Revised the trip is as follows:
Thursday, May 9th Prospect Park Thursday Spring series- GAP
Meet 7:00 am at Grand Army Plaza park entrance (Stranahan Statue)
Trip Leader: Sandy Paci
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Anytime a rarity surfaces, it makes the day for any birder. The continuance of the YELLOW-THROATED WARBLER on Breeze Hill, seen mostly in the center oaks of Breeze Hill, with one trip to a Sycamore Maple above the Rustic Arbor, makes the case for a number of birders, including the Brooklyn Bird Club walk today. It stayed present thru the day, up to 6 pm in the evening.
Adding to the Yellow-throated,a PURPLE MARTIN appeared, this rarity seen perhaps once every two years , being an erratic species and oftentimes overlooked as usually this species flies over and it takes a keen and experienced eye to identify one. A great bird for the park
Across the Prospect Expressway, specifically in Greenwood Cemetery, Orrin Tilevitz recorded another rarity for the area,a PROTHONOTARY WARBLER in the Crescent Water.We should be seeing one of these in Prospect soon enough.
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Results of the BBC walk led by Rob Bate:
list courtesy of Bobbi Manian
Hi Rob and Peter,
Rob, thanks for a great walk and fun birds! There were 21 participants today.
Here is today's list, - we were all spread out at times, i may have missed something you saw. Also 2 not-so-great pics of the yellow-throated warbler. I hope others got better.
B.
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Prospect Park, Kings, US-NY
Apr 30, 2013 7:30 AM - 12:15 PM
Protocol: Traveling
3.0 mile(s)
Comments: Rob's Tuesday BBC walk
53 species
Canada Goose 4
Mute Swan 8
Mallard 6
Ruddy Duck 6
Double-crested Cormorant 5
Great Egret 2
Green Heron 2
Black-crowned Night-Heron 2
Red-tailed Hawk 2
Laughing Gull 2
Ring-billed Gull 1
Rock Pigeon 6
Mourning Dove 4
Chimney Swift 30
Red-bellied Woodpecker 2
Downy Woodpecker 3
Northern Flicker 2
American Kestrel 1
Eastern Kingbird 2
White-eyed Vireo 1
Blue-headed Vireo 1
Warbling Vireo 3
Red-eyed Vireo 1
Blue Jay 4
Fish Crow 1
Northern Rough-winged Swallow 4
Purple Martin 1 Bigger than surrounding swallows, thicker wings, dark underside. Like a giant Chimney Swift with a tail.
Tree Swallow 2
Barn Swallow 6
Black-capped Chickadee 1
Tufted Titmouse 1
House Wren 2
Carolina Wren 2
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 3
American Robin 6
European Starling X
Black-and-white Warbler 6
Common Yellowthroat 1
Northern Parula 2
Yellow Warbler 3
Black-throated Blue Warbler 1
Palm Warbler 3
Pine Warbler 2
Yellow-rumped Warbler 12
Yellow-throated Warbler 1 Breeze Hill oval oaks
Chipping Sparrow 12
Song Sparrow 1
White-throated Sparrow 6
Northern Cardinal 8
Red-winged Blackbird 20
Common Grackle 12
Brown-headed Cowbird 11
American Goldfinch 1
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| high up Yellow-throated Warbler, photo by Bobbi Manian |
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| 1st year Pine Warbler, photo by Sandy paci |
from Peter Colen:
http://www.petercolenphotography.com/WinterWrens/Prospect-Park-4-30-13/29186622_XzpFpm#!i=2486561520&k=fTXfCmM
Hi Peter,
Here are a few birds from Rob's walk and a few from after.
The one Green Heron has moved his nest a few feet up and more prominently displayed than before.
Jerry and I saw 2 more on both sides of Ambergill bridge.
Cheers, Peter
-- petercolenphotography.com
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Joshua Malbin :
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Date: Apr 30, 2013 7:38 PM
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Observer: Joshua Malbin
2013-04-30 17:28
Prospect Park
Protocol: Traveling
1 Miles
130 Minutes
Observers: 1
All birds reported? Yes
X Canada Goose
X Mute Swan
2 Wood Duck
X Mallard
1 Green Heron Sitting on the nest.
1 Red-tailed Hawk
10 Laughing Gull
X Herring Gull
5 Mourning Dove
45 Chimney Swift Two main groups, one over long meadow/midwood, one over lull. Lull flock about 30.
1 Red-bellied Woodpecker
1 Downy Woodpecker
1 Blue-headed Vireo
1 Warbling Vireo
1 Blue Jay
3 Northern Rough-winged Swallow
2 Barn Swallow
1 Black-capped Chickadee
3 Tufted Titmouse
1 Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
X American Robin
X European Starling
3 Black-and-white Warbler
1 Palm Warbler
1 Pine Warbler
7 Yellow-rumped Warbler
1 Black-throated Green Warbler
3 Eastern Towhee
2 Song Sparrow
2 White-throated Sparrow
X Northern Cardinal
X Red-winged Blackbird
X Common Grackle
2 Brown-headed Cowbird
X House Sparrow
2013-04-30 17:28
Prospect Park
Protocol: Traveling
1 Miles
130 Minutes
Observers: 1
All birds reported? Yes
X Canada Goose
X Mute Swan
2 Wood Duck
X Mallard
1 Green Heron Sitting on the nest.
1 Red-tailed Hawk
10 Laughing Gull
X Herring Gull
5 Mourning Dove
45 Chimney Swift Two main groups, one over long meadow/midwood, one over lull. Lull flock about 30.
1 Red-bellied Woodpecker
1 Downy Woodpecker
1 Blue-headed Vireo
1 Warbling Vireo
1 Blue Jay
3 Northern Rough-winged Swallow
2 Barn Swallow
1 Black-capped Chickadee
3 Tufted Titmouse
1 Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
X American Robin
X European Starling
3 Black-and-white Warbler
1 Palm Warbler
1 Pine Warbler
7 Yellow-rumped Warbler
1 Black-throated Green Warbler
3 Eastern Towhee
2 Song Sparrow
2 White-throated Sparrow
X Northern Cardinal
X Red-winged Blackbird
X Common Grackle
2 Brown-headed Cowbird
X House Sparrow
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