Before summarizing today's reports, a link from the NY Times about birders. Thanks to Janet Schumacher for sending
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| Worm eating Warbler, taken 220pm Friday by feeders site, by Heidi Clevens |
A brisk very chilly day, starting off overcast before afternoon sun, obviously not best climate conditions for big bird movement but nevertheless birders will take today's hilights.Hi lighted by 7 LESSER SCAUP (with 6 hens) on the lake into the evening, settling in mostly at the west sector of the lake tops the birds for its number; land birds included in the Brooklyn Bird Club walk were White-eyed Vireo , moving about both sides of the Lullwater under the Terrace bridge. WHITE WINGED CROSSBILLs still lingering ( pending records search for lateness),the season's first Northern Waterthrush and Brown Thrasher ; other reports revealed Bank Swallow, Northern Raven , Pine Siskin, and swallows and swifts galore, especially in the evening as Chimney Swifts picked up over Lookout Hill's South slope.2 NORTHERN ROUGH-WINGED SWALLOWS were the best swallows in a trove of Tree and Barns over the lake, also seen up the southern Lullwater. Also, on Three Sisters, I saw 11 Double-crested Cormorants in a tight flock just above the water surface before 9 took off for travel.
CHIPPING SPARROWs are increasing in numbers, 25 seen (Russ Alderson) on the Breeze Hill lawn, a holdover from last eve's 30 seen by Kristin Costello by the MaryLand Monument.
And last, though not a rarity for a tweet from twitter, an unusual event. It isn't often , though the first I 've seen in either the park or the garden for this species. While in the Brooklyn Botanic Garden Native Flora section, I observed a Red-breasted Nuthatch digging out a nest hole in a broken top large snag, half its bark is gone.Whether this nuthatch intends to or not, this is a nesting event in my book for this species.Look for the plant sign by the small creek "Lizards Tail" and look up the small slope. Hope it sticks around....
and last: in the latest NYC Rare Bird Alert, this midweek, someone reported a Virginia Rail by a flower pot in the BBGarden. Unfortunately whoever it was seeing this rarity, wasn't in my digital network.Too bad....but keep an eye out for rails nowadays
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From Tom Stephenson, leading BBC walk
Hi Peter,
We had a hardy group today for a fairly cool outing in the park. The birds were fairly quiet although we still ended up with 63 species.
The highlights were the White-eyed Vireo near the wellhouse and the White-eyed Vireo near the feeders...also Northern Waterthrush, Yellow Warbler, Turkey Vulture, Osprey, Brown Thrasher (brief..), Lesser Scaup; and the WW Crossbills are still up on lookout. We didn't make it to the southern end of the lake where the Bank Swallow had been seen, but had a good time studying the other 3 species including several Rough-winged.
Best regards,
Tom
| Double-crested Cormorant |
| Great Blue Heron |
| Great Egret |
| Green Heron |
| Black-crowned Night-Heron |
| Turkey Vulture |
| Canada Goose |
| Mute Swan |
| Wood Duck |
| Mallard |
| Lesser Scaup |
| Bufflehead |
| Ruddy Duck |
| Osprey |
| Red-tailed Hawk |
| American Coot |
| Ring-billed Gull |
| Herring Gull |
| Rock Dove |
| Mourning Dove |
| Chimney Swift |
| Red-bellied Woodpecker |
| Downy Woodpecker |
| Hairy Woodpecker |
| Northern Flicker |
| White-eyed Vireo |
| Blue-headed Vireo |
| Blue Jay |
