Wednesday, May 14, 2014

Prospect Slow day still yields good birds

Top birds PURPLE MARTIN and HOODED WARBLER brighten the day that was obviously slow compared to days past. Reports of warblers were scattered, sometimes a few good spots, led by an uptick of INDIGO BUNTINGS.

On the rare swallow, the PURPLE MARTIN was spotted overhead 3:30 ish near Bartel Pritchard by Tom Johnson, invited into Prospect by Doug Gochfeld. Tom was part of the NJ World Series team that won the high count for Cape Island (or Cape May) and a good friend of my old birding friend Glenn Davis who was his teammate.A great bird for Prospect.

I heard reports that the Esdale Bridge /Amber gill Creek was good in late afternoons. So I checked it out. I found Marvin photographing and I asked him what he had. "A BLACKBURNIAN WARBLER bathing in the creek". Sure enough, there is a gorgeous BLACKBURNIAN very close to the bridge. Soon , Maureen , Kathy T, Elyse joined in later, and some nice birds followed up, NORTHEN PARULA, ORIOLE, and then a good one showed : HOODED WARBLER. It,s not an easy bird to id though cause it was a 1st year female bird, without any black on it. Later, a female INDIGO BUNTING appeared.Nice spot, good timing for birds viewing.

Speaking of the last bird, several reports of INDIGO BUNTING were scattered in locations, Vale, Binnen Bridge and so on.

The Dawn Redwood at Binnen Falls had good action in early afternoon but devoid of birds when I got there late afternoon.It appears this tree is good at noon early on.I did observe behind the outlook a great looking WILSON's WARBLER in the Hornbeam Tree along the shore.Happy with the cooperative bird this time around.On way to the Lake, I observed a BELTED KINGFISHER in south Lull water.

Last, the lake is full of swallows. Best among the Barn Swallow dominated lot is a single BANK SWALLOW. Earlier, in the South Lull water, a lone NORTHERN ROUGH WINGED the fifth of  5 swallow species topping the hi lights today.

Location
Prospect Park, Kings County, New York, US Map )
Date and Effort
Wed May 14, 2014 3:35 PM
Protocol:
Traveling
Party Size:
1
Duration:
2 hour(s), 30 minute(s)
Distance:
1.5 mile(s)
Observers:
Peter Dorosh
Comments:
N/A
Species
34 species total
1
Ruddy Duck
Lake
1
Great Egret
3sisters
1
Green Heron
Breeding Code
ON Confirmed--Occupied Nest
13
Laughing Gull
Lake
1
Herring Gull
15
Chimney Swift
1
Belted Kingfisher
Lullwater
1
Eastern Wood-Pewee
Terrace br
1
Northern Rough-winged Swallow
Lullwater
3
Tree Swallow
Lake
1
Bank Swallow
Lake
25
Barn Swallow
Lake
1
Swainson's Thrush
Peninsula
5
American Robin
3
Gray Catbird
4
European Starling
2
Black-and-white Warbler
2
Common Yellowthroat
1
Hooded Warbler
Age & Sex
JuvenileImmatureAdultAge Unknown
Male
Female1
Sex Unknown
3
American Redstart
2
Northern Parula
1
Magnolia Warbler
1
Blackburnian Warbler
1
Yellow Warbler
2
Blackpoll Warbler
1
Black-throated Blue Warbler
4
Yellow-rumped Warbler
1
Canada Warbler
1
Wilson's Warbler
4
Northern Cardinal
1
Indigo Bunting
Age & Sex
JuvenileImmatureAdultAge Unknown
Male
Female1
Sex Unknown
1
Red-winged Blackbird
6
Common Grackle
2
Baltimore Oriole
Doug Gochfeld list with Tom Johnson

Location
Prospect Park, Kings County, New York, US Map )
Date and Effort
Wed May 14, 2014 3:35 PM
Protocol:
Traveling
Party Size:
2
Duration:
3 hour(s), 20 minute(s)
Distance:
3.0 mile(s)
Observers:
Doug Gochfeld , Tom Johnson [list]
Species
72 species (+2 other taxa) total
4
Canada Goose
2
Mute Swan
5
Mallard
1
Ruddy Duck
3
Great Egret
2
Green Heron
1
Osprey
2
Spotted Sandpiper
25
Laughing Gull
7
Herring Gull
2
Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon)
10
Mourning Dove
35
Chimney Swift
1
Ruby-throated Hummingbird
1
Belted Kingfisher
3
Red-bellied Woodpecker
7
Downy Woodpecker
3
Hairy Woodpecker
1
Eastern Wood-Pewee
1
Least Flycatcher
1
Great Crested Flycatcher
4
Eastern Kingbird
2
White-eyed Vireo
8
Warbling Vireo
22
Red-eyed Vireo
2
Blue Jay
2
Common Raven
*Scarce. The continuing 2 birds in Brooklyn. Flybys eastbound south if the lake.
4
Northern Rough-winged Swallow
2
Tree Swallow
2
Bank Swallow
60
Barn Swallow
4
swallow sp.
3
Black-capped Chickadee
4
Tufted Titmouse
10
House Wren
1
Carolina Wren
2
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
1
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
3
Wood Thrush
200
American Robin
30
Gray Catbird
20
European Starling
15
Cedar Waxwing
24
Ovenbird
7
Northern Waterthrush
8
Black-and-white Warbler
1
Tennessee Warbler
2
Nashville Warbler
9
Common Yellowthroat
29
American Redstart
34
Northern Parula
21
Magnolia Warbler
5
Bay-breasted Warbler
1
Blackburnian Warbler
4
Yellow Warbler
8
Chestnut-sided Warbler
15
Blackpoll Warbler
21
Black-throated Blue Warbler
13
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle)
1
Prairie Warbler
12
Black-throated Green Warbler
8
Canada Warbler
4
Wilson's Warbler
15
warbler sp.
3
White-throated Sparrow
1
Scarlet Tanager
20
Northern Cardinal
2
Indigo Bunting
25
Red-winged Blackbird
12
Common Grackle
4
Orchard Oriole
18
Baltimore Oriole
2
American Goldfinch
40
House Sparrow
Additional species seen by Tom Johnson:
1
Purple Martin