Prospect Jan 14th

All three species Mergansers still present on the Lake (for duration "togetherness"  has to be a record or something ?)

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Report from Rafael:

Peter: The following is the birds recorded during my second visit to the park this year. Prospect Park, Brooklyn, Kings, US-NY Jan 14, 2013 10:30 AM - 1:00 PM Observer: Rafael G Campos Protocol: Traveling 3.0 kilometer(s) 35 species Canada Goose (Branta canadensis)  X Mute Swan (Cygnus olor)  X Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)  X Northern Shoveler (Anas clypeata)  X Bufflehead (Bucephala albeola)  1 Hooded Merganser (Lophodytes cucullatus)  11 Common Merganser (Mergus merganser)  1 Red-breasted Merganser (Mergus serrator)  1 Ruddy Duck (Oxyura jamaicensis)  X Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis)  2 American Coot (Fulica americana)  X Ring-billed Gull (Larus delawarensis)  X Herring Gull (American) (Larus argentatus smithsonianus)  X Great Black-backed Gull (Larus marinus)  1 Rock Pigeon (Columba livia)  X Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura)  X Red-bellied Woodpecker (Melanerpes carolinus)  3 Downy Woodpecker (Picoides pubescens)  4 Hairy Woodpecker (Picoides villosus)  1 Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata)  X Black-capped Chickadee (Poecile atricapillus)  X Tufted Titmouse (Baeolophus bicolor)  X White-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta carolinensis)  3 Brown Creeper (Certhia americana)  1 Carolina Wren (Thryothorus ludovicianus)  3 American Robin (Turdus migratorius)  2 Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia)  2 Swamp Sparrow (Melospiza georgiana)  1 White-throated Sparrow (Zonotrichia albicollis)  X Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis)  X Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus)  6 House Finch (Haemorhous mexicanus)  2 American Goldfinch (Spinus tristis)  1 House Sparrow (Passer domesticus)  X Brooklyn is great birding!!!