April 14 Sightings

site = Prospect Park
date = 4/14/08
observers = Mary Eyster
Great Egret (Lily Pond)
Black-crowned Night-Heron (Perched over Lullwater near Platform)
Canada Goose
Wood Duck (Pair, Upper Pool)
Mallard
Blue-winged Teal (Pair, Lower Pool)
Ring-necked Duck (2 Drakes, 1 Hen, Upper Pool)
Ruddy Duck
Red-tailed Hawk (1 soaring, 1 on nest)
American Coot
Rock Pigeon
Mourning Dove
Belted Kingfisher (Lily Pond)
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Downy Woodpecker
Northern Flicker (10+)
Eastern Phoebe
Blue Jay
American Crow
Black-capped Chickadee
Tufted Titmouse
White-breasted Nuthatch
Carolina Wren (Pair near Lily Pond)
House Wren (Lullwater Path)
Golden-crowned Kinglet (scores, everywhere)
Ruby-crowned Kinglet (scores, everywhere)
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher (one or two, Lullwater Path (Lookout side))
Hermit Thrush (5 or more)
American Robin
Gray Catbird
Northern Mockingbird
European Starling
Yellow-rumped Warbler (three or four)
Pine Warbler (about 10)
Palm Warbler (scores)
Black-and-white Warbler (three)
Louisiana Waterthrush (Ravine Stream)
Eastern Towhee (2, Lamppost 249, Midwood)
Field Sparrow (Peninsula near Sumac Grove)
Song Sparrow
Swamp Sparrow (5 to 10)
White-throated Sparrow
Dark-eyed Junco
Northern Cardinal
Red-winged Blackbird
Common Grackle
Brown-headed Cowbird (4 near Golden Stairway)
American Goldfinch
House Sparrow

 

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site = Prospect Park

date = 4/14/08

observers = Eddie Davis

Pied-billed Grebe (1 west island cove)

Great Egret (1 lullwater near rink cove)

Canada Goose

Mute Swan

American Black Duck

Mallard

Northern Pintail (2, pair at west shore)

Ruddy Duck

American Kestrel (1 f/o near three sisters)

American Coot

Laughing Gull (2 on lake)

Ring-billed Gull

Herring Gull

Rock Pigeon

Mourning Dove

Belted Kingfisher (1 male, lullwater cove)

Red-bellied Woodpecker (1 lullwater)

Downy Woodpecker

Northern Flicker (many, inc. flock of 6-7 feeding on peninsula meadow)

Eastern Phoebe (6, widespread)

Black-capped Chickadee

White-breasted Nuthatch

Brown Creeper (3 west shore, lullwater)

Golden-crowned Kinglet (many)

Ruby-crowned Kinglet (many)

Hermit Thrush (2 lullwater, peninsula)

American Robin

European Starling

Yellow-rumped Warbler (6-7, west island, peninsula, lullwater)

Pine Warbler (3 peninsula, terrace bridge south)

Palm Warbler (abundant)

Eastern Towhee (2 peninsula)

Chipping Sparrow (1 lullwater (lookout side))

Song Sparrow

Swamp Sparrow (2 peninsula, west island)

White-throated Sparrow

Dark-eyed Junco (1 lullwater cove)

Northern Cardinal

Red-winged Blackbird

Common Grackle

House Sparrow

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From Gil Shrank

Prospect Park
8:30 AM - Noon
Upper &Lower Pools, the Ravine, Mid-Wood, Vale, area near Zoo,
Boat House, Lullwater. Beautiful, birdy day.

Great Egret
Canada Geese
Wood Duck
Blue-winged Teal (Upper Pool)
Ring-necked Duck (Lower Pool)
Red-tailed Hawk
Rock Pigeon
Mourning Dove
Belted Kingfisher
Red-belliedWoodpecker
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
Downy Woodpecker
NorthernFlicker
Eastern Phoebe
Blue Jay
Black-capped Chickadee
White-breasted Nuthatch
Brown Creeper (all over)
Golden-crowned Kinglet (ubiquitous)
Yellow-crowned Kinglet (ditto)
Hermit Thrush
American Robin (including a luchristic one near
upper pool)
European Starling
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Pine Warbler
Palm Warbler (numerous)
Louisiana Waterthrush
Eastern Towhee (Rick's place)
Field Sparrow
Song Sparrow
Swamp Sparrow
White-thr Sparrow
Dark-eyed Junco
Northern Cardinal
R-w Blackbird
Am. Goldfinch
House Sparrow

Good Birding.

