I had hoped for an even stronger migrant day on the Sunday, but instead there was evidence for declining numbers compared to Saturday (Thurs, Fri were likely even better but I was at work). This was the first park visit recently where I didn't snag a first-of-year bird. Strawberry Fields was quieter, although the calling Least Flycatcher was nice. Belvedere Castle was still active, although mainly with commoner species, with one male Blackburnian Warbler and one male Bay-breasted Warbler being the best species up there. Down in the Ramble it was somewhat quiet and patchy, and on the south side of the reservoir I didn't find any additional Bay-breasted but did find another Blackburnian in the south-west corner.
A pair of Tree Swallows were hunting around Turtle Pond and over the Ramble - never a common bird in Central Park, especially since this is already in the middle of Tree Swallow breeding season.
There was quite a lot of evidence of a flight the previous night - Yellow-rumped Warblers had mostly departed, for instance, although the number of Catharus thrushes still seemed anomalously low, even if I heard a few singing Swainson's Thrushes.
Chimney Swift
Least Flycatcher
Empidonax sp.
Eastern Kingbird
Red-eyed Vireo
Tree Swallow
House Wren
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
Swainson's Thrush
Wood Thrush
Gray Catbird
Cedar Waxwing
Ovenbird
Northern Waterthrush
Black-and-white Warbler
Nashville Warbler
Common Yellowthroat
American Redstart
Northern Parula
Magnolia Warbler
Bay-breasted Warbler
Blackburnian Warbler
Yellow Warbler
Chestnut-sided Warbler
Blackpoll Warbler
Black-throated Blue Warbler
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Black-throated Green Warbler
Canada Warbler
Scarlet Tanager
Rose-breasted Grosbeak
Baltimore Oriole
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