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From: Rafael Guillermo Campos-Ramírez
Date: 3/14/2014 4:25 PM
To: Peter Dorosh;
Subject: Prospect Park, Brooklyn, Mar 14, 2014
The best of the day was 4 Killdeers. The 1st one flushed by a dog at the Peninsula meadow. The other 3 seen near the Picnic House. Photos taken. See them at: ticornis.tumblr.com
Prospect Park, Brooklyn, Kings, US-NY
Mar 14, 2014 11:00 AM - 2:30 PM
Mar 14, 2014 11:00 AM - 2:30 PM
Observers: Rafael G Campos & Kathleen Toomey
Protocol: Traveling
2.5 kilometer(s)
38 species
Canada Goose (Branta canadensis) X
Mute Swan (Cygnus olor) 3
Wood Duck (Aix sponsa) 7 Lower pool.
Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) X
Hooded Merganser (Lophodytes cucullatus) 7
Common Merganser (Mergus merganser) 2 Male & female: Lake
Red-breasted Merganser (Mergus serrator) 1
Ruddy Duck (Oxyura jamaicensis) 10
Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis) 1
American Coot (Fulica americana) 1
Killdeer (Charadrius vociferus) 4 One flushed by a dog at the Peninsula meadow. Three more seen among a large flock of robins, near the Picnic House. Photos taken.
Ring-billed Gull (Larus delawarensis) X
Herring Gull (American) (Larus argentatus smithsonianus) X
Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon) (Columba livia (Domestic type)) X
Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura) 3
Red-bellied Woodpecker (Melanerpes carolinus) 3
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker (Sphyrapicus varius) 1
Downy Woodpecker (Picoides pubescens) 3
Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata) 4
American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos) 2
Black-capped Chickadee (Poecile atricapillus) 2
White-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta carolinensis) 2
Carolina Wren (Thryothorus ludovicianus) 1
American Robin (Turdus migratorius) 23
Brown Thrasher (Toxostoma rufum) 1 Same individual reported before, Nethermead Arches
European Starling (Sturnus vulgaris) X
Eastern Towhee (Pipilo erythrophthalmus) 2
Fox Sparrow (Red) (Passerella iliaca iliaca/zaboria) 13
Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia) 11
White-throated Sparrow (Zonotrichia albicollis) 15
Dark-eyed Junco (Slate-colored) (Junco hyemalis hyemalis/carolinensis) 4
Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis) 10
Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus) 6
Rusty Blackbird (Euphagus carolinus) 3 thre individuals forraging on the ground, along with a large flock of Common Grackles; near Nethermead arches.
Common Grackle (Quiscalus quiscula) 9
House Finch (Haemorhous mexicanus) 4
American Goldfinch (Spinus tristis) 6
House Sparrow (Passer domesticus) X
Protocol: Traveling
2.5 kilometer(s)
38 species
Canada Goose (Branta canadensis) X
Mute Swan (Cygnus olor) 3
Wood Duck (Aix sponsa) 7 Lower pool.
Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) X
Hooded Merganser (Lophodytes cucullatus) 7
Common Merganser (Mergus merganser) 2 Male & female: Lake
Red-breasted Merganser (Mergus serrator) 1
Ruddy Duck (Oxyura jamaicensis) 10
Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis) 1
American Coot (Fulica americana) 1
Killdeer (Charadrius vociferus) 4 One flushed by a dog at the Peninsula meadow. Three more seen among a large flock of robins, near the Picnic House. Photos taken.
Ring-billed Gull (Larus delawarensis) X
Herring Gull (American) (Larus argentatus smithsonianus) X
Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon) (Columba livia (Domestic type)) X
Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura) 3
Red-bellied Woodpecker (Melanerpes carolinus) 3
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker (Sphyrapicus varius) 1
Downy Woodpecker (Picoides pubescens) 3
Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata) 4
American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos) 2
Black-capped Chickadee (Poecile atricapillus) 2
White-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta carolinensis) 2
Carolina Wren (Thryothorus ludovicianus) 1
American Robin (Turdus migratorius) 23
Brown Thrasher (Toxostoma rufum) 1 Same individual reported before, Nethermead Arches
European Starling (Sturnus vulgaris) X
Eastern Towhee (Pipilo erythrophthalmus) 2
Fox Sparrow (Red) (Passerella iliaca iliaca/zaboria) 13
Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia) 11
White-throated Sparrow (Zonotrichia albicollis) 15
Dark-eyed Junco (Slate-colored) (Junco hyemalis hyemalis/carolinensis) 4
Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis) 10
Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus) 6
Rusty Blackbird (Euphagus carolinus) 3 thre individuals forraging on the ground, along with a large flock of Common Grackles; near Nethermead arches.
Common Grackle (Quiscalus quiscula) 9
House Finch (Haemorhous mexicanus) 4
American Goldfinch (Spinus tristis) 6
House Sparrow (Passer domesticus) X
Brooklyn is great birding!!!
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(previous day clip art icons Loggerhead Shrike, Burrowing owl)
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(previous day clip art icons Loggerhead Shrike, Burrowing owl)
