On Sunday, I went with my friend, Ryan to Randall's Island to try to see if there were any Nelson's or Saltmarsh Sparrows or American Pipits. We failed in that, but found many regular fall migrants, including my first flocks of Yellow-Rumped Warblers of the season, as well as several Savannah Sparrows seen there. A surprise was a Great Blue Heron in a marsh, since most herons have gone south already. After that, we went to the Harlem Meer in Central Park to search for 2 rare ducks for the park that were seen that day and the day before, an American Wigeon and Green-Winged Teal. They were said to be in a flock at the southwest corner of the Meer. When we got there, we found a flock of Mallards and Gadwalls along the shore of an island there, and Ryan quickly spotted the wigeon in front of the other ducks. After looking at the wigeon, I looked throughout the ducks for the teal, and I found the bird on the shore. 2 lifers in the same flock! We then worked our we south, finding kinglets, phoebes, and warblers along the way, as well as my FOS Blue-Headed Vireo. We then went to a spot he said was good for many sparrows including White-Crowned Sparrows. In fact, a Vesper Sparrow was seen there the day before. When we got there, we immediately located 3 White-Crowned Sparrows, as well as an Indigo Bunting, Swamp Sparrow, and a Dark-Eyed Junco. 3 new year birds, including 2 lifers made this day awesome!
American Redstart
Blackpoll Warbler
Northern Parula
Pine Warbler
Palm Warbler
Common Yellowthroat
Black-and-White Warbler
Yellow-Rumped Warbler (Pinetum, FOS for park)
Golden-Crowned Kinglet (Pinetum, Great Lawn, FOS)
Ruby-Crowned Kinglet (Great Lawn)
Blue-Headed Vireo (Great Lawn)
Eastern Phoebe
Eastern Wood-Pewee
Indigo Bunting (female, FOS)
Song Sparrow
White-Throated Sparrow
Swamp Sparrow (FOS)
WHITE-CROWNED SPARROW (2 juveniles, 1 adult)
Dark-Eyed Junco (FOS)
Yellow-Bellied Sapsucker
Downy Woodpecker
American Coot (Turtle Pond)
Ruddy Duck (Reservoir)
Northern Shoveler
Gadwall
GREEN-WINGED TEAL
AMERICAN WIGEON
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