Date: 5/3/26 1:38 pm From: Deborah Allen <dallenyc...> Subject: [nysbirds-l] Central Park NYC, Sat.-Sun. May 2-3, 2026: 20 Wood Warbler Species, Other Spring Migrants
Central Park NYC
Saturday and Sunday, May 2-3, 2026
OBS: Robert DeCandido, PhD, Deborah Allen, m.ob.
Highlights: Eastern Whip-poor-will, Great Crested and Least Flycatchers, White-eyed, Yellow-throated, Blue-headed, Warbling and Red-eyed Vireos, Fox Sparrow, Orchard Oriole, 20 Wood Warbler Species including Blue-winged, Orange-crowned, Nashville, Hooded, Cape May, Chestnut-sided, Blackpoll and Prairie Warblers, Scarlet Tanager, Rose-breasted Grosbeak.
Overall, although diversity this weekend was good, the number of individuals being seen is still low. The warm weather Tuesday should bring us new migrants, if they don't overfly us.
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White-crowned Sparrow (Shakespeare Garden) and Lincoln's Sparrow (Diana Ross Playground) were reported Sunday, from @mbalerter on "X" maintained by David Barrett.
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The List for Sunday, with additions from Saturday noted:
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Canada Goose - 9
Mallard - 9 or 10
Mourning Dove - around 35
Eastern Whip-poor-will - 1 in Mugger's Woods Saturday (@Johnny_2000033)
Chimney Swift - 5-7 Saturday
American Herring Gull - around 10 flyovers
Double-crested Cormorant - 5
Black-crowned Night-Heron - 1 adult Turtle Pond island
Great Egret - 1 flyover
Red-tailed Hawk - 1 adult flyover seen from Castle
Red-bellied Woodpecker - 4 or 5
Downy Woodpecker - 1 Persimmon Slope
American Kestrel - 1 Gill Overlook
Great Crested Flycatcher - 1 Gill Source
Least Flycatcher - 1 Captain's Bench Saturday
White-eyed Vireo - 1 Belvedere Castle Saturday (Edmund Berry)
Yellow-throated Vireo - 1 Boathouse Hill
Blue-headed Vireo - 1 Boathouse HIll
Warbling Vireo - pair Oak Bridge
Red-eyed Vireo - 1 Ramble
Blue Jay - 6-8
American Crow - heard
Northern Rough-winged Swallow - 2 Turtle Pond
Ruby-crowned Kinglet - 6-8
Red-breasted Nuthatch - 1 Gill Overlook Saturday
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher - 1 Persimmon Slope
Northern House Wren - 3 or 4
Gray Catbird - 12-14, pairs in usual nesting locations
Veery - 2 or 3 Saturday
Hermit Thrush - 10-12
Wood Thrush - 3
American Robin - 35-40
House Finch - 3 or 4
Chipping Sparrow - 2 southwest Great Lawn
Fox Sparrow - 1 at the Gill (Bill Heck)
White-throated Sparrow - 25-30
Swamp Sparrow - 2 (Turtle Pond, Upper Lobe)
Orchard Oriole - 1 first-spring male Captain's Bench Saturday
Baltimore Oriole - 5 or 6
Red-winged Blackbird - 3 or 4
Brown-headed Cowbird - 3 Saturday
Common Grackle - 7-15
Ovenbird - 5 or 6
Northern Waterthrush - 2 or 3 at the Oven
Blue-winged Warbler - 2 (Boathouse Hill, Gill Source)
Black-and-white Warbler - 6
Orange-crowned Warbler - 1 Captain's Bench Sat. (found earlier by Jeff Ritter)
Nashville Warbler - 1 Belvedere Castle
Common Yellowthroat - 3 (2 males, 1 female)
Hooded Warbler - 1 male Maintenance Field (Alexandra Wang)
American Redstart - 3 males
Cape May Warbler - 1 first-spring male Belvedere Castle
Northern Parula - 3 or 4
Magnolia Warbler - 1 Gill Source
Northern Yellow Warbler - 1 male Turtle Pond Saturday
Chestnut-sided Warbler - 2 Belvedere Castle
Blackpoll Warbler - 1 male Boathouse Hill (more seen Saturday)
Black-throated Blue Warbler - 3 or 4
Palm Warbler - 2 "Yellow" Captain's Bench
Yellow-rumped Warbler - 3 or 4
Prairie Warbler - 3 males
Black-throated Green Warbler - 2 or 3 males
Scarlet Tanager - 1 adult male west side of Ramble
Northern Cardinal - 4 or 5 - including eggs visible in a low nest
Rose-breasted Grosbeak - 4 (3 males, 1 female)
