Thursday, April 3, 2008

4/3 reports

site = Prospect Park
date = 4/3/08
observers = Peter Dorosh
Pied-billed Grebe (5; 4 Lake Three sister islands)
Great Egret (3; West Is;Rink cove island; Lullwater)
Black-crowned Night-Heron (10 perched on Three Sister Islands)
Canada Goose (common, est 80)
Mute Swan (6 west shore Lake)
Mallard
Northern Shoveler (6 Lake; 2 rink)
Northern Pintail (drake and hen ; west shore Lake)
Ring-necked Duck (4; drake, 2 hen Upper Pool)
Wood Duck( Upper Pool ; drake and hen)
Bufflehead (drake and hen Upper Pool)
Ruddy Duck (est 75 Lake)
Red-tailed Hawk (flyover Lookout Hill)
American Coot (Lake at least 20)
Ring-billed Gull
Herring Gull
Rock Pigeon
Mourning Dove
Eastern Phoebe (common; 16 Lullwater; 40 overall)
Tree Swallow (4 lake)
Black-capped Chickadee (2)
Tufted Titmouse (Lullwater)
Red-breasted Nuthatch (Terrace Bridge)
Winter Wren (Rink cove Island )
American Robin (numerous; 65 Nethermead; 55 Long Meadow near pools)
Northern Mockingbird (Peninsula)
Northern Flicker (2 Nethermead)
European Starling
Cedar Waxwing (4 Lullwater)
Pine Warbler (2 Terrace Bridge; one male, 1 first yr drab female)
Chipping Sparrow (2 Nethermead)
Song Sparrow (several)
Swamp Sparrow (2; Peninsula, Rink cove)
White-throated Sparrow
Dark-eyed Junco (3 Nethermead)
Northern Cardinal (3)
Red-winged Blackbird
Common Grackle
House Sparrow
 
site = Prospect Park
date = 4/3/08
observers = Peter Dorosh, Rob Jett
Red-tailed Hawk (f/o Long Meadow north)
Hairy Woodpecker (Lower Pool back path near gate)
Northern Flicker (long meadow)
Eastern Phoebe (~6 Lower Pool)
Blue Jay (Esdale Bridge)
White-breasted Nuthatch (Lower Pool back path near gate)
Brown Creeper (Lower Pool back path near gate)
Golden-crowned Kinglet (Lower Pool back path near gate)
American Robin (common)
European Starling
Pine Warbler (Lower Pool back path near gate)
Palm Warbler (2 Lower Pool back path near gate)
Swamp Sparrow (Lower Pool exiting in creek)
White-throated Sparrow
Red-winged Blackbird (Long Meadow)
Rusty Blackbird (2 Lower Pool back path near gate; along shores)
Common Grackle
 
 
Observer: Rob Jett
04/03, Prospect Park
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Wood Duck
Ring-necked Duck (8, The Pools.)
Bufflehead (2, Upper Pool.)
Red-tailed Hawk (2, Ravine.)
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
Hairy Woodpecker (5.)
Northern Flicker
Eastern Phoebe (approx. 25.)
American Crow
Black-capped Chickadee
Tufted Titmouse
White-breasted Nuthatch
Brown Creeper (3.)
Golden-crowned Kinglet
Hermit Thrush
Cedar Waxwing (15-20.)
Pine Warbler (1, Ravine.)
Palm Warbler (2, Ravine.)
Fox Sparrow
Swamp Sparrow
White-throated Sparrow
Dark-eyed Junco
Rusty Blackbird (2, northeast edge of Lower Pool.)
Common Grackle
American Goldfinch

Other common species seen (or heard.):

Canada Goose, American Black Duck, Mallard, Rock Pigeon, Mourning Dove, Downy Woodpecker, Blue Jay, American Robin, European Starling, Song Sparrow, Northern Cardinal, Red-winged Blackbird, House Sparrow