Registrar: Kathleen Howley
Participants: 55
Weather: Sunny, 48–54° F; 3 mph N wind
Bird Species: 65
Every birder is excited when spring arrives, and the migrants begin to appear. As you can see from the total number of species sighted on this walk— compiled from the three groups we split into—spring had definitely arrived. But it was the type of morning when you had to be in the right spot at the right time. Thanks to “word of mouth” and cellphone connections, each group got to see many of the species listed. One group even made it to the North End of Central Park, so it ended up with the longest list. I think for everyone it was an enjoyable and somewhat challenging bird walk.
Species List
Birds
Canada Goose
Wood Duck
Northern Shoveler
Gadwall
Mallard
Bufflehead
Rock Pigeon
Mourning Dove
Ring-billed Gull
Herring Gull
Great Black-backed Gull
Double-crested Cormorant
Great Blue Heron
Great Egret
Black-crowned Night-Heron
Red-shouldered Hawk
Red-tailed Hawk
American Kestrel
Great Horned Owl
Eurasian Eagle-Owl
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Downy Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
Blue-headed Vireo
Blue Jay
Northern Rough-winged Swallow
Barn Swallow
American Crow
Black-capped Chickadee
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Red-breasted Nuthatch
Brown Creeper
Carolina Wren
House Wren
European Starling
Gray Catbird
Brown Thrasher
Northern Mockingbird
Hermit Thrush
American Robin
House Sparrow
House Finch
Purple Finch
American Goldfinch
Chipping Sparrow
Dark-eyed Junco
White-throated Sparrow
Song Sparrow
Swamp Sparrow
Eastern Towhee
Red-winged Blackbird
Brown-headed Cowbird
Common Grackle
Baltimore Oriole
Louisiana Waterthrush
Northern Waterthrush
Black-and-white Warbler
Northern Parula
Blue-winged Warbler
Yellow Warbler
Palm Warbler
Pine Warbler
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Prairie Warbler
Northern Cardinal
