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Warblers arrive

Hello all,

The warblers have started to arrive and I managed to sight palm warblers and pine warblers, I started seeing hermit thrushes, on Thursday.
Today, I sighted a ruby crowned kinglet as well a flock of cedar winged waxxbirds. Agains an overcast sky, I recognized two on a branch without even seeing the yellow stripe on the tail. Seeing two, I knew to look around as they are rather gregarious and found another eight nearby. Cedar wa

On the woodpecker front. I saw both a northern flicker and a yellow bellied sapsucker.

Happy bird watching,
Arthur :hi:
 

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Into spring

Hello,

I have little new to report. I am fairly sure that I saw a white crowned sparrow and a wood thrush. Today I was a large raptor over the Great Lawn. With its white head and white tail, I am confident that it was an adult bald eagle. This would be only my third sighting of the U.S. national symbol.

I add a photograph of Cherry Hill, at its best.

Bird images by Louis Agassiz Fuertes; Cherry Hill taken from Bow Bridge with my iPod.

Today, I met a group of bird watchers on the Point. When I mentioned that there was a black crowned night heron on the opposite shore, right ahead of me. The leader asked where in relations to some daffodils. To which I replied a few meters to the right. Before he put his glass to his eye he asked, "Isn't that a supermarket bag?" Sometimes, the unexpected happens.

Happy bird watching,
Arthur :hi:
 

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:-O

Like you, and KC, I've been caught out by them too Arthur. Fortunately my ones haven't been quite so public!:eek!:
 
Hello KC and Delia,

I have learned to take a good look at everything and take nothing for granted.

On Sunday, I was at the Reservoir where I sam my first red throated loon but not in full breeding plumage,
and where I saw truly ruddy ruddy ducks, whose bills were not yet blue, if I recall.
Last week, I also saw a blue gray gnatcatcher. Yesterday, I saw a pair of Eastern towhees at the feeders, along with brown headed cowbirds. Today's best sighting was a myrtle warbler also known as a yellow rumped warbler or a butter butt.

All images by Louis Agassiz Fuertes, from Birds of New York,

Happy bird watching,
Arthur :hi:
 

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Congrats on your lifer Arthur!

I've still got a few Butter-butts hanging around but haven't seen a Blue-gray Gnatcher yet. I hear them but haven't seen any.
 
Rain

Hello all,

Rain has shortened my bird watching this week and Sunday, I travel to Brooklyn, if my papers are in order. However, I thought that I might add a few birds, newly seen this season. First of all, for only the second time I spotted a yellow crowned night heron. It was on the Point on Thursday. A little belatedly, I saw tree swallows flying over the Reservoir. By chance, I passed by a bit of grass north of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, where a few bird watchers were staring intently at some house sparrows. It turned out that one of the birds was a male indigo bunting, a bird I have not seen in quite a while.
The bills of the ruddy ducks on the Reservoir are starting to turn blue and there are still buffleheads on the Reservoir, but not for much longer.
I also attach a photo of the 3,500 year old Egyptian obelisk which is in Central Park.

Happy bird watching,
Arthur
 

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Hello Arthur,

Glad you're seeing some spring migrants. I saw 50+ species in the park yesterday on a group outing. Highlights were Rose-breasted Grosbeak, Baltimore Oriole, Veery, and 11 warbler species including American Redstart and Black-throated Blue Warbler.

A great birding location for sure, and what a resource for you to tap into.
 
Hello Birdmeister,

You did very well. I avoid groups but it is clear that dozens more pairs of eyes may help.

Today, I did see a rose breasted grosbeak at the feeders. Near the Northern Lobe, aka Bank Rock Pool, I saw a northern parula; on the Point were several black and white warblers; at the Oven, I saw a male Amerian redstart and east of the Maintenance Meadow, a yellow warbler turned up.

Last week, I saw my first prairie warbler of the season.

All images by Louis Agassiz Fuertes.

Happy bird watching,
Arthur :egghead:
 

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That it for spring

Hello all,

Today, the temperature may reach 25ºC; tomorrow perhaps 30ºC. New Yorkers say that we never have much of a spring and that seems true.

