Hilights include Mourning Warbler, sitting Common Nighthawk, good variety of warblers inc Bay-Breasted , Wilson's,etc.; White-crowned Sparrow, Solitary Sandpiper;Yellow-bellied Flycatcher,Willow Flycatcher, Black-billed Cuckoo
Ed Crowne reported a Mourning Warbler in south Midwood ,within a large fence enclosure of dense woods . The bird was singing which enabled Ed and Bill Jeffrey to see the Mourning briefly after homing in. Some other birders arrived but the warbler ceased singing , only emitting sporadic calls , with the bird moving about in the dense foliage in the middle south section of the Midwood.
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site = Prospect Park
date = 5/21/08
observers = Ed Crowne
Tennessee Warbler
Northern Parula
Magnolia Warbler
Black-throated Green Warbler
Blackpoll Warbler
Black-and-white Warbler
American Redstart
Ovenbird
Mourning Warbler (male, singing in Midwood (seen w/Bill Jeffrey))
Canada Warbler
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From Orrin Tilevitz:
Black-crowned Night-Heron Canada Goose Mute Swan Mallard Spotted Sandpiper Ring-billed Gull Rock Pigeon Mourning Dove Chimney Swift (Many) Red-bellied Woodpecker Red-eyed Vireo Blue Jay American Crow House Wren Swainson's Thrush American Robin Gray Catbird Northern Mockingbird (BBG) European Starling Northern Parula Chestnut-sided Warbler Magnolia Warbler Black-throated Green Warbler American Redstart Louisiana Waterthrush Common Yellowthroat Wilson's Warbler Scarlet Tanager (BBG native plant garden) Song Sparrow White-throated Sparrow (1, BBG native plant garden) Northern Cardinal Red-winged Blackbird Common Grackle Baltimore Oriole House Sparrow
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From Eddie:
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From Russ Alderson:
Location: Prospect Park
Observation date: 5/21/08
Number of species: 41
8:40 - 10:00AM
I found a Wilson's Warbler in the patch off Wellhouse Dr. and the
entrance to the lullwater trail by the dog water fountain. Today I
was mostly in the Penninsula.
Canada Goose
Mute Swan
Mallard
Black-crowned Night-Heron
Red-tailed Hawk (Devouring a Starling)
Spotted Sandpiper 2
Solitary Sandpiper
Ring-billed Gull
Rock Pigeon
Mourning Dove
Chimney Swift (several flying)
Eastern Phoebe
Eastern Kingbird
Tree Swallow
Barn Swallow
House Wren
American Robin
Gray Catbird
European Starling
Cedar Waxwing 7
Northern Parula
Yellow Warbler
Chestnut-sided Warbler 2
Magnolia Warbler
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Black-throated Green Warbler
Blackpoll Warbler (many heard singing)
Black-and-white Warbler
American Redstart
Northern Waterthrush
Common Yellowthroat
Wilson's Warbler
Canada Warbler (several)
Song Sparrow 2
Northern Cardinal
Red-winged Blackbird
Common Grackle
Brown-headed Cowbird
Baltimore Oriole 2
American Goldfinch
House Sparrow
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date = 5/21/08
observers = Peter Dorosh
Great Egret
Black-crowned Night-Heron (Duck Island)
Canada Goose
Mute Swan (lake)
Mallard
Solitary Sandpiper (Concert grove ; On a path puddle near Lincoln Statue)
Spotted Sandpiper (last nite; south lakeside path)
Ring-billed Gull
Herring Gull
Rock Pigeon
Mourning Dove
Common Nighthawk (sitting on limb above Binnen Pool; 1st obs Tara Palmiter; also obs Inara Schwartz)
Chimney Swift (multiple flyovers ; last nite feeding on lake)
Eastern Kingbird
Blue Jay
American Crow
Tree Swallow (lake)
Barn Swallow (lake)
Veery
American Robin
Gray Catbird
European Starling
Chestnut-sided Warbler (Midwood)
Magnolia Warbler (several; some Midwood)
Black-throated Green Warbler (Midwood)
Ovenbird (Midwood)
Northern Waterthrush (last nite; south lakeside path)
Common Yellowthroat (Midwood; fem West Island)
Wilson's Warbler (male; Midwood; also obs Bill Jeffrey)
Canada Warbler (Midwood)
Scarlet Tanager (south Midwood)
White-throated Sparrow
Rose-breasted Grosbeak (north Midwood;female)
Common Grackle (6 Midwood)
House Sparrow
Observation date: 5/21/08
Number of species: 79
Canada Goose X
Mute Swan X
Wood Duck 4 (Flyover, Nethermead.)
