Date: 9/25/26 4:38 pm From: Deborah Allen <dallenyc...> Subject: [nysbirds-l] Central Park NYC, Fri., Sept. 25, 2026: Sparrows and Wood Warblers (14 Species)
Central Park NYC
Friday, September 25, 2026
OBS: Deborah Allen, Robert DeCandido, PhD, m.ob.
Highlights seen mostly at the North End (Deb), with additions from the Ramble (Bob): White-crowned, Savannah, Lincoln's and Swamp Sparrows; Wood Warblers (14 Species including Cape May, Blackpoll, Chestnut-sided, and Yellow-rumped Warblers). Also noted: A Brown Creeper at Azalea Pond thanks to Andrew Rubenfeld. Ruben Giron reported a Nashville Warbler near the Davis Center.
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Canada Goose - around 30
Northern Shoveler - 4
Gadwall - 20-15
American Wigeon - 1 hatch-year bird at the Pool
Mallard - 60-70
Green-winged Teal - 2 at the Pool, one a male with rust on the chin
Mourning Dove - 25-30
Ruby-throated Hummingbird - 2 Conservatory Garden
American Herring Gull - 6 or 7 flyovers
Great Blue Heron - 1 hatch-year Harlem Meer
Red-tailed Hawk - 3 or 4
Barred Owl - continuing bird snacking on E. Chipmunk
Red-bellied Woodpecker - 2 at the Loch
Downy Woodpecker - 1 Loch (Sophie Van Brussel)
Northern Flicker - 10-15
Eastern Wood-Pewee - 4
Eastern Phoebe - 7
Blue-headed Vireo - 2 (Harlem Meer (Tom Cowieson), Lily Ponds)
Red-eyed Vireo - 1 at the Loch (Claire Buyens)
Blue Jay - 3 or 4
American Crow - 3
Gray Catbird - 3
Northern Mockingbird - 5
Swainson's Thrush - 1 at the Pool (Claire Buyens)
American Robin - around 2 dozen
American Goldfinch - 3 near Davis Center (Dasha)
White-crowned Sparrow - 1 Maintenance Field
Savannah Sparrow - 2 near Plant Nursery (Caren Jahre)
Song Sparrow - 1 Compost
Lincoln's Sparrow - 1 Maintenance Field
Swamp Sparrow - 3
Brown-headed Cowbird - 4
Common Grackle - 2 Plant Nursery
Ovenbird - 1 North Woods
Northern Waterthrush - 3
Black-and-white Warbler - 3
Common Yellowthroat - 4
American Redstart - 11
Cape May Warbler - 1 Laupot Bridge
Northern Parula - 8
Magnolia Warbler - 1 Harlem Meer (Paul Curtis)
Chestnut-sided Warbler - 1 Tupelo Field
Blackpoll Warbler - 1 Grassy Knoll
Black-throated Blue Warbler - 5
Palm Warbler - 5
Pine Warbler - 1 Green Bench (Paul Curtis)
Yellow-rumped Warbler - 1 Green Bench
Scarlet Tanager - 1 male at the Pool (Marta Torres)
Northern Cardinal - 4 or 5
