Both Breeze Hill and the Vale Cashmere were the best sites for these winter avian species. A nice number for PINE SISKIN though for the day.
This was a note I received from Doug :
"Two interesting things from Prospect Park yesterday, in addition to the Red Crossbills and Redpolls:
1) Eastern Red Bats were everywhere during the day (Up to 7 well before dusk)
2) The Starlings near the Binnen Bridge are already imitating Red Crossbill flight calls! "
Going into today, nothing of great note except from Adam's observation , lake species including continuing BUFFLEHEAD & HOODED MERGANSERS.
Doug's report
Prospect Park, Kings, US-NY
Dec 3, 2012 1:30 PM - 4:45 PM
Protocol: Traveling
3.0 mile(s)
43 species
Canada Goose 25
Mute Swan 9
Mallard 50
Northern Shoveler 140
Ruddy Duck 45
Pied-billed Grebe 4
Double-crested Cormorant 1
American Coot 12
Ring-billed Gull 200
Herring Gull 30
Great Black-backed Gull 1
Rock Pigeon 5
Mourning Dove 6
Belted Kingfisher 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker 4
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 2
Downy Woodpecker 8
Hairy Woodpecker 2 Female in Ravine, Male on Breeze Hill.
Peregrine Falcon 2
Blue Jay 18
Black-capped Chickadee 38
Tufted Titmouse 22
Red-breasted Nuthatch 1
White-breasted Nuthatch 9
Brown Creeper 2
Winter Wren 2
Golden-crowned Kinglet 1
Hermit Thrush 2
American Robin 6 Including two in fruiting tree (Crabapple?) at NE corner
of park between GAP and the Long Meadow.
European Starling 45
Cedar Waxwing 38
Eastern Towhee 1 Breeze Hill.
Fox Sparrow (Red) 2
Song Sparrow 1
White-throated Sparrow 120
Dark-eyed Junco (Slate-colored) 1 Vale
Northern Cardinal 16
House Finch 18
Red Crossbill 20 Single heard only flyover near Vale, then a flock of heard
only birds flying over near the Binnen Bridge that sounded somewhere in the
neighborhood of 20 individuals. Also in the Binnen area were European Starlings
doing their own imitation of Red Crossbill flight calls.
Common Redpoll 2 Breeze Hill. Flew into trees above my head. Only one seen
(with one flight photo obtained), although at least two were vocalizing.
Pine Siskin 18 More than had been around. Two groups of more than 7
individuals
American Goldfinch 2
House Sparrow 10
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This report was generated automatically by eBird v3 (http://ebird.org)
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Adam's report:
Hi Peter Got into the park before sunset for a quick look around. Nothing too spectacular. Bufflehead, Hoodies prob. the most interesting things. A ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: <do-not-reply@ebird.org> Date: Tue, Dec 4, 2012 at 7:04 PM Subject: eBird Report - Prospect Park, Dec 4, 2012 Prospect Park, Kings, US-NY Dec 4, 2012 3:50 PM - 4:40 PM Protocol: Traveling 2.0 kilometer(s) Comments: slightly overcast, warm, still. Surveyed Breeze Hill, feeders, Peninsula and lakeshore near Peninsula. 27 species (+1 other taxa) Canada Goose (Branta canadensis) 220 count accurate + or - 10 birds. Large flock landed on Lake just prior to sunset. Mute Swan (Cygnus olor) 2 Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) 40 count approximate Northern Shoveler (Anas clypeata) X hundreds. Not counted accurately. Bufflehead (Bucephala albeola) 2 near New Islands Hooded Merganser (Lophodytes cucullatus) 2 near Duck Island. Seemed to be displaying to each other. Ruddy Duck (Oxyura jamaicensis) X many. Not counted. Pied-billed Grebe (Podilymbus podiceps) 1 Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis) 1 American Coot (Fulica americana) 8 Ring-billed Gull (Larus delawarensis) X many. Not counted. Herring Gull (Larus argentatus) X many. Not counted. Rock Pigeon (Columba livia) X Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura) 1 Belted Kingfisher (Megaceryle alcyon) 1 Downy Woodpecker (Picoides pubescens) 2 Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata) X Black-capped Chickadee (Poecile atricapillus) 15 Tufted Titmouse (Baeolophus bicolor) 5 White-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta carolinensis) 1 wren sp. (Troglodytidae sp.) 1 Northern Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos) 1 Fox Sparrow (Passerella iliaca) 1 White-throated Sparrow (Zonotrichia albicollis) X many. Two communal roosts found. Dark-eyed Junco (Junco hyemalis) X Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis) 2 House Finch (Haemorhous mexicanus) 3 House Sparrow (Passer domesticus) X View this checklist online at http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S12224562 This report was generated automatically by eBird v3 (http://ebird.org)
