@railbabbler: Iceland gull first cycle at Prospect lake. All 3 mergs, drake gw teal, rndu also m.twitter.com/railbabbler

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 note 10 species duck 2day

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From: Joshua Malbin
Date: 3/15/2014 2:16 PM
To: Peter Dorosh;
Subject: Fwd: BirdsEye-Prospect Park-2014-3-15

Highlights: Rusty Blackbird, Killdeer, all 3 Mergansers, Ring-necked Duck, Blue-winged Teal, American Tree Sparrow

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Date: Sat, Mar 15, 2014 at 1:40 PM
Subject: BirdsEye-Prospect Park-2014-3-15
To: Joshua Malbin<joshuamalbin@

Observer: joshuamalbin
2014-03-15 10:10
Prospect Park
Protocol: Traveling
1 Miles
200 Minutes
Observers: 2
All birds reported? Yes
    105    Canada Goose      
    4    Mute Swan      
    18    Wood Duck      
    3    American Black Duck      
    160    Mallard      
    1    Blue-winged Teal      
    16    Northern Shoveler      
    3    Ring-necked Duck      
    13    Hooded Merganser      
    5    Common Merganser    3 drake, 2 hen  
    2    Red-breasted Merganser      
    17    Ruddy Duck      
    2    Red-tailed Hawk      
    13    American Coot      
    1    Killdeer    fenced area at s end of ballfields  
    250    Ring-billed Gull      
    5    Herring Gull      
    X    Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon)      
    12    Mourning Dove      
    4    Red-bellied Woodpecker      
    4    Downy Woodpecker      
    1    Hairy Woodpecker      
    8    Blue Jay      
    2    Black-capped Chickadee      
    2    Tufted Titmouse      
    115    American Robin      
    X    European Starling      
    1    American Tree Sparrow      
    2    Fox Sparrow      
    10    Song Sparrow      
    7    White-throated Sparrow      
    4    Dark-eyed Junco      
    8    Northern Cardinal      
    14    Red-winged Blackbird      
    4    Rusty Blackbird    continuing near nethermead arches  
    11    Common Grackle      
    1    Brown-headed Cowbird      
    6    American Goldfinch      
    X    House Sparrow       

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------ Original Message ------
From: Kathleen Toomey
Date: 3/15/2014 12:17 AM
To: Peter Dorosh;
Subject: Prospect Park today

 

Prospect Park, Kings, US-NY
Mar 14, 2014 11:30 AM - 3:30 PM
Protocol: Traveling
3.0 mile(s)
40 species (+2 other taxa)

Canada Goose  X
Mute Swan  6
Wood Duck  7
American Black Duck  1
Mallard  X
American Black Duck x Mallard (hybrid)  1
Northern Shoveler  2
Ring-necked Duck  2
Hooded Merganser  7
Common Merganser  2     Male and female on the Lake
Red-breasted Merganser  1
Ruddy Duck  9
Red-tailed Hawk  1
American Coot  10
Killdeer  4     In the Long Meadow near the Picnic House
gull sp.  X
Mourning Dove  1
Red-bellied Woodpecker  2
Downy Woodpecker  1
Peregrine Falcon  1     Flying over Lamppost 249 area
Blue Jay  6
American Crow  2
Black-capped Chickadee  1
Tufted Titmouse  1     Heard
White-breasted Nuthatch  2
Carolina Wren  1     Heard
Hermit Thrush  1
American Robin  X
Brown Thrasher  1     Continuing
European Starling  X
Eastern Towhee  X
Fox Sparrow  10
Song Sparrow  12
White-throated Sparrow  11
Dark-eyed Junco  8
Northern Cardinal  4
Red-winged Blackbird  X
Rusty Blackbird  4     Nethermead
Common Grackle  X
House Finch  3
American Goldfinch  5
House Sparrow  X

icon art

 seen plenty of these down here in Fl.

answer: Red shouldered hawk,particularly the florida subspecies

Fwd: Prospect Park, Brooklyn, Mar 14, 2014

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------ Original Message ------
From: Rafael Guillermo Campos-Ramírez
Date: 3/14/2014 4:25 PM
To: Peter Dorosh;
Subject: Prospect Park, Brooklyn, Mar 14, 2014

The best of the day was 4 Killdeers.  The 1st one flushed by a dog at the Peninsula meadow.  The other 3 seen near the Picnic House.  Photos taken.  See them at: ticornis.tumblr.com

Prospect Park, Brooklyn, Kings, US-NY
Mar 14, 2014 11:00 AM - 2:30 PM

Observers: Rafael G Campos & Kathleen Toomey
Protocol: Traveling
2.5 kilometer(s)
38 species

