Friday, April 11, 2008

4/11 reports

site = Prospect Park
date = 4/11/08
observers = Orrin Tilevitz
Great Egret (At least 2 around waterways; 3rd could have been a snowy)
Black-crowned Night-Heron (On cherry tree, BBG Japanese pond)
Mute Swan (5 or 6, including 1 nesting female)
Mallard
Northern Shoveler
Ruddy Duck
American Coot
Ring-billed Gull
Herring Gull
Rock Pigeon
Mourning Dove
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
Downy Woodpecker
Northern Flicker (Several in BBG)
Eastern Phoebe (widespread, including BBG)
Blue Jay
American Crow (2, BBG)
Black-capped Chickadee
Tufted Titmouse
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Hermit Thrush (south side of lake; BBG)
American Robin
Northern Mockingbird (1, BBG)
Cedar Waxwing (Flock, BBG)
Palm Warbler (1, BBG cherry esplanade)
Eastern Towhee (1 male, BBG Empire Blvd entrance)
Fox Sparrow (1, BBG native plant garden)
Song Sparrow
Swamp Sparrow (West Island cove and BBG)
White-throated Sparrow
Dark-eyed Junco (1 large  flock, BBG cherry esplanade)
Northern Cardinal
Red-winged Blackbird
Common Grackle
House Sparrow
Blue-Winged Teal (Pair swimming down lullwater off peninsula)
 
FROM Scott Whittle
Shane Blodgett and I had a Louisiana Waterthrush in Prospect Park,
Brooklyn today at about 10:30am this morning.  It was on the lake
in the vicinity of the circus tent that's up right now
the SE side of the lake)and working the edge of the lake and
the edge of Duck Island
 
site = Prospect Park
date = 4/11/08
observers = Scott Whittle
Pied-billed Grebe
Great Blue Heron
Great Egret
Black-crowned Night-Heron
Canada Goose
Mute Swan
American Black Duck
Mallard
Northern Shoveler
Northern Pintail 2 lake
Ruddy Duck
Red-tailed Hawk
American Coot
Laughing Gull
Ring-billed Gull
Herring Gull
Rock Pigeon
Mourning Dove
Belted Kingfisher
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Downy Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
Eastern Phoebe
Blue Jay
Tree Swallow
Barn Swallow
Black-capped Chickadee
Tufted Titmouse
White-breasted Nuthatch
Golden-crowned Kinglet
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Hermit Thrush
American Robin
Northern Mockingbird
European Starling
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Pine Warbler
Palm Warbler
Louisiana Waterthrush
Eastern Towhee
Fox Sparrow
Song Sparrow
Swamp Sparrow
White-throated Sparrow
Dark-eyed Junco
Northern Cardinal
Red-winged Blackbird
Common Grackle
Brown-headed Cowbird
House Sparrow
Blue Winged Teal (West Island)
STOP
 
site = Prospect Park date = 4/11/08 observers = Peter Dorosh Pied-billed Grebe (west is cove) Double-crested Cormorant (lake) Great Egret (Lily Pool) Canada Goose Mute Swan Wood Duck (drake, hen Upper Pool) Mallard Ring-necked Duck (3 Upper Pool;1 drake, 2 hen) Ruddy Duck (easily 35 Lake ) Red-tailed Hawk (midwood) American Coot (11 west is; 8 three sisters) Ring-billed Gull Herring Gull Rock Pigeon Mourning Dove Eastern Phoebe (several along south lakeside) Blue Jay (2 cleft ridge span ) Tree Swallow (~12 Lake PM) Northern Rough-winged Swallow (Lake PM) Barn Swallow (2 Lake PM) Tufted Titmouse Golden-crowned Kinglet (4 south lakeside) Hermit Thrush (south lakeside; west island; 1 other) American Robin Gray Catbird (Upper Pool front gate) European Starling Song Sparrow (3 south lakeside) White-throated Sparrow (several West Is) Northern Cardinal Red-winged Blackbird Common Grackle (~15) House Sparrow STOP