4/15 sightings

From Tom Kozak

Hi Peter.  Seeing you this weekend inspired me to start my spring birding!  I went to the park this morning and here's what I saw:

 

Canada Goose
Mallard

Mute Swan

Great Egret

Great Blue Heron

Belted Kingfisher
Rock Pigeon
Mourning Dove
Downy Woodpecker
Red-Bellied Woodpecker

Northern Flicker
Blue Jay

Tufted Titmouse
Eastern Towhee (~2)

Northern Mockingbird

Black-capped Chickadee

Tufted Titmouse

White-breasted Nuthatch (1)

Golden-crowned Kinglet (~5)

Ruby-crowned Kinglet (~5)
Carolina Wren
Hermit Thrush (Common)

American Robin
Gray Catbird
European Starling

Brown Creeper (~2)

Brown Thrasher (1)
Pine Warbler (1)

Palm Warbler (~5)

Yellow-rumped Warbler (~3)

Northern Cardinal
American Goldfinch

Song Sparrow

Swamp Sparrow

Field Sparrow

Chipping Sparrow

White-throated Sparrow
House Sparrow

 

Best,
Tom

 

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From Rafael Campos

 

date: 15 April 2008

observer: Rafael Campos

Nice day to go to PP. As usual, I came to park via Grand Army Plaza, passing thru the Vale, Rick's Place, Ravine, the Pools, Nethermead, Lily Pond, Lullwater, Peninsula/Lake, and back home via Midwood.

As mentioned before, 4 sps of warblers were recorded today, being the Palm the most numerous, followed by Yellow-rumped, Pine, and 1 Northern Parula, taking a bath on the stream at the Ravine.

Also, as a first, was a 1 male Eastern Towhee seen near Rick's Place.  The pair of Wood Duck still around the upper pool, and the Blue-winged Teals, too.

The list:

Canada Goose

Mute Swan

Wood Duck (pair, upper pool)

Mallard

Blue-winged Teal (pair, lower pool)

Ruddy Duck

Great Egret (1: Lullwater)

Red-tailed Hawk (1)

American Coot (3)

Ring-billed Gull

(American) Herring Gull

Rock Pigeon

Mourning Dove

Belted Kingfisher (1: 3 Sisters Island)

Red-bellied Woodpecker

Yellow-bellied Sapsucker

Downy Woodpecker

Northern Flicker (~25)

Eastern Phoebe (2)

Blue Jay

Tree Swallow (several flyover Lake)

Barn Swallow (~4 flyover Lake)

Black-capped Chickadee

Tufted Titmouse

White-breasted Nuthatch (1: Rick's Place)

Brown Creeper (~10)

Winter Wren (3: Vale & Lullwater)

Golden-crowned Kinglet

Ruby-crowned Kinglet

Hermit Thrush (9)

American Robin

Northern Mockingbird (2: Grand Army Plaza)

European Starling

Northern Parula (1: Ravine)

Yellow-rumped Warbler (Lullwater & Peninsula)

Pine Warbler (Lullwater & Peninsula)

Palm Warbler (Pools, Lullwater, Peninsula)

Eastern Towhee (1 m: Rick's Place)

Chipping Sparrow (2: Nellie's Lawn)

Song Sparrow

Swamp Sparrow

White-throated Sparrow

Dark-eyed Junco (1)

Northern Cardinal

Red-winged Blackbird

Rusty Blackbird (1 m: Lily Pond)

Common Grackle

House Sparrow

 

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site = Prospect Park  most sightings after work 3:30-5
date = 4/15/08
observers = Peter Dorosh
Great Blue Heron (f/o boathouse)
Great Egret (terrace bridge)
Black-crowned Night-Heron (2 f/o three sisters islands)
Canada Goose
Mute Swan
Mallard
Ruddy Duck (easily 40 lake)
Red-tailed Hawk (f/o welldrive)
Peregrine Falcon (f/o peninsula meadow, then soar over Terrace bridge)
American Coot (2 duck is; 4 three sisters; 5 lake)
Ring-billed Gull
Herring Gull
Rock Pigeon
Mourning Dove
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker (terrace bridge)
Downy Woodpecker (peninsula)
Northern Flicker (3 Nethermead; 2 elsewhere)
Eastern Phoebe (4)
Tree Swallow (2 f/o peninsula)
Barn Swallow (f/o boathouse)
Brown Creeper (2)
Golden-crowned Kinglet
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Hermit Thrush (3 Midwood)
American Robin (~16 Nethermead)
European Starling
Cedar Waxwing (Lullwater near rustic arbor)
Yellow-rumped Warbler (2)
Pine Warbler (peninsula meadow)
Palm Warbler (~9)
Louisiana Waterthrush (atop waterfall emptying into Lily Pool)
Field Sparrow (4 at Lily Pool meadow (pagoda); 3 at platform walk)
Song Sparrow
Swamp Sparrow (3; lily pool back slope;lullwater;another spot)
White-throated Sparrow
Dark-eyed Junco
Northern Cardinal
Red-winged Blackbird
Common Grackle
House Sparrow

 

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from Orrin

 

site = Prospect Park
date = 4/15/08
observers = Orrin Tilevitz
Black-crowned Night-Heron
Canada Goose
Mute Swan
Mallard (2 mating, at length, BBG native plant garden)
Ruddy Duck
American Coot
Ring-billed Gull
Herring Gull
Rock Pigeon
Mourning Dove
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Blue Jay
American Crow (BBG)
Tufted Titmouse
Brown Creeper (1, BBG)
Golden-crowned Kinglet (1, BBG)
American Robin
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Pine Warbler (1 in magnolia, sw side of lake)
Palm Warbler
Eastern Towhee (matched pair BBG Empire Blvd. entrance, 1 M native plant garden)
Chipping Sparrow (slope across from boathouse)
Song Sparrow
Swamp Sparrow (West Island cove, swampy areas of BBG)
White-throated Sparrow
Dark-eyed Junco (ubiquitous)
Northern Cardinal
Common Grackle
House Sparrow