Note CHUCK WILLS WIDOW
From: ticornis@
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Sent: Sun, May 4, 2014 2:32 pm
Subject: Green-Wood Cemetery, May 4, 2014
Green-Wood Cemetery, Kings, US-NY
May 4, 2014 8:00 AM - 1:00 PM
May 4, 2014 8:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Observer: Rafael G Campos R
Protocol: Traveling
3.0 kilometer(s)
Comments: I was part of a schedule bird walk to this location in Brooklyn. The highlight of the trip was 1 Chuck-will's Widow, sitting on a tombstone, a seconds later escaping the talons of 1 Red-tailed Hawk. Trip leader: Peter Dorosh. Participants: ±30.
62 species
Canada Goose (Branta canadensis) 3
Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) 2
Double-crested Cormorant (Phalacrocorax auritus) 1
Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias) 1
Great Egret (Ardea alba) 1 flyover
Green Heron (Butorides virescens) 1
Turkey Vulture (Cathartes aura) 1
Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis) 1 one seeing on the ground feeding on a squirrel. Photos taken.
Solitary Sandpiper (Tringa solitaria) 1
Herring Gull (American) (Larus argentatus smithsonianus) 2 flyovers
Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon) (Columba livia (Domestic type)) X
Chuck-will's-widow (Antrostomus carolinensis) 1 single individual seen perched. Photos taken. See them at BBC web site. It was found near the intersection of Prairie Path & Cypress Av, between trees S18/73 & S18/74. Chased away by 1 Red-tailed Hawk.
Belted Kingfisher (Megaceryle alcyon) 1
Red-headed Woodpecker (Melanerpes erythrocephalus) 1 Full breeding plumage individual. Photos taken. See them at BBC page.
Red-bellied Woodpecker (Melanerpes carolinus) 1
Monk Parakeet (Myiopsitta monachus) X
Great Crested Flycatcher (Myiarchus crinitus) 1
Eastern Kingbird (Tyrannus tyrannus) 1
Blue-headed Vireo (Vireo solitarius) 5
Warbling Vireo (Eastern) (Vireo gilvus gilvus) 1
Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata) 2
Northern Rough-winged Swallow (Stelgidopteryx serripennis) 4
Tree Swallow (Tachycineta bicolor) 2
Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica) 3
Black-capped Chickadee (Poecile atricapillus) 1
House Wren (Troglodytes aedon) 1
Carolina Wren (Thryothorus ludovicianus) 1
Ruby-crowned Kinglet (Regulus calendula) 5
Hermit Thrush (Catharus guttatus) 2
Wood Thrush (Hylocichla mustelina) 1
Gray Catbird (Dumetella carolinensis) 5
Brown Thrasher (Toxostoma rufum) 1
Northern Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos) 4
European Starling (Sturnus vulgaris) X
Cedar Waxwing (Bombycilla cedrorum) 4
Ovenbird (Seiurus aurocapilla) 3
Blue-winged Warbler (Vermivora cyanoptera) 1
Black-and-white Warbler (Mniotilta varia) 6
Common Yellowthroat (Geothlypis trichas) 3
Hooded Warbler (Setophaga citrina) 1
Northern Parula (Setophaga americana) 3
Yellow Warbler (Setophaga petechia) 2
Chestnut-sided Warbler (Setophaga pensylvanica) 1
Blackpoll Warbler (Setophaga striata) 2
Black-throated Blue Warbler (Setophaga caerulescens) 4
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle) (Setophaga coronata coronata) 6
Prairie Warbler (Setophaga discolor) 1
Black-throated Green Warbler (Setophaga virens) 1
Eastern Towhee (Pipilo erythrophthalmus) 2
Chipping Sparrow (Spizella passerina) X
Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia) 2
Swamp Sparrow (Melospiza georgiana) 1
White-throated Sparrow (Zonotrichia albicollis) X
Scarlet Tanager (Piranga olivacea) 1
Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis) 4
Rose-breasted Grosbeak (Pheucticus ludovicianus) 6
Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus) 1
Common Grackle (Quiscalus quiscula) 1
Brown-headed Cowbird (Molothrus ater) 5
Baltimore Oriole (Icterus galbula) 8
House Finch (Haemorhous mexicanus) 2
House Sparrow (Passer domesticus) X
Brooklyn is great birding!!!
