Quick jaunt to Central Park
Manhattan, NYC
Friday 6 December 2019
43 °F
Today I took my girlfriend Tian to a morning doctor appointment so I had a bit of time to bird in nearby Central Park.
A few land birds on the walk into the park included the omnipresent WHITE-THROATED SPARROW:
And of course, BLUE JAY, a Central Park staple:
Bye!
Then, I birded the beautiful Central Park Reservoir.
RUDDY DUCKS were present with their easily-identifiable cocked tails:
And a female HOODED MERGANSER:
Two MALLARDS in the foreground with NORTHERN SHOVELERS in the background:
Close-up on the distant shovelers:
Tian was even able to join me for a little bit — yay!
And the three expected gull species of Central park: RING-BILLED (small & pale), HERRING (larger & pale), and GREAT BLACK-BACKED (large gull in the center).
Bird-of-the-day to the Hooded Merganser with runner-up to the Ruddy Ducks: a short and sweet morning out! Stay tuned — tomorrow will be my first significant birding day in a while, and I am debating about whether I should chase a Yellow-breasted Chat, a Snowy Owl, or various other uncommon species that have showed up on Long Island recently.
Good birding,
Henry
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