Wednesday, October 22, 2008

10/22 sightings 3 reports

site = Prospect Park
date = 10/22/08
observers = peter dorosh, after work,lakeside walk 3:30 to 4:30
Double-crested Cormorant (3 sisters )
Great Blue Heron (2 duck island,perched plus f/o)
Black-crowned Night-Heron (2,ad plus imm duck island)
Canada Goose (easily 225 lake)
Mute Swan (2 duck island)
American Black Duck (3 lake)
Mallard (common lake)
Northern Shoveler (easily 200 lake)
Hooded Merganser (hen Lake)
Ruddy Duck (est scattered 30 lake)
American Coot (9 lake)
Ring-billed Gull
Herring Gull
Rock Pigeon
Mourning Dove
Eastern Phoebe
Blue Jay (2 south lakeside)
Black-capped Chickadee (2 south lakeside)
Tufted Titmouse (2 west island)
White-breasted Nuthatch (Lookout Hill)
Golden-crowned Kinglet (several south lakeside)
Ruby-crowned Kinglet (south lakeside)
Hermit Thrush
American Robin
European Starling
Yellow-rumped Warbler (several south lakeside)
Song Sparrow (2 opposite duck island)
Swamp Sparrow (2 south lakeside)
White-throated Sparrow (~8 south lakeside)
Dark-eyed Junco (west island)
Common Grackle (~80 eating acorns on lawn at 829 Greenwood ave, across street from park ent)
House Sparrow

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From Alex Wilson:

Begin forwarded message:
>
> Location: Prospect Park
> Observation date: 10/22/08
> Number of species: 63
>
> Canada Goose X
> Mute Swan X
> American Black Duck X
> American Black Duck x Mallard (hybrid) X
> Mallard X
> Northern Shoveler X
> Green-winged Teal 1 (Hen, upper Lullwater above Terrace
> Bridge.)
> Hooded Merganser 1 (Hen, Lake.)
> Ruddy Duck X
> Pied-billed Grebe X
> Double-crested Cormorant X
> Great Blue Heron 1
> Black-crowned Night-Heron 2
> Cooper's Hawk 3
> Red-tailed Hawk X
> Merlin 1 (Male, hunting lawn birds and keeping an eye on
> Red-tails, south Long Meadow.)
> Peregrine Falcon 1 (Flying around signal tower at east
> corner.)
> American Coot X
> Ring-billed Gull X
> Herring Gull X
> Rock Pigeon X
> Mourning Dove X
> Belted Kingfisher 1
> Red-bellied Woodpecker X
> Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 1
> Downy Woodpecker X
> Hairy Woodpecker X
> Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted) X
> Eastern Phoebe 5
> Blue-headed Vireo 1
> Blue Jay X
> American Crow X
> Black-capped Chickadee X
> Tufted Titmouse X
> Red-breasted Nuthatch 2 (Peninsula.)
> White-breasted Nuthatch X
> Carolina Wren X
> House Wren 1 (Maryland Monument.)
> Winter Wren 1
> Golden-crowned Kinglet 25
> Ruby-crowned Kinglet 35
> Hermit Thrush X (Fairly common.)
> American Robin X
> Gray Catbird 1 (Heard, Lullwater bend.)
> Northern Mockingbird X
> European Starling X
> Black-throated Blue Warbler 1 (Female, behind Music Pagoda.)
> Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle) 10
> Black-throated Green Warbler 2
> Pine Warbler 1 (Binnen Water.)
> Palm Warbler 25
> Blackpoll Warbler 1 (Maryland Monument.)
> Chipping Sparrow X
> Savannah Sparrow 4
> Song Sparrow X
> Swamp Sparrow 10
> White-throated Sparrow X
> Dark-eyed Junco (Slate-colored) X (Fairly common.)
> Northern Cardinal X
> Red-winged Blackbird X
> Purple Finch 5 (Feeding on ash seeds, behind Music Pagoda &
> Peninsula.)
> House Finch X
> House Sparrow X

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From Rob Jett:

Subject: eBird Report - Prospect Park , 10/22/08
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>
>
> Location: Prospect Park
> Observation date: 10/22/08
> Number of species: 1
>
> Turkey Vulture 1

Merlin ( seen 10/20)
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> This report was generated automatically by eBird v2(http://ebird.org)