kuzeycem
Medicinal Birding
As I mentioned in an earlier thread I will be at New York City (Manhattan) in late June-mid July and I will certainly be birding around the city (and a little out of it, e.g. Long Island perhaps).
I would be interested to know which species are known to breed in and around New York City, especially those that are easier to find. So far I came up with:
1. Canada Goose (CP)
2. Wood Duck (CP, VC)
3. Snowy Egret (JB)
4. Tricolored Heron (JB)
5. Little Blue Heron (JB)
6. Green Heron (CP,JB)
7. Yellow-crowned Night-heron (JB)
8. Red-tailed Hawk (CP)
9. Clapper Rail (JB)
10. American Oystercatcher (JB)
11. Willet (JB)
12. American Woodcock (JB)
13. Laughing Gull (JB)
14. Forster's Tern (JB)
15. Least Tern (JB)
16. Mourning Dove (CP)
17. Eastern Screech-Owl (CP)
18. Red-bellied Woodpecker (CP, VC)
19. Hairy Woodpecker (VC)
20. Downy Woodpecker (CP, VC)
21. Northern Flicker (CP, VC)
22. Willow Flycatcher (JB, VC)
23. Eastern Kingbird (CP, VC)
24. Eastern Wood-Peewee (VC)
25. Red-eyed Vireo (CP)
26. Warbling Vireo (CP, VC)
27. Blue Jay (CP, VC)
28. American Crow (CP?)
29. Tufted Titmouse (CP)
30. Black-capped Chickadee (CP)
31. Northern Rough-winged Swallow (CP?, VC)
32. Tree Swallow (VC)
33. Marsh Wren (JB)
34. Carolina Wren (CP)
35. House Wren (CP)
36. American Robin (CP, VC)
37. Wood Thrush (CP, VC)
38. Gray Catbird (CP, VC)
39. American Goldfinch (VC)
40. House Finch (CP)
41. Northern Cardinal (CP, VC)
42. Chipping Sparrow (CP)
43. Song Sparrow (VC)
44. American Redstart (JB)
45. Yellow Warbler (VC)
46. Eastern Towhee (VC)
47. Baltimore Oriole (CP, VC)
48. Rose-breasted Grosbeak (VC)
49. Red-winged Blackbird (CP, VC)
50. Boat-tailed Grackle (JB)
51. Common Grackle (CP, VC)
52. Brown-headed Cowbird (VC)
CP for Central Park, VC for Van Courtland and JB for Jamaica Bay.
I would love to hear some more breeders (especially shorebirds and New World warblers).
I would be interested to know which species are known to breed in and around New York City, especially those that are easier to find. So far I came up with:
1. Canada Goose (CP)
2. Wood Duck (CP, VC)
3. Snowy Egret (JB)
4. Tricolored Heron (JB)
5. Little Blue Heron (JB)
6. Green Heron (CP,JB)
7. Yellow-crowned Night-heron (JB)
8. Red-tailed Hawk (CP)
9. Clapper Rail (JB)
10. American Oystercatcher (JB)
11. Willet (JB)
12. American Woodcock (JB)
13. Laughing Gull (JB)
14. Forster's Tern (JB)
15. Least Tern (JB)
16. Mourning Dove (CP)
17. Eastern Screech-Owl (CP)
18. Red-bellied Woodpecker (CP, VC)
19. Hairy Woodpecker (VC)
20. Downy Woodpecker (CP, VC)
21. Northern Flicker (CP, VC)
22. Willow Flycatcher (JB, VC)
23. Eastern Kingbird (CP, VC)
24. Eastern Wood-Peewee (VC)
25. Red-eyed Vireo (CP)
26. Warbling Vireo (CP, VC)
27. Blue Jay (CP, VC)
28. American Crow (CP?)
29. Tufted Titmouse (CP)
30. Black-capped Chickadee (CP)
31. Northern Rough-winged Swallow (CP?, VC)
32. Tree Swallow (VC)
33. Marsh Wren (JB)
34. Carolina Wren (CP)
35. House Wren (CP)
36. American Robin (CP, VC)
37. Wood Thrush (CP, VC)
38. Gray Catbird (CP, VC)
39. American Goldfinch (VC)
40. House Finch (CP)
41. Northern Cardinal (CP, VC)
42. Chipping Sparrow (CP)
43. Song Sparrow (VC)
44. American Redstart (JB)
45. Yellow Warbler (VC)
46. Eastern Towhee (VC)
47. Baltimore Oriole (CP, VC)
48. Rose-breasted Grosbeak (VC)
49. Red-winged Blackbird (CP, VC)
50. Boat-tailed Grackle (JB)
51. Common Grackle (CP, VC)
52. Brown-headed Cowbird (VC)
CP for Central Park, VC for Van Courtland and JB for Jamaica Bay.
I would love to hear some more breeders (especially shorebirds and New World warblers).