Monday, October 15, 2012

Reports received while I was away "leaf peeping"

( I did get to see American Golden Plover on the shores of Lake Wallenpaupack, Hawley, PA so not fully leaf peeping..eye on the birds too )


From John Ascher


From:

Date: October 14, 2012 4:07:20 PM GMT-04:00

To: <

Subject: eBird Report - Prospect Park, Oct 13, 2012

Prospect Park, Kings, US-NY

Oct 13, 2012 12:00 PM - 3:00 PM

Protocol: Traveling

2.0 mile(s)

52 species (+1 other taxa)



Canada Goose (Branta canadensis) 20

Mute Swan (Cygnus olor) 10

American Wigeon (Anas americana) 2 pair on Lake near rink; photo

American Black Duck (Anas rubripes) 3

Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) 30

American Black Duck x Mallard (hybrid) (Anas rubripes x platyrhynchos) 1

Northern Shoveler (Anas clypeata) 25

Ring-necked Duck (Aythya collaris) 1 on Lake near West Island

Ruddy Duck (Oxyura jamaicensis) 15

Pied-billed Grebe (Podilymbus podiceps) 1

Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis) 1

American Coot (Fulica americana) 4

Wilson's Snipe (Gallinago delicata) 1 Lake shore near Three Sisters Island 12:20 PM, photo available

Ring-billed Gull (Larus delawarensis) 6

Herring Gull (Larus argentatus) 1

Rock Pigeon (Columba livia) X

Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura) 7

Red-bellied Woodpecker (Melanerpes carolinus) 1

Yellow-bellied Sapsucker (Sphyrapicus varius) 2

Downy Woodpecker (Picoides pubescens) 1

Northern Flicker (Colaptes auratus) 1

Eastern Phoebe (Sayornis phoebe) 3

Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata) 5

Black-capped Chickadee (Poecile atricapillus) 1

Tufted Titmouse (Baeolophus bicolor) 4

Red-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta canadensis) 3

Brown Creeper (Certhia americana) 1

Winter Wren (Troglodytes hiemalis) 1

Golden-crowned Kinglet (Regulus satrapa) 10

Ruby-crowned Kinglet (Regulus calendula) 7

Hermit Thrush (Catharus guttatus) 20

American Robin (Turdus migratorius) 15

Gray Catbird (Dumetella carolinensis) 2

Northern Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos) 1

European Starling (Sturnus vulgaris) 8

Cedar Waxwing (Bombycilla cedrorum) 1

Black-and-white Warbler (Mniotilta varia) 1 seen well by both observers in Vale pool ca. 3:30 PM

Magnolia Warbler (Setophaga magnolia) 1

Black-throated Blue Warbler (Setophaga caerulescens) 2

Palm Warbler (Setophaga palmarum) 4

Yellow-rumped Warbler (Setophaga coronata) 12

Eastern Towhee (Pipilo erythrophthalmus) 3

Chipping Sparrow (Spizella passerina) 2

Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia) 6

Swamp Sparrow (Melospiza georgiana) 7

White-throated Sparrow (Zonotrichia albicollis) 55

White-crowned Sparrow (Zonotrichia leucophrys) 1 Vale of Cashmere pool ca. 3PM

Dark-eyed Junco (Junco hyemalis) 2

Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis) 4

Common Grackle (Quiscalus quiscula) 4

Pine Siskin (Spinus pinus) 15 flock feeding in Lefferts House conifers adjacent to carousel, photo available

American Goldfinch (Spinus tristis) 10

House Sparrow (Passer domesticus) 30



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From: John Ascher <


Date: Sun, Oct 14, 2012 6:20 pm

Begin forwarded message:

From: do-not-reply@ebird.org


Subject: eBird Report - Prospect Park, Oct 14, 2012

Prospect Park, Kings, US-NY

Oct 14, 2012 11:30 AM

Protocol: Incidental

Comments: walked from Greenwood Ave. past Lake over Lookout Hill to Peninsula

37 species (+1 other taxa)



