Monday, April 27, 2015

Fwd: Prospect Park, Brooklyn, Apr 27, 2015





-----Original Message-----
From: ticornis@yahoo.com
Sent: Mon, Apr 27, 2015 2:43 pm
Subject: Prospect Park, Brooklyn, Apr 27, 2015

A very short walk around the Park.  I did not make to the Lake or Peninsula.  Very similar to the 2 previous walks I made in the Park, as bird species seen.

Prospect Park, Brooklyn, Kings, US-NY
Apr 27, 2015 10:50 AM - 1:00 PM
Observer: Rafael G Campos
Protocol: Traveling
1.5 kilometer(s)
34 species

Canada Goose (Branta canadensis)  2
Mute Swan (Cygnus olor)  1
Wood Duck (Aix sponsa)  7
Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)  2
Great Egret (Ardea alba)  1
Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis)  1
Herring Gull (American) (Larus argentatus smithsonianus)  1
Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon) (Columba livia (Feral Pigeon))  4
Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura)  2
Belted Kingfisher (Megaceryle alcyon)  1
Red-bellied Woodpecker (Melanerpes carolinus)  2
Downy Woodpecker (Picoides pubescens)  3
Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted) (Colaptes auratus auratus/luteus)  2
Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata)  5
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher (Polioptila caerulea)  1
Ruby-crowned Kinglet (Regulus calendula)  2
Hermit Thrush (Catharus guttatus)  10
American Robin (Turdus migratorius)  12
Brown Thrasher (Toxostoma rufum)  1    Vale.
European Starling (Sturnus vulgaris)  2
Northern Waterthrush (Parkesia noveboracensis)  1    Lower Pool.
Black-and-white Warbler (Mniotilta varia)  3
Palm Warbler (Yellow) (Setophaga palmarum hypochrysea)  4
Pine Warbler (Setophaga pinus)  1
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle) (Setophaga coronata coronata)  12
Swamp Sparrow (Melospiza georgiana)  2
White-throated Sparrow (Zonotrichia albicollis)  16
Dark-eyed Junco (Slate-colored) (Junco hyemalis hyemalis/carolinensis)  2
Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis)  13
Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus)  3
Rusty Blackbird (Euphagus carolinus)  1    Vale.
Common Grackle (Quiscalus quiscula)  6
American Goldfinch (Spinus tristis)  2
House Sparrow (Passer domesticus)  8

Brooklyn is great birding!!!