Hilights include Blue Grosbeak,White-crowned Sparrow , at least 17 species warblers
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From Doug Gochfeld:
Sent: Wed, 13 May 2009 1:20 pm
Subject: eBird Report - Prospect Park , 5/13/09
Location: Prospect Park
Observation date: 5/13/09
Notes: The female Warblers are now here in numbers.
Number of species: 67
Canada Goose X
Wood Duck 7 All males, Upper Pool
Mallard X
Ring-necked Duck 1 Upper Pool
Common Loon 1 Flyover
Great Blue Heron 1
Great Egret 2
Green Heron 3 Lullwater, Peninsula, Lower Pool
Black-crowned Night-Heron 3
Red-tailed Hawk 2
American Kestrel 1 flyover, Long Meadow/Midwood
Spotted Sandpiper 3 Peninsula
Laughing Gull 4
Ring-billed Gull X
Herring Gull X
Rock Pigeon X
Mourning Dove X
Chimney Swift 60 Probably an undercount. Counted 50 in one sweep,
scattered elsewhere at the same time.
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 1 Female, Butterfly Meadow Pines.
Red-bellied Woodpecker 3
Downy Woodpecker 3
Eastern Kingbird 4
Blue-headed Vireo 2
Warbling Vireo 2
Red-eyed Vireo 4
Blue Jay X
American Crow X
Northern Rough-winged Swallow 2 Lake
Barn Swallow 5
Black-capped Chickadee 3
White-breasted Nuthatch 1 Breeze Hill
Carolina Wren 1 Midwood
House Wren 8
Wood Thrush 3
American Robin X
Gray Catbird 25
European Starling X
Cedar Waxwing X
Northern Parula 15
Yellow Warbler 8
Chestnut-sided Warbler 2
Magnolia Warbler 15
Black-throated Blue Warbler 8
Yellow-rumped Warbler 12
Black-throated Green Warbler 4
Prairie Warbler 1 Female, top of Lookout Hill
Blackpoll Warbler 10
Black-and-white Warbler 6
American Redstart 12
Ovenbird 5
Northern Waterthrush 6
Common Yellowthroat 25
Canada Warbler 1 In the stand of trees between the Music Pagoda and the
Midwood
Chipping Sparrow 1 Heard singing incessantly. Long Meadow edge above
Vale.
Song Sparrow 1
Swamp Sparrow 1 Lower Pool
White-throated Sparrow 12
White-crowned Sparrow 1 Lamppost 249
Northern Cardinal X
Rose-breasted Grosbeak 4
Indigo Bunting 1 Maryland Monument Meadow
Red-winged Blackbird X
Common Grackle X
Brown-headed Cowbird 1
Baltimore Oriole 15
American Goldfinch X
House Sparrow X
This report was generated automatically by eBird v2(http://ebird.org)
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From Rafael Campos:
Date: 13 May 2009
Observer: Rafael Campos
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Despite being a nice day, the number of bird sps, were too low. Nothing out of context, perhaps, the exception being the lonely male Ring-necked Duck, still at Upper Pool.
The birds:
Canada Goose
Wood Duck (3 males, 1 female; Upper pool)
Mallard
Ring-necked Duck (1 male, upper pool)
Great Blue Heron (1, upper pool)
Turkey Vulture (1, flyover)
Red-tailed Hawk
Rock Pigeon
Mourning Dove
Chimney Swift (flyovers)
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Downy Woodpecker
Hairy Woodpecker (1 m, Midwood)
Eastern Kingbird (1 pair, Nellie's lawn)
Blue-headed Vireo
Warbling Vireo
Blue Jay
Northern Rough-winged Swallow (upper pool)
White-breasted Nuthatch (1, Midwood)
Carolina Wren (1 singing, Midwood)
House Wren
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher (1, pools)
Veery (2)
Wood Thrush (heard calling, Midwood)
American Robin
Gray Catbird
European Starling
Northern Parula
Chestnut-sided Warbler
Magnolia Warbler
Black-throated Blue Warbler
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Black-and-white Warbler
American Redstart
Ovenbird
Northern Waterthrush
Common Yellowthroat
White-throated Sparrow
Northern Cardinal
Rose-breasted Grosbeak (1 f, pools)
Red-winged Blackbird
Common Grackle (3)
Baltimore Oriole
House Sparrow
Brooklyn is good birding!!!!
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From Alex Wilson:
There was a BLUE GROSBEAK in Prospect today,
a female seen at the base of the Peninsula around
9:15. It was chased off by a territorial
Song Sparrow and appeared to head up towards
Lookout Hill. This is probably at least the third
individual reported in the last few days,
with male birds having been seen nearby
and at the north end of the park.
Otherwise, numbers were down from last week,
and it seemed that more birds had departed in
the fair weather than had dropped in. My
species list dropped from 93 on Friday 5/8 to
73 today, but we are just approaching mid-May
and more birds must be in the offing, weather permitting.
Good birding,
Alex Wilson
Brooklyn, NY
Location: Prospect Park
Observation date: 5/13/09
Number of species: 73
Ring-necked Duck 1 (Still lingering at Upper Pool.)
Red-tailed Hawk 5 (Including chicks being fed at Nelly's Lawn
nest.)
American Coot 1 (Lake, late for location.)
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 4 (Long Meadow edge; Ravine canopy;
2 chasing at Vale.)
Eastern Wood-Pewee 1
Northern Rough-winged Swallow 3
House Wren 7 (One was bringing twigs to a hole in a snag.)
Blue-winged Warbler 1 (Rick's Place.)
Nashville Warbler 1 (Bathing below Esdale Bridge.)
Northern Parula 25
Yellow Warbler 7
Chestnut-sided Warbler 3
Magnolia Warbler 13
Black-throated Blue Warbler 20
Yellow-rumped Warbler 15
Black-throated Green Warbler 5
Blackpoll Warbler 4
Black-and-white Warbler 10
American Redstart 10
Ovenbird 15
Northern Waterthrush 7
Common Yellowthroat 15
Wilson's Warbler 2
Canada Warbler 3
Scarlet Tanager 3
Eastern Towhee 1
Rose-breasted Grosbeak 3
Blue Grosbeak 1 (Female along brushy edge at base of
Peninsula, 9:15 AM. Chase by territorial Song Sparrow.)
Orchard Oriole 1 (1st year male, singing, south Long Meadow.)
Baltimore Oriole 10 (Including pair working on nest.)
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Peter's observation
A Northern Rough-winged Swallow sitting on the path from the rink towards Duck Island, catching insects.
another Purple Finch male feeding in the Bald Cypress south side lake.
