Wednesday, April 15, 2015

Fwd: Prospect Park, Brooklyn, Apr 15, 2015





-----Original Message-----
From: ticornis@yahoo.com
Sent: Wed, Apr 15, 2015 2:42 pm
Subject: Prospect Park, Brooklyn, Apr 15, 2015


Prospect Park, Brooklyn, Kings, US-NY
Apr 15, 2015 7:50 AM - 11:15 AM
Observer: Rafael G Campos
Protocol: Traveling
2.5 kilometer(s)
45 species

Canada Goose (Branta canadensis)  X
Wood Duck (Aix sponsa)  4
Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)  4
Common Merganser (North American) (Mergus merganser americanus)  1    Male, it has been reported, photographed endless number of times. Maybe it is hurt.
Ruddy Duck (Oxyura jamaicensis)  15
Double-crested Cormorant (Phalacrocorax auritus)  3
Great Egret (Ardea alba)  1
Black-crowned Night-Heron (Nycticorax nycticorax)  1
Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis)  1
American Coot (Fulica americana)  3
Ring-billed Gull (Larus delawarensis)  1
Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon) (Columba livia (Feral Pigeon))  6
Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura)  7
Red-bellied Woodpecker (Melanerpes carolinus)  1
Downy Woodpecker (Picoides pubescens)  3
Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted) (Colaptes auratus auratus/luteus)  7
Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata)  7
Tree Swallow (Tachycineta bicolor)  4
Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica)  2
Black-capped Chickadee (Poecile atricapillus)  5
Tufted Titmouse (Baeolophus bicolor)  2
Brown Creeper (Certhia americana)  1
Winter Wren (Troglodytes hiemalis)  1
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher (Polioptila caerulea)  5
Ruby-crowned Kinglet (Regulus calendula)  12
Hermit Thrush (Catharus guttatus)  7
American Robin (Turdus migratorius)  9
European Starling (Sturnus vulgaris)  6
Louisiana Waterthrush (Parkesia motacilla)  1    Vale.
Common Yellowthroat (Eastern) (Geothlypis trichas [trichas Group])  1    a female look alike. Vale of Cashemere, feeding. Photos taken.  See them at: ticornis.tumblr.com.
Palm Warbler (Yellow) (Setophaga palmarum hypochrysea)  7
Pine Warbler (Setophaga pinus)  3
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle) (Setophaga coronata coronata)  12
Eastern Towhee (Pipilo erythrophthalmus)  1
Chipping Sparrow (Spizella passerina)  7
Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia)  4
Swamp Sparrow (Melospiza georgiana)  2
White-throated Sparrow (Zonotrichia albicollis)  12
Dark-eyed Junco (Slate-colored) (Junco hyemalis hyemalis/carolinensis)  1
Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis)  11
Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus)  5
Common Grackle (Quiscalus quiscula)  8
Brown-headed Cowbird (Molothrus ater)  2
American Goldfinch (Spinus tristis)  1
House Sparrow (Passer domesticus)  3

Brooklyn is great birding!!
            Rafa Campos