| Fish Crow |
| Tree Swallow |
| Northern Rough-winged Swallow |
| Barn Swallow |
| Black-capped Chickadee |
| Tufted Titmouse |
| White-breasted Nuthatch |
| Brown Creeper |
| Carolina Wren |
| House Wren |
| Ruby-crowned Kinglet |
| Blue-gray Gnatcatcher |
| Hermit Thrush |
| American Robin |
| Brown Thrasher |
| European Starling |
| Yellow Warbler |
| Yellow-rumped Warbler |
| Pine Warbler |
| Palm Warbler |
| Northern Waterthrush |
| Eastern Towhee |
| American Tree Sparrow |
| Chipping Sparrow |
| Song Sparrow |
| Swamp Sparrow |
| White-throated Sparrow |
| Dark-eyed Junco |
| Northern Cardinal |
| Red-winged Blackbird |
| Common Grackle |
| Brown-headed Cowbird |
| American Goldfinch |
| House Sparrow |
White-winged Crossbill
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Kathy Toomey
date = 2013/04/21
site = Prospect Park
observers = Kathy Toomey, afternoon walk
Common Raven verified by Heidi Cleven and Andy
Double-crested Cormorant
Green Heron
Turkey Vulture
Lesser Scaup pointed out by Peter
Bufflehead
Canada Goose
Ruddy Duck
Mute Swan
Mallard
Red-tailed Hawk
Osprey
American Coot
Herring Gull
Rock Pigeon
Chimney Swift
Downy Woodpecker
Red-bellied Woodpecker heard
Northern Flicker
Blue-headed Vireo
White-eyed Vireo
Blue Jay
Tree Swallow
Barn Swallow
Northern Rough-winged Swallow
Black-capped Chickadee
Red-breasted Nuthatch
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher several
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
American Robin
European Starling
Black-and-white Warbler
Palm Warbler
Pine Warbler
Yellow-rumped Warbler
White-throated Sparrow
Song Sparrow
Northern Cardinal
Red-winged Blackbird
Common Grackle
Pine Siskin one, in the Lullwater
House Sparrow
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Joshua Malbin:
Prospect Park, Kings, US-NY
Apr 20, 2013 12:38 PM - 4:29 PM
Protocol: Traveling
1.0 mile(s)
Comments: Submitted from BirdLog NA for Android v1.7
45 species
Canada Goose X
Mute Swan X
Mallard X
Ruddy Duck X
Double-crested Cormorant 7
Snowy Egret 1
Osprey 1
Red-tailed Hawk 1
American Coot X
Herring Gull X
Mourning Dove 4
Chimney Swift X
Red-bellied Woodpecker 3
Downy Woodpecker 1
Hairy Woodpecker 2
Northern Flicker 2
American Kestrel 1
White-eyed Vireo 1
Blue-headed Vireo 1
Blue Jay 3
Northern Rough-winged Swallow 1
Tree Swallow X
Bank Swallow 1
Barn Swallow X
Black-capped Chickadee 7
Tufted Titmouse 5
House Wren 2
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 4
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 6
Hermit Thrush 1
American Robin X
European Starling X
Palm Warbler 4
Pine Warbler 4
Yellow-rumped Warbler X
Eastern Towhee 1
Chipping Sparrow 25
Song Sparrow X
Swamp Sparrow 1
White-throated Sparrow X
Northern Cardinal X
Red-winged Blackbird X
Common Grackle X
Brown-headed Cowbird 2
House Sparrow X
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Peter Colen:
http://www.petercolenphotography.com/WinterWrens/Prospect-Park-4202013/29014378_gSCHw4#!i=2467629813&k=QPz7CK5
Hello Peter,
Here are pictures I took on Tom's walk. The White-eyed Vireo put on a good show again (or multiple one's). I think at least 2 are around.
The worm eater evaded us. I hope it's still here.
P.
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From Bobbi Manian
Hi Peter, another fun walk today! the threatening weather kept the faint-hearted away, but the rest of us were treated to Northern Waterthrush, White-eyed Vireo, Yellow Warbler, Brown Thrasher among others.
