Very moderate influx of migrants, mainly seen at reputable locales like Lamppost #249 (LP249) ,Picnic House kettle and Peninsula. 15 species warblers most of day, Philadelphia Vireo and Lincoln Sparrow at LP249 are the notables. Peter
site = Prospect Park
date = 9/8/08
observers = Peter Dorosh
Great Blue Heron (Three Sister Islands)
Green Heron (Lake shore near wellhouse)
Canada Goose (~175 Lake)
Mute Swan (lake)
Mallard
Northern Shoveler (7 lake)
Spotted Sandpiper (Three sister islands)
Laughing Gull (flyovers Lake)
Rock Pigeon
Mourning Dove
Chimney Swift (Lookout Hill flyovers)
Ruby-throated Hummingbird (Vale Cashmere & Peninsula)
Belted Kingfisher (Lake west shore, later on Three Sisters Island)
Downy Woodpecker (LP 249, Wellhouse,Center Dr)
Northern Flicker (2 Peninsula,1 Center Drive)
Traill's species Flycatcher (likely Willow )
Least Flycatcher (LP 249; Long Meadow kettle at Picnic house,Payne hill edge Meadow)
Great Crested Flycatcher (Maryland Monument,Long Meadow kettle at Picnic house,3 arches bridge)
Warbling Vireo (Upper Pool; LP 249)
Philadelphia Vireo (LP 249 (sw lookout hill base),( with Emily Goldstein and Pat Mazza))
Red-eyed Vireo (Center Dr,3 Vale,2 Upper Pool,)
American Crow (3 f/o Lookout Hill)
House Wren (LP 249)
Veery (5 at Picnic house kettle; overall;LP 249,Cenetr Dr,Upper Pool,Wellhouse)
Swainson's Thrush (LP 249; Picnic house kettle)
American Robin (abundant)
Gray Catbird (several;LP 249)
Northern Mockingbird (Peninsula sumac grove)
European Starling
Cedar Waxwing (~75 flyover LP 249; ~10 Upper Pool,more above Maryland monument)
Tennessee Warbler (Peninsula pink beach (imm), PH Kettle)
Northern Parula (2;Ravine(f), Nethermead Br (m))
Yellow Warbler (LP249,Peninsula sumacs)
Chestnut-sided Warbler (LP249,Vale cashmere;)
Black-throated Blue Warbler (LP 249,PH Kettle,Peninsula)
Black-throated Green Warbler (LP249,PH kettle)
Prairie Warbler (2 @ LP249,Upper Pool )
Palm Warbler (LP249)
Black-and-white Warbler (2 Center dr,LP249,3 Peninsula )
American Redstart (common, at least 45 thru out, 6 together on peninsula trail,8 ricks place puddle)
Ovenbird (Center dr horse trail;PH kettle)
Northern Waterthrush (nethermead arches, Peninsula)
Common Yellowthroat (common at least 30)
Canada Warbler (south Rose Garden ( vale),Lookout Hill)
Song Sparrow (3 peninsula)
Lincoln's Sparrow (LP 249 ( with Emily Goldstein and Pat Mazza))
Northern Cardinal (5)
Rose-breasted Grosbeak (Center drive, imm male)
Common Grackle (5 ricks place)
Baltimore Oriole (LP 249 (2), one Vale feeding on kusa dogwood fruit, several others)
American Goldfinch (3 Butterfly meadow)
House Sparrow
Second hand report of Yellow Breasted Chat seen 9/7 at Picnic House kettle by Emily Goldstein and Pat Mazza; they aslo reported a loon species , too distnat to id on the Lake far side.
