Thursday's birds produced a scattered infusion of migrants including collectively 15 species of warblers , culminating with very rare LAWRENCE's WARBLER in the morning, then into the midafternoon, as hardy birders stuck out despite a slow showing all day with the tail end rare sighting of EVENING GROSBEAK. Furthermore, some other nice birds, first of year's with incoming tyrant flycatchers and quality to ask for.As i expected in my gut feeling last night, it wasn't the quantity even if 15 species warblers were reported but Quality.First , a report on the LAWRENCE's WARBLER. The Brooklyn Bird Club Thursday walk led by Tom Stephenson were treated to a show. Their fortune with this hybrid warbler ( of the Blue winged and Golden Winged Warbler complex), was first seen in the Elizabeth 's Tulip Tree side at the mouth of the southern Vale of Cashmere for a good five minutes before taking off to the flowering Cherry overlooking the BBC Centennial Garden.When I arrived with several other birders, a search for over an hour was in vain. But I did get several new warbler species for my yearly list.
The Vale of Cashmere in the north end was productive with 3 RUSTY BLACKBIRDS in the pool, BLACK-THROATED GREEN WARBLER , NORTHERN PARULA WARBLER ,HOUSE WREN and a number of CHIPPING SPARROWS.
Throughout the day, 15 species warblers were reported, some of them uncommon, with the biggest surprise a very early BLACKPOLL WARBLER (Keir) in the Lullwater. Here as well, the continuing WORM EATING WARBLER (Keir) frequented the west side just south of the cove. Adding to these , other warblers: BLACK-THROATED BLUE at Pagoda Bridge, PRAIRIE and NASHVILLE WARBLER at Maryland Monument, and both WATERTHRUSH species in the Vale Cashmere pool.
IN between the rare sightings,EASTERN KINGBIRD is in , seen at the Maryland Monument, and my GREAT CRESTED FLYCATCHER at the Brooklyn Botanic Garden Native Flora section.
Sparrows were good today , a number of SWAMP, a FIELD and SAVANNAH with good numbers WHITE-THROATED.
By midafternoon, another great bird. I received a note from Ryan that a Pat Palladino reported on NYSBIRDS listserve Evening Grosbeak (EVGR). When I got over there with Bobbi Manian, Issaac Grant was already watching the EVGR, perched by the Lullwater southern shoreline, near the bottom of the slope trail from the former feeders site. The female EVGR moved along the shore towards the Rustic Arbor when after feeding on Yew Tree berries , then on the ground behind, moved into the slope area above the Arbor when it disappeared. For one day , the White-winged Crossbills (Yes, spotted again , today by Keir ) were displaced by another winter species rarity.I speculated whether this was the same EVGR that visited the feeders around January and remembered on the return if the feeders were around. ( Sorry, milady..we took them down )
South winds are predicted late tonight after 10 pm according to Accuweather , which maybe might kick along a few more birds. It will be slow effort but rewarding if you put in the long walking hours ( that I spent 8.5 hours trying..gonna get harder as one gets older ).
Good birding !
-KB
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From Tom Stephenson , leading the BBC Thursday series Spring walk
Hi Peter,
Fantastic group today with lots of great birds and wonderful weather.
The highlight will vie for the "bird of the year"...Lawrence's Warbler...perfect plumage affording great long looks.
All in all we had 13 species of warblers, and 72 species overall including Nashville, Black-throated Green, N. Parula, Ovenbird, Prairie, Rusty Blackbird, at least 3 Winter Wren, 5 species of woodpecker, Fish Crow (every week so far!), many Blue-headed Vireo and also White-eyed and Warbler, and Field Sparrow.
Here's the list.
