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From: ticornis@yahoo.com
Sent: Fri, May 15, 2015 2:21 pm
Subject: Prospect Park, Brooklyn, May 15, 2015
Finally I got nemesis warbler: Blackburnian Warbler. A brilliant male was seen on top of the Lookout Hill, forraging on a oak tree. In the Park I tallied 13 sps of warblers (but at my backyard I got the 14th, a single Canada. At the Vale, I got a Lincoln's Sparrow, plus Swamp & Song.
The bird activity was quite similar to the past 3 days.
Prospect Park, Brooklyn, Kings, US-NY
May 15, 2015 9:40 AM - 1:30 PM
Observer: Rafael G Campos
Protocol: Traveling
7.2 kilometer(s)
52 species
Canada Goose (Branta canadensis) 3
Mute Swan (Cygnus olor) 4
Wood Duck (Aix sponsa) 3
Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) 2
Great Egret (Ardea alba) 1
Green Heron (Butorides virescens) 1
Spotted Sandpiper (Actitis macularius) 1
Laughing Gull (Leucophaeus atricilla) 1
Herring Gull (American) (Larus argentatus smithsonianus) 1
Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon) (Columba livia (Feral Pigeon)) 9
Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura) 10
Chimney Swift (Chaetura pelagica) 4
Ruby-throated Hummingbird (Archilochus colubris) 1
Downy Woodpecker (Picoides pubescens) 1
Eastern Wood-Pewee (Contopus virens) 1
Warbling Vireo (Eastern) (Vireo gilvus gilvus) 4
Red-eyed Vireo (Vireo olivaceus) 5
Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata) 1
Tree Swallow (Tachycineta bicolor) 1
Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica) 3
House Wren (Troglodytes aedon) 3
Veery (Catharus fuscescens) 1
Swainson's Thrush (Catharus ustulatus) 2
Wood Thrush (Hylocichla mustelina) 3
American Robin (Turdus migratorius) 5
Gray Catbird (Dumetella carolinensis) 6
European Starling (Sturnus vulgaris) 6
Ovenbird (Seiurus aurocapilla) 3
Northern Waterthrush (Parkesia noveboracensis) 2
Black-and-white Warbler (Mniotilta varia) 2
Common Yellowthroat (Geothlypis trichas) 3
American Redstart (Setophaga ruticilla) 7
Northern Parula (Setophaga americana) 3
Magnolia Warbler (Setophaga magnolia) 4
Blackburnian Warbler (Setophaga fusca) 1
Yellow Warbler (Setophaga petechia) 2
Chestnut-sided Warbler (Setophaga pensylvanica) 1
Blackpoll Warbler (Setophaga striata) 4
Black-throated Blue Warbler (Setophaga caerulescens) 2
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle) (Setophaga coronata coronata) 6
Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia) 2
Lincoln's Sparrow (Melospiza lincolnii) 1
Swamp Sparrow (Melospiza georgiana) 1
White-throated Sparrow (Zonotrichia albicollis) 2
Scarlet Tanager (Piranga olivacea) 3
Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis) 8
Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus) 5
Common Grackle (Quiscalus quiscula) 7
Brown-headed Cowbird (Molothrus ater) 4
Baltimore Oriole (Icterus galbula) 3
American Goldfinch (Spinus tristis) 3
House Sparrow (Passer domesticus) 6
For more pictures go to: ticornis.tumblr.com
Protocol: Traveling
7.2 kilometer(s)
52 species
Canada Goose (Branta canadensis) 3
Mute Swan (Cygnus olor) 4
Wood Duck (Aix sponsa) 3
Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) 2
Great Egret (Ardea alba) 1
Green Heron (Butorides virescens) 1
Spotted Sandpiper (Actitis macularius) 1
Laughing Gull (Leucophaeus atricilla) 1
Herring Gull (American) (Larus argentatus smithsonianus) 1
Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon) (Columba livia (Feral Pigeon)) 9
Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura) 10
Chimney Swift (Chaetura pelagica) 4
Ruby-throated Hummingbird (Archilochus colubris) 1
Downy Woodpecker (Picoides pubescens) 1
Eastern Wood-Pewee (Contopus virens) 1
Warbling Vireo (Eastern) (Vireo gilvus gilvus) 4
Red-eyed Vireo (Vireo olivaceus) 5
Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata) 1
Tree Swallow (Tachycineta bicolor) 1
Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica) 3
House Wren (Troglodytes aedon) 3
Veery (Catharus fuscescens) 1
Swainson's Thrush (Catharus ustulatus) 2
Wood Thrush (Hylocichla mustelina) 3
American Robin (Turdus migratorius) 5
Gray Catbird (Dumetella carolinensis) 6
European Starling (Sturnus vulgaris) 6
Ovenbird (Seiurus aurocapilla) 3
Northern Waterthrush (Parkesia noveboracensis) 2
Black-and-white Warbler (Mniotilta varia) 2
Common Yellowthroat (Geothlypis trichas) 3
American Redstart (Setophaga ruticilla) 7
Northern Parula (Setophaga americana) 3
Magnolia Warbler (Setophaga magnolia) 4
Blackburnian Warbler (Setophaga fusca) 1
Yellow Warbler (Setophaga petechia) 2
Chestnut-sided Warbler (Setophaga pensylvanica) 1
Blackpoll Warbler (Setophaga striata) 4
Black-throated Blue Warbler (Setophaga caerulescens) 2
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle) (Setophaga coronata coronata) 6
Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia) 2
Lincoln's Sparrow (Melospiza lincolnii) 1
Swamp Sparrow (Melospiza georgiana) 1
White-throated Sparrow (Zonotrichia albicollis) 2
Scarlet Tanager (Piranga olivacea) 3
Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis) 8
Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus) 5
Common Grackle (Quiscalus quiscula) 7
Brown-headed Cowbird (Molothrus ater) 4
Baltimore Oriole (Icterus galbula) 3
American Goldfinch (Spinus tristis) 3
House Sparrow (Passer domesticus) 6
For more pictures go to: ticornis.tumblr.com
Brooklyn is great birding!!!
