From Alex Wilson:
Location: Prospect Park>
Observation date: 2/27/09>
Number of species: 51>>
Brant 1 (Lake. Usually seen in flocks.)>
Canada Goose X>
Mute Swan X>
Wood Duck 3 (Flying around, and at least briefly on the Lake.)>
American Black Duck X>
American Black Duck x Mallard (hybrid) 1>
Mallard X>
Northern Shoveler X>
Ring-necked Duck 3 (Drakes, Upper Pool.)>
Bufflehead 2>
Red-breasted Merganser 1 (Drake, with coots just below > Lullwater Bridge 8:30 am, not seen later.)>
Ruddy Duck X>
Great Blue Heron 1>
Turkey Vulture 1 (Flyover, seen from west shore of Lake.)>
Sharp-shinned Hawk 2 (Pools; Lookout/Lake.)>
Red-tailed Hawk X (Including pair at Ravine nest and > fetching twigs along the Lullwater.)>
Merlin 1 (Over Lookout.)>
Peregrine Falcon 1 (On signal tower at east corner of park/ > BBG.)>
American Coot X>
Ring-billed Gull X>
Herring Gull X>
Great Black-backed Gull X>
Rock Pigeon X>
Mourning Dove X>
Red-bellied Woodpecker X>
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 1>
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>
American Robin X>
Northern Mockingbird X>
European Starling X>
Eastern Towhee 1 (1 or 2, both sides of Lullwater just > above Terrace Bridge & at feeders.)
Fox Sparrow (Red) X (Including one singing by Upper Pool.)>
Song Sparrow X>
Swamp Sparrow 1>
White-throated Sparrow X>
Northern Cardinal X>
Red-winged Blackbird X>
Common Grackle X>
Purple Finch 3 (Terrace Bridge NE, including singing male.)>
House Finch X>
American Goldfinch X>
House Sparrow X
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Peter sightings at Upper Pool and Lake
3 Ring-necked Ducks drakes
1 Bufflehead drake
2 Great Blue heron on shore behind the island
93 Ruddy Ducks on Lake
1 Brant by Three Sisters Islands
(Tomorrow: Brooklyn Bird club walk at the Brooklyn Botanic Garden Eastern parkway entrance 10 am..A celebratory centennial walk of the garden's prime spot for early days club members)
