Friday, March 28, 2008

Rafael's and Shane's 3/28 reports

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