Note: High bird activity; highlites inc Blue Grosbeak; Yellow Breasted Chat; 23 species warblers, large numbers of Chipping Sparrows; Lark Sparrow in GWCemetery
site = Prospect Park
date = 5/3/08
observers = Brooklyn Bird Club, Leader Peter Dorosh
Great Egret
Green Heron (Lullwater; Lily Pond)
Black-crowned Night-Heron (Rink)
Turkey Vulture (f/o Lullwater)
Wood Duck (drake Upper Pool)
Mallard
Red-tailed Hawk (2 f/o)
American Kestrel 50%
Spotted Sandpiper (Aland Baratz and Janet Zinn ;Lullwater)
Herring Gull (f/o)
Rock Pigeon
Mourning Dove
Chimney Swift (f/o)
Ruby-throated Hummingbird (2 summit Lookout Hill; and one elsewhere)
Belted Kingfisher (2)
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Downy Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
Great Crested Flycatcher (Nellies Lawn)
Eastern Kingbird (summit Lookout Hill)
Blue-headed Vireo (~8)
Yellow-throated Vireo (Lullwater near rink)
Red-eyed Vireo (Lookout Hill)
Blue Jay
American Crow
Tree Swallow (Upper Pool; f/o's)
Northern Rough-winged Swallow (2 Upper Pool)
Barn Swallow (f/o's)
Black-capped Chickadee
Tufted Titmouse (Vale)
Red-breasted Nuthatch (Butterfly Meadow)
Carolina Wren (heard )
Ruby-crowned Kinglet (4)
Veery (ricks pl; Vale;elsewhere)
Hermit Thrush (2)
Wood Thrush (Midwood; Lullwater)
American Robin
Gray Catbird (abundant)
European Starling
Cedar Waxwing (7 Lily Pool)
Blue-winged Warbler (Lookout Hill summit; Rocky pass; ~6)
Tennessee Warbler (Rocky pass)
Nashville Warbler (Lookout Hill summit; ~4)
Northern Parula (10+)
Yellow Warbler (~7)
Chestnut-sided Warbler (1 south Midwood;1 Rocky pass)
Magnolia Warbler (sw woods; ~2)
Cape May Warbler (Lullwater; A.Barat, J Zinn and BBC group;low bird)
Black-throated Blue Warbler (ambergill creek)
Yellow-rumped Warbler (common)
Black-throated Green Warbler (~7)
Hooded Warbler(Vale; Battle Pass east; Ravine)
Blackburnian Warbler (Upper Pool; Lookout Hill Butterfly Meadow)
Prairie Warbler (~6)
Palm Warbler (Lower Pool; ~3)
Black-and-white Warbler (numerous; ~25 seen; many heard)
American Redstart (Ambergill creek ; plus 1)
Worm-eating Warbler (Lookout Hill summit; SW Quaker cemetery)
Ovenbird (common)
Northern Waterthrush (lullwater; Lower Pool)
Louisiana Waterthrush (Rob Jett; Esda Bridge)
Common Yellowthroat (~5)
Yellow-breasted Chat (Terrace Bridge north west corner brush;1st report T. Preston)
Scarlet Tanager (Battle pass west; s.midwood;Lookout Hill west approach)
Eastern Towhee (2 midwood; plus more )
Chipping Sparrow (300 + Nellies Lawn; many elsewhere)
Savannah Sparrow (Peninsula meadow)
Song Sparrow
Swamp Sparrow (Lily Pool; Rink ; Lullwater)
White-throated Sparrow (common)
White-crowned Sparrow (4 Rink near Lincoln statue;Peninsula meadow)
Northern Cardinal
Rose-breasted Grosbeak
Blue Grosbeak (immature male Rink near Lincoln Statue)
Red-winged Blackbird
Common Grackle
Brown-headed Cowbird
Orchard Oriole (2 above Lily Pool obs deck; 2 Vale)
Baltimore Oriole (common ~25)
Purple Finch (fem Butterfly Meadow)
American Goldfinch
House Sparrow
Bobolink heard in Peninsula meadow by Ed Crowne
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From Joe Borker (Greenwood Cemetery)
Seen at 6:30pm today in the area of the catacombs. Also Eleven species of warbler, all between 5:30 and 7. The cemetery was very birdy
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From Rafael
site: Prospect Park, Brooklyn, Kings Co.; NY
date: 03 May 2008
observer: Rafael Campos & Ed Crowne
What a day in PP. Besides the thousands of humans runners, the warblers were amazing, and I recorded 15 sps!!!!
