Date: 4/4/26 4:24 pm From: Deborah Allen <dallenyc...> Subject: [nysbirds-l] Central Park NYC, Sat. April 4, 2026: Continuing Waterfowl, Early Spring Migrants
Central Park NYC
Saturday, April 4, 2026
OBS: Robert DeCandido, PhD, Deborah Allen, m.ob.
Highlights: Wood Duck, Gadwall, Green-winged Teal, Common and Red-breasted Mergansers, Osprey, Eastern Phoebe, Ruby- and Golden-crowned Kinglets, Nuthatches, Blue-gray Gnatcatcher, Winter Wren, Hermit Thrush, Purple Finch, Chipping and Field Sparrows, Pine Warbler.
Canada Goose - 27
Wood Duck - 1 male near Laupot Bridge
Northern Shoveler - 15
Gadwall - 9
Mallard - 40-50
Green-winged Teal - 4 (2 males, 2 females)
Bufflehead - 4 (2 males, 2 females)
Hooded Merganser - 1 female Reservoir (Deb)
Common Merganser - 4 (1 male, 3 females)
Red-breasted Merganser - 3
Ruddy Duck - 5
Mourning Dove - around 20
Ring-billed and Herring Gulls around 60 (50/50)
Great Black-backed Gull - 3
Osprey - 1 flyover Belvedere Castle (David Barrett)
Red-tailed Hawk - 1 adult flyover Maintenance Field (Alexandra Wang)
Red-bellied Woodpecker - 6-8
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker - 3 or 4
Downy Woodpecker - 4
Northern Flicker - 5 or 6
Eastern Phoebe - 3 or 4
Blue Jay - 15-20
Tufted Titmouse - 5
Ruby-crowned Kinglet - 3 or 4
Golden-crowned Kinglet - 10-15
Red-breasted Nuthatch - 1 Laupot Bridge (David Barrett)
White-breasted Nuthatch - 1 Hallett Sanctuary (Deb)
Brown Creeper - 2 or 3
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher - 1 Azalea Pond
Winter Wren - 1 Laupot Bridge (David Barrett)
Hermit Thrush - 3 or 4 (David Giliotti)
American Robin - 70-80
Purple Finch - 1 male Azalea Pond
American Goldfinch - Evodia Field
Chipping Sparrow - 3
Field Sparrow - 1 Locust Grove (Deb)
Dark-eyed Junco - 25-30
Song Sparrow - 5
Swamp Sparrow - 1 Evodia Field
Red-winged Blackbird - 1 male Azalea Pond
Common Grackle - 5-10
Pine Warbler - 1 Azalea Pond (Miriam Rakowski)
Northern Cardinal - 9-12