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From Rafael Campos

Late today I went to PP looking for the HOWA that PD told me via text-mess.  No luck with that one, but Palm Warblers are everywhere, and also at least 2 Louisiana Waterthrush (1 by the pools, & 1 by the Lily Pond). I joined efforts for a while with S. Blogget & S. Whittle.

Also at the pools, 1 pair of Blue-winged Teal.

The list for 14 April 2008:

Canada Goose

Wood Duck (1 male, lower pool)

Mallard

Blue-winged Teal (pair, lower pool)

Red-tailed Hawk (seen by S. Whittle, flying over the Nethermead)

Rock Pigeon

Red-bellied Woodpecker

Yellow-bellied Sapsucker

Downy Woodpecker

Northern Flicker

Eastern Phoebe

Blue Jay

Black-capped Chickadee

Tufted Titmouse

White- breasted Nuthatch

Brown Creeper

Golden-crowned Kinglet

Ruby-crowned Kinglet

Blue-gray Gnatcatcher (1, Quaker Hill)

Hermit Thrush

American Robin

Northern Mockingbird (1 flyover Grand Army Plaza)

European Starling

Palm Warbler (abudant)

Louisiana Waterthrush (2)

Chipping Sparrow (3: Nellie's Lawn)

Song Sparrow

Swamp Sparrow

White-throated Sparrow

Dark-eyed Junco

Northern Cardinal

Red-winged Blackbird

House Sparrow

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Peter's Lunch report and 1 hr after work

site = Prospect Park
date = 4/14/08
observers = PeterDorosh
Great Egret (Lullwater)
Rock Pigeon
Mourning Dove
Northern Flicker (2 nethermead)
Eastern Phoebe (several.)
Black-capped Chickadee
White-breasted Nuthatch (Breeze HIll)
Brown Creeper (Ravine Ambergill Falls)
Carolina Wren (south Midwood trail)
Golden-crowned Kinglet (~12 seen)
Ruby-crowned Kinglet (~5)
Hermit Thrush (~9 )
American Robin
European Starling
Palm Warbler (~8 )
Louisiana Waterthrush (Ravine atop Ambergill Falls; picking bugs from under rock)
Chipping Sparrow (small flock of ~22 Nethermead NW lawn water puddle)
Field Sparrow (Nethermead NW lawn;water puddle)
Song Sparrow
Swamp Sparrow (Ravine  Ambergill Falls;Midwood)
White-throated Sparrow
Dark-eyed Junco (Sullivan Hill)
Northern Cardinal (~6 north Midwood)
Common Grackle
Brown-headed Cowbird (Nethermead)
House Sparrow

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From Rob Jett

Date: April 14, 2008 10:42:23 PM EDT

Subject: eBird Report - Prospect Park , 4/14/08

Location: Prospect Park
Observation date: 4/14/08
Notes: Birds observed while monitoring Red-tailed Hawk nest, 6PM to 7PM.
Number of species: 27

Red-tailed Hawk 3
American Kestrel 1
Rock Pigeon √
Mourning Dove √
Belted Kingfisher 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker 2
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 2
Downy Woodpecker 4
Hairy Woodpecker 1
Northern Flicker 12
Eastern Phoebe 6
Blue Jay 3
Black-capped Chickadee √
Tufted Titmouse √
Brown Creeper 4
Golden-crowned Kinglet 2
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 6
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 2
American Robin 12
European Starling 10
Palm Warbler 14
Eastern Towhee √
White-throated Sparrow √
Dark-eyed Junco √
Northern Cardinal √
Red-winged Blackbird √
American Goldfinch √

This report was generated automatically by eBird v2(http://ebird.org)