Prothonotary Warbler, one of the highlights of the day.
Prothonotary Warbler seen by the Oak Bridge
Black & White Warbler about to swallow a small insect
Turns out this White-crowned Sparrow is rare in Central Park, it was foraging with White-throated Sparrows near Azalea Pond.
Here is one of the White-throated Sparrows we saw with the White-Crowned; do you see how to tell them apart - Hint, look at their head.
Here we can see the White-crowned Sparrow is eating small seed, notice it found the remains of peanut shells someone discarded.
House Sparrows taking a dust bath
One of the larger turtles we found during the course of the day.
Just above the turtle was this male Yellow Warbler, the red feathers streaking across his chest tell us he is a male.
More turtles sunning themselves, these were by Oak Bridge
One of the many male Northern Cardinals we saw over the course of the day.
A Gray Catbird comes down to water's edge for a drink or a bath.
Ovenbirds are an abundant migratory species in Central Park and, unlike when they are on nesting grounds, they walk out in the open here.
We also saw quite a few Veerys foraging in the leaf litter, like this one.
Overhead, Northern Parulas sang constantly but I don't think anyone got a good look at one like this shot.
Another bird we heard but did not get to see was this Red-eyed Vireo, you can tell how it got its name I am sure.
We did get quick glimpses of male Common Yellowthroats like this fellow.
This was one of our favorite birds, the male American Redstart.
This is the female American Redstart.
One of many Rock Pigeons we saw in the Park.
The Pigeon's prettier cousin, the Mourning Dove.
A bird we heard but did not see, the Black-throated Blue Warbler. This is a male.
Another bird we only got a glimpse of, the Downy Woodpecker
Everyone did finally get a look at this fellow, the Northern Flicker, another type of woodpecker.
At several stops along our walk we heard this Red-bellied Woodpecker calling.
Towards the end of the day we all got good looks at this male Baltimore Oriole
And all through our walk we saw many American Robins.
And many Blue Jays too.
We saw a few Mallard Ducks over the course of the day.
Had a couple of Canada goose on the Lake.
And this aquatic bird we only got to see far overhead, flying towards the Lake - it is a Double Crested Cormorant.
We watched this Northern Waterthrush hunting on the banks of the Lake. Check out what he was eating in the grid photo sequence and see if you can identify the other birds in the grid.
