Central Park with Kevin Sisco, Carine Mitchell, and Ardith Bondi, 10/3/2023

Registrar: Kathleen Howley
Participants: 32
Weather: 61°–70° F, clear, north wind 3 mph
Bird Species: 65

The weather was perfect for our fall migration walk. For many of the participants, the Yellow-billed Cuckoo, Gray-cheeked Thrush, Golden-crowned Kinglet, and Cape May Warbler were their “first of season” sightings.

Species List

Birds
Canada Goose
Mallard
Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon)
Mourning Dove
Yellow-billed Cuckoo
Chimney Swift
Ruby-throated Hummingbird
Ring-billed Gull
Herring Gull
Great Black-backed Gull
Double-crested Cormorant
Green Heron
Black-crowned Night-Heron
Turkey Vulture
Osprey
Sharp-shinned Hawk
Cooper’s Hawk
Red-tailed Hawk
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Downy Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
Eastern Wood-Pewee
Eastern Phoebe
Blue-headed Vireo
Red-eyed Vireo
Blue Jay
American Crow
Black-capped Chickadee
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Golden-crowned Kinglet
Brown Creeper
Carolina Wren
House Wren
Winter Wren
European Starling
Gray Catbird
Brown Thrasher
Northern Mockingbird
Gray-cheeked Thrush
Swainson’s Thrush
Hermit Thrush
American Robin
Cedar Waxwing
House Sparrow
Dark-eyed Junco
White-throated Sparrow
Song Sparrow
Eastern Towhee
Common Grackle
Ovenbird
Black-and-white Warbler
Common Yellowthroat
American Redstart
Cape May Warbler
Northern Parula
Bay-breasted Warbler
Magnolia Warbler
Black-throated Blue Warbler
Palm Warbler
Pine Warbler
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Scarlet Tanager
Northern Cardinal
Indigo Bunting