Registrar: Kathleen Mathews
Participants: 12
Weather: Sunny, 30 degrees Fahrenheit, calm
Bird Species: 34
We had fun viewing the typical wintering birds of Central Park. We observed the water birds and land birds and were ready for a break at the Boathouse. Just as we were about to sit down for a hot beverage and snack, Richard announces that we are to leave and go to the Shakespeare Garden for the Long-eared Owl. We raced to the Shakespeare Garden, and there it was. We had great looks. We were very quiet as we gazed at the owl and then left. We returned to the Boathouse for our hot beverage and snack. What a grand finale to a lovely bird walk!
Species Lists
Birds
Canada Goose
Northern Shoveler
Mallard
Bufflehead
Hooded Merganser
Ruddy Duck
Pied-billed Grebe
Rock Pigeon
Mourning Dove
American Coot
Ring-billed Gull
Herring Gull
Great Black-backed Gull
Red-tailed Hawk
Long-eared Owl
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Downy Woodpecker
Hairy Woodpecker
Blue Jay
Black-capped Chickadee
Tufted Titmouse
White-breasted Nuthatch
European Starling
American Robin
House Sparrow
American Goldfinch
Fox Sparrow
White-throated Sparrow
Song Sparrow
Red-winged Blackbird
Brown-headed Cowbird
Common Grackle
Northern Cardinal
