The highlight today was
Rusty Blackbird on the
peninsula feeding near the rustic shelter in the leaf litter,
3 Pine Siskins feeding with a large goldfinch flock in a Sweet Gum on the lower
Lullwater, and
a bonanza at the wellhouse around 11am, including Eastern Bluebird, Blue-Headed Vireo, Baltimore Oriole, Eastern Phoebe, and Black-
Throated Blue Warbler, all at the same time.
Red Throated Loon is still present at 3 Sisters.
site = Prospect Park
date = 11/23/08
observers = Scott Whittle
Pied-billed Grebe
Great Blue Heron
Canada Goose
Mute Swan
Mallard
Northern Shoveler
Ruddy Duck
Cooper's Hawk
Red-tailed Hawk
American Coot
Ring-billed Gull
Herring Gull
Great Black-backed Gull
Rock Pigeon
Mourning Dove
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Downy Woodpecker
Eastern Phoebe (wellhouse)
Blue-headed Vireo (wellhouse)
Blue Jay
Black-capped Chickadee
Tufted Titmouse
White-breasted Nuthatch
Brown Creeper
Carolina Wren
Winter Wren
Golden-crowned Kinglet
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Eastern Bluebird (1 at wellhouse)
Hermit Thrush
American Robin
Northern Mockingbird
European Starling
Black-throated Blue Warbler (wellhouse)
American Tree Sparrow
Fox Sparrow
Song Sparrow
White-throated Sparrow
Dark-eyed Junco
Northern Cardinal
Red-winged Blackbird
Rusty Blackbird (1 penninsula near rustic shelter)
Baltimore Oriole (1 female wellhouse)House Finch
Pine Siskin (3 in goldfinch flock lullwater)
American Goldfinch
House Sparrow
Red Throated Loon (3 sisters )
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Orrin's addendum:
To Scott's list should be added 2 female wood ducks,
one near the rustic shelter on the southwest side
of the lake and the other off Terrace Bridge.
Also, around dusk, the phragmites across from LP 249 were swarming
with hundreds of birds.
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From Rob Jett:
I spent several hours yesterday in Prospect Park and had a few interesting highlights to report.It could have been a "Blue" theme in celebration of Sunday's incredibly blue sky. While standing near the Wellhouse in Prospect Park, Gerry Layton, Rob Bates and myself watch a Blue-headed Vireo, Eastern Bluebird and Black-throated Blue Warbler feeding near the ground. At one point, we had all three species in a single field of view! If that wasn't enough, a phoebe sallying from a perch in an adjacent Szechuan Peppercorn tree completed the warm weather illusion. The bluebird was seen later in the afternoon feeding along the edge of the Peninsula Meadow (just across the road from the Wellhouse).Another interesting note is the continuation of a Red-throated Loon on Prospect Lake. That bird was first reported on 11/16.
Date: November 23, 2008
subject: eBird Report - Prospect Park , 11/23/08
Location:Prospect Park Observation date: 11/23/08
Notes: Also birded with Rob Bates and Gerry Layton
for a short time.
> Number of species: 50
Canada Goose
Mute Swan
American Black Duck
Mallard
Northern Shoveler 300
Bufflehead
Ruddy Duck
Red-throated Loon 1
Pied-billed Grebe 4
Double-crested Cormorant
Great Blue Heron 2
Red-tailed Hawk 3
Merlin 1
American Coot
Ring-billed Gull
Herring Gull
Great Black-backed Gull
Rock Pigeon
Mourning Dove
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
Downy Woodpecker
Eastern Phoebe 1
Blue-headed Vireo 1 Feeding near Wellhouse.
Blue Jay
American Crow
Black-capped Chickadee
Tufted Titmouse
White-breasted Nuthatch
Brown Creeper 1
Winter Wren 2
Golden-crowned Kinglet 2
Eastern Bluebird 1 Feeding near Wellhouse and edge of
Peninsula Meadow.
Hermit Thrush
American Robin
Gray Catbird 1
Northern Mockingbird
European Starling
Black-throated Blue Warbler 1 Feeding near Wellhouse.
Eastern Towhee 1
Chipping Sparrow 1
Song Sparrow 8
White-throated Sparrow
Dark-eyed Junco
Northern Cardinal
Red-winged Blackbird
Purple Finch 5
Pine Siskin 1
American Goldfinch
House Sparrow
