From Orrin:
Great Egret
Black-crowned Night-Heron (3)
Canada Goose
Mute Swan
Mallard
Red-tailed Hawk
Ring-billed Gull
Herring Gull
Rock Pigeon
Mourning Dove
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Hairy Woodpecker (M&F in midwood nesthole)
Carolina Wren (1 singing, midwood)
House Wren
American Robin
Gray Catbird
European Starling
Cedar Waxwing
Song Sparrow
Northern Cardinal
Red-winged Blackbird
Common Grackle
House Sparrow
+ mixed up snow/GWF goose with Canada geese
From Orrin:
In Brooklyn Botanic Garden
Baltimore Orioles (including apparent fledgling); several Song Sparrows; Eastern Wood Peewee continuing on Mt. Prospect Border; and a bumper crop of rabbits.
From Orrin:
Ovenbird heard singing east side of east drive south of zoo about 5:45 A.M.
At the south edge of the ballfields while listening to the Metropolitan Opera stars rehearse at lunchtime,a Red-tailed Hawk soared over us with a smaller bird attacking it. Initially we thought its was a Kestrel; but being too dark and showing tail banding, it turned out to be a Merlin. Pretty cool to see one now.
Observers: Peter Dorosh, Mary Eyster and two other birders.
From Alex Wilson:
From Orrin Tilevitz:
Canada Goose
Mute Swan (parents with 3(?) babies below Lullwater bridge)
Mallard
Rock Pigeon
Mourning Dove
Chimney Swift
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
Eastern Wood-Pewee (1, Mt. Prospect Park on border of BBG across from native plant garden)
Blue Jay
American Crow (BBG, being chased by blue jays)
House Wren
American Robin
Gray Catbird
Northern Mockingbird (BBG)
European Starling
Cedar Waxwing
Song Sparrow
Northern Cardinal
Red-winged Blackbird
Common Grackle
Baltimore Oriole
House Sparrow
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From Rafael:
Another easy, and humid walk thru PP after the big rains of last night; Compared with yesterday's walk, today was almost the same; But the big differences today were 1 Eastern Wood-Pewee heard calling near the Vale, and 1 Great Crested Flycatcher seen around the Lullwater, and around Quaker Hill, at least 2 Wood Thrushes were singing quite loud. Nothing special around the lake, Midwood, or the meadows.
Today list:
Canada Goose
Mute Swan
Mallard
Double-crested Cormorant: 1 flyover Peninsula
Black-crowned Night-Heron: 1 near the Audubon Center/boathouse
Ring-billed Gull
Great Black-backed Gull: 1 flyover lake
Rock Pigeon
Mourning Dove
Chimney Swift
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Downy Woodpecker
Eastern Wood-Pewee: 1 Vale; heard only
Great Crested Flycatcher: 1 Lullwater
Eastern Kingbird: Lilly Pond, Peninsula, Lamp 249; Long Meadow
Warbling Vireo: heard only, Peninsula
Red-eyed Vireo: heard only, Midwood
Blue Jay: heard only
Barn Swallow: flyovers Nethermead
House Wren
Wood Thrush: heard only, Quaker Hill
American Robin
Gray Catbird
European Starling
Cedar Waxwing
Common Yellowthroat: heard only; Lilly Pond
Song Sparrow: heard only
Northern Cardinal
Red-winged Blackbird
Common Grackle
Brown-headed Cowbird
Baltimore Oriole
American Goldfinch
House Sparrow
Still good birding in PP, Brooklyn: Rafael Campos R
From Rafael Campos:
Hi all:
As the Spring migration has stopped, and a good number of sps of birds already are attending their nests, other could be seen feeding the nestlings or fledlings.
Nothing out of context during my morning walk thru PP, from 7:30-10:30 am. But at the Vale, 1 perched RT Hawk was being mobbed by Robins & Grackles.
I saw 1 male Orchard Oriole carrying food, by the edge of the Long Meadow.
