site = Prospect Park
date = 10/24/08
observers = Peter Dorosh
Pied-billed Grebe (2 Duck island;1 Three sisters islands)
Double-crested Cormorant (f/o south lakeside)
Great Blue Heron (upper pool)
Black-crowned Night-Heron (immature Duck Island)
Canada Goose (easily 300; on Peninsula lawn and lake nearby)
Mute Swan (2 lake)
Wood Duck (2 drake Duck Island)
Mallard (common Lake)
Northern Shoveler (easily 160 Duck Island; estimated additional 45 lake)
Ruddy Duck (lake ;scattered ~10)
Cooper's Hawk (adult perched Lower Pool)
Red-tailed Hawk
American Coot (6 Lake)
Ring-billed Gull
Herring Gull
Rock Pigeon
Mourning Dove
Downy Woodpecker (south lakeside)
Blue Jay (3)
Tufted Titmouse (3 Three sisters)
Golden-crowned Kinglet (Pools)
Ruby-crowned Kinglet (4; 3 south lakeside)
Hermit Thrush (4 Lily pool; 2 elsewhere)
American Robin
European Starling
Black-throated Blue Warbler (male North Midwood)
Yellow-rumped Warbler (2 south lakeside)
Palm Warbler (south lakeside)
Song Sparrow (several adj rink cove; + 5)
Swamp Sparrow (adj rink cove)
White-throated Sparrow (6 adj rink cove)
Northern Cardinal
Common Grackle (5 f/o boathouse)
House Sparrow (~125 rink)