Wednesday, September 3, 2008

9/3

site = Prospect Park
date = 9/3/08
observers = Peter Dorosh
Pied-billed Grebe (Three sister islands)
Double-crested Cormorant (18 flyover LP 249 /Lookout Hill)
Canada Goose (~75 lake)
Mute Swan (2 lake)
Mallard (lake)
Northern Shoveler (Lake west sector)
Green-winged Teal (Lake south west sector)
Osprey (soar over LP249/Wellhouse; in aerial dogfight with 2 Redtails)
Red-tailed Hawk (2;see Osprey above)
Merlin (Over LP 249; holding and eating prey in flight;pretty cool to c)
Laughing Gull (4 lake)
Belted Kingfisher (upper pool ; yesterday 9/2)
Downy Woodpecker
Eastern Kingbird (2 well drive)
Red-eyed Vireo (well drive)
American Robin
Cedar Waxwing (~6 upper pool ;yesterday)
American Redstart (2 center drive;lookout)
Common Yellowthroat (LP 249)