From Rafael:
Site: Prospect Park, Brooklyn, Kings Co., NY
Date: 27 March 2009
Observer: Rafael Campos
Nice day for a walk thru PP. The best bird for the day was 1 Turkey Vulture seen catching a thermal over Long Meadow, and later heading NW.Nothing else new around PP, at least til 1 pm. But I saw 2 Eastern Phoebes, & 2 Yellow-rumped Warblers.The following is the list of the birds recorded:
Canada Goose
Mute Swan
Mallard
Northern Shoveler
Ring-necked Duck (3 m, 1 f: Pools)
Ruddy Duck
Turkey Vulture
Red-tailed Hawk (1)
American Coot
Ring-billed Gull
Herring Gull
Rock Pigeon
Mourning Dove
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker (1 m)
Downy Woodpecker
Eastern Phoebe
Blue Jay
Black-capped Chickadee
Tufted Titmouse
White-breasted Nuthatch
Carolina Wren (heard only)
American Robin
European Starling
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Fox Sparrow (1)
Song Sparrow
White-throated Sparrow
Dark-eyed Junco (3)
Northern Cardinal
Red-winged Blackbird
Common Grackle (1 seen carrying nesting material: Peninsula)American Goldfinch
House Sparrow
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From Alex Wilson:
Location: Prospect Park>
Observation date: 3/27/09>
Number of species: 48>>
Canada Goose X>
Mute Swan X>
Wood Duck 1 (Drake, Lower Pool.)>
American Black Duck X>
American Black Duck x Mallard (hybrid) 2>
Mallard X>
Northern Shoveler X>
Ring-necked Duck 7 (4, Pools; 3, Lake.)>
Ruddy Duck X>
Pied-billed Grebe 1>
Double-crested Cormorant 1>
Red-tailed Hawk X>
Merlin 2 (1 or 2: perched and preening, Nethermead; lower >
Lullwater flyover.)>
Peregrine Falcon 1 (On signal tower at east corner of park/ > BBG.)>
American Coot X>
Ring-billed Gull X>
Herring Gull X>
Rock Pigeon X>
Mourning Dove X>
Belted Kingfisher 1 (Lake.)>
Red-bellied Woodpecker X>
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 2>
Downy Woodpecker X>
Hairy Woodpecker X>
Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted) 1>
Eastern Phoebe 4>
Blue Jay X>
American Crow X>
Black-capped Chickadee X>
Tufted Titmouse X>
Red-breasted Nuthatch 2 (1 or 2: Lookout pines; near feeders.)>
White-breasted Nuthatch X> Brown Creeper 1>
Carolina Wren X>
American Robin X>
European Starling X>
Yellow-rumped Warbler 1 (Lullwater above Terrace Bridge.)>
Eastern Towhee 2 (Feeders; Lookout.)>
Song Sparrow X>
Swamp Sparrow 4 (A couple were singing.)>
White-throated Sparrow X>
Dark-eyed Junco (Slate-colored) X>
Northern Cardinal X>
Red-winged Blackbird X>
Common Grackle X>
House Finch X>
American Goldfinch X>
House Sparrow X
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From Peter:
Three Wood Ducks on the Lake, 2 drake, one hen. (PM)
