Yellow Throated Warbler ;4/22 sightings

A YELLOW-THROATED WARBLER was seen at 6:05 pm just west of the West Island rustic lakeside shelter in the southwest sector of Prospect Park, last seen in oaks across the traffic Lakeside Drive. First seen in early afternoon by Edith Goren and Isabelle Conte on the south mainland behind Three Sisters Islands, it moved along the west shore where it was seen in the early evening by me and Scott Whittle about 150 feet west of the lakeside wooden shelter /gazebo.

 

After a short disappearance, Rob Jett refound the bird near the Vanderbilt Street playground. Apparently, the YTWA is moving among oaks between the playground and the shelter but frequenting mostly the oaks south or near the loop in drive off the main drive about 300 feet directly west of the small wooden lakeside shelter.

 

To get here, enter Vanderbilt Street park entrance ,go right , or if Greenwood St park entrance , turn left .

You 'll see the lakeside shelter ahead. Last seen, the YTWA was in the oaks before the park drive. It was also in trees by the Gingko Trees , by me and Scott. The nearest train is the  F line to Fort Hamilton Parkway, after exiting , walk 2 blocks east to Prospect Park.

 

For a map, go to the www.Brooklynbirdclub.org homepage, click on Prospect Sightings ( my blog)  and on the left sidebar, click on the Prospect Park Map. look in the area lower left near Park Circle entrance for West Island vicinity.

 

Observers:Edith Goren and Isabelle Conte (original observers early pm ),later, Peter Dorosh, Scott Whittle, Rob Jett, Eddie Davis, Ed Crowne, Shane Blodgett

 

Cheers,

Peter

BBC

 

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From Isabelle Conte  (with Edith Goren) early afternoon

 

Yellow-throated warbler -  in tree across from 3 Sisters Islands

Eastern kingbird - on low branches on one of the islands

Yellow rump warblers - same area

Field sparrow -among white throated sparrows same area across from islands

Tree swallows & Barn swallows - seen over the lake

1 Double crested cormorant( & 1 juvenile ?) - on roof of tour boat anchored in lake

Pine warblers - Peninsula path

Palm warbler - Peninsula path

Black crowned night heron - Duck island

Northern Parula - Peninsula

1 Red breasted nuthatch - Lullwater trail

Great egret - Peninsula & Lullwater

Brown headed cowbirds - near well house, male & female

Red winged blackbirds - male & female

Observed a White breasted nuthatch on Peninsula trail - it had a white feather in its bill and was "dusting" the area around a nest hole in a tree. It went into the hole with the feather several times before leaving it there. Was this to scare up insects to eat? (or just spring cleaning ?)

 

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site = Prospect Park
date = 4/22/08
observers = Peter Dorosh, Scott Whittle
Double-crested Cormorant (lake)
Great Blue Heron (3 sisters Islands)
Black-crowned Night-Heron (3 sisters Islands;Duck Island)
Canada Goose
Mute Swan
Mallard
Ruddy Duck (2 west island)
Peregrine Falcon (f/o southwest section PP)
Laughing Gull (7 f/o lake)
Rock Pigeon
Mourning Dove
Chimney Swift (3  (P.Dorosh) Terrace Br)
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Downy Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
American Crow
Tree Swallow (~9 Lake)
Barn Swallow (3 lake)
Black-capped Chickadee
Tufted Titmouse (peninsula)
American Robin
European Starling
Yellow-throated Warbler (west lake drive near lakeside shelter)
Pine Warbler
Worm-eating Warbler (reported by Kathy Toomey , Pat Mazza ;Vale Cashmere)
Chipping Sparrow (south lakeside behind 3 Sisters Islands)
Field Sparrow (south lakeside behind 3 Sisters Islands)
Savannah Sparrow (Peninsula)
White-throated Sparrow
Northern Cardinal
Common Grackle (3 south lakeside)
House Sparrow