A very few of the birds noted on recent trips to Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge, Central Park, and Green-Wood Cemetery:
Exploration of nest box at Jamaica Bay’s West Pond. 
Troglodytes aedon. And then suddenly there were three of these bubbly-voiced House Wrens zooming about. But don’t fall for the small-is-cute thing. 
I reported this collar. Waiting to hear back.
Agelaius phoeniceus
Boom!
Rose-breasted Grosbeak (Pheucticus ludovicianus).
The male. 
The female. Rather harder to photograph.
Cardellina canadensis, Canada Warbler, one of the last migrants to arrive. 
Sturnus vulgaris.
All ready to fledge — others have, while 
Baltimore Orioles are just starting their nests. 
Eastern Kingbird (Tyrannus tyrannus).
Cedar Waxwing, Bombycilla cedrorum.
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Why the collar?
Somebody’s tracking experiment. Supposedly doesn’t bother the geese, and definitely easier to read from a distance than a band.
Thank you for these great pictures — I am a very novice bird watcher in the Clermont area, and your photos are the best. I just saw a male Rose-breasted Grosbeack a couple of days ago… Glad to know what it is!
CFC
The Rose-breasted is always a stunner.