Canada Goose (Branta canadensis)  X
Mute Swan (Cygnus olor)  3
Wood Duck (Aix sponsa)  7    Lower pool.
Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)  X
Hooded Merganser (Lophodytes cucullatus)  7
Common Merganser (Mergus merganser)  2    Male & female: Lake
Red-breasted Merganser (Mergus serrator)  1
Ruddy Duck (Oxyura jamaicensis)  10
Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis)  1
American Coot (Fulica americana)  1
Killdeer (Charadrius vociferus)  4    One flushed by a dog at the Peninsula meadow.  Three more seen among a large flock of robins, near the Picnic House. Photos taken.
Ring-billed Gull (Larus delawarensis)  X
Herring Gull (American) (Larus argentatus smithsonianus)  X
Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon) (Columba livia (Domestic type))  X
Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura)  3
Red-bellied Woodpecker (Melanerpes carolinus)  3
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker (Sphyrapicus varius)  1
Downy Woodpecker (Picoides pubescens)  3
Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata)  4
American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos)  2
Black-capped Chickadee (Poecile atricapillus)  2
White-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta carolinensis)  2
Carolina Wren (Thryothorus ludovicianus)  1
American Robin (Turdus migratorius)  23
Brown Thrasher (Toxostoma rufum)  1    Same individual reported before, Nethermead Arches
European Starling (Sturnus vulgaris)  X
Eastern Towhee (Pipilo erythrophthalmus)  2
Fox Sparrow (Red) (Passerella iliaca iliaca/zaboria)  13
Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia)  11
White-throated Sparrow (Zonotrichia albicollis)  15
Dark-eyed Junco (Slate-colored) (Junco hyemalis hyemalis/carolinensis)  4
Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis)  10
Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus)  6
Rusty Blackbird (Euphagus carolinus)  3    thre individuals forraging on the ground, along with a large flock of Common Grackles; near Nethermead arches.
Common Grackle (Quiscalus quiscula)  9
House Finch (Haemorhous mexicanus)  4
American Goldfinch (Spinus tristis)  6
House Sparrow (Passer domesticus)  X

Brooklyn is great birding!!!
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(previous day clip art icons  Loggerhead Shrike, Burrowing owl)

Fwd: eBird Report - Prospect Park, Mar 13, 2014

seen in Cape Coral,Fl today

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------ Original Message ------
From: Adam Welz
Date: 3/13/2014 9:00 PM
To: Peter Dorosh;
Subject: Fwd: eBird Report - Prospect Park, Mar 13, 2014

From this evening's EXTREMELY COLD walk around the park.

Adam

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From:  <do-not-reply@ebird.org>
Date: Thu, Mar 13, 2014 at 9:00 PM
Subject: eBird Report - Prospect Park, Mar 13, 2014
To: adamwelz@


Prospect Park, Kings, US-NY
Mar 13, 2014 5:30 PM - 7:10 PM
Protocol: Traveling
2.0 mile(s)
Comments:     Lincoln Rd to feeders to Lake, over Lookout Hill along Quaker Ridge around Pools down Ravine
33 species (+1 other taxa)

Canada Goose (Branta canadensis)  X     dozens
Mute Swan (Cygnus olor)  6
American Black Duck (Anas rubripes)  1
Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)  X     dozens
American Black Duck x Mallard (hybrid) (Anas rubripes x platyrhynchos)  1
Northern Shoveler (Anas clypeata)  7
Ring-necked Duck (Aythya collaris)  8
Hooded Merganser (Lophodytes cucullatus)  20     Highest number I've ever seen in Prospect Park. Lone male near duck feeding site, another 19 birds taking refuge from cold wind in lee of Peninsula Thumb, Prospect Lake
Common Merganser (Mergus merganser)  5     Seen at extremely close range (5 meters) taking refuge from wind in lee of Peninsula Thumb, Prospect Lake, along with Hooded Mergansers and 1x male Red-breasted Merganser
Red-breasted Merganser (Mergus serrator)  1
Ruddy Duck (Oxyura jamaicensis)  8
Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis)  2
American Coot (Fulica americana)  12
Ring-billed Gull (Larus delawarensis)  X     dozens
Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura)  12
Red-bellied Woodpecker (Melanerpes carolinus)  2
Downy Woodpecker (Picoides pubescens)  2
Northern Flicker (Colaptes auratus)  1
American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos)  3
Black-capped Chickadee (Poecile atricapillus)  1
Tufted Titmouse (Baeolophus bicolor)  1
Brown Creeper (Certhia americana)  1
American Robin (Turdus migratorius)  35
European Starling (Sturnus vulgaris)  15
Cedar Waxwing (Bombycilla cedrorum)  24     Possibly more. Flock seen twice, could have been two flocks or same flock in diff locations
American Tree Sparrow (Spizella arborea)  1
Fox Sparrow (Passerella iliaca)  7     1 at feeders, 6 on Quaker Ridge
Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia)  8
White-throated Sparrow (Zonotrichia albicollis)  10
Dark-eyed Junco (Junco hyemalis)  3
Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis)  7
Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus)  10
Common Grackle (Quiscalus quiscula)  20
House Sparrow (Passer domesticus)  10

