Registrar: Steve Holleran
Participants: 38
Weather: Brisk and mostly cloudy, 30’s to low 40’s, light NNE wind
Bird Species: 50
On our final Central Park outing of the year, we covered a broad area from the Ramble to the North Woods, and observed a total of 50 species of birds. Owls of two different sorts were seen, as well as an American Kestrel and Peregrine Falcon. Another highlight was the appearance of a mature Bald Eagle hunting low over the Reservoir, then swooping into a tree to pose for happy photographers.
Species Lists
Birds
Canada Goose
Wood Duck
Northern Shoveler
Gadwall
Mallard
Bufflehead
Hooded Merganser
Ruddy Duck
Rock Pigeon
Mourning Dove
American Coot
Ring-billed Gull
Herring Gull
Great Black-backed Gull
Cooper’s Hawk
Bald Eagle
Red-tailed Hawk
Great Horned Owl
Barred Owl
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Downy Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
American Kestrel
Peregrine Falcon
Blue Jay
American Crow
Black-capped Chickadee
Tufted Titmouse
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Red-breasted Nuthatch
White-breasted Nuthatch
European Starling
Northern Mockingbird
Eastern Bluebird
Hermit Thrush
American Robin
Cedar Waxwing
House Sparrow
House Finch
American Goldfinch
Fox Sparrow
Dark-eyed Junco
White-throated Sparrow
Song Sparrow
Red-winged Blackbird
Brown-headed Cowbird
Common Grackle
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Northern Cardinal