Among them, 2 Hooded (Vale & Lookout Hill), 2 Magnolias, 1 Prairie, 2 Worm-eatings were the stars of this morning.
But despite the human traffic, the bird sps were very generous, and I have over 60 sps (see list below), a record for a lousy dark & chilly day of Spring '08.
Here is the list:
Canada Goose
Mute Swan
WoodDuck (1 male, upper pool)
Mallard
Double-crested Cormorant (2; Lake)
Great Blue Heron (2)
Great Egret (1)
Spotted Sandpiper (1: peninsula shore)
Laughing Gull (1 flyover Lake)
Ring-billed Gull
(American) Herring Gull
Rock Pigeon
Mourning Dove
Chimney Swift (flyovers)
Ruby-throated Hummingbird (1 m; Vale)
Belted Kingfisher (1 flyover Lake)
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Downy Woodpecker
Eastern Kingbird (1: Peninsula thumb)
Blue-headed Vireo (1)
American Crow
Fish Crow (1 flyover Peninsula; ID by voice)
Tree Swallow
Northern Rough-winged Swallow
Bank Swallow (1, at least, seen flying along with Barns)
Barn Swallow
Black-capped Chickadee
White-breasted Nuthatch (1; Midwood)
House Wren
Ruby-crowned Kinglet (2)
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher (1: Vale)
Veery (3)
Hermit Thrush (1: Lookout Hill)
Wood Thrush (3: Vale & Midwood)
American Robin
Gray Catbird (very abundant)
European Starling
Blue-winged Warbler (1: behind Music Pagoda)
Northern Parula (2)
Yellow Warbler (Peninsula)
Chestnut-sided Warbler (2 m: Vale)
Magnolia Warbler (2: Lookout Hill)
Yellow-rumped Warbler (numerous)
Black-throated Green Warbler (~4)
Prairie Warbler (1: Lookout Hill)
Palm Warbler (2: Peninsula)
Black-and-white Warbler
American Redstart (1 m: Peninsula)
Worm-eating Warbler (2: Battle Pass & Lookout Hill)
Ovenbird
Common Yellowthroat (1 pair)
Hooded Warbler (2 m: Vale & Lookout Hill)
Scarlet Tanager (1 Vale)
Eastern Towhee
Chipping Sparrow
Field Sparrow (1 feeding along with CHSPs, peninsula meadow)
Savannah Sparrow (1: Peninsula meadow)
Song Sparrow
Swamp Sparrow
White-throated Sparrow
Northern Cardinal
Red-winged Blackbird
Common Grackle
Brown-headed Cowbird
Baltimore Oriole
American Goldfinch
House Sparrow
Brooklyn is good birding: Rafa Campos R
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From Tom Preston:
Observation date: 5/3/08
Number of species: 76
Canada Goose X
Mute Swan 3
Mallard X
Double-crested Cormorant 1
Great Egret 2
Black-crowned Night-Heron 2
Red-tailed Hawk 2
American Kestrel 1
Laughing Gull 11
Ring-billed Gull 16
Herring Gull 1
Rock Pigeon X
Mourning Dove 8
Chimney Swift 1
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 1
Belted Kingfisher 2
Red-bellied Woodpecker 2
Downy Woodpecker 4
Northern Flicker 4
Great Crested Flycatcher 1
Eastern Kingbird 2
Blue-headed Vireo 4
Warbling Vireo 2
Red-eyed Vireo 2
Blue Jay 2
Tree Swallow 1
Northern Rough-winged Swallow 2
Barn Swallow 7
Black-capped Chickadee 2
Tufted Titmouse 2
Red-breasted Nuthatch 1
Carolina Wren 2
House Wren 8
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 8
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 3
Veery 1
Hermit Thrush 5
Wood Thrush X
American Robin X
Gray Catbird 30
Brown Thrasher 2
European Starling X
Blue-winged Warbler 5
Northern Parula 6
Yellow Warbler 6
Magnolia Warbler 1
Black-throated Blue Warbler 1
Yellow-rumped Warbler X
Black-throated Green Warbler 5
Blackburnian Warbler 1
Prairie Warbler 2
Palm Warbler 4
Black-and-white Warbler 17
American Redstart 1
Ovenbird 12
Northern Waterthrush 3
Common Yellowthroat 5
Hooded Warbler 1
Yellow-breasted Chat 1
Scarlet Tanager 4
Eastern Towhee 7
Chipping Sparrow 70
Savannah Sparrow 1
Song Sparrow 1
Swamp Sparrow 4
White-throated Sparrow 32
Northern Cardinal 6
Rose-breasted Grosbeak 12
Red-winged Blackbird X
Common Grackle 4
Brown-headed Cowbird 8
Orchard Oriole 1
Baltimore Oriole 9
Purple Finch 1
American Goldfinch 3
House Sparrow X
This report was generated automatically by eBird v2(http://ebird.org)
From Pat Mazza:
On a tour of Brooklyn City Parks (named the Big Brooklyn Birding Day) led by Urban Rangers Tom Kerr and Tony Prastaro during our stop at Prospect Park we saw an Indigo Bunting at the beginning of the Peninsula while looking for the Bobolink. Also of note was a White-Crowned Sparrow behind the skating rink, and my first Rose-Breasted Grosbeak behind the Pagoda on the Midwood side of the water.