Canada Goose (Branta canadensis) 15

Mute Swan (Cygnus olor) 10

American Wigeon (Anas americana) 2

American Black Duck (Anas rubripes) 2

Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) 20

American Black Duck x Mallard (hybrid) (Anas rubripes x platyrhynchos) 1

Northern Shoveler (Anas clypeata) 30

Ruddy Duck (Oxyura jamaicensis) 15

Pied-billed Grebe (Podilymbus podiceps) 1

Double-crested Cormorant (Phalacrocorax auritus) 2

American Coot (Fulica americana) 4

Ring-billed Gull (Larus delawarensis) 6

Rock Pigeon (Columba livia) 2

Chimney Swift (Chaetura pelagica) 8 over Lake, no doubt about ID

Red-bellied Woodpecker (Melanerpes carolinus) 1

Yellow-bellied Sapsucker (Sphyrapicus varius) 1

Downy Woodpecker (Picoides pubescens) 1

Eastern Phoebe (Sayornis phoebe) 1

Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata) 5

Tufted Titmouse (Baeolophus bicolor) 2

Red-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta canadensis) 1

Brown Creeper (Certhia americana) 1

Golden-crowned Kinglet (Regulus satrapa) 1

Ruby-crowned Kinglet (Regulus calendula) 1

Hermit Thrush (Catharus guttatus) 12

American Robin (Turdus migratorius) 6

Gray Catbird (Dumetella carolinensis) 1

Brown Thrasher (Toxostoma rufum) 1 Lookout Hill butterfly meadow, photo

European Starling (Sturnus vulgaris) 2

Black-throated Blue Warbler (Setophaga caerulescens) 1

Yellow-rumped Warbler (Setophaga coronata) 4

Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia) 3

White-throated Sparrow (Zonotrichia albicollis) 9

Dark-eyed Junco (Junco hyemalis) 1

Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis) 4

Purple Finch (Haemorhous purpureus) 1

American Goldfinch (Spinus tristis) 3

House Sparrow (Passer domesticus) 17



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From: Orrin Tilevitz

Date: Mon, Oct 15, 2012 7:33 am

 here is a list of what I could ID yesterday morning at Green-Wood:



Golden-crowned kinglet (many)

Peregrine falcon (on top of tree, surrounded by unconcerned northern flickers)

American robin (a few)

Northern flicker (waves: dozens if not hundreds)

Blue jay

White-breasted nuthatch

Red-tailed hawk

American crow (a couple of flocks)

Northern mockingbird)

Belted kingfisher

Great blue heron

American goldfinch

Song sparrow

Yellow-rumped warbler (dozens if not hundreds)

White-throated sparrow

Common yellothroat

pine warbler

Eastern phoebe

Black-throated blue warbler

Red-bellied woodpecker

Mallard duck

White-crowned sparrow (juvenile)

House sparrow

Blue-headed vireo

Spotted sandpiper

Red-bellied nuthatch (dozens)

Ruby crowned kinglet (a few)

Carolina wren

Palm warbler (dozens if not hundreds)

Sharp-shinned hawk (two)


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From Adam:


From:

Date: Sat, Oct 13, 2012 at 7:47 PM

Subject: eBird Report - Prospect Park, Oct 13, 2012


Prospect Park, Kings, US-NY

Oct 13, 2012 3:55 PM - 6:25 PM

Protocol: Traveling

2.0 kilometer(s)

Comments: Breeze Hill, Lookout Hill, briefly surveyed Prospect

Lake. Possible Lincoln's Sparrow on Lookout Hill meadow.

39 species



Canada Goose (Branta canadensis) 60 approx count. 3 on Lake, rest

overflying.

Mute Swan (Cygnus olor) 4

Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) X

Northern Shoveler (Anas clypeata) 19

Ruddy Duck (Oxyura jamaicensis) 12

Double-crested Cormorant (Phalacrocorax auritus) 2

American Coot (Fulica americana) 2

Ring-billed Gull (Larus delawarensis) 2

Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura) X

Chimney Swift (Chaetura pelagica) 1

Red-bellied Woodpecker (Melanerpes carolinus) 1

Northern Flicker (Colaptes auratus) 1

American Kestrel (Falco sparverius) 1

Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata) X

Black-capped Chickadee (Poecile atricapillus) X

Tufted Titmouse (Baeolophus bicolor) 1

Red-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta canadensis) 1

Brown Creeper (Certhia americana) 1

Winter Wren (Troglodytes hiemalis) 1

Golden-crowned Kinglet (Regulus satrapa) 4

Ruby-crowned Kinglet (Regulus calendula) 12

Hermit Thrush (Catharus guttatus) 1

American Robin (Turdus migratorius) 8

Gray Catbird (Dumetella carolinensis) 1

Northern Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos) 1

Common Yellowthroat (Geothlypis trichas) 5

Black-throated Blue Warbler (Setophaga caerulescens) 1

Palm Warbler (Setophaga palmarum) 4

Yellow-rumped Warbler (Setophaga coronata) 12

Eastern Towhee (Pipilo erythrophthalmus) 3

Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia) 15

Swamp Sparrow (Melospiza georgiana) 4

White-throated Sparrow (Zonotrichia albicollis) 200 approx count

White-crowned Sparrow (Zonotrichia leucophrys) 1

Dark-eyed Junco (Junco hyemalis) 5

Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis) 3

Purple Finch (Haemorhous purpureus) 2

American Goldfinch (Spinus tristis) 1

House Sparrow (Passer domesticus) X



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