Hilights include continuing Mourning Warbler, Olive-sided and Yellow-bellied Flycatchers,continuing stream of warblers ( at least 19 species , in lesser numbers);Acadian Flycatcher, sitting Common Nighthawk, Peregrine Falcon
From Metro Birds listserve:
A Mourning Warbler was still present in Prospect Park this morning.
From approximately 6:30am - 7:00am it was at the south end of the
Midwood in an area parallel to the woodchip path just in from Center
Drive. It sang frequently.
Rob J.
Listowner note: The early report came from Ed Crowne, Phile Pane and Bill Jeffrey; as of 9-10 am, the male adult Mourning Warbler continues its visible presence along the south Midwood nature trail between the asphalt pedestrian roads; the nature trail is parallel to Center drive .Multiple observers have sighted the bird.
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From Tom Stephenson:
Mallard
Red-tailed Hawk
Rock Dove
Common Nighthawk (Dale Dyer,M.O.)Vale Rose garden north end , in Locust tree
Chimney Swift
Ruby-throated Hummingbird
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Downy Woodpecker
Hairy Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
Olive-sided Flycatcher (w/ Rafael Campos)Vale Rose garden
Eastern Wood-Pewee
Yellow-bellied Flycatcher (w/ Rafael Campos)Vale Rose garden
Acadian Flycatcher (heard)North Midwood
Eastern Kingbird
Warbling Vireo
Red-eyed Vireo
Blue Jay
American Crow
Black-capped Chickadee
Tufted Titmouse
White-breasted Nuthatch
Carolina Wren
House Wren
Veery
Swainson's Thrush
Wood Thrush
American Robin
Gray Catbird
European Starling
Cedar Waxwing
Tennessee Warbler (at least 6 birds)
Nashville Warbler
Northern Parula
Yellow Warbler
Chestnut-sided Warbler
Magnolia Warbler
Black-throated Blue Warbler
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Black-throated Green Warbler
Blackburnian Warbler (at least 4 birds)
Bay-breasted Warbler
Blackpoll Warbler
Black-and-white Warbler
Ovenbird
Northern Waterthrush
Mourning Warbler (south central Midwood nature trail)
Common Yellowthroat
Wilson's Warbler (at least 2 birds)
Canada Warbler
Scarlet Tanager
Chipping Sparrow
Song Sparrow
Lincoln's Sparrow
White-throated Sparrow
Northern Cardinal
Rose-breasted Grosbeak
Common Grackle
Brown-headed Cowbird
Baltimore Oriole
American Goldfinch
House Sparrow
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You saw 55 unique species today at Prospect Park.
Below you'll find a correctly formatted submission for the NYC Bird Report.
site = Prospect Park date = 5/24/08 observers = Peter Dorosh w M.O.s D.Dyer, M. Zablocky, T.Stephenson, J.Zinn, A.Baratz Double-crested Cormorant (20 f/o Nellie's lawn) Red-tailed Hawk (2 f/o Nellie's lawn) American Kestrel (f/o Upper Lookout Hill , w D Dyer) Rock Pigeon Mourning Dove Common Nighthawk (perched Upper Rose Garden, locust tree w M.O.s) Chimney Swift (f/os) Ruby-throated Hummingbird (vale) Red-bellied Woodpecker (Rose Garden) Downy Woodpecker (Vale) Northern Flicker Eastern Wood-Pewee (Rose Garden) Yellow-bellied Flycatcher (sw Lookout Hill stairs, w D Dyer) Eastern Kingbird (2 Nellies Lawn) Blue-headed Vireo (Butterfly Meadow, w MZablocky) Red-eyed Vireo (Ricks Place, with JZinn, ABaratz) Blue Jay American Crow Black-capped Chickadee Tufted Titmouse House Wren (Butterfly Meadow, w MZablocky) Veery (~6) Swainson's Thrush (~5) American Robin European Starling Cedar Waxwing (~9 Vale; M.O's) Tennessee Warbler (North Midwood; with TStephenson, ABaratz, J Zinn, MZablocky) Nashville Warbler (Vale; with TStephenson, ABaratz, J Zinn, MZablocky) Northern Parula (Vale;; with TStephenson, ABaratz, J Zinn, MZablocky) Yellow Warbler (2 Vale;; with ABaratz, J Zinn, MZablocky) Chestnut-sided Warbler Magnolia Warbler (easily 20) Black-throated Blue Warbler (Vale;; with TStephenson, ABaratz, J Zinn, MZablocky) Yellow-rumped Warbler Black-throated Green Warbler (Vale;; with TStephenson, ABaratz, J Zinn, MZablocky) Blackburnian Warbler (Lookut HIll;w DDyer) Bay-breasted Warbler (Vale;; with TStephenson, ABaratz, J Zinn, MZablocky) Blackpoll Warbler (1Well dr; with DDyer; 2 Rose Garden; with TStephenson,DDyer. ABaratz, J Zinn, MZablocky) American Redstart Ovenbird Northern Waterthrush (Well DR; w DDyer) Mourning Warbler (south Midwood; MO's ; with TStephenson, ABaratz, J Zinn, MZablocky) Common Yellowthroat Wilson's Warbler (North Midwood;with TStephenson, ABaratz, J Zinn, MZablocky) Canada Warbler (Vale; with TStephenson, ABaratz, J Zinn, MZablocky) Scarlet Tanager (4) Eastern Towhee (fem;butterfly meadow; W MZablocky) Song Sparrow Swamp Sparrow (Vale) White-throated Sparrow (Ricks Place) Northern Cardinal Indigo Bunting (male Butterfly meadow; w MZablocky) Red-winged Blackbird Common Grackle Baltimore Oriole (Rocky Pass; w JZinn, ABaratz)
Late afternoon (P.Dorosh)
On the Lake
Flyover PEREGRINE FALCON
Flyover Osprey
8 Laughing Gulls, Canada Geese ( ~55),Barn Swallows,Herring Gull,
Mallard
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from Rob Bate:
One Olive-sided Flycatcher was seen at 7:30 AM in the north end of the
Rose Garden in Brooklyn's Prospect Park pointed out by Raphael Campos.
