Prospect Park.
The north wind diminished "birdiness" today yet some previous locations of rare sightings this spring yielded some more good ones. Elizabeth White reported BOBOLINK at the Vale of Cashmere, a male perched up in the tree, its yellow collar clearly visible.
Stanley Greenberg reported at the Dongan Oak ( where Golden-winged warbler was seen last week) BLUE GROSBEAK.His report is below.
Scott Whittle texted messaged me a mid morning report of calling CERULEAN WARBLER near Rocky Pass, the cut thru the ridge between Lower Pool and Nethermead Bridge.Rocky Pass is where the west end of the path that goes along Ravine Creek. Bird was as usual for this species, up in the tree canopy.
Finally, a Brooklyn Bird Club walk this morning yielded nothing incredible :( yet provided an enjoyable morning nevertheless along southwest woods , ending at Lookout Hill; a report is compiled below. Good boiding,
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Stanley Greenberg's report
Hi Peter -
Yelena and I had the Blue Grosbeak at 12:30
at the overpass near the Dongan Oak Memorial.
The Ambergill Falls area was also quite busy;
within a few minutes we had Canada,
Magnolia, BT Blue, BT Green, and a
few others. And finally, we saw two
Indigo buntings at the stairway
near the Nethermead Bridge. There
was a Scarlet Tanager and Orchard
Oriole there too.
See you in the park.
Best,
Stanley
Kingsboider note: Overpass is Tunnel Arch; Ambergill Falls is at the Little Rock Arch, deep in the Ravine.
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BBC walk 7-10 am
Leading: Peter Dorosh + 7
Location: Prospect Park
Observation date: 5/12/09
Number of species: 38
Great Egret 1 flyover Butterfly meadow
Rock Pigeon X
Mourning Dove X
Chimney Swift X
Red-bellied Woodpecker X
Downy Woodpecker 3
Northern Flicker 1
Eastern Wood-Pewee 1 Maryland monument
Least Flycatcher 1 Butterfly Meadow
Eastern Kingbird 1 Maryland monument
Blue-headed Vireo 2 Ballfield west
Red-eyed Vireo 2
Blue Jay 2
House Wren 3
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 1 Maryland monument
Veery 2
Swainson's Thrush 1 Lookout Hill
American Robin X
Gray Catbird 7
European Starling X
Northern Parula 4
Yellow Warbler 1 Lookout Hill
Chestnut-sided Warbler 1 Lookout Hill
Magnolia Warbler 8; ~ 6 Lookout Hill
Black-throated Blue Warbler 3
Yellow-rumped Warbler X
Black-throated Green Warbler 1 Lookout Hill
Prairie Warbler 1 Maryland monument
Black-and-white Warbler 1
American Redstart 3
Ovenbird X
Common Yellowthroat X
Scarlet Tanager 2 --one at Quaker Cemetery;Lookout Hill
White-throated Sparrow X
Northern Cardinal X
Rose-breasted Grosbeak 1 Maryland monument
Baltimore Oriole X
House Sparrow X
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