From Janet Schumacher 6/14 breeding bird survey:
I saw Blue-grey gnatcatchers frequently flying in carrying worms in the small woods on hill south of Nellie's meadow, on west side near the road. Could not see a nest, they kept going behind a branch and were high up in a maple.In my Breeding Bird survey area #16:
Two Common yellow-throats singing SE Lullwater area, but I only saw males. Barn swallows nesting under Lullwater Bridge and Eastern kingbirds in tree near that bridge. Baltimore oriole nest right over the office building near the Boat House. Cedar waxwing pairs were courting on the Peninsula and near Binnen Water. There is a waxwing nest near the Concert Pavillion and a pair were just starting to build another near Lullwater. Northern flickers on nest hole, with male and female alternating; I think this is a banner year for American robins and Common grackles.
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From Rob Jett 6/12 report:
I went into Prospect Park at noon to check on the Red-tailed Hawk nest at the edge of Nelly's Lawn. While watching the three, about-to-fledge youngsters I heard an Acadian Flycatcher calling from across the road. I took a break from the hawks and located the flycatcher in a stretch of woods parallel to the Long Meadow. The bird was calling frequently and moving back & forth between Sullivan Hill and Payne Hill; the latter locale being relatively close to where a pair nested in 2007. At one point it squabbled with and chased another, unidentified empidonax flycatcher. It would be interesting if we saw another attempt at breeding in Prospect Park. There was also a calling peewee within the same stretch of woods.Good birding,Rob
Subject: eBird Report - Prospect Park , 6/12/09
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> Location: Prospect Park
> Observation date: 6/12/09
> Number of species: 36
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> Mallard X
> Red-tailed Hawk 5
> Laughing Gull X
> Herring Gull (American) X
> Rock Pigeon X
> Mourning Dove X
> Chimney Swift X
> Red-bellied Woodpecker X
> Downy Woodpecker X
> Eastern Wood-Pewee 2
> Acadian Flycatcher 1
> Great Crested Flycatcher 1
> Eastern Kingbird 3
> Warbling Vireo X
> Red-eyed Vireo X
> Blue Jay X
> Tree Swallow X
> Barn Swallow X
> Black-capped Chickadee X
> House Wren X
> American Robin X
> Gray Catbird X
> European Starling X
> Cedar Waxwing X
> Yellow Warbler X
> Blackpoll Warbler X
> American Redstart X
> Common Yellowthroat X
> Chipping Sparrow X
> Song Sparrow X
> Northern Cardinal X
> Red-winged Blackbird X
> Common Grackle X
> Baltimore Oriole X
> American Goldfinch X
> House Sparrow X
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> This report was generated automatically by eBird v2(http://ebird.org/ny
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