The rarity report picked up where it left from yesterday.This time the Ravine's Little Rock Arch Bridge locale is the beneficiary of two good quality sightings seen by Rob Jett and Scott Whittle.
The first report was SUMMER TANAGER (Jett) followed about two hours later of a singing HOODED WARBLER (Whittle) male along the slope near the now removed rustic gazebo up the stairs from that little boulder bridge. Scott also heard ACADIAN FLYCATCHER somewhere, likely near or in the Ravine i presume..hopefully details later.....
And lastly, Rafael's lead walk with the BBC took place with a nice selection of late warblers, some birding activity in the Vale. His report is in.
Oh, for an out of season bird, even rare typifies the RING-NECKED DUCK..when is he gonna leave ???? ;)>
Good birding that still persists...
'Kingsboider '
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Rob's list:
Subject: eBird Report - Prospect Park , 5/24/09
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> Location: Prospect Park
> Observation date: 5/24/09
> Number of species: 46
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> Red-tailed Hawk X
> Rock Pigeon X
> Mourning Dove X
> Chimney Swift X
> Red-bellied Woodpecker X
> Downy Woodpecker X
> Hairy Woodpecker 1
> Northern Flicker 1
> Eastern Wood-Pewee 2
> Empidonax sp. 1
> Eastern Kingbird X
> Warbling Vireo X
> Red-eyed Vireo X
> Blue Jay X
> Black-capped Chickadee X
> White-breasted Nuthatch X
> House Wren X
> Gray-cheeked Thrush 1
> Swainson's Thrush 3
> Wood Thrush 2
> American Robin X
> Gray Catbird X
> European Starling X
> Cedar Waxwing X
> Northern Parula 1
> Chestnut-sided Warbler 1
> Magnolia Warbler X
> Black-throated Blue Warbler 1
> Blackpoll Warbler X
> Black-and-white Warbler 1
> American Redstart X
> Ovenbird 4
> Common Yellowthroat X
> Canada Warbler 3
> Summer Tanager 1
> Scarlet Tanager 5
> Chipping Sparrow X
> Northern Cardinal X
> Rose-breasted Grosbeak X
> Red-winged Blackbird X
> Common Grackle X
> Brown-headed Cowbird X
> Orchard Oriole 1
> Baltimore Oriole X
> American Goldfinch X
> House Sparrow X
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> This report was generated automatically by eBird v2(http://ebird.org)
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Brooklyn Bird Club walk , led by Rafael Campos
( report from Rafael)
Date: 24 May 2009
Observers: Rafael Campos + 6 birders
The BBC walk started around 7:40 am, from Grand Army Plaza. The Vale was the great stop, with a good number of sps seen quite close: Northern Waterthrush, Blackpoll Warbler, Northern Parula, Common Yellowthroat. We passed by the active nest of the Red-tailed Hawk, and saw the nestling. Midwood was quite slow, but the Red-eyed Vireos practically outnumber any other sps. Music Pagoda, Lily Pond; 1 Canada Warbler gave us great looks. Edge of the Nethermead, were a nice male Indigo Bunting was, perhaps, the bird of the walk.The Pools, with its usual Ring-necked Duck, male. Long Meadow, where the last minute bird, was 1 male Yellow Warbler. Also reported earlier in the Park, but not seen were Summer Tanager & Hooded Warbler.
The list:
Canada Goose
Mallard
Ring-necked Duck
Double-crested Cormorant (flyover)
Red-tailed Hawk
Rock Pigeon
Mourning Dove
Monk Parakeet (1 flyover Midwood)
Chimney Swift
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Downy Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
Eastern Wood-Pewee
Acadian Flycatcher (heard only by Scott Whittle)
Eastern Phoebe
Eastern Kingbird
Warbling Vireo
Red-eyed Vireo
Blue Jay
Northern Rough-winged Swallow (1, pools)
Barn Swallow
White-breasted Nuthatch (1, Midwood)
House Wren
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
Veery
Swainson's Thrush
American Robin
Gray Catbird
European Starling
Cedar Waxwing
Northern Parula
Yelow Warbler
Magnolia Warbler
Blackpoll Warbler
Black-and-white Warbler (1, Quaker Ridge)
American Redstart
Northern Waterthrush
Common Yellowthroat
Canada Warbler
Scarlet Tanager (1 female, Midwood)
Song Sparrow
Northern Cardinal
Rose-breasted Grosbeak (1 female, Vale)
Indigo Bunting (2 males)
Red-winged Blackbird
Common Grackle
Brown-headed Cowbird (1 female, pools)
Baltimore Oriole
American Goldfinch
House Sparrow
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Brooklyn is good birding!!!
