Jason Kenny: Central Park Life List NYSARC, All records Record(s) 1 to 207 of 207 total. Seq. Species Scientific Name Rare? Date Location Comments 1 Snow Goose Anser caerulescens 2 Brant Branta bernicla 3 Canada Goose Branta canadensis 4 Mute Swan Cygnus olor 5 Wood Duck Aix sponsa 6 Blue-winged Teal Spatula discors 7 Northern Shoveler Spatula clypeata 8 Gadwall Mareca strepera 9 American Wigeon Mareca americana 10 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos 11 American Black Duck Anas rubripes 12 Northern Pintail Anas acuta 13 Green-winged Teal Anas crecca 14 Ring-necked Duck Aythya collaris 15 Lesser Scaup Aythya affinis 16 Bufflehead Bucephala albeola 17 Hooded Merganser Lophodytes cucullatus 18 Common Merganser Mergus merganser 19 Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator 20 Ruddy Duck Oxyura jamaicensis 21 Pied-billed Grebe Podilymbus podiceps 22 Horned Grebe Podiceps auritus 23 Red-necked Grebe Podiceps grisegena 24 Rock Pigeon Columba livia 25 White-winged Dove Zenaida asiatica Yes 14/04/2019 Central Park Ramble, near Evodia feeders 26 Mourning Dove Zenaida macroura 27 Yellow-billed Cuckoo Coccyzus americanus 28 Black-billed Cuckoo Coccyzus erythropthalmus 11/05/2018 29 Common Nighthawk Chordeiles minor 30 Chuck-will's-widow Antrostomus carolinensis 08/05/2016 Ramble 31 Chimney Swift Chaetura pelagica 32 Ruby-throated Hummingbird Archilochus colubris 33 Virginia Rail Rallus limicola 09/09/2016 34 Sora Porzana carolina 18/10/2015 35 American Coot Fulica americana 36 Purple Gallinule Porphyrio martinicus Yes 02/11/2019 Turtle Pond 37 American Woodcock Scolopax minor 16/03/2019 Ramble 38 Wilson's Snipe Gallinago delicata 39 Spotted Sandpiper Actitis macularius 40 Solitary Sandpiper Tringa solitaria 41 Laughing Gull Leucophaeus atricilla 42 Ring-billed Gull Larus delawarensis 43 Herring Gull Larus argentatus 44 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Reservoir 45 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus 46 Red-throated Loon Gavia stellata 47 Common Loon Gavia immer 48 Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo 49 Double-crested Cormorant Nannopterum auritum 50 American Bittern Botaurus lentiginosus 18/05/2016 The Oven 51 Least Bittern Ixobrychus exilis 30/04/2017 52 Great Blue Heron Ardea herodias 53 Great Egret Ardea alba 54 Snowy Egret Egretta thula 55 Green Heron Butorides virescens 56 Black-crowned Night-Heron Nycticorax nycticorax 57 Yellow-crowned Night-Heron Nyctanassa violacea 58 Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus Fly over 59 Turkey Vulture Cathartes aura Fly overs. On 18 Oct 2018 counted a total of 16. 60 Osprey Pandion haliaetus Fly over 61 Northern Harrier Circus hudsonius 27/10/2020 Over Pinetum 2 birds 62 Sharp-shinned Hawk Accipiter striatus 63 Cooper's Hawk Accipiter cooperii 64 Bald Eagle Haliaeetus leucocephalus 18/10/2018 Fly over 65 Red-shouldered Hawk Buteo lineatus 01/01/2017 Reservoir, also another flyover on 18 oct 2018 66 Broad-winged Hawk Buteo platypterus 67 Red-tailed Hawk Buteo jamaicensis 68 Barn Owl Tyto alba 12/04/2018 69 Great Horned Owl Bubo