(Photo credit :Tom Stephenson ; Todays bird of the day: RHWP)(Kingsboider note: this report was delayed due to a Brooklyn Bird Club presentation i had to host tonight at the Litchfield Villa)
This last day of April goes out with style, with a report from Nancy Tim's 7 am field walk for the Brooklyn Bird Club. With help from Tom Stephenson, Nancy caught sight of the best non-warbler species, an adult RED-HEADED WOODPECKER on lower Quaker Ridge just south of the Lower Pool, more specifically above Rocky Pass, the cut thru the ridge on the road going north from the Nethermead Bridge( sorry for the incorrect info previously on the cell phone report, i was not given the locale cause the landmarks in Prospect can be quite confusing). Additional rarities regarding warblers were two CERULEAN WARBLERS in the Midwood,one bird chased by a HOODED WARBLER! The PROTHONOTARY WARBLER was seen in an unlikely spot, way high in a Oak tree in the Midwood. (Stephenson, Jett)
Other hilights include Rafael's Worm-Eating Warbler in the Ravine, 8 Northern Rough -winged Swallows seen by Rob , the Lake, Indigo Bunting, 5 Orchard Oriole
List from Rafael.
Date: 30 April 2009
Observer: Rafael Campos
Time: 11:30 am - 1:30 pm
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With the news of 1 Red-headed Woodpecker around PP, I headed there, but no luck with such bird, and others posted early today (eg Cerulean Warbler, Prothonotary Warbler).
Looking for these rares ones, I found 1 Worm-eating Warbler high on an oak tree in the Ravine. Later around Vale, a nice pair of Scarlet Tanagers, and a nice male Black-throated Blue Warbler.
One Warbling Vireo was singing its heart out near the Nethermead Arches Bridge.
The list:
Mallard
Red-tailed Hawk: 1 adult siting on the nest
Rock Pigeon
Mourning Dove
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Downy Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
Blue-headed Vireo
Warbling Vireo
Blue Jay
Black-capped Chickadee
Tufted Titmouse
White-breasted Nuthatch
House Wren
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
Veery: 1 Rick's Place
Hermit Thrush
Wood Thrush
American Robin
Gray Catbird
Cedar Waxwing: 3, near Rick's Place
Nashville Warbler: pools
Northern Parula
Black-throated Blue Warbler
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Pine Warbler: 1, Ravine
Black-and-white Warbler
Worm-eating Warbler
Ovenbird
Common Yellowthroat
Scarlet Tanager
Eastern Towhee
Chipping Sparrow
White-throated Sparrow
Northern Cardinal
Red-winged Blackbird
Brown-headed Cowbird
Baltimore Oriole
American Goldfinch
House Sparrow
Brooklyn is good birding!!!
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From Rob Jett:
Subject: eBird Report - Prospect Park , 4/30/09
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> Location: Prospect Park
> Observation date: 4/30/09
> Number of species: 63
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> Canada Goose X
> Wood Duck 1
> Mallard X
> Ring-necked Duck 1
> Red-tailed Hawk 3
> Herring Gull (American) X
> Rock Pigeon X
> Mourning Dove X
> Chimney Swift 1
> Belted Kingfisher 1
> Red-bellied Woodpecker X
> Downy Woodpecker X
> Hairy Woodpecker X
> Northern Flicker X
> Blue-headed Vireo X
> Warbling Vireo 4
> Red-eyed Vireo 1
> Blue Jay X
> Northern Rough-winged Swallow 8
> Barn Swallow 4
> Black-capped Chickadee X
> Tufted Titmouse X
> White-breasted Nuthatch X
> Carolina Wren X
> House Wren X
> Ruby-crowned Kinglet X
> Blue-gray Gnatcatcher X
> Veery 2
> Hermit Thrush X
> Wood Thrush 2
> American Robin X
> Gray Catbird X
> European Starling X
> Blue-winged Warbler 1
> Nashville Warbler 6
> Northern Parula X
> Yellow Warbler X
> Black-throated Blue Warbler 2
> Yellow-rumped Warbler X
> Black-throated Green Warbler 3
> Pine Warbler 1
> Prairie Warbler 1
> Palm Warbler X
> Black-and-white Warbler X
> Prothonotary Warbler 1
> Ovenbird 2
> Northern Waterthrush 2
> Common Yellowthroat 2
> Hooded Warbler 1
> Scarlet Tanager 4
> Chipping Sparrow X
> White-throated Sparrow X
> Northern Cardinal X
> Rose-breasted Grosbeak X
> Indigo Bunting 1
> Red-winged Blackbird X
> Common Grackle X
> Brown-headed Cowbird X
> Orchard Oriole 5
> Baltimore Oriole 4
> House Finch X
> American Goldfinch X
> House Sparrow X
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> This report was generated automatically by eBird v2(http://ebird.org)
This last day of April goes out with style, with a report from Nancy Tim's 7 am field walk for the Brooklyn Bird Club. With help from Tom Stephenson, Nancy caught sight of the best non-warbler species, an adult RED-HEADED WOODPECKER on lower Quaker Ridge just south of the Lower Pool, more specifically above Rocky Pass, the cut thru the ridge on the road going north from the Nethermead Bridge( sorry for the incorrect info previously on the cell phone report, i was not given the locale cause the landmarks in Prospect can be quite confusing). Additional rarities regarding warblers were two CERULEAN WARBLERS in the Midwood,one bird chased by a HOODED WARBLER! The PROTHONOTARY WARBLER was seen in an unlikely spot, way high in a Oak tree in the Midwood. (Stephenson, Jett)
Other hilights include Rafael's Worm-Eating Warbler in the Ravine, 8 Northern Rough -winged Swallows seen by Rob , the Lake, Indigo Bunting, 5 Orchard Oriole
List from Rafael.
