On the Lake, distant views were obtained of hen COMMON MERGANSERs still present with the HORNED GREBE off the Peninsula thumb with a few RED-BREASTED MERGANSERS.
Waterfowl in the news, then the Upper Pool is another spot to look at , small as it is. A pair of HOODED MERGANSERS , hen and drake struck up a friendship with the GADWALL pair, together near the island; maybe they are a bridge club mixed couples. Must be a game tonight. 4 species ducks on this pond, I was trying to find a fifth to no avail.
On the Pools isthmus, a BROWN CREEPER creeping up the bark , with a nearby JUNCO watching.
Hope springs eternal as Spring starts 7:02 tomorrow morning.
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Addenum : Note Mike Elliot's list including 10 species Ducks, sort of a "magic" daily number for Prospect Park . Kudos on that achievement!
-KB
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From Rob Bate :
2 Male, 1 female White-winged Crossbills by entrance to Quaker Cemetery. No VATH though.
2 Phoebes along the Lullwater.
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From Mike Elliot:
i saw the euro goodfinch atop the lookout hill switchback.
And in Ambergill flash of yellow distracted me from a phoebe: yellow on the
rump, head and buffy throat that hooked around like a ring. I grew up calling
these myrtle warblers.
Will send rest of list later. Definitely saw the 2 common hens today.
nd the pair of merganser hens.
vagrunt e-bird:
Mar 19, 2013
Prospect Park
Traveling
4 miles
120 Minutes
Observers: 1
All birds reported? Yes
Comments:
Submitted from BirdLog NA for iOS, version 1.5.2
100 Canada Goose -- 69 on lawn; another 40+ on shore
4 Mute Swan
2 Wood Duck -- Drakes on the Lake
2 Gadwall -- Drake in middle of pool - alert as ever
X Mallard -- 4 - upper pool 4 - lower pool
X Northern Shoveler -- Drake - upper pool
1 Ring-necked Duck -- lullwater b/b bridges
1 Bufflehead -- Lullwater b/n bridges
10 Hooded Merganser -- Pair - upper pool | 8 together (2 drakes) in lullwater b/n bridge and peninsula.
2 Common Merganser -- Hens on the lake.
5 Red-breasted Merganser -- Drakes on lake, hens nowhere in sight
X Ruddy Duck
1 Pied-billed Grebe
1 Horned Grebe -- Lake
1 Red-tailed Hawk
X American Coot
1 Belted Kingfisher
3 Eastern Phoebe
1 American Crow
1 Brown Creeper -- 2nd time on the shattered pine, off N. trail along Lullwater.
1 Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle) -- Female in Ambergill
2 Common Grackle
1 European Goldfinch -- Toward Top of switchback on Lookout Hill
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Peter's list
Prospect Park, Kings, US-NY Mar 19, 2013 Protocol: Incidental 25 species Canada Goose X Mute Swan X Gadwall 2 Upper Pool Mallard X Northern Shoveler X Bufflehead 1 Lake Hooded Merganser 2 Upper Pool Common Merganser 2 Lake Red-breasted Merganser 2 Ruddy Duck X Horned Grebe 1 Lake Great Blue Heron 1 Peninsula shore Red-tailed Hawk 1 American Coot X Ring-billed Gull X Herring Gull X Mourning Dove X Eastern Phoebe 1 Upper Pool Blue Jay X Tufted Titmouse X Brown Creeper 1 Pools isthmus American Robin X common European Starling X Dark-eyed Junco 1 Red-winged Blackbird X View this checklist online at http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S13455263 This report was generated automatically by eBird v3 (http://ebird.org)^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^From Cobble Hill/Downtown Brooklyn sectionAn Ebirds Yahoo report^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Brooklyn Peregrines
Posted By:
Tue Mar 19, 2013 4:13 pm |
From Adam Welz:
Walked around the park late today, skipped over a few spp I'm sure,
but interesting duckish action on Lake, lots of American Robin in
fresh plumage, thought I heard a Killdeer near Lullwater but could not
find it.
Cheers!
Adam
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Date: Tue, Mar 19, 2013 at 11:14 PM
Subject: eBird Report - Prospect Park, Mar 19, 2013
Prospect Park, Kings, US-NY
Mar 19, 2013 5:40 PM - 7:10 PM
Protocol: Traveling
2.0 kilometer(s)
Comments: Surveyed Breeze Hill, Lullwater, Lookout Hill, northern
shore of Lake
30 species
Canada Goose (Branta canadensis) X
Mute Swan (Cygnus olor) X
Wood Duck (Aix sponsa) 2 middle of Lake
Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) X
Northern Shoveler (Anas clypeata) 23
Ring-necked Duck (Aythya collaris) 1
Bufflehead (Bucephala albeola) 3
Common Merganser (Mergus merganser) 2 2 female birds seen clearly
on Lake, one initially very close to observer, both later nearby group
of Red-breasted Merganser. Clearly larger than Red-breasted, white
chin spots seen well, body paler, more uniform gray than Red-breasted,
crest & bill shape different.
Red-breasted Merganser (Mergus serrator) 5
Ruddy Duck (Oxyura jamaicensis) X
Pied-billed Grebe (Podilymbus podiceps) 1
Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis) 1
American Coot (Fulica americana) 22
Ring-billed Gull (Larus delawarensis) X
Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura) 3
Red-bellied Woodpecker (Melanerpes carolinus) 1
Downy Woodpecker (Picoides pubescens) 3
Hairy Woodpecker (Picoides villosus) 1
Eastern Phoebe (Sayornis phoebe) 3
Black-capped Chickadee (Poecile atricapillus) 4
Tufted Titmouse (Baeolophus bicolor) 2
American Robin (Turdus migratorius) 70 low estimate of numbers
Northern Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos) 1
European Starling (Sturnus vulgaris) X
Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia) 5
White-throated Sparrow (Zonotrichia albicollis) 15
Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis) 4
Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus) 30
Common Grackle (Quiscalus quiscula) 20
House Sparrow (Passer domesticus) X
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