveler (Anas clypeata) 70, Ruddy Duck (Oxyura jamaicensis) 45, Cooper's Hawk (Accipiter cooperii) 1, Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis) 5, Ring-billed Gull (Larus delawarensis) 6, Herring Gull (Larus argentatus) 4, Great Black-backed Gull (Larus marinus) 3, Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura) 15, Red-bellied Woodpecker (Melanerpes carolinus) 8, Yellow-bellied Sapsucker (Sphyrapicus varius) 10, Downy Woodpecker (Picoides pubescens) 1, Northern Flicker (Colaptes auratus) 1, Eastern Phoebe (Sayornis phoebe) 1, Blue-headed Vireo (Vireo solitarius) 1, Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata) 25, Black-capped Chickadee (Poecile atricapillus) 6, Tufted Titmouse (Baeolophus bicolor) 15, Red-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta canadensis) 1, White-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta carolinensis) 3, Brown Creeper (Certhia americana) 5, Ruby-crowned Kinglet (Regulus calendula) 6, Hermit Thrush (Catharus guttatus) 5, American Robin (Turdus migratorius) 120, Gray Catbird (Dumetella carolinensis) 5, European Starling  (Sturnus vulgaris) 15, Cedar Waxwing (Bombycilla cedrorum) 10, Ovenbird (Seiurus aurocapilla) 1, Northern Parula (Setophaga americana) 1, Black-throated Blue Warbler (Setophaga caerulescens) 1, Pine Warbler (Setophaga pinus) 1, Yellow-rumped Warbler (Setophaga coronata) 1, Eastern Towhee (Pipilo erythrophthalmus) 4, Chipping Sparrow (Spizella passerina) 30, Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia) 4, White-throated Sparrow (Zonotrichia albicollis) 150, Dark-eyed Junco (Junco hyemalis) 6, Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis) 10, Common Grackle (Quiscalus quiscula) 35, House Finch (Carpodacus mexicanus) 1, American Goldfinch (Spinus tristis) 1, House Sparrow (Passer domesticus) 80.

Central Park can be found on Manhattan between 5^th and 8^th Aves and from 60^th St, north to 110^TH St.

The most talked about area for birding is The Ramble, which can be seen at Google Earth ref; 40 46 36.89N73 58 10.74W

Previous posts from New York’s Central Park can be seen at the links below;

http://redgannet.blogspot.com/2010/04/central-park-new-york-new-york.html

http://redgannet.blogspot.com/2009/10/central-park-new-york.html

http://redgannet.blogspot.com/2009/03/hooded-merganzer-lophodytes-cucullatus.html

http://redgannet.blogspot.com/2011/01/out-of-towners-central-park-new-york.html

http://redgannet.blogspot.com/2011/06/central-park-new-york-xena-and.html

http://redgannet.blogspot.co.uk/2012/04/central-park-new-york-april-2012.html

http://redgannet.blogspot.co.uk/2012/12/central-park-new-york-dec-2012.html

http://redgannet.blogspot.co.uk/2013/02/central-park-new-york-jan-2013.html

http://redgannet.blogspot.co.uk/2013/02/red-tailed-hawk-gallery.html

http://redgannet.blogspot.co.uk/2013/05/central-park-new-york-may-2013.html

http://redgannet.blogspot.co.uk/2013/06/central-park-new-york-june-2013.html

http://www.redgannet.blogspot.co.uk/2013/08/central-park-new-york-august-2013.html

http://redgannet.blogspot.co.uk/2013/02/central-park-new-york-jan-2013.html

Visit the dedicatedUSA and Canada Page for more posts from New York including Jamaica Bay WildlifeRefuge and Floyd Bennett Field.

Central Park, New York, August 2013

It was my pleasure to escort my beautiful colleague, JC, around Central Park this morning. We set out bright and early, wishing that the sun could have mustered the same enthusiasm. Sadly the weather was drizzly with low clouds and horrible light for pictures. The Ramble felt like a tropical jungle in New York’s humidity.