virginianus 14/11/2015 Ramble 70 Barred Owl Strix varia 15/11/2018 Tupelo Meadow 71 Long-eared Owl Asio otus 72 Northern Saw-whet Owl Aegolius acadicus 18/11/2018 Ramble 73 Belted Kingfisher Megaceryle alcyon Turtle Pond 74 Red-headed Woodpecker Melanerpes erythrocephalus 31/10/2015 75 Red-bellied Woodpecker Melanerpes carolinus 76 Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Sphyrapicus varius 77 Downy Woodpecker Dryobates pubescens 78 Hairy Woodpecker Dryobates villosus 79 Northern Flicker Colaptes auratus 80 American Kestrel Falco sparverius 81 Merlin Falco columbarius 18/10/2018 82 Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus 83 Great Crested Flycatcher Myiarchus crinitus 84 Eastern Kingbird Tyrannus tyrannus 85 Olive-sided Flycatcher Contopus cooperi 14/05/2016 Ramble 86 Eastern Wood-Pewee Contopus virens 87 Yellow-bellied Flycatcher Empidonax flaviventris 88 Acadian Flycatcher Empidonax virescens 02/06/2016 89 Alder Flycatcher Empidonax alnorum 90 Least Flycatcher Empidonax minimus 91 Hammond's Flycatcher Empidonax hammondii Yes 27/11/2017 Ramble, Central Park 92 Western Flycatcher Empidonax difficilis 21/11/2015 Ramble 1st for New York State 93 Eastern Phoebe Sayornis phoebe 94 White-eyed Vireo Vireo griseus 95 Yellow-throated Vireo Vireo flavifrons 16/05/2017 96 Blue-headed Vireo Vireo solitarius 97 Philadelphia Vireo Vireo philadelphicus 98 Warbling Vireo Vireo gilvus 99 Red-eyed Vireo Vireo olivaceus 100 Blue Jay Cyanocitta cristata 101 American Crow Corvus brachyrhynchos 102 Common Raven Corvus corax 103 Black-capped Chickadee Poecile atricapillus 104 Tufted Titmouse Baeolophus bicolor 105 Bank Swallow Riparia riparia 106 Tree Swallow Tachycineta bicolor 107 Northern Rough-winged Swallow Stelgidopteryx serripennis 108 Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica 109 Ruby-crowned Kinglet Corthylio calendula 110 Golden-crowned Kinglet Regulus satrapa 111 Cedar Waxwing Bombycilla cedrorum 112 Red-breasted Nuthatch Sitta canadensis 113 White-breasted Nuthatch Sitta carolinensis 114 Brown Creeper Certhia americana 115 Blue-gray Gnatcatcher Polioptila caerulea 116 Carolina Wren Thryothorus ludovicianus 117 House Wren Troglodytes aedon 118 Winter Wren Troglodytes hiemalis 119 Marsh Wren Cistothorus palustris 120 Gray Catbird Dumetella carolinensis 121 Brown Thrasher Toxostoma rufum 122 Northern Mockingbird Mimus polyglottos 123 European Starling Sturnus vulgaris 124 Eastern Bluebird Sialia sialis 21/10/2018 Sparrow Rock 125 Veery Catharus fuscescens 126 Gray-cheeked Thrush Catharus minimus 127 Swainson's Thrush Catharus ustulatus 128 Hermit Thrush Catharus guttatus 129 Wood Thrush Hylocichla mustelina 130 American Robin Turdus migratorius 131 House Sparrow Passer domesticus 132 Evening Grosbeak Coccothraustes vespertinus 08/05/2019 Evodia - Feeders 133 House Finch Haemorhous mexicanus 134 Purple Finch Haemorhous purpureus 135 Common Redpoll Acanthis flammea 136 Pine Siskin Spinus pinus 137 American Goldfinch Spinus tristis 138 Lark Sparrow Chondestes grammacus 16/09/2020 Compost heap North end 139 Chipping Sparrow Spizella passerina 140 