Sunday, March 2, 2014

Fwd: Prospect Park today

Note Rusty Blackbird number 11

-----Original Message-----
From: kathleentoomey@
To: Peter Dorosh
Sent: Sun, Mar 2, 2014 10:15 am
Subject: Prospect Park today


Prospect Park, Kings, US-NY
Mar 2, 2014 9:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Protocol: Traveling
3.0 mile(s)
Comments:     We saw most of the birds on the Lake, by the feeders or in the corner of the Nethermead near the bridge
34 species (+1 other taxa)

Canada Goose  X
Mute Swan  6
American Black Duck  5
Mallard  X
American Black Duck x Mallard (hybrid)  1
Northern Shoveler  10
Ring-necked Duck  1     male, on the Lake
Hooded Merganser  2     male and female, on the Lake
Common Merganser  1     female, continuing bird on the Lake
Red-breasted Merganser  1     male, Lake
Ruddy Duck  7
American Coot  15
Ring-billed Gull  X
Herring Gull  X
Mourning Dove  5
Red-bellied Woodpecker  5
Blue Jay  10
American Crow  1
Black-capped Chickadee  1
Carolina Wren  1
American Robin  X     Large flock in small woods north of the Upper Pool
European Starling  5
Eastern Towhee  2     male and female, in the brush at NW corner of Nethermead close to the Three Arches Bridge
American Tree Sparrow  1
Fox Sparrow  3
Song Sparrow  4
Swamp Sparrow  1     in brush at the edge of the Peninsula close to the open water
White-throated Sparrow  6
Dark-eyed Junco  1
Northern Cardinal  5
Red-winged Blackbird  X     a large flock joined the Rusty Blackbirds near the Osage Orange tree, a few females were mixed in
Rusty Blackbird  11     In the corner of the Nethermead close to the Three Arches Bridge
House Finch  1
American Goldfinch  5
House