Of keen interest to me though is the Upper Pool's duck diversity. First it was a handful of NORTHERN SHOVELERs, then a pair of GADWALLs, then RUDDY , and on the shoreline at the isthmus, a pair of WOOD DUCKS. Throw in the mallards, we have 5 species duck in the small pond nowhere equal to the Lake.
A number of JUNCOS , some WHITE-THROATED SPARROWS on the Nethermead and an adult SHARP-SHINNED HAWK perched on the Linden by the Peninsula Ginkgoes in the confounded early darkness now was the best to see on my way home.Not ready for that early darkness , there is a surrender to looking for stuff in dark marshes now.
Peter's list
date = 2013/11/05
site = Prospect Park
observers =
Pied-billed Grebe 2 lake
Double-crested Cormorant 1 lake
Northern Shoveler 5 Upper Pool
Gadwall 2 , pair Upper Pool
Canada Goose
Wood Duck 2 , pair Upper Pool
Ruddy Duck 2 , pair Upper Pool
Mute Swan
Mallard 5 Upper Pool
Sharp-shinned Hawk perched Peninsula
American Coot 3 Lake
Herring Gull
Rock Pigeon
Red-headed Woodpecker Picnic House, juvenile, also Doug Gochfeld, Kathy Toomey
Red-bellied Woodpecker 2 Picnic House
Eastern Phoebe 2 Upper Pool
American Crow 2 f/o Long Meadow
Winter Wren Upper Sparrowbowl , also obs Klemens Gasser
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
American Robin
Hermit Thrush 6
European Starling
Yellow-rumped Warbler 2
Swamp Sparrow
White-throated Sparrow
Song Sparrow
Dark-eyed Junco 15 Nethermead
House Sparrow
From Klemens, his Eastern Bluebird photos
Dear Peter, 5 bluebirds, 2 around Tennis house and 3 at Neathermead this morning. Photo attached.
Best,
Klemens
From Sandy Paci :
Hi Peter,
I did not really do a comprehensive walk through the park today do I am sure I
missed any species. I wanted to see the Red Headed Woodpecker and thanks to your
text, I got it.
A nice additional surprise were the Eastern Bluebirds in several spots. First of
the season for me.
Sandy Paci
Prospect Park
Nov. 4, 2013
10:30am-3:00pm
Great Blue Heron
Mute Swan
Canada goose
Wood duck
Mallard
Gadwall
Northern shoveler
Ruddy duck
Red tailed hawk
American coot
Rock pigeon
Mourning dove
Belted kingfisher (H)
RED HEADED WOODPECKER (immature nr picnic house)
Red bellied woodpecker
Downy woodpecker
Northern flicker (H)
Eastern phoebe
Blue jay
Black capped chickadee
Tufted titmouse
White breasted nuthatch
Winter wren (thumb of penn.)
Golden crowned kinglet
Ruby crowned kinglet
EASTERN BLUEBIRD (1 nr. Bandshell, several on Long Meadow nr. Picnic house,
several on Nethermead)
Hermit thrush (many many)
American robin
Gray catbird (H)
European starling
Palm warbler
Common yellowthroat
Yellow Rumped warbler
Northern cardinal
Eastern towhee
Chipping sparrow
Song sparrow
Swamp sparrow
White throated sparrow
Dark eyed junco (many)
House sparrow
List from Doug Gochfeld
Date and Effort
Mon Nov 04, 2013 2:00 PM
- Protocol:
- Traveling
- Party Size:
- 1
- Duration:
- 1 hour(s), 40 minute(s)
- Distance:
- 3.0 mile(s)
- Observers:
- Doug Gochfeld
Species
37 species (+3 other taxa) total
55 | Canada Goose |
|---|---|
6 | Mute Swan |
2 | Gadwall |
1 | American Black Duck |
70 | Mallard |
1 | American Black Duck/Mallard |
50 | Northern Shoveler |
31 | Ruddy Duck |
2 | Double-crested Cormorant |
1 | Sharp-shinned Hawk |
1 | Red-tailed Hawk |
6 | American Coot |
1 | Pectoral Sandpiper |
4 | Ring-billed Gull |
12 | Herring Gull (American) |
3 | Larus sp. |
25 | Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon) |
5 | Mourning Dove |
1 | Belted Kingfisher |
1 | Red-headed Woodpecker
*Rare.
Nice looking fresh juvenile continuing (first found yesterday) at the Picnic House. Caching acorns. Maybe it'll stay a while. This was the impetus for my walk through the park. Brooklyn Lifer. |
4 | Red-bellied Woodpecker |
2 | Downy Woodpecker |
15 | Blue Jay |
3 | Winter Wren
Above Nethermead Arches, calling from Lookout between Nethermead and Maryland Monument, and seen briefly at the shipping container at the south slope of Lookout (the latter bird got followed into the vegetation by a feral cat that looks like one I've seen at this location previously).
|
1 | Carolina Wren
Heard only.
|
7 | Golden-crowned Kinglet |
15 | Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Possibly an under-count.
|
11 | Eastern Bluebird
Good count (possibly my personal highest in the Park).
5 on Long Meadow (at least 2 near Picnic House, 3 more farther to the south, adjacent the middle of the Pools), 5 low calling southbound flyovers over Nethermead, 1 perched on the south slope of Lookout, between J249 and the Wellhouse. |
42 | Hermit Thrush
*Fairly high count given the not huge expenditure of effort.
Ubiquitous throughout and counted fairly accurately by ones. |
45 | American Robin |
55 | European Starling |
2 | Chipping Sparrow |
2 | Savannah Sparrow
Peninsula Meadow.
|
16 | Song Sparrow |
5 | Swamp Sparrow |
30 | White-throated Sparrow |
45 | Dark-eyed Junco (Slate-colored) |
2 | Northern Cardinal |
2 | American Goldfinch |
60 | House Sparrow |
Calling flyby over Terrace Bridge, heading towards Nethermead (kind of cutting through the path between Lookout and the Lullwater). First picked out by its typical flight call (which I've heard A LOT elsehwere over the last couple of months) and then heard more and seen well, pretty close and low. Very strange and unexpected. Called Sean who was in that direction, but he had just left the park.
My first for Prospect Park, and only ~5th record in the park's history.