Thanks to everyone who joined us for the Brooklyn Bird Club Valentine's Day Walk. We had a relatively calm (and not too cold) day, and may be seeing the first early signs of migration. Highlights included Pine Siskin and female Purple Finch at the Vail of Cashmere, Coopers Hawk near the Breeze Hill Feeders, Sharp-Shinned Hawk over Lookout Hill, and Merlin over the Long Meadow. There was a significant increase in Ruddy Ducks on the Lake, which is now mostly free of ice. Here is the full list:
Location: Prospect Park
Observation date: 2/14/09
Number of species: 42
Canada Goose 120
Mute Swan 2
American Black Duck 6
American Black Duck x Mallard (hybrid) 2
Mallard 150
Northern Shoveler 60
Ruddy Duck 85
Great Blue Heron 1
Sharp-shinned Hawk 1 Lookout Hill
Cooper's Hawk 1 Breeze Hill
Red-tailed Hawk 1
Merlin 1
American Coot 15
Ring-billed Gull 500
Herring Gull 8
Rock Pigeon 20
Mourning Dove 40
Red-bellied Woodpecker 2
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 2 Breeze Hill and Lookout Hill
Downy Woodpecker 12
Hairy Woodpecker 1
Blue Jay 8
Black-capped Chickadee 12
Tufted Titmouse 7
Red-breasted Nuthatch 1 Breeze Hill Feeders
White-breasted Nuthatch 7
Brown Creeper 1 Rustic Bridge, Midwood
Carolina Wren 3
American Robin 6
Northern Mockingbird 1
European Starling 15
Fox Sparrow 2
Song Sparrow 3
White-throated Sparrow 15
Dark-eyed Junco 1
Northern Cardinal 7
Red-winged Blackbird 9
Purple Finch 1 Vale of Cashmere
House Finch 7
Pine Siskin 1 Vale of Cashmere
American Goldfinch 7
House Sparrow 25
