Friday, November 28, 2008

11/28 sightings

Hilights include: late lingering Black-throated Blue warbler, Common Yellowthroat, Pine Warbler,Monk Parakeets


A Black-throated Blue warbler male is still present seen this morning to the left of the Wellhouse, on the slope. Later I saw it near the water fountain in the brush below or Peninsula Sumacs where a female Common Yellowthroat Warbler is also seen. A complete list later.

Peter

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Peter's list:

Location: Prospect Park
Observation date: 11/28/08
Number of species: 36

Canada Goose 65
Mute Swan 2 (lake)
Gadwall 1 (lake)
Mallard X
Northern Shoveler 325 (lake)
Ruddy Duck 55 (lake)
Pied-billed Grebe 5 (3 lake;2 rink)
Great Blue Heron 1 (low f/o Nethermead)
Sharp-shinned Hawk 1 (LP249 Lookout hill)
Red-tailed Hawk 2 (1 terrace br; elsewhere)
American Coot 15( 8 south lullwater; rest lake)
Herring Gull X
Rock Pigeon X
Mourning Dove 18
Monk Parakeet 2 (f/o LP249 Lookout hill)
Downy Woodpecker 1
Eastern Phoebe 2 (wellhouse)
Blue Jay 3
Tufted Titmouse 1 (wellhouse)
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 1 (peninsula sumacs)
American Robin 11
Northern Mockingbird 2 (both clashing ;Terrace br)
European Starling X
Black-throated Blue Warbler ( Wellhouse left slope; later water fountain @ peninsula sumacs)
Common Yellowthroat 1 (peninsula sumacs)
Chipping Sparrow 10 (nethermead)
Fox Sparrow 1 (LP 249)
Song Sparrow 3 (West island)
Swamp Sparrow 3 (2 west is; 1 peninsula sumacs)
White-throated Sparrow 22 (most at West is shore)
Dark-eyed Junco 65 (Nethermead)
Northern Cardinal 4 (wellhouse)
Red-winged Blackbird 13 (west is sweetgums)
House Finch 9 (6 west is sweetgums;3LP 249)
American Goldfinch 16
House Sparrow X
This report was generated automatically by eBird v2(http://ebird.org)

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from Ed Crowne:

site = Brooklyn Botanic Garden
date = 11/28/08
observers = Ed Crowne
Pine Warbler (bright male, BBG Children's Garden, pine tree)

Note: The childrens garden is just inside the Empire Blvd /Flatbush ave entrance