Monday, October 26, 2009

October 26th, Prospect

From Rob Bate:

Rusty Blackbird spotted on the lake wall just south of the skating rink.

(Rob's picture sent to me.."Kingsboider")

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From Peter:

Observations seen from afield and post work. Pretty quiet day though I wasn't able to visit the "hot zones" of previous days.

Location: Prospect Park
Observation date: 10/26/09
Number of species: 30

Canada Goose X
Mute Swan 7 lake
Mallard X
Northern Shoveler X lake ( no counting today)
Ruddy Duck X lake
Black-crowned Night-Heron 4 immatures Duck Island back shore
Sharp-shinned Hawk 1 f/o peninsula sumacs
Red-tailed Hawk 1 f/o peninsula sumacs
American Coot 6 lake
Ring-billed Gull X
Herring Gull X
Great Black-backed Gull 1 lake
Rock Pigeon X
Mourning Dove X
Eastern Phoebe 2
Blue Jay 1 breeze hill
American Crow 7 f/o maryland monument
Winter Wren 3-- rink cove;midwood;peninsula sumacs
Golden-crowned Kinglet 2-- rink cove; peninsula sumacs
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 3 peninsula
Hermit Thrush 15 various locales
American Robin X wellhouse
Common Yellowthroat 1 peninsula sumacs
Song Sparrow 12--9 peninsula sumacs;3 penisula
Swamp Sparrow 3 --1 south lullwater in cattails; 2 peninsula
White-throated Sparrow X south lakeside
Dark-eyed Junco 3 south lakeside
Northern Cardinal 5 wellhouse
House Sparrow X

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