Date: 4/4/26 10:48 am From: Tom Fiore <tomfi2...> Subject: [nysbirds-l] Central Park, NYC - Fri./Sat., April 3rd/4th - B.h. Vireo, 3 Swallow spp., 4 warbler spp., Laughing Gull, etc.
Central Park, Manhattan, N.Y. City -
Good Friday, April 3rd and Saturday, April 4th -
On Friday, the N. Rough-winged Swallows and Tree Swallows continued over the Meer in the parks northeast quadrant. These species had by then been seen by scores of observers and some photographers, and each species also had appeared by then in multiple other sites of the county. On Saturday, at least one Barn Swallow also showed at Central Park, slightly early, as had been the rough-wingeds when they first appeared and were photographed on March 23rd in Central.
Saturday has also brought a slightly-early Blue-headed Vireo in to the Central Park Ramble area, and perhaps elsewhere. The same 4 warbler species present in recent days, starting in March, were still being found in Central - Louisiana Waterthrush, Palm of the yellow form, Pine, and Myrtle-form Yellow-rumped Warbler. Each of these 4 species has also turned up elsewhere on Manhattan. Pine and Palm Warblers have already had numbers in the double-digits on some days, just within Central Park, and for all of Manhattan and the county, on many days going to double-digits. Blue-gray Gnatcatchers have showed in multiple Manhattan locations and a few times in other sites in the county by now. As noted previously, Hermit Thrushes had already begun to show in multiple areas where they had not overwintered, with by now some dozens over all of Central Park on some days.
The occurrences of ducks which were wintering or passing thru has diminished, but many species are still lingering, with at least one-dozen waterfowl spp., with a hybrid form, still to be found in Central Park, including thru Friday all three merganser spp., the very-long staying Green-winged Teal pack, and Wood and Ruddy Ducks, along with all the rest of the winterer that are still around.
On the C.P. reservoir, Laughing Gulls were continuing to show up, and that species is increasing a bit in various other sites in the county. Low-multiples of Rusty Blackbirds have been around - that species also being detected in other sites in Manhattan and around the county, lately. The American Woodcock have continued to be most-observed at Bryant Park in mid-manhattan, however the species has also been moving thru Central Park for weeks.
Up to ten or more raptor species have shown in Central in recent days, including nocturnal spp., and with the 3 falcon species present including Merlin.
Below is a partial listing of birds seen in Central Park for April 3rd and 4th -
Canada Goose
Wood Duck
Northern Shoveler
Gadwall
Mallard
American Black Duck
Mallard x American Black Duck hybrid
Green-winged Teal
Bufflehead
Hooded Merganser
Common Merganser
Red-breasted Merganser
Ruddy Duck
feral Rock Pigeon
Mourning Dove
American Coot
American Woodcock
Laughing Gull
Ring-billed Gull
American Herring Gull
Great Black-backed Gull
Double-crested Cormorant
Black-crowned Night Heron increased
Great Egret
Great Blue Heron
Turkey Vulture
Osprey
Sharp-shinned Hawk
Coopers Hawk
Bald Eagle
Red-tailed Hawk
-multi. owl spp.-
Belted Kingfisher
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Downy Woodpecker
Hairy Woodpecker
Northern -Yellow-shafted- Flicker
American Kestrel
Merlin
Peregrine Falcon
Eastern Phoebe - increased
Blue-headed Vireo - new arrival
Blue Jay
American Crow
Fish Crow - increased a bit
Common Raven
Black-capped Chickadee
Tufted Titmouse
Tree Swallow
Northern Rough-winged Swallow
Barn Swallow - newly arrived
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Golden-crowned Kinglet
White-breasted Nuthatch
Red-breasted Nuthatch
Brown Creeper - increased
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher - increased
Winter Wren
European Starling
Gray Catbird
Brown Thrasher
Northern Mockingbird
Hermit Thrush - increased
American Robin
Cedar Waxwing - light influx, still an increase
House Sparrow
House Finch
Purple Finch - light influx, still an increase
American Goldfinch - increased
Chipping Sparrow - increased
Field Sparrow
Red Fox Sparrow
Dark-eyed -Slate-colored- Junco
White-throated Sparrow - increased
Savannah Sparrow
Song Sparrow - increased
Swamp Sparrow - increased
Eastern Towhee
Red-winged Blackbird
Brown-headed Cowbird
Rusty Blackbird - increased
Common GrackleNorthern Cardinal
Louisiana Waterthrush
Palm Warbler - yellow form - increased
Pine Warbler - increased
Yellow-rumped -Myrtle- Warbler
And likely at least a few additional species.
Thanks to hundreds of independent observers and photographers as well as the increasing numbers of observers guiding for and-or affiliated with not-for-profit guided bird walks led each week now through the spring, for non-profit organizations and institutions which are promoting sound science and research, conservation and education, outreach in diversity, and with leaders who know the birds and where to find them. All the reports have come from such observers out photographers, with many reports or alerts in the Discord birding app, and via eBird with the Macaulay Library for media, as well as thru good old word-of-mouth. -Further reports for all of New York County, after Easter Sunday.-
