Highlights for this day: Orange-crowned Warbler, Horned Lark, Pine Siskin, continuing Red-throated Loon,American Tree Sparrow, a marooned Raccoon?
From Alex Wilson:
There were a good variety of late-season birds on hand today in Prospect Park, a sharp drop in temperature notwithstanding. An ORANGE- CROWNED WARBLER near the Lily Pond was perhaps the “best” of the day, but the continuing RED-THROATED LOON and a single HORNED LARK on the Long Meadow are actually rarer for the location and both were new park birds for me. Also uncommon for Prospect were an AMERICAN TREE SPARROW and one PINE SISKIN among many Goldfinch.
On another note, I’ll be leading a bird walk this Saturday, 11/22 as part of a performance art event drawing attention to Calvert Vaux/ Dreier-Offerman Park, a project by Brooklyn artist Dillon de Give. Further information on this all-ages event is available at:http://www.implausibot.com/bird.html
Good birding,Alex Wilson Brooklyn, NY
Location: Prospect Park
Observation date: 11/19/08
Number of species: 58
Canada Goose X
Mute Swan X
American Black Duck X
Mallard X
Northern Shoveler X
Bufflehead X
Hooded Merganser 1 (Drake, upper Lullwater.)
Ruddy Duck X
Red-throated Loon 1 (Lake, mostly in the central/Three Sisters area.)
Pied-billed Grebe X
Great Blue Heron 1
Sharp-shinned Hawk 1 (Around Pools/Long Meadow.)
Red-tailed Hawk X
American Kestrel 1 (Hunting, Breeze Hill.)
Merlin 1 (Perched and hunting around south Long Meadow.)
American Coot X
Laughing Gull 1 (Lake.)
Ring-billed Gull X
Herring Gull X
Great Black-backed Gull X
Rock Pigeon X
Mourning Dove X
Monk Parakeet 2 (Flyover, SW corner of Lake.)
Belted Kingfisher 1 (1 or 2, Duck Island, upper Lullwater.)
Red-bellied Woodpecker X
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 1
Downy Woodpecker X
Hairy Woodpecker X
Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted) X
Eastern Phoebe 2
Blue Jay X
Horned Lark 1 (South Long Meadow, 7:15-7:30 AM, photographed.)
Black-capped Chickadee X
Tufted Titmouse X
White-breasted Nuthatch X
Carolina Wren X
Winter Wren 1 (Midwood.)
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 1 (Peninsula.)
Hermit Thrush 13
American Robin X
European Starling X
Cedar Waxwing X (Few.)
Orange-crowned Warbler 1 (Brushy "meadow" area between Lily Pond and East Wood Arch, 9:15AM.)
Eastern Towhee 1 (Lookout Hill.)
American Tree Sparrow 1 (Along Peninsula Lullwater shore below bend.)
Chipping Sparrow X
Fox Sparrow 6
Song Sparrow X
White-throated Sparrow X
Dark-eyed Junco (Slate-colored) X (Fairly common.)
Northern Cardinal X
Red-winged Blackbird X (Several flyover flocks.)
Common Grackle X
Purple Finch 2 (Peninsula; Lookout.)
House Finch X
Pine Siskin 1 (1 with Goldfinch & sparrows between Sparrow Bowl and Picnic House.)American Goldfinch X (Common.)
House Sparrow X
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From Rob Bate:
Peter,I saw the RTLoon but none of the other rarities. I did spot a Blue Headed Vireo in the pennisula meadow, I assume that is an out of season bird. Thanks for the tips. Rob
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From Peter:
A highlight for me was a Raccoon looking right at me from the middle island of Three Sisters Islands as I walked home from work. First I've seen on the islands. Hope he has a boat, the water must be frigid.....
Observation type:
Area Count
Observation date:
11/19/08
Location: Prospect Park
Observation date: 11/19/08
Number of species: 36
Canada Goose 225
Mute Swan 3
Wood Duck 3 hen near Terrace br
American Black Duck 3
Mallard X
Northern Shoveler 350 Lake
Bufflehead 1 drake on lake
Red-throated Loon 1 Lake 100 feet west of peninsula thumb ; 3:25 pm
Great Blue Heron 1 peninsula shrore
Sharp-shinned Hawk 1 flyover Butterfly meadow
Cooper's Hawk 1 Rink cove; adult; was making weird booming noises> harassed by jays
Red-tailed Hawk 1
American Coot 25
Ring-billed Gull X
Herring Gull X
Rock Pigeon X
Mourning Dove X
Downy Woodpecker 2
Blue Jay 6
Black-capped Chickadee 2 butterfly meadow
Tufted Titmouse 1 rink
White-breasted Nuthatch 1 west island
Winter Wren 1
Hermit Thrush 3 Butterfly meadow, other
American Robin X
European Starling X
Eastern Towhee 1 Lookout path just off Butterfly meadow south side;male
Fox Sparrow 2 Maryland Monument and lookout
Song Sparrow X
White-throated Sparrow X
Dark-eyed Junco (Slate-colored) X
Northern Cardinal X
American Goldfinch 32 mostly Butterfly meadow sweetgums
House Sparrow X
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