At work in the Conservatory Garden

6 photos by MURRAY HEAD--May 18, 2012

Metamorphosis at the Pond

5/13/12
West side of The Pond, opposite Hallet.

Photos of tadpoles by MURRAY HEAD

This morning's birds

Baltimore Oriole -- Central Park- 5/5/08 -Photo by LLOYD SPITALNIK-http://www.lloydspitalnikphotos.com

Monday, May 14, 2012

Starr Saphir's group had 55 bird species, including 17 warblers, in the Central Park Ramble this morning. The highlight came around 9:30 am when Starr briefly saw a LITTLE BLUE HERON flying high over Turtle Pond -- a very rare sight in Central Park, and only the second Starr has had in over 30 years of birding the Park. Notable birds: Little Blue Heron (flyover, Turtle Pond) Eastern Wood-Pewee Acadian Flycatcher (heard only, north of Humming Tombstone) Least Flycatcher (Hernshead) Eastern Kingbird (Castle) Tree Swallow (Turtle Pond) Northern Rough-winged Swallow (Turtle Pond) Cedar Waxwing (several flocks seen) Chestnut-sided Warbler Blackburnian Warbler (female, Azalea Pond) Canada Warbler Wilson's Warbler (south end of the Point) Baltimore Oriole (seen and heard frequently) www.starrtrips.wordpress.com