Hilights today: Lark Sparrow continues on ballfields, Orange-crowned Warbler , Eastern Bluebird, Peregrine Falcons on BBG tower ,Red-shouldered Hawk,late Baltimore Oriole
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Rob Jett's 10/18 report of 29 WOOD DUCKS at Upper Pool set a new Prospect Park high. The previous high total was 2 records tied at 18 on:
11/27/2001 Lullwater Observer: Paul Keim
&
9/25/2000 Upper Pool Observers: Rob Jett and Jonathan Rosenthal
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From Orrin Tilevitz:
Brooklyn Botanic garden
Many palm warblers, eastern phoebes, and hermit thrushes. Also:
Golden crowned kinglet (many, feeding on the grass)
Ruby-crowned kinglet
Common yellowthroat
Yellow-rumped warbler
Blue-headed vireo
Song sparrow
Junco
White-throated sparrow
Fox sparrow (Japanese pond)
Northern mockingbird
northern cardinal
Red-bellied woodpecker
Red-breasted nuthatch (high in trees, Japanese pond)
Gray-cheeked thrush
American robin
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From Russ Aldertone:
Peter,
Went for the second day in a row to look
for the Lark Sparrow with no luck. I did
see an EASTERN BLUEBIRD in the fenced in
area. I was also overrun by Juncos and
Chipping Sparrows on the walk between the
10th Ave entrance and Bartel-Pritchard entrance.
Russ
Date: Tue, Oct 20, 2009 at 2:02 PM
Subject: eBird Report - Prospect Park , 10/20/09
Location: Prospect Park
Observation date: 10/20/09
Notes: ball fields & sparrow bowl
Number of species: 28
Canada Goose 10
Mallard 10
Red-tailed Hawk 1
Herring Gull 3
Rock Pigeon 1
Mourning Dove 1
Eastern Phoebe 20
Blue Jay 3
American Crow 5
Black-capped Chickadee 2
Winter Wren 2
Golden-crowned Kinglet 1
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 25
Eastern Bluebird 1
Swainson's Thrush 1
Hermit Thrush 5
European Starling 3
Cedar Waxwing 2
Yellow-rumped Warbler 5
Palm Warbler 5
Chipping Sparrow 50
Savannah Sparrow 10
Song Sparrow 10
Swamp Sparrow 20
White-throated Sparrow 3
Dark-eyed Junco (Slate-colored) 50
Northern Cardinal 1
House Sparrow 10
This report was generated automatically by eBird v2(http://ebird.org)
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From Peter:
Hilight during my busy day was a COOPER'S HAWK that flew down and along our moving work vehicle ( Toro) before swooping across in front of us towards the backwoods of Lily Pool. A nice moment!
Some action behind thr Rink between latter and the cove ,sparrows hilighted by a FIELD SPARROW. PIED-BILLED GREBE (of 3) offshore at that spot with 7 COOTS.
Action less in numbers as observed from afield but nevertheless still full of delights. Warmer days coming , so eager for that.
Location: Prospect Park
Observation date: 10/20/09
Number of species: 30
Canada Goose 125
Mute Swan X
Mallard X
Northern Shoveler X ( no counting today ;)> )
Pied-billed Grebe 3 south lullwater ; then 2 seen by Duck Island
Black-crowned Night-Heron 3 immatures early am , 7 am Duck Island
Cooper's Hawk 1 south Midwood
Red-tailed Hawk 1 f/o
American Coot 7 south lullwater
Herring Gull X
Rock Pigeon X
Mourning Dove X
Downy Woodpecker 1
Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted) 9 south lullwater shores breeze hill side
Eastern Phoebe 5
American Crow 10 f/o nethermead
Winter Wren 1 behind rink
Golden-crowned Kinglet X
Ruby-crowned Kinglet X
European Starling X
Yellow-rumped Warbler 5 south shores
Common Yellowthroat 1-- Peninsula sumacs
Field Sparrow 1 behind rink
Savannah Sparrow 1 behind rink
Song Sparrow 12 behind rink
Swamp Sparrow 3 behind rink
White-throated Sparrow 8 south lullwater
Dark-eyed Junco 3
Northern Cardinal 2
House Sparrow X
This report was generated automatically by eBird v2(http://ebird.org)
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From Janet Schumacher:
TWO Peregrine Falcons perched on the radio tower at Empire and
Washington Avenues this evening at 6 pm.
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From Alex Wilson:
(excerpt posting from ebirds yahoogroup listserve)
Good birding continues in Prospect Park, with
the LARK SPARROW present for the third day
in a row. I saw it in the fenced area of the
Long Meadow just below the 9th Street divide
early and late, joined at dusk by Rob Jett along
with Shane Blodgett who came in to add one
more to a 14 sparrow day around town. Overall
volume was perhaps down a bit from the rainy
weekend as more birds move on in the fair
weather, but diversity was good, including
ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER, a late
Baltimore Oriole, Red-shouldered Hawk and
7 wood warblers.
Good birding,
Alex Wilson
Brooklyn, NY
Location: Prospect Park
Observation date: 10/20/09
Number of species: 69
Canada Goose 175
Mute Swan 6
Wood Duck 25
American Black Duck 3
Mallard 200
Northern Shoveler 400
Ruddy Duck 15
Pied-billed Grebe 3
Double-crested Cormorant 1
Great Blue Heron 1
Black-crowned Night-Heron 1
Sharp-shinned Hawk 3
Red-shouldered Hawk 1 (Juvenile, flyover seen from Lullwater.)
Red-tailed Hawk 3
Merlin 3
American Coot 10
Spotted Sandpiper 1
Laughing Gull 1
Ring-billed Gull 60
Herring Gull 35
Great Black-backed Gull 1
Rock Pigeon 40
Mourning Dove 25
Belted Kingfisher 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker 3
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 1
Downy Woodpecker 2
Hairy Woodpecker 1
Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted) 40
Eastern Phoebe 30
Blue-headed Vireo 1
Blue Jay 15
American Crow 10
Black-capped Chickadee 4
White-breasted Nuthatch 1
Brown Creeper 1
Carolina Wren 2
House Wren 1
Winter Wren 3
Golden-crowned Kinglet 15
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 50
Eastern Bluebird 2 (2 at once on the Long Meadow fences early, only one seemed to hang around.)
Hermit Thrush 50
American Robin 75
Gray Catbird 5
European Starling 150
Orange-crowned Warbler 1
(Upper Lullwater near the cove, in the little point area across from the rustic shelter, photographed.)
Northern Parula 1 (Sparrow Bowl.)
Magnolia Warbler 1 (Dull female, Lookout Hill.)
Black-throated Blue Warbler 1 (Lullwater, with Orange-crowned.)
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle) 100
Palm Warbler (Yellow) 25
Common Yellowthroat 10
Eastern Towhee 4
Chipping Sparrow 15
Field Sparrow 2
Lark Sparrow 1 (Seen at 8:30AM and 5:30PM in the fenced area just north of the Long Meadow ball fields.)
Savannah Sparrow 10
Song Sparrow 50
Swamp Sparrow 30
White-throated Sparrow 100
White-crowned Sparrow 2
Dark-eyed Junco (Slate-colored) 20
Northern Cardinal 5
Indigo Bunting 2
Red-winged Blackbird 30
Baltimore Oriole 1 (Female, Lookout summit meadow.)
American Goldfinch 15
House Sparrow 30
