Yesterday's rosy Birdcast prediction did not produced numbers,but hey for a few lucky birders there were some good ones.
The top bird this morning was LARK SPARROW.Found on the east side of the Crescent Water in Greenwood Cemetery,Shane Blodgett was the first lucky birder. Lark Sparrow is sort of a regular rarity during late summer early fall from the midwest.On a side note Shane reported 7 Red breasted Nuthatches in one tree!
Later in that same GWC area ,specifically the Niblo grave,Karen Ohearn found a female or immature Hooded warbler under the
pine tree.
Prospect Park stole some limelight though. Around 5 this afternoon,Kathy Toomey observed two CASPIAN TERNS flying over prospect Lake. This species is rare here,I'm guessing every 4 or 5 years.I'll look into the records on Ebird soon. One other note: Janet Schumacher found a Mourning Warbler in North Midwood across from the zoo service gate.