Registrar: Lenore Swenson
Participants: 19
Weather: Sunny, 46-57 F, wind SW 10–20 mph
Bird species: 55
The group met at 7:30 am at the West 103rd Street entrance to Central Park. While we waited
for everyone to arrive, I related my memories of Starr, her history of leading bird walks in the
Park, and the amazing breadth of her knowledge.
We explored the north end of the Park, first around the Pool, then up the Great Hill, back down
and along the Ravine and Loch to the Wildflower Meadow, the Grassy Knoll, the Nursery, and
the Conservatory Garden. The walk ended at 11:30 am on the East Side, at East 106th Street
and Fifth Avenue.
Species List
Birds
Canada Goose
Northern Shoveler
Gadwall
Mallard
Rock Pigeon
Mourning Dove
Herring Gull
Double-crested Cormorant
Red-tailed Hawk
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
Downy Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
American Kestrel
Eastern Wood-Pewee
Eastern Phoebe
Blue-headed Vireo
Blue Jay
American Crow
Tufted Titmouse
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Golden-crowned Kinglet
Cedar Waxwing
Red-breasted Nuthatch (h)
White-breasted Nuthatch
Brown Creeper
House Wren
Winter Wren
Gray Catbird
Northern Mockingbird
European Starling
Swainson’s Thrush
Hermit Thrush
American Robin
House Sparrow
Purple Finch (h)
American Goldfinch
Chipping Sparrow
Dark-eyed Junco
White-throated Sparrow
Song Sparrow
Swamp Sparrow
Eastern Towhee
Common Grackle
Black-and-white Warbler
Common Yellowthroat
American Redstart
Northern Parula
Blackpoll Warbler
Black-throated Blue Warbler
Palm Warbler
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Black-throated Green Warbler
Scarlet Tanager
Northern Cardinal
MAMMALS
Eastern Chipmunk
Eastern Gray Squirrel
Raccoon
INSECTS
Monarch (butterfly)
Common Green Darner (dragonfly)