It was a slow day with most of the birds being the reliable and expected ones. JC was unfamiliar with American birds, so everything was new and exciting, even the young and female Northern Cardinals. We entered The Ramble from the boathouse and explored The Spit and The Oven without much success.

A Black-crowned Night Heron perched on a curved branch at Azalea Pond, but I had to poke the ISO up to 1250 and use the widest aperture to get a shot in the gloom without shakes.

During dinner with Corey the night before (isn’t curry and carrot cake expensive in New York?), he primed me for Northern Waterthrush which came a-bob, bob, bobbing along the damp margin on the far side of the pond. 
We dropped in close to the upper lobe of the Boating Lake and caught a glimpse of the white rumps of some Northern Flickers and a juvenile Eastern Towhee.

We headed up to Belvedere Castle (Google Earth ref; 40 46 45.98N 73 58 8.43W) where some cardinals and Carolina Wrens were calling excitedly. We looked, but couldn’t see what was worrying them. Barn Swallows flew low over Turtle Pond, Tree Swallows and Chimney Swifts kept much higher. A Solitary Sandpiper was seen perched on the rocks at the base of the castle before we dropped down into the Shakespeare Garden and up to the reservoir.

The reservoir was as quiet as I have ever seen it with just a few Mallards, Double-crested Cormorants and a single Ring-billed Gull.

We headed back and took another pass through The Ramble. The light had improved slightly and I was wondering if the waterthrush was still around. Just before Azalea Pond, I turned left instead of right, intending to show JC where the feeders are usually set up. We were surprised to see an active feeder in August and stopped for a moment to watch some House Finches, Northern Cardinals and Blue Jays.

Suddenly, a yellow flash betrayed the swishing tail of a female American Redstart and as I looked, a Blue-winged Warbler nipped into view. A Black & White Warbler put in an appearance and I felt as if we were in the middle of a mini migration. I suspect that JC may have become a little amused by my sudden animation. Credit to Corey who also predicted these warblers. 

Now tell me; do warblers come to feeders? I have always presumed that they do not, but it seemed odd that five birds from three species were seen within ten feet of an active feeder, but nowhere else. They didn’t come to the feeder, but gleaned from the foliage nearby. They seemed to target small bunches of dead leaves for preference. 

Could it be that more insects are found close to feeders? Perhaps the higher concentrations of birds/squirrels/rats in the vicinity produce more waste which attracts more insects? Do they like the company of other birds gathered around the feeders, or, was it just a small party passing by coincidence?

I had foolishly predicted that we might easily find three species of woodpecker. Apart from a calling Downy Woodpecker and a flash of white from a couple of Northern Flicker rumps, we had not had any real success. But at last, just as we were about to leave The Ramble via Bow Bridge, a Northern Flicker sat up to be counted.

By late morning the cloud had lifted slightly and a Gray Catbird came out to have its picture taken in the slowly improving light. This one was the only bird to step out of the gloom all day, but came so close that the camera could no longer focus.

Bird seen; 28

Canada Goose 6, Mallard 40, Double-crested Cormorant 20, Great Blue Heron 1, Great Egret 1, Black-crowned Night Heron 1, Solitary Sandpiper 1, Ring-billed Gull 1, Mourning Dove 8, Chimney Swift 6, Ruby-throated Hummingbird 1, Northern Flicker 4, Blue Jay 12, Tree Swallow 3, Barn Swallow 12, Carolina Wren 5, American Robin 100, Grey Catbird 12, European Starling 20, Northern Waterthrush 1, Blue-winged Warbler 2, Black and white Warbler 2, American Redstart 1, Eastern Towhee 1, Northern Cardinal 12, Common Grackle 6, House Finch 5, House Sparrow 120.

