Hilights: 25 species warblers seen; heightened numbers of Magnolia and Ovenbird warblers;2 Tennessee Warbler;Hooded Warbler;Yellow-breasted Chat;eye level views of Cape May Warbler ;Olive-sided Flycatcher;Yellow-billed Cuckoo; ;Indigo Buntings.
You saw 76 unique species today at Prospect Park.
Below you'll find a correctly formatted submission for the NYC Bird Report.
Birding time: 12 hours
site = Prospect Park date = 5/14/08 observers = Peter Dorosh, Tom Stephenson, Bill Jeffrey Great Egret Green Heron (Lullwater) Black-crowned Night-Heron (Lullwater +1 ) Canada Goose (lake) Mute Swan (lake) Mallard (lake) Osprey (f/o Long Meadow , P Dorosh only) Red-tailed Hawk (f/o) Spotted Sandpiper (Lake Pdorosh Only) Laughing Gull (2 Lake Pdorosh Only) Ring-billed Gull Herring Gull Rock Pigeon Mourning Dove Yellow-billed Cuckoo (f/o peninsula meadow) Chimney Swift (multiple flyovers) Downy Woodpecker Northern Flicker Olive-sided Flycatcher (above Lamppost 249 ( SW base Lookout Hill)) Eastern Wood-Pewee (Loookout Hill summit with P Mazza, K Toomey, E Goldstein) Least Flycatcher (LP 249 and Lookout Hill) Eastern Kingbird White-eyed Vireo (Midwood) Blue-headed Vireo (~3) Yellow-throated Vireo (Lookout Hill) Warbling Vireo (Lily Pool) Red-eyed Vireo Blue Jay American Crow (1) Tree Swallow (over Peninsula sumac grove;lake ~8) Northern Rough-winged Swallow (Lake) Bank Swallow (over Peninsula sumac grove) Barn Swallow (easily 12 lake) Black-capped Chickadee Red-breasted Nuthatch (Lookout Hill) House Wren (Midwood +1) Blue-gray Gnatcatcher (Lookout Hill) Veery (2) Gray-cheeked Thrush (north Midwood) Swainson's Thrush (Midwood +1) Wood Thrush American Robin Gray Catbird European Starling Blue-winged Warbler (Ricks Place) Tennessee Warbler (Lookout Hill; east Midwood ) Nashville Warbler (Butterfly Meadow +1) Northern Parula (~16) Yellow Warbler (MIdwood; West Island) Chestnut-sided Warbler (easily 10) Magnolia Warbler (easily 40) Cape May Warbler (eye level views north Midwood @ forked nature trail) Black-throated Blue Warbler (easily 15) Yellow-rumped Warbler (~9) Black-throated Green Warbler (Vale; Lookout Hill ~7) Prairie Warbler (female Lily Pool headwater) Blackpoll Warbler (Lookout Hill) Black-and-white Warbler (~12) American Redstart (5) Worm-eating Warbler (Lookout Hill) Ovenbird (easily 55) Northern Waterthrush (Ricks Place; Midwood; +5) Common Yellowthroat (~8) Wilson's Warbler (west island; Lullwater) Canada Warbler (4 Lookout hill; + 4) Scarlet Tanager White-throated Sparrow Northern Cardinal Rose-breasted Grosbeak (female Boulder bridge) Indigo Bunting (2 Butterfly meadow; 1 midwood; all males) Red-winged Blackbird Common Grackle Baltimore Oriole American Goldfinch (4 Ricks Place) House Sparrow
site = Prospect Park date = 5/14/08 observers = Peter Dorosh,Rob Jett Red-tailed Hawk (on ravine nest) Yellow-throated Vireo (heard Rocky Pass) Tree Swallow (Upper Pool) Northern Rough-winged Swallow (6 Upper Pool) Barn Swallow (several Upper Pool) Black-throated Blue Warbler Ovenbird (3 Ricks Place ) Northern Waterthrush (Ricks Place ) Hooded Warbler (female atop Quaker Ridge by Rocky Pass)
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From Nathan Scholtens:Hi Peter,
I spotted a Summer Tanager at the battle pass around 11:00 this
morning. I got a much better view of it than I did last week!
Nathan
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From Russ Alderson:2 Canada Warblers marked the occasion today.
Location: Prospect Park
Observation date: 5/14/08
Number of species: 35
Canada Goose
Mallard
Ring-billed Gull
Rock Pigeon
Mourning Dove
Chimney Swift 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker 1
Downy Woodpecker 2
Eastern Phoebe 1
Yellow-throated Vireo 1
Blue-headed Vireo 1
Red-eyed Vireo 1
Barn Swallow 3
Black-capped Chickadee
Carolina Wren 1
House Wren 1
American Robin
Gray Catbird
European Starling
Northern Parula 4
Magnolia Warbler 4
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Black-throated Green Warbler 4
Black-and-white Warbler
American Redstart 1
Common Yellowthroat 1
Canada Warbler 2
Scarlet Tanager 1
White-throated Sparrow
Northern Cardinal
Red-winged Blackbird
Common Grackle
Brown-headed Cowbird 2
Baltimore Oriole 1
House Sparrow
This report was generated automatically by eBird v2(http://ebird.org)
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From Stanley Greenberg:
Great Crested Flycatcher
Blue Headed Vireo
House Wren
Scarlet Tanager (path from GAP to Vale)
Warblers:
Blue Winged (top of Lookout Hill)
Northern Parula
Yellow
Chestnut Sided (several)
Magnolia
Blackburnian (Vale)
Canada (several)
Black throated Blue
Black throated Green
Yellow Rumped
Black and White
American Redstart
Common Yellowthroat
Ovenbird
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Canada Goose Mute Swan Mallard Spotted Sandpiper Ring-billed Gull Rock Pigeon Mourning Dove Chimney Swift Red-bellied Woodpecker Downy Woodpecker Warbling Vireo Blue Jay House Wren American Robin Gray Catbird Northern Mockingbird European Starling Blue-winged Warbler (BBG, native plant garden) Nashville Warbler (BBG, native plant garden) Northern Parula Yellow Warbler Magnolia Warbler (Common) Black-throated Blue Warbler Yellow-rumped Warbler Black-throated Green Warbler Blackpoll Warbler (Heard) Black-and-white Warbler American Redstart Ovenbird Northern Waterthrush Scarlet Tanager (BBG, native plant garden) Eastern Towhee (Heard) Chipping Sparrow Song Sparrow (Heard) White-throated Sparrow (1, BBG native plant garden) Northern Cardinal Rose-breasted Grosbeak (female, BBG native plant garden) Red-winged Blackbird Common Grackle Baltimore Oriole House Sparrow
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I got a report from Elyse Taylor of Yellow-breasted Chat still
hanging out below the Terrace Bridge.
