Saturday, November 1, 2008

11/1 sightings,2 reports

from Doug Gochfeld

Sent: Sat, 1 Nov 2008 6:01 pm
Subject: eBird Report - Prospect Park , 11/1/08
Location: Prospect Park
Observation date: 11/1/08

Notes: Mostly playing Softball, also Vale a for a short time before and
after.

Number of species: 17
Red-tailed Hawk 1 Long Meadow
Herring Gull 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker 1
Northern Flicker 2
Blue Jay X
Golden-crowned Kinglet X
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 12
Hermit Thrush 2 Vale
American Robin X
European Starling X
American Pipit 2 Heard flying over, two separate times, Long Meadow
Chipping Sparrow 1 Long Meadow
Song Sparrow 2
White-throated Sparrow 25
Northern Cardinal X
Purple Finch 6 Vale (including 1 adult male, which came down to a puddle in the basin several times)
House Sparrow X
This report was generated automatically by eBird v2(http://ebird.org/)

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from Orrin Tilevitz

Prospect and BBGarden


Pied-billed Grebe
Great Blue Heron (flying around mid-lake)
Canada Goose
Mute Swan
American Black Duck (several near West Island)
Mallard
Northern Shoveler
Ruddy Duck
Red-tailed Hawk (Chasing an intruding raptor over Breeze Hill)
American Coot
Ring-billed Gull
Rock Pigeon
Mourning Dove
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Blue-headed Vireo (2 BBG, 1 on Cherry Esplanade and the other near Easter Pkwy exit)
Blue Jay
Tufted Titmouse
White-breasted Nuthatch (heard)
Carolina Wren
Winter Wren
Golden-crowned Kinglet
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Hermit Thrush
American Robin
Northern Mockingbird
European Starling
Common Yellowthroat
Chipping Sparrow
Fox Sparrow
White-throated Sparrow
Dark-eyed Junco
Northern Cardinal
Common Grackle (flocks overhead)