View this checklist online at http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S17426042

This report was generated automatically by eBird v3 (http://ebird.org)

seen in Cape Coral ,Fl today

Subject: Phoebes! From: Rob Jett Date: Wed, 12 Mar 2014 11:21:50 -0400 X-Message-Number: 2 While leading my weekly tour at Green-Wood Cemetery this morning I spotted a pair of phoebes hawking insects near Central Ridge. These were my first of the season and possibly first for Brooklyn this year. There were Mourning Cloak butterflies around yesterday and Spring Crocuses are emerging. Pine Warblers shouldn't be too far off. I guess Spring has sprung � at least until the snow storm later this week ;-) Also of note this morning were two woodcocks. One was under a stand of conifers near Battle Hill, the other was resting under a rhododendron near the intersection of Landscape and Oak Avenues. Good birding, Rob http://citybirder.blogspot.com @thecitybirder

Tonight is the brooklyn bird club program at the brooklyn public library at grand army plaza. Tom stephenson warbler calls.Check calendar at www.brooklynbirdclub.org

American Woodcock in Prospect

Tinky Perky posted on BBC Facebook a note a WOODCOCK at the trail near the Breeze Hill feeders yesterday at 3 pm. It was in thick brush near that trail head top corner.

KB (off to Sanibel today)

Fwd: 2 American Woodcocks in Greenwood Cemetery today (life bird for me)

From karen ohearn

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From: Karenohearn@
Date: 3/11/2014 8:53 PM
To: prosbird@aol.com;
Subject: 2 American Woodcocks in Greenwood Cemetery today (life bird for me)

  

 

hope yr having a GREAT vacation in FLA.

best,

karen o

Fwd: Prospect Park today

Greetings from Bradenton,Florida

  

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------ Original Message ------
From: Kathleen Toomey
Date: 3/11/2014 3:39 PM
To: Peter Dorosh;
Subject: Prospect Park today

Prospect Park, Kings, US-NY
Mar 11, 2014 9:30 AM - 1:30 PM
Protocol: Traveling
3.0 mile(s)
42 species (+2 other taxa)

Canada Goose  X
Mute Swan  7
Wood Duck  11
American Black Duck  3
Mallard  150
American Black Duck x Mallard (hybrid)  1
Northern Shoveler  4
Ring-necked Duck  2
Hooded Merganser  4
Common Merganser  1     Continuing female
Red-breasted Merganser  1
Ruddy Duck  18
Sharp-shinned Hawk  1
Accipiter sp.  2     Flying overhead, we thought they were Cooper's Hawks
Red-tailed Hawk  1
American Coot  16
Ring-billed Gull  X
Herring Gull  X     Quite a few mixed in with Ring-billed
Mourning Dove  4
Red-bellied Woodpecker  8
Downy Woodpecker  1
Hairy Woodpecker  2
Merlin  1
Blue Jay  11
American Crow  4
Fish Crow  1     Heard
Black-capped Chickadee  3
Tufted Titmouse  1
White-breasted Nuthatch  2
Carolina Wren  1     Heard
Ruby-crowned Kinglet  1     In the Lullwater near Terrace Bridge
Hermit Thrush  1
American Robin  11
European Starling  X
Cedar Waxwing  12     In Binnenwater area
Fox Sparrow  2
Song Sparrow  3
White-throated Sparrow  26
Northern Cardinal  16
Red-winged Blackbird  X
Common Grackle  30
House Finch  2
American Goldfinch  5
House Sparrow  X

Fwd: March 11, 2014 sightings in prospect park

 

 

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------ Original Message ------
From: olin winn-ritzenberg
Date: 3/11/2014 11:00 AM
To: prosbird@aol.com;
Subject: March 11, 2014 sightings in prospect park

 

cedar waxwings ~10

redtail hawk 1

darkeyed juncos ~5

redwing blackbirds ~30

rebellied woodpeckers 2

brown-headed cowbird 1

downy woodpeckers 2

cardinals 2

blujays

starlings

robins

Thanks for keeping your bog!

