Wednesday, July 3, 2013

GWC , PP reports

From Orrin July 2nd

Highlight of this morning's Green-Wood Cemetery walk were 8 Canada Geese on the Sylvan Water, the remnant of the 10 geese that were there last week before (not) being chased away by two nasty eagles.

Other birds:

Chipping sparrow
House finch
American robin
Northern mockingbird
European starling
Monk parakeet
Barn swallow
Northern flicker
House wren
Warbling vireo
Northern cardinal
Eastern wood pewee
Black-capped chickadee
Red-bellied woodpecker
House sparrow
Great egret
Black-crowned night heron
Common grackle
Baltimore oriole
Carolina wren
Cedar waxwing
Red-bellied woodpecker
Northern rough-winged swallow

No hawks in evidence, injured or otherwise.

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Peter, evening watch July 1st

Prospect Lake

Prospect Park--Prospect Lake, Kings, US-NY
Jul 1, 2013 6:45 PM - 7:30 PM
Protocol: Stationary
12 species (+2 other taxa)

Mute Swan  4
Mallard  X
American Black Duck x Mallard (hybrid)  X
dabbling duck sp.  X
Black-crowned Night-Heron  1
Laughing Gull  2
Herring Gull  X
Chimney Swift  X
Peregrine Falcon  1     perched atop BBG fire tower
Eastern Kingbird  2
Barn Swallow  3
Red-winged Blackbird  3
Common Grackle  5
House Sparrow  X

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Prospect Park-, Kings, US-NY
Jul 2, 2013 9:30 AM
Protocol: Incidental
Comments:     lullwater south, feeding
2 species

Green Heron  1
Black Skimmer  3

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