Mallard X
Double-crested Cormorant X
Great Egret X
Green Heron 3
Black-crowned Night-Heron X
Red-tailed Hawk X
Spotted Sandpiper X
Laughing Gull X
Ring-billed Gull X
Herring Gull X
Great Black-backed Gull X
Rock Pigeon X
Mourning Dove X
Black-billed Cuckoo 1 (South side of Lake.)
Chimney Swift X
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 1 (Lullwater bend.)
Red-bellied Woodpecker X
Downy Woodpecker X
Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted) X
Eastern Wood-Pewee X
Yellow-bellied Flycatcher 1 (Upper Lullwater arbor.)
Willow Flycatcher 1 (South side of Lake, calling.)
Least Flycatcher 1 (Sparrow Bowl.)
Eastern Kingbird X
Blue-headed Vireo 1 (Peninsula.)
Warbling Vireo X
Red-eyed Vireo X
Blue Jay X
American Crow X
Fish Crow 1 (Flyover.)
Tree Swallow X
Northern Rough-winged Swallow X
Barn Swallow X
Black-capped Chickadee X
Tufted Titmouse X
White-breasted Nuthatch X (Heard near Nethermead Arches.)
Carolina Wren X
House Wren X
Veery X
Swainson's Thrush X
Wood Thrush X
American Robin X
Gray Catbird X
European Starling X
Cedar Waxwing X (A few small flocks.)
Northern Parula X (Fairly common.)
Yellow Warbler 10
Chestnut-sided Warbler 4
Magnolia Warbler X (Common.)
Cape May Warbler 1 (Female, SE From Bartel Pritchard entrance.)
Black-throated Blue Warbler X (Fairly common.)
Yellow-rumped Warbler 12 (Mostly around the Lake.)
Black-throated Green Warbler 4
Blackburnian Warbler 2
Blackpoll Warbler X (Fairly common.)
Black-and-white Warbler 7
American Redstart X (Common.)
Ovenbird X (Fairly common.)
Northern Waterthrush 7
Common Yellowthroat X (Common.)
Wilson's Warbler 6 (Scattered throughout.)
Canada Warbler 5
Scarlet Tanager X
Chipping Sparrow X
Song Sparrow X
Lincoln's Sparrow 2 (Midwood; Upper Lullwater.)
White-throated Sparrow X
White-crowned Sparrow 1 (Nethermead, east corner.)
Northern Cardinal X
Rose-breasted Grosbeak X
Red-winged Blackbird X
Common Grackle X
Orchard Oriole 1 (Adult male, Lower Pool.)
Baltimore Oriole X (Common.)
American Goldfinch X
House Sparrow X
This report was generated automatically by eBird v2(http://ebird.org)
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A goat sucker species is sitting now on an ash like tree limb above the Binnen Pool, Left shore, 75 Feet up .Looks like a night hawk Peter
PS> After checking the field guide in the office, the species is a sitting Common Nighthawk.The barring in the front without a upper breast dark bar and no whitish/light throat and a small white patch on the wing tertiaries indicates the species.. To find it, go to the Binnen Pool main gate. Look up to the tree on left , an ash frizzy type tree. Look for a DEAD Limb. Above this dead whitish limb is the limb I saw the Common Nighthawk.It looks like the limb has a "bump" , the CONH so well camouflaged.
Thanks to a new birder Tara Palmiter, who was kind enough to bring me to the spot after seeing the goatsucker fly unto the limb.Hopefully, it will be there in the early evening.
Other observers: Peter Dorosh, Inara Schwartz
You can see the white wing patch
