AMNH morning walk report

Hermit Thrush --  Photo by LLOYD SPITALNIK

Joe DiCostanzo reports on this morning's American Museum of Natural History walk:

Finally a real spring day for one of my Amer. Mus. Nat. Hist. bird walks. We had about 40 species in the Ramble from 7 – 9 am. Highlights below:

Northern Shoveler (1, the Lake)

Great Egret (2, Turtle Pond and the Lake)

Black-crowned Night-Heron (7, the Lake)

American Coot (1, the Lake)

Yellow-bellied Sapsucker (scattered individuals)

Rough-winged Swallow (1, Turtle pond)

Brown Creeper (1, Evodia Field)

Ruby-crowned Kinglet (scattered everywhere)

Blue-gray Gnatcatcher (2, sw of Belvedere and the Oven)

Hermit Thrush (1, Turtle Pond)

Yellow-rumped Warbler (several)

Pine Warbler (5 – 6, se corner Turtle Pond)

Palm Warbler (1, s. side Turtle Pond)

Eastern Towhee (3 males, w of Azalea Pond)

Chipping Sparrow (1, feeders)

Swamp Sparrow (2-3)

White-throated Sparrow (singing everywhere)

Brown-headed Cowbird (1, feeders)

Purple Finch (2 males, feeders)

American Goldfinch (still numbers at the feeders)

Joseph DiCostanzo

Great Gull Island Project - AMNH