Date: 30 April 2009
Observer: Rafael Campos
Time: 11:30 am - 1:30 pm
**************************************
With the news of 1 Red-headed Woodpecker around PP, I headed there, but no luck with such bird, and others posted early today (eg Cerulean Warbler, Prothonotary Warbler).
Looking for these rares ones, I found 1 Worm-eating Warbler high on an oak tree in the Ravine. Later around Vale, a nice pair of Scarlet Tanagers, and a nice male Black-throated Blue Warbler.
One Warbling Vireo was singing its heart out near the Nethermead Arches Bridge.
The list:
Mallard
Red-tailed Hawk: 1 adult siting on the nest
Rock Pigeon
Mourning Dove
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Downy Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
Blue-headed Vireo
Warbling Vireo
Blue Jay
Black-capped Chickadee
Tufted Titmouse
White-breasted Nuthatch
House Wren
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
Veery: 1 Rick's Place
Hermit Thrush
Wood Thrush
American Robin
Gray Catbird
Cedar Waxwing: 3, near Rick's Place
Nashville Warbler: pools
Northern Parula
Black-throated Blue Warbler
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Pine Warbler: 1, Ravine
Black-and-white Warbler
Worm-eating Warbler
Ovenbird
Common Yellowthroat
Scarlet Tanager
Eastern Towhee
Chipping Sparrow
White-throated Sparrow
Northern Cardinal
Red-winged Blackbird
Brown-headed Cowbird
Baltimore Oriole
American Goldfinch
House Sparrow
Brooklyn is good birding!!!
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From Rob Jett:
Subject: eBird Report - Prospect Park , 4/30/09
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>
>
> Location: Prospect Park
> Observation date: 4/30/09
> Number of species: 63
>
> Canada Goose X
> Wood Duck 1
> Mallard X
> Ring-necked Duck 1
> Red-tailed Hawk 3
> Herring Gull (American) X
> Rock Pigeon X
> Mourning Dove X
> Chimney Swift 1
> Belted Kingfisher 1
> Red-bellied Woodpecker X
> Downy Woodpecker X
> Hairy Woodpecker X
> Northern Flicker X
> Blue-headed Vireo X
> Warbling Vireo 4
> Red-eyed Vireo 1
> Blue Jay X
> Northern Rough-winged Swallow 8
> Barn Swallow 4
> Black-capped Chickadee X
> Tufted Titmouse X
> White-breasted Nuthatch X
> Carolina Wren X
> House Wren X
> Ruby-crowned Kinglet X
> Blue-gray Gnatcatcher X
> Veery 2
> Hermit Thrush X
> Wood Thrush 2
> American Robin X
> Gray Catbird X
> European Starling X
> Blue-winged Warbler 1
> Nashville Warbler 6
> Northern Parula X
> Yellow Warbler X
> Black-throated Blue Warbler 2
> Yellow-rumped Warbler X
> Black-throated Green Warbler 3
> Pine Warbler 1
> Prairie Warbler 1
> Palm Warbler X
> Black-and-white Warbler X
> Prothonotary Warbler 1
> Ovenbird 2
> Northern Waterthrush 2
> Common Yellowthroat 2
> Hooded Warbler 1
> Scarlet Tanager 4
> Chipping Sparrow X
> White-throated Sparrow X
> Northern Cardinal X
> Rose-breasted Grosbeak X
> Indigo Bunting 1
> Red-winged Blackbird X
> Common Grackle X
> Brown-headed Cowbird X
> Orchard Oriole 5
> Baltimore Oriole 4
> House Finch X
> American Goldfinch X
> House Sparrow X
>
> This report was generated automatically by eBird v2(http://ebird.org)
