Chilly winds kept Prospect relatively subdued today, but some
migration was evident, including my first Palm Warbler of the year.
There were eight sparrow species, three of which were Spizella species, the
Tree Sparrow being rather uncommon in this park.
Good Birding,
Alex Wilson
Brooklyn, NY
Location: Prospect Park
Observation date: 4/2/08
Number of species: 62
Canada Goose X
Mute Swan X
Wood Duck 2 Pair, Lower Pool.
Mallard X
Northern Shoveler X
Northern Pintail 2 Pair, west Lake shore.
Ring-necked Duck 7 Pools.
Bufflehead 2
Ruddy Duck X
Pied-billed Grebe X
Double-crested Cormorant 1
Great Blue Heron 1
Great Egret 3
Black-crowned Night-Heron 3
Sharp-shinned Hawk 1 Flyover, Nethermead.
Red-tailed Hawk 4
American Kestrel 1 Flyover, Breeze Hill.
Merlin 2 Lower Pool; Peninsula cove.
American Coot X
Ring-billed Gull X
Herring Gull X
Rock Pigeon X
Mourning Dove X
Red-bellied Woodpecker X
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 3
Downy Woodpecker X
Hairy Woodpecker 2
Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted) 9
Eastern Phoebe 35
Blue Jay X
American Crow X
Tree Swallow 10 Several over Lake.
Black-capped Chickadee X
Tufted Titmouse X
White-breasted Nuthatch X
Brown Creeper 3
Carolina Wren X
Winter Wren 3
Golden-crowned Kinglet X Fairly common.
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 5 A couple were singing.
Hermit Thrush 1 Lookout Hill.
American Robin X
Gray Catbird 1 Lower Lullwater.
Northern Mockingbird 2
European Starling X
Cedar Waxwing 4 A few along upper Lullwater.
Pine Warbler 4 A few, scattered.
Palm Warbler 1 Between the Pools.
American Tree Sparrow 1 Peninsula, meadow edge near Lake.
Chipping Sparrow 5 Nethermead.
Field Sparrow 1 Nellie's Lawn.
Fox Sparrow X
Song Sparrow X
Swamp Sparrow X
White-throated Sparrow X
Dark-eyed Junco (Slate-colored) X
Northern Cardinal X
Red-winged Blackbird X
Common Grackle X
Brown-headed Cowbird 10
American Goldfinch X
House Sparrow X
