6/7 sightings

 

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:

site = Prospect Park

date = 6/7/08

observers = Eddie Davis (with Audubon Bird Walk Group)

Double-crested Cormorant (2 lake)

Canada Goose

Mute Swan

Mallard

Laughing Gull (6 lake)

Ring-billed Gull (1 lake)

Rock Pigeon

Mourning Dove

Chimney Swift (1 upper pool f/o)

Downy Woodpecker (several)

Northern Flicker (several)

Eastern Kingbird (1 above nethermead arches)

Blue Jay (1 midwood)

Barn Swallow (several, boathouse)

Tufted Titmouse (heard several)

Carolina Wren (1 binnen bridge)

American Robin

Gray Catbird

European Starling

Cedar Waxwing (small flock, upper pool)

Song Sparrow (1, meadow between ball fields and upper pool)

Northern Cardinal

Red-winged Blackbird

Common Grackle

Baltimore Oriole (several males and females, midwood, nethermead arches, ravine)

House Sparrow