This morning, I went out quite early.With only a half hour time to bird Lookout Hill on my way to work 7 am clock in, I could see birds in an active wave. Most stuff was way up in the canopy of trees. There was one warbler that intrigued me, 75 feet above the switchback trail . But with coffee cup and bag in my hand , terrible light and poor contrast under misty conditions, I couldn't make out a definite identification..I saw a thin line on the breast making me suspect Cerulean Warbler.
About an hour later, reality when Anne Murray found and Adam Welz photogrpahed a male CERULEAN WARBLER by the Maryland Monument. Later Klemens Gasser also spotted the bird....Now I wonder if I should count it? ( on my conscience. hmm, a dilemma)
This rare CERULEAN WARBLER led a warbler parade today, birds all trapped by the fog. Ed Crowne and Phil Payne reported 21 species warblers today. Other birders reported CAPE MAY WARBLER at the Rose Garden ( Rafael Campos) , and HOODED WARBLER (f) at the Vale Cashmere Zucker nature playground ( Monica Berger) .See Adam's picture on Keir 's list below. A terrific bird...I might have to try for this in Doodletown upstate.
or ---> https://www.flickr.com/photos/22689183@N00/14142649491
Other good birds included some sparrows and Vireo. LINCOLNS SPARROW I found at the east base slope of Lookout Hill along the path coming from Maryland Monument towards Nethermead. SAVANNAH are in force as well.Me and Kristin Costello watched a YELLOW-THROATED VIREO at the south end of Butterfly Meadow,
Date and Effort
Fri May 09, 2014 7:40 AM
- Protocol:
- Traveling
- Party Size:
- 1
- Duration:
- 2 hour(s)
- Distance:
- 1.5 mile(s)
- Observers:
- Keir Randall
Species
65 species (+4 other taxa) total
2 | Canada Goose |
|---|---|
1 | Mute Swan |
2 | Wood Duck |
1 | Mallard |
1 | Double-crested Cormorant |
2 | Green Heron |
2 | Black-crowned Night-Heron |
3 | Laughing Gull |
3 | Mourning Dove |
7 | Chimney Swift |
1 | Ruby-throated Hummingbird |
2 | Downy Woodpecker |
1 | Eastern Wood-Pewee
Duck Island
|
2 | Least Flycatcher |
1 | Empidonax sp.
Probably also a Least
|
1 | Great Crested Flycatcher |
5 | Eastern Kingbird |
2 | White-eyed Vireo |
1 | Yellow-throated Vireo
Lullwater near Sumacs
|
5 | Blue-headed Vireo |
7 | Warbling Vireo |
4 | Red-eyed Vireo |
4 | Northern Rough-winged Swallow |
8 | Barn Swallow |
4 | swallow sp. |
1 | Tufted Titmouse |
3 | House Wren |
3 | Carolina Wren |
4 | Ruby-crowned Kinglet |
1 | Hermit Thrush |
15 | American Robin |
4 | Gray Catbird |
15 | European Starling |
5 | Ovenbird |
3 | Northern Waterthrush |
1 | Blue-winged Warbler
Singing at lullwater west cove
|
13 | Black-and-white Warbler |
2 | Tennessee Warbler
Singing on Lookout
|
3 | Nashville Warbler
Singing on Lookout
|
6 | Common Yellowthroat |
11 | American Redstart |
2 | Cape May Warbler |
1 | Cerulean Warbler
A male foraging relatively low in trees on north side of the Maryland Monument meadow. Distinctive shade of blue and breast band seen well. Sang a little. Not sure if it went up Lookout (we tried there) or perhaps towards Nethermead? Thanks to Anne M for finding and Adam for getting the word out quickly. Might have got a nice photo if a card had been in my camera... photo thanks to Adam:
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16 | Northern Parula |
5 | Magnolia Warbler |
2 | Yellow Warbler |
7 | Chestnut-sided Warbler |
3 | Blackpoll Warbler |
9 | Black-throated Blue Warbler |
7 | Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle) |
3 | Prairie Warbler |
4 | Black-throated Green Warbler |
1 | warbler sp.
A drab Pine or perhaps a drab female Cape May at Arlene's Pines on Lookout.
|
2 | Eastern Towhee |
3 | Chipping Sparrow |
2 | Savannah Sparrow
Lakeside by ice rink
|
3 | Song Sparrow |
1 | Lincoln's Sparrow
Good views at the Butterfly Meadow.
|
1 | Swamp Sparrow |
2 | White-throated Sparrow |
1 | Scarlet Tanager |
6 | Northern Cardinal |
1 | Rose-breasted Grosbeak |
3 | Red-winged Blackbird |
3 | Common Grackle |
1 | Baltimore Oriole |
3 | American Goldfinch |
4 | House Sparrow |
60 | passerine sp.
Mostly warblers, flying from lakeside around Three Sisters over the ice rink and north at 7.40am. Not that high but very misty conditions made ids tough.
