With the new year comes new county year list. Here are the birds I may add on my year list in January. If it goes anything like 2016, I should get between 50 and 60 species in this month.
Probable
Brant (waterways)
Canada Goose
Wood Duck
Gadwall
American Black Duck
Mallard
Northern Shoveler
Bufflehead
Hooded Merganser
Pied-Billed Grebe
Ruddy Duck
Double-Crested Cormorant
Cooper's Hawk
Red-Tailed Hawk
American Kestrel (city residents)
Peregrine Falcon (city residents)
American Coot
Rock Pigeon
Mourning Dove
Red-Bellied Woodpecker
Yellow-Bellied Sapsucker
Downy Woodpecker
Northern Flicker (least amount in winter)
Blue Jay
American Crow
Black-Capped Chickadee
Tufted Titmouse
White-Breasted Nuthatch
Brown Creeper
Hermit Thrush (several usually overwinter)
American Robin
Northern Mockingbird (will probably come across this species, probably north of 86th st)
European Starling
Fox Sparrow
Song Sparrow (uncommon in winter, but Reservoir is probably a reliable spot)
White-Throated Sparrow
Dark-Eyed Junco
Possible
American Wigeon (Female on Reservoir 12/25, male on CBC)
Northern Pintail (Long-staying immature male at Pond)
Green-Winged Teal (Male has been at Pond for about a week)
Red-Breasted Merganser (East River, or wanderer to Reservoir)
Great Blue Heron (Occasional in winter)
Turkey Vulture
Sharp-Shinned Hawk
Merlin
Red-Breasted Nuthatch (With the irruption, there's a decent chance I will come across this species)
Carolina Wren (likely 1 or 2 hanging around in the park that I may run into)
Ruby-Crowned Kinglet (a few could make it into January) UPDATE: They did.
Eastern Towhee (One or two overwinter)
Swamp Sparrow (One or two overwinter)
Brown-Headed Cowbird
Longshot
Another rare duck species
Any Owl
Red-Shouldered Hawk: (Rare in winter)
Bald Eagle (Rare in winter)
Iceland Gull: (Annual at this point on Reservoir, also seen on CBC)
Common Raven
Common Yellowthroat (One at Pond on CBC.)
American Tree Sparrow
Unexpected
Common Loon (104th street footbridge)
Great Cormorant (Randall's Island)
Black-Crowned Night Heron (Randall's Island)
Red-Headed Woodpecker (68th Street Gazebo)
Pocket Park birds I could try for
Brown Thrasher: Has stayed in pocket parks in the past (got in Central Park!)
Gray Catbird: Often a few overwinter in pocket parks.
Ovenbird: In some Januarys there have been Ovenbirds in Bryant Park, could linger in a park. One in Inwood on CBC.
Yellow-Breasted Chat: Not sure if City Hall Park bird is still there, but seen on CBC.
Eastern Towhee
Swamp Sparrow: Often a few that overwinter in pocket parks.
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