Protocol: Traveling
3.0 kilometer(s)
Comments: I was part of a schedule bird walk to this location in Brooklyn. The highlight of the trip was 1 Chuck-will's Widow, sitting on a tombstone, a seconds later escaping the talons of 1 Red-tailed Hawk. Trip leader: Peter Dorosh. Participants: ±30.
62 species
Canada Goose (Branta canadensis) 3
Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) 2
Double-crested Cormorant (Phalacrocorax auritus) 1
Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias) 1
Great Egret (Ardea alba) 1 flyover
Green Heron (Butorides virescens) 1
Turkey Vulture (Cathartes aura) 1
Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis) 1 one seeing on the ground feeding on a squirrel. Photos taken.
Solitary Sandpiper (Tringa solitaria) 1
Herring Gull (American) (Larus argentatus smithsonianus) 2 flyovers
Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon) (Columba livia (Domestic type)) X
Chuck-will's-widow (Antrostomus carolinensis) 1 single individual seen perched. Photos taken. See them at BBC web site. It was found near the intersection of Prairie Path & Cypress Av, between trees S18/73 & S18/74. Chased away by 1 Red-tailed Hawk.
Belted Kingfisher (Megaceryle alcyon) 1
Red-headed Woodpecker (Melanerpes erythrocephalus) 1 Full breeding plumage individual. Photos taken. See them at BBC page.
Red-bellied Woodpecker (Melanerpes carolinus) 1
Monk Parakeet (Myiopsitta monachus) X
Great Crested Flycatcher (Myiarchus crinitus) 1
Eastern Kingbird (Tyrannus tyrannus) 1
Blue-headed Vireo (Vireo solitarius) 5
Warbling Vireo (Eastern) (Vireo gilvus gilvus) 1
Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata) 2
Northern Rough-winged Swallow (Stelgidopteryx serripennis) 4
Tree Swallow (Tachycineta bicolor) 2
Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica) 3
Black-capped Chickadee (Poecile atricapillus) 1
House Wren (Troglodytes aedon) 1
Carolina Wren (Thryothorus ludovicianus) 1
Ruby-crowned Kinglet (Regulus calendula) 5
Hermit Thrush (Catharus guttatus) 2
Wood Thrush (Hylocichla mustelina) 1
Gray Catbird (Dumetella carolinensis) 5
Brown Thrasher (Toxostoma rufum) 1
Northern Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos) 4
European Starling (Sturnus vulgaris) X
Cedar Waxwing (Bombycilla cedrorum) 4
Ovenbird (Seiurus aurocapilla) 3
Blue-winged Warbler (Vermivora cyanoptera) 1
Black-and-white Warbler (Mniotilta varia) 6
Common Yellowthroat (Geothlypis trichas) 3
Hooded Warbler (Setophaga citrina) 1
Northern Parula (Setophaga americana) 3
Yellow Warbler (Setophaga petechia) 2
Chestnut-sided Warbler (Setophaga pensylvanica) 1
Blackpoll Warbler (Setophaga striata) 2
Black-throated Blue Warbler (Setophaga caerulescens) 4
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle) (Setophaga coronata coronata) 6
Prairie Warbler (Setophaga discolor) 1
Black-throated Green Warbler (Setophaga virens) 1
Eastern Towhee (Pipilo erythrophthalmus) 2
Chipping Sparrow (Spizella passerina) X
Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia) 2
Swamp Sparrow (Melospiza georgiana) 1
White-throated Sparrow (Zonotrichia albicollis) X
Scarlet Tanager (Piranga olivacea) 1
Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis) 4
Rose-breasted Grosbeak (Pheucticus ludovicianus) 6
Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus) 1
Common Grackle (Quiscalus quiscula) 1
Brown-headed Cowbird (Molothrus ater) 5
Baltimore Oriole (Icterus galbula) 8
House Finch (Haemorhous mexicanus) 2
House Sparrow (Passer domesticus) X
Brooklyn is great birding!!!
