Thursday, April 17, 2014

Prospect; BBC Thursday walk

WORM-EATING WARBLER still reported today, seen from the Upper Pool area, I presumed the hillside section by the Brooklyn Bird Club trip participants.Trip led by Ed Crowne subbing in for Tom Stephenson

A cool day in the park. Regards, Ed

date = 2014/04/17
site = Prospect Park
observers = BBC Thursday Walk
Great Egret
Snow Goose
Red-breasted Merganser
Ruddy Duck
Mute Swan
Mallard
Red-tailed Hawk
American Coot
Herring Gull
Rock Pigeon
Mourning Dove
Chimney Swift
Downy Woodpecker
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
Eastern Phoebe
White-eyed Vireo
Blue Jay
Tree Swallow
Northern Rough-winged Swallow
Tufted Titmouse
Black-capped Chickadee
White-breasted Nuthatch
Carolina Wren
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
American Robin
European Starling
Prairie Warbler
Worm-eating Warbler
Palm Warbler
Louisiana Waterthrush
Pine Warbler
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Chipping Sparrow
White-throated Sparrow
Dark-eyed Junco
Eastern Towhee
Northern Cardinal
Common Grackle
Brown-headed Cowbird
American Goldfinch

House Sparrow 

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Seperate list Adam Welz

List from this morning. Nothing too exciting. Lots of gnatcatchers and Pine Warbs. No Yellow-rumps. Got the tweet about the Worm-eating just as I left the park...

Adam

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Date: Thu, Apr 17, 2014 at 1:57 PM
Subject: eBird Report - Prospect Park, Apr 17, 2014
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Prospect Park, Kings, US-NY
Apr 17, 2014 6:45 AM - 8:50 AM
Protocol: Traveling
4.0 kilometer(s)
Comments:     Cool, clear sky, occasionally windy. Parkside to Lookout to Pools to Midwood, down through Lullwater and out. Did not survey Lake in any meaningful way.
37 species

Canada Goose (Branta canadensis)  X
Mute Swan (Cygnus olor)  X
Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)  X
Northern Shoveler (Anas clypeata)  2     overflying Midwood
Great Egret (Ardea alba)  1
Green Heron (Butorides virescens)  1
Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis)  2
Ring-billed Gull (Larus delawarensis)  2
Herring Gull (Larus argentatus)  4
Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon) (Columba livia (Domestic type))  X
Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura)  X
Red-bellied Woodpecker (Melanerpes carolinus)  2
Downy Woodpecker (Picoides pubescens)  7
Hairy Woodpecker (Picoides villosus)  1
Northern Flicker (Colaptes auratus)  3
Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata)  X
Tree Swallow (Tachycineta bicolor)  2
Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica)  7
Tufted Titmouse (Baeolophus bicolor)  3
Brown Creeper (Certhia americana)  1
House Wren (Troglodytes aedon)  1     my f o s. Switchback trail.
Carolina Wren (Thryothorus ludovicianus)  3
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher (Polioptila caerulea)  16     Counted carefully. Seen mostly in Midwood and along Lullwater.
Ruby-crowned Kinglet (Regulus calendula)  5
American Robin (Turdus migratorius)  X
European Starling (Sturnus vulgaris)  X
Louisiana Waterthrush (Parkesia motacilla)  1     Pools. Singing.
Palm Warbler (Setophaga palmarum)  2
Pine Warbler (Setophaga pinus)  14
Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia)  X
White-throated Sparrow (Zonotrichia albicollis)  X
Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis)  X
Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus)  X
Common Grackle (Quiscalus quiscula)  X
Brown-headed Cowbird (Molothrus ater)  3
American Goldfinch (Spinus tristis)  2
House Sparrow (Passer domesticus)  X

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