Prospect
This morning, while doing a work assignment in the area, I did see one RUSTY BLACKBIRD fly to a tree perch. Also present , at eye level , in a Osage Orange along the fence, a YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKER worked the trunk and moments later a BROWN CREEPER visited the same tree.These sightings were at Binnen Creek/3 Arches.
Note early spring migrants as seen in Keir's report, besides our Creeper, WINTER WREN, KINGLET,NUTHATCH...
I received a report from Linda Ewing that the RED-NECKED GREBE was still present on the lake, prolonging this species already historic stay in Prospect.
But of interest from Linda yesterday afternoon, she might have flushed a Wilson's Snipe from one of the phragmite marshes along the Lake west shore.The fly out occurred very quickly. So, be on lookout for this species that likes to settle in marshy wet areas.(hence their camouflage)
Over in Greenwood Cemetery, Orrin reports the still ongoing REDHEAD pair at Valley Water .
that's for now....later maybe more news.
-KB
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Post from Keir Randall :
Prospect Park, Kings, US-NY
Mar 25, 2014 8:30 AM - 10:00 AM
Protocol: Traveling
2.0 mile(s)
38 species
Mute Swan 3
Wood Duck 17 Upper Pool
American Black Duck 1
Mallard 25
Northern Shoveler 3
Ring-necked Duck 2 Upper Pool
Hooded Merganser 1
Common Merganser 3 At least 2 males and 1 female continue on lake
Red-breasted Merganser 3
Ruddy Duck 43
Double-crested Cormorant 1
Great Blue Heron 1
American Coot 7
Ring-billed Gull 300
Herring Gull 12
Great Black-backed Gull 1
Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon) 2
Mourning Dove 3
American Kestrel 1 Carousel
Eastern Phoebe 5
Blue Jay 5
American Crow 2
Black-capped Chickadee 3
Tufted Titmouse 1
Brown Creeper 2
Winter Wren 1 Just upstream from Nethermead Arches
Golden-crowned Kinglet 1 Ravine
Hermit Thrush 1 Ravine
American Robin 30
European Starling 20
Song Sparrow 4
White-throated Sparrow 4
Dark-eyed Junco (Slate-colored) 8
Northern Cardinal 5
Rusty Blackbird 1 Below Nethermead Arches
Common Grackle 18
American Goldfinch 2
House Sparrow 8
View this checklist online at http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S17591665
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Greenwood Cemetery , report and pics from Orrin
Redhead (mixed pair, Valley Water, picture below)
Ring-necked duck (female, 2, Valley Water)
Canada goose
Mallard duck
Eastern phoebe (3, Crescent Water, picture below)
Fox sparrow (2)
Song sparrow (many)
American goldfinch
Northern cardinal
Northern mockingbird
American robin
European starling
Mourning dove
Dark-eyed junco
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