Registrar: Debbie Mullins
Participants: 44
Weather: 65 degrees, clear, winds NW, 3 mph
Total Species: 45
This outing was the first of this year’s fall migration walks in Central Park. After the summer hiatus, we were excited to be back in the park and to have a lovely cool and clear day. To ensure that participants were safely distanced from one another, we divided into three groups and birded Strawberry Fields, Turtle Pond, Shakespeare Garden and the Ramble. Warblers began passing through New York City in August, so it was not a surprise that we observed 11 warbler species, as well as other migrants and year-round resident birds. Unfortunately, the invasive spotted lanternfly (Lycorma delicatula) has reached Central Park and several were seen on the walk.
Species List
Birds
Canada Goose
Mallard
Rock Pigeon
Mourning Dove
Chimney Swift
Ruby-throated Hummingbird
Gull Species
Red-tailed Hawk
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Downy Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
American Kestrel
Eastern Wood-Pewee
Yellow-bellied Flycatcher
Empidonax Species
Great Crested Flycatcher
Warbling Vireo
Red-eyed Vireo
Blue Jay
American Crow
White-breasted Nuthatch
European Starling
Gray Catbird
Veery
Swainson’s Thrush
Wood Thrush
American Robin
House Sparrow
House Finch
Baltimore Oriole
Red-winged Blackbird
Common Grackle
Ovenbird
Black-and-white Warbler
Common Yellowthroat
American Redstart
Northern Parula
Magnolia Warbler
Chestnut-sided Warbler
Black-throated Blue Warbler
Prairie Warbler
Black-throated Green Warbler
Canada Warbler
Scarlet Tanager
Northern Cardinal
