Today's birds

Photo of bathing Chestnut-sided Warbler (5/3/11) by LLOYD SPITALNIK-- http://lloydspitalnikphotos.com

I ran into Chris Cooper, one of Central Park's ace birders, early this morning in the Ramble. Later he posted a few comments about his morning's birding adventures on eBirds, followed by a list of "notable birds." (That means that he doesn't mention American Robins, though there were great numbers of them in the park).

His comment and list follows:

Much improved from the last 2 dreary days. The big surprise in a 5+ hour walk (5:40 - 11 AM) was a male PINE W moving high and fast through the Ramble, singing as he went (which sent me on a desperate quest for a Mourning W, so I could claim to have seen the first and the last of the warblers on the same day; but no such luck).

NOTABLE SPECIES

Peregrine Falcon (1)

Ruby-throated Hummingbird (1-Strawberry Fields)

Eastern Wood-Pewee (2)

YELLOW-BELLIED FLYCATCHER (1-N end of Strawberry Fields, thanks to Jeff Ritter)

Great Crested Flycatcher (1)

Warbling Vireo (2)

Red-eyed Vireo (4)

Cedar Waxwing (20)

Northern Parula (4)

Yellow W (2)

Chestnut-sided W (1)

Magnolia W (12)

Black-throated Blue W (2)

BLACKBURNIAN W (1-N end of Strawberry Fields, thanks to Jeff Ritter)

PINE W (1)

Blackpoll W (7)

Black-and-White W (1)

American Redstart (7)

Ovenbird (4)

Northern Waterthrush (1)

C Yellowthroat (6)

Wilson's W (1-the Upper Lobe)

Canada W (3)

Baltimore Oriole (3)

--Chris Cooper