Date: 8/30/26 12:02 pm From: Deborah Allen <dallenyc...> Subject: [nysbirds-l] Central Park NYC, Sun. Aug. 30, 2026: Belted Kingfisher, Merlin, Cape May Warbler
Central Park NYC
Sunday, August 30, 2026
OBS: Robert DeCandido, PhD, Deborah Allen, m.ob.
Highlights: Wood Duck, Ruby-throated Hummingbird, Cooper's Hawk, Belted Kingfisher (Saturday), Merlin, Eastern Wood-Pewee, Cedar Waxwing, Blue-gray Gnatcatcher, Veery, Cape May Warbler. A Kentucky Warbler was reported at Triplet's Bridge.
Wood Duck - 1 male south end Reservoir (Deb)
Mallard - 22
Gadwall - 2 south end Reservoir (Deb)
Mourning Dove - 15-20
Chimney Swift - 2 or 3
Ruby-throated Hummingbird - 3
Laughing Gull - 3
Ring-billed and American Herring Gulls - around 150
Great Black-backed Gull - 4
Double-crested Cormorant - 4
Cooper's Hawk - 2 Ramble
Belted Kingfisher - 1 Hallett Sanctuary on Saturday (Barbara Green)
Red-bellied Woodpecker - 2 or 3
Downy Woodpecker - 3 or 4
Northern Flicker - 4
Merlin - 1 Boathouse Hill
Eastern Wood-Pewee - 3
Red-eyed Vireo - 6
Blue Jay - 3 or 4
Cedar Waxwing - flock of 10
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher - 1 Ramble
Gray Catbird - 6-8
Veery - 1 Evodia Field
American Robin - 15-20
House Finch - 3
Baltimore Oriole - 6
Common Grackle - 4 or 5
Northern Waterthrush - 1 Triplet's Bridge
American Redstart - 6
Cape May Warbler - 2 Shakespeare Garden
Northern Yellow Warbler - 1 Tupelo Field
Chestnut-sided Warbler - 1 Maintenance Field (Caren Jahre)
Northern Cardinal - 3 or 4
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