I’ve gone a few times to look for the West End Avenue Red-tailed Hawk fledglings, but have been unable to find them on my last visits.

So, I spent time in Central Park today.  At the north end of Strawberry Field in a Black Locust tree which is in the steep slope between the end of the chip path and the road, is a Cedar Waxwing nest.  It appears to have two birds in the nest.  I saw them and both the parents today.  The feedings took place about 30 minutes apart, so the nest requires some patience if you’re going to watch it.  This is the first time I’ve seen a Cedar Waxwing nest in the park.

While waiting for activity on the 72nd Street nest, I saw this House Sparrow nest behind an air conditioning vent.  Four hungry mouths to feed.

I saw my first European Goldfinch today in Central Park.  An introduced bird in North America, it is becoming more and more established. 

I had to ask a WhatsApp group I’m in to figure it out.  Luckily, folks forgave my ignorance and I got an answer within a minute.

There are scores of American Robin nests in Central Park currently.  Some nests have already produced fledglings. I caught up with one nest on the Point a small peninsula that juts out in the Central Park Lake.  Both parents were actively feeding the three young robins.

A Belted Kingfisher was on the shore of The Pond in Central Park on Wednesday.  I caught up with it while it was eating a fish.  It took a lot of work to swallow the fish!

Mary Beth Kopper found a Long-tailed Duck on the Central Park Reservoir on Saturday.  A bird common in New York harbor, is very rarely seen in Central Park.  The female slept most of the time it was on the reservoir before becoming active later in the day.