Friday, February 17, 2017

Rare Bird Alert 2/18/17

Northern Pintail male continues at Pond
Common Loon on Reservoir since Monday
Red-Throated Loon on Reservoir on Wednesday and Thursday
RED-NECKED GREBE continues on Reservoir
GREAT HORNED OWL at 79th street transverse on Monday
Red-Headed Woodpecker immature continues near The Dene.
Common Raven flyovers

Extralimital:
Canvasbacks occasionally at Harlem Piers Park
GLAUCOUS GULL on Roosevelt Island Thursday
2 Snow Buntings on Randall's Island on Tuesday
LINCOLN'S SPARROW continuing at Bryant Park

Sunday, February 12, 2017

Rare Bird Alert 2/11/17

Northern Pintail male and Wood Duck male continue at Pond
Green-Winged Teal seen at Meer
2 Ring-Necked Ducks (male and female) at Reservoir since Friday.
Common Merganser female at Reservoir on Friday.
RED-NECKED GREBE released from rehab onto reservoir on 2/1, has remained there since and appears to be healthy.
GLAUCOUS GULL at Reservoir briefly on Wednesday and Friday.
Great Blue Heron at Pond occasionally up to a little less than a week ago.
Bald Eagle seen above Reservoir on Wednesday.
A few flyovers of Common Raven
Eastern Towhee male near Boathouse

Monday, January 30, 2017

Rare Bird Alert 1/29/17

Northern Pintail and Swamp Sparrow continue at Pond
Red-Headed Woodpecker continues at The Dene.

Extralimital: Ovenbird at City Hall Park

Sunday, January 22, 2017

Central Park Rare Bird Alert 1/22/17

3 Snow Geese circling Reservoir today
Northern Pintail and Green-Winged Teal continue at Pond
Red-Headed Woodpecker continues at The Dene

Wednesday, January 18, 2017

Central Park Rare Bird Alert 1/15/16

Northern Pintail male continuing at Pond
Green-Winged Teal male continuing at Pond
Red-Headed Woodpecker immature continuing at The Dene

Monday, January 9, 2017

Rare Bird Alert 1/9/17

NORTHERN PINTAIL male, Green-Winged Teal male, Swamp Sparrow continuing at Pond.
RED-HEADED WOODPECKER immature near East 68th street gazebo (The Dene). Likely the same bird that had been seen in late October and early November.

Monday, January 2, 2017

Rare Bird Alert 1/2/17

NORTHERN PINTAIL male and Green-Winged Teal male continue at Pond. Both are now accustomed to being fed handouts with the more common ducks.

American Woodcock east of the northern Central Park Zoo entrance.