Prospect " What an off day !"

Last week, I asked my boss for an off day,required a weeks notice. I replied " Tuesday". I guess I hit the Coney Island tower bell..

For my tremendous luck, from 6 am to 530 pm, going slow on wobbly legs, I scored 21 species warblers, among them new year species on my way to The '30 club', the big star KENTUCKY WARBLER,CAPE MAY,BLUEWINGED,BLACKBURNIAN  for my list and a host of other more common species.
My warbler year list now stands at 27.Particular thanks by the way to Joshua Malbin for the Kentucky.Tweet works !

No doubt the big celebre is the KENTUCKY WARBLER.Multiple observers -including the BBC walk group led by Bobbi Manian--were treated to excellent views of the bird reported first by Joshua , on the back slope shore of the Upper Pool, just to the right of Falkill Falls lower fall, if one faces the pond. Reports continued to come into the afternoon, as this Kentucky stayed loyal to his domain.

Other warblers a such as WILSONS,BLUEWINGED were along the woods from Rocky Pass to the Esdale Bridge.The Ambergill continues to impress with warblers chasing insects, in close views.LOUISIANA WATERTHRUSH with NORTHERNS was seen at this waterfall. it was fun watching PARULA ,B&W, MAGNOLIA ,and company here ,flying about, on and off at times. Enroute to the falls from Esdale, Simon found me a WORMEATING along the creek/ pool boundary.There were great looks and several birders benefited from tweets. mostly satisfying of the twitter tweets for me was Keir's CAPE MAY, that I eventually found in a exotic conifer in the middle of the Vale Cashmere Pool.Keir also had a high up TENNESSEE WARBLER at Tunnel Arch steps.But there's more.Other birders reported PROTHONOTARY WARBLER presenting itself at the shore south of Terrace Bridge until spotted again at Lily Pool's island. And as well HOODED WARBLER at Maryland Monument.
For anyone who is an early bird, check out Butterfly Meadow.Here, at 630 am, I watched at least 10 species warblers in the north pin oak.Klemens found for us YELLOW THROATED VIREO but we dipped on the LINCOLNS SPARROW in the meadow.

 An awesome day all around.Check my list as I post it soon.

Other birds of note to watch for: BALD EAGLE high flyover at Lookout Hill; WHITE CROWNED SPARROW in the Vale..I will amend the post when I get the lists.

date = 2014/05/07
site = Prospect Park
 observers = master warbler list,all observers

 Prairie Warbler
 Kentucky Warbler
Worm-eating Warbler
Yellow Warbler
Tennessee Warbler
American Redstart
 Black-and-white Warbler
 Ovenbird

Black-throated Green Warbler
Black-throated Blue Warbler
 Common Yellowthroat
Cape May Warbler
 Prothonotary Warbler
 Palm Warbler
 Chestnut-sided Warbler
 Louisiana Waterthrush
Blue-winged Warbler
Northern Parula
 Magnolia Warbler
Nashville Warbler
Hooded Warbler
 Northern Waterthrush
 Yellow-rumped Warbler
Blackburnian Warbler

24 species 


Peters List

Prospect Park, Kings, US-NY
May 6, 2014 6:00 AM - 4:35 PM
Protocol: Traveling
5.0 mile(s)
66 species (+1 other taxa)

Canada Goose  X
Mute Swan  X
Mallard  X
Solitary Sandpiper  1     Lily Pool mud flat
Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon)  X
Mourning Dove  X
Chimney Swift  X
Ruby-throated Hummingbird  1     Vale
Red-bellied Woodpecker  1
Hairy Woodpecker  1
Northern Flicker  1
American Kestrel  1     f/o
Yellow-throated Vireo  1     Butterfly Mead
Blue-headed Vireo  2
Red-eyed Vireo  1
Blue Jay  X
American Crow  1
Tree Swallow  X
Barn Swallow  X
Tufted Titmouse  1     Lily Pool
House Wren  2
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher  1
Ruby-crowned Kinglet  3
Veery  5
Hermit Thrush  2
Wood Thrush  2
American Robin  X
Gray Catbird  X
Brown Thrasher  1     Lookout west slope
Northern Mockingbird  1
European Starling  X
Cedar Waxwing  9     Vale
Ovenbird  8
Worm-eating Warbler  1     Ambergill
Northern Waterthrush  15
Louisiana/Northern Waterthrush  1     Louisiana , showing well Ambergill Falls
Blue-winged Warbler  2     Ambergill falls; Lily Pool platform
Black-and-white Warbler  13
Nashville Warbler  1     Three arches, Lullwater cove
Kentucky Warbler  1     Multiple eobservers, photos on Prospect sightings blog
Common Yellowthroat  5
American Redstart  4
Cape May Warbler  1     Vale
Northern Parula  6
Magnolia Warbler  2
Blackburnian Warbler  1     Butterfly Meadow
Yellow Warbler  3
Chestnut-sided Warbler  2
Black-throated Blue Warbler  8
Palm Warbler  1
Yellow-rumped Warbler  6
Prairie Warbler  3
Black-throated Green Warbler  1
Chipping Sparrow  25     Nellies lawn
Swamp Sparrow  6
White-throated Sparrow  X     common
Dark-eyed Junco  1     Ricks Place
Scarlet Tanager  3
Northern Cardinal  7
Rose-breasted Grosbeak  3
Red-winged Blackbird  1
Common Grackle  X
Brown-headed Cowbird  1
Orchard Oriole  2     Vale Cashmere, Cherry
Baltimore Oriole  6
American Goldfinch  2
House Sparrow  X

