in Prospect include an OLIVE-SIDED FLYCATCHER;numerous Blackpoll Warblers;Monk Parakeets joining in as "chorus" at Greenwood Cemetery Arch gate ;late report of BLACK SKIMMERS
http://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Olive-sided_Flycatcher/id
Location: Prospect Park
Date: 25 May 2009
Observer: Rafael Campos
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We have stil one month to go before Spring is over, but the bird migration, is kind of off. The mostly numerous (and most vocal) warbler today was Blackpoll. But I have twice sightings of Ovenbirds & Northern Waterthrush. At the Peninsula gazebo, there was 1 Cedar Waxwing building a nest in a tree next to it. The great sight was the parade made by the Canada Geese, with ~41 gooselings in tow. And before I decided to go home, the Olive-sided Flycatcher was seen perched quite high on the Lookout Hill. And the Ring-necked Duck is having a great time at the Upper Pool.
The Birds:
Canada Goose
Mute Swan
Mallard
Ring-necked Duck (male, upper pool)
Great Egret (1, Lullwater)
Black-crowned Night-Heron (3)
Red-tailed Hawk
Spotted Sandpiper (2 Lily Pond; 2 Lullwater)
Herring Gull
Laughing Gull (2 flyover Lookout Hill)
Rock Pigeon
Mourning Dove
Chimney Swift
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Downy Woodpecker
Northern Flicker (1, peninsula)
Olive-sided Flycatcher (1, Lookout Hill)
Eastern Kingbird
Warbling Vireo
Red-eyed Vireo
Blue Jay
Barn Swallow
Black-capped Chickadee (1, pools)
House Wren
Swainson's Thrush
Wood Thrush (heard only)
American Robin
Gray Catbird
European Starling
Cedar Waxwing
Yellow Warbler (1, edge of Long Meadow)
Black-throated Blue Warbler (1 female, Peninsula)
Blackpoll Warbler (numerous)
American Redstart (2, Peninsula)
Ovenbird (1, Dongan oak monument; 1, peninsula)
Northern Waterthrush (1, peninsula)
Common Yellowthroat (1 female, Peninsula)
Scarlet Tanager (1 female, Midwood)
Song Sparrow
Northern Cardinal
Red-winged Blackbird
Common Grackle
Baltimore Oriole
House Sparrow
Brooklyn is good birding!!!
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I attended the annual Memorial Day Concert held at Greenwood Cemetery's Arch main gate at 2pm. During the instrumental playing, the young people orchestra had to contend with the noisy chorus of Monk Parakeets above , many coming in and out with new nesting material upon their new nests in the steeple belfry.At one point , I saw 7 perched Monk Parakeets on the central steeple, their green plumage in sharp contrast to the gray pink sandstone steeple architecture. I know the wind section wasn't out of sync, but rather the racket emanating from the parakeets in happy chorus.I think they missed the high C note;It was too "D flat".
also seen , above the Arch , a soaring RED-TAILED HAWK being harassed by a grackle.
Peter
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I received a late report of 2 BLACK SKIMMERS,and COMMON NIGHTHAWK seen last Monday the 18th. The Skimmers were seen in the eve, feeding on Prospect Lake's water surface. the latter are the first of the year for Prospect.
"Kingsboider"