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From Roberto Cavalieros:
Thank you very much for your help with my life mourning warbler;
excellent views of a beautiful bird; it was still there at 10:45 am. I
found the vocalizations (the second half) to be different from that in
birds.cornell.edu.
The bird stayed above 10 ft. all the time; I was expecting it close to
the ground.
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From Rafael:
Site: Prospect Park, Brooklyn,Kings Co.; NY
Date: 24 May 2008
Observers: Rafael Campos ,Ellis Clare, & Tom Stephenson
As a birder of many years, the eyes are the first tools you learn to use to find ears, next are the ears, which would help you to ID the sps of birds you hear but do not see easily.
As the years go by, is always good to have someone who have dedicated a good amount of time learning bird calls, and this is the case of TS.
Today I joined forces with him and Ellis, who came from Manhattan for an early morning walk thru PP.
Most of the birds recorded today were heard,a few of them seen. But the experience of hearingthose different calls, and ID them with the most amazing expert around PP, it was for me (and Ellis, too) like open a new world in birding.
No more c..., our best bird today was the Mourning Warbler in Midwood!!!
Also we had by the time I left PP (0845 hrs) 17 sps of warblers.
We have nice views around the Rose Garden of Yellow-bellied Flycatcher, Eastern Wood-Pewee, and Olive-sided Flycatcher.
Here is our partial list for PP, from 6:45 am thru 8:45 am:
Mallard
Rock Pigeon
Mourning Dove
Chimney Swift (flyovers GAP)
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Downy Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
Olive-sided Flycatcher (1: Rose Garden)
Eastern Wood-Pewee (1: Rose Garden)
Yellow-bellied Flycatcher (1: Rose Garden)
Warbling Vireo (heard only)
Red-eyed Vireo
White-breasted Nuthatch
Carolina Wren
Veery
Swainson's Thrush
Wood Thrush
American Robin
Gray Catbird
European Starling
Tennessee Warbler (1 singing at Midwood, seen well by us)
Nasville Warbler (heard only)
Northern Parula
Yellow Warbler
Chestnut-sided Warbler
Magnolia Warbler
Black-throated Blue Warbler
Black-throated Green Warbler (heard only)
Blackburnian Warbler
Blackpoll Warbler (heard only)
Black-and-white Warbler
American Redstart
Ovenbird
Northern Waterthrush
Mourning Warbler (superb views!!! Midwood)
Common Yellowthroat
Wilson's Warbler
Scarlet Tanager (~ 4 males, 1 female)
White-throated Sparrow (heard only)
Northern Cardinal
Rose-breasted Grosbeak (heard only)
Common Grackle
Brown-headed Cowbird (1 f)
Baltimore Oriole (heard only)
House Sparrow
Brooklyn is good birding: Rafa Campos
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From John Ascher:
Peter,
The birds seemed rather few in Prospect this afternoon.
The following may be additions to the day list:
Wood Duck: pools
Black-Crowned Night-Heron
Tree Swallow
Gray-cheeked Thrush: Butterfly Meadow
House Finch at Greenwood Ave.
John
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From Rob Jett:
Location: Prospect Park
> Observation date: 5/24/08
> Notes: Observations were limited to the Ravine, Rick's Place and
> the Midwood.
> Number of species: 51
>
> Mallard X
> Rock Pigeon X
> Mourning Dove X
> Chimney Swift X
> Red-bellied Woodpecker X
> Downy Woodpecker X
> Northern Flicker X
> Eastern Kingbird X
> Red-eyed Vireo X
> Blue Jay X
> Tree Swallow X
> Barn Swallow X
> Black-capped Chickadee X
> Tufted Titmouse X
> White-breasted Nuthatch X
> Carolina Wren X
> House Wren X
> Veery X
> Gray-cheeked Thrush X
> Swainson's Thrush X
> Wood Thrush X
> American Robin X
> Gray Catbird X
> European Starling X
> Cedar Waxwing X
> Tennessee Warbler 1
> Nashville Warbler X
> Northern Parula X
> Yellow Warbler X
> Chestnut-sided Warbler X
> Magnolia Warbler X
> Black-throated Blue Warbler X
> Blackburnian Warbler X
> Blackpoll Warbler X
> Black-and-white Warbler X
> American Redstart X
> Ovenbird X
> Northern Waterthrush X
> Mourning Warbler 1
> Common Yellowthroat X
> Wilson's Warbler X
> Canada Warbler X
> Scarlet Tanager X
> Lincoln's Sparrow 1
> Northern Cardinal X
> Red-winged Blackbird X
> Common Grackle X
> Brown-headed Cowbird X
> Baltimore Oriole X
> American Goldfinch X
> House Sparrow X
>
> This report was generated automatically by eBird v2(http://ebird.org)
