From Tom Kozak:
Hi Peter. Here's my list for this morning. Not a bad day with 7 warblers in a couple of hours.
site = Prospect Park
date = 4/30/08
date = 4/30/08
observers = Tom Kozak, Claudia Wilner
Mallard
Canada Goose
Rock Pigeon
Great Blue Heron
Mourning Dove
Red-tailed Hawk
Osprey (75%, over boathouse)
Northern Flicker
White-breasted Nuthatch (Several in Midwood)
Hermit Thrush (1 behind Lily Pond)
Carolina Wren
Blue Jay
American Robin
European Starling
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Abundant)
Hooded Warbler (1 singing passoinately at Vale)
Black-and-white Warbler (1 behind Music Pagoda)
Blue-winged Warbler (1 singing at Vale, chased away by HOWA)
Yellow Warbler (1 singing behind Lily Pond)
Black-throated Blue Warbler (several heard but never seen in Midwood near zoo)
Northern Parula (At least 1 in Midwood near zoo)
Northern Cardinal
Eastern Towhee (~3 Vale and behind Lily Pond)
White-throated Sparrow
Chipping Sparrow (large flock at Nellie's Lawn)
American Goldfinch (large flocks in Midwood)
Red-winged Blackbird
House Sparrow
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From Rafael:
Site: Prospect Park, Brooklyn, Kings Co.; NY
Date: 30 April 2008
Observer: Rafael Campos R
The male HOWA was this morning stil around the Vale (another observer told me he saw 1 Chestnut-sided Warbler). Also at the Vale, my FOS, 1 Blue-winged Warbler.
At Lookout Hill, we saw 1 male SCTA, and among the Tree & Barn Swallows flying over the Lake, at least 1-2 Northern Rough-winged Swallows (also seen at the pools), and 1 Bank Swallow.
One Osprey flew over Lily Pond with a fish in its talons, and American Kestrel flew over Lookout Hill.
Today list:
Canda Goose
Mute Swan
Mallard
Double-crested Cormorant (1: Lake; 1 flyover Vale)
Osprey (flyover)
Red-tailed Hawk
American Kestrel (1 flyover Lookout Hill)
Laughing Gull (1 flyover Vale)
Ring-billed Gull
(American) Herring Gull
Rock Pigeon
Mourning Dove
Chimney Swift (a large flock flying over peninsula & Lookout Hill)
Ruby-throated Hummingbird (1 m: Vale)
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Downy Woodpecker
Northern Flicker (1: Nethermead)
Blue-headed Vireo
Blue Jay
American Crow
Fish Crow (1 flyover Vale, ID by voice)
Tree Swallow (lake & pools)
Northern Rough-winged Swallow (lake & pools)
Bank Swallow (Lake)
Barn Swallow (lake)
Black-capped Chickadee
Carolina Wren (heard only)
House Wren (1)
Ruby-crowned Kinglet (Lookout Hill)
Hermit Thrush (1)
American Robin
Gray Catbird (1: Nethermead Arches)
European Starling
Blue-winged Warbler (1: Vale)
Northern Parula (2)
Yellow Warbler (3)
Yellow-rumped Warbler (abundant)
Pine Warbler (1: Lookout Hill)
Palm Warbler (4: Peninsula & Lookout Hill)
Black-and-white Warbler (6)
Ovenbird (2: Rose Garden & Vale)
Hooded Warbler (1: Vale)
Scarlet Tanager (1 m: Lookout Hill)
Eastern Towhee (3)
Chipping Sparrow (numerous)
Savannah Sparrow (1: near Lampost 249)
White-throated Sparrow
Northern Cardinal
Red-winged Blackbird
Common Grackle
Brown-headed Cowbird (1 male)
Purple Finch (1 pair: Rick's Place)
American Goldfinch
House Sparrow
Brooklyn is good birding: Rafa Campos
WORD OF MOUTH FROM OTHER BIRDERS TODAY AT PP: Worm-eating Warbler (Lullwater; Ed Crowne), Warbling & Yellow-throated Vireos, Indigo Bunting (Shane Blodgett).
Date: 30 April 2008
Observer: Rafael Campos R
The male HOWA was this morning stil around the Vale (another observer told me he saw 1 Chestnut-sided Warbler). Also at the Vale, my FOS, 1 Blue-winged Warbler.
At Lookout Hill, we saw 1 male SCTA, and among the Tree & Barn Swallows flying over the Lake, at least 1-2 Northern Rough-winged Swallows (also seen at the pools), and 1 Bank Swallow.
One Osprey flew over Lily Pond with a fish in its talons, and American Kestrel flew over Lookout Hill.
