Registrar: Debbie Mullins
Participants: 40
Weather: Cloudy, 37°F at 7:30 am. Clear, 43°F by early afternoon; westerly winds at 7
mph
Bird Species: 64
It felt like a return to winter this morning. Despite the chilly weather, we had a
good turnout, and collectively we saw 64 species of birds, including six
warbler species. We divided into three groups and visited the Ramble, Turtle Pond,
and the Reservoir, where many winter ducks remain. Highlights of the day were a
Bald Eagle soaring above Central Park, a Green Heron on the shore of the Lake,
several Louisiana Waterthrushes in the Ramble, an early Blue-headed Vireo at the
Turtle Pond dock, and a first-of-season Black-and-White Warbler near Evodia Field,
and a Northern Flicker.
Species List
Canada Goose
Wood Duck
Northern Shoveler
Gadwall
Mallard
American Black Duck
Bufflehead
Hooded Merganser
Red-breasted Merganser
Ruddy Duck
Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon)
Mourning Dove
American Coot
Ring-billed Gull
American Herring Gull
Great Black-backed Gull
Double-crested Cormorant
Green Heron
Turkey Vulture
Osprey
Cooper’s Hawk
Bald Eagle
Red-tailed Hawk
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Downy Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
American Kestrel
Eastern Phoebe
Blue-headed Vireo
Blue Jay
American Crow
Black-capped Chickadee
Tufted Titmouse
Tree Swallow
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Golden-crowned Kinglet
White-breasted Nuthatch
Brown Creeper
Winter Wren
European Starling
Hermit Thrush
American Robin
House Sparrow
House Finch
American Goldfinch
Chipping Sparrow
Field Sparrow
Fox Sparrow
Dark-eyed Junco
White-throated Sparrow
Song Sparrow
Swamp Sparrow
Eastern Towhee
Red-winged Blackbird
Brown-headed Cowbird
Common Grackle
Louisiana Waterthrush
Black-and-White Warbler
Northern Parula
Palm Warbler
Pine Warbler
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Northern Cardinal
