Wednesday, August 21, 2013

Yesterday's Prospect reports incl MOWA

Yesterday's (afternoon)  MOURNING WARBLER (MOWA) discovered by Rob Jett in the Vale of Cashmere with further details from Keir was a female or immature type specimen ( a tougher id from the bolder looking adult male) . See Keir's reports below from two separate park excursions including WORM-EATING WARBLER that continues its quality presence this week.

Keir Randall's reports :

Prospect Park, Kings, US-NY
Aug 20, 2013 7:10 AM - 11:30 AM
Protocol: Traveling
2.0 mile(s)
48 species (+1 other taxa)

Canada Goose 2
Mute Swan 4
Wood Duck 4
Mallard 14
Green Heron 1
Rock Pigeon X
Mourning Dove X
Chimney Swift 7
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 1 In jewelweed by disused tunnel, Battle Pass west
Red-bellied Woodpecker 2
Downy Woodpecker 2
Hairy Woodpecker 1
Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted) 6
Empidonax sp. 1
Eastern Kingbird 3
White-eyed Vireo 1
Warbling Vireo 3
Red-eyed Vireo 2
Blue Jay X
American Crow 1
Barn Swallow 20
Black-capped Chickadee 3
Tufted Titmouse 1
White-breasted Nuthatch 1
House Wren 3
Carolina Wren 3
American Robin X
Gray Catbird X
Northern Mockingbird 1
European Starling X
Cedar Waxwing X
Worm-eating Warbler 1 Path just east of Butterfly Meadow, Lookout Hill
Northern Waterthrush 1
Blue-winged Warbler 2
Black-and-white Warbler 7 Including 4 together in big mix flock near Rick's Place
Tennessee Warbler 1 Found by Linda Lamm on path just east of Butterfly Meadow, Lookout Hill. We enjoyed eye-level views for ten minutes as it worked dead logs and Joe Pye weed. Green back, whitish underneath all the way through the vent, small but crisp white supercilium.
American Redstart 4
Magnolia Warbler 1 Rick's Place
Yellow Warbler 1
Chestnut-sided Warbler 1
Canada Warbler 3
Song Sparrow 1
Scarlet Tanager 1 Adult male between Rick's Place and Battle Pass west tunnel
Northern Cardinal X
Red-winged Blackbird 3
Common Grackle 4
Baltimore Oriole 11
American Goldfinch 14
House Sparrow X

View this checklist online at http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S14968858

Prospect Park, Kings, US-NY
Aug 20, 2013 4:00 PM - 6:20 PM
Protocol: Traveling
1.5 mile(s)
34 species (+1 other taxa)

Mute Swan 4
Wood Duck 1
Mallard X
Great Egret 1
Green Heron 2
Laughing Gull 4
Mourning Dove 3
Chimney Swift 9
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker 1
Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted) 1
Empidonax sp. 1 Peninsula Meadow. Empid with eye ring, seemed to be moderate primary projection, not sure about bill size. Very yellow bellied but throat not as yellow. Hard to judge overall size. Head shape seemed wrong for Least and Trails.Can first year Yellow-bellied have whitish throat?
Eastern Kingbird 3
Warbling Vireo 1
Barn Swallow 6
House Wren 1
Carolina Wren 1
American Robin X
Gray Catbird X
European Starling X
Worm-eating Warbler 1 At the bottom of Maryland Steps. Found by it's loud "chck, chck" calls.
Northern Waterthrush 1
Blue-winged Warbler 1
Black-and-white Warbler 3
Mourning Warbler 1 Immature type (or possibly a very dull female) popped up calling "chwit" a few times in the Vale (slope up to Rose Garden, North end). Big warbler with white eye arcs, dull yellow below.
American Redstart 2
Yellow Warbler 1
Black-throated Blue Warbler 1 Male near GAP
Canada Warbler 1
Northern Cardinal X
Red-winged Blackbird 2
Common Grackle 4
Baltimore Oriole 5
American Goldfinch 5
House Sparrow X

View this checklist online at http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S14969385