From Janet Schumacher:
I had a nice male pine warbler on sidewalk, north end of Vale 7:50 am this morning.
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From Rafael:
Site: Prospect Park, Brooklyn; Kings Co.,
Date: 21 March 2009
Observer: Rafael Campos
Nice morning to have a walk at PP. The usual route, from Grand Army Plaza, Vale, Rick's Place, Lily Pond, Nethermead, Lake, Peninsula, Breezy Hill feeders, Boat House, Pools, Long Meadow, & home.The surprise for me, was my 1st of year Eastern Phoebe, around the lower pool. Also there, 2 females & 3 males RNDUs.A good number of Golden-crowned Kinglets were seen in different locations around PP.The most numerous sps was the AMRO.The following are the birds recorded:
Canada Goose
Mute Swan
Wood Duck (1 m, lower pool)
Mallard
Northern Shoveler
Ring-necked Duck (2 f, 3 m: upper pool)
Pied-billed Grebe (1)
Red-tailed Hawk
American Coot
Ring-billed Gull(American)
Herring Gull
Rock PigeonMourning Dove
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker (Vale & peninsula)
Downy Woodpecker
Easter Phoebe (1,lower pool)
Blue Jay
American Crow (3 flyover GAP)
Black-capped Chickadee
Tufted Titmouse
White-breasted Nuthatch (1, feeders)
Golden-crowned Kinglet (several)
American Robin (numerous)
Northern Mockingbird (3, GAP)
European (Common) Starling
Yellow-rumped Warbler (3)
Fox Sparrow (2)
Song Sparrow (abundant)
White-throated Sparrow (abundant)
Dark-eyed Junco (2)
Northern Cardinal
Red-winged Blackbird (mostly around the feeders)
Common Grackle (Peninsula)
American Goldfinch
House Sparrow
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Frrom Orrin:
3/21
A couple of house finches and a red-breasted nuthatch at the feeders, and a swamp sparrow across from LP 249 (Lamppost #249 southwest corner Lookout Hill)
