Date: 8/20/26 12:23 pm From: Deborah Allen <dallenyc...> Subject: [nysbirds-l] Central Park, NYC, Thu. Aug. 20, 2026: Red-shouldered Hawk, 7 Species of Wood Warblers Incl. Magnolia and Blackpoll.
Central Park, NYC
Thursday, August 20, 2026
OBS: Robert DeCandido, PhD, m.ob.
Highlights: Ruby-throated Hummingbird, Red-shouldered Hawk, Seven Species of Wood Warblers Including Ovenbird, Magnolia and Blackpoll warblers.
Mallard - 8
Mourning Dove - 10-15
Chimney Swift - 4-6
Ruby-throated Hummingbird - 1 south of Warbler Rock
American Herring Gull - 5 flyovers
Great Egret - 1 Turtle Pond
Red-bellied Woodpecker - 3 or 4
Downy Woodpecker - 2 Ramble
Northern Flicker - 2 or 3
Great Crested Flycatcher - 2 Ramble
Eastern Warbling Vireo - 4
Red-eyed Vireo - 2 Ramble
Blue Jay - 4-6
Gray Catbird - 6-8
American Robin - 8-10
Song Sparrow - 1 Belvedere Castle
Baltimore Oriole - 12-15
Common Grackle - 8-10
Ovenbird - 2 or 3
Black-and-white Warbler - 3
American Redstart - 6
Magnolia Warbler - 2 (Belvedere Castle, south side Turtle Pond)
Northern Yellow Warbler - 3
Chestnut-sided Warbler - 1 south side Turtle Pond
Blackpoll Warbler - 1 south side Turtle Pond (Paul Curtis)
Northern Cardinal - 4 or 5
