Date: 5/21/26 11:36 am From: Deborah Allen <dallenyc...> Subject: [nysbirds-l] Central Park NYC, Thu, May 21, 2026: Great Crested and Acadian Flycatchers, 12 Wood Warbler Species
Central Park NYC
Thursday, May 21, 2026
OBS: Robert DeCandido, PhD, m.ob.
Highlights on a cloudy morning with some rain: American Kestrel, Great Crested and Acadian Flycatchers, Wood Thrush, 12 Wood Warbler Species including Blackburnian, Chestnut-sided, Black-throated Blue and Canada Warblers.
Canada Goose - 6
Mallard - 9 adults various loc'ns, brood of 5 ducklings Turtle Pond
Mourning Dove - 12-16
Chimney Swift - 4 or 5
American Herring Gull - 5 flyovers
Double-crested Cormorant - 1 Lake
Black-crowned Night-Heron - 1 adult Upper Lobe
Red-tailed Hawk - 1 adult Oak Bridge
Red-bellied Woodpecker - 3
Downy Woodpecker - 2 Shakespeare Garden Overlook
Northern Flicker - 2 Captain's Bench
American Kestrel - 1 male Boathouse Hill
Great Crested Flycatcher - 1 Persimmon Slope
Acadian Flycatcher - 1 south end of Maintenance Field
Red-eyed Vireo - 3
Blue Jay - 6
Gray Catbird - 15-20
Wood Thrush - 1 singing in the Ramble
American Robin - 25-35
Baltimore Oriole - 4 or 5
Red-winged Blackbird - 2 or 3
Common Grackle - 15-20
Ovenbird - 2 or 3
Northern Waterthrush - 1 Upper Lobe
Black-and-white Warbler - 4 or 5
Common Yellowthroat - 4 or 5
American Redstart - 10-12
Northern Parula - 4 or 5
Magnolia Warbler - 8-10
Blackburnian Warbler - 1 south side of Turtle Pond (Paul Curtis)
Chestnut-sided Warbler - 2 (Maintenance Field, King of Poland)
Blackpoll Warbler - 12-14
Black-throated Blue Warbler - 2 females Gill Overlook
Canada Warbler - 1 on the Point
Northern Cardinal - 4-6
