Warbler species down to 9

Black & White Warbler - photo by MURRAY HEAD - Central Park - 4/24/13

from NYS-L - [New York State birds]

Date: Oct. 9, 2013

The NYC Audubon Wednesday Morning  Birding group recorded 45 species in a fairly birdie Central Park. The highlights were 9 warbler species (Parula, BT Blue, Yel-rump, Pine, Palm, B&W, Redstart, N.Waterthrush, C.Yellowthroat), many Yellow-bellied Sapsuckers, good numbers of Chipping Sparrows and White-throated Sparrows, and 5 Winter Wrens, The best spot for warblers was the area just west of Triplets Bridge which had some trees opened up by Sapsuckers.

Best,

Joe Giunta   

Sapsuckers Galore

Yellow-bellied Sapsucker - Central Park - 11/13/2005
Photo by LLOYD SPITALNIK - http://www.lloydspitalnikphotos.com

10/8/13, Tuesday

Pat Pollock

Pat Pollock reports today  [10/8/13] from The Ramble and The Pinetum:

We had a sap-ladden Locust tree in the fenced in lawn just north of Tripletts Bridge close to the midwest fence   - lots of Yellow-bellied Sapsuckers and Tennessee  & Cape May Warblers in addition to other warblers:  Black & White, Northern Parula, Magnolia & No. Waterthrush @ Triplett's Bridge.  I had 10 warblers in various locations:  Yellow-rumped Warbler in Pinetum, Palm W. near Polish Statue, Ovenbird west edge of park on our way out, Common Yellowthroats in a few locations.|

Pinetum:  very pale imm. White-crowned Sparrow

E. Phoebe

Wood Pewee

Maintenance Field:

2 Indigo Buntings (f)

Field Sparrow

Brown Thrasher - several places

E. Towhees

Scarlet Tanager - slope east of Main. Bldgs.

Cedar Waxwings

Northern Flickers

Juncos

(Note:  others had Kingfisher @ Oak Bridge & Great Blue Heron, Cuckoo near Tupelo tree.  I never got to Strawberry Field but Richard's group said it was very productive:  Lincoln Sp., Blk-thr. Green & Blue W's are among the birds I heard of)|