The only requirements is only 8 visits within a 12 week period , ending 7/17
Counting starts within 1/2 hour of sunrise and two to 3 hrs time each visit.
The park has been divided into 18 zones. I have zone 10 which includes Quaker Cemetery and the area up to the Falkill Falls. There is a need to cover the Pools area ( Zone 9 ) and The Ravine and western Midwood (Zone 8). I have packages that explains the instructions and data sheets. Please contact me at Prosbird@aol.com for these two zones and I will send.
Other zones, more on the outer fringes of the Quaker Ridge region requires coverage besides the 8 volunteers that attended the workshop last Tuesday. Some of those folks may need a associate.
Please contact Susan Elbin at selbin@nycaudubon.org (212) 691-7483 or the volunteer coordinator Candace at Candace Khaokham at 212-691-7483 or email volunteer@nycaudubon.org
Peter
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This morning I went on Tom Stephenson's BBC walk and the prognosis was birding was very slow...too quiet for a May weekend..With the weather so foggy and cloudy aswell as wrong direction winds ( from a weak cold front), birds simply did not move. Tom will send a bird report later today.
Nevetheless, there were some salvageable hilites:
1) Summer Tanager at Lower Pool back path, seen by BBC group; Lincoln Sparrow along the back shore of Upper Pool vantage spot ( P.Dorosh, R.Jett) and a report I received from Ben Bohen below:
"This morning at about 7:40AM, upon entering the long meadow from Grand Army plaza, I spotted a pair of Olive Sided Flycatchers perched on the posts supporting the temporary fence surrounding a patch of newly seeded lawn. They flew out and back to their original perches several times before flying off towards the midwood."
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From Tom Stephenson , who led the Brooklyn Bird Club walk today:
Hi Peter,
Birds were pretty slow, with what seemed like a couple of straggler flocks here and there, but no numbers to speak of....
Thrushes were very low as well.
But still 17 species of warblers.....
Anyway, here's the list.
Best regards,
Tom
Great Blue Heron
Green Heron
Black-crowned Night-Heron
Turkey Vulture fly over
Canada Goose
Mute Swan
Mallard
Ring-necked Duck
Red-tailed Hawk
Spotted Sandpiper
Herring Gull
Rock Dove
Mourning Dove
Chimney Swift
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Downy Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
Eastern Wood-Pewee
Eastern Phoebe
Eastern Kingbird
Blue-headed Vireo
Warbling Vireo
Red-eyed Vireo
Blue Jay
American Crow
Tree Swallow
Northern Rough-winged Swallow
Barn Swallow
Black-capped Chickadee
Tufted Titmouse
White-breasted Nuthatch
House Wren
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
Wood Thrush
American Robin
Gray Catbird
European Starling
Cedar Waxwing maybe two flocks
Nashville Warbler
Northern Parula
Yellow Warbler
Chestnut-sided Warbler
Magnolia Warbler
Black-throated Blue Warbler
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Black-throated Green Warbler
Blackburnian Warbler
Blackpoll Warbler
Black-and-white Warbler
American Redstart
Ovenbird
Northern Waterthrush
Common Yellowthroat
Wilson's Warbler
Canada Warbler
Summer Tanager
Chipping Sparrow
Song Sparrow
Lincoln's Sparrow
White-throated Sparrow
Northern Cardinal
Rose-breasted Grosbeak
Indigo Bunting two, one on Lookout and the other in midwood (female)
Red-winged Blackbird
Common Grackle
Brown-headed Cowbird
Orchard Oriole several pairs
Baltimore Oriole
American Goldfinch
House Sparrow
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From Doug Gochfeld (2 reports) :
Sent: Sat, 16 May 2009 2:32 pm
Subject: eBird Report - Prospect Park , 5/16/09
Location: Prospect Park
Observation date: 5/16/09
Notes: With Bob Gochfeld, Elizabeth Poole. Extremely foggy early on (could
barely see 15 feet out onto the lake upon our arrival), cleared up a little bit
by 6:45ish, but not completely. Stuff was really not singing.
Number of species: 48
Canada Goose X
Mallard X
Ring-necked Duck 1 Lake @ 6:40 AM. Presumably the one from the Upper
Pool, getting awfully late.