Today list:
Canada Goose
Mute Swan
Wood Ducks: 2 m, Lake
Mallard
Red-tailed Hawk
Ring-billed Gull
(American) Herring Gull
Rock Pigeon
Mourning Dove
Chimney Swift
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Downy Woodpecker
Eastern Kingbird: pair, nesting near Lily Pond
Warbling Vireo
Red-eyed Vireo: heard only
American Crow: 1 flyover Grand Army Plaza
Barn Swallow: flyovers Nethermead
House Wren
American Robin
Gray Catbird
European Starling
Cedar Waxwing
Yellow Warbler: 1 Peninsula
Song Sparrow
Northern Cardinal
Red-winged Blackbird
Common Grackle
Brown-headed Cowbird
Orchard Oriole
Baltimore Oriole
House Sparrow
Brooklyn is good birding: Rafa Campos R
From Rob Jett:
Location: Prospect Park
Observation date: 6/13/08
Number of species: 30
I went into Prospect Park late yesterday to check on the progress of
our nestling Red-tailed Hawks. While watching the the nest I heard a
familiar, but out of context song. A male Northern Parula was singing
his heart out from a perch above the stream in the Ravine. He must be
a member of that very rare sub-species of parula: "Parula americana
procrastinatii". I don't imagine he'll have any chance of successfully
finding a mate in mid-June, especially in Brooklyn, but he appeared
upbeat and optimistic ;-)
Good birding,
Rob
Prospect Park, June 13, 2008
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Green Heron
Red-tailed Hawk
Laughing Gull
Chimney Swift
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
Eastern Wood-Pewee
Great Crested Flycatcher
Warbling Vireo
Red-eyed Vireo
White-breasted Nuthatch
House Wren
Wood Thrush
Gray Catbird
Cedar Waxwing
Northern Parula (1, Ravine.)
Common Grackle
Orchard Oriole
Baltimore Oriole
Other common species seen (or heard):
Canada Goose, Rock Pigeon, Mourning Dove, Downy Woodpecker, Blue Jay,
Tufted Titmouse, American Robin, European Starling, Northern Cardinal,
Red-winged Blackbird, House Sparrow
Photo from David Chorlian of hybrid Greater White-fronted Goose and likley Snow Goose. If dissension, feel free to comment. Bird was seen in area of Duck Island near the Rink.
From Janet Schumacher:
PP morning walk mid-south end
date = 6/12/08
observers = Janet Schumacher
Mourning Dove (with family of four large )
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Eastern Kingbird (building a nest entrance peninsula; Breeze Hill)
Warbling Vireo (heard several places)
Red-eyed Vireo
Blue Jay
House Wren
Cedar Waxwing (pools, Breeze Hill, ravine)
Yellow Warbler (heard only lower pool back)
Common Yellowthroat
Common Grackle
Baltimore Oriole
site = Prospect Park
date = 6/11/08
observers = Ed Crowne
Acadian Flycatcher (singing-Lullwater)
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From Orrin
Green Heron (2, chasing each other and calling, BBG Japanese pond)
Canada Goose
Mute Swan
Mallard
Ring-billed Gull
Rock Pigeon
Mourning Dove
Downy Woodpecker
Northern Flicker (Calling, Lullwater)
Warbling Vireo
Blue Jay
American Crow (BBG)
House Wren
American Robin
Gray Catbird
Northern Mockingbird (BBG)
European Starling
Cedar Waxwing
Yellow Warbler
Common Yellowthroat
Song Sparrow
Northern Cardinal
Red-winged Blackbird
Common Grackle
Baltimore Oriole
House Sparrow
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From Alex
Location: Prospect Park
Observation date: 6/11/08
Number of species: 52
Canada Goose X
Mute Swan X
Mallard X
Double-crested Cormorant X
Great Egret X
Green Heron X
Black-crowned Night-Heron X
Red-tailed Hawk X
American Kestrel 1 (Harassing a Red-tail over SW edge of Long
Meadow.)
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
Hairy Woodpecker X
Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted) X
Olive-sided Flycatcher 1 (Lookout Hill, upper east slope,
from trail below Butterfly Meadow, sang a bit.)
Eastern Wood-Pewee 1
Acadian Flycatcher 1 (Heard singing from Terrace Bridge and
eventually seen along west side Upper Lullwater Trail.)
Willow Flycatcher (Probable, a silent bird at Lamppost 249.)
Great Crested Flycatcher 1 Lower Lullwater/Breeze Hill,
calling.)
Eastern Kingbird X
Warbling Vireo X
Blue Jay X
Tree Swallow X
Northern Rough-winged Swallow X (Upper Pool, PM.)
Barn Swallow X
Black-capped Chickadee X
Tufted Titmouse X
Carolina Wren X
House Wren X
Wood Thrush X
American Robin X
Gray Catbird X
Northern Mockingbird X
European Starling X
Cedar Waxwing X (Fairly common.)
