Hilights include Tuesday's group seeing good numbers of PINE and PALM WARBLERS, WHITE WINGED CROSSBILLS, BLUE -HEADED VIREO ; my sighting of LESSER SCAUP drake in the western Prospect Lake while an OSPREY spent good time patrolling and hunting the lake by Three Sisters where it was initially perched when I saw it.
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From Rob Bate :
Peter,
This is Bobbi's list from this morning's inaugural Tuesday Spring Migration Birdwalk 2013. Six of us worked our way down the west side, over Lookout Hill, around the Penninsula, and up the Lullwater and watercourse ending at the Fallkill Falls. In addition to Bobbi's list I had a Turkey Vulture and a lone Eastern Phoebe.
Rob, Bobbi, Matthew, Phil, Louis, Francis
55 species
Canada Goose 4
Mute Swan 1
Mallard 8
Northern Shoveler 8
Bufflehead 3
Ruddy Duck 6
Pied-billed Grebe 1
Double-crested Cormorant 5
Great Blue Heron 2
Great Egret 1
Black-crowned Night-Heron 4
Osprey 3
Red-tailed Hawk 4
American Coot 7
Laughing Gull 1
Ring-billed Gull X
Herring Gull X
Rock Pigeon 5
Mourning Dove 4
Chimney Swift 3
Red-bellied Woodpecker 1
Downy Woodpecker 3
Hairy Woodpecker 3
Northern Flicker 4
Blue-headed Vireo 2
Blue Jay 2
American Crow 1
Tree Swallow 10
Barn Swallow 20
Black-capped Chickadee 12
Tufted Titmouse 8
White-breasted Nuthatch 3
Brown Creeper 3
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 3
Golden-crowned Kinglet 3
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 8
Hermit Thrush 3
American Robin 18
Northern Mockingbird 1
European Starling X
Cedar Waxwing 2
Palm Warbler 18
Pine Warbler 23
Yellow-rumped Warbler 9
Chipping Sparrow 2
Song Sparrow 5
Swamp Sparrow 2
White-throated Sparrow 12
Dark-eyed Junco 5
Northern Cardinal 6
Red-winged Blackbird 9
Common Grackle 13
Brown-headed Cowbird 7
White-winged Crossbill 3 Butterfly Meadow - same birds continue
House Sparrow 8
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Peter's list
Prospect Park--Prospect Lake, Kings, US-NY
Apr 16, 2013
Protocol: Incidental
24 species
Canada Goose X
Mute Swan X
Mallard X
Northern Shoveler 2
Lesser Scaup 1 drake
Bufflehead 3
Ruddy Duck 45 present
Double-crested Cormorant 1
Great Blue Heron 1
Black-crowned Night-Heron 1 3 sisters
Osprey 1 hunting
American Coot 4 West Island
Laughing Gull 1
Ring-billed Gull X
Herring Gull X
Downy Woodpecker 1 south lakeside
Blue-headed Vireo 1 South Lakeside
Tree Swallow 5
Barn Swallow 1
American Robin X
Palm Warbler 1
Pine Warbler 1
Red-winged Blackbird 2
Common Grackle X
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Evening walk, Prospect Lake environs
Peter's list
Prospect Park--Prospect Lake, Kings, US-NY
Apr 16, 2013 7:00 PM - 7:50 PM
Protocol: Traveling
1.0 mile(s)
24 species
Canada Goose X
Mute Swan X
Northern Shoveler 11
Bufflehead 2
Ruddy Duck 35
Pied-billed Grebe 1
Double-crested Cormorant 4 Perched smallest 3 Sister island
Black-crowned Night-Heron 4 3 Sisters
Osprey 1 hunting over middle lake, same bird likely from morning
American Coot 1 Duck Island
Laughing Gull 15 9 f/o, 6 Lake
Herring Gull X
Northern Rough-winged Swallow 1
Tree Swallow 7
Barn Swallow 4
American Robin X
European Starling X
Palm Warbler 1
Yellow-rumped Warbler 1
Song Sparrow 1
White-throated Sparrow 3
Northern Cardinal 1
Brown-headed Cowbird 1
House Sparrow X
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From Joshua Malbin:
Prospect Park, Kings, US-NY
Apr 16, 2013 5:17 PM - 7:18 PM
Protocol: Traveling
1.0 mile(s)
Comments: Submitted from BirdLog NA for Android v1.7
43 species
Canada Goose X
Mute Swan X
Mallard X
Northern Shoveler 7
Bufflehead 2
Ruddy Duck 4
Double-crested Cormorant 3
Great Egret 1
Black-crowned Night-Heron 1
