Thursday, August 23, 2018

a good start


A good start for the first fall Thursday Brooklyn Bird Club walk  as good warbler numbers occurred but it was a single observer's bird that drew the hi light.



Tom Stephensons group witnessed good numbers at the north end of Prospect with Redstarts a prime species. Later in the Peninsula, reports of NASHVILLE, PRAIRIE and CANADA appeared.Tom;s report will be posted later.

However it was Ed Crowne's bird that stole the day. At the wood chip trail above the Maryland monument , a male GOLDEN WINGED WARBLER put in a rare showing .Unfortunately no other observer lucked in . Janet Zinn reported a young BLACKBURNIAN WARBLER nearby as she searched for the Golden bird.

Filling out a rest of the day, Joshua Malbin reported OLIVE SIDED FLYCATCHER , perched in a snag above Center drive around 3 PM.