In the middle of the lake just after spotting a LEAST TERN on the red ball buoy, the striking outline of a PIED -BILLED GREBE was seen, which very rarely is seen midsummer here. Where this bird comes from is undetermined. It could be an early migrant or a "floater" , an unattached male or female that didn't succeed pairing or perhaps its been lost all this time. Interesting to speculate.
Along with the regular LEAST TERN hunting over the lake , a FORSTER'S TERN flew by. This followed previously an observed GREEN HERON on a small limb in the cove just west of 3 Sisters Islands, on the "Hammerhead" Peninsula.
The last interesting sighting concerns WOOD DUCKS , 5 birds in the Duck Island channel. Rob Bate mentioned 4 are fledglings so we could say there was a successful breeding record , likely Duck Island the host for the nest as there are some wood duck boxes maybe well hidden...
Its hot out there, but in the cool mornings , there are good sightings to behold.
Prospect Park--Prospect Lake, Kings, US-NY
Jul 15, 2013
Protocol: Incidental
16 species (+2 other taxa)
Mute Swan 10
Wood Duck 5
American Black Duck X
Mallard X
American Black Duck x Mallard (hybrid) X
American Black Duck/Mallard X
Pied-billed Grebe 1
Double-crested Cormorant 1
Green Heron 2 ( other in Lullwater)
Laughing Gull 2
Least Tern 1
Forster's Tern 1
Rock Pigeon X
Chimney Swift X
Barn Swallow 2
Northern Cardinal 1
Red-winged Blackbird X
Common Grackle 3
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