Osprey 1
Red-tailed Hawk 1
American Coot 7
Laughing Gull 10
Herring Gull 2
Mourning Dove 2
Red-bellied Woodpecker 5
Downy Woodpecker 2
Hairy Woodpecker 1
Northern Flicker 2
Blue Jay X
Tree Swallow X
Barn Swallow X
Black-capped Chickadee 4
Tufted Titmouse 6
White-breasted Nuthatch 2
Golden-crowned Kinglet 1
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 1
Hermit Thrush 1
American Robin X
Brown Thrasher 1
European Starling X
Northern Parula 2
Palm Warbler 2
Pine Warbler 4
Yellow-rumped Warbler 6
Chipping Sparrow 5
Song Sparrow 6
White-throated Sparrow X
Northern Cardinal X
Red-winged Blackbird X
Common Grackle 3
Brown-headed Cowbird 1
House Sparrow X
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Adam :
Hi PeterWalked through the Park for less than an hour just before sunset.Saw one Osprey sitting in tree along southeast shore of Lake, then 10 mins later had 2 Osprey flying over Breeze Hill from the direction of the Upper Pool, each with a fish in its claws & the pair being pursued by an adult Red-tail. Iwent back to the Lake to look for the sitting Osprey, and there was nothing there so I could not confirm 3 Osprey present, but the pair with fish were circling low over Duck Island. Cheers AdamFrom: <do-not-reply@ebird.org>Date: Tue, Apr 16, 2013 at 8:10 PM Subject: eBird Report - Prospect Park, Apr 16, 2013 Prospect Park, Kings, US-NY Apr 16, 2013 6:20 PM - 7:15 PM Protocol: Traveling 2.0 kilometer(s) Comments: windy, cool. Surveyed Lullwater, west shore of Lake, Breeze Hill 42 species Canada Goose (Branta canadensis) X Mute Swan (Cygnus olor) X Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) X Northern Shoveler (Anas clypeata) 12 8 at southern end of Lake, 4 more near Duck Island Lesser Scaup (Aythya affinis) 1 Ruddy Duck (Oxyura jamaicensis) 30 approx count Pied-billed Grebe (Podilymbus podiceps) 1 Lake Double-crested Cormorant (Phalacrocorax auritus) 4 roosting southern end of Lake Black-crowned Night-Heron (Nycticorax nycticorax) 5 Osprey (Pandion haliaetus) 2 Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis) 1 American Coot (Fulica americana) 10 minimum count Laughing Gull (Leucophaeus atricilla) 6 overflying Lake, late Herring Gull (Larus argentatus) 5 Rock Pigeon (Columba livia) 1 Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura) 3 Red-bellied Woodpecker (Melanerpes carolinus) 1 Downy Woodpecker (Picoides pubescens) 1 Northern Flicker (Colaptes auratus) 1 Eastern Phoebe (Sayornis phoebe) 1 Blue-headed Vireo (Vireo solitarius) 1 Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata) 3 Tree Swallow (Tachycineta bicolor) X 10+ Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica) X 10+ Black-capped Chickadee (Poecile atricapillus) 5 Tufted Titmouse (Baeolophus bicolor) 3 White-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta carolinensis) 1 Carolina Wren (Thryothorus ludovicianus) 1 Golden-crowned Kinglet (Regulus satrapa) 3 Ruby-crowned Kinglet (Regulus calendula) 1 Hermit Thrush (Catharus guttatus) 2 American Robin (Turdus migratorius) X many European Starling (Sturnus vulgaris) X Palm Warbler (Setophaga palmarum) 1 Pine Warbler (Setophaga pinus) 3 Yellow-rumped Warbler (Setophaga coronata) 3 Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia) 7 White-throated Sparrow (Zonotrichia albicollis) 3 Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis) 5 Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus) X Common Grackle (Quiscalus quiscula) X House Sparrow (Passer domesticus) X View this checklist online at http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S13773026 This report was generated automatically by eBird v3 (http://ebird.org)
