Registrar: Sherry Felix
Participants: 41
Weather: 40’s F, clear
Bird Species: 47
On this walk, there were three groups led by three excellent leaders. The day was chilly and fair. We started at the Pinetum, where we saw quite a few species. The Cooper’s Hawk was a highlight, as were the large flocks of birds flying over—masses of migrating blackbirds, robins, and Cedar Waxwings. Working our way north, we stopped by the Reservoir, where Kevin’s group spotted an Orange-crowned Warbler, and then moved up to the Pond; the fall color there was magnificent, and so was the Wood Duck.
Next, we wound our way east through the Loch, heading towards the Conservatory Garden and the compost heap and picking up more species along the way.
We are looking forward to Spring and the regular Linnaean NY Central Park field trips. Thanks to all our volunteer leaders.
Species Lists
Birds
Canada Goose
Wood Duck
Northern Shoveler
Mallard
Bufflehead
Hooded Merganser
Red-breasted Merganser
Ruddy Duck
Rock Pigeon
Mourning Dove
American Coot
Ring-billed Gull
Herring Gull
Great Black-backed Gull
Turkey Vulture
Cooper’s Hawk
Red-tailed Hawk
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Downy Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
Blue Jay
American Crow
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Golden-crowned Kinglet
Brown Creeper
Winter Wren
European Starling
Northern Mockingbird
Hermit Thrush
American Robin
Cedar Waxwing
House Sparrow
House Finch
American Goldfinch
Chipping Sparrow
Fox Sparrow
Dark-eyed Junco
White-throated Sparrow
Song Sparrow
Red-winged Blackbird
Brown-headed Cowbird
Rusty Blackbird
Common Grackle
Orange-crowned Warbler
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Northern Cardinal
