The Christmas Bird Count took place in Central Park today. Among the birds counted were three Red-headed Woodpeckers. (It’s possible that the Locust Grove bird was double counted. So, there might only be two.)
Below are pictures of the one in the southern section of the Locust Grove. Note the hint of red growing in on the back of the bird’s head.
In addition to the Snowy Owl, on Long Island and at Jamaica Bay, I photographed a Merlin, some Snow Geese, and a few Green-winged Teals on Saturday.
After a very gray and rainy Saturday, we had a nice sunny Sunday today. The fall migration is almost over. Most of the bird species in the park today will be wintering here.
I birded in Central Park on Saturday and Sunday. The fall migration is winding down and it is getting tougher to find birds. Pale Male and Lola have a Cooper’s Hawk and a young Red-tail in their territory, which is mixing up the standard schedule for the pair.
Sunday was a crisp fall day. Highlights included Lola on the Beresford Apartments, a cooperative Black-throated Green Warbler, Winter Wren and Song Sparrow.
Golden-Crowned Kinglets and Palm Warblers may be common this time of year, but that doesn’t make them any less beautiful.
I had new bird in Central Park today, a Vesper Sparrow. It was on a ridge of rocks just north of the North Meadow. It was nice to have a life bird. They’re getting much harder for me to get these days in Central Park.
