Monday, March 24, 2008

Peter's 3/24 report

site = Prospect Park
date = 3/24/08
observers = Peter Dorosh
Pied-billed Grebe (3 @3 sister islands;1 west Island)
Double-crested Cormorant (west island)
Great Blue Heron (duck island)
Black-crowned Night-Heron (4 duck island)
Canada Goose (~95 Lake)
Brant (24 Parade Grounds 7 am)
Mute Swan (5 lake)
Mallard
Northern Shoveler (11 Lake)
Ring-necked Duck (5 Lake; 2 drake, 3 hen)
Hooded Merganser (drake Duck Island; bet phrag breaks west shore)
Ruddy Duck (22 Duck Island; 52 Lake)
American Coot (27 @ 3 Sister Islands)
Ring-billed Gull (over 300 Lake)
Herring Gull
Rock Pigeon
Mourning Dove
American Crow (2 ball fields)
American Robin (many Nethermead)
Northern Mockingbird (Maryland Monument)
European Starling
Song Sparrow (West Island)
Swamp Sparrow (West Island benches)
White-throated Sparrow (south lakeside cul-de-sac;small flock)
Northern Cardinal
Red-winged Blackbird (West Island)
Common Grackle (~60 Lakeside near West Island)
House Sparrow