I suppose you couldn't call this local, but I thought it proper that I share
this experience.
We went to New York for 4 days. I managed to get the wife out of the shops
to go Bird
watching one day. It was a truly wonderful experience for any one who has
not visited the States.
I had an expert Ornithologist from the American Institute of Natural HIstory
as a guide. Joe has
collated all the birds we saw on that day. Central Park is abound with many
beautiful birds.
Jamaica Bay was full of Marshland Birds, Waders, and woodland birds.
Should anyone wish to contact Joe, please feel free to do so, at Joe
DiCostanzo [MetroBirds@nyc.rr.com]
Regards
Richard Greenwood.
29 April 2003 - Central Park (CP) and Jamaica Bay (JB), New York City
Richard & Kathleen Greenwood with Joe DiCostanzo/MetroBirds.com
Common Loon (Great Northern Diver) Gavia immer - JB
DOUBLE-CRESTED CORMORANT Phalacrocorax auritus - CP, JB
GREAT EGRET Ardea alba - CP, JB
TRICOLORED HERON Egretta tricolor - JB
SNOWY EGRET Egretta thula - JB
GREEN HERON Butorides virescens - CP
BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT-HERON Nycticorax nycticorax - CP, JB
GLOSSY IBIS Plegadis falcinellus - JB
Mute Swan Cygnus olor - CP, JB
Canada Goose Branta canadensis - CP, JB
Brant (Brent Goose) Branta bernicla - JB
Gadwall Anas strepera - JB
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos - CP, JB
AMERICAN BLACK DUCK Anas rubripes - JB
Greater Scaup Aythya marila - JB
Ruddy Duck Oxyura jamaicensis - JB
Osprey Pandion haliaetus - JB
Northern Harrier (Hen Harrier) Circus cyaneus - JB
AMERICAN KESTREL Falco sparverius - CP
AMERICAN OYSTERCATCHER Haematopus palliatus - JB
Black-bellied Plover (Grey Plover) Pluvialis squatarola - JB
GREATER YELLOWLEGS Tringa melanoleuca - JB
WILLET Catoptrophorus semipalmatus - JB
Dunlin Calidris alpina - JB
RING-BILLED GULL Larus delawarensis - JB
Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus - JB
Herring Gull Larus argentatus - JB
LAUGHING GULL Larus atricilla - JB
FORSTER'S TERN Sterna forsteri - JB
Rock Dove (Feral Pigeon) Columba livia - CP, JB
MOURNING DOVE Zenaida macroura - CP, JB
RED-HEADED WOODPECKER Melanerpes erythrocephalus - CP
RED-BELLIED WOODPECKER Melanerpes carolinus - CP
DOWNY WOODPECKER Picoides pubescens - CP
NORTHERN FLICKER Colaptes auratus - CP, JB
TREE SWALLOW Tachycineta bicolor - JB
NORTHERN ROUGH-WINGED SWALLOW Stelgidopteryx serripennis - CP
Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica - CP, JB
RUBY-CROWNED KINGLET Regulus calendula - CP, JB
GRAY CATBIRD Dumetella carolinensis - CP
NORTHERN MOCKINGBIRD Mimus polyglottos - JB
BROWN THRASHER Toxostoma rufum - CP
VEERY Catharus fuscescens - CP, JB
HERMIT THRUSH Catharus guttatus - CP
AMERICAN ROBIN Turdus migratorius - CP, JB
BLUE-GRAY GNATCATCHER Polioptila caerulea - CP
TUFTED TITMOUSE Baeolophus bicolor - CP
BLUE JAY Cyanocitta cristata - CP
AMERICAN CROW Corvus brachyrhynchos - CP, JB
FISH CROW Corvus ossifragus - JB
European Starling Sturnus vulgaris - CP, JB
YELLOW-THROATED VIREO Vireo flavifrons - CP
BLUE-HEADED VIREO Vireo solitarius - CP
BLUE-WINGED WARBLER Vermivora pinus - CP
YELLOW WARBLER Dendroica petechia - JB
BLACK-THROATED BLUE WARBLER Dendroica caerulescens - CP
YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLER Dendroica coronata - CP, JB
BLACK-THROATED GREEN WARBLER Dendroica virens - CP
PALM WARBLER Dendroica palmarum - CP
BLACK-AND-WHITE WARBLER Mniotilta varia - CP
OVENBIRD Seiurus aurocapillus - CP
NORTHERN WATERTHRUSH Seiurus noveboracensis - CP
EASTERN TOWHEE Pipilo erythrophthalmus - JB
CHIPPING SPARROW Spizella passerina - CP
SONG SPARROW Melospiza melodia - JB
WHITE-THROATED SPARROW Zonotrichia albicollis - CP, JB
DARK-EYED JUNCO Junco hyemalis - CP
NORTHERN CARDINAL Cardinalis cardinalis - CP, JB
RED-WINGED BLACKBIRD Agelaius phoeniceus - CP, JB
COMMON GRACKLE Quiscalus quiscula - CP, JB
BROWN-HEADED COWBIRD Molothrus ater - CP
HOUSE FINCH Carpodacus mexicanus - CP, JB
House Sparrow Passer domesticus - CP, JB
Species seen - 73
LIFE BIRDS 55
Red-tailed Hawk Buteo jamaicensis - nest seen in CP
Carolina Wren Thryothorus ludovicianus - heard at CP & JB
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