Thursday, December 18, 2008

December 18th sightings

From Alex Wilson:

Location: Prospect Park
Observation date: 12/18/08
Number of species: 51

Canada Goose X
Mute Swan X
Mallard X
Northern Shoveler X
Ring-necked Duck 1 (Drake, Upper Pool.)
Bufflehead X
Ruddy Duck X
Pied-billed Grebe X
Double-crested Cormorant 1
Great Blue Heron 2
Sharp-shinned Hawk 1 (Juvenile, Nethermead.)
Cooper's Hawk 1 (Adult, Peninsula.)
Red-tailed Hawk X
Merlin 1 (Midwood.)
Peregrine Falcon 1 (On signal tower at east corner of park.)
American Coot X
Ring-billed Gull X
Herring Gull X
Great Black-backed Gull X
Rock Pigeon X
Mourning Dove X
Belted Kingfisher 1 (Male, Lullwater.)
Red-bellied Woodpecker X
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 3
Downy Woodpecker X
Hairy Woodpecker X
Blue Jay X
American Crow X
Black-capped Chickadee X
Tufted Titmouse X
Red-breasted Nuthatch 1 (Breeze Hill feeders.)
White-breasted Nuthatch X
Brown Creeper 2
Carolina Wren X
Winter Wren 2
Hermit Thrush 3
American Robin X
Northern Mockingbird X
European Starling X
Eastern Towhee 2 (Male & female, Lookout Hill.)
Fox Sparrow (Red) 6
Song Sparrow X
Swamp Sparrow 2
White-throated Sparrow X
Dark-eyed Junco (Slate-colored) X (Few.)
Northern Cardinal X
Red-winged Blackbird X
Rusty Blackbird 1 (With Red-wings on ground under Breeze > Hill feeders.)
House Finch X
American Goldfinch X
House Sparrow X