"Birdy Day" Today

American Redstart [female]- photo by DAVIUD SPEISER www.Lilibirds.com.

Joe DiCostanzo's AMNH walk this morning was unusually "birdy" for a post-peak day, Here's his report:

Despite the late date it was a very birdy morning in the Ramble for my American Museum of Natural History bird walk group. We had about 45 species from 7:00 – 9:30 am with 17 warblers. There was a strange mix of early and late migrant species. Highlights below.

Eastern Wood-Pewee – the Point

Warbling Vireo – usual locations

Red-eyed Vireo

House Wren – one singing near the Maintenance Meadow

Veery – lots of thrushes of these two species around

Swainson's Thrush

Cedar Waxwing

Ovenbird

Northern Waterthrush

Black-and-white Warbler

Common Yellowthroat

American Redstart – lots of both sexes

Cape May Warbler – bright female on the Point

Magnolia Warbler

Bay-breasted Warbler – two near the Belvedere, one at the base of the Point and we heard about three in Strawberry Fields

Blackburnian Warbler – male by the Belvedere

Yellow Warbler

Blackpoll Warbler

Black-throated Blue Warbler – males and females

Palm Warbler – getting very late for this species; one on the Point

Yellow-rumped Warbler – 2

Black-throated Green Warbler – male on the Point

Canada Warbler – Hernshead, Belvedere, Turtle Pond, the Point

Wilson's Warbler – Oak Bridge by the Upper Lobe

White-throated Sparrow – 2, one singing

Rose-breasted Grosbeak – male on the Point

Joseph DiCostanzo

Great Gull Island Project - AMNH

CPW at 79th Street

New York, NY 10024