Based on reports read, birds leaned more towards diversity and quality as numbers dipped. While over in Greenwood Cemetery, I could tell by the scarcity of birds impacted by this cold chill feeling like late fall.Prospect is the better region of the two locales with its better ground habitat and that is what proved its strength. Within that low ground strata,a WORM-EATING WARBLER shares today's hi light along with a YELLOW-THROATED VIREO reported by Dale Dyer .
Kathy Toomey first reported the WORM-EATING WARBLER at the Lullwater Cove on the hillside behind the platform.Later Chris Holden said it was seen closer to the Lullwater.I presume yesterday's report from Monica is the same bird at this spot. Hopefully, I can see it at lunchtime tomorrow.
The YELLOW THROATED VIREO is uncommon to rare bird here, seen over the Wellhouse that Peter Colen texted me this morn, reported by noted bird illustrator Dale.
Another Vireo species, WHITE-EYED hung right where the Yellow-throated was, at the Wellhouse ( Sandy Paci).
Other hilights took place in the air, with Kestrel putting on a show;a flyover 2 COMMON RAVENs (R.Jett) keep up their appearances ( wondering where they are keeping residence here in Kings ?) with a flyover at the Brooklyn Botanic Garden 10:39.
BLUE-WINGED TEALs are putting in more appearances often this spring I have seen than in other years. So far , so good.
Look for sparrows including todays FIELD and CHIPPINGs
date = 2013/04/21
site = Prospect Park
observers = Kathy Toomey and Emily Goldstein
Double-crested Cormorant
Black-crowned Night-Heron
Green Heron
Great Egret
Canada Goose
Ruddy Duck
Mute Swan
Mallard
Red-tailed Hawk
American Coot
Herring Gull
Rock Pigeon
Mourning Dove
Chimney Swift
Downy Woodpecker
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
White-eyed Vireo
Blue Jay
Tree Swallow
Barn Swallow
Northern Rough-winged Swallow
Tufted Titmouse
Black-capped Chickadee
Red-breasted Nuthatch
White-breasted Nuthatch
Brown Creeper
House Wren
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
American Robin
Hermit Thrush
European Starling
Worm-eating Warbler On wooded hill behind Lullwater Cove platform
Palm Warbler
Pine Warbler
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Swamp Sparrow
Chipping Sparrow
White-throated Sparrow
Song Sparrow
Northern Cardinal
Red-winged Blackbird
Common Grackle
House Sparrow
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From Chris Holden :
Hi Peter,
Spent a good while in the park today. There wasn't a relentless amount of bird activity, but overall a good amount of diversity. Highlights for me were a singing Northern Waterthrush in the Vale, a very cooperative Worm-Eating Warbler in the Lullwater (previous reports greatly appreciated), and a Kestrel that was comically and unproductively diving amongst the Chimney Swifts over Lookout. It was also nice to see good numbers of Towhees and Palm Warblers pleasingly dispersed throughout the park.
Chris
Prospect Park, Kings,
US-NY
Apr 21, 2013 12:56 PM - 5:56 PM
Protocol: Traveling
3.0 mile(s)
Comments:
Submitted from
BirdLog NA for iOS, version 1.5.2
60 species (+1 other taxa)
Canada Goose (Branta canadensis) 5
Mute Swan (Cygnus olor) 5
Wood Duck (Aix sponsa) 1
Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) 15
Blue-winged Teal (Anas discors) 2
just south of Terrace Bridge
Bufflehead (Bucephala albeola) 2
on Lake
Ruddy Duck (Oxyura jamaicensis) 40
Double-crested Cormorant (Phalacrocorax auritus)
1
Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias) 1
Great Egret (Ardea alba) 2
Black-crowned Night-Heron (Nycticorax nycticorax)
2
Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis) 1
American Coot (Fulica americana) 5
Laughing Gull (Leucophaeus atricilla) 6
Ring-billed Gull (Larus delawarensis) 3
Herring Gull (Larus argentatus) 2
Great Black-backed Gull (Larus marinus) 1
Rock Pigeon (Columba livia) 5
Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura) 4
Chimney Swift (Chaetura pelagica) 30
Red-bellied Woodpecker (Melanerpes carolinus)
2
Downy Woodpecker (Picoides pubescens) 6
Hairy Woodpecker (Picoides villosus) 3
Northern Flicker (Colaptes auratus) 5
American Kestrel (Falco sparverius) 1
Frolicking amongst the chimney swifts, unclear agenda
Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata) 7
American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos) 1
crow sp. (Corvus sp. (crow sp.)) 5
flying by, couldn't hear vocalizations on account of nearby drum circle
Northern Rough-winged Swallow (Stelgidopteryx
serripennis) 4
Tree Swallow (Tachycineta bicolor) 20
Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica) 8
Black-capped Chickadee (Poecile atricapillus)
5
Tufted Titmouse (Baeolophus bicolor) 7
White-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta carolinensis)
1
House Wren (Troglodytes aedon) 1
Winter Wren (Troglodytes hiemalis) 1
Carolina Wren (Thryothorus ludovicianus) 1
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher (Polioptila caerulea) 3
Ruby-crowned Kinglet (Regulus calendula) 7
Hermit Thrush (Catharus guttatus) 2
American Robin (Turdus migratorius) 30
European Starling (Sturnus vulgaris) 10
Worm-eating Warbler (Helmitheros vermivorum)
1 just south of Lullwater Cove, in Lullwater. Gave
lots of close, very satisfying views.
Northern Waterthrush (Parkesia noveboracensis)
1 Presiding over the Vale around noon. Very noisy and
very visible.
Black-and-white Warbler (Mniotilta varia) 2
Northern Parula (Setophaga americana) 1
Peninsula
Palm Warbler (Setophaga palmarum) 15
Pine Warbler (Setophaga pinus) 3
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Setophaga coronata) 10
Eastern Towhee (Pipilo erythrophthalmus) 7
Chipping Sparrow (Spizella passerina) 5
Field Sparrow (Spizella pusilla) 1
Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia) 1
Swamp Sparrow (Melospiza georgiana) 1
White-throated Sparrow (Zonotrichia albicollis)
20
Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis) 10
Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus) 10
Common Grackle (Quiscalus quiscula) 8
Brown-headed Cowbird (Molothrus ater) 2
American Goldfinch (Spinus tristis) 15
House Sparrow (Passer domesticus) 10
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Peter Colen :
