Central Park Birding:: by Species
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Other sightings can be found at the regional section of Birdingonthe.net.
The table below aims to illustrate the relative abundance of the various species most frequently encountered within the park in a single year. The format is somewhat similar to what you often find at the back of the various invaluable Lane Guides as published by the American Birding Association, based on the numbers of birds you'd expect to see within a few hours birding in the right habitat for the species. Numbers of birds are generally highest in spring and fall and lowest in summer and winter. The key is:
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| Abundant - easily found, expect to see many individuals |
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| Common - fairly easily found, expect to see at least a few individuals |
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| Uncommon - one to a few individuals, findable with searching carefully |
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| Very uncommon - one or two, easily missed, not always present |
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| Rare/vagrant - you'd have to be very lucky to see just one |
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| Not present - you won't see them |
The links after the abundance charts are to the pages on NYC Bird Report for that species in Central Park, and also to the Patuxent ID info center. I intend to expand the species description for each species to include things like best times and places to observe them. If the bird name shows up as a link it will take you to a description page for that bird (or family of birds).
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