Wednesday, August 12, 2009

August 12th Prospect Park

Hilight: 9 species warblers

From Alex Wilson:

Begin forwarded message:

> Location: Prospect Park
> Observation date: 8/12/09
> Number of species: 58
>
> Canada Goose 150
> Mute Swan 9
> Wood Duck 4 (Pools, 3 male, 1 female.)
> Mallard 100
> Double-crested Cormorant 1
> Great Blue Heron 1
> Green Heron 5
> Black-crowned Night-Heron 2
> Red-tailed Hawk 2
> Spotted Sandpiper 3
> Laughing Gull 1
> Herring Gull 5
> Great Black-backed Gull 1
> Rock Pigeon 70
> Mourning Dove 25
> Chimney Swift 50
> Ruby-throated Hummingbird 1 (Binnen Bridge.)
> Downy Woodpecker 4
> Hairy Woodpecker 1
> Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted) 10
> Willow Flycatcher 1
> Least Flycatcher 1
> Empidonax sp. 1
> Eastern Kingbird 10
> Warbling Vireo 4
> Red-eyed Vireo 1
> Blue Jay 6
> American Crow 5
> Tree Swallow 1
> Northern Rough-winged Swallow 2
> Barn Swallow 7
> Black-capped Chickadee 3
> Tufted Titmouse 4
> White-breasted Nuthatch 1
> Carolina Wren 5
> House Wren 5
> Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 2
> American Robin 100
> Gray Catbird 30
> European Starling 300
> Cedar Waxwing 75
> Blue-winged Warbler 3
> Yellow Warbler 4
> Chestnut-sided Warbler 2
> Black-and-white Warbler 4
> American Redstart 10
> Worm-eating Warbler 1 (Working dead leaf clusters at top of
> stairs, Lookout path from MD Monument.)
> Ovenbird 1
> Northern Waterthrush 5
> Canada Warbler 1
> Song Sparrow 5
> Northern Cardinal 15
> Red-winged Blackbird 20
> Common Grackle 12
> Brown-headed Cowbird 1
> Baltimore Oriole 8
> American Goldfinch 10
> House Sparrow 50