Hilights: Kentucky Warbler, Lark Sparrow; Lawrences Warbler (5/3)
I received text messages of the following rarities in their respective locations
Kentucky Warbler: Prospect Park southwest of the Vale of Cashmere's and uppar adjacent Rose Garden in northern Prospect. On the map accessed from the Brooklyn Bird Club website homepage Prospect sightings, look for a path or area near the path forks joining the upper "Rose Garden and from the lower Vale paths .My text from Tom Preston was recd at 10:24 am
Addendum :first reported by Tom Preston, later also Rob Jett,P.Dorosh, Scott Whittle, var obs about 12:30
Lark Sparrow : in Southern Greenwood Cemetery accessed from the main gate 25th street and 5th ave, Scott whittle texted me the bird was seen on the ACORN PATH near Grove and Central Avenue (Greenwood is designated by street names inside) text recd 10:28 am. Go to the Brooklyn Bird Club website and "locations" for a drawn map (not detailed , you have to ask the guard for directions or buy the good map) http://brooklynbirdclub.org/grnwood.htm
addedum : seen first by Steve and Heidi Nanz with BBC group walk, later Rob Jett,P.Dorosh, Scott Whittle, Marge Hanover, var obs 11 am-12 pm
Good Luck
Peter
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Rob Jett just called with news that a Kentucky Warbler is being well seen and is extremely cooperative. It is in Prospect Park south of the Rose Garden. It is working the ridge that is parallel to Flatbush Ave.. There is a massive Willow Oak Tree on Flatbush which is a good landmark to know you're I the right place. The bird is singing a lot as well.
As always, good luck if you go,
Lloyd Spitalnik
NYC
www.lloydspitalnikphotos.com
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As always, good luck if you go,
Lloyd Spitalnik
NYC
www.lloydspitalnikphotos.com
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site: Prospect Park, Brooklyn, Kings Co.; NY
date: 04 May 2008
observers: Rafael Campos, Ed Crowne & Phil Pane
The early morning walk today, despite the dark skies, turned into a magic day, specially with the warblers. As I leaving PP, the count among the observers we encountered reached 22 sps!!!!
Among the rarities, were 1 Kentucky, seen by the Rose Garden by multiple observers but us. Also the Yellow-breasted Chat was reported near the same locality that was recorded yesterday.
From our side, we have 20sps (I finally got the Cape May at the Vale).
Other wise, the number of sps recorded today went over the 70+ mark.
Today list:
Canada Goose
Mute Swan
Mallard
Double-crested Cormorant (Lake)
Osprey (1 flyover Rick's Place)
Red-tailed Hawk
Ring-billed Gull
(American) Herring Gull
Rock Pigeon
Mourning Dove
Chimney Swift
Belted Kingfisher (Peninsula)
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Hairy Woodpecker
Northern Flicker (2: Rose Garden)
Least Flycatcher (1: Lookout Hill)
Great Crested Flycatcher (Butterfly meadow)
White-eyed Vireo (1: Pools)
Yellow-throated Vireo (2)
Blue-headed Vireo (2)
Warbling Vireo (2)
Blue Jay
Fish Crow (1: flyover; ID by voice)
Tree Swallow
Barn Swallow
Tufted Titmouse
White-breasted Nuthatch
House Wren
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher (1: Vale)
Veery
Hermit Thrush
Wood Thrush
American Robin
Gray Catbird
Brown Thrasher (1: Rick's Place)
European Starling
Blue-winged Warbler (Boulder Bridge)
Nashville (Quaker Hill, Lookout Hill)
Northern Parula
Yellow Warbler
Chestnut-sided Warbler (2: Boulder Bridge)
Magnolia Warbler (1: Boulder Bridge)
Cape May Warbler (1: near Maryland Monument; 1: Vale)
Black-throated Blue Warbler (1 m; Ravine)
Yellow-rumped Warbler (abundant)
Black-throated Green Warbler
Pine Warbler (1: Lookout Hill)
Prairie Warbler (2)
Palm Warbler (3)
Black-and-white Warbler
American Redstart (mostly males)
Worm-eating Warbler (1: Lookout Hill; 1: Ravine)
Ovenbird
Northern Waterthrush (1: Lower Pool)
Common Yellowthroat
Hooded Warbler (3 m: Rose Garden, Ravine & Lookout Hill)
Eastern Towhee
Savannah Sparrow (1: Peninsula meadow)
Song Sparrow
Swamp Sparrow
White-throated Sparrow
White-crowned Sparrow (1: Peninsula meadow)
Northern Cardinal
Rose-breasted Grosbeak (2 m, 1 f: Vale)
Red-winged Blackbird
Common Grackle
Brown-headed Cowbird
Orchard Oriole (immt. male: Vale)
Baltimore Oriole
Carpodacus sps (1 m House/Purple?)
American Goldfinch
House Sparrow
Brooklyn is good birding: Rafa Campos R
Chipping Sparrow
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date: 04 May 2008
observers: Rafael Campos, Ed Crowne & Phil Pane
The early morning walk today, despite the dark skies, turned into a magic day, specially with the warblers. As I leaving PP, the count among the observers we encountered reached 22 sps!!!!
Among the rarities, were 1 Kentucky, seen by the Rose Garden by multiple observers but us. Also the Yellow-breasted Chat was reported near the same locality that was recorded yesterday.
From our side, we have 20sps (I finally got the Cape May at the Vale).
Other wise, the number of sps recorded today went over the 70+ mark.
