Thursday, December 31, 2015

Some 2015 Facts

Best bird by month:
January: Common Redpoll at the Central Park feeders, 1/25 thru early March
February: American Tree Sparrow at the Central Park feeders, 2/1 thru early March
March: Bald Eagle flying over the park, 3/29
April: Chuck-Will's-Widow at Bryant Park, 4/13
May: 2 Bay-Breasted Warblers at Azalea Pond in Central Park, 5/16
June: 2 nesting Yellow-Crowned Night Herons at Governor's Island, 6/19
July: Yellow Warblers at Central Park (there was nothing better to see)
August: Alder Flycatcher at Tupelo Meadow in Central Park, 8/28
September: Connecticut Warbler at Trinity Church, 9/22
October: Sora at the Loch in Central Park, 10/17
November: Pacific-Slope/Cordilleran Flycatcher at Central Park, 11/21
December: Orange-Crowned Warbler near the MET museum in Central Park, 12/20

Best bird of 2015: Pacific-Slope/Cordilleran Flycatcher at Central Park, 11/21
Worst bird of 2015: House Sparrow
Biggest miss of 2015: Prairie Warbler
Best month of 2015: May (40 species added)
Worst month of 2015: July (0 species added)
Most new species in a day: 1/4 (25 species)
Most new species in a day not in January: 5/3 (13 species)
Lifers: 17
County Lifers: 21
Rarities: 15
Warbler Count: 30 (27 in spring, 20 in fall)
Birds added outside of Central Park: 19
Number of self-found species: 130 out of 158 (82.2%)
Number of birds seen in other years, but not in 2015: 18

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