Date: 4/5/25 12:02 pm From: Deborah Allen <dallenyc...> Subject: [nysbirds-l] Central Park NYC, Sat. April 5, 2025: Louisiana Waterthrush, Palm and Pine Warblers, Belted Kingfisher
Central Park NYC
Saturday April 5, 2025
OBS: Deborah Allen, m.ob.
Highlights on a cloudy morning with occasional bouts of rain: Ruby- and Golden-crowned Kinglets, Hermit Thrush, Fox Sparrow, Louisiana Waterthrush, Palm and Pine Warblers. Thanks to Kris MIrasola, Anindya Seng, David Barrett, and Caren Jahre for the excellent bird spotting. In addition, Edmund Berry reported a Belted Kingfisher at Turtle Pond early this morning.
Canada Goose - 35
Wood Duck - 1 male Reservoir
Northern Shoveler - 80
Gadwall - 12
Mallard - around 20
Bufflehead - 8
Hooded Merganser - 2 second-year males Reservoir
Ruddy Duck - 15
Mourning Dove - around 25
American Coot - 5
Herring and Ring-billed Gulls - around 200
Great Black-backed Gull - 8
Double-crested Cormorant - 8 or 9
Red-tailed Hawk - 3
Red-bellied Woodpecker - 3
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker - 4 including a black-capped female
Downy Woodpecker - 2 top of the Oven
Northern Flicker - 3
Eastern Phoebe - 8-10
Blue Jay - 5 or 6
Black-capped Chickadee - 9 or 10
Tufted Titmouse - 12-15
Ruby-crowned Kinglet - 1 Laupot Bridge
Golden-crowned Kinglet - 15-20
White-breasted Nuthatch - 2 Ramble
Brown Creeper - 4 or 5
Hermit Thrush - 20-25
American Robin - 50-70
American Goldfinch - 3
Chipping Sparrow - 1 Maintenance Field
Fox Sparrow - 4
Dark-eyed Junco - a dozen
White-throated Sparrow - 25-30
Song Sparrow - 10-12
Swamp Sparrow - 1 Laupot Bridge
Red-winged Blackbird - 2 heard
Common Grackle - around 60
Louisiana Waterthrush - 1 Hernshead
Palm Warbler - 4 or 5
Pine Warbler - 5
Northern Cardinal - 10-12
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Deb Allen
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