Friday, April 4, 2014

Fwd: Prospect Park, Brooklyn, Apr 4, 2014


all photos by Rafael, in order Pine Warbler, Chipping Sparrow and last pretty recognizable...


-----Original Message-----
From: Rafael Guillermo Camp
os-Ramírez 
To: Peter Dorosh <ProsBird@aol.com>
Sent: Fri, Apr 4, 2014 5:48 pm
Subject: Prospect Park, Brooklyn, Apr 4, 2014


Prospect Park, Brooklyn, Kings, US-NY
Apr 4, 2014 10:00 AM - 12:30 PM
Observer: Rafa Campos R
Protocol: Traveling
2.5 kilometer(s)
Comments:    Overcast, light rain.  2 sps of warblers, and the continuing 3 Red-necked Grebes at the Lake.
41 species

Canada Goose (Branta canadensis)  X
Mute Swan (Cygnus olor)  4
Wood Duck (Aix sponsa)  4    Lake
Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)  X
Northern Shoveler (Anas clypeata)  7
Hooded Merganser (Lophodytes cucullatus)  2
Red-breasted Merganser (Mergus serrator)  3
Ruddy Duck (Oxyura jamaicensis)  5
Red-necked Grebe (Podiceps grisegena)  3    Same individuals, seen for more than 1 month. Photos taken.
Double-crested Cormorant (Phalacrocorax auritus)  1
Black-crowned Night-Heron (Nycticorax nycticorax)  2
American Coot (Fulica americana)  5
Ring-billed Gull (Larus delawarensis)  X
Herring Gull (American) (Larus argentatus smithsonianus)  X
Great Black-backed Gull (Larus marinus)  4
Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon) (Columba livia (Domestic type))  X
Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura)  6
Red-bellied Woodpecker (Melanerpes carolinus)  2
Downy Woodpecker (Picoides pubescens)  1
Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted) (Colaptes auratus auratus/luteus)  4
Eastern Phoebe (Sayornis phoebe)  6
Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata)  6
Black-capped Chickadee (Poecile atricapillus)  1
Tufted Titmouse (Baeolophus bicolor)  1
Brown Creeper (Certhia americana)  2
Golden-crowned Kinglet (Regulus satrapa)  5
Hermit Thrush (Catharus guttatus)  1
American Robin (Turdus migratorius)  10
European Starling (Sturnus vulgaris)  X
Pine Warbler (Setophaga pinus)  2
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle) (Setophaga coronata coronata)  1
Chipping Sparrow (Spizella passerina)  3
Fox Sparrow (Red) (Passerella iliaca iliaca/zaboria)  1
Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia)  3
White-throated Sparrow (Zonotrichia albicollis)  3
Dark-eyed Junco (Slate-colored) (Junco hyemalis hyemalis/carolinensis)  1
Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis)  5
Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus)  4
Common Grackle (Quiscalus quiscula)  14
Brown-headed Cowbird (Molothrus ater)  4
House Sparrow (Passer domesticus)  X

Despite the rain, Brooklyn still is great birding!!!

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Two Northern Rough-winged Swallows in Prospect Park near boathouse