Red-tailed Hawk landing on nest, Bobst Library, NYU, New York City

Central Park & Washington Square bird sightings – October 2nd & 4th, 2017

I visited mid Central Park for the first time in ages on the 2nd. I think I saw Pale Male flying from east to west for a couple of seconds but never got a chance to photograph him. I did see other nice birds though, some of them migrants.

Cardinal in mid scratch:

Black-and-white Warbler:

Winter wren having a snack:

Turtles at Central Park Lake:

Mourning Dove:

Northern Parula:

Cardinal:

Brown Thrasher:

A Thrush:

Downy Woodpecker:

There were rats all over the place (at the water bodies, in the bushes, along the paths, etc.). It was pretty bad:

Turtles at Turtle Pond:

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I didn’t see any Hawks in Washington Square Park today but a fellow Hawk-watcher did see Sadie this morning.

A pair of Yellow-bellied Sapsuckers flitted about a few trees in the western side of the park:


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