Central Park Fall Migration with Ken Chaya, Richard Lewis, Kevin Sisco and Elijah Shiffer,  9/16/2025

Registrar: Barrie Raik
Participants: 34
Weather: Clear with some clouds, 65-78
Bird Species: 65

On a morning that started cloudy but soon was warm and sunny, 34 birders divided into 3 groups and found many species. As is often the case, some leaders and birders continued into the afternoon and traveled to the park’s north end. The highlights included 19 warbler species, multiple cooperative Ruby-throated Hummingbirds, a Yellow-bellied Flycatcher, and a Yellow-throated Vireo.

Species List

Canada Goose  
Mallard  
Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon) 
Mourning Dove  
Chimney Swift  
Ruby-throated Hummingbird  
Bald Eagle
Ring-billed Gull  
American Herring Gull  
Great Black-backed Gull  
Double-crested Cormorant
Great Blue Heron  
Red-tailed Hawk  
Belted Kingfisher  
Red-bellied Woodpecker  
Downy Woodpecker  
Hairy Woodpecker
Northern Flicker  
American Kestrel  
Yellow-bellied Flycatcher    
Great Crested Flycatcher 
Eastern Phoebe 
Red-eyed Vireo 
Yellow-throated Vireo 
Blue Jay  
American Crow  
Ruby-crowned Kinglet  
Red-breasted Nuthatch 
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 
Northern House Wren  
Carolina Wren  
European Starling  
Gray Catbird  
Brown Thrasher 
Veery 
Swainson’s Thrush  
Wood Thrush  
American Robin  
Cedar Waxwing  
House Sparrow  
House Finch  
American Goldfinch  
White-throated Sparrow  
Song Sparrow  
Common Grackle  
Ovenbird  
Worm-eating Warbler

Northern Waterthrush  
Black-and-white Warbler  
Tennessee Warbler  
Nashville Warbler  

Common Yellowthroat  
Hooded Warbler  
American Redstart
Cape May Warbler  
Northern Parula  
Magnolia Warbler 
Bay-breasted Warbler
Chestnut-sided Warbler  
Blackpoll Warbler  
Black-throated Blue Warbler  
Canada Warbler  
Wilson’s Warbler  
Scarlet Tanager  
Northern Cardinal 
Rose-breasted Grosbeak