-Olin

Fwd: Cedar Waxwings

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------ Original Message ------
From: Jeremy Burnworth
Date: 3/10/2014 1:27 PMSubject:cedar waxings    in pagoda tree.13 birds douglas street and 4th ave

@robsbate: Karen O'Hearn reports 14 Ring-necked ducks and 14 Hooded Mergansers in lake in PP m.twitter.com/robsbate

Fwd: Prospect weekend highlights, 3/8-3/9

Yesterdays clip art icon: Limpkin

 

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------ Original Message ------
From: Sean Zimmer
Date: 3/10/2014 8:06 AM
To: Peter Dorosh;
Subject: Prospect weekend highlights, 3/8-3/9

 

Hi Peter,

Reporting my best birds of the weekend for Prospect Park.

-Hermit Thrush on the peninsula meadow

-Cooper's Hawk in the Ravine

-Common Raven heard near Tennis House

-Merganser trio (Common, Red Breasted, and Hooded) on the Lake

-Wood Ducks continue in Upper Pool weir

I hope that you are having a great vacation!

Best,

-Sean

Fwd: Prospect Park, Brooklyn, Mar 9, 2014

Yesterdays icon clipart : Anhinga        

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------ Original Message ------
From: Rafael Guillermo Campos-Ramírez
Date: 3/9/2014 1:42 PM
To: Peter Dorosh;
Subject:  Prospect Park, Brooklyn, Mar 9, 2014

The good today was the weather.  But even so, still too many areas of water, frozen (e.g. vale, pools, lake).  But the number species are increasing.

The Brown Thrasher is still around the Nethermead arches area, and so a pair of Eastern Towhees.  At the feeders, a FOY: Brown-headed Cowbird.  Another notable was 2 American Tree Sparrows.

The lake was good, maybe because there were 3 sps of mergansers: Common (1 female), Red-breasted (1 male), & Hooded (1 male, 3 females).

Prospect Park, Brooklyn, Kings, US-NY

Observers: Rafael G Campos, & K. Randall (just few minutes at Nethermead Bridge)
Mar 9, 2014 9:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Protocol: Traveling
2.5 kilometer(s)
40 species

Canada Goose (Branta canadensis)  X
Mute Swan (Cygnus olor)  4
Wood Duck (Aix sponsa)  12    A large flock, between the pools.
American Black Duck (Anas rubripes)  4
Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)  X
Northern Shoveler (Anas clypeata)  5
Hooded Merganser (Lophodytes cucullatus)  4
Common Merganser (North American) (Mergus merganser americanus)  1    female, swimming along with the other 2 sps of mergansers.  Probably the same female of this past Wednesday.  I took some pictures.
Red-breasted Merganser (Mergus serrator)  1
Ruddy Duck (Oxyura jamaicensis)  8
Cooper's Hawk (Accipiter cooperii)  1
Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis)  1
American Coot (Fulica americana)  X
Ring-billed Gull (Larus delawarensis)  X
Herring Gull (American) (Larus argentatus smithsonianus)  X
Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon) (Columba livia (Domestic type))  X
Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura)  10
Red-bellied Woodpecker (Melanerpes carolinus)  3
Downy Woodpecker (Picoides pubescens)  1
Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata)  3
American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos)  2
Black-capped Chickadee (Poecile atricapillus)  1
Tufted Titmouse (Baeolophus bicolor)  1
White-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta carolinensis)  1
Carolina Wren (Thryothorus ludovicianus)  2
American Robin (Turdus migratorius)  19
Brown Thrasher (Toxostoma rufum)  1    a single bird, seen around Nethermead Arches.
Eastern Towhee (Pipilo erythrophthalmus)  2    This pair has been regular sightings around the Nethermead Arches.
American Tree Sparrow (Spizella arborea)  2    feeders: Breezy Hill.
Fox Sparrow (Red) (Passerella iliaca iliaca/zaboria)  1
Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia)  2
White-throated Sparrow (Zonotrichia albicollis)  11
Dark-eyed Junco (Slate-colored) (Junco hyemalis hyemalis/carolinensis)  1
Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis)  5
Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus)  14
Common Grackle (Quiscalus quiscula)  2
Brown-headed Cowbird (Molothrus ater)  1    feeders: Breezy Hill.
House Finch (Haemorhous mexicanus)  5
American Goldfinch (Spinus tristis)  5
House Sparrow (Passer domesticus)  X

Brooklyn is great birding!!!

