Saturday, November 29, 2008

11/29 sightings

From BBGarden, during my leisured visit

18 Cedar Waxwings at Conservatory mall, with robins
at Japanese Garden near shinto shrine model: Yellow-bellied Sapsucker, White-breasted Nuthatch, White-throated Sparrows, Tufted Titmice, Black-capped Chickadees, Downy Woodpecker, Blue Jays,Red-Tailed Hawk

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From Alex Wilson:

Location: Prospect Park
Observation date: 11/29/08
Number of species: 51
Canada Goose X
Mute Swan X
American Black Duck X
Mallard X
Northern Shoveler X
Bufflehead X
Ruddy Duck X
Great Blue Heron 2
Sharp-shinned Hawk 1 (Lookout Hill.)
Red-tailed Hawk X
Merlin 1 (Perched, Nethermead.)
American Coot X
Laughing Gull 1 (Adult, Lake.)
Ring-billed Gull X
Herring Gull X
Great Black-backed Gull X
Rock Pigeon X
Mourning Dove X
Belted Kingfisher 1 (Upper Lullwater.)
Red-bellied Woodpecker X
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 3
Downy Woodpecker X
Hairy Woodpecker X
Eastern Phoebe 2 (Maryland Monument; Peninsula woods.)
Blue Jay X
American Crow X
Black-capped Chickadee X
Tufted Titmouse X
White-breasted Nuthatch X
Brown Creeper 2
Carolina Wren X
Winter Wren 3
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 1 (Binnen Water.)
Hermit Thrush 10
American Robin X
Northern Mockingbird X
European Starling X
Cedar Waxwing 5
Fox Sparrow (Red) X
Song Sparrow X
Swamp Sparrow 2 (Upper Lullwater.)
White-throated Sparrow X
Dark-eyed Junco (Slate-colored) X
Northern Cardinal X
Red-winged Blackbird X (Modest numbers, mostly flyovers.)
Rusty Blackbird 1 (Vale, in drained pool, PM.)
Common Grackle X
Purple Finch 2 (Lookout Hill.)
House Finch X
American Goldfinch X (Fair numbers.)
House Sparrow X