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From: Adam Welz
Date: 6/7/2014 12:40 PM
To: Tom Stephenson;Peter Dorosh;Stanley Greenberg;Steve Nanz;zdanfreed@gmail.com;Keir Randall;
Subject: Prospect Park bird list today
Walked across the park this morn. Not very birdy, though lots of peewees about, which I found interesting. One late Redstart, a female near Terrace Bridge.
Cheers
Adam
Prospect Park, Kings, US-NY
Jun 6, 2014 8:20 AM - 10:30 AM
Protocol: Traveling
3.0 kilometer(s)
Comments: Sunny. From Parkside entrance to Lookout to Pools through Midwood & Vale and out.
35 species
Mute Swan (Cygnus olor) 1
Wood Duck (Aix sponsa) 2 Ambergill
Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) 2
Double-crested Cormorant (Phalacrocorax auritus) 1
Green Heron (Butorides virescens) 1
Herring Gull (Larus argentatus) 1
Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon) (Columba livia (Domestic type)) X
Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura) 2
Chimney Swift (Chaetura pelagica) 20 approx count
Red-bellied Woodpecker (Melanerpes carolinus) 2
Downy Woodpecker (Picoides pubescens) 1
Northern Flicker (Colaptes auratus) 1
Eastern Wood-Pewee (Contopus virens) 4 All heard singing, two of which were seen. One near 'new islands', two on Lookout, one in Midwood.
Great Crested Flycatcher (Myiarchus crinitus) 1
Warbling Vireo (Vireo gilvus) 4
Red-eyed Vireo (Vireo olivaceus) 3
Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica) 1
Tufted Titmouse (Baeolophus bicolor) 2
House Wren (Troglodytes aedon) 4
Carolina Wren (Thryothorus ludovicianus) 1
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher (Polioptila caerulea) 3 pair feeding 3 young at nest near Terrace Bridge, another adult seen later
American Robin (Turdus migratorius) X
Gray Catbird (Dumetella carolinensis) 4
European Starling (Sturnus vulgaris) X
Cedar Waxwing (Bombycilla cedrorum) 15 conservative estimate. Near new islands.
Common Yellowthroat (Geothlypis trichas) 1 singing
American Redstart (Setophaga ruticilla) 1
Yellow Warbler (Setophaga petechia) 4 singing
Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia) 1
Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis) 5
Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus) 4
Common Grackle (Quiscalus quiscula) 6
Brown-headed Cowbird (Molothrus ater) 1
Baltimore Oriole (Icterus galbula) 2
House Sparrow (Passer domesticus) X
View this checklist online at http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S18716454
Jun 6, 2014 8:20 AM - 10:30 AM
Protocol: Traveling
3.0 kilometer(s)
Comments: Sunny. From Parkside entrance to Lookout to Pools through Midwood & Vale and out.
35 species
Mute Swan (Cygnus olor) 1
Wood Duck (Aix sponsa) 2 Ambergill
Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) 2
Double-crested Cormorant (Phalacrocorax auritus) 1
Green Heron (Butorides virescens) 1
Herring Gull (Larus argentatus) 1
Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon) (Columba livia (Domestic type)) X
Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura) 2
Chimney Swift (Chaetura pelagica) 20 approx count
Red-bellied Woodpecker (Melanerpes carolinus) 2
Downy Woodpecker (Picoides pubescens) 1
Northern Flicker (Colaptes auratus) 1
Eastern Wood-Pewee (Contopus virens) 4 All heard singing, two of which were seen. One near 'new islands', two on Lookout, one in Midwood.
Great Crested Flycatcher (Myiarchus crinitus) 1
Warbling Vireo (Vireo gilvus) 4
Red-eyed Vireo (Vireo olivaceus) 3
Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica) 1
Tufted Titmouse (Baeolophus bicolor) 2
House Wren (Troglodytes aedon) 4
Carolina Wren (Thryothorus ludovicianus) 1
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher (Polioptila caerulea) 3 pair feeding 3 young at nest near Terrace Bridge, another adult seen later
American Robin (Turdus migratorius) X
Gray Catbird (Dumetella carolinensis) 4
European Starling (Sturnus vulgaris) X
Cedar Waxwing (Bombycilla cedrorum) 15 conservative estimate. Near new islands.
Common Yellowthroat (Geothlypis trichas) 1 singing
American Redstart (Setophaga ruticilla) 1
Yellow Warbler (Setophaga petechia) 4 singing
Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia) 1
Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis) 5
Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus) 4
Common Grackle (Quiscalus quiscula) 6
Brown-headed Cowbird (Molothrus ater) 1
Baltimore Oriole (Icterus galbula) 2
House Sparrow (Passer domesticus) X
View this checklist online at http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S18716454
