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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