Date: 4/18/25 2:34 pm From: Deborah Allen <dallenyc...> Subject: [nysbirds-l] Central Park NYC, Fri. April 18, 2025: Blue-gray Gnatcatcher, Field Savannah Sparrows, Northern Waterthrush
Central Park NYC - North End
Friday April 18, 2025
OBS: Deborah Allen, m.ob.
Highlights: Wood Duck, Green-winged Teal, Northern Rough-winged Swallow, Blue-gray Gnatcatcher, Winter and Northern House Wren, Field Sparrow, Savannah Sparrow, Louisiana and Northern Waterthrushes, Palm Warbler, Yellow-rumped Warbler.
Of Note: Renovations at the Conservatory Garden have been completed. All areas of the garden are accessible including the bathrooms.
Canada Goose - 16
Wood Duck - 1 male at the Pool
Gadwall - 2 at the Pool
Mallard - several each at the Harlem Meer and the Pool
Green-winged Teal - a pair continues at the Pool
Mourning Dove - 8-10
Herring Gull - flyovers
Double-crested Cormorant - 21
Great Egret - 2 (Harlem Meer and flyover)
Red-tailed Hawk - 2 flyovers
Red-bellied Woodpecker - 2 or 3
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker - 10
Downy Woodpecker - 2 females (Great Hill and the Pool)
Northern Flicker - 3 or 4
Eastern Phoebe - 1 at the Pool (Paul Curtis)
Blue Jay - 5 or 6
American Crow - heard
Black-capped Chickadee - 1 at the Loch
Tufted Titmouse - 3 or 4
Northern Rough-winged Swallow - 2 (both perched and flying) Harlem Meer (Caren Jahre)
Ruby-crowned Kinglet - 20-25
Brown Creeper - 6
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher - 1 Lily Ponds (Caren Jahre)
Northern House Wren - 1 Lily Ponds (Tom Walsh)
Winter Wren - 4 (Dan Stevenson)
Brown Thrasher - 1 Harlem Meer (Paul Curtis)
Hermit Thrush - 8
American Robin - 30-35
Chipping Sparrow - 2 Great Hill (Scott Brevda)
Field Sparrow - 6
Dark-eyed Junco - 8
White-throated Sparrow - 25-30
Savannah Sparrow - 2 Great Hill (Scott Brevda)
Song-Sparrow - 16
Swamp Sparrow - 12
Eastern Towhee - 2 males - Lily Ponds and the Loch
Red-winged Blackbird - 4 (3 males, 1 female)
Brown-headed Cowbird - 3
Louisiana Waterthrush - 3
Northern Waterthrush - 1 west end of the Pool (reported earlier on Discord)
Palm Warbler - 5 "Yellow"
Yellow-rumped Warbler - 1 at the Pool (Scott Brevda)
Northern Cardinal - 5 or 6
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Deb Allen
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