Friday, March 14, 2008

Peter's 3/14 report

site = Prospect Park
date = 3/14/08
observers = Peter Dorosh
Pied-billed Grebe (Peninsula cove)
Canada Goose (many Lake)
Mute Swan (2 rink, 3 west island)
American Black Duck (west island)
Mallard (many Lake; 4 Upper Pool)
Northern Shoveler (less 12 Lake)
Northern Pintail (hen seen 3/13 west shore lake)
Ring-necked Duck (4;  3 drake west of Duck Island; 1 drake West Island)
Bufflehead (Drake lake)
Hooded Merganser (mixed pair; 3 Sister Islands)
Ruddy Duck (over 60 Lake)
Red-tailed Hawk (Juv seen 3/13 south Lookout Hill)
American Coot (~10 Lake)
Ring-billed Gull
Herring Gull
Great Black-backed Gull (1 lake)
Rock Pigeon
Hairy Woodpecker (Center dr outside cemetery)
Black-capped Chickadee
Brown Creeper (Midwood ; Observers Bill Walsh, Jerry Degen)
American Robin (common; albino seen on ball fields By J Zinn, H Steiner)
European Starling
Song Sparrow (over 10 at LP 249 )
White-crowned Sparrow
Dark-eyed Junco (20 Elephant Hill )
Red-winged Blackbird (several near Rink;2 West Island)
Common Grackle (several West Island)
House Sparrow

Note:  Spring's first MOURNING CLOAK, Butterfly Meadow