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from Joshua Malbin

Observer: joshuamalbin
2014-03-09 15:57
Prospect Park
Protocol: Traveling
1 Miles
176 Minutes
Observers: 1
    35    Canada Goose       
    5    Mute Swan       
    11    Wood Duck       
    3    American Black Duck       
    125    Mallard       
    15    Northern Shoveler       
    4    Hooded Merganser       
    1    Common Merganser       
    1    Red-breasted Merganser       
    8    Ruddy Duck       
    2    Red-tailed Hawk       
    15    American Coot       
    150    Ring-billed Gull       
    10    Herring Gull       
    X    Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon)       
    5    Mourning Dove       
    7    Red-bellied Woodpecker       
    2    Downy Woodpecker       
    4    Blue Jay       
    1    American Crow       
    1    Tufted Titmouse       
    1    White-breasted Nuthatch       
    1    Carolina Wren       
    16    American Robin       
    X    European Starling       
    14    White-throated Sparrow       
    1    Dark-eyed Junco       
    5    Northern Cardinal       
    45    Red-winged Blackbird       
    10    Common Grackle       
    1    Brown-headed Cowbird       
    5    House Finch       
    X    House Sparrow       

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Prospect

Best sighting today was Tom Prestons COMMON RAVEN over Prospect Lake

No email reports from any other birder;

Previous post Florida birds were Scrub Jay on the photo, Swallowtail Kite in the sign(we saw 4 today) ,Guess the above clip art.Enjoying good stuff down here...

On Vacation ...

my picture from 2013

Going to Florida. If you see an bird clipart icon (or occasional photo), I'm still there. Of course guess the bird,   I 'll provide the answer the next post.

Fwd: Prospect Park today

-----Original Message-----
From: adamwelz@
To: Peter Dorosh
Sent: Thu, Mar 6, 2014 2:08 pm
Subject: Prospect Park today

Hi Peter

Quick walk this afternoon to feeders and Lake. 2 confiding Fox Sparrow at feeders. 1 female Common Merganser still at Lake along with 3 handsome Wood Duck.

List below:

Prospect Park, Kings, US-NY
Mar 6, 2014 4:45 PM - 5:45 PM
Protocol: Traveling
2.0 kilometer(s)
Comments:     Feeders, Lake surveyed
22 species (+1 other taxa)

Canada Goose (Branta canadensis)  X
Mute Swan (Cygnus olor)  X
Wood Duck (Aix sponsa)  3
Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)  X
American Black Duck x Mallard (hybrid) (Anas rubripes x platyrhynchos)  1
Northern Shoveler (Anas clypeata)  X
Common Merganser (Mergus merganser)  1     on Lake
Ruddy Duck (Oxyura jamaicensis)  3
American Coot (Fulica americana)  26
Ring-billed Gull (Larus delawarensis)  X
Herring Gull (Larus argentatus)  X
Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura)  7
Red-bellied Woodpecker (Melanerpes carolinus)  1
Downy Woodpecker (Picoides pubescens)  2
White-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta carolinensis)  1
American Robin (Turdus migratorius)  3
Fox Sparrow (Passerella iliaca)  2
Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia)  5
White-throated Sparrow (Zonotrichia albicollis)  30
Dark-eyed Junco (Junco hyemalis)  1
Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis)  2
Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus)  25
House Sparrow (Passer domesticus)  X

Cheers

Adam

ABA Blog post about JBWR west pond

written by Doug Futuyuma from Stony Brook,LI

http://blog.aba.org/2014/03/birder-action-needed-to-restore-jamaica-bay-nwr-west-pond.html

Fwd: Report from morning walk

 

 

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------ Original Message ------
From: Sean Zimmer
Date: 3/6/2014 9:53 AM
To: Peter Dorosh;
Subject: Report from morning walk

 

Hi Peter,

Good variety in the Nethermead/Three Arches bridge area this morning between 7:30-8:30.  On the slope across center drive very near the bridge, Rusty Blackbirds were singing and chasing/being chased by Blue Jays. Higher up in the trees,I counted 5 Downy Woodpeckers, also chasing each other. On the ground, Robins, White-Throated Sparrows, Cardinals, and a pair of Towhees were foraging in the leaf litter. 

Wood ducks continue at Upper/Lower Pool weir. 

Best,

-Sean

Next Wednesday BBC eve program

NOTE DAY and new  LOCATION ( one time ) Brooklyn Public Library at Grand Army Plaza

Subject: BBC Evening Program with Tom Stephenson 

From: Dennis Hrehowsik <deepseagangster@gmail.com> 

Date: Wed, 5 Mar 2014 12:29:02 -0500 X-Message-Number: 4

Please join the Brooklyn Bird Club Wednesday, March 12th, 6:30 P.M.

