From the archives · 2009
The Gramercy
Park bird list
Ninety-nine species, from familiar neighbors to birds seen only in passing.
The list began in September 2006 and grew to 99 species. Resident and winter labels reproduce the authors’ markings; unmarked entries have no residency designation in the original.
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Waterbirds
- Double-crested Cormorant
- Canada Goose
Hawks and falcons
- Cooper's Hawk
- Red-tailed HawkPermanent resident
- American KestrelPermanent resident
- Peregrine Falcon
Sandpipers and gulls
- Spotted Sandpiper
- Herring Gull
- Ring-billed Gull
Doves and hummingbirds
- Rock DovePermanent resident
- Mourning DovePermanent resident
- Ruby-throated Hummingbird
Woodpeckers
- Red-bellied Woodpecker
- Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
- Downy WoodpeckerPermanent resident
- Northern Flicker
Flycatchers and vireos
- Eastern Wood-Pewee
- Least Flycatcher
- Eastern Phoebe
- Great Crested Flycatcher
- Eastern Kingbird
- White-eyed Vireo
- Yellow-throated Vireo
- Blue-headed Vireo
- Red-eyed Vireo
Jays, crows and small woodland birds
- Blue JayPermanent resident
- American CrowPermanent resident
- Black-capped Chickadee
- Tufted Titmouse
- Red-breasted Nuthatch
- White-breasted Nuthatch
- Brown Creeper
- Carolina Wren
- House Wren
- Winter Wren
- Golden-crowned Kinglet
- Ruby-crowned Kinglet
- Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
Thrushes and other songbirds
- Veery
- Gray-cheeked Thrush
- Bicknell's Thrush
- Swainson's Thrush
- Hermit Thrush
- Wood Thrush
- American RobinPermanent resident
- Gray Catbird
- Northern MockingbirdPermanent resident
- Brown Thrasher
- European StarlingPermanent resident
- Cedar Waxwing
Warblers and chat
- Blue-winged Warbler
- Tennessee Warbler
- Nashville Warbler
- Northern Parula
- Yellow Warbler
- Chestnut-sided Warbler
- Magnolia Warbler
- Cape May Warbler
- Black-throated Blue Warbler
- Yellow-rumped Warbler
- Black-throated Green Warbler
- Blackburnian Warbler
- Palm Warbler
- Blackpoll Warbler
- Black-and-white Warbler
- American Redstart
- Ovenbird
- Northern Waterthrush
- Louisiana Waterthrush
- Common Yellowthroat
- Hooded Warbler
- Wilson's Warbler
- Canada Warbler
- Yellow-breasted Chat
Tanager
- Scarlet Tanager
Sparrows and allies
- Eastern Towhee
- American Tree Sparrow
- Chipping Sparrow
- Field Sparrow
- Savannah Sparrow
- Grasshopper Sparrow
- Fox Sparrow
- Song Sparrow
- Lincoln's Sparrow
- Swamp Sparrow
- White-throated SparrowWinter resident2008: single summer resident reported on NYC rare bird alert.
- White-crowned Sparrow
- Dark-eyed JuncoWinter resident
Cardinal, grosbeak and bunting
- Northern CardinalPermanent resident
- Rose-breasted Grosbeak
- Indigo Bunting
Grackle and orioles
- Common Grackle
- Northern Oriole
- Orchard Oriole
Finches and other birds
- House FinchPermanent resident
- Common Redpoll
- American Goldfinch
- House SparrowPermanent resident
- Nutmeg Mannikin
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Sources
The Gramercy Park bird list, begun in September 2006 and preserved in the GPBA’s 2009 archive. Bird names and residency marks follow the original, with obvious spelling errors corrected and abbreviated names written out. View the original PDF.
The original summary counts 14 resident or seasonal species; 15 entries carry permanent or winter markings. All of those markings are retained here.
Photograph credit
American robin, July 25, 2021. Sean Brady. View the album.
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