Rob Bate reported a high flyover 1st year BALD EAGLE above Lookout Hill around 3 pm.The eagle was heading in a generally southern direction.Rob also mentioned that about 12 Eastern Phoebes were present in both the Brooklyn Botanic Garden & Prospect ( 4 in Lullwater).
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From Alex Wilson:
Location: Prospect Park>
Observation date: 4/1/09>
Number of species: 52>>
Canada Goose X>
Mute Swan X>
Wood Duck 2 (Pair, Lower Pool.)>
American Black Duck X>
Mallard X>
Northern Shoveler X>
Ring-necked Duck 2 (Pair, Lower Pool.)>
Ruddy Duck X>
Double-crested Cormorant 3>
Great Blue Heron 1>
Black-crowned Night-Heron 1>
Osprey 1 (Taking a fish from the Lake, then passing > eastward. FoS.)>
Red-tailed Hawk X>
Merlin 1 (1 or 2, Nethermead; Lake/Peninsula.)> American Coot X>
Laughing Gull 4 (On and over Lake.)>
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 1>
Downy Woodpecker X>
Hairy Woodpecker X>
Eastern Phoebe 12>
Blue Jay X>
American Crow X>
Tree Swallow 2 (Over Lake, FoS.)>
Barn Swallow 1 (Over Lake, FoS.)>
Black-capped Chickadee X>
Tufted Titmouse X>
White-breasted Nuthatch X>
Carolina Wren X>
American Robin X>
Northern Mockingbird X>
European Starling X>
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle) 1 (Upper Lullwater.)>
Pine Warbler 3 (2, Lower Pool back gate; 1 or 2 Upper > Lullwater.)>
Eastern Towhee 1 (Terrace Bridge.)>
Fox Sparrow (Red) 7>
Song Sparrow X (Fairly common migrant.)>
Swamp Sparrow 3>
White-throated Sparrow X>
Dark-eyed Junco (Slate-colored) X>
Northern Cardinal X>
Red-winged Blackbird X>
Common Grackle X>
Purple Finch 3 (Singing below Nethermead Arches; at least 2 > at Vale.)>
House Finch X>
American Goldfinch X>
House Sparrow X