Yellow Warbler 1 (Singing at Lamppost 249.)
Common Yellowthroat 2 (2 or 3 singing, Lookout N slope; MD
Monument/Peninsula.)
Chipping Sparrow X Heard singing from Lullwater Trail, slope
behind Nethermead.)
Song Sparrow X
Northern Cardinal X
Red-winged Blackbird X
Common Grackle X
Brown-headed Cowbird X (Fairly common.)
Orchard Oriole 2 (Lookout/Peninsula; Lower Pool/Long Meadow.)
Baltimore Oriole X
House Finch X
American Goldfinch X
House Sparrow X
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From Rob Jett:
Location: Prospect Park
Observation date: 6/11/08
Number of species: 28
Green Heron X
Red-tailed Hawk 3
Laughing Gull X
Herring Gull X
Rock Pigeon X
Mourning Dove X
Chimney Swift X
Red-bellied Woodpecker X
Downy Woodpecker X
Northern Flicker X
Eastern Wood-Pewee 2
Warbling Vireo X
Red-eyed Vireo X
Blue Jay X
Tufted Titmouse X
White-breasted Nuthatch X
House Wren X
Wood Thrush X
American Robin X
Gray Catbird X
European Starling X
Cedar Waxwing 20
Northern Cardinal X
Red-winged Blackbird X
Common Grackle X
Orchard Oriole 1
Baltimore Oriole X
House Sparrow X
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From Rafael:
Site: Prospect Park, Brooklyn, Kings Co., NY
date: 07 June 2008
Observer: Rafael Campos
Beside the heat, not too many birds around PP this morning, but my surprise was seeing 3 species that I consider rare for PP in June: Swainson's Thrush -Vale-; Northern Parula -Rck's place ; Ruddy Duck -Lake.
A nice finding was an active nest of Orchard Oriole, in the edge of the Nethermead.
The list for today:
Canada Goose
Mallard
Ruddy Duck
Double-crested Cormorant
Black-crowned Night-Heron
Red-tailed Hawak
(American) Herring Gull
Rock Pigeon
Mourning Dove
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Hairy Woodpecker
Eastern Kingbird
Warbling Vireo
Blue Jay
House wren
Swainson's Thrush
Wood Thrush
American Robin
Gray Catbird
European Starling
Northern Parula
Song Sparrow
Northern Cardinal
Red-winged Blackbird
Common Grackle
Orchard Oriole
Baltimore Oriole
House Finch
House Sparrow
Brooklyn is good birding
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From Eddie:
From Orrin:
Great Egret (BBG, water lily ponds) Canada Goose Mute Swan (Still nesting; 2 others on lake) Mallard Ring-billed Gull Rock Pigeon Mourning Dove Chimney Swift (Several over lake) Eastern Wood-Pewee (BBG, calling around native plant garden) Warbling Vireo Blue Jay House Wren (many, BBG and Wellhouse Dr./Breeze Hill) American Robin Gray Catbird Northern Mockingbird (BBG) European Starling Cedar Waxwing (BBG) Song Sparrow (BBG) Northern Cardinal Red-winged Blackbird Common Grackle House Sparrow STOP
Hilights: Black Skimmer,Osprey,Monk Parakeet, hybrid Greater White -Fronted Goose x Snow Goose ?
From Alex Wilson:
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Subject: eBird Report - Prospect Park , 6/4/08
From: do-not-reply@ebird.org
Date: Wed, June 4, 2008 4:53 pm
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Location: Prospect Park
Observation date: 6/4/08
Number of species: 51
Canada Goose X
Mute Swan X
Mallard X
Ruddy Duck 1 (Lake, late date.)
Double-crested Cormorant X
Green Heron X
Black-crowned Night-Heron X
Osprey 1 (Fishing the Lake, made 3 unsuccessful strikes before
coming up with a fish; then flew off east.)
Red-tailed Hawk X
Laughing Gull X
Ring-billed Gull X
Herring Gull X
Great Black-backed Gull X
Black Skimmer 2 (Checking out the Lake for about 10 minutes at
8:45 am. Circled low several times but didn't actually skim much; flew off
west past Lookout.)
Rock Pigeon X
Mourning Dove X
Monk Parakeet 1 (Flyover, Peninsula, calling.)