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Results of Tuesday Brooklyn Bird Club walk

leading Bobbi Manian

We made a bee-line straight for the KentuckyWarbler  this morning.  We were moving so fast and with such purpose across the ballfields that all the offleash dogs gave us a wide berth ;-)

We had no trouble finding the Kentucky it was being staked out by many.  It took a while to get everyone in the group on it, as it kept popping around, but in the end everyone got satisfying looks.

i think we stopped counting Northern Waterthrushes.  Chris Laz had what we are 95% sure was a LOWA but we couldnt re-locate to confirm. But while we were looking he found a Brown Thrasher singing high up in a tree above Ambergill.  

While the Tuesday walk usually sticks to the south side of the park, reports from the Vale enticed us up there.  Though we never saw the Cape May, we were treated to both orioles, Scarlet Tanagers, a hummingbird, and while we were following your advice (patience at middle bench) Doug G spotted a Broad-winged Hawk for the group.

The new mudflat at the lilly pond yielded Spotted and Solitary Sandpipers and a Green Heron.  While standing there, we got Keir's tweet that a Bald Eagle was flying north from the Nethermede.  We scanned the skies but couldn't locate it.  

We saw both Green Heron nests, the Blue-Grey Gnatcatcher nest and many MODO and Robin nests.

best,

Bobbi

On Tuesday, May 6, 2014 6:27 PM, "do-not-reply@ebird.org" <do-not-reply@ebird.org> wrote:

Prospect Park, Kings, US-NY
May 6, 2014 7:30 AM - 4:00 PM
Protocol: Traveling
4.0 mile(s)
Comments:    Robs Tues BBC spring migration walk. Bobbi covering <br />Submitted from BirdLog NA for iOS, version 1.7.1
76 species

Canada Goose  X
Mute Swan  3
Wood Duck  1
Mallard  5
Ruddy Duck  1
Double-crested Cormorant  2
Great Egret  2
Green Heron  3
Black-crowned Night-Heron  2
Broad-winged Hawk  1    Thanks Doug!
Spotted Sandpiper  2
Solitary Sandpiper  1
Laughing Gull  5
Herring Gull  12
Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon)  X
Mourning Dove  5
Chimney Swift  8
Ruby-throated Hummingbird  1
Downy Woodpecker  3
Hairy Woodpecker  1
Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted)  2
American Kestrel  2
Least Flycatcher  1
Great Crested Flycatcher  1
Eastern Kingbird  1
White-eyed Vireo  2
Blue-headed Vireo  2
Warbling Vireo  3
Blue Jay  5
Northern Rough-winged Swallow  1
Tree Swallow  2
Barn Swallow  3
Black-capped Chickadee  2
White-breasted Nuthatch  1
House Wren  3
Carolina Wren  1
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher  3
Ruby-crowned Kinglet  4
Veery  1
Swainson's Thrush  1
Wood Thrush  4
American Robin  25
Gray Catbird  21
Brown Thrasher  2    Chris Laz heard singing high in tree along Ambergil
European Starling  X
Cedar Waxwing  8
Ovenbird  9
Northern Waterthrush  13
Blue-winged Warbler  1    Heard only
Black-and-white Warbler  19
Kentucky Warbler  1    Continues at Fallkill
Common Yellowthroat  8
American Redstart  2
Northern Parula  6
Magnolia Warbler  5
Yellow Warbler  3
Chestnut-sided Warbler  3
Black-throated Blue Warbler  14
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle)  7
Prairie Warbler  3
Black-throated Green Warbler  1    On ground working mud by eddale.
Wilson's Warbler  1
Eastern Towhee  2
Chipping Sparrow  8
White-throated Sparrow  X
White-crowned Sparrow  1
Scarlet Tanager  3
Rose-breasted Grosbeak  3
Red-winged Blackbird  21
Common Grackle  30
Brown-headed Cowbird  1
Orchard Oriole  2
Baltimore Oriole  5
House Finch  1
American Goldfinch  1
House Sparrow  X

