I am delighted to continue my tradition of the bird feeders I hang up all winter for the birding community to enjoy. This year, there is a tremendous upgrade as you will see when you visit the location. It was a bit of work setting up but worth the effort when I finished today. As I completed the job, a Rusty Blackbird came right in and fed beneath the feeders!
For security sake, I assume most if not all of you know the location. If you need to know where exactly, please let me know and i will reply individually. My email address is prosbird@aol.com . In any list serve posting you make or I make in order to protect the feeders ( except the darn squirrels know !) , they should say "feeders" or "BH Feeders".
Many thanks and I hope you will help protect those feeders. If you see anything askew or need of repair , please inform me asap since the feeders are high up and I use a tall work ladder to reach . Also, I see a new feeder from someone which I hung on a different wire line to lessen the weight on the pipe frame I set up. It seems the thinner wire deters the squirrels a bit ( they hang on the feeders and tilt their weight to pour out the seeds.)
For all you birders of all ages, enjoy the winter birds!
Peter
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Hilights: Late BLUE-HEADED VIREO and BLACK-THROATED BLUE WARBLER, RUSTY BLACKBIRD , Monday's AMERICAN BITTERN
Kingsboider Blogster note: I am just speculating here about the Blue-headed Vireo .Today it was reported in Midwood late morning, and the second sighting near the well house mid afternoon. I spoke with Eddie Davis and his description was that his vireo was very bright , with bright yellow flanks ( the one seen originally by Rob Bate weeks ago and me and Scott the next day). This morning, I saw the BH vireo that was much more drab, with more muted pale yellowish flanks.I do believe there are two Blue -headed Vireos in Prospect Park.
From Peter:
Location: Prospect ParkObservation date: 12/3/08
Number of species: 22
Blue-headed Vireo 1 southwestern Midwood along nature trail nearest horse trail
Canada Goose 95 peninsula meadow
Mallard X
Northern Shoveler X lake
Ruddy Duck X lake
Great Blue Heron 1 south lullwater or rink
Red-tailed Hawk 2 ( 1 perched in Elizabeth's Tulip Tree at Nellies Lawn ; 2nd f/o Terrace Br)
Ring-billed Gull X
Herring Gull X
Rock Pigeon X
Mourning Dove X
Blue Jay 2 feeders
Black-capped Chickadee 3 feeders
Tufted Titmouse 1 feeders
Red-breasted Nuthatch 1 feeders
White-breasted Nuthatch 2 feeders
Red-bellied Woodpecker 1 feeders
European Starling X
White-throated Sparrow X flock at Ricks Place ; also feeders
Dark-eyed Junco X small flock at Ricks place
Fox Sparrow Ricks Place
Northern Cardinal 4
Rusty Blackbird 1 feeders
American Goldfinch 2 feeders
House Sparrow X
This report was generated automatically by eBird v2(http://ebird.org/)
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From Orrin:
Great Blue Heron (2 over LP 249, 1 BBG Japanese Pond)
Canada Goose
Mute Swan
American Black Duck
Mallard
Ruddy Duck
American Coot
Ring-billed Gull
Herring Gull
Great Black-backed Gull
Rock Pigeon
Mourning Dove
Belted Kingfisher (1, lullwater)
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Blue Jay
Black-capped Chickadee
Tufted Titmouse
White-breasted Nuthatch
American Robin
Northern Mockingbird (BBG)
European Starling
Fox Sparrow
White-throated Sparrow
Dark-eyed Junco
Northern Cardinal
House Finch (sweet gum near west island cove)
American Goldfinch
House Sparrow
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From Eddie:
A good afternoon in the park: I saw the famous Blue-Headed Vireo AND the famous Black Throated Blue Warbler within a matter of minutes. Also, the new feeders look great!
Good birding,
Eddie
site = Prospect Park
date = 12/3/08
observers = Eddie Davis
Pied-billed Grebe (1, lake)
Double-crested Cormorant (1, lake)
Canada Goose
Mute Swan
Mallard
Northern Shoveler
Ruddy Duck
American Coot
Ring-billed Gull
Great Black-backed Gull (1, lake)
Rock Pigeon
Mourning Dove
Belted Kingfisher (1, lullwater bridge)
Red-bellied Woodpecker (2, breeze hill, lookout)
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker (1, lookout)
Downy Woodpecker
Blue-headed Vireo (1, lower lookout path (between LP249 and wellhouse) at 3:45pm)
Blue Jay
Black-capped Chickadee
Tufted Titmouse
White-breasted Nuthatch
Carolina Wren (1, lower lookout path)
Winter Wren (1, lower lookout path)
Ruby-crowned Kinglet (1, wellhouse)
Hermit Thrush (3, peninsula grove, feeders)
American Robin (lullwater)
Gray Catbird (1, feeders)
European Starling
Black-throated Blue Warbler (1, lower lookout path above wellhouse, feeding from sapsucker holes)
Fox Sparrow (3, feeders, lookout path above wellhouse)
Song Sparrow
White-throated Sparrow
Dark-eyed Junco (2, lullwater)
Northern Cardinal
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From Stanley Greenberg:
AMERICAN BITTERN reported at the phragmite marsh in the northwest section of the lake (opposite lamppost #249). The bittern was seen Monday walking into the phragmites.