Today's new birds were a spotted sandpiper, a warbling vireo, a blue headed vireo, a Baltimore Oriole, and an orchard oriole.

Other birds seen today include:
mallards,
double crested cormorants,
a great egret,
a black crowned night heron,
northern cardinals,
blue jays,
rose breasted grosbeaks,
red winged blackbirds,
mourning doves,
grackles
downy woodpeckers,
red bellied woodpeckers,
northern flickers,
yellow warblers,
northern parula,
prairie warblers,
black and white warblers,
blue gray gnatcatcher,
a northern waterthrush,
white throated sparrows
an Eastern towhee,
and a tufted titmouse.

All illustrations by Louis Agassiz Fuertes.

Happy bird watching, :scribe:
Arthur
 

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Warblers!

Hello,

the sudden summer weather seems to have brought many birds from the south.

I have mentioned the prairie warblers, which are as persistent like the palm and black and white warblers. I did see the black throated blue winged, the Maryland warbler, also known as the common yellow throat, magnolia warblers, and a hooded warbler.

On the Reservoir, I saw another spotted sandpiper, an American coot, blue billed ruddy ducks.

Happy bird watching,
Arthur :scribe:
 

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Warblers and...

Hello,

I will finish off the week with five birds. I saw both a Nashville warbler and a Cape May warbler. Earlier this week, I finally saw an Eastern Kingbird, which is probably nesting in the Park. Wednesday and Thursday I was male scarlet tanagers or maybe the same one twice as the sightings were in virtually the same locations. Yesterday, I am pretty sure I saw a horned grebe on the Reservoir.

Happy bird watching,
Arthur :hi:
 

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Sunday in the Park

Hello all,

On Sunday, central Park was swarming with bird watchers, known as homo sapiens binoculars to a non-bird watcher. One of them gave me a tip on two birds: a prothonotary warbler and a Kentucky warbler. The latter seemed to have been spooked by all the attention and unfortunate noise, flying off before I could see it. I also managed to see black throated green, Blackburnian and bay breasted warblers.

A familiar warm weather bird, a gray catbird turned up a while back and will stay in the Park for the warm weather.

All images by Louis Agassiz Fuertes, form Eaton's Birds of New York.

Happy bird watching,
Arthur :hi:
 

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Hello,

First of all, let me note some non-warblers. Swainson's thrushes and ovenbirds are showing up. This morning, I saw a blue grosbeak, a life bird. It was not completely blue but I was happy to see it.

I can also add blackpoll, and worm eating warblers to my sightings.

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Happy bird watching,
Arthur :hi:
 

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the story of my bird watching life

Hello all,

First of all, I did not see the Kirtland's warbler which visited Central Park. I arrived at its last known location, this morning, only to hear, "You should have been here thrty minutes, ago." How many times have you heard that line?

Today, I did see a Wilson's warbler. Over the last week, I did see a white eyed vireo and a yellow throated vireo, and chestnut sided warblers.

This past winter, I saw very few white breasted nuthatches, but today I did see one.

I never claimed to be able to predict bird sightings but today I got lucky. I was speaking with a couple who were less experienced than even I, at the pier on Turtle pond.. I was even asked by them to identify a double crested cormorant, a very common bird. I suggested that we were probably near a nest of Eastern kingbirds, when one turned up as I was talking.

Happy bird watching,
Arthur
 

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Sorry to hear about the Kirtland's Warbler. Our member "glide133" was able to see it and get a photo of it. Fingers crossed for you Arthur.
 
First of all, I did not see the Kirtland's warbler which visited Central Park. I arrived at its last known location, this morning, only to hear, "You should have been here thrty minutes, ago." How many times have you heard that line?

Oh dear - what a shame for you Arthur. Sorry...... and, yes, I've heard that one more times than I'd like to recall!!! Not fair is it.

Still it seems you did have a good session after all.

Thanks for the report.
 
Dear KC and Delia,

Not to worry as I always have a good day visiting Central Park.

Happy bird watching,
Arthur :hi:
 

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