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From Keir

Location















Prospect Park, Kings County, New York, US ( Map )










Date and Effort











Tue May 06, 2014 6:41 AM

Protocol:
Traveling

Party Size:
1

Duration:
11 hour(s), 41 minute(s)

Distance:
4.0 mile(s)

Observers:
Keir Randall











Species











88 species (+1 other taxa) total



5



Canada Goose






4



Mute Swan






2



Wood Duck






6



Mallard






4



Ruddy Duck






3



Double-crested Cormorant






2



Great Egret






2



Green Heron






1



Bald Eagle





Immature flying north over the Nethermead


2



Red-tailed Hawk






1



Spotted Sandpiper






1



Solitary Sandpiper





Back of Lily Pond


2



Laughing Gull






8



Herring Gull






5



Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon)






6



Mourning Dove






5



Chimney Swift






1



Ruby-throated Hummingbird






1



Belted Kingfisher






3



Red-bellied Woodpecker






2



Downy Woodpecker






2



Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted)






2



American Kestrel






2



Least Flycatcher





Probably 3, Nellie's Lawn, Lullwater (singing "chbek") and Peninsula later


1



Empidonax sp.





Brief views on the Peninsula, early, that made me wonder about an early Acadian or Yellow-bellied but I didn't really get a look at bill size or primary projection.


1



Great Crested Flycatcher






4



Eastern Kingbird






1



White-eyed Vireo






2



Yellow-throated Vireo






7



Blue-headed Vireo






8



Warbling Vireo






1



Red-eyed Vireo






9



Blue Jay






2



Northern Rough-winged Swallow






6



Tree Swallow






14



Barn Swallow






2



White-breasted Nuthatch






6



House Wren






3



Carolina Wren






4



Blue-gray Gnatcatcher






6



Ruby-crowned Kinglet






4



Veery






1



Swainson's Thrush





Peninsula thanks to a tip from Bobbi, Kathy and co.


8



Hermit Thrush






4



Wood Thrush






40



American Robin






4



Gray Catbird






1



Brown Thrasher






X



European Starling






4



Cedar Waxwing






11



Ovenbird






1



Worm-eating Warbler





Very high on south-east slope of Lookout


1



Louisiana Waterthrush





Seen well at Little Rock Bridge, flaring white supercilium, white chest with buffier flanks etc. Side by side with a NOWA I could see the NOWA tail bobbing while the LOWA clearly bobbed more of it's whole body. Photos.


12



Northern Waterthrush






1



Blue-winged Warbler





Heard only at back of Lily Pond


13



Black-and-white Warbler






1



Prothonotary Warbler





Lullwater near Sumacs early and presumably same bird at Lily Pond later. Photos.


1



Tennessee Warbler





Singing near broken steps, north-east Midwood


3



Nashville Warbler






1



Kentucky Warbler





Continues at Fallkill. Photos.


9



Common Yellowthroat






1



Hooded Warbler





A female on Breeze Hill south slope, early.


5



American Redstart






1



Cape May Warbler





Perhaps 2. High in the Willow Oak south of Rose Garden then bathing in Vale Pool


25



Northern Parula





Seemed like there was one singing all day.


5



Magnolia Warbler






3



Yellow Warbler






1



Chestnut-sided Warbler






15



Black-throated Blue Warbler






6



Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle)






4



Prairie Warbler






2



Black-throated Green Warbler






1



Wilson's Warbler





A male at Lullwater west, early


4



Eastern Towhee






12



Chipping Sparrow






4



Song Sparrow






7



Swamp Sparrow






120



White-throated Sparrow





Still everywhere e.g. standing on Boulder Bridge I could see 25 at once.


2



White-crowned Sparrow





Rose Garden


2



Dark-eyed Junco (Slate-colored)






8



Northern Cardinal






3



Rose-breasted Grosbeak






4



Red-winged Blackbird






9



Common Grackle






3



Brown-headed Cowbird






1



Orchard Oriole






5



Baltimore Oriole






6



American Goldfinch






X



House Sparrow