A selection of previous posts from Central Park can be seen at the links below;

http://redgannet.blogspot.co.uk/2011/06/central-park-new-york-xena-and.html

http://redgannet.blogspot.co.uk/2010/04/central-park-new-york-new-york.html

http://redgannet.blogspot.co.uk/2013/02/red-tailed-hawk-gallery.html

http://redgannet.blogspot.co.uk/2012/12/central-park-new-york-dec-2012.html

Visit the dedicated USA and Canada Page for more posts from Central Park and other sites in New York, including Jamaica Bay.

Central Park, New York, June 2013

By chance, Mrs Gannet was in New York this week. Her enthusiasm for shopping is such that the Association of Fifth Ave Retailers club together to fly her over at least once a year and her visit coincided with my working trip to the city. When she is in town, sightseeing, wining, dining and shopping trump bird watching, so my visit to Central Park had to wait. After an edgy stand-off, she reluctantly gave way to the “Celebrate Israel Parade” and popped back to the hotel for a nap.

It was a hot day, way above the predicted highs from the BBC Weather page. I arrived into the park at noon on a Sunday towards the end of a parade, so the park was not at its birding best. It was very full of people, but birds were scarce. A Great Egret stalked the shallows at The Pond in the southeastern corner of the park.

I decided to explore beyond my normal area today and pushed past the reservoir, through North Woods as far as Harlem Mere. A small bridge crosses a shallow stream that is fed from the reservoir and American Robins joined European Starlings for a cooling splash.

Rangers were offering free canoe hire at the mere and I would have been tempted out onto the water to get closer views of the dragonflies along the edge of the reeds, but they were just about to pack up for the afternoon.

North Woods was a very pleasant area to walk in. On a hot, busy afternoon such as this, children and dogs splashed in the stream joining The Pool to Harlem Mere. On a quieter day, the Loch Walking Path might be a very birdy stretch. A Baltimore Oriole was seen flying up to its nest. A Warbling Vireo nest hung from the fork on a slender branch. From this angle it looks as if it is resting above the branch.

Other nesting birds noted today included Starling, American Robin and Red-tailed Hawks.

I was told that the hawks have three chicks in their nest on 75^th Ave & 5^th St. this year. Two were perched up on the rim, looking out across the park, looking as if fledging day was fast approaching. We were able to return on the Wednesday (June 5^th) and watch for a while. An adult bird was sitting on a railing a couple of blocks to the north and was showing very little interest in the chicks’ behaviour. We might have been exceptionally lucky and seen them fledge, but they didn’t seem keen today.

Birds seen; 22

Canada Goose 45, Mallard 25, Ruddy Duck 1, Double-crested Cormorant 18, Great Egret 1, Red-tailed Hawk 3, Ring-billed Gull 6, Herring Gull 85, Greater Black-backed Gull 15, Mourning Dove 5, Chimney Swift 2, Northern Flicker 1, Warbling Vireo 3, Red-eyed Vireo 1, Blue Jay 4, Barn Swallow 3, American Robin 30, European Starling 50, Northern Cardinal 8, Common Grackle 40, Baltimore 2, House Sparrow 200.

See the links below for more posts from Central Park;
http://redgannet.blogspot.com/2009/03/hooded-merganzer-lophodytes-cucullatus.html
http://redgannet.blogspot.com/2010/04/central-park-new-york-new-york.html
http://redgannet.blogspot.com/2009/10/central-park-new-york.html
http://redgannet.blogspot.com/2011/01/out-of-towners-central-park-new-york.html
http://redgannet.blogspot.com/2011/06/central-park-new-york-xena-and.html
http://redgannet.blogspot.co.uk/2012/04/central-park-new-york-april-2012.html

Visit the dedicated USA and Canada page for more posts from New York.

Central Park, New York, May 2013

Central Park on the first day of May; I could almost taste the migrants! I had been looking forward to this trip and built it up in my head to such an extent that this quietest of quiet days came as a bit of a shock. No Swifts, no swallows, no thrushes (apart from the American Robin), not even a Gray Catbird!

I caught the bus to 68^th St and crossed to Falconer’s Hill (Google Earth ref: ). This has proved to be very productive for me in the past and I was hoping for great things. There were nesting American Robins and House Sparrows everywhere, but no sign of any warblers. The southwest lobe of the Boating Lake and on across Bow Bridge to The Oven were similarly warbler-free.