Pat Mazza
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DATE: 5/3/2008
LOCATION: Prospect Park
OBSERVERS: Rob Jett, Scott Whittle
REPORTED BY: Rob Jett
Prospect Park, 5/3/2008
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Wood Duck
Northern Harrier (Flying over Battle Pass.)
Red-tailed Hawk
Peregrine Falcon (Flying over Brooklyn Botanic Garden.)
Spotted Sandpiper (Circling over skating rink.)
Laughing Gull
Ring-billed Gull
Chimney Swift
Ruby-throated Hummingbird (Chasing a starling at Rose Garden.)
Belted Kingfisher
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
Northern Flicker
Great Crested Flycatcher (2.)
Eastern Kingbird (1, Nelly's Lawn.)
White-eyed Vireo (1, singing in Midwood.)
Blue-headed Vireo (Fairly common.)
Warbling Vireo (3 or 4.)
Red-eyed Vireo (4 - 6.)
Fish Crow
Tree Swallow
Northern Rough-winged Swallow (5, flying around over Upper Pool.)
Red-breasted Nuthatch (1, BBG.)
White-breasted Nuthatch
Carolina Wren
House Wren
Winter Wren
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
Ruby-crowned Kinglet (Common.)
Veery (Several.)
Hermit Thrush (3 or 4.)
Wood Thrush (2.)
Gray Catbird (Common.)
Northern Mockingbird
Brown Thrasher (2.)
Cedar Waxwing
Blue-winged Warbler (4-6.)
Nashville Warbler (Several.)
Northern Parula (Common.)
Yellow Warbler (Fairly common.)
Cape May Warbler (1, Lullwater.)
Black-throated Blue Warbler (Several.)
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Abundant.)
Black-throated Green Warbler (Fairly common.)
Blackburnian Warbler (1, Ravine. 1, next to Litchfield Villa.)
Prairie Warbler (2.)
Palm Warbler (Fairly common.)
Black-and-white Warbler (Common.)
American Redstart (3.)
Worm-eating Warbler (1, near Battle Pass.)
Ovenbird (Fairly common.)
Northern Waterthrush (3.)
Louisiana Waterthrush (1, stream below Esdale Bridge.)
Common Yellowthroat (Several.)
Hooded Warbler (1, Rose Garden. 1, Vale of Cashmere. 1, Ravine. 1,
near Donegan Oak monument.)
Yellow-breasted Chat (Walking along low wall below Terrace Bridge.)
Rose-breasted Grosbeak (Fairly common.)
Indigo Bunting (Heard singing on Sullivan Hill.)
Eastern Towhee (Fairly common.)
Chipping Sparrow (Abundant.)
Field Sparrow (1, behind skating rink.)
Savannah Sparrow (Peninsula Meadow.)
Swamp Sparrow (2.)
White-throated Sparrow (Abundant.)
White-crowned Sparrow (4, adjacent to skating rink.)
Dark-eyed Junco (Nelly's Lawn.)
Common Grackle
Brown-headed Cowbird
Orchard Oriole (3, Vale of Cashmere. 1, Mount Prospect Park. 1,
Botanic Garden.)
Baltimore Oriole (Abundant.)
Purple Finch (1, RIck's Place.)
American Goldfinch (Fairly common.)
Other common species seen (or heard):
Canada Goose, Mute Swan American Black Duck, Mallard, Herring Gull,
Rock Pigeon, Mourning Dove, Red-bellied Woodpecker, Downy Woodpecker,
Blue Jay, American Crow, Black-capped Chickadee, Tufted Titmouse,
American Robin, European Starling, Northern Cardinal, Song Sparrow,
Red-winged Blackbird, House Sparrow
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