I didn't have much time birding today but i was able to view with admiration the resident Peregrine Falcon's kingly abode. I had to meet with Paul, Heidi , and Rick to discuss issues on better protocols on the Xmas count for next time. While meeting in the Brooklyn Botanic Garden basement cafe, Paul saw thru the window the Peregrine Falcon perched at its frequent perch atop the radio signal tower adjacent to the garden's library. After our meeting finished, i went out to see if the falcon was there and I didn't see it. But after a short tour of the garden, i happened to see it just before I exited the garden, on a different perch! it was on the rooftop of the Ebberts Field housing complex, where the old Brooklyn Dodger stadium use to be.I figure that all along: the falcon "bleeds blue!"
Heidi reported that the Binnen Bridge area or Lily Pool was quite active today with lots of Robins,3 Hairy Woodpeckers..One particular small tree held 5 Blue Jays ( a nice sighting)
The snow comes........................
Peter
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From Eve reporting for Paul Keim's First Sunday 10 am walk (monthly) from the Audubon Center:
Hi Heidi, Michele & Peter-
Paul led the walk this morning .Vin & I reconstructed the list.
Cooper's hawk
Sharp-Shinned hawk (flyover lookout hill)
Red tailed hawk mature and 2 immature
Merlin (male center drive at top of Nethermead)
Red breasted merganser - lullwater male
Bufflehead ducks males upper pool 3+
Shovelers 10+ lake
Ring-necked Duck 4 lullwater & upper pool
Ruddy Ducks 10+ lake
Coots 10+ lullwater
Mallards
Canadian Geese
Mute Swans 2
Gulls- at lake
Herring
Ringbilled
Great Black backed
Pidgeons
House sparrow
Starlings
Robins Binnen bridge 10+
Feeder:
Rock Doves 10+
Red bellied woodpecker 1
Downy woodpecker 2
Eastern Towhee male 1
Fox sparrow 1
White throated sparrow 5+
Purple finch m/f
Goldfinch 10+
Chickadee 5+
Junco 3
White breasted nuthatch 1
Cardinal male & female 3
Blue Jays
Red winged Black birds 5+ m/f
Tufted titmouse 3
Carolina wren (heard only)
Yesterday on Michele's Saturday walk we also had
3 Pine Siskin at the feeders
1 Flicker Nelly's lawn
