Hilights today include BLACK-BILLED CUCKOO,10 species warblers for "late" migration date , Peregrine Falcon and Red-Tailed Hawk confrontation
From Doug Gochfeld ( 2 reports)
Subject: eBird Report - Prospect Park , 5/30/09
Location: Prospect Park
Observation date: 5/30/09
Notes: 35 minute outing spent almost exclusively in the Midwood
Number of species: 30
Red-tailed Hawk 1
Rock Pigeon X
Mourning Dove X
Black-billed Cuckoo 1 Heard calling several times. Midwood across from
Dongan Oak south of the Staircase.
Chimney Swift X
Red-bellied Woodpecker 2
Downy Woodpecker 1
Eastern Wood-Pewee 4
Eastern Kingbird 1
Red-eyed Vireo 5
House Wren 5
Wood Thrush 1
American Robin X
Gray Catbird 2
European Starling X
Cedar Waxwing 40
Yellow Warbler 1 Heard only
Magnolia Warbler 1
Black-throated Blue Warbler 1 Singing (heard only), Rose Garden.
Blackburnian Warbler 1 Singing male, North Midwood
Blackpoll Warbler 10
American Redstart 10
Ovenbird 2 Heard only
Common Yellowthroat 2
Canada Warbler 1 Female, Midwood (Wood Chip Path)
Chipping Sparrow 2 NE Long Meadow
Northern Cardinal X
Red-winged Blackbird X
Common Grackle X
House Sparrow X
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Subject: eBird Report - Prospect Park , 5/30/09
Location: Prospect Park
Observation date: 5/30/09
Notes: Midday: Vale, Midwood, Lily Pond, Ravine, Pools (No Ring-necked Duck,
any sightings later than 5/27?).
Number of species: 31
Canada Goose 2
Mute Swan 4
Mallard X
Green Heron 1 Fishing, Lower Pool.
Red-tailed Hawk 5 Including 2 chicks in Nelly's Lawn nest.
Peregrine Falcon 2 --2 birds harassing one Red-tailed Hawk in the air
above the Nelly's Lawn Nest. One dive-bombed towards Flatbush Avenue/BBG out of
sight and didn't re-appear.
Herring Gull 1 Adult flyover, Nelly's Lawn.
Rock Pigeon X
Mourning Dove X
Chimney Swift X
Red-bellied Woodpecker 1
Eastern Wood-Pewee 3
Eastern Phoebe 1 Hunting in the vicinity of the Binnen Bridge Nest.
Eastern Kingbird 1
Red-eyed Vireo 4
House Wren 7
American Robin X
Gray Catbird 3
Cedar Waxwing 80
Black-throated Blue Warbler 1 Still singing from the Rose Garden.
Blackpoll Warbler 6
Black-and-white Warbler 1 Vale
American Redstart 15
Common Yellowthroat 1
Canada Warbler 1 Singing Male, between Music Pagoda and Midwood
Northern Cardinal X
Red-winged Blackbird X
Common Grackle X
Baltimore Oriole 1 Vale
American Goldfinch 2 Pair, Midwood
House Sparrow X
This report was generated automatically by eBird v2(http://ebird.org)
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From Julia Weinberger:
Canada warbler in vale of cashmere around 9:15am
Magnolia warbler at brooklyn botanic garden around 3pm.