It was a really great day of birding in Central Park today. Lots of raptors to be found in all parts of the Park.
@Tennis Courts: 12 Turkey Vultures, 1 adult RTH, 1 juvy RTH and 1 adult AMKE.
@Reservoir had 2 coots and dozen or so ruddys.
@Belvedere Castle had 1 adult Cooper's, 1 juvy RTH and a brown thrasher.
@ the Ramble had 1 adult RTH, 1 adult Cooper's and one peregrine (flyby).
The highlights of the day were the 3 owls I was able to locate. I started with one of the Barred Owls,
then heard a Great Horned Owl had been found.
While watching it coughed up a pellet, which I retrieved and dissected to reveal the bones of a Norway rat.
Last but defintely not least this Norther Saw-whet. Here he is coughing up a pellet in the dark!
The final highlight were a few of the red bats that were flitting about.
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