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From Pat Mazza:
site = Prospect Park
date = 5/14/08
observers = Emily Goldstein, Kathy Toomey, Pat Mazza
Great Egret
Green Heron (Lullwater)
Black-crowned Night-Heron (Lullwater)
Canada Goose
Mute Swan
Mallard
Red-tailed Hawk
Laughing Gull
Herring Gull
Rock Pigeon
Mourning Dove
Chimney Swift
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
Eastern Wood-Pewee
Eastern Kingbird
Blue-headed Vireo
Yellow-throated Vireo
Red-eyed Vireo
Blue Jay
American Crow
Tree Swallow
Barn Swallow
Black-capped Chickadee
Tufted Titmouse (Heard)
Red-breasted Nuthatch
White-breasted Nuthatch (Heard)
Carolina Wren (Heard)
House Wren
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
Veery
Swainson's Thrush
Wood Thrush
American Robin
Gray Catbird
European Starling
Northern Parula
Yellow Warbler
Chestnut-sided Warbler
Magnolia Warbler
Black-throated Blue Warbler
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Black-throated Green Warbler
Blackburnian Warbler
Blackpoll Warbler (Heard)
Black-and-white Warbler
American Redstart
Ovenbird
Louisiana Waterthrush (Lookout, Butterfly meadow in a puddle )
Common Yellowthroat
Scarlet Tanager
Savannah Sparrow
Song Sparrow (Heard)
White-throated Sparrow
Northern Cardinal
Rose-breasted Grosbeak
Indigo Bunting
Red-winged Blackbird
Common Grackle
Brown-headed Cowbird
Baltimore Oriole
American Goldfinch
House Sparrow
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From Alex Wilson:
Location: Prospect Park
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Observation date: 5/14/08
Number of species: 71
Canada Goose X
Mute Swan X
Mallard X
Double-crested Cormorant X
Green Heron 3
Black-crowned Night-Heron X
Red-tailed Hawk X
Spotted Sandpiper 3
Laughing Gull X
Ring-billed Gull X
Herring Gull X
Rock Pigeon X
Mourning Dove X
Chimney Swift X
Red-bellied Woodpecker X
Downy Woodpecker X
Hairy Woodpecker X
Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted) X
Least Flycatcher 1 (Rick's Place.)
Willow Flycatcher (80% Peninsula.)
Eastern Kingbird X
Blue-headed Vireo X (Several.)
Warbling Vireo X (Fairly common.)
Red-eyed Vireo X
Blue Jay X
Tree Swallow X
Northern Rough-winged Swallow X (Upper Pool, PM.)
Barn Swallow X
Black-capped Chickadee X
Tufted Titmouse X
Red-breasted Nuthatch 3 (Heard.)
Carolina Wren X
House Wren X
Veery X (Several.)
Swainson's Thrush X
Wood Thrush X
American Robin X
Gray Catbird X (Common.)
European Starling X
Nashville Warbler 2
Northern Parula X (Common.)
Yellow Warbler X (Several.)
Chestnut-sided Warbler 5
Magnolia Warbler X (Common.)
Black-throated Blue Warbler X (Fairly common.)
Yellow-rumped Warbler X (Common.)
Black-throated Green Warbler X (Fairly common.)
Blackburnian Warbler 1 (Lookout Hill.)
Prairie Warbler 1 (Esdale Bridge.)
Blackpoll Warbler 2
Black-and-white Warbler X (Common.)
American Redstart X (Common.)
Ovenbird X (Common.)
Northern Waterthrush X (Several.)
Louisiana Waterthrush 1 (Esdale Bridge.)
Common Yellowthroat X (Common.)
Canada Warbler 2
Scarlet Tanager X
Savannah Sparrow 3 (2, Peninsula; 1, Rick's Place.)
Song Sparrow X
Lincoln's Sparrow 1 (Rick's Place.)
White-throated Sparrow X
Northern Cardinal X
Rose-breasted Grosbeak X (A few.)
Indigo Bunting 2 (Female, Lookout; male, Esdale Bridge.)
Red-winged Blackbird X
Common Grackle X
Brown-headed Cowbird X
Baltimore Oriole X
House Finch X
American Goldfinch X
House Sparrow X
This report was generated automatically by eBird v2(http://ebird.org)
From Ed McDonald:
Hello, Peter. Glad to have met you yesterday.I can offer:Yellow-Crowned Night Heron - definite - the Cove / LullwaterWaxwings (3), presumably Cedar, in the very tall , bare tree at the bend in LullwaterPOSSIBLE Kentucky Warbler - Maryland Monument. Very brief view of head.Ed MacDonald
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