Tuesday, April 1, 2014

Fwd: Prospect Park today


-----Original Message-----
From: kathleentoomey@
To: Peter Dorosh
Sent: Tue, Apr 1, 2014 12:11 pm
Subject: Prospect Park today


Prospect Park, Kings, US-NY
Apr 1, 2014 9:30 AM - 1:30 PM
Protocol: Traveling
2.0 mile(s)
Comments:     Emily Goldstein was with me.
44 species (+2 other taxa)

Canada Goose  80
Mute Swan  6
Wood Duck  10
Mallard  25
American Black Duck x Mallard (hybrid)  1
Northern Shoveler  4
Ring-necked Duck  2     On the Lake
Hooded Merganser  7
Red-breasted Merganser  5
Ruddy Duck  55
Pied-billed Grebe  1
Red-necked Grebe  3     One is a continuing bird; all three birds seen on the     Lake by several observers
Double-crested Cormorant  1
Black-crowned Night-Heron  1     On the rightmost of the Three Sisters Islands as seen from Wellhouse Road
Red-tailed Hawk  1
American Coot  10
gull sp.  150
Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon)  1
Mourning Dove  2
Red-bellied Woodpecker  3
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker  3
Downy Woodpecker  2
Eastern Phoebe  9
Blue Jay  2
Tree Swallow  2     Seen from the Red Beach on the Peninsula
Black-capped Chickadee  2
Tufted Titmouse  2
Brown Creeper  3
Carolina Wren  3
Golden-crowned Kinglet  6
American Robin  50
Brown Thrasher  1     Continuing, near Binnenwater
European Starling  20
Cedar Waxwing  6
Louisiana Waterthrush  1     Under the Three Arches Bridge, then working its way along the water back to the Ravine
Yellow-rumped Warbler  1     Near Terrace Bridge
Fox Sparrow  2
Song Sparrow  25
White-throated Sparrow  7
Dark-eyed Junco  8
Northern Cardinal  8
Red-winged Blackbird  X
Rusty Blackbird  3
Common Grackle  X
American Goldfinch  1
House Sparrow  X





From Joshua

Observer: joshuamalbin 2014-04-01 17:12 
Prospect Park Protocol: Traveling 1 Miles 137 Minutes Observers: 1 All birds reported? Yes 85 Canada Goose 5 

Mute Swan
 5 Wood Duck X 
Mallard  
7Northern Shoveler 
4Ring-necked Duck 
5Hooded Merganser 
 9Red-breasted Merganser 
25Ruddy Duck 
Pied-billed Grebe 
3Red-necked Grebe 
1 Red-tailed Hawk 
15American Coot X 
Ring-billed Gull X
 Herring Gull X 
Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon) 
3 Mourning Dove 
 3Red-bellied Woodpecker 
3 Downy Woodpecker 2 
Eastern Phoebe X 
Blue Jay 1 
1 Tree Swallow 
2 Black-capped Chickadee 
1 Tufted Titmouse
1 Carolina Wren 
 2 Golden-crowned Kinglet Id'ed on size shape and behavior in bad light. could easily have been ruby-crowned. believe timing makes golden more likely. X 
American Robin X 
European Starling 
Cedar Waxwing 
Savannah Sparrow L249 
 14 Song Sparrow
 1 Swamp Sparrow 
White-throated Sparrow 
Dark-eyed Junco X
 Northern Cardinal X 
Red-winged Blackbird 
6 Rusty Blackbird 1 at rick's place. w common grackles, noticeably smaller, less glossy, shorter, smaller tail. 2nd and 3d at nethermead arch, continuing. 4 thru 6 behind music pagoda, also id'ed by voice. 
13 Common Grackle
 X House Sparrow 


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BBGarden report
From Orrin:

BBG this morning


Cedar waxwings (1 flock, pictures attached) Red-tailed hawk (2) Mallard duck Song sparrow (everywhere) white-throated sparrow Swamp sparrow (1) Dark-eyed junco (many) House sparrow Northern cardinal Mourning dove American robin (everywhere) European starling)