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Hello,
Ruby crowned kinglets, a Carolina wren, a female rose breasted grosbeak and most unusually, a yellow throat vireo have turned up. The latter would be a life bird for me. White throated sparrows have now arrived in great numbers.
kinglets.jpgcarolina wren.jpgrose breasted grosbeak.jpgYellow throated vireo.jpg

Happy bird watching,
Arthur
 
Hello,

I have had a very bust October, often keeping me from bird watching. So I will try to do a little catchup. Incidentally, autumn, or fall as Americans often call this season, is in full colours.

I had the pleasure to see golden crown kinglets with their crowns in full display and Eastern towhees, a winter wren and a yellow billed cuckoo, a junco and a field sparrow and a song sparrow

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kinglets.jpgtowhee, etc.jpgWinter wren II.jpgCuckoo, yellow billed.jpgjuncoes.jpgField sparrow.jpgSong sparrow.jpg


Happy bird watching,
Arthur
 
Hello,

The past few days have been an autumnal delight. I have seen black capped chickadees, tufted titmice, norther shovel(l)ers, wood ducks, and a brown creeper. I also saw a great blue heron catch a large fish, maybe 17 cm. long. He went out of sight, so I wonder if it was able to eat the fish
eblack capped chickadee.jpgtufted titmouse.jpgShovelers and Wood ducks.jpg .Brown creeper.jpg

Here is a view of a Central Park path in autumn:
Central Park in Autumn.jpeg

Happy bird watching,
Arthur
 
Hello,

The winter waterfowl are returning to Central Park. Of late I have seen hooded mergansers, American black duck, possibly a hybrid, buffleheads and American coots. Today I saw, rather than just heard a Carolina wren.
hooded mergansers.jpgblack duck.jpgbuffleheads.jpgcoots.jpgcarolina wren.jpg
Happy bird watching,
Arthur
 
Hello,

Since my last posting I have seen few new birds but I did see a chipping sparrow, fox sparrows, American goldfinches in winter plumage and common grackles. Oddly, I saw the saw the grackles on the pavement, sidewalk, of a residential area near my home.chipping sparrow.jpgFox sparrow.jpgAmerican goldfinch.jpggrackles.jpg

My recent walks to the Reservoir have yet to reveal any new waterfowl.

Happy bird watching,
Arthur
 
Hello,

I have not seen anything new recently but the autumnal birds are plentiful. Here is a list of today's quite common sightings:
Northern shovellers,
mallards,
wood ducks,
hooded mergansers,
great blue heron,
black capped chickadees,
a plethora of tufted titmice,
red tail hawk,
American robins,
American goldfinch,
a junco,
a goldfinch,
mourning doves,
Northern cardinals, female
red belly woodpecker,
white throat sparrows
blue jays,
white breast nut hatches,
house finches,

Should you wish to visit New York City in the autumn, avoid Marathon weekend, the first Sunday in November, and Thanksgiving Day. Both occasions, and the day before, may have the highest hotel prices. On both days, Central Park visits are restricted, at least from the West Side.
Happy bird watching,
Arthur
 

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