Site Report: Shinjuku Gyoen National Garden

Brown-eared Bulbul (Hypsipetes amaurotis)

Warbling White-eye (Zosterops japonicus)

Lichen Moth (Miltochrista classeigera)

Tiger Moth (Cyana martinii)

Eastern Spot-billed Duck (Anas zonorhyncha)

Mandarin Duck (Aix galericulata)

Eurasian Sparrowhawk (Accipiter nisus)

Botanical gardens very near to a very busy urban neighborhood.

2024-02-16: After our walk around the moat at the Imperial Palace, we took the subway over to the Shinjuku neighborhood where we encountered the National Garden. There were some crazy blooming trees full of white-eyes as well as a pond full of Mandarin Ducks. We walked across the park, and then we continued on to the Shibuya Crossing. The Shibuya crossing was a huge waste of time, really, just people crossing the street.

Kingdom: Animals (14 records)

Phylum: Arthropods (2 records)

Class: Insects (2 records)

Order: Butterflies and Moths (2 records)
- Family: Underwing, Tiger, Tussock, and Allied Moths
- Lichen Moth (Miltochrista classeigera)
- Tiger Moth (Cyana martinii)

Phylum: Chordates (12 records)

Class: Birds (12 records)

Order: Anseriformes (3 records)
- Family: Swans, Geese, and Ducks
- Mandarin Duck (Aix galericulata)
- Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)
- Eastern Spot-billed Duck (Anas zonorhyncha)

Order: Doves and Pigeons (1 record)
- Family: Pigeons and Doves
- Oriental Turtle-Dove (Streptopelia orientalis)

Order: Hawks, Eagles, Kites, and Allies (1 record)
- Family: Hawks, Eagles, and Kites
- Eurasian Sparrowhawk (Accipiter nisus)

Order: Pelicans (1 record)
- Family: Grebes
- Little Grebe (Tachybaptus ruficollis)

Order: Perching Birds (6 records)
- Family: Bulbuls
- Brown-eared Bulbul (Hypsipetes amaurotis)
- Family: Chickadees and Titmice
- Asian Tit (Parus cinereus)
- Family: Jays and Crows
- Carrion Crow (Corvus corone)
- Large-billed Crow (Corvus macrorhynchos)
- Family: Old World Sparrows
- Eurasian Tree Sparrow (Passer montanus)
- Family: White-eyes
- Warbling White-eye (Zosterops japonicus)