Best regards,
Tom
| Double-crested Cormorant | |
| Great Egret | |
| Green Heron | |
| Black-crowned Night-Heron | |
| Canada Goose | |
| Mute Swan | |
| Wood Duck | |
| Mallard | |
| Ruddy Duck | |
| Osprey | |
| Rock Dove | |
| Mourning Dove | |
| Chimney Swift | |
| Belted Kingfisher | |
| Red-bellied Woodpecker | |
| Yellow-bellied Sapsucker | |
| Downy Woodpecker | |
| Hairy Woodpecker | |
| Northern Flicker | |
| Eastern Kingbird | |
| White-eyed Vireo | |
| Blue-headed Vireo | |
| Warbling Vireo | |
| Blue Jay | |
| Fish Crow | |
| Tree Swallow | |
| Northern Rough-winged Swallow | |
| Barn Swallow | |
| Black-capped Chickadee | |
| Tufted Titmouse | |
| Red-breasted Nuthatch | |
| White-breasted Nuthatch | |
| Carolina Wren | |
| House Wren | |
| Winter Wren | |
| Ruby-crowned Kinglet | |
| Blue-gray Gnatcatcher | |
| Hermit Thrush | |
| American Robin | |
| Gray Catbird | |
| Northern Mockingbird | |
| European Starling | |
| Cedar Waxwing | |
| Lawrence's Warbler !!! | |
| Nashville Warbler | |
| Northern Parula | |
| Yellow Warbler | |
| Yellow-rumped Warbler | |
| Black-throated Green Warbler | |
| Pine Warbler | |
| Prairie Warbler | |
| Palm Warbler | |
| Black-and-white Warbler | |
| Worm-eating Warbler (heard once, seen by some when leaving | |
| Ovenbird | |
| Northern Waterthrush | |
| Eastern Towhee | |
| Chipping Sparrow | |
| Field Sparrow | |
| Savannah Sparrow | |
| Song Sparrow | |
| Swamp Sparrow | |
| White-throated Sparrow | |
| Dark-eyed Junco | |
| Northern Cardinal | |
| Red-winged Blackbird | |
| Common Grackle | |
| Rusty Blackbird | |
| Brown-headed Cowbird | |
| Baltimore Oriole | |
| American Goldfinch | |
| House Sparrow From Bobbi, with group
Hi Tom,
Thanks for a great day! Here are some pics of the Lawrence's.
Sandy thanks for finding this cool bird! Mike/Chellie thanks for helping me stay on the bird to get some pics (and for getting me OFF the parula!!!!)
See you all next week!
Bobbi
PS - 1st pic - Mike, PeterD and I also had Evening Grosbeak later in day.
Ryan :
Hi Peter,
Seems like lots of reports of quality birds in the Park today. I had a few FOS, including a bright Adult Male Black-throated Blue Warbler at the Music Grove Bridge. I managed to photograph that Louisiana Waterthrush up in the Vale that we saw, links below:
Cheers,
Ryan
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Adam :
I missed most of the real goodies, but a fantastic day to be out in the park anyway! Wren trifecta in Midwood, Vale nicely active.
Adam
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From: <do-not-reply@ebird.org> Date: Thu, Apr 25, 2013 at 3:10 PM Subject: eBird Report - Prospect Park, Apr 25, 2013 Prospect Park, Kings, US-NY Apr 25, 2013 8:50 AM - 1:15 PM Protocol: Traveling 4.0 kilometer(s) Comments: Sunny. Surveyed from Vale, through Midwood, to Quaker Cemetery, lower slopes of Lookout Hill, Peninsula, Lullwater. 57 species (+1 other taxa) Canada Goose (Branta canadensis) X Mute Swan (Cygnus olor) X Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) X Ruddy Duck (Oxyura jamaicensis) 3 Double-crested Cormorant (Phalacrocorax auritus) 2 Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias) 1 Green Heron (Butorides virescens) 2 Black-crowned Night-Heron (Nycticorax nycticorax) 1 Spotted Sandpiper (Actitis macularius) 1 Herring Gull (Larus argentatus) 4 Rock Pigeon (Columba livia) X Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura) X Chimney Swift (Chaetura pelagica) X Belted Kingfisher (Megaceryle alcyon) 1 Red-bellied Woodpecker (Melanerpes carolinus) 3 Downy Woodpecker (Picoides pubescens) 2 Hairy Woodpecker (Picoides villosus) 3 Northern Flicker (Colaptes auratus) 5 White-eyed Vireo (Vireo griseus) 1 Blue-headed Vireo (Vireo solitarius) 7 Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata) X crow sp. (Corvus sp. (crow sp.)) 1 Tree Swallow (Tachycineta bicolor) X Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica) X Black-capped Chickadee (Poecile atricapillus) X Tufted Titmouse (Baeolophus bicolor) X Red-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta canadensis) 1 White-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta carolinensis) 1 House Wren (Troglodytes aedon) 1 Winter Wren (Troglodytes hiemalis) 1 Carolina Wren (Thryothorus ludovicianus) 2 Blue-gray Gnatcatcher (Polioptila caerulea) 16 large numbers, throughout Park Ruby-crowned Kinglet (Regulus calendula) 4 Hermit Thrush (Catharus guttatus) 1 American Robin (Turdus migratorius) X Gray Catbird (Dumetella carolinensis) 1 my fos European Starling (Sturnus vulgaris) X Louisiana Waterthrush (Parkesia motacilla) 1 Northern Waterthrush (Parkesia noveboracensis) 2 Black-and-white Warbler (Mniotilta varia) 6 Northern Parula (Setophaga americana) 3 Palm Warbler (Setophaga palmarum) 30 Pine Warbler (Setophaga pinus) 1 Yellow-rumped Warbler (Setophaga coronata) 30 Black-throated Green Warbler (Setophaga virens) 1 Eastern Towhee (Pipilo erythrophthalmus) 3 Chipping Sparrow (Spizella passerina) 10 Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia) 1 Swamp Sparrow (Melospiza georgiana) 5 White-throated Sparrow (Zonotrichia albicollis) 40 Dark-eyed Junco (Junco hyemalis) 1 late? Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis) 8 Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus) X Common Grackle (Quiscalus quiscula) X Brown-headed Cowbird (Molothrus ater) 1 Baltimore Oriole (Icterus galbula) 1 my fos American Goldfinch (Spinus tristis) 4 House Sparrow (Passer domesticus) X View this checklist online at http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S13878634 This report was generated automatically by eBird v3 (http://ebird.org)
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My list
Prospect Park, Kings, US-NY
Apr 25, 2013 7:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Protocol: Traveling
5.0 mile(s)
55 species
Canada Goose X
Mute Swan X
Mallard X
Bufflehead 1
Ruddy Duck 7
Double-crested Cormorant 1
Great Egret 1
Green Heron 1 Lullwater
Red-tailed Hawk 1
Laughing Gull 3
Herring Gull X
Rock Pigeon X
Mourning Dove X
Chimney Swift 4
Red-bellied Woodpecker 2
Downy Woodpecker 1
Northern Flicker 1
Eastern Phoebe 1
Great Crested Flycatcher 1 BBG native flora
Blue-headed Vireo 2
Blue Jay 1
Tree Swallow 4 Lake
Barn Swallow 3
Black-capped Chickadee 1
Tufted Titmouse 1
Brown Creeper 1
House Wren 1 Vale cashmere
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 1
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 3
Hermit Thrush 1 North Zoo slope
American Robin X
Gray Catbird 1 Rose Garden
European Starling X
Louisiana Waterthrush 1 Vale cashmere
Northern Waterthrush 2 Vale cashmere
Black-and-white Warbler 3
Northern Parula 1 Vale cashmere
Yellow Warbler 1 Terrace Br
Black-throated Blue Warbler 1 Pagoda Br , male
Palm Warbler 9
Pine Warbler 4
Yellow-rumped Warbler 15
Black-throated Green Warbler 1 Vale cashmere
Chipping Sparrow 11 Vale cashmere
Song Sparrow 1
Swamp Sparrow 3
White-throated Sparrow X
Northern Cardinal X
Red-winged Blackbird 3
Rusty Blackbird 3 Vale cashmere pool
Common Grackle X
Brown-headed Cowbird 1
American Goldfinch 1
Evening Grosbeak 1 south Lullwater, m.obs Isaac Grant, Nidhin, Peter Colen, Bobbi Manian, Keir Randall
House Sparrow X
View this checklist online at http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S13881430
This report was generated automatically by eBird v3 (http://ebird.org)
WARBLER MASTER LIST - 15 species + 1 hybrid
date = 2013/04/25
site = Prospect Park
observers = collective
Prairie Warbler Maryland Monument ( RBate)
Worm-eating Warbler Lullwater (Keir R)
Yellow Warbler
Black-and-white Warbler
Blackpoll Warbler Lullwater ( KeirR)
Ovenbird Lullwater
Black-throated Green Warbler Vale
Black-throated Blue Warbler Pagoda Br (Ryan B, Peter D, Bobbi M)
Lawrence's Warbler BBC group
Palm Warbler
Louisiana Waterthrush Vale
Northern Parula Vale, other
Nashville Warbler MaryMont (RobB )
Pine Warbler
Northern Waterthrush Vale
Yellow-rumped Warbler all over
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Keir Randall list:
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House Sparrow 22
View this checklist online at http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S13881025
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Peter Colen
Hi Peter,I got a few of todays birds. What a day to start late!I'll probably see you tomorrow.Peter
