Tuesday, December 9, 2008

12/9 Sightings

Peter's report:

Location: Prospect Park
Observation date: 12/9/08
Number of species: 30

Canada Goose 75
Mute Swan 2
Mallard X
Northern Shoveler 325 lake,but about 200 at Three sisters islands
Ruddy Duck 45 lake
Pied-billed Grebe 1 lake
Great Blue Heron 1 f/o feeders
Red-tailed Hawk 1 f/o terrace br
Merlin 1 perched at Nethermead
American Coot X
Ring-billed Gull X
Herring Gull X
Great Black-backed Gull 1
Rock Pigeon X
Mourning Dove X
Red-bellied Woodpecker 2 feeders
Blue Jay 2 Peninsula sumacs
American Crow 1
Black-capped Chickadee 1 feeders
Tufted Titmouse 1 feeders
Red-breasted Nuthatch 1 feeders
White-breasted Nuthatch 1 feeders
Hermit Thrush 1 feeders
American Robin 12
European Starling X
White-throated Sparrow X
Dark-eyed Junco X
Northern Cardinal X
American Goldfinch X
House Sparrow X

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From Orrin:

Pied-billed Grebe
Great Blue Heron
Canada Goose
Mute Swan
Mallard
Northern Shoveler
American Coot
Ring-billed Gull
Herring Gull
Great Black-backed Gull
Rock Pigeon
Mourning Dove
Belted Kingfisher (Lullwater)
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Downy Woodpecker
Northern Flicker (BBG rose garden)
Blue Jay
American Crow (Flyover, BBG)
Black-capped Chickadee
Tufted Titmouse
Red-breasted Nuthatch (Feeders)
White-breasted Nuthatch
Brown Creeper (1)
American Robin (Large flock, BBG north end)
Northern Mockingbird (Several, BBG)
European Starling
Cedar Waxwing (1, BBG north end)
Song Sparrow (BBG)
Swamp Sparrow (Phragmites near West Island)
White-throated Sparrow
Northern Cardinal
American Goldfinch
House Sparrow