A nice trip to Randalls Island on Sunday yeilded the two resident Peregrine Falcons atop the center building of The Manhattan Psychiatric Center. One was on a corner and the other on a set of communications towers. The bird on the tower was banded but it was too far away to capture any numbers.
The count for the day was fairly good. 35 species with a Common Goldeneye and a Belted Kingfisher as highlights. The day had three raptor species, American Kestrel, Peregrine Falcon and Red-tailed Hawk.
620 | Brant |
406 | Canada Goose |
30 | Gadwall |
3 | American Black Duck |
28 | Mallard |
12 | Bufflehead |
1 | Common Goldeneye |
14 | Red-breasted Merganser |
24 | Ruddy Duck |
1 | Red-throated Loon |
1 | Double-crested Cormorant |
2 | Great Cormorant |
1 | Great Blue Heron |
2 | Red-tailed Hawk |
1 | American Coot |
20 | Ring-billed Gull |
1 | Herring Gull |
4 | Great Black-backed Gull |
45 | Rock Pigeon |
3 | Mourning Dove |
2 | Belted Kingfisher |
3 | American Kestrel |
2 | Peregrine Falcon |
4 | American Crow |
4 | Black-capped Chickadee |
1 | White-breasted Nuthatch |
14 | American Robin |
2 | Northern Mockingbird |
57 | European Starling |
1 | American Tree Sparrow |
1 | Song Sparrow |
2 | White-throated Sparrow |
1 | Dark-eyed Junco |
6 | Northern Cardinal |
15 | House Sparrow |