Hilight: BLUE GROSBEAK
From Alex Wilson:
Location: Prospect Park
Observation date: 5/7/08
Number of species: 70
Canada Goose X
Mute Swan X
Wood Duck 1 (Drake, Upper Pool.)
Mallard X
Ring-necked Duck 1 (Drake, Duck Island shoreline, seen from Peninsula, a bit late.)
Double-crested Cormorant X
Red-tailed Hawk X
Peregrine Falcon 1 (On signal tower at east corner of Park/BBG.)
Spotted Sandpiper 3
Laughing Gull 10
Ring-billed Gull X
Herring Gull X
Rock Pigeon X
Mourning Dove X
Red-bellied Woodpecker X
Downy Woodpecker X
Northern Flicker X
Eastern Kingbird 4
White-eyed Vireo 1 (Bridle path behind Pagoda.)
Blue-headed Vireo 4
Warbling Vireo 4
Red-eyed Vireo 1
Blue Jay X
American Crow X
Tree Swallow X
Northern Rough-winged Swallow X (A few over Upper Pool.)
Black-capped Chickadee X
Tufted Titmouse X
Red-breasted Nuthatch 1 (Lookout Hill.)
Carolina Wren X
House Wren X
Ruby-crowned Kinglet X (Few.)
Veery 2
Wood Thrush 1
American Robin X
Gray Catbird X
European Starling X
NorthernParula X (Fairly common.)
Yellow Warbler X (7-10.)
Chestnut-sided Warbler 5 (3 locations.)
Magnolia Warbler 3
Black-throated Blue Warbler X (Common.)
Yellow-rumped Warbler X (Common.)
Black-throated Green Warbler X (Fairly common.)
Prairie Warbler 1 (Heard near Neathermead Arches.)
Blackpoll Warbler 3
Black-and-white Warbler X Common.)
American Redstart 5
Ovenbird X (Fairly common.)
Northern Waterthrush X (Fairly common.)
Common Yellowthroat X (Fairly common.)
Hooded Warbler 1 (Ranging between Tennis & Picnic Houses via Sparrow Bowl.)
Canada Warbler 1 (Bridle path behind Pagoda.)
Eastern Towhee X
Chipping Sparrow X
Savannah Sparrow 5
Song Sparrow X
White-throated Sparrow X
White-crowned Sparrow 1 (Peninsula meadow.)
Northern Cardinal X
Rose-breasted Grosbeak 1 (Pools.)
Blue Grosbeak 1 (Male, Peninsula, in brush at base, on lawn and moving through trees, PM.)
Indigo Bunting 1 (In canopy, Ravine behind Pools.)
Red-winged Blackbird X
Common Grackle X
Brown-headed Cowbird X
Orchard Oriole 1 (Adult male, singing, Lower Pool.)
Baltimore Oriole X
American Goldfinch X
House Sparrow X
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From Tom Kozak:
Hi Peter. Here's my list from this morning. As I mentioned, there were huge numbers of Black-throated Blue's and Northern Parula's in the northern part of the park in the morning, singing up a storm.
Site = Prospect Park
date = 5/7/08
observers = Tom Kozak
Canada Goose
Mallard
Red-tailed Hawk
Rock Pigeon
Mourning Dove
Downy Woodpecker
Hairy Woodpecker
Red-eyed Vireo (Fairly Common)
Warbling Vireo (Several)
Blue Jay
White-breasted Nuthatch
Carolina Wren
Wood Thrush (1 in Ravine)
Veery (Fairly Common)
American Robin
Gray Catbird
European Starling
Magnolia Warbler (Several)
Canada Warbler (1 singing between Vale and Long Meadow)
Northern Parula (very abundant!)
Black-throated Blue Warbler (very abundant!)
Blackpoll Warbler (several in Midwood)
Yellow-rumped Warbler (common)
Black-throated Green Warbler (fairly common)
Blackburnian Warbler (1 singing in Ravine)
Black-and-white Warbler (common)
American Redstart (several)
Ovenbird (common)
Common Yellowthroat (several)
Scarlet Tanager (~3 males and 1 female)
Swamp Sparrow
White-throated Sparrow
Northern Cardinal
Indigo Bunting (1 singing in Midwood)
Rose-breasted Grosbeak (~2 males and 1 female)
Common Grackle
Baltimore Oriole
House Sparrow