Presenter: Tom Stephenson

A New System For Learning and Identifying Warbler Vocalizations

Last year, Tom Stephenson and Scott Whittle introduced the birding world to a new approach to warbler identification in *The Warbler Guide*. In this presentation, Tom will cover many new techniques that make it easier to identify singing warblers and other species. Based on a new system outlined in *The Warbler Guide*, Tom will explain and demonstrate how to understand a song's structure, the characteristics that make up the song, and how to use a song finder to quickly identify a singing warbler.

*NOTE: This program will take place Wednesday evening at the Brooklyn Public Library, Central Branch, 10 Grand Army Plaza (718-230-2191)*

http://www.brooklynbirdclub.org/meetings.htm

Fwd: Prospect Park today

-----Original Message-----
From: Kathleen Toomey
To: Peter Dorosh
Sent: 05-Mar-2014 18:48:12 +0000
Subject: Prospect Park today

Prospect Park, Kings, US-NY
Mar 5, 2014 11:45 AM - 3:45 PM
Protocol: Traveling
3.0 mile(s)
38 species (+1 other taxa)

Canada Goose  18
Mute Swan  4
Wood Duck  9     3 females, 6 males, continuing birds, in weir between       Upper and Lower Pools
American Black Duck  5
Mallard  X
American Black Duck x Mallard (hybrid)  1
Northern Shoveler  12
Common Merganser  1     Continuing bird, female, in open water off Peninsula
Red-breasted Merganser  1
Ruddy Duck  3
Cooper's Hawk  1
Red-tailed Hawk  2
American Coot  12
Ring-billed Gull  X
Herring Gull  3
Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon)  4
Mourning Dove  5
Red-bellied Woodpecker  3
Downy Woodpecker  2
Blue Jay  8
American Crow  1
Black-capped Chickadee  2
Tufted Titmouse  1
White-breasted Nuthatch  2     male and female
Carolina Wren  1
American Robin  X
Brown Thrasher  1     continuing bird,  SE of Nethermead Bridge
European Starling  6
American Tree Sparrow  2
Song Sparrow  4
White-throated Sparrow  8
Dark-eyed Junco  2
Northern Cardinal  8
Red-winged Blackbird  X
Rusty Blackbird  7     Continuing birds, SE of Nethermead Bridge
Common Grackle  1
House Finch  3
American Goldfinch  6
House Sparrow  X

Fwd: Prospect Park, Brooklyn, Mar 5, 2014

KB SAYS: Note in bold  good quality day for the date.


-----Original Message-----
From: ticornis@
To: Peter Dorosh
Sent: Wed, Mar 5, 2014 12:45 pm
Subject: Prospect Park, Brooklyn, Mar 5, 2014

Prospect Park, Brooklyn, Kings, US-NY
Mar 5, 2014 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM

Observer: Rafael G. Campos R
Protocol: Traveling
3.0 kilometer(s)
34 species

Canada Goose (Branta canadensis)  X
Mute Swan (Cygnus olor)  4
Wood Duck (Aix sponsa)  8    Lower Pool. Photos taken.
American Black Duck (Anas rubripes)  5
Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)  X
Northern Shoveler (Anas clypeata)  12
Common Merganser (North American) (Mergus merganser americanus)  1    female, swimming along with 2 males Red-breasted Mergansers. Prospect Lake.  Photos taken
Red-breasted Merganser (Mergus serrator)  2
Ruddy Duck (Oxyura jamaicensis)  3
Cooper's Hawk (Accipiter cooperii)  1    juvenal. Perched on a oak tree, next to the Tennis House.
American Coot (Fulica americana)  X
Ring-billed Gull (Larus delawarensis)  X
Herring Gull (American) (Larus argentatus smithsonianus)  X
Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon) (Columba livia (Domestic type))  X
Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura)  4
Red-bellied Woodpecker (Melanerpes carolinus)  1
Downy Woodpecker (Picoides pubescens)  2
Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata)  4
American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos)  3
Tufted Titmouse (Baeolophus bicolor)  1
White-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta carolinensis)  1    feeders on Breezy Hill
American Robin (Turdus migratorius)  10
Brown Thrasher (Toxostoma rufum)  1    single individual, forraging on the ground, adult.  Nethermead Arches.
European Starling (Sturnus vulgaris)  X
Eastern Towhee (Pipilo erythrophthalmus)  1
American Tree Sparrow (Spizella arborea)  1    feeders, Breezy Hill
Fox Sparrow (Red) (Passerella iliaca iliaca/zaboria)  1    feeders, Breezy Hill
Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia)  1    feeders, Breezy Hill
White-throated Sparrow (Zonotrichia albicollis)  X
Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis)  6
Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus)  15
Rusty Blackbird (Euphagus carolinus)  7    a flock seen forraging on the ground, near Nethermead Arches.  Photos taken.
American Goldfinch (Spinus tristis)  3
House Sparrow (Passer domesticus)  X

Brooklyn is great birding!!!!