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Adam Welz
Wow. Crummy weather = huge numbers of birds. 5 vireo species. Warblers everywhere - hard to know where to look. I was standing just downslope of the Maryland Monument with Ann Murray when she said something about a warbler I was about to look at and *pow*, there it was, a male Cerulean. It flew off after maybe ten mins towards the Lullwater just after Keir rocked up to see it. Shortly after Ann saw a male Hooded, which I refound nearer the top of the hill. Keir spotted a Lincoln's Sparrow on the Butterfly Meadow, and I later had 3 Wilson's on the Peninsula, 2 of which were in the same tree. Good looks at Cape Mays and Blackburnians too. Unfortunately I have work but this looks to be an epic day so if you can get into the park, do it!
A couple photos from the Department of Substandard Record Photographs Department attached.
Cheers!
Adam
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Date: Fri, May 9, 2014 at 11:28 AM
Subject: eBird Report - Prospect Park, May 9, 2014
To
Prospect Park, Kings, US-NY
May 9, 2014 7:00 AM - 10:00 AM
Protocol: Traveling
2.0 kilometer(s)
Comments: Cool, foggy, some drizzle. Birded far northern shore of Lake, Lookout and Peninsula. Huge numbers of migrant warblers.
68 species
Canada Goose (Branta canadensis) 2
Mute Swan (Cygnus olor) X
Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) 4
Great Egret (Ardea alba) 1
Green Heron (Butorides virescens) 1
Black-crowned Night-Heron (Nycticorax nycticorax) 2
Spotted Sandpiper (Actitis macularius) 1
Laughing Gull (Leucophaeus atricilla) X
Herring Gull (Larus argentatus) 1
Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon) (Columba livia (Domestic type)) X
Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura) X
Chimney Swift (Chaetura pelagica) 10
Downy Woodpecker (Picoides pubescens) X
Northern Flicker (Colaptes auratus) 1
Least Flycatcher (Empidonax minimus) 2
Great Crested Flycatcher (Myiarchus crinitus) 1
Eastern Kingbird (Tyrannus tyrannus) 2
White-eyed Vireo (Vireo griseus) 1
Yellow-throated Vireo (Vireo flavifrons) 1
Blue-headed Vireo (Vireo solitarius) 4
Warbling Vireo (Vireo gilvus) 3
Red-eyed Vireo (Vireo olivaceus) 4
Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica) X
Tufted Titmouse (Baeolophus bicolor) 2
House Wren (Troglodytes aedon) 1
Carolina Wren (Thryothorus ludovicianus) 2
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher (Polioptila caerulea) 1
Ruby-crowned Kinglet (Regulus calendula) 3
Wood Thrush (Hylocichla mustelina) 1
American Robin (Turdus migratorius) X
Gray Catbird (Dumetella carolinensis) X
European Starling (Sturnus vulgaris) X
Ovenbird (Seiurus aurocapilla) 5
Northern Waterthrush (Parkesia noveboracensis) 3
Black-and-white Warbler (Mniotilta varia) 16
Tennessee Warbler (Oreothlypis peregrina) 2
Nashville Warbler (Oreothlypis ruficapilla) 2
Common Yellowthroat (Geothlypis trichas) 14
Hooded Warbler (Setophaga citrina) 1
American Redstart (Setophaga ruticilla) 15 there were indeed many. conservative count.
Cape May Warbler (Setophaga tigrina) 3
Cerulean Warbler (Setophaga cerulea) 1 Seen with Ann Murray at Maryland Monument, Lookout Hill. Watched bird for at least ten minutes, seen extremely well and photographed. (I have no idea how to add a photo, but if you email me I'll send you one.)
Northern Parula (Setophaga americana) 35 approx conservative count.
Magnolia Warbler (Setophaga magnolia) 8
Blackburnian Warbler (Setophaga fusca) 3
Yellow Warbler (Setophaga petechia) 5
Chestnut-sided Warbler (Setophaga pensylvanica) 11
Blackpoll Warbler (Setophaga striata) 3 singing
Black-throated Blue Warbler (Setophaga caerulescens) 10
Pine Warbler (Setophaga pinus) 1 Drab bird seen Lookout Hill in small conifer. Two distinct whitish wingbars. Unstreaked mantle with very slight greenish/yellowish tinge seen clearly. Front very washed out yellowish with extremely slight mottling/streaking. Eliminated drab Cape May by wingbars. Eliminated Bay-breasted via unstreaked mantle (this bird also had no brownish in flanks). Bird did not have jizz or streakyness of drab Blackpoll.
