5/18 sightings + Mississippi Kite

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site = Prospect Park
date = 5/18/08
observers = Peter Dorosh, Emily Goldstein
Green Heron (Peninsula)
Black-crowned Night-Heron (Duck Island)
Spotted Sandpiper (~3 Peninsula)
Rock Pigeon
Mourning Dove
Chimney Swift (flyovers)
Downy Woodpecker
Eastern Wood-Pewee (Wellhouse)
Eastern Kingbird (Peninsula base)
Red-eyed Vireo
Tree Swallow (lake)
Barn Swallow (lake)
House Wren (several; 2 Wellhouse)
Gray Catbird
European Starling
Northern Parula (LP 249)
Magnolia Warbler
Yellow-rumped Warbler (~12)
Blackpoll Warbler (2 Peninsula)
Black-and-white Warbler (Peninsula)
American Redstart
Common Yellowthroat (6)
Wilson's Warbler (Peninsula)
Scarlet Tanager (fem;Peninsula)
Northern Cardinal (Peninsula)
Red-winged Blackbird
Common Grackle
Baltimore Oriole

site = Prospect Park
date = 5/18/08
observers = Peter Dorosh, Scott Whittle, Emily Goldstein
Bay-breasted Warbler (male ; West Island path; several were heard by Shane Blodgett earlier)

site = Prospect Park
date = 5/18/08
observers = Peter Dorosh,Scott Whittle
Solitary Sandpiper (within Butterfly Meadow; near water puddles on black plastic/tarp)
Spotted Sandpiper (4 flew unto south Lakeside , by Three sisters (Peter only))
Blue-headed Vireo
House Wren
Swainson's Thrush (LP 249 steps)
American Robin
Chestnut-sided Warbler (Lookout Hill )
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Blackpoll Warbler
Black-and-white Warbler
Baltimore Oriole

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site = Prospect Park

date = 5/18/08

observers = Tom Kozak, Claudia Wilner

Mallard

Red-tailed Hawk

Rock Pigeon

Mourning Dove

Red-bellied Woodpecker

Northern Flicker

Eastern Phoebe (Vale)

Great-crested Flycatcher (Rose Garden)

Least Flycatcher (50%, oaks near GAP)

Red-eyed Vireo

Blue-headed Vireo (1, Rose Garden)

Blue Jay

Barn Swallow

Swainson's Thrush (1, Rose Garden)

American Robin

Gray Catbird

European Starling

Nashville Warbler (heard in Vale)

Northern Parula (common)

Magnolia Warbler (common)

Black-throated Blue Warbler (fairly common)

Yellow-rumped Warbler (1, oaks near GAP)

Black-throated Green Warbler (fairly common)

Blackburnian Warbler (several near GAP and 1 in Rose Garden)

Bay-breasted Warbler (1 near GAP and 1 in Vale)

Black-and-white Warbler (1)

American Redstart (common)

Ovenbird (heard in Rose Garden)

Common Yellowthroat (several)

Northern Cardinal

Baltimore Oriole

American Crow

White-throated Sparrow

Rose-breasted Grosbeak (1 in Vale)

House Sparrow