Date: 8/22/26 1:37 pm From: Deborah Allen <dallenyc...> Subject: [nysbirds-l] Central Park NYC, Sat. Aug. 22, 2026: Am. Kestrel, Veery, 8 Species of Wood Warblers
Central Park NYC
Saturday, August 22, 2026
OBS: Robert DeCandido, PhD, Deborah Allen, m.ob.
Highlights on a cloudy morning: Ruby-throated Hummingbird, Spotted Sandpiper, Green Heron, Osprey, American Kestrel, Great Crested Flycatcher, Eastern Kingbird, Blue-gray Gnatcatcher, Veery, 8 Species of Wood Warblers.
Mallard - 9
Mourning Dove - 30-35
Chimney Swift - 3-5
Ruby-throated Hummingbird - 1 Azalea Pond
Spotted Sandpiper - 1 Turtle Pond (Ryan Serio)
American Herring Gull - 4-6 flyovers
Green Heron - 1 Turtle Pond
Great Egret - 1 Turtle Pond
Great Blue Heron - 1 immature Upper Lobe, seen earlier at Turtle Pond
Osprey - 1 flyover Belvedere Castle (Paul Curtis)
Red-bellied Woodpecker - 2 or 3
Downy Woodpecker - 2 or 3
Northern Flicker - 4
American Kestrel - 1 male Boathouse Hill
Great Crested Flycatcher - 3
Eastern Kingbird - 1 west side of Azalea Pond
Eastern Wood-Pewee - 1 heard (Ryan Serio)
Red-eyed Vireo - 4
Blue Jay - 2 or 3
American Crow - 2-4 heard-only
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher - 1 Bow Bridge (Paul Curtis)
Gray Catbird - 6-8
Northern Mockingbird - 1 Turtle Pond (Ryan Serio)
Veery - 1 Evodia Field
Wood Thrush - 1 Evodia Field (Sandra Critelli)
American Robin - 12-15
American Goldfinch - 1 male Bow Bridge
White-throated Sparrow - 1 Azalea Pond
Baltimore Oriole - 18-20
Common Grackle - 5-7
Ovenbird - 3
Northern Waterthrush - 1 Upper Lobe
Blue-winged Warbler - 3 or 4
Black-and-white Warbler - 6-8
Common Yellowthroat - 3 females
American Redstart - 12-26
Chestnut-sided Warbler - 5-7
Canada Warbler - 1 Belvedere Castle Overlook
Northern Cardinal - 4-6
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Deb Allen
