Thursday, March 19, 2009

March 18th report

From Alex Wilson:


Location: Prospect Park
Observation date: 3/18/09
Number of species: 47


Canada Goose X
Mute Swan X
Wood Duck 2 (Drakes, Lower Pool; Lake.)
American Black Duck X
American Black Duck x Mallard (hybrid) 2
Mallard X
Northern Shoveler X
Ring-necked Duck 3 (Drakes, Pools.)
Red-breasted Merganser 1 (Drake continues, upper Lullwater.)
Ruddy Duck X
Pied-billed Grebe 1Great Blue Heron 1
Red-tailed Hawk X
Merlin 1 (Breeze Hill flyby.)
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 2
Downy Woodpecker X
Hairy Woodpecker X
Blue Jay X
American Crow X
Black-capped Chickadee X
Tufted Titmouse X
White-breasted Nuthatch X
Brown Creeper 1
American Robin X
European Starling X
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle) 2 (1-3 along upper Lullwater.)
Eastern Towhee 2 (Males at Breeze Hill feeders & Lookout aboveWellhouse, slight differences in plumage.)
Song Sparrow X
Swamp Sparrow 1
White-throated Sparrow X
Dark-eyed Junco (Slate-colored) X
Northern Cardinal X
Red-winged Blackbird X
Rusty Blackbird 2 (Flew up into treetops along upper Lullwater.)
Common Grackle X
Purple Finch 2 (Heard singing above Terrace Bridge; female-type atVale.)
House Finch X
American Goldfinch X
House Sparrow X