Thursday, October 24, 2013

Prospect report

From Klemens Gasser:

Dear Peter, PP was active and fun to bird this morning! Warm regards, Klemens 

Prospect Park, Kings, US-NY
Oct 24, 2013 7:40 AM - 9:40 AM
Protocol: Traveling
3.0 mile(s)
Comments:    cold, cloudless; new birds have arrived. 2 Lincoln's Sp.s and 1 White-crowned Sp. 7 Sp. species.
40 species

Canada Goose  5
Mute Swan  5
Wood Duck  5    terrace bridge; 2 flyover, 3 in water
Mallard  10
Northern Shoveler  20
Ruddy Duck  40
Pied-billed Grebe  3
Double-crested Cormorant  5
American Coot  5
Ring-billed Gull  3
Rock Pigeon  2
Mourning Dove  20
Belted Kingfisher  1
Red-bellied Woodpecker  2
Downy Woodpecker  2
Peregrine Falcon  2    wellhouse containers
Blue-headed Vireo  1
Blue Jay  4
Tufted Titmouse  1
Winter Wren  3
Carolina Wren  1
Golden-crowned Kinglet  4
Ruby-crowned Kinglet  15
Hermit Thrush  3
American Robin  20
European Starling  20
Common Yellowthroat  1
Yellow-rumped Warbler  1
Chipping Sparrow  20    not many but well distributed along wellhouse drive
Song Sparrow  15
Lincoln's Sparrow  2    continues at wellhouse dirtpile; one at wellhouse drive Cleft Ridge Span
Swamp Sparrow  3
White-throated Sparrow  20
White-crowned Sparrow  1    immature, wellhouse drive Cleft Ridge Span
Dark-eyed Junco  15
Northern Cardinal  5
Red-winged Blackbird  70
Common Grackle  20
House Finch  1    in 2 months of intensive PP birding this was my first House Finch. At Wellhouse dirtpile. Similar frequency of Mockingbird of which I also managed to see only one.
House Sparrow  30

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