Saturday, February 1, 2014

Prospect report including high likelihood Goshawk

From Joshua Malbin:

Prospect Park, Kings, US-NY Feb 1, 2014 2:46 PM - 4:56 PM Protocol: Traveling 1.0 mile(s) Comments: Submitted from BirdLog NA for Android v1.9.3 24 species

Canada Goose 11
Mute Swan 10
 Wood Duck 4in the only patch of open, running water between the upper and lower pools. 3 males, 1 female.
 American Black Duck 8
Mallard 130
Northern Shoveler 30
Ruddy Duck 3

 Northern Goshawk 1
supercilium, mottled back, and very long, narrow, banded tail. According to allaboutbirds, Cooper's immature should also have a white terminal band, which I did not see. This would be my first, though, so I am not 100% sure. I have photos by Peter Colen I can send which show the lighter supercilium, but the main thing was the size.
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KB ADDENDUM: after viewing photos, the identity of the " Gos " has been downgraded to Coopers Hawk,  yesterdays specimen a large juvenile bird. More later on identifying the juvenile birds, best confirmed thru tail field marks and photos of this bird part

Red-tailed Hawk 1
American Coot 15
Ring-billed Gull 200
Herring Gull 15
Mourning Dove 3
Red-bellied Woodpecker 2
Downy Woodpecker 3
Hairy Woodpecker 1
Blue Jay 2
American Robin 50
European Starling X
 Fox Sparrow 1
White-throated Sparrow 30
 Northern Cardinal 2
House Finch 4
House Sparrow X

KB note Goshawk pending photo