Another exciting bird today

Judy Rabi reports today: 

MARSH WREN this morning in the fenced area east of the Tupelo tree, found by Rob, a non Central Park birder, whose last name I unfortunately don't recall

Marsh Wren -- Photo by DAVID SPEISER - Central Park, 10/17/07
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The Marsh Wren was also seen this morning on Starr Sapir's Ramble walk.  David Barret writes:
Starr Saphir and Lenore Swenson's morning walk in the Central Park Ramble had 55 total species with high individual counts for many of them -- a birdy morning in the Park. [Below is the total list for Starr's walk]:

Chimney Swift 

Ruby-throated Hummingbird (5, feeding on jewel-weed at Oven and Lower Lobe)

Yellow-bellied Sapsucker (Hernshead, our first-of-season)

Hairy Woodpecker (trees west of Maintenance Meadow)

Northern Flicker (abundant, 20+ seen)

Eastern Wood-Pewee (5)

Eastern Phoebe (2)

YELLOW-THROATED VIREO (Hernshead)

Blue-headed Vireo (3)

Red-eyed Vireo (abundant, 12+ seen)

Red-breasted Nuthatch

White-breasted Nuthatch (3)

Carolina Wren

MARSH WREN (Tupelo Meadow, very rare for Central Park)

Swainson's Thrush (abundant, 20+ seen)

Wood Thrush (3)

Brown Thrasher (4 seen, heard often)

Cedar Waxwing

Ovenbird

Northern Waterthrush (Azalea)

HOODED WARBLER (male, Tupelo Meadow, west of Tupelo tree)

Chestnut-sided Warbler (4)

Blackpoll Warbler (4)

Black-throated Blue Warbler (3)

Black-throated Green Warbler (4)

Eastern Towhee (Strawberry Fields, first-of-season)

LINCOLN'S SPARROW (2, Hernshead and Tupelo Meadow)

Dark-eyed Junco (first-of-season)

Scarlet Tanager (2)

Rose-breasted Grosbeak (5, good views at Upper Lobe)

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