Central Park Sept 22nd and 23rd

Modest migration through the park on Sat and Sun provided some nice species although less than epic numbers.  Red-breasted Nuthatches continued to move, the first White-throated Sparrows cropped up in low numbers.  Hummingbirds seen both days but only a light raptor movement.  A male Hooded Warbler was seen both days but the star of the weekend was unquestionably an immature Connecticut Warbler that was seen around the Tupelo tree and provided elusive but repeated views as it walked quickly through the undergrowth.  Walking, of course, being one of the diagnostic things.  The eye ring was prominent but not huge and broken at the rear of the eye - not at all unusual for a first fall bird.  This was my first one for the year and not an easy bird to find initially - I'd also missed the previous sightings of Connecticut in what appears to have been a decent fall for them.


Sat:
Cooper's Hawk                          
Chimney Swift                          
Ruby-throated Hummingbird              
Belted Kingfisher                      
Northern Flicker                       
Eastern Wood-Pewee                     
Least Flycatcher                       
Eastern Phoebe                         
Red-eyed Vireo                         
Red-breasted Nuthatch                  
Veery                                  
Swainson's Thrush                      
Wood Thrush                            
American Robin                         
Gray Catbird                           
Brown Thrasher                         
Cedar Waxwing                          
Ovenbird                               
Black-and-white Warbler                
Nashville Warbler                      
Common Yellowthroat                    
Hooded Warbler                         
American Redstart                      
Northern Parula                        
Magnolia Warbler                       
Blackpoll Warbler                      
Black-throated Blue Warbler            
White-throated Sparrow                 
Scarlet Tanager                        
Rose-breasted Grosbeak                 
Indigo Bunting                         
Baltimore Oriole                      

Sun:
Osprey                                 
Mourning Dove                          
Yellow-billed Cuckoo                   
Chimney Swift                          
Ruby-throated Hummingbird              
Northern Flicker                       
Eastern Wood-Pewee                     
Least Flycatcher                       
Great Crested Flycatcher               
Red-eyed Vireo                         
Red-breasted Nuthatch                  
White-breasted Nuthatch                
House Wren                             
Veery                                  
Swainson's Thrush                      
Gray Catbird                           
Brown Thrasher                         
Ovenbird                               
Black-and-white Warbler                
Connecticut Warbler                    
Common Yellowthroat                    
Hooded Warbler                         
American Redstart                      
Northern Parula                        
Magnolia Warbler                       
Blackpoll Warbler                      
Black-throated Blue Warbler            
Palm Warbler                           
White-throated Sparrow                 
Scarlet Tanager                        
Rose-breasted Grosbeak                 
Indigo Bunting                         
American Goldfinch                     

Central Park, Oct 4th

A big Blue Jay migration day with multiple flocks over the park, and one small flock still heaed south over the marshland near Secaucus NJ seen from the southbound NJ Train. Not seen by me was a Connecticut Warbler. A decent mix with 12 species of warbler, modest numbers, but notably a mid-late fall mix with both species of kinglet, Pewee and Phoebe.

Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
Northern Flicker
Eastern Wood-Pewee
Eastern Phoebe
Red-eyed Vireo
Carolina Wren
Winter Wren
Golden-crowned Kinglet
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Gray-cheeked Thrush
Hermit Thrush
Gray Catbird
Nashville Warbler
Chestnut-sided Warbler
Magnolia Warbler
Cape May Warbler
Black-throated Blue Warbler
Black-throated Green Warbler
Prairie Warbler
Palm Warbler
Blackpoll Warbler
Black-and-white Warbler
Common Yellowthroat
Wilson's Warbler
Scarlet Tanager
Eastern Towhee
Song Sparrow
White-throated Sparrow
Indigo Bunting

Connecticut Warblers in Central Park (NYC)

This Connecticut Warbler turned up in Central Park on Sept 8th 2007, found by Tony Lance and seen by many (click on icon to see pics). The bird lingered near Hernshead in what was at times a surreal location just behind an amplified guitar player who was "entertaining" an audience on the west shore of The Lake. Apparently oblivious to all the fuss, the Connecticut persisted until late in the day but was not found on subseqent days. This was one of a series of Connecticut Warblers that were to show up in Central Park that fall, including another exceptionally tame one up at Sparrow Ridge (Sept 18-20th) and a more elusive one at Summit Rock (Sept 23rd).