Central Park North Woods with Ursula Mitra, 9/28/2024

Registrar: Evelyn Huang
Participants: 19
Weather: 43–45 degrees F, intermittent rain, winds NE at 6 mph
Bird Species: 60

Despite moderate rain in the forecast, we nonetheless had nineteen birders show up for a morning of fall birding in the North Woods. We started near the Great Hill, where we saw a few warblers, a Scarlet Tanager, Wood and Swainson’s Thrushes, an Eastern Towhee, and a few other sparrow species. We proceeded to the Pool, where we found more warblers, a Great Blue Heron, and a few duck species, including Gadwall and Green-winged Teal. At the Loch we saw a Green Heron and more warblers.

The highlights of the walk were several Scarlet Tanagers and fifteen species of warblers, as well as a Belted Kingfisher, heard between the Loch and the Meer. Many thanks to our leader Ursula Mitra.
The link to the eBird list is: https://ebird.org/checklist/S196772010


Species List

Canada Goose 
Gadwall 
Mallard 
Green-winged Teal 
Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon)
Mourning Dove 
American Herring Gull 
Double-crested Cormorant 
Green Heron 
Great Blue Heron 
Osprey 
Red-tailed Hawk 
Belted Kingfisher 
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 
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 
White-breasted Nuthatch 
Winter Wren 
European Starling
Gray Catbird 
Brown Thrasher 
Northern Mockingbird 
Veery 
Swainson’s Thrush 
Wood Thrush 
American Robin 
Cedar Waxwing 
House Sparrow 
House Finch 
American Goldfinch 
Chipping Sparrow 
White-throated Sparrow 
Song Sparrow 
Common Grackle 
Ovenbird 
Northern Waterthrush 
Black-and-white Warbler 
Nashville Warbler 
Common Yellowthroat 
American Redstart 
Cape May Warbler 
Northern Parula 
Magnolia Warbler 
Chestnut-sided Warbler 
Blackpoll Warbler 
Black-throated Blue Warbler 
Palm Warbler 
Pine Warbler 
Yellow-rumped Warbler 
Scarlet Tanager 
Northern Cardinal 
Rose-breasted Grosbeak