It was not until I reached Azalea Pond in the Ramble that I finally found a Yellow-rumped Warbler. American Goldfinches high in the tree florescences drew the eye. A Prairie Warbler was heard singing and was quickly found, giving me the hope that things were starting to pick up. The warbler’s calls drew in groups from all around and suddenly there were about 40 people looking through binoculars at just one bird.

It showed well and may have been hanging around the pond for a couple of days according to other observers, but so many birders concentrating on one warbler did not bode well.

The groups drifted off in search of more to see and I stopped by the pond with a couple of local birders and lamented how quiet the day had been. A Black and White Warbler made a close, quick pass and a Northern Parula was found through its call high in a tree to the west of the pond.

Despite walking as far as the Pinetum, I was unable to add to the list. “Pishing” Bob was chasing a Pine Warbler along the lower path in Shakespeare’s Garden. I was at the top of the steps and could see a bird keeping just ahead of the group, but didn’t get a good identifying look at it. Another Yellow-rump and a couple of Parulas were the only warblers seen along here and around Turtle Pond, so I returned to Azalea Pond where the Parula had come lower, within range of the camera.

Despite the lack of seasonal birds, there were plenty of the old favourites The American Robin population grows dramatically during the spring and Northern Cardinals and Blue Jays can still be easily seen. Even without the birds, it was a glorious day to be in the park. And they call this work!

A few theories were put forward to explain the dearth of migrants today. A high pressure system to the north is “like flying into a wall” and the wind coming in from the ocean could have pushed the birds inland, according to another source.

I really must sit down and get to grips with the logistics and mechanics of migration. When I retire, I will stay in one spot for the rest of my life and watch the seasons sweep back and forth, until then, I am resigned to catching little snatches here and there and failing to understand the whole process.

The warblers seen today are often among the first to move north and were possibly the harbingers for a late movement. The trees were not carrying much leaf yet. Word may have got back that spring is dragging its feet and the migrants may have been holding back and getting ready for a big push as the season blossoms.

Eastern Towhee

Birds seen; 30

Canada Goose 8, Mallard 6, Double-crested Cormorant 4, Black-crowned Night-heron 1, Red-tailed Hawk 2, American Kestrel 1, Herring Gull 3, Mourning Dove 6, Red-bellied Woodpecker 4, Downy Woodpecker 3, Hairy Woodpecker 1, Blue Jay 25, American Crow 1, White-breasted Nuthatch 2, Ruby-crowned Kinglet 2, American Robin 50, European Starling 20, Black-and-White Warbler 1, Northern Parula 3, Yellow-rumped Warbler 2, Prairie Warbler 2, Eastern Towhee 2, Chipping Sparrow 5, White-throated Sparrow 60, Northern Cardinal 20, Red-winged Blackbird 4, Common Grackle 40, Brown-headed Cowbird 3, American Goldfinch 8, House Sparrow 120.

Double-crested Cormorant

Red-tailed Hawk Gallery

I usually reserve a decent set of pictures for a gallery post on 10,000 Birds in their 10,000 Clicks section which aims to photograph and document all the world’s birds. The website is already well catered for in Red-tailed Hawks through the beautiful images and story-telling of Walter Kitundu, so I will save these ones for Redgannet.

These are from a couple of juvenile birds that I found in Central Park. They were following each other around in The Ramble and came down, very conveniently, to eye-level giving me a good opportunity to get some decent shots.

I wish that I had had the presence of mind to muck about with white balance and other settings to try to enhance the light which was rather dull with low, snow-laden cloud. Nevertheless, they are in focus and reasonably sharp which is as much as I have come to expect.

The birds were first found near the oven where the rocks give the observer a height advantage as the trees are rooted 15 feet below. They moved on to the feeder area where they perched, menacingly.