Today list:
Canada Goose
Mute Swan
Mallard
Double-crested Cormorant (Lake)
Osprey (1 flyover Rick's Place)
Red-tailed Hawk
Ring-billed Gull
(American) Herring Gull
Rock Pigeon
Mourning Dove
Chimney Swift
Belted Kingfisher (Peninsula)
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Hairy Woodpecker
Northern Flicker (2: Rose Garden)
Least Flycatcher (1: Lookout Hill)
Great Crested Flycatcher (Butterfly meadow)
White-eyed Vireo (1: Pools)
Yellow-throated Vireo (2)
Blue-headed Vireo (2)
Warbling Vireo (2)
Blue Jay
Fish Crow (1: flyover; ID by voice)
Tree Swallow
Barn Swallow
Tufted Titmouse
White-breasted Nuthatch
House Wren
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher (1: Vale)
Veery
Hermit Thrush
Wood Thrush
American Robin
Gray Catbird
Brown Thrasher (1: Rick's Place)
European Starling
Blue-winged Warbler (Boulder Bridge)
Nashville (Quaker Hill, Lookout Hill)
Northern Parula
Yellow Warbler
Chestnut-sided Warbler (2: Boulder Bridge)
Magnolia Warbler (1: Boulder Bridge)
Cape May Warbler (1: near Maryland Monument; 1: Vale)
Black-throated Blue Warbler (1 m; Ravine)
Yellow-rumped Warbler (abundant)
Black-throated Green Warbler
Pine Warbler (1: Lookout Hill)
Prairie Warbler (2)
Palm Warbler (3)
Black-and-white Warbler
American Redstart (mostly males)
Worm-eating Warbler (1: Lookout Hill; 1: Ravine)
Ovenbird
Northern Waterthrush (1: Lower Pool)
Common Yellowthroat
Hooded Warbler (3 m: Rose Garden, Ravine & Lookout Hill)
Eastern Towhee
Savannah Sparrow (1: Peninsula meadow)
Song Sparrow
Swamp Sparrow
White-throated Sparrow
White-crowned Sparrow (1: Peninsula meadow)
Northern Cardinal
Rose-breasted Grosbeak (2 m, 1 f: Vale)
Red-winged Blackbird
Common Grackle
Brown-headed Cowbird
Orchard Oriole (immt. male: Vale)
Baltimore Oriole
Carpodacus sps (1 m House/Purple?)
American Goldfinch
House Sparrow
Brooklyn is good birding: Rafa Campos R
Chipping Sparrow
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site = Prospect Park
date = 5/4/08
observers = Eddie Davis
Great Egret (1 lullwater)
Canada Goose
Mute Swan
Mallard
Red-tailed Hawk
Solitary Sandpiper (1 rink cove)
Rock Pigeon
Mourning Dove
Belted Kingfisher (1 lullwater)
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Downy Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
Blue Jay
Fish Crow (1 f/o midwood)
Tree Swallow (1 nethermead)
Black-capped Chickadee
Red-breasted Nuthatch (1 lookout hill)
White-breasted Nuthatch (1 vale)
House Wren (several between zoo and rose garden)
Ruby-crowned Kinglet (several)
Veery (2, behind music pagoda, above vale)
Hermit Thrush (1 between zoo and rose garden)
Wood Thrush (1 lily pond horse trail)
American Robin
Gray Catbird (abundant)
European Starling
Blue-winged Warbler (3, wollman parking lot, lullwater, between zoo and rose garden)
Northern Parula (widespread)
Yellow Warbler (1 base of peninsula)
Magnolia Warbler (1 lookout)
Yellow-rumped Warbler (abundant)
Black-throated Green Warbler (1 lookout)
Black-and-white Warbler (abundant)
Ovenbird (several)
Kentucky Warbler (1 along path between zoo and rose garden around 11 am)
Common Yellowthroat (3, boathouse, midwood, lookout slope)
Hooded Warbler (2, on roof of wellhouse, vale)
Scarlet Tanager (2, boathouse, lookout above wellhouse)
Eastern Towhee (several, lookout, vale)
Chipping Sparrow (many)
Swamp Sparrow (2, vale, terrace bridge south)
White-throated Sparrow
Northern Cardinal
Rose-breasted Grosbeak (1 between zoo and rose garden)
Red-winged Blackbird
Common Grackle
Brown-headed Cowbird (1 female, lookout)
Orchard Oriole (1 lookout)
Baltimore Oriole (4, lookout, lily pond, horse trail near zoo)
American Goldfinch (3, horse trail near zoo)
House Sparrow
From Alan Baratz and Janet Zinn:
Just a reminder to add Indigo Bunting and Lawrence's Warbler in the north Lullwater
from yesterday (5/3). And, we had a flyover Osprey and Merlin today in the PM.
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A great day at Prospect Park Sunday
Highlights included:
Kentucky Warbler: South of Rose Garden. One was reported Friday in the Brooklyn Botanical Garden, just across the road
Yellow-breasted Chat: in the same spot as yesterday, below the Terrace Bridge on the Breeze Hill side
Cape May Warbler: Maryland monument and Vale
Lincoln's Sparrow: very nicely marked bird South of Rose Garden
White-crowned Sparrow: in the meadow by the peninsula, with many Chippies
Worm-eating Warbler: Boulder Bridge - found by Tom Stevenson. Another was reported from Lookout Hill
Hooded Warbler: 1 or (probably) 2 near Rose Garden, 1 Lookout. Others reported elsewhere
80 species for me, including 20 warblers, 5 vireos, 7 sparrows (+towhee&cardinal)
- Tom Preston
