Thursday, March 20, 2008

Peter 1st day Spring report

site = Prospect Park
date = 3/20/08
observers = Peter Dorosh
Pied-billed Grebe (1 peninsula cove; 2 Rink)
Double-crested Cormorant (west island)
Black-crowned Night-Heron (duck island)
Canada Goose (45 @ 3 sister islands)
Mute Swan (4 west island)
Mallard
Northern Shoveler (18 west side lake)
Ring-necked Duck (13; 7 at west island 5 m, 2f;6 Lake 3m,3f)
Hooded Merganser (drake Lullwater; hen Lake)
Ruddy Duck (~55 Lake)
Red-tailed Hawk (juv flyover Nethermnead)
American Coot (12 lake)
Ring-billed Gull
Herring Gull
Rock Pigeon
Mourning Dove
Downy Woodpecker (Breeze hill feeder; west island)
Black-capped Chickadee (lullwater)
White-breasted Nuthatch (2 Breeze hill feeder)
American Robin
Song Sparrow
White-throated Sparrow
Dark-eyed Junco
Red-winged Blackbird (several west island)
Common Grackle
House Sparrow
STOP