In the Ramble of Central Park is an area of the Lake called the Oven.  It has a patch of Jewelweed that attracts Ruby-throated Hummingbirds and Rose-breasted Grosbeaks during the fall migration.  It also attracted a Tennessee Warbler today as well.

Fall Migration is in full swing with lots of different species in Central Park.  My favorite of the day was this male Hooded Warbler.

A female Hooded Warbler was near the Azalea Pond in Central Park today.  This shy bird was the highlight of my day.

After many gray days, Central Park had sunshine and a nice selection of migrants, including a Chuck Will’s Widow.  This species usually roosts high in a tree, but this on settled on a limb only a foot off the ground, giving Central Park birders some of their best views in memory of this bird.

In a little park on the Hudson River Greenway, Clinton Cov, there have been a group of Seaside Sparrows for the last few days.  This species is usually very hard to find in salt marshes, so having these birds hanging out on a lawn and median between a sidewalk and a bike path, has been a great joy for birders used to spending hours to see a brief glimpse.

There being easy to find has had its drawbacks however.  One of the sparrows became a meal for an American Kestrel on Friday.

A Swainson’s Warbler was in Central Park today, near Strawberry Field.  It’s a bird that usually stays further south, so it created a great deal of excitement.