-----Original Message-----
From: ticornis@yahoo.com
Sent: Thu, Apr 30, 2015 1:22 pm
Subject: Prospect Park, Brooklyn, Apr 30, 2015
Today was a great day, despite the kind of cold weather. This did not stop the birds. By the time I arrived at the Vale, and joined T.S. BBC walk, such place was alive with birds.
Here a Blue-winged Warbler made my day, and added to it, at least 3 males Baltimore Orioles. Later I spotted the 1st Yellow-throated Vireo, and the entire group saw it.
At the Ravine, a lonely Louisiana Waterthrush was seen. But the warblers started to be the group that attracted most of the looks from the group & myself. But the time I left the Park, I tallied 11 sps of warblers (see list below). Also 3 sps of vireos. And when I was passing by the Rose Garden on my way home, a flash of red went by, and alas, here is a beautiful male Scarlet Tanager.
Prospect Park, Brooklyn, Kings, US-NY
Apr 30, 2015 7:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Apr 30, 2015 7:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Observer: Rafael G Campos
Protocol: Traveling
3.0 kilometer(s)
56 species
Canada Goose (Branta canadensis) 7
Mute Swan (Cygnus olor) 6
Wood Duck (Aix sponsa) 5
Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) 2
Ruddy Duck (Oxyura jamaicensis) 1
Black-crowned Night-Heron (Nycticorax nycticorax) 2
Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis) 3
Laughing Gull (Leucophaeus atricilla) 1
Herring Gull (American) (Larus argentatus smithsonianus) 5
Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon) (Columba livia (Feral Pigeon)) 4
Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura) 3
Ruby-throated Hummingbird (Archilochus colubris) 1 Male, Vale.
Red-bellied Woodpecker (Melanerpes carolinus) 2
Downy Woodpecker (Picoides pubescens) 1
Hairy Woodpecker (Picoides villosus) 1
Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted) (Colaptes auratus auratus/luteus) 4
Yellow-throated Vireo (Vireo flavifrons) 2
Blue-headed Vireo (Vireo solitarius) 3
Warbling Vireo (Eastern) (Vireo gilvus gilvus) 2
Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata) 8
Tree Swallow (Tachycineta bicolor) 4
Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica) 3
White-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta carolinensis) 1
House Wren (Troglodytes aedon) 1
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher (Polioptila caerulea) 2
Ruby-crowned Kinglet (Regulus calendula) 3
Hermit Thrush (Catharus guttatus) 3
American Robin (Turdus migratorius) 8
Gray Catbird (Dumetella carolinensis) 4
European Starling (Sturnus vulgaris) 6
Louisiana Waterthrush (Parkesia motacilla) 1 Ravine.
Blue-winged Warbler (Vermivora cyanoptera) 1 Vale.
Black-and-white Warbler (Mniotilta varia) 5
American Redstart (Setophaga ruticilla) 1 male.
Northern Parula (Setophaga americana) 7
Yellow Warbler (Setophaga petechia) 6
Palm Warbler (Yellow) (Setophaga palmarum hypochrysea) 5
Pine Warbler (Setophaga pinus) 1
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle) (Setophaga coronata coronata) 20
Prairie Warbler (Setophaga discolor) 3
Black-throated Green Warbler (Setophaga virens) 1 Vale.
Eastern Towhee (Pipilo erythrophthalmus) 4
Chipping Sparrow (Spizella passerina) 16
Savannah Sparrow (Passerculus sandwichensis) 1
Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia) 3
Swamp Sparrow (Melospiza georgiana) 2
White-throated Sparrow (Zonotrichia albicollis) 14
Scarlet Tanager (Piranga olivacea) 1 Male, Rose Garden.
Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis) 8
Rose-breasted Grosbeak (Pheucticus ludovicianus) 1
Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus) 4
Common Grackle (Quiscalus quiscula) 3
Brown-headed Cowbird (Molothrus ater) 6
Baltimore Oriole (Icterus galbula) 4 Vale.
Purple Finch (Haemorhous purpureus) 1
House Sparrow (Passer domesticus) 6
For more pictures go to: ticornis.tumblr.com
Protocol: Traveling
3.0 kilometer(s)
56 species
Canada Goose (Branta canadensis) 7
Mute Swan (Cygnus olor) 6
Wood Duck (Aix sponsa) 5
Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) 2
Ruddy Duck (Oxyura jamaicensis) 1
Black-crowned Night-Heron (Nycticorax nycticorax) 2
Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis) 3
Laughing Gull (Leucophaeus atricilla) 1
Herring Gull (American) (Larus argentatus smithsonianus) 5
Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon) (Columba livia (Feral Pigeon)) 4
Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura) 3
Ruby-throated Hummingbird (Archilochus colubris) 1 Male, Vale.
Red-bellied Woodpecker (Melanerpes carolinus) 2
Downy Woodpecker (Picoides pubescens) 1
Hairy Woodpecker (Picoides villosus) 1
Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted) (Colaptes auratus auratus/luteus) 4
Yellow-throated Vireo (Vireo flavifrons) 2
Blue-headed Vireo (Vireo solitarius) 3
Warbling Vireo (Eastern) (Vireo gilvus gilvus) 2
Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata) 8
Tree Swallow (Tachycineta bicolor) 4
Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica) 3
White-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta carolinensis) 1
House Wren (Troglodytes aedon) 1
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher (Polioptila caerulea) 2
Ruby-crowned Kinglet (Regulus calendula) 3
Hermit Thrush (Catharus guttatus) 3
American Robin (Turdus migratorius) 8
Gray Catbird (Dumetella carolinensis) 4
European Starling (Sturnus vulgaris) 6
Louisiana Waterthrush (Parkesia motacilla) 1 Ravine.
Blue-winged Warbler (Vermivora cyanoptera) 1 Vale.
Black-and-white Warbler (Mniotilta varia) 5
American Redstart (Setophaga ruticilla) 1 male.
Northern Parula (Setophaga americana) 7
Yellow Warbler (Setophaga petechia) 6
Palm Warbler (Yellow) (Setophaga palmarum hypochrysea) 5
Pine Warbler (Setophaga pinus) 1
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle) (Setophaga coronata coronata) 20
Prairie Warbler (Setophaga discolor) 3
Black-throated Green Warbler (Setophaga virens) 1 Vale.
Eastern Towhee (Pipilo erythrophthalmus) 4
Chipping Sparrow (Spizella passerina) 16
Savannah Sparrow (Passerculus sandwichensis) 1
Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia) 3
Swamp Sparrow (Melospiza georgiana) 2
White-throated Sparrow (Zonotrichia albicollis) 14
Scarlet Tanager (Piranga olivacea) 1 Male, Rose Garden.
Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis) 8
Rose-breasted Grosbeak (Pheucticus ludovicianus) 1
Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus) 4
Common Grackle (Quiscalus quiscula) 3
Brown-headed Cowbird (Molothrus ater) 6
Baltimore Oriole (Icterus galbula) 4 Vale.
Purple Finch (Haemorhous purpureus) 1
House Sparrow (Passer domesticus) 6
For more pictures go to: ticornis.tumblr.com
Brooklyn is great birding!!!