Patience is a virtue. If you wait long enough, you may get to see something unexpected. As I waited at the feeders, I was delighted to see -out of the blue-a Gray Catbird. Soon after, a Brown Creeper climbed the tree trunk adjacent to the feeders. But having the Catbird, despite its common occurrence in the warmer months, nevertheless presented sort of a contradiction in the winter ...you never see them around..its slow around here now..but I get to appreciate the little surprises now and then.
List
Location: Prospect Park
Observation date: 1/6/09
Notes: main lake 5% open water
Number of species: 29
Canada Goose 175 lake
Mute Swan 2 west edge lake
Mallard 190 west edge lake
Northern Shoveler 45 lake
Pied-billed Grebe 1 west edge lake
Red-tailed Hawk 1 perched above lullwater
American Coot 22
Ring-billed Gull X
Herring Gull (American) X
Rock Pigeon X
Mourning Dove X
Downy Woodpecker 1 feeders
Blue Jay 1
Black-capped Chickadee 3 feeders
Tufted Titmouse 1 feeders
White-breasted Nuthatch 2 feeders
Brown Creeper 1 feeders
American Robin 1 feeders
Gray Catbird 1 near feeders, in leaf clutter by fence
European Starling X
Fox Sparrow (Red) 1 feeders
Song Sparrow 3
Swamp Sparrow 1 west island shore benches
White-throated Sparrow 18 feeders
Dark-eyed Junco 5 feeders
Northern Cardinal 8 feeders
Red-winged 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 Doug Gochfeld
Observation date: 1/5/09
Notes: with Bob Gochfeld
Number of species: 36
Canada Goose X
Mute Swan 4
American Black Duck 3
Mallard X
Northern Shoveler 76
Bufflehead 1
Pied-billed Grebe 2
Sharp-shinned Hawk 1
Red-tailed Hawk 2
American Coot 45
Ring-billed Gull 1300
Herring Gull 75
Great Black-backed Gull 7
Rock Pigeon X
Mourning Dove 6
Red-bellied Woodpecker 1
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 1
Downy Woodpecker 7
Blue Jay X
American Crow X
Black-capped Chickadee X
Tufted Titmouse 4
White-breasted Nuthatch 6
Carolina Wren 4
Hermit Thrush 1 Peninsula
American Robin X
European Starling X
Fox Sparrow (Red) 1
Song Sparrow X
Swamp Sparrow 1
White-throated Sparrow X
Dark-eyed Junco X
Northern Cardinal X
House Finch X
American Goldfinch 14
House Sparrow X
This report was generated automatically by eBird v2(http://ebird.org/)
