Date: 3/9/25 4:28 pm From: Deborah Allen <dallenyc...> Subject: [nysbirds-l] Central Park, NYC, Sun. March 9, 2025: Common Merganser, Great Blue Heron, Fox Sparrow, Pine Warbler
Central Park, NYC
Sunday March 9, 2025
OBS: Robert DeCandido, PhD, Deborah Allen, m.ob.
Highlights: Wood Duck, Common Merganser, Double-crested Cormorant, Great Blue Heron, American Kestrel, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Fox Sparrow, Pine Warbler. (The Ruby-crowned Kinglet and Pine Warbler over-wintered). American Woodcock reported near Azalea Pond. Saturday's reports included a Yellow-rumped Warbler.
Canada Goose - 175
Wood Duck - 1 male Reservoir
Northern Shoveler - around 60
Gadwall - 1 male Reservoir
Mallard - around 60
Bufflehead - 13 (2 of these at Turtle Pond)
Hooded Merganser - 1 male Reservoir
Common Merganser - 1 female Reservoir
Ruddy Duck - 9
Mourning Dove - around 35
American Coot - 4
Ring-billed Gull - around 300
Herring Gull - around 50
Double-crested Cormorant - 1 flyover
Great Blue Heron - 1 (Turtle Pond, and the Lake)
Cooper's Hawk - 1 juvenile male Bow Bridge
Red-tailed Hawk - 5
Red-bellied Woodpecker - 3
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker - 1 Tupelo Field
Downy Woodpecker - 4 including a displaying male
Northern Flicker - 1 Great Lawn
American Kestrel - 1 male at the Point
Blue Jay - 5-7
American Crow - 4
Black-capped Chickadee - 8-10
Tufted Titmouse - 10-15
Ruby-crowned Kinglet - 1 top of the Oven (Chez Armando)
White-breasted Nuthatch - 4 or 5 including one inspecting a tree cavity
Brown Creeper - 1 top of the Oven (Chez Armando)
American Robin - 8-10
American Goldfinch - 10-12
Fox Sparrow - 1 Maintenance Field
Dark-eyed Junco - 3 or 4 Great Lawn
White-throated sparrow - 20-25
Red-winged Blackbird - 1 male Great Lawn (Dan Bright)
Common Grackle - 25-30
Pine Warbler - 1 male singing at Chez Armando and nibbling on a muffin
Northern Cardinal - 4-6
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Deb Allen
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