Saturday, April 18, 2015

Fwd: bbc Walk




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From: Dennis Hrehowsik <deepseagangster@gmail.com>
Date:04/18/2015 5:58 PM (GMT-05:00)
To: "<prosbird@aol.com>" <prosbird@aol.com>
Cc:
Subject: Walk

Peter,

22 birders met at the Pergola on a perfect spring day. highlights were Prothonotary Warbler on Duck Island. Northern Paula at lull water Cove and Rose Breasted Grosbeak at Binnen Falls.

Best,

D

Prospect Park, Kings, US-NY
Apr 18, 2015 7:15 AM - 1:15 PM
Protocol: Traveling
3.0 mile(s)
49 species

Canada Goose  10
Mute Swan  3
Wood Duck  7
Mallard  15
Common Merganser  1     Lullwater cove, drake  continuing bird
Ruddy Duck  23
Double-crested Cormorant  20
Great Egret  2
Black-crowned Night-Heron  3
Sharp-shinned Hawk  1
Red-tailed Hawk  1
American Coot  20     Conservative,  mostly around west island
Laughing Gull  1
Herring Gull  5
Mourning Dove  3
Red-bellied Woodpecker  3
Downy Woodpecker  5
Hairy Woodpecker  1
Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted)  4
American Kestrel  1
Eastern Phoebe  1
Blue Jay  5
Tree Swallow  5
Black-capped Chickadee  1
White-breasted Nuthatch  1
House Wren  1
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher  1
Ruby-crowned Kinglet  10
Hermit Thrush  1
American Robin  100
European Starling  50
Black-and-white Warbler  1
Prothonotary Warbler  1     Duck island, bird was feeding on low branches just above water.
Northern Parula  1
Palm Warbler (Yellow)  12
Pine Warbler  7
Yellow-rumped Warbler  20
Eastern Towhee  1
Song Sparrow  5
Swamp Sparrow  3
White-throated Sparrow  5
Dark-eyed Junco (Slate-colored)  5
Northern Cardinal  9
Rose-breasted Grosbeak  1     Male, foraging in budding tree above binnen falls/bridge.
Red-winged Blackbird  9
Common Grackle  20
Brown-headed Cowbird  8
American Goldfinch  2
House Sparrow  25

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Also reported today during early afternoon , immature BALD EAGLE over boathouse by Mike Yuan