Date: 9/11/26 2:41 pm From: Deborah Allen <dallenyc...> Subject: [nysbirds-l] Central Park, NYC, Fri. Sept. 11, 2026: Solitary Sandpiper, Hooded Warbler, Summer Tanager
Central Park, NYC - North End
Friday, September 11, 2026
OBS: Deborah Allen, m.ob.
North End Highlights: Solitary Sandpiper, Hooded Warbler, Summer Tanager. Reported by others: Green-winged Teal at the Pool (John Wittenberg), Barred Owl at the Jug Handle (Ursula Mitra), and a Black-throated Green Warbler at the Wildflower Meadow (Ruben Giron).
In the Ramble Dr. DeCandido reported a Yellow-billed Cuckoo at Maintenance Field, a Cape May Warbler in Shakespeare Garden, a Prairie Warbler at Wagner Cove, a Canada Warbler at Evodia Field, and a Rose-breasted Grosbeak at the Gill. A Philadelphia Vireo was reported at the feeders/Evodia Field. See @mbalerter maintained by David Barrett For these and other Central Park bird reports.
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Canada Goose - 23
Northern Shoveler - 4
Gadwall - at least a dozen
Mallard - 60-70
Mourning Dove - 3 or 4
Solitary Sandpiper - 1 at the Pool (David Barrett)
American Herring Gull - flyover
Great Blue Heron - 1 at the Pool
Cooper's Hawk - 2 (1 adult, 1 immature) Loch
Red-tailed Hawk - 1 immature Lily Ponds
Red-bellied Woodpecker - 2 at the Pool
Northern Flicker - 1 Harlem Meer (Tom Cowieson)
Eastern Kingbird - 1 Harlem Meer
Eastern Wood-Pewee - 1 Lily Ponds
Eastern Phoebe - 1 Grassy Knoll
Red-eyed Vireo - 3
Blue Jay - heard
American Crow - 3 flyovers calling
Gray Catbird - 4 or 5
Northern Mockingbird - 1 Harlem Meer
Swainson's Thrush - 2 (Wildflower Meadow, Pool)
American Robin - 10-15
American Goldfinch - 6-8 (2 adult males, 1 adult female)
Song Sparrow - 1 Harlem Meer
Common Grackle - 3
Northern Waterthrush - 2 at the Pool
Black-and-white Warbler - 1 Loch (Dan Stevenson and Sabine Schumacher)
Common Yellowthroat - 11
Hooded Warbler - 1 female west end of the Pool (Scott Brevda)
American Redstart - 5 or 6
Northern Parula - 1 Harlem Meer Island
Magnolia Warbler - 2 (1 Harlem Meer, 1 Grassy Knoll (Scott Brevda))
Chestnut-sided Warbler - 1 Loch
Black-throated Blue Warbler - 1 female at the Pool (Dan Stevenson)
Summer Tanager - 1 female west side of Harlem Meer thanks to Charlie Roberto*
Scarlet Tanager - 1 Harlem Meer (Caren Jahre), 1 Balancing Rock (Scott Brevda)
Northern Cardinal - 3 or 4
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*Charlie Roberto is a retired FDNY Captain:
https://lufkindailynews.com/news_reuters/national/after-the-attacks-on-sept-11-2001-charlie-roberto-a-fdny-captain-was-put-in/image_8edd1150-592d-5227-97a6-c9cc6dd4f886.html
