Date: 10/15/26 4:27 pm From: Deborah Allen <dallenyc...> Subject: [nysbirds-l] Central Park NYC, Thu. Oct. 15, 2026: E. Meadowlark, Nine Species of Wood Warblers Incl. Tennessee and Cape May
Central Park NYC
Thursday, October 15, 2026
OBS: Robert DeCandido, PhD, m.ob.
Highlights: Eastern Meadowlark (4, an exceptional number for Central Park), Nine Species of Wood Warblers Incl. Tennessee and Cape May Warblers. In addition, an adult Red-headed Woodpecker was reported Tuesday (Oct. 13) in Mugger's Woods in the Ramble.
Canada Goose - 6
Mallard - 4
Mourning Dove - 10-15
American Herring Gull - 5-10 flyovers
Red-tailed Hawk - 4
Red-bellied Woodpecker - 3 or 4
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker - 20-25
Northern Flicker - 3 or 4
Eastern Phoebe - 3 or 4
Blue-headed Vireo - 3
Blue Jay - 15-20
American Crow - 10-15
Tufted Titmouse - 1 Gill Source (Dan Stevenson)
Ruby-crowned Kinglet - 10-12
Red-breasted Nuthatch - 1 south side Turtle Pond (Paul Curtis)
Northern House Wren - 4 or 5
Winter Wren - 2 or 3
Gray Catbird - 8-10
Brown Thrasher - 3 or 4
Swainson's Thrush - 2 or 3
Hermit Thrush - 25-30
American Robin - 15-20
Chipping Sparrow - 10-15
Dark-eyed Junco -3 or 4
White-throatedSparrow – 500-700
Song sparrow - 10-15
Swamp Sparrow - 1 south side Turtle Pond
Eastern Towhee - 15-20
Eastern Meadowlark - 4 Great Lawn
Common Grackle - 8-10
Ovenbird - 1 southwest end of Maintenance Field
Tennessee Warbler - 1 Pinetum (Paul Curtis)
American Redstart - 1 across East Drive from the Boathouse (Dan Stevenson)
Cape May Warbler - 6-8
Northern Parula - 1 northeast Maintenance Field
Palm Warbler - 1 Great Lawn
Pine Warbler - 7-9
Yellow-rumped Warbler - 12-15
Black-throated Green Warbler - 1 south side Turtle Pond
Northern Cardinal - 4 or 5
