The following is the list of species that park rangers observed today.
Eurasian Wigeon、Mallard、Spot-billed Duck、Northern Shoveler、Teal、Common Pochard、Tufted Duck、Little Grebe、Great Cormorant、Grey Heron、Great Egret、Little Egret、Common Moorhen、Eurasian Coot、Common Greenshank、Common Buzzard、Oriental Turtle Dove、Common Kingfisher、Japanese Pygmy Woodpecker、Great Spotted Woodpecker、Bull-headed Shrike、Large-billed Crow、Japanese Tit、Brown-eared Bulbul、Japanese White-eye、White-cheeked Starling、Daurian Redstart、Grey-spotted Flycatcher、Narcissus Flycatcher、Blue-and-white Flycatcher、Eurasian Tree Sparrow、White Wagtail (32species)
Ranger's Activities
Research : Daily Surveys and updating records
Habitat management : Patrol
Education : Providing visiter services at the Ranger Station
Other : Nothing to Report
Notice
Nature Center : Under renovation (No Entry)
Exciting Migration Season at the Bird Park!
As the weather cools and you hear therustle of the leaves – and sniffles and sneezing in the train, you know it ishere! The Autumn Migration Season!!!
Visitation by humans has increased sincethe arrival of our migratory birds – starting in early September, we had thearrival of Green winged Teal, Northern Pintails and Shovelers, then the Mallards.This month the Eurasian Widgeons, Greater Scaup, Common Pochards arrived on thesame day on Oct 7, then 5 days later the Gadwalls arrived. As the park’sfreshwater and saltwater ponds are starting to fill with the regular returning winteringresidents, the open field areas also are seeing a large number of photographerswith their huge camera lenses. They are looking for the flashy coloredflycatchers! We have seen the Eastern crowned warbler, a female blue and whiteflycatcher, and an Eye-browed Thrush this month as well as a beautiful pair ofMandarin Ducks on Oct 15! A rare (for the park) sighting of a green pigeon wasseen by rangers that one day on Oct 12.
Birds heading south for the winter look forthese precious stopover points –a green paradise full of bugs and high-energysnacks a real “Rest Area” for the birds- amidst the aerial highway of tallskyscrapers in Metropolitan Tokyo. We have seen more than a few flycatchersstopping in for short stop along their long migration route.
It is a mutual love for each other – thebirds love the park and the photographers love the colorful birds like theDurian Redstart, Jyobitaki.
Also the Ezobitaki or Grey spottedflycatcher.
And Kibitaki or Narcissus flycatcher.
Very uncommon migrants, which can only beseen a handful of times if in a good year, is the Eurasian wryneck or Arisui.This year a pair of them were easily seen from the observation blind at theeastern freshwater pond.