site: Prospect Park, Brooklyn, NY
date: 28 March 2008
time: 1000-1200 hrs
route: Grand Army Plaza, Vale, Rick's Place, Midwood, Music Pagoda, Lullwater, Breezy Hill feeders, Peninsula, Lake, Nethermead, Pools & Long Meadow
Observer: Rafael Campos R.
The "new bird" today in the PP were about 6 Tree Swallows seen flying low over the lake.
Also in the Peninsula, a lonely American Kestrel was seen perched near the lake shore.
Among the waterfowl, finally, for the very 1st time, I saw the pair of Northern Pintails, and very nice looking pair of Hooded Merganser. Ring-necked Ducks were recorded at Lake and the Pools.
The American Robin is the most numerous bird sps, but the Eastern Phoebe were everywhere.
The list:
Canada Goose
Mute Swan
Wood Duck (1 pair, Pools)
Mallard
Northern Shoveler
Northern Pintail (1 pair, Lake)
Ring-necked Duck
Bufflehead (Lake & Pools)
Hooded Merganser (1 pair, Lake)
Ruddy Duck
Pied-billed Grebe (lake)
Double-crested Cormorant
American Kestrel (Peninsula)
American Coot
Ring-billed Gull
(American) Herring Gull
Great Black-backed Gull (3, Lake)
Rock Pigeon
Mourning Dove
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
Eastern Phoebe (numerous)
American Crow (1 flyover Lookout Hill)
Tree Swallow ( 6 Lake)
Black-capped Chickadee
Tufted Titmouse
American Robin
European Starling
Fox Sparrow
Song Sparrow
Swamp Sparrow
White-throated Sparrow
Dark-eyed Junco
Northern Cardinal
Red-winged Blackbird
Common Grackle
American Goldfinch
House Sparrow
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Brooklyn is good birding: Rafa Campos
Shane Blodgett
54 species total with FOS (for me at PP) Tree Swallow, BC
Night Heron, Belted Kingfisher, Eastern phoebe
(25-30), Pine warbler (3-4).
site = Prospect Park
date = 3/28/08
observers = Shane Blodgett 9:00 a.m.-12:0 pm
35-42 degrees Mostly cloudy Very brief shower Wind NNW 5-10 mph
Pied-billed Grebe
Double-crested Cormorant
Great Blue Heron (Three Sisters.)
Black-crowned Night-Heron (4. 3 Sisters.)
Canada Goose
Mute Swan
Wood Duck (Pair. Lower pool.)
Mallard
Northern Shoveler
Northern Pintail (Pair. Lake Duck feeding area.)
Ring-necked Duck (3. Upper Pool. 3. Lake.)
Bufflehead (2. Lake. 2. Upper pool.)
Ruddy Duck
Cooper's Hawk (Adult. Breeze Hill.)
American Kestrel (Male. 3 Sisters.)
Merlin (Top of tree near Tennis House.)
American Coot
Ring-billed Gull
Herring Gull
Great Black-backed Gull
Rock Pigeon
Mourning Dove
Belted Kingfisher (Lullwater.)
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker (6.)
Downy Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
Eastern Phoebe (25-30. Most along Lullwater/Lake.)
Blue Jay
American Crow
Tree Swallow (FOS. 12 +. Lake.)
Black-capped Chickadee
Tufted Titmouse
Red-breasted Nuthatch
White-breasted Nuthatch
Brown Creeper
Carolina Wren
Winter Wren
Golden-crowned Kinglet
Hermit Thrush
American Robin
Northern Mockingbird
European Starling
Cedar Waxwing
Pine Warbler
Fox Sparrow
Song Sparrow
Swamp Sparrow
White-throated Sparrow
Dark-eyed Junco
Northern Cardinal
Red-winged Blackbird
Common Grackle
Brown-headed Cowbird
American Goldfinch
House Sparrow