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Setophaga coronata) 25 approx count
Prairie Warbler (Setophaga discolor) 3
Black-throated Green Warbler (Setophaga virens) 9
Wilson's Warbler (Cardellina pusilla) 3
Eastern Towhee (Pipilo erythrophthalmus) 1
Chipping Sparrow (Spizella passerina) 3
Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia) 3
Lincoln's Sparrow (Melospiza lincolnii) 1
White-throated Sparrow (Zonotrichia albicollis) X
Scarlet Tanager (Piranga olivacea) 5
Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis) X
Rose-breasted Grosbeak (Pheucticus ludovicianus) 1
Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus) X
Common Grackle (Quiscalus quiscula) X
Brown-headed Cowbird (Molothrus ater) 1
Baltimore Oriole (Icterus galbula) 2
American Goldfinch (Spinus tristis) X
House Sparrow (Passer domesticus) X
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From: <do-not-reply@ebird.org>
Date: Fri, May 9, 2014 at 11:28 AM
Subject: eBird Report - Prospect Park, May 9, 2014
To
Prospect Park, Kings, US-NY
May 9, 2014 7:00 AM - 10:00 AM
Protocol: Traveling
2.0 kilometer(s)
Comments: Cool, foggy, some drizzle. Birded far northern shore of Lake, Lookout and Peninsula. Huge numbers of migrant warblers.
68 species
Canada Goose (Branta canadensis) 2
Mute Swan (Cygnus olor) X
Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) 4
Great Egret (Ardea alba) 1
Green Heron (Butorides virescens) 1
Black-crowned Night-Heron (Nycticorax nycticorax) 2
Spotted Sandpiper (Actitis macularius) 1
Laughing Gull (Leucophaeus atricilla) X
Herring Gull (Larus argentatus) 1
Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon) (Columba livia (Domestic type)) X
Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura) X
Chimney Swift (Chaetura pelagica) 10
Downy Woodpecker (Picoides pubescens) X
Northern Flicker (Colaptes auratus) 1
Least Flycatcher (Empidonax minimus) 2
Great Crested Flycatcher (Myiarchus crinitus) 1
Eastern Kingbird (Tyrannus tyrannus) 2
White-eyed Vireo (Vireo griseus) 1
Yellow-throated Vireo (Vireo flavifrons) 1
Blue-headed Vireo (Vireo solitarius) 4
Warbling Vireo (Vireo gilvus) 3
Red-eyed Vireo (Vireo olivaceus) 4
Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica) X
Tufted Titmouse (Baeolophus bicolor) 2
House Wren (Troglodytes aedon) 1
Carolina Wren (Thryothorus ludovicianus) 2
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher (Polioptila caerulea) 1
Ruby-crowned Kinglet (Regulus calendula) 3
Wood Thrush (Hylocichla mustelina) 1
American Robin (Turdus migratorius) X
Gray Catbird (Dumetella carolinensis) X
European Starling (Sturnus vulgaris) X
Ovenbird (Seiurus aurocapilla) 5
Northern Waterthrush (Parkesia noveboracensis) 3
Black-and-white Warbler (Mniotilta varia) 16
Tennessee Warbler (Oreothlypis peregrina) 2
Nashville Warbler (Oreothlypis ruficapilla) 2
Common Yellowthroat (Geothlypis trichas) 14
Hooded Warbler (Setophaga citrina) 1
American Redstart (Setophaga ruticilla) 15 there were indeed many. conservative count.
Cape May Warbler (Setophaga tigrina) 3
Cerulean Warbler (Setophaga cerulea) 1 Seen with Ann Murray at Maryland Monument, Lookout Hill. Watched bird for at least ten minutes, seen extremely well and photographed. (I have no idea how to add a photo, but if you email me I'll send you one.)
Northern Parula (Setophaga americana) 35 approx conservative count.
Magnolia Warbler (Setophaga magnolia) 8
Blackburnian Warbler (Setophaga fusca) 3
Yellow Warbler (Setophaga petechia) 5
Chestnut-sided Warbler (Setophaga pensylvanica) 11
Blackpoll Warbler (Setophaga striata) 3 singing
Black-throated Blue Warbler (Setophaga caerulescens) 10
Pine Warbler (Setophaga pinus) 1 Drab bird seen Lookout Hill in small conifer. Two distinct whitish wingbars. Unstreaked mantle with very slight greenish/yellowish tinge seen clearly. Front very washed out yellowish with extremely slight mottling/streaking. Eliminated drab Cape May by wingbars. Eliminated Bay-breasted via unstreaked mantle (this bird also had no brownish in flanks). Bird did not have jizz or streakyness of drab Blackpoll.
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Setophaga coronata) 25 approx count
Prairie Warbler (Setophaga discolor) 3
Black-throated Green Warbler (Setophaga virens) 9
Wilson's Warbler (Cardellina pusilla) 3
Eastern Towhee (Pipilo erythrophthalmus) 1
Chipping Sparrow (Spizella passerina) 3
Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia) 3
Lincoln's Sparrow (Melospiza lincolnii) 1
White-throated Sparrow (Zonotrichia albicollis) X
Scarlet Tanager (Piranga olivacea) 5
Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis) X
Rose-breasted Grosbeak (Pheucticus ludovicianus) 1
Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus) X
Common Grackle (Quiscalus quiscula) X
Brown-headed Cowbird (Molothrus ater) 1
Baltimore Oriole (Icterus galbula) 2
American Goldfinch (Spinus tristis) X
House Sparrow (Passer domesticus) X
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