The last shot was taken of one of the birds as it waited on a stump at the edge of Tupelo Meadow. It was closely watching a lady who was walking a tiny dog on a leash.

To see the full trip description, follow the link below;
http://redgannet.blogspot.co.uk/2013/02/central-park-new-york-jan-2013.html

Central Park, New York, Jan 2013

“Money will be spent, or blood will be spilled”, warned Mrs Gannet as she packed me off for a trip to JFK. Thus it was that, after a morning’s birding in Central Park, I found myself at the door of Tiffany and Co. on 5^th Ave. Unshaven, wearing my army surplus outfit and a panicky expression at the thought of how much  cash would need to be spent to avoid bloodshed, I entered through the revolving doors, monopod in hand. A security/risk profiling expert may have suggested that my appearance would fit nicely into the pigeonhole reserved for “desperate, wild-eyed, cosh-wielding  vagrant”. I have no issues with the security personnel at Tiffany’s who acted in accordance with their training and were very apologetic as they picked me up and dusted me down. If I have any criticism of 5^th Avenue’s most prestigious jeweller, it is their lack of provision for parking a bicycle outside their store.

Up until then, the day had been going very well; that is, birds had been seen and very little money had been spent. Central Park’s Barred Owl was still in situ, though tricky to find in the arboretum. The Red-tailed Hawks were very visible and a Hairy Woodpecker showed very well in The Ramble. I had headed straight for The Ramble where two juvenile Red-tailed Hawks were following each other through the trees. One dropped to the ground in The Oven at the top end of the Boating Lake and was faced down by a very ballsy Gray Squirrel.

The young hawk had found a detached wing and picked at the feather bases before flying up onto a higher branch to scan the ground below. The willow was rooted beside the water’s edge and the high rocks that I was standing on put us at the same level.

The feeder area was very busy with White-throated Sparrows and Northern Cardinals taking loose feed that had been scattered on a rock. The black-seed socks were being dominated by American Goldfinches while Tufted Titmice and House Finches fed from the silo-sized feeders.

My first visit to the arboretum failed to find the Barred Owl. It had started to snow and the wind was picking up, so I didn’t work too hard but, on my way back, I bumped into a couple of birders who told me where to look and I managed to find it at the second pass. By the time I passed back through the Ramble, the paths were coated with a thin layer of snow and looked very picturesque.

A “Sweep” (to my ears, but Sibley prefers “Peek”) from a dead tree caught my attention and I turned to find a Hairy Woodpecker looking straight at me. It dropped to a damp stump close to the ground and gave me my best ever look at this species. The “inconspicuous tuft” (Sibley) at the base of the bill was very apparent at close quarters. Perhaps it was slightly stained by wood pulp?

Northern Cardinals had been showing quite well today and I have long held an ambition to catch a picture of one in the snow. I was hoping that today might be the day, but the snow didn’t stay for long. One did drop down for a drink while carrying a few snow-flakes and kept me happy until my next opportunity.

Birds seen;

Red-tailed Hawk 4, Mourning Dove 4, Barred Owl 1, Red-bellied Woodpecker 4, Downy Woodpecker 2, Hairy Woodpecker 1, Blue Jay 15, American Crow 15, Black-capped Chickadee 8, Tufted Titmouse 35, White-breasted Nuthatch 4, Brown Creeper 2, European Starling 60, White-throated Sparrow 30, Northern Cardinal 15, Common Grackle 30, House Finch 50, American Goldfinch 25, House Sparrow 200.

There are plenty of other posts from Central Park. Follow the links below;

http://redgannet.blogspot.com/2010/04/central-park-new-york-new-york.html

http://redgannet.blogspot.com/2009/10/central-park-new-york.html

http://redgannet.blogspot.com/2009/03/hooded-merganzer-lophodytes-cucullatus.html

http://redgannet.blogspot.com/2011/01/out-of-towners-central-park-new-york.html

http://redgannet.blogspot.com/2011/06/central-park-new-york-xena-and.html

http://redgannet.blogspot.co.uk/2012/04/central-park-new-york-april-2012.html

Visit the dedicated USA and Canada Page for more from New York, especially Jamaica Bay.