Clay-colored Sparrow Spizella pallida 16/09/2020 McGowan’s Pass 2 birds present 141 Field Sparrow Spizella pusilla 142 Fox Sparrow Passerella iliaca 143 American Tree Sparrow Spizelloides arborea 144 Dark-eyed Junco Junco hyemalis 145 White-crowned Sparrow Zonotrichia leucophrys 146 White-throated Sparrow Zonotrichia albicollis 147 Vesper Sparrow Pooecetes gramineus 148 Seaside Sparrow Ammospiza maritima 20/04/2018 149 Nelson's Sparrow Ammospiza nelsoni 27/10/2020 Pinetum 150 Henslow's Sparrow Centronyx henslowii 03/10/2020 Sparrow Rock 151 Savannah Sparrow Passerculus sandwichensis 152 Song Sparrow Melospiza melodia 153 Lincoln's Sparrow Melospiza lincolnii 154 Swamp Sparrow Melospiza georgiana 155 Eastern Towhee Pipilo erythrophthalmus 156 Yellow-breasted Chat Icteria virens 03/10/2020 Sparrow Rock 157 Eastern Meadowlark Sturnella magna 20/10/2018 Great Lawn 158 Orchard Oriole Icterus spurius 159 Baltimore Oriole Icterus galbula 160 Red-winged Blackbird Agelaius phoeniceus 161 Brown-headed Cowbird Molothrus ater 162 Rusty Blackbird Euphagus carolinus 163 Common Grackle Quiscalus quiscula 164 Ovenbird Seiurus aurocapilla 165 Worm-eating Warbler Helmitheros vermivorum 166 Louisiana Waterthrush Parkesia motacilla 167 Northern Waterthrush Parkesia noveboracensis 168 Golden-winged Warbler Vermivora chrysoptera 30/04/2019 Ramble 169 Blue-winged Warbler Vermivora cyanoptera 170 Black-and-white Warbler Mniotilta varia 171 Prothonotary Warbler Protonotaria citrea 04/05/2018 172 Swainson's Warbler Limnothlypis swainsonii Yes 16/05/2019 Ramble - North of Bow Bridge 173 Tennessee Warbler Leiothlypis peregrina 174 Orange-crowned Warbler Leiothlypis celata 175 Nashville Warbler Leiothlypis ruficapilla 176 Connecticut Warbler Oporornis agilis 02/10/2014 177 Mourning Warbler Geothlypis philadelphia 29/09/2015 178 Kentucky Warbler Geothlypis formosa 06/05/2018 179 Common Yellowthroat Geothlypis trichas 180 Hooded Warbler Setophaga citrina 181 American Redstart Setophaga ruticilla 182 Kirtland's Warbler Setophaga kirtlandii 11/05/2018 1st for Central Park 183 Cape May Warbler Setophaga tigrina 184 Cerulean Warbler Setophaga cerulea 02/05/2018 185 Northern Parula Setophaga americana 186 Magnolia Warbler Setophaga magnolia 187 Bay-breasted Warbler Setophaga castanea 188 Blackburnian Warbler Setophaga fusca 189 Yellow Warbler Setophaga petechia 190 Chestnut-sided Warbler Setophaga pensylvanica 191 Blackpoll Warbler Setophaga striata 192 Black-throated Blue Warbler Setophaga caerulescens 193 Palm Warbler Setophaga palmarum 194 Pine Warbler Setophaga pinus 195 Yellow-rumped Warbler Setophaga coronata 196 Yellow-throated Warbler Setophaga dominica 197 Prairie Warbler Setophaga discolor 198 Black-throated Green Warbler Setophaga virens 199 Canada Warbler Cardellina canadensis 200 Wilson's Warbler Cardellina pusilla 201 Summer Tanager Piranga rubra 202 Scarlet Tanager Piranga olivacea 203 Northern Cardinal Cardinalis cardinalis 204 Rose-breasted Grosbeak Pheucticus ludovicianus 205 Blue Grosbeak Passerina caerulea 206 Indigo Bunting Passerina cyanea 207 Dickcissel Spiza americana 08/11/2015