Prospect Park -- Apr 8, 2014

From today's first Tuesday Spring series Prospect walk ,led by Rob Bate

reported by Bobbi Manian

Hi Peter and Rob. 

Rob thanks for getting the season kicked off officially!  5 hearty souls braved 
early rain and had a very pleasant morning. Four warbler  species. Rusty bb. 2 
green herons all were highlights.  

Thanks Rob!


Apr 8, 2014
Prospect Park
Traveling
3 miles
272 Minutes
Observers: 5
All birds reported? Yes
Comments: BBC Tuesday migration walk w Rob

X Canada Goose
2 Mute Swan
1 Wood Duck
2 American Black Duck
X Mallard
2 Hooded Merganser
1 Red-breasted Merganser
5 Ruddy Duck
2 Red-necked Grebe -- Continue
3 Double-crested Cormorant
2 Green Heron
1 Black-crowned Night-Heron
2 Osprey
5 American Coot
X Ring-billed Gull
X Herring Gull
7 Mourning Dove
2 Belted Kingfisher
3 Red-bellied Woodpecker
3 Downy Woodpecker
14 Northern Flicker
21 Eastern Phoebe
5 Blue Jay
2 American Crow
1 Northern Rough-winged Swallow -- Brown on top. Square tail
2 Tree Swallow
1 Barn Swallow
2 Black-capped Chickadee
2 Tufted Titmouse
2 Brown Creeper
1 Carolina Wren
3 Golden-crowned Kinglet
1 Ruby-crowned Kinglet
5 Hermit Thrush
200 American Robin
1 Northern Mockingbird
X European Starling
1 Cedar Waxwing
2 Yellow-rumped Warbler
3 Pine Warbler
1 Palm Warbler (Yellow)
1 Louisiana Waterthrush
5 Chipping Sparrow
1 Fox Sparrow
3 Song Sparrow
2 Swamp Sparrow
6 White-throated Sparrow
4 Dark-eyed Junco
8 Northern Cardinal
7 Red-winged Blackbird
1 Rusty Blackbird
19 Common Grackle
3 American Goldfinch
X House Sparrow
X Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon)

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From Gus Keri 
( Greenwood Cemetery)

Gus wrote: "Red-Headed Woodpecker at Arbor Road of the GWC: During the Brooklyn Bird club walk this morning I was happy to find out that birders are allowed to drive through the Green-Wood Cemetery. So, while driving home after the long walk I passed by the cemetery and decided to check the Red-Headed Woodpeckers. Something I have been meaning to do all winter long and postponing because of the cold weather. Thanks to the gentleman at the entrance who gave me a map of the cemetery I found my way very easily. I couldn't see the woodpecker of the Zephyr Path. I walked the area for a half an hour. There was a flicker who flew across the Zephyr few times though. But the woodpecker of the Arbor Road was there to be seen and very active. He has a full red head. He flew from the second tree on the left side of Arbor road to the second tree on the right side and back." ******************************** From Kathy Toomey LOUISIANA WATERTHRUSH in Ravine on north side of Three Arches Nethermead Bridge and 2nd one on the island in Lily Pool