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From: Rafael Guillermo Camp
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Subject: Prospect Park, Brooklyn, Oct 14, 2014
From: Rafael Guillermo Camp
os-Ramírez
To: undisclosed recipients: ;
Sent: Tue, Oct 14, 2014 11:40 pm
Subject: Prospect Park, Brooklyn, Oct 14, 2014
The Blue Grosbeak (probably a female) spotted around ±11:30 am, was the best bird. The number of warblers were down to 3 sps: Yellowthroat, Palm, & Myrtle.
Other surprises were 3 Peregrines Falcons, 1 Merlin. And one of the highest counts for Wood Ducks, I counted 19 at the Upper Pool, 2 at the Cove/Lullwater.
Prospect Park, Brooklyn, Kings, US-NY
Oct 14, 2014 10:30 AM - 2:00 PM
Protocol: Traveling
3.0 kilometer(s)
37 species
Canada Goose (Branta canadensis) 9
Mute Swan (Cygnus olor) 4
Wood Duck (Aix sponsa) 21
Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) X
Northern Shoveler (Anas clypeata) 2
Ruddy Duck (Oxyura jamaicensis) 4
Black-crowned Night-Heron (Nycticorax nycticorax) 1
Turkey Vulture (Cathartes aura) 2 Flyover Nethermead.
Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis) 1
American Coot (Fulica americana) 10
Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon) (Columba livia (Feral Pigeon)) X
Belted Kingfisher (Megaceryle alcyon) 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker (Melanerpes carolinus) 2
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker (Sphyrapicus varius) 1
Downy Woodpecker (Picoides pubescens) 3
Hairy Woodpecker (Picoides villosus) 1
Merlin (Falco columbarius) 1
Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus) 3 1 seen flying over the ballfields, missing some feathers on its right wing. Around noon, another individual flew over the ballfields, and around 1:15 pm, another one flew over the Long Meadow.
Eastern Phoebe (Sayornis phoebe) 3
Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata) 7
White-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta carolinensis) 2
Hermit Thrush (Catharus guttatus) 3
American Robin (Turdus migratorius) 5
Gray Catbird (Dumetella carolinensis) 1
European Starling (Sturnus vulgaris) X
Common Yellowthroat (Geothlypis trichas) 1 Vale.
Palm Warbler (Yellow) (Setophaga palmarum hypochrysea) 4
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle) (Setophaga coronata coronata) 1
Eastern Towhee (Pipilo erythrophthalmus) 2 pair, along the Lullwater path.
Field Sparrow (Spizella pusilla) 1 Upper Pool meadow.
Swamp Sparrow (Melospiza georgiana) 1 Upper pool meadow.
White-throated Sparrow (Zonotrichia albicollis) 7
Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis) 6
Blue Grosbeak (Passerina caerulea) 1 Probably a female, heard first. The bird was brownish with prominent wing bars, and in one ocassion I saw it raising its crest. Also noticed the "grosbeak" type beak. I tried to take some pictures, but no luck. Upper Pool Meadow.
Common Grackle (Quiscalus quiscula) 6
American Goldfinch (Spinus tristis) 20
House Sparrow (Passer domesticus) X
Brooklyn is great birding!!!
Oct 14, 2014 10:30 AM - 2:00 PM
Protocol: Traveling
3.0 kilometer(s)
37 species
Canada Goose (Branta canadensis) 9
Mute Swan (Cygnus olor) 4
Wood Duck (Aix sponsa) 21
Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) X
Northern Shoveler (Anas clypeata) 2
Ruddy Duck (Oxyura jamaicensis) 4
Black-crowned Night-Heron (Nycticorax nycticorax) 1
Turkey Vulture (Cathartes aura) 2 Flyover Nethermead.
Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis) 1
American Coot (Fulica americana) 10
Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon) (Columba livia (Feral Pigeon)) X
Belted Kingfisher (Megaceryle alcyon) 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker (Melanerpes carolinus) 2
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker (Sphyrapicus varius) 1
Downy Woodpecker (Picoides pubescens) 3
Hairy Woodpecker (Picoides villosus) 1
Merlin (Falco columbarius) 1
Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus) 3 1 seen flying over the ballfields, missing some feathers on its right wing. Around noon, another individual flew over the ballfields, and around 1:15 pm, another one flew over the Long Meadow.
Eastern Phoebe (Sayornis phoebe) 3
Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata) 7
White-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta carolinensis) 2
Hermit Thrush (Catharus guttatus) 3
American Robin (Turdus migratorius) 5
Gray Catbird (Dumetella carolinensis) 1
European Starling (Sturnus vulgaris) X
Common Yellowthroat (Geothlypis trichas) 1 Vale.
Palm Warbler (Yellow) (Setophaga palmarum hypochrysea) 4
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle) (Setophaga coronata coronata) 1
Eastern Towhee (Pipilo erythrophthalmus) 2 pair, along the Lullwater path.
Field Sparrow (Spizella pusilla) 1 Upper Pool meadow.
Swamp Sparrow (Melospiza georgiana) 1 Upper pool meadow.
White-throated Sparrow (Zonotrichia albicollis) 7
Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis) 6
Blue Grosbeak (Passerina caerulea) 1 Probably a female, heard first. The bird was brownish with prominent wing bars, and in one ocassion I saw it raising its crest. Also noticed the "grosbeak" type beak. I tried to take some pictures, but no luck. Upper Pool Meadow.
Common Grackle (Quiscalus quiscula) 6
American Goldfinch (Spinus tristis) 20
House Sparrow (Passer domesticus) X
Brooklyn is great birding!!!