Wood Duck city, Prospect Park 11215

In the Lower Pool weir,12 Wood Ducks continue their residency in the open water spot...

Prospect , another hard freeze

The Lake refroze last night, but that didn't deterred 3 AMERICAN WIGEONS from coming in, the ducks first found on the Peninsula lawn edge by Karen O'hearn. Later, as I ventured over there, the three wigeons--2 drakes, one hen --were sleeping in the same general area on the ground at the lake edge by rescue ladder 19. No sign of the Mergansers.

On the Peninsula meadow edge as well, a nearby HERMIT THRUSH adds to among this days cold gems , early migrants in progress.

Photos from Karen O'hearn of American Wigeons

Per Karen O:3 American wigeons open water peninsula

Prospect ,as late winter draws down....

The few weeks remaining of winter can be a lull as things move out,with some species sticking around ,but about this time showing signs of migration  the likely species in this time period.

Most evident, 6 RUSTY BLACKBIRDS , in beautiful plumage, stuck out brilliantly against the snow backdrop on the western fringe of the Nethermead, opposite the slope path that leads to Falkill Falls. And most amusingly, about 100 feet above, the RED TAILED HAWK looks sort of menacing.

The other species in the news--WOOD DUCKS-- still occupy the open water of the Lower Pool's weir.But today the 7 ducks shared the spot with a HOODED MERGANSER pair.. [See Neal's photos below in the previous post] .

Then there is the Merganser merriment. In my single binocular view, all three species was my delightful satisfaction. A pair of HOODEDS next to the COMMON was joined by the RED BREASTED near the Peninsula thumb cove. Very nice indeed.

And  there are falcons to watch for, especially now. While on a break, I spotted a MERLIN perched on the southwest side of the Tennis House. Later, it was seen perched on the north side, a lonely sentinel viewing the land around it...

AMERICAN TREE SPARROW under the feeders thistle along with three FOX SPARROWS are the hi lights, finally happy I was able to refill after a few days the feeders were empty . It s a few weeks more before they come down, usually by the equinox.

--KB

PETER'S LIST

date = 2014/03/03
site = Prospect Park
observers = 
Northern Shoveler dwindling ,less 15
American Black Duck 2
Canada Goose 96
Wood Duck 7 Lower Pool
Red-breasted Merganser drake lake
Hooded Merganser 2 with wood ducks Lower pool;2 Lake,mix pairs
Common Merganser hen lake
Ruddy Duck 2
Mute Swan 7
Mallard 
American Coot 10
Ring-billed Gull 200
Herring Gull 3
Rock Pigeon 
Mourning Dove 
Downy Woodpecker 2 feeders
Hairy Woodpecker 
Blue Jay 2
Black-capped Chickadee feeders
American Robin 
European Starling 
White-throated Sparrow 12
Song Sparrow 3
Fox Sparrow 3 feeders; 1 Peninsula sumacs
Dark-eyed Junco 1 feeders
Northern Cardinal 2
Red-winged Blackbird 2 feeders
Common Grackle 
Rusty Blackbird 6 Nethermead near Center Drive,nice plmgs
House Sparrow 

Fwd: wood ducks in Prospect Park

Fromm Neal Frumpkin, today



-----Original Message-----
From: frumps@
To: ProsBird
Sent: Mon, Mar 3, 2014 11:12 am
Subject: wood ducks in Prospect Park

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6 RUSTY BLACKBIRD center dr 300 feet west 3 Arches br;trio merganser species lake;7wood duck lower/upper pool weir

Lake Duck variety

An afternoon trek was productive as i counted 8 species ducks in the Lake's only open water spot..here below is the list

Common Merganser hen
Hooded Merganser pair
Ring Necked  drake
Wood Duck drake ,next to Ringneck
Ruddy
Northern Shoveler
Mallard
American Black

Fwd: Prospect Park today

Note Rusty Blackbird number 11

-----Original Message-----
From: kathleentoomey@
To: Peter Dorosh
Sent: Sun, Mar 2, 2014 10:15 am
Subject: Prospect Park today