Today list:
Canda Goose
Mute Swan
Mallard
Double-crested Cormorant (1: Lake; 1 flyover Vale)
Osprey (flyover)
Red-tailed Hawk
American Kestrel (1 flyover Lookout Hill)
Laughing Gull (1 flyover Vale)
Ring-billed Gull
(American) Herring Gull
Rock Pigeon
Mourning Dove
Chimney Swift (a large flock flying over peninsula & Lookout Hill)
Ruby-throated Hummingbird (1 m: Vale)
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Downy Woodpecker
Northern Flicker (1: Nethermead)
Blue-headed Vireo
Blue Jay
American Crow
Fish Crow (1 flyover Vale, ID by voice)
Tree Swallow (lake & pools)
Northern Rough-winged Swallow (lake & pools)
Bank Swallow (Lake)
Barn Swallow (lake)
Black-capped Chickadee
Carolina Wren (heard only)
House Wren (1)
Ruby-crowned Kinglet (Lookout Hill)
Hermit Thrush (1)
American Robin
Gray Catbird (1: Nethermead Arches)
European Starling
Blue-winged Warbler (1: Vale)
Northern Parula (2)
Yellow Warbler (3)
Yellow-rumped Warbler (abundant)
Pine Warbler (1: Lookout Hill)
Palm Warbler (4: Peninsula & Lookout Hill)
Black-and-white Warbler (6)
Ovenbird (2: Rose Garden & Vale)
Hooded Warbler (1: Vale)
Scarlet Tanager (1 m: Lookout Hill)
Eastern Towhee (3)
Chipping Sparrow (numerous)
Savannah Sparrow (1: near Lampost 249)
White-throated Sparrow
Northern Cardinal
Red-winged Blackbird
Common Grackle
Brown-headed Cowbird (1 male)
Purple Finch (1 pair: Rick's Place)
American Goldfinch
House Sparrow
Brooklyn is good birding: Rafa Campos
WORD OF MOUTH FROM OTHER BIRDERS TODAY AT PP: Worm-eating Warbler (Lullwater; Ed Crowne), Warbling & Yellow-throated Vireos, Indigo Bunting (Shane Blodgett).
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from Eddie:
site = Prospect Park
date = 4/30/08
observers = Eddie Davis
Double-crested Cormorant (1 lake)
Canada Goose
Mute Swan
Mallard
American Kestrel (1, harassed by grackles near the peninsula shelter)
Ring-billed Gull
Herring Gull
Rock Pigeon
Mourning Dove
Chimney Swift (6-8 circling over lookout)
Red-bellied Woodpecker (1 terrace bridge)
Downy Woodpecker (1 lookout)
Northern Flicker (1 lookout)
Tree Swallow (at least 1, lake)
Northern Rough-winged Swallow (at least 1, lake)
Barn Swallow (many, lake)
Black-capped Chickadee
House Wren (2 peninsula, terrace bridge south)
Ruby-crowned Kinglet (1 peninsula)
American Robin
European Starling
Yellow Warbler (2 peninsula)
Yellow-rumped Warbler (everywhere)
Palm Warbler (6-7, peninsula, lullwater)
Black-and-white Warbler (4, peninsula, lullwater, lookout)
Eastern Towhee (1 lookout)
Chipping Sparrow (1 lamppost 249)
Savannah Sparrow (1 lamppost 249)
Song Sparrow
White-throated Sparrow
Northern Cardinal
Red-winged Blackbird
Common Grackle
Brown-headed Cowbird (1 lullwater bridge)
American Goldfinch (3, peninsula, lamppost 249)
House Sparrow
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From Ed Crowne:
site = Prospect Park
date = 4/30/08
observers = Ed Crowne
Northern Parula
Yellow Warbler
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Black-throated Green Warbler
Pine Warbler
Palm Warbler
Black-and-white Warbler
Worm-eating Warbler (Lullwater, opp. Boathouse bridge)
Ovenbird
Northern Waterthrush
Common Yellowthroat
date = 4/30/08
observers = Ed Crowne
Northern Parula
Yellow Warbler
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Black-throated Green Warbler
Pine Warbler
Palm Warbler
Black-and-white Warbler
Worm-eating Warbler (Lullwater, opp. Boathouse bridge)
Ovenbird
Northern Waterthrush
Common Yellowthroat
Ruby-throated Hummingbird (Vale)
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From Scott:
site = Prospect Park
date = 4/30/08
observers = Scott Whittle
Double-crested Cormorant
Great Egret
Turkey Vulture
Canada Goose
Mute Swan
Mallard
Red-tailed Hawk
American Kestrel
Spotted Sandpiper
Laughing Gull
Ring-billed Gull
Herring Gull
Rock Pigeon
Mourning Dove
Chimney Swift (30 plus over maryland monument)
Ruby-throated Hummingbird (vale)
Belted Kingfisher (lullwater)
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Downy Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
Blue-headed Vireo
Warbling Vireo (nethermead arch)
Blue Jay
Fish Crow
Tree Swallow
Northern Rough-winged Swallow
Bank Swallow
Barn Swallow
Black-capped Chickadee
Tufted Titmouse
House Wren
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
Veery (vale)
Hermit Thrush
American Robin
Gray Catbird
European Starling
Blue-winged Warbler
Northern Parula
Yellow Warbler
Chestnut-sided Warbler
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Black-throated Green Warbler
Palm Warbler
Black-and-white Warbler
Worm-eating Warbler
Ovenbird
Northern Waterthrush
Hooded Warbler
Chipping Sparrow
Song Sparrow
Swamp Sparrow
White-throated Sparrow
Northern Cardinal
Red-winged Blackbird
Common Grackle
Brown-headed Cowbird
Orchard Oriole
Baltimore Oriole
Purple Finch
American Goldfinch
House Sparrow
