Wednesday, May 28, 2008

5/28 sightings: Alex Wilson's report

Location:     Prospect Park
Observation date:     5/28/08
Number of species:     61

Canada Goose     X     (48 goslings on the Peninsula lake shore.)
Mute Swan     X
Wood Duck     2     (Flying around and into Upper Pool.)
Mallard     X
Double-crested Cormorant     X
Great Blue Heron     1     (Flyover.)
Great Egret     X
Green Heron     X
Black-crowned Night-Heron     X
Osprey     1     (Flyover, Lake.)
Red-tailed Hawk     X
Spotted Sandpiper     X
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
Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted)     X
Eastern Wood-Pewee     X     (Several.)
Yellow-bellied Flycatcher     1     (Lookout Hill above Wellhouse, good
views.)
Willow Flycatcher     1     (Base of Peninsula, calling a bit.)
Least Flycatcher     1     (Rick's Place.)
Eastern Kingbird     X
Warbling Vireo     X
Red-eyed Vireo     X
American Crow     X
Tree Swallow     X
Barn Swallow     X
Black-capped Chickadee     X
Carolina Wren     X
House Wren     X
Veery     1     (Midwood.)
Gray-cheeked Thrush     6     (Including 2 with Bicknell's tendencies.)
Swainson's Thrush     X     (Several.)
Wood Thrush     X     (A few, likely nesters.)
American Robin     X
Gray Catbird     X
European Starling     X
Cedar Waxwing     X     (Fairly common.)
Yellow Warbler     6
Magnolia Warbler     4
Blackpoll Warbler     X     (Fairly common.)
American Redstart     X     (Fairly common.)
Ovenbird     2
Northern Waterthrush     2
Common Yellowthroat     5
Wilson's Warbler     1     (Upper Lullwater.)
Canada Warbler     6
Chipping Sparrow     1     (Singing near Bartel Pritchard entrance, likely
on territory.)
Song Sparrow     X
Northern Cardinal     X
Rose-breasted Grosbeak     4
Bobolink     1     (Breeding plumage male at base of Peninsula, working
brush line and on lawn, noon.)
Red-winged Blackbird     X
Common Grackle     X
Baltimore Oriole     X
American Goldfinch     X
House Sparrow     X

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