Prospect Park, Kings, US-NY
Mar 2, 2014 9:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Protocol: Traveling
3.0 mile(s)
Comments:     We saw most of the birds on the Lake, by the feeders or in the corner of the Nethermead near the bridge
34 species (+1 other taxa)

Canada Goose  X
Mute Swan  6
American Black Duck  5
Mallard  X
American Black Duck x Mallard (hybrid)  1
Northern Shoveler  10
Ring-necked Duck  1     male, on the Lake
Hooded Merganser  2     male and female, on the Lake
Common Merganser  1     female, continuing bird on the Lake
Red-breasted Merganser  1     male, Lake
Ruddy Duck  7
American Coot  15
Ring-billed Gull  X
Herring Gull  X
Mourning Dove  5
Red-bellied Woodpecker  5
Blue Jay  10
American Crow  1
Black-capped Chickadee  1
Carolina Wren  1
American Robin  X     Large flock in small woods north of the Upper Pool
European Starling  5
Eastern Towhee  2     male and female, in the brush at NW corner of Nethermead close to the Three Arches Bridge
American Tree Sparrow  1
Fox Sparrow  3
Song Sparrow  4
Swamp Sparrow  1     in brush at the edge of the Peninsula close to the open water
White-throated Sparrow  6
Dark-eyed Junco  1
Northern Cardinal  5
Red-winged Blackbird  X     a large flock joined the Rusty Blackbirds near the Osage Orange tree, a few females were mixed in
Rusty Blackbird  11     In the corner of the Nethermead close to the Three Arches Bridge
House Finch  1
American Goldfinch  5
House 

something to think about

http://blog.aba.org/2014/03/birding-ethics-2.html



or this sometimes happens

http://www.nbcnews.com/id/54520539/ns/local_news-orlando_fl/t/wildlife-photographer-pleads-guilty-violating-endangered-species-act/

Fwd: PP Mar1

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------ Original Message ------
From: keir randall
Date: 3/1/2014 9:11 PM
To: peter dorosh;
Subject: PP Mar1

Prospect Park, Kings, US-NY
Mar 1, 2014 3:45 PM - 5:05 PM

 Protocol: Traveling
1.5 mile(s)
21 species (+2 other taxa) 

 Canada Goose 8 

Mute Swan 2 Plus a dead one floating off of the Peninsula meadow. 

Wood Duck 9 At the Upper to Lower Pools passage on the Long Meadow side, thanks to Russ A. 

Mallard 16 

American Black Duck x Mallard (hybrid) 3 

Bufflehead 2 

Common Merganser 1 A female type in the open water off of the Peninsula thumb - head much redder than a female RBME, crisp neck demarcation, white chin etc. 

Red-breasted Merganser 1 A drake off of the Peninsula thumb. 

Ruddy Duck 2 

American Coot 3 

Ring-billed Gull 6 

Herring Gull 1

 Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon) 1 

Mourning Dove 6

 Downy Woodpecker 2 

Black-capped Chickadee 1

 American Robin 12

 European Starling 8 

Song Sparrow 3 

sparrow sp. 2 Glimpsed in the phragmites lakeside, probably were American Tree Sparrows but might just have been Chipping Sparrows. 

Northern Cardinal 1

 Red-winged Blackbird 20 

House Sparrow 2

View this checklist online at http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S17252672

Petition WEST POND JBWR

Please sign,its your park..

Circulating now, its significant you read and decide.

http://tinyurl.com/west-pond-petition

From the NY RARE BIRD ALERT:

Hotline: New York City Area Rare Bird Alert Number: (212) 979-3070

Compiler: Tom Burke, Tony Lauro Coverage: New York City, Long Island, Westchester County

Transcriber: Gail Benson

[~BEGIN RBA TAPE~]

Greetings. This is the New York Rare Bird Alert for Friday, February 28, 2014 at 6 pm.

The highlights of today's tape are PINK-FOOTED GOOSE, BARROW'S GOLDENEYE, KING EIDER, HARLEQUIN DUCK, TUNDRA SWAN, EURASIAN WIGEON, NORTHERN SHRIKE, SNOWY OWL, ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK, GLAUCOUS GULL, RED-HEADED WOODPECKER and LAPLAND LONGSPUR.

But first I'd like to address something more important--a petition is now being circulated on the internet to get National Parks officials to address the West Pond situation at Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge. For much too long, the Parks people have dragged their feet, their inaction causing a severe situation for the West Pond. Please sign this petition, letting the officials know the breach on the pond must be closed soon and the pond restored to the condition that helped Jamaica Bay become an internationally important refuge. A link to the petition is at

http://tinyurl.com/west-pond-petition.