Registrar: Kathleen Matthews & Elizabeth Keim
Leaders: David Spawn & Erika Piik
Participants: 18
Weather: Clear, 43° F, 6 mph W wind
Bird Species: 31
A lovely mix of 18 both seasoned and newer birders enjoyed a crisp but clear day of relaxed birding. Beginning in Strawberry Fields and moving through the familiar route to Hernshead, Oak Bridge, the Ramble, and up to the Reservoir, 31 species were identified. Highlights included a Bald Eagle found on the reservoir and two early spring migrants—a Pine Warbler and a Yellow-rumped Warbler. At the end of the walk, a remnant of the group socialized over coffee at the Central Park Boathouse Café.
Species List
Canada Goose
Northern Shoveler
Mallard
Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon)
Mourning Dove
Double-crested Cormorant
Great Blue Heron
Cooper’s Hawk
Accipitrine hawk sp. (former Accipiter sp.)
Bald Eagle
Red-tailed Hawk
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Downy Woodpecker
Blue Jay
Black-capped Chickadee
Tufted Titmouse
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
White-breasted Nuthatch
Brown Creeper
Carolina Wren
European Starling
American Robin
House Sparrow
American Goldfinch
White-throated Sparrow
Song Sparrow
Swamp Sparrow
Common Grackle
Pine Warbler
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Northern Cardinal
