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[Pinewood]

I've seen Red-eared Sliders do the same in Hong Kong, where they've become an invasive species

Hello MKinHK,

About 75 years ago, New Yorkers started to motor to the countryside, where their children caught turtles. After returning home, the parents took the turtles from the bath tub and dropped them in Central Park. The presence of alien turtles is very apparent in what used to be called Belvedere Lake, which is now known as Turtle Pond.

Stay safe,
Arthur

 

[KC Foggin]

So that's how that pond got it's name. Thanks for that info Arthur!

 

[Pinewood]

Hello,

Central Park is experiencing a low in the variety of birds. Sometimes, I struggle to see ten native birds, even mallards are not an everyday experience. I am fairly certain that I heard a yellow billed cuckoo, Wednesday, but I certainly saw a white throated sparrow on Sunday. Another bird watcher suggested a a white throat had been summering in the northern end of the Park

Stay safe,
Arthur

 

[KC Foggin]

Two great views of your sightings Arthur!

 

[MiddleRiver]

We're in a bit of the doldrums too. Heat is not helping!

 

[Pinewood]

We're in a bit of the doldrums too. Heat is not helping!

Hello KC and Middle River,

On my way home from the Park, via Zabar's*, a woman asked me if I had seen any birds. I replied, "The birds have all gone north to the mountains†. They are so lucky, they don't need to buy a 'bus ticket."

Stay safe,
Arthur

*The favourite grocer of the Upper West Side, sort of like Fortnum & Masons's without the pretension.
†Local language for the Catskills.

 

[Pinewood]

Hello,

There seems to be some change in the air over Central Park. First of all, I did have a brief glimpse of the yellow billed cuckoo mentioned in post #1023. Two days ago, I am fairly certain that I spotted a belted kingfisher, possibly a female, over Turtle pond, although it was distant and buried, its behaviour was consisted with our kingfisher. Yesterday, I surely saw a song sparrow, a veery and a female American redstart. The latter two at Azalea Pond.


All images by Luis Agassiz Fuertes from Birds of New York.

Stay safe,
Arthur

 

[Pinewood]

Hello,

Migration has started but not necessarily for me. The kingbirds nested in a different spot this year but I did get to see what might have been a juvenile. Black crowned night herons are fairly common, although they do hide during the day. I did manage to see a juvenile night heron over the Lake.
Yes, I have seen warbler since my last post: a red eyed vireo, black and white warblers, and male American redstarts. I spotted an early song sparrow and saw a female scarlet tananger, with its yellow breast.
More to come.



Stay safe,
Arthur

 

[Pinewood]

Hello,

Since my last posting, I have seen cedar waxwings, a Louisiana waterthrush, a blue-gray gnatcatcher, Cape May warblers, black throated blue warbler immature male common yellowthroat., and a hermit thrush.


All images by Louis Agassiz Fuertes from Eaton's Birds of New York, 1912-1914.

More to come.

Stay safe,
Arthur

 

[MiddleRiver]

Arthur, am I correct that we're starting to see early migrants? I'm further south but folks are starting to pick up 'fall' birds.

 

[Pinewood]

Arthur, am I correct that we're starting to see early migrants? I'm further south but folks are starting to pick up 'fall' birds.

Rather early. Our birds do not read field guides but they do fly.
Arthur

 

[Pinewood]

Hello,

I have not posted for some time. As they say in the military, "No excuse, sir!' Although last weekend was a little rainy: 150mm in one day.

Since my last post, I have seen an ovenbird, ruby throated hummingbirds, northern waterthrush, Swainson's thrush, and a prairie warbler. That puts me only ten days behind.



Stay safe,
Arthur

 

[KC Foggin]

A great collection of your recent sightings Arthur!!

 

[Pinewood]

Hello,

The autumnal migration is moving along. Two weeks, ago, I saw a , a magnolia warbler, and three brown thrashers. The brown thrashers were together on one meadow. I have also seen a palm warbler and both golden crowned and ruby crowned kinglets and a male scarlet tanager [see post #1028] and a rose breasted grosbeak.




Stay safe,
Arthur

 

[Pinewood]

Hello,

I had my first three woodpecker day in a long time: yellow belly sapsucker, red belly woodpecker and a northern flicker as well a sparrow hawk, AKA kestrel and an Eastern wood pewee. The weather has become typical of early autumn but the trees are showing little colour.

All images are by Louis Agassiz Fuertes. Both the yellow belly sapsucker and the northern flicker are from Fannie Eckstrom's The Woodpeckers, 1901, the others are from Eaton's Birds of New York, 1912-1914.

Stay safe,
Arthur

 

[KC Foggin]

All my trees are still heavy with green leaves and we've had some cold (for this season) days and evenings.

 

[MiddleRiver]

All my trees are still heavy with green leaves and we've had some cold (for this season) days and evenings.

Our Walnuts are have been dropping leaves (and nuts!) but other species are really just getting started. We always have PIleated, Red-belly, Downy, and Hairy, but the Flickers and Sapsuckers started appearing just the last week or so.

 

[Pinewood]

Our Walnuts are have been dropping leaves (and nuts!) but other species are really just getting started. We always have PIleated, Red-belly, Downy, and Hairy, but the Flickers and Sapsuckers started appearing just the last week or so.

Hello,

I rarely see hairy and I never see pileated woodpeckers. Acorns are falling all over Central Park but still few colourful leaves.

Stay safe,
Arthur

 

[Pinewood]

Hello,

I am still catching up. Last month, I saw a magnolia warbler, which were about for weeks, and early this month brown creepers and a black throated green turned up. More recently, this week, I saw wood thrushes and a song sparrow.

Stay safe,
Arthur

 

[KC Foggin]

Appears migration is well under way Arthur