Date: 10/29/26 3:16 pm From: Deborah Allen <dallenyc...> Subject: [nysbirds-l] Central Park NYC, Thu., Oct. 29, 2026: Am. Barn and Barred Owls, Orange-crowned and Black-and-white Warblers, Northern Parula
Central Park NYC
Thursday, October 29, 2026
OBS: Robert DeCandido, PhD, m.ob.
Highlights: Barred Owl, Wood Duck, Great Blue Heron, Common Raven, Orange-crowned and Black-and-white Warblers, Northern Parula. As reported on "X" by the Manhattan Bird Alert, @BirdCentralPark, the roof of the Manhattan water tower where American Barn Owls were nesting has been removed. Birders may still be able to see the Owls on buildings nearby or in Central Park after nightfall.
Canada Goose - 8
Wood Duck - 1 male Lake
Mallard - 14
Mourning Dove - 10-15
American Herring Gull - 15-20
Great Blue Heron - 1 Hernshead
Cooper's Hawk - 2 Ramble
Red-tailed Hawk - 1 adult over Ramble
Barred Owl - 1 continuing
Red-bellied Woodpecker - 4 or 5
Downy Woodpecker - 3
Northern Flicker - 1 Ramble
Blue-headed Vireo - 1 south side Turtle Pond (Dan Stevenson)
Blue Jay - 8-10
American Crow - 6-8
Common Raven - 2 chasing Red-tailed Hawk over the Ramble
Tufted Titmouse - 1 Oven
Ruby-crowned Kinglet - 10-12
Golden-crowned Kinglet - 2 east side of Belvedere Castle
White-breasted Nuthatch - 1 Swampy Pin Oak
Brown Creeper - 1 Ramble (Alexandra Wang)
Gray Catbird - 1 south side Turtle Pond
Hermit Thrush - 12-15
American Robin - 25-30
American Goldfinch - 2 Bow Bridge
Dark-eyed Junco - 5-10
White-throated Sparrow - 15-20
Song Sparrow - 1 south side Turtle Pond
Common Grackle - 15-20
Orange-crowned Warbler - 1 Shakespeare Garden (Caren Jahre)*
Black-and-white Warbler - 1 Swedish Cottage (Alexandra Wang)
Northern Parula - 1 Ramble (Alexandra Wang)
Northern Cardinal - 6-8
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*Thanks to Marie-Claire Cunningham
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