Wednesday, May 4, 2011

May 1st Central Park

Leader : Sandy Paci

BBC Central Park walk - Sunday May 1, 2011

7:30AM - 12:30PM

Route: 103rd St & CPW, The Pool, Great Hill, Blockhouse, North Woods ridge trail, the Loch, Wildflower Meadow, Harlem Meer, Nutter's Battery, Conservatory Gardens

(bus to Fifth & 79th) brief search in vain for the Varied Thrush north of 79th St. transverse (we heard it had been seen in the morning), then Turtle Pond, Humming Tombstone, Upper Lobe, Strawberry Fields.

Double-crested Cormorant

Black Crowned Night Heron

Canada Goose

Mallard

Rock Dove

Mourning Dove

Chimney Swift

Red-bellied Woodpecker

Downy Woodpecker

Northern Flicker

Eastern Kingbird

Blue-headed Vireo

Warbling Vireo

Blue Jay

American Crow

Tree Swallow

Northern Rough-winged Swallow

Barn Swallow

Tufted Titmouse

Carolina Wren

House Wren

Veery

Hermit Thrush

Swainson's Thrush (early)

American Robin

Gray Catbird

European Starling

Nashville Warbler

Northern Parula

Yellow Warbler

Magnolia Warbler (early)

Black-throated Blue Warbler

Yellow-rumped Warbler

Black-throated Green Warbler

Palm Warbler

Bay Breasted Warbler (No. Woods ridge trail)

Black-and-white Warbler

American Redstart

Ovenbird

Northern Waterthrush

Louisiana Waterthrush (late)

Common Yellowthroat

Scarlet Tanager

Indigo Bunting

Eastern Towhee

Song Sparrow

White-throated Sparrow

Northern Cardinal

Red-winged Blackbird

Common Grackle

Brown-headed Cowbird

American Goldfinch

House Sparrow