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my lists
Prospect Park, Kings, US-NY
Apr 19, 2013
Protocol: Incidental
Comments: Lullwater south
22 species
Osprey 1
Red-tailed Hawk 1
American Coot X
Chimney Swift 2
White-eyed Vireo 1 terrace br
Blue-headed Vireo 1
Blue Jay X
Northern Rough-winged Swallow 1
Tree Swallow X
Barn Swallow X
Black-capped Chickadee 1
Red-breasted Nuthatch 1
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 1
American Robin X
Black-and-white Warbler 1
Yellow Warbler 1
Palm Warbler X
Pine Warbler 3
Yellow-rumped Warbler 6
Prairie Warbler 1
Chipping Sparrow X
Northern Cardinal X
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Prospect Park, Kings, US-NY
Apr 20, 2013 8:30 AM - 10:00 AM
Protocol: Traveling
2.0 mile(s)
37 species
Mute Swan X
Mallard X
Lesser Scaup 7 close looks
Bufflehead 1
Ruddy Duck 46
Double-crested Cormorant 11
Great Blue Heron 1
Great Egret 1
Black-crowned Night-Heron 2
Osprey 1
Red-tailed Hawk 1
American Coot 7
Herring Gull X
Rock Pigeon X
Mourning Dove X
Chimney Swift 2
Red-bellied Woodpecker 1
Downy Woodpecker 1
Northern Flicker 1
Blue-headed Vireo 1
Blue Jay X
Northern Rough-winged Swallow 2 south Lullwater
Tree Swallow 25
Barn Swallow 10
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 1
Hermit Thrush 1
American Robin X
Palm Warbler X
Pine Warbler 4
Yellow-rumped Warbler X
Song Sparrow X
White-throated Sparrow X
Dark-eyed Junco 1
Northern Cardinal X
Red-winged Blackbird X
Common Grackle X
House Sparrow X
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Brooklyn Botanic Garden, Kings, US-NY
Apr 20, 2013
Protocol: Incidental
8 species
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 1
Downy Woodpecker 1
Red-breasted Nuthatch 1 digging out a nest hole in Snag, Native Flora
section
American Robin X
Yellow-rumped Warbler X
Eastern Towhee 1
White-throated Sparrow 10
Northern Cardinal 1
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Adam Welz:
A bit late. Area around feeders/Breeze Hill was most productive. Lookout surprisingly dead.
Cheers
Adam
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Date: Sat, Apr 20, 2013 at 11:02 PM
Subject: eBird Report - Prospect Park, Apr 20, 2013
Prospect Park, Kings, US-NY
Apr 20, 2013 5:35 PM - 7:35 PM
Protocol: Traveling
2.0 mile(s)
Comments: Breeze Hill, Lookout Hill, Quaker Cemetery, Ravine, Pools surveyed. Didn't look at Lake much or do Peninsula. Many quiet, non-birdy areas. Saw the marmot in its usual spot on Breeze Hill.
43 species
Canada Goose (Branta canadensis) X
Mute Swan (Cygnus olor) X
Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) X
Ruddy Duck (Oxyura jamaicensis) X
Double-crested Cormorant (Phalacrocorax auritus) 3
Osprey (Pandion haliaetus) 1
Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis) 1
American Coot (Fulica americana) X
Herring Gull (Larus argentatus) X
Rock Pigeon (Columba livia) X
Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura) X
Chimney Swift (Chaetura pelagica) X
Red-bellied Woodpecker (Melanerpes carolinus) 1
Downy Woodpecker (Picoides pubescens) 3
Hairy Woodpecker (Picoides villosus) 6 2 on Lookout, group of 4 in Ravine seemingly having a territorial dispute. Very high count!
Northern Flicker (Colaptes auratus) 3
Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata) X
Northern Rough-winged Swallow (Stelgidopteryx serripennis) X
Tree Swallow (Tachycineta bicolor) X
Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica) X
Black-capped Chickadee (Poecile atricapillus) 6
Tufted Titmouse (Baeolophus bicolor) 3
Red-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta canadensis) 1
Brown Creeper (Certhia americana) 1
Carolina Wren (Thryothorus ludovicianus) 1
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher (Polioptila caerulea) 5
Ruby-crowned Kinglet (Regulus calendula) 2
Hermit Thrush (Catharus guttatus) 2
American Robin (Turdus migratorius) X
European Starling (Sturnus vulgaris) X
Yellow Warbler (Setophaga petechia) 1 Breeze Hill
Palm Warbler (Setophaga palmarum) 7
Pine Warbler (Setophaga pinus) 4
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Setophaga coronata) 20
Eastern Towhee (Pipilo erythrophthalmus) 1
Chipping Sparrow (Spizella passerina) 16
Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia) 2
White-throated Sparrow (Zonotrichia albicollis) 22
Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis) 5
Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus) X
Common Grackle (Quiscalus quiscula) X
House Finch (Haemorhous mexicanus) X
House Sparrow (Passer domesticus) X
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