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!!!
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