Great Egret 1
Green Heron 2
Black-crowned Night-Heron 2
Laughing Gull 2
Herring Gull 45
Rock Pigeon X
Mourning Dove X
Chimney Swift 12
Belted Kingfisher 1 Heard only
Red-bellied Woodpecker 1
Downy Woodpecker 3
Hairy Woodpecker 1 Lookout
Eastern Kingbird 6
Blue-headed Vireo 1
Warbling Vireo 6 3 pairs
Blue Jay 1
Fish Crow 1
Barn Swallow 8
Black-capped Chickadee 1
Tufted Titmouse 3
House Wren 4
Swainson's Thrush 1 Lookout Hill
American Robin X
Gray Catbird X
European Starling X
Cedar Waxwing X
Northern Parula 1 Heard only, Lamppost
Yellow Warbler 5
Chestnut-sided Warbler 1 Lookout
Magnolia Warbler 1 Lookout
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle) 1 Peninsula
Black-throated Green Warbler 4 Lookout
Blackpoll Warbler 8 Mostly Peninsula, including a continuing one from a
few days ago still singing a very Worm-eating Warbler like song.
Black-and-white Warbler 3
Common Yellowthroat 6
Eastern Towhee 2
Song Sparrow 2
White-throated Sparrow 4
Northern Cardinal 6
Rose-breasted Grosbeak 1 Lookout Hill near Peninsula Sumac Grove
Red-winged Blackbird X
Common Grackle X
Baltimore Oriole 10
American Goldfinch 2
House Sparrow X
Location: Prospect Park
Observation date: 5/16/09
Notes: Still slow
Number of species: 28
Canada Goose 2
Rock Pigeon X
Mourning Dove X
Red-bellied Woodpecker 2
Eastern Kingbird 3
Warbling Vireo 1
crow sp. 1
Barn Swallow 6
Tufted Titmouse 1
White-breasted Nuthatch 1
House Wren 2
American Robin X
Gray Catbird X
European Starling X
Cedar Waxwing 4
Nashville Warbler 1
Black-throated Green Warbler 1
Blackburnian Warbler 1 Male singing across from Dongan Oak
Blackpoll Warbler 2
Northern Waterthrush 1 Vale
Common Yellowthroat X
Chipping Sparrow 1 Still singing, Long Meadow edge
White-throated Sparrow 1
Northern Cardinal X
Red-winged Blackbird X
Common Grackle X
Baltimore Oriole 4
House Sparrow X
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From Rob Jett:
> Subject: eBird Report - Prospect Park , 5/16/09
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> Location: Prospect Park
> Observation date: 5/16/09
> Number of species: 60
>
> Canada Goose X
> Mute Swan X
> Mallard X
> Great Blue Heron X
> Green Heron X
> Red-tailed Hawk X
> Herring Gull (American) X
> Rock Pigeon X
> Mourning Dove X
> Chimney Swift X
> Red-bellied Woodpecker X
> Downy Woodpecker X
> Hairy Woodpecker X
> Northern Flicker X
> Eastern Wood-Pewee X
> Eastern Phoebe X
> Eastern Kingbird X
> Blue-headed Vireo X
> Warbling Vireo X
> Red-eyed Vireo X
> Blue Jay X
> Barn Swallow X
> Black-capped Chickadee X
> Tufted Titmouse X
> White-breasted Nuthatch X
> House Wren X
> Blue-gray Gnatcatcher X
> Veery X
> Wood Thrush X
> American Robin X
> Gray Catbird X
> European Starling X
> Cedar Waxwing X
> Northern Parula X
> Yellow Warbler X
> Magnolia Warbler X
> Blackburnian Warbler X
> Blackpoll Warbler X
> Black-and-white Warbler X
> American Redstart X
> Ovenbird X
> Northern Waterthrush X
> Common Yellowthroat X
> Wilson's Warbler X
> Canada Warbler X
> Summer Tanager 1
> Scarlet Tanager 1
> Eastern Towhee X
> Chipping Sparrow X
> Lincoln's Sparrow 1
> White-throated Sparrow X
> Northern Cardinal X
> Rose-breasted Grosbeak X
> Red-winged Blackbird X
> Common Grackle X
> Brown-headed Cowbird X
> Orchard Oriole X
> Baltimore Oriole X
> American Goldfinch X
> House Sparrow X
>
> This report was generated automatically by eBird v2(http://ebird.org)
