Date: 5/18/26 1:15 pm From: Deborah Allen <dallenyc...> Subject: [nysbirds-l] Central Park NYC, Mon. May 18, 2026: 16 Species of Wood Warblers, Scarlet Tanager
Central Park NYC
Monday, May 18, 2026
OBS: Robert DeCandido, PhD, m.ob.
Highlights: 16 Species of Wood Warblers including Tennessee, Bay-breasted, Canada, and Wilson's Warblers, Scarlet Tanager. A termite hatch near Bow Bridge provided great views or some of the warblers this morning.
Canada Goose - 6
Gadwall - pair 59th Street Pond
Mallard - 14
Mourning Dove - 20-25
Chimney Swift - 6-8
American Herring Gull - 8-10 flyovers
Double-crested Cormorant - 3
Black-crowned Night-Heron - 1 adult 59th Street Pond
Great Blue Heron - 1 flyover
Red-bellied Woodpecker - 4 or 5
Great Crested Flycatcher - 1 calling in the Ramble
Blue-headed Vireo - 1 Strawberry Fields
Eastern Warbling Vireo - 4
Red-eyed Vireo - 3
Blue Jay - 6-8
Barn Swallow - 1 flyover Lake (David Barrett)
Gray Catbird - 15-20
Swainson's Thrush - 4 or 5
Wood Thrush - 1 in the Ramble
American Robin - 30-40
House Finch - 1 male Strawberry Fields
American Goldfinch - 1 male Oven
White-throated Sparrow - 5
Baltimore Oriole - 3
Red-winged Blackbird - 4 or 5
Common Grackle - 15-20
Ovenbird - 3
Northern Waterthrush - 5
Black-and-white Warbler - 4
Tennessee Warbler - 1 singing at Azalea Pond
Common Yellowthroat - 3 or 4
American Redstart - 6-8
Northern Parula - 5 or 6
Magnolia Warbler - 10-12
Bay-breasted Warbler - 4
Northern Yellow Warbler - 3
Chestnut-sided Warbler - 5
Blackpoll Warbler - 4 (male and female)
Black-throated Blue Warbler - 4
Yellow-rumped Warbler - 3
Canada Warbler - 1 male Tupelo Field
Wilson's Warbler - 1 Strawberry Fields
Scarlet Tanager - 3
Northern Cardinal - 4 or 5
