On Saturday morning, I went birdwatching with Jack Meyer.  I highly recommend going on one of Jack’s walks. They’re a great way to expand your birding skills and learn the hot spots around the Lake, the Ramble and Turtle Pond.

Jack Meyer leads Central Park birding tours during the spring and fall migration seasons which start at 72nd and Central Park West  (NE corner) at 7:30 am, four days a week, Thursday through Sunday.  This season, Jack’s fall tours will continue until Sunday, October 29.  The walks last until 10:30 or 11:00 a.m., with a brief coffee break midway through. The walks are unstructured, and there is no obligation to stay to the end.  The cost is $6 per person. No reservations are needed.

(If there are any questions, you can reach Jack at 212-563-0038 (Not after 8 PM please) or email jackmeyer415@earthlink.net
Should the weather be bad, and you are uncertain if the walk is going, phone anytime after 5 AM . If you get Jack’s answering machine, you will know that he has already left for the park and the walk is on.)

On Saturday, we a nice walk.  Our list for the day was:

Double-crested Cormorant (Flyover.)
Canada Goose
Mallard
Rock Pigeon
Mourning Dove
Red-bellied Woodpecker (Ramble.)
Downy Woodpecker (Lower lobe.)
Northern Flicker (Ramble.)
Eastern Wood-Pewee (Lower Lobe.)
Blue Jay
Tufted Titmouse (Willow Rock.)
Carolina Wren (Azalea Pond.)
Ruby-crowned Kinglet (Lower Lobe.)
Veery (Lower Lobe.)
American Robin
Gray Catbird
European Starling
Northern Parula (Several.)
Yellow Warbler (Several.)
Chestnut-sided Warbler (Lower lobe.)
Magnolia Warbler (Lower lobe, Point.)
Black-throated Blue Warbler (Lower Lobe, Point.)
Blackpoll Warbler (Lower lobe.)
Black-and-white Warbler (Several.)
American Redstart (Several.)
Common Yellowthroat (Oven.)
Wilson’s Warbler (Lower Lobe, Point.)
Canada Warbler (Point.)
Northern Cardinal
Common Grackle
House Sparrow

Here are some of the warblers from the day…

There were about two hours on Sunday without rain and I tried to make the most of it.  I birded in the North of the park along the Pool and the Loch.  It was so dark, I missed most of the birds I would have liked to have photographed.  Luckily, I didn’t walk way completely empty handed.

On a gray Saturday afternoon, the park was very quiet with little activity in the Rambles.  I did find a few warblers: a Wilson’s Warbler, a few Black and White Warblers, a great many American Redstarts, a Black-throated Blue Warbler, and a Magnolia Warbler.

Ruby-throated Hummingbirds are back in the park.  These pictures were taken on Wednesday evening in the Wildflower Meadow of Central Park’s North Woods.