Tuesday, March 17, 2009

March 16th sightings

From Russ Aldertone:

Location: Prospect Park
Observation date: 3/16/09
Notes: Belted Kingfisher at Duck Island, 2 Towhees at Breezy Hill feeders.
Number of species: 28

Canada Goose X

Mute Swan X

Mallard X

Northern Shoveler X

Ruddy Duck 50

American Coot X

Ring-billed Gull X

Herring Gull X

Rock Pigeon X

Mourning Dove X

Belted Kingfisher 1

Red-bellied Woodpecker 1

Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 1

Downy Woodpecker 5

Hairy Woodpecker 1Blue Jay X

American Crow X

White-breasted Nuthatch 2

American Robin X

European Starling X

Eastern Towhee 2

Fox Sparrow 1

White-throated Sparrow X

Northern Cardinal X

Red-winged Blackbird X

Common Grackle X

American Goldfinch 1

House Sparrow X

This report was generated automatically by eBird v2(http://ebird.org/)

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From Rafael :

Date: 16 March 2009
Observer: Rafael Campos

With overcast skies, and a little cold, a morning visit to PP was not in my agenda. But the spirit of Spring around the corner, it was worth the hike.Among the sps that I did not see during my last visit, was 1 Belted Kingfisher, seen flying up the Lullwater, and later heard around Music Pagoda. Also present was 1 Yellow-rumped Warbler, and 1 Golden-crowned Kinglet.The Ring-necked Ducks & Buffleheads are easily seen around the Upper Pool.

The following is the list of the birds recorded:

Canada Goose
Mute Swan
Mallard
Northern Shoveler
Ring-necked Duck
Bufflehead
Red-breasted Merganser
Ruddy Duck
Red-tailed Hawk
American Coot
Ring-billed Gull
Herring Gull
Great Black-backed Gull
Rock Pigeon
Mourning Dove
Belted Kingfisher
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
Blue Jay
Black-capped Chickadee
Tufted Titmouse
Carolina Wren
Golden-crowned Kinglet
American Robin
European Starling
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Song Sparrow
White-throated Sparrow
Dark-eyed Junco
Northern Cardinal
Red-winged Blackbird
Common Grackle
House Finch
American Goldfinch
House Sparrow