Hi All
This evening I decided to walk across the park on the way back from an errand with half a mind to look for the Mourning Warbler down south. As I came off the southern end of Nellie's Lawn into the Midwood I heard an unfamiliar (and quite loud) chipping and -- whoa -- right in front of me was a nice bright Mourning Warbler. I watched the bird for a while chasing both male and female Common Yellowthroats and being chased by an un-identified Empidonax (read my Twitterstream @AdamWelzBirds for more precise directions). While watching it I heard identical-sounding chipping from about 50 yards away, closer to the Broken Steps, but could not confirm visually that there was a second Mourning around. There was a Gray-cheeked Thrush in the same area along with a Swainson's.
This evening I decided to walk across the park on the way back from an errand with half a mind to look for the Mourning Warbler down south. As I came off the southern end of Nellie's Lawn into the Midwood I heard an unfamiliar (and quite loud) chipping and -- whoa -- right in front of me was a nice bright Mourning Warbler. I watched the bird for a while chasing both male and female Common Yellowthroats and being chased by an un-identified Empidonax (read my Twitterstream @AdamWelzBirds for more precise directions). While watching it I heard identical-sounding chipping from about 50 yards away, closer to the Broken Steps, but could not confirm visually that there was a second Mourning around. There was a Gray-cheeked Thrush in the same area along with a Swainson's.
A light downpour cut my birding short, hence the depauperate list, tho I did get one Northern Rough-winged Swallow through the rain on the Lake as I was leaving.
Prospect Park, Kings, US-NY
May 22, 2014 5:30 PM - 6:40 PM
Protocol: Traveling
2.0 kilometer(s)
Comments: Walked from Grand Army Plaza to Parkside via Vale, Midwood, Lullwater, ice rink. Overcast, rainy towards end.
37 species (+1 other taxa)
Mute Swan (Cygnus olor) X
Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) X
Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis) 1
Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon) (Columba livia (Domestic type)) X
Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura) 4
Chimney Swift (Chaetura pelagica) 20 approx count
Downy Woodpecker (Picoides pubescens) 2
Empidonax sp. (Empidonax sp.) 2
Warbling Vireo (Vireo gilvus) 1
Red-eyed Vireo (Vireo olivaceus) 2
Northern Rough-winged Swallow (Stelgidopteryx serripennis) 1
Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica) 10 approx count
Black-capped Chickadee (Poecile atricapillus) 2
Tufted Titmouse (Baeolophus bicolor) 1
House Wren (Troglodytes aedon) 1
Carolina Wren (Thryothorus ludovicianus) 1
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher (Polioptila caerulea) 1
Veery (Catharus fuscescens) 2
Gray-cheeked Thrush (Catharus minimus) 1
Swainson's Thrush (Catharus ustulatus) 1
Wood Thrush (Hylocichla mustelina) 2
American Robin (Turdus migratorius) X
Gray Catbird (Dumetella carolinensis) 5
European Starling (Sturnus vulgaris) X
Mourning Warbler (Geothlypis philadelphia) 1 Bright bird, seen well, chipping loudly, far northern Midwood.
Common Yellowthroat (Geothlypis trichas) 4
American Redstart (Setophaga ruticilla) 2
Magnolia Warbler (Setophaga magnolia) 1
Chestnut-sided Warbler (Setophaga pensylvanica) 1
Blackpoll Warbler (Setophaga striata) 4
Canada Warbler (Cardellina canadensis) 1 Vale. Bird with almost no 'necklace'.
Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia) 1
Swamp Sparrow (Melospiza georgiana) 1
Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis) X
Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus) X
Common Grackle (Quiscalus quiscula) X
Orchard Oriole (Icterus spurius) 1
House Sparrow (Passer domesticus) X
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May 22, 2014 5:30 PM - 6:40 PM
Protocol: Traveling
2.0 kilometer(s)
Comments: Walked from Grand Army Plaza to Parkside via Vale, Midwood, Lullwater, ice rink. Overcast, rainy towards end.
37 species (+1 other taxa)
Mute Swan (Cygnus olor) X
Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) X
Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis) 1
Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon) (Columba livia (Domestic type)) X
Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura) 4
Chimney Swift (Chaetura pelagica) 20 approx count
Downy Woodpecker (Picoides pubescens) 2
Empidonax sp. (Empidonax sp.) 2
Warbling Vireo (Vireo gilvus) 1
Red-eyed Vireo (Vireo olivaceus) 2
Northern Rough-winged Swallow (Stelgidopteryx serripennis) 1
Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica) 10 approx count
Black-capped Chickadee (Poecile atricapillus) 2
Tufted Titmouse (Baeolophus bicolor) 1
House Wren (Troglodytes aedon) 1
Carolina Wren (Thryothorus ludovicianus) 1
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher (Polioptila caerulea) 1
Veery (Catharus fuscescens) 2
Gray-cheeked Thrush (Catharus minimus) 1
Swainson's Thrush (Catharus ustulatus) 1
Wood Thrush (Hylocichla mustelina) 2
American Robin (Turdus migratorius) X
Gray Catbird (Dumetella carolinensis) 5
European Starling (Sturnus vulgaris) X
Mourning Warbler (Geothlypis philadelphia) 1 Bright bird, seen well, chipping loudly, far northern Midwood.
Common Yellowthroat (Geothlypis trichas) 4
American Redstart (Setophaga ruticilla) 2
Magnolia Warbler (Setophaga magnolia) 1
Chestnut-sided Warbler (Setophaga pensylvanica) 1
Blackpoll Warbler (Setophaga striata) 4
Canada Warbler (Cardellina canadensis) 1 Vale. Bird with almost no 'necklace'.
Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia) 1
Swamp Sparrow (Melospiza georgiana) 1
Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis) X
Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus) X
Common Grackle (Quiscalus quiscula) X
Orchard Oriole (Icterus spurius) 1
House Sparrow (Passer domesticus) X
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