Sunday, August 2, 2009

August 2nd evening Prospect Park

6pm - pre-dusk:

Location: Prospect Park
Observation date: 8/2/09
Number of species: 16


All Prospect Lake ( unless noted)

Canada Goose 35
American Black Duck 3
Mallard 40
Ruddy Duck 1 (drake)
Double-crested Cormorant 1
Great Egret 1 (three Sisters)
Black-crowned Night-Heron 7 ( 4 juvenile Three Sister Islands + ad)
Spotted Sandpiper 2 ( flew around Three Sisters)
Chimney Swift 5 (well drive, flyover)
American Crow 3 (Maryland Monument, flyover)
Barn Swallow 1 (Breeze Hill,flyover)
American Robin 11 (3 LP 249, 8 Quaker Ridge
Cedar Waxwing 2 (Wellhouse, Flyover)
Red-winged Blackbird 4
Boat-tailed Grackle 2 (LP 249)
House Sparrow X

This report was generated automatically by eBird v2(http://ebird.org/)

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For the record regarding Alex Wilson's July 29th report:

Least Sandpiper first seen since 7/21/07 ( 8 birds seen on Peninsula point ; A. Wilson , same day, some flyover flocks )

Prairie Warbler only 2nd July record; other July record was 7/2/1976 Prairie warbler seen by Olney Raymond