Chimney Swift X
Red-bellied Woodpecker X
Downy Woodpecker X
Hairy Woodpecker 1
Northern Flicker X
Eastern Wood-Pewee 1
Eastern Kingbird X
Warbling Vireo X
Blue Jay X
Tree Swallow X
Northern Rough-winged Swallow X
Barn Swallow X
Black-capped Chickadee X
Tufted Titmouse X
White-breasted Nuthatch 2
Carolina Wren X
House Wren X
Wood Thrush X
American Robin X
Gray Catbird X
European Starling X
Cedar Waxwing X (Fairly common, including a pair working on a nest.)
Yellow Warbler 3
Blackpoll Warbler X (Several.)
American Redstart 4
Common Yellowthroat 3
Chipping Sparrow 1 (Singing near Bartel Pritchard gate.)
Song Sparrow X
Northern Cardinal X
Red-winged Blackbird X
Brown-headed Cowbird 2
Baltimore Oriole X
American Goldfinch X
House Sparrow X
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This morning , while passing Duck island , I noticed a strange goose among the Canada Geese, on the shoreline lawn. I thought it was a Great White-fronted Goose until I looked more closely. With more paleness and underbelly white, I thought of hybrid. In the sibley field guide, there is a picture of such a hybrid GRWFG with Snow Goose. Look for it along the lawns near Duck Island.
A GREEN HERON flew down the Lullwater near the rink. Likely nesting.
Peter
List from the First Sunday BBC 2 hour walk
Leader Heidi Steiner
Date: Mon, 02 Jun 2008 10:50:26 -0400
From: Heidi SteinerSubject: List for yesterday
Double-crested Cormorant
Black-crowned Night-Heron
Canada Goose
Mute Swan
Mallard
Red-tailed Hawk
Herring gull
Rock Dove
*Mourning Dove
Chimney Swift
*Red-bellied Woodpecker
Eastern Kingbird
Barn Swallow
Tufted Titmouse (heard only)
*House Wren
*American Robin
Gray Catbird
European Starling
Cedar Waxwing
Yellow Warbler
American Redstart
Common Yellowthroat
Song Sparrow
Northern Cardinal
Red-winged Blackbird
Common Grackle
*Baltimore Oriole
*House Sparrow
From Orrin Tilevitz:
Black-crowned Night-Heron
Canada Goose
Mute Swan
Mallard (Ducklings in BBG)
Red-tailed Hawk
Laughing Gull
Ring-billed Gull
Great Black-backed Gull
Rock Pigeon
Mourning Dove
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Eastern Wood-Pewee (Several heard)
Eastern Kingbird
Warbling Vireo
Blue Jay
Northern Rough-winged Swallow
Black-capped Chickadee
House Wren
American Robin
Gray Catbird
Northern Mockingbird (BBG)
Cedar Waxwing (At least 2 flocks)
Yellow Warbler
Magnolia Warbler (BBG)
Blackpoll Warbler
American Redstart
White-throated Sparrow (1 heard across lullwater)
Northern Cardinal
Red-winged Blackbird
Common Grackle
House Sparrow
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From Doug Gochfeld:
Location: Prospect Park
Observation date: 5/30/08
Notes: Also probably Great-crested Flycatcher on Lookout Hill two separate
times. Shane Blodgett and Ed Crowne had a male Mourning Warbler singing just behind the Music Pagoda before I ran into Shane.
Number of species: 37
Canada Goose X
Mallard X
Black-crowned Night-Heron 1 Lily pond
Rock Pigeon X
Mourning Dove X
Chimney Swift X
Downy Woodpecker 1
Eastern Wood-Pewee 1 Heard, Midwood
Eastern Kingbird 5
Warbling Vireo X
Red-eyed Vireo X
Barn Swallow X
Black-capped Chickadee X
Tufted Titmouse 1 Lookout Hill
Carolina Wren X
House Wren X
Swainson's Thrush 1
American Robin X
Gray Catbird X
European Starling X
Cedar Waxwing X
Yellow Warbler 1 Heard, Lily Pond, maybe 2
Blackpoll Warbler X
Black-and-white Warbler 2
American Redstart X
Northern Waterthrush 1 Upper Lullwater
Mourning Warbler 1 FEMALE Near Maryland Monument
Common Yellowthroat X
Wilson's Warbler 1 Young Male Lookout Hill
Canada Warbler 2 Females Lullwater Viewing Platform, maybe 3
Song Sparrow 1 Top of Peninsula Meadow
Northern Cardinal X
Red-winged Blackbird X
Common Grackle X
Brown-headed Cowbird X
Baltimore Oriole X
House Sparrow X
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