Thursday, August 7, 2008

8/6 report from Alex Wilson

Location:     Prospect Park
Observation date:     8/6/08
Notes:     Merlin is probably the same reported by PD et al on 6/19/08; possibly a holdover from winter?
Number of species:     42

Canada Goose     X
Mute Swan     X
Mallard     X
Double-crested Cormorant     X
Black-crowned Night-Heron     X
Red-tailed Hawk     X
Merlin     1     (Perched above Long Meadow on snag near Tennis House; unusual in summer.)
Spotted Sandpiper     X
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
Eastern Kingbird     X
Warbling Vireo     X
Blue Jay     X
American Crow     X
Barn Swallow     X
Black-capped Chickadee     X
White-breasted Nuthatch     X
Carolina Wren     X
House Wren     X
American Robin     X
Gray Catbird     X
European Starling     X
Cedar Waxwing     X
Blue-winged Warbler     1     (Pagoda Bridge vicinity.)
Yellow Warbler     5
American Redstart     2
Northern Waterthrush     4
Song Sparrow     X
Northern Cardinal     X
Red-winged Blackbird     X
Common Grackle     X
Baltimore Oriole     X
American Goldfinch     X
House Sparrow     X