Central Park, New York, Dec 2012

T’was the day before Christmas and I had been told,

That Owls can be seen as the weather grows cold.

“Dash away,” I exclaimed, as I sprang from my bed,

And beer from the night before danced in my head.

The weather was mild and the day had turned fair,

I hurried along, so I soon would be there.

And there, in the park, at the top of a tree,

I looked up and a Barred Owl looked back down at me.

 

This is of course, the now famous Barred Owl of Central Park. I had cycled as far as the Loeb Boathouse to see if the owls (for there are thought to be at least two), were still being reported. The last entry had been a few days before and “Pishing” Bob Di Canio had indeed noted two birds.  

I moved swiftly through the Ramble, only stopping momentarily at the bird feeding station by Azalea Pond. From there I passed through the Shakespeare Garden and towards the Pinetum. There I saw a young lady looking intently into a tree. I approached slowly and she pointed out a “big brown lump” high, to the right, in a pine tree.

 

It wasn’t a great view, but it was the only one available as the bird had positioned itself so as to be invisible from any other angle. From this angle it was only possible to see its lower belly and undertail. Luckily it was not asleep and began preening to allow me to see a little more of it.

 

Two Blue Jays passed closely by and screeched at it half-heartedly and moved on quickly. This didn’t disturb the owl in the least which carried on preening and treated me to a full wing and leg stretch.

 

These pictures are the best of a bad bunch. I had tried to over-expose to gain a bit of detail on the bird. Unfortunately, the owl was high and silhouetted and by looking up into the tree, my eyes adjusted to the brightness of the sky, so when I looked back to the replayed picture on my screen, it still looked under exposed, so I over-adjusted. Eyes are not very accurate light meters and I have been caught out like this on a couple of occasions before.

 

Tufted Titmice were abundant in the park today and very bold. This one perched on my bicycle before dropping down onto my tripod. Does anyone, by chance, have a locking lever flap for a Velbon Tripod? Actually, I need four of them. The legs are currently suppoted by tightly wound rubber bands. 

 

 

Before I moved on I checked under the tree to see if the owl had dropped any pellets. There were a couple that looked rather old and dry, possibly from a smaller owl, but directly beneath the bird was a large, still moist pellet.

 

Between the Pinetum and the Reservoir a Red-tailed Hawk perched high in a bare tree. At the Reservoir Mallards lined the edges while estimated hundreds of Herring and Ring-billed Gulls roosted out on the hard stand.

 

Around the rest of the park, White-throated Sparrows were even more common than the Tufted Titmice.

Birds seen; 25

Canada Goose 120, Mallard 60, Red-tailed Hawk 1, American Coot 1, Ring-billed Gull 200, Herring Gull 200, Great Black-backed Gull 18, Mourning Dove 1, Barred Owl 1, Red-bellied Woodpecker 2, Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 1, Downy Woodpecker 3, American Crow 2, Black-capped Chickadee 12, Tufted Titmouse 80, White-breasted Nuthatch 6, American Rovin 25, European Starling 25, White-throated Sparrow 100, Dark-eyed Junco 2, Northern Cardinal 2, Common Grackle 150, House Finch 20, American Goldfinch 20, House Sparrow 15.

 

 

For more posts from Central Park, follow the links below;

http://redgannet.blogspot.com/2010/04/central-park-new-york-new-york.html

http://redgannet.blogspot.com/2009/10/central-park-new-york.html

http://redgannet.blogspot.com/2009/03/hooded-merganzer-lophodytes-cucullatus.html

http://redgannet.blogspot.com/2011/01/out-of-towners-central-park-new-york.html

http://redgannet.blogspot.com/2011/06/central-park-new-york-xena-and.html

http://redgannet.blogspot.co.uk/2012/04/central-park-new-york-april-2012.html 

Visit the dedicated USA and Canadapage for more posts from New York, including Jamaica Bay.