Yesterday Peter Dorosh found a Grey Catbird, possibly the same one that had been seen several times in December; and Arleen O’Brien heard a Fish Crow. She also saw an American Tree Sparrow on Wednesday. So far I’m not being very successful at predicting the next bird to show up. I think I’m going to try to keep track of when the individual birds have shown up. So far, here’s what we have:
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\nJanuary 1:<\/p>\n
Snow Goose (1, Prospect Lake)
\nCanada Goose
\nMute Swan (5, Prospect Lake)
\nAmerican Black Duck
\nMallard
\nNorthern Shoveler
\nBufflehead (1 M, Upper Pool)
\nRuddy Duck
\nAmerican Coot
\nRing-billed Gull
\nHerring Gull
\nGreat Black-backed Gull
\nRock Pigeon
\nMourning Dove
\nRed-bellied Woodpecker
\nYellow-bellied Sapsucker (Vale of Cashmere)
\nDowny Woodpecker
\nHairy Woodpecker
\nBlue Jay
\nBlack-capped Chickadee
\nTufted Titmouse
\nRed-breasted Nuthatch
\nWhite-breasted Nuthatch
\nCarolina Wren (Peninsula Woods)
\nHermit Thrush (North Woods)
\nEuropean Starling
\nFox Sparrow
\nSong Sparrow (3)
\nSwamp Sparrow (1, Peninsula Woods)
\nWhite-throated Sparrow
\nDark-eyed Junco
\nNorthern Cardinal
\nRed-winged Blackbird (1 F, Breeze Hill feeder, 2 M, Near West Island)
\nAmerican Goldfinch
\nHouse Sparrow
\nGreat Blue Heron: Peter Dorosh
\nAmerican Crow: Peter Dorosh
\nPied-billed Grebe: Peter Dorosh
\nRed-tailed Hawk: Peter Dorosh
\nAmerican Robin: Arleen O’Brien
\nGolden-crowned Kinglet: Arleen O’Brien<\/p>\n
January 2:
\nCooper’s Hawk: Rafael Campos
\nRuby-crowned Kinglet: Rafael Campos
\nNorthern Flicker: Rafael Campos<\/p>\n
January 3:
\nNorthern Mockingbird: Elliotte Rusty Harold
\nEastern Towhee: Elliotte Rusty Harold<\/p>\n
January 4:
\nMerlin: Doug Gochfeld
\nBrown Creeper: Doug Gochfeld
\nAmerican Tree Sparrow: Arleen O’Brien<\/p>\n
January 5:
\nFish Crow: Arleen O’Brien
\nGrey Catbird: Peter Dorosh <\/p>\n
January 6:<\/p>\n
Long-eared Owl: Rob Jett, Sean Sime. That’s a good one. We missed it last year.<\/p>\n
So far that makes 52 species total for the Park and Gardens. Central Park is up to 60 species reported, though we should reliably pick up all but two of the ones they’ve recorded later in the year, if not immediately. Great Horned Owl and Northern Sawwhet Owl will be tough though. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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