A newsboard for reporting bird sightings, happenings & announcements,miscellany in north Brooklyn and the 3 main central north Brooklyn green regions : historic Prospect Park, Brooklyn Botanic Garden & north half of Kings County, & Greenwood Cemetery.A service for Brooklyn birders and visitors. Also note: Conservation issues & miscellany posts.
Friday, December 14, 2012
Prospect list from Keir Randall
Prospect Park, Kings, US-NY Dec 14, 2012 7:55 AM - 9:20 AM Protocol: Traveling 1.5 mile(s) 25 species (+1 other taxa)
Canada Goose 18 Mallard 4 Ruddy Duck 2 Herring Gull 2 Rock Pigeon 5 Mourning Dove 12 Belted Kingfisher 1 Red-bellied Woodpecker 1 Downy Woodpecker 1 Hairy Woodpecker 2 Blue Jay 6 Black-capped Chickadee 5 Tufted Titmouse 3 White-breasted Nuthatch 2 American Robin 1 European Starling 10 Fox Sparrow 1 Swamp Sparrow 1 White-throated Sparrow 8 Northern Cardinal 3 House Finch 7
----------------COMMON REDPOLL 6 8.50am. With AMGOs and BCCHs feeding in a sweetgum beside Binnen Water, just below Nethermead Arches. 1+ male and 5+ females, very active. Some called as they flew in but otherwise seemed silent. Watched for c. 20 minutes and still there when I left.----------------------
COMMON/HOARY REDPOLL1 Feeding in a sweetgum beside Binnen Water, just below Nethermead Arches. A female type. In marked comparison to other Redpolls present it seemed barely streaked from below. Too high and flighty to pick up any other id marks. Pine Siskin 2 American Goldfinch 14 House Sparrow 8
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