Registrar: Mindy Kaufman
Participants: 51
Weather: Sunny in the 50’s
Bird species: 47
It was a beautiful, sunny day, although a little chilly with fall weather. We had three groups and started out in Strawberry Fields where we saw multiple species of warblers, sparrows, and woodpeckers, including a beautiful Cape May Warbler in bright plumage. After Strawberry Fields, the groups headed towards various areas including the Ramble, Falconer’s Statue, and other parts of Central Park.
Zak Kaletsch, Senior Associate of Advocacy and Outreach at NYC Bird Alliance joined us, and spoke briefly about artificial light at night and its impact on migrating birds, and what we can do to support legislation currently before the City Council that would reduce unnecessary nighttime lighting.
Species list
Canada Goose
Mallard
Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon)
Mourning Dove
Ring-billed Gull
American Herring Gull
Great Blue Heron
Osprey
Cooper’s Hawk
Red-tailed Hawk
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Downy Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
Eastern Wood-Pewee
Eastern Phoebe
Blue-headed Vireo
Blue Jay
American Crow
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Golden-crowned Kinglet
Red-breasted Nuthatch
Brown Creeper
Northern House Wren
Winter Wren
European Starling
Gray Catbird
Brown Thrasher
Swainson’s Thrush
Hermit Thrush
Wood Thrush
American Robin
House Sparrow
House Finch
American Goldfinch
Chipping Sparrow
Field Sparrow
Dark-eyed Junco
White-throated Sparrow
Savannah Sparrow
Song Sparrow
Lincoln’s Sparrow
Swamp Sparrow
Eastern Towhee
Red-winged Blackbird
Common Grackle
Ovenbird
Black-and-white Warbler
Tennessee Warbler
Nashville Warbler
Common Yellowthroat
American Redstart
Cape May Warbler
Northern Parula
Magnolia Warbler
Bay-breasted Warbler
Blackpoll Warbler
Black-throated Blue Warbler
Palm Warbler
Pine Warbler
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle)
Black-throated Green Warbler
Scarlet Tanager
Northern Cardinal
Rose-breasted Grosbeak
