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Date: 10/8/26 2:49 pm From: Deborah Allen <dallenyc...> Subject: [nysbirds-l] Central Park, NYC, Thu. Oct. 8, 2026: American Bittern, Barn Owl*, Bay-breasted and Tennessee Warblers
Central Park, NYC Thursday, October 8, 2026 OBS: Robert DeCandido, PhD, Deborah Allen, m.ob. Highlights: Green-winged Teal (8), American Bittern, Ruby- and Golden-crowned Kinglets, Red-breasted Nuthatch, Hermit Thrush, Tennessee, Bay-breasted, and 7 Other Species of Warblers. *In Other News: American Barn Owls have occupied a water tower on the upper West Side as reported today on X by @Alexqarbuckle. On October 7th, a report from Gus Saltonstall in the West Side Rag included a photo of 3 American Barn Owls perched together on a water tower. https://www.westsiderag.com/2026/10/07/multiple-barn-owls-possibly-spotted-in-upper-west-side-building-courtyard -- Canada Goose - 18-21 Wood Duck - 1 male Reservoir (Deb) Green-winged Teal - 8 Reservoir (Deb) Mourning Dove - 20-15 Chimney Swift - 4-6 Laughing, Ring-billed, and American Herring Gulls - around 500 Great Black-backed Gull - 9 Double-crested Cormorant - 3 American Bittern - 1 Tupelo Field (reported earlier: https://ebird.org/checklist/S400275505 Turkey Vulture - 2 flyovers Cooper's Hawk - 1 flyover Red-tailed Hawk - 2 adults circling overhead Red-bellied Woodpecker - 3 or 4 Yellow-bellied Sapsucker - 8-10 Downy Woodpecker - 1 Sparrow Rock Northern Flicker - 3 Blue Jay - 6-8 American Crow - 9 Ruby-crowned Kinglet - 25-30 Golden-crowned Kinglet - 3 or 4 Red-breasted Nuthatch - 1 just east of Belvedere Castle White-breasted Nuthatch - 1 Pinetum Winter Wren - 1 south side of Turtle Pond Northern House Wren - 1 Cedar Hill Gray Catbird - 15-20 Brown Thrasher - 6-8 Northern Mockingbird - 1 Sparrow Rock Swainson's Thrush - 2 or 3 in the Ramble Hermit Thrush - 1 Top of the Point American Robin - 30-40 House Finch - 2 Sparrow Rock White-throated Sparrow - 8-10 Song Sparrow - 1 Maintenance Field Eastern Towhee - 10-15 Red-winged Blackbird - southbound flock of 13-15 Common Grackle - flock of around 200 (Bob-6:45am), a few others Black-and-white Warbler - 3 Tennessee Warbler - 2 Belvedere Castle (Paul Curtis) Common Yellowthroat - 1 female - Maintenance Field American Redstart - 5 Cape May Warbler - 1 Pinetum Northern Parula - 5 Bay-breasted Warbler - 1 Maintenance Field Black-throated Blue Warbler - 3 (2 females, 1 male) Pine Warbler - 6 Northern Cardinal - 6-8 -- Deb Allen -- NYSbirds-L List Info: More information about this list here: http://www.northeastbirding.com Login to change your subscription settings here: http://LISTS.cornell.edu Posting Address: <NYSbirds-L...> Archives: The Mail Archive: https://www.mail-archive.com/<nysbirds-l...>/maillist.html Sightings: Please submit your observations to eBird at http://www.ebird.org --

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