October 28th sightings Prospect

Photograph of Oct 26th Rusty Blackbird by lake shore near Rink from Rob Bate:

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Quite a soaker out there! Nevetheless , a report today from Alex Wilson:


Begin forwarded message:

> Location: Prospect Park
> Observation date: 10/28/09
> Number of species: 38
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> Canada Goose 100
> Mute Swan 9
> Wood Duck 2
> American Black Duck 7
> Mallard 100
> Northern Shoveler 150
> Ring-necked Duck 1 (Female, Lake.)
> Ruddy Duck 60
> Pied-billed Grebe 4
> Great Blue Heron 1
> Black-crowned Night-Heron 3
> Northern Harrier 1 (Juvenile, over Quaker Hill.)
> Sharp-shinned Hawk 1
> American Coot 10
> Ring-billed Gull 75
> Herring Gull 15
> Great Black-backed Gull 2
> Rock Pigeon 15
> Mourning Dove 3
> Belted Kingfisher 2
> Red-bellied Woodpecker 1
> Downy Woodpecker 2
> Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted) 5
> Eastern Phoebe 1
> Blue Jay 3
> American Crow 6
> Black-capped Chickadee 5
> White-breasted Nuthatch 1
> Hermit Thrush 3
> American Robin 15
> European Starling 50
> Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle) 1
> Savannah Sparrow 1
> Song Sparrow 2
> Swamp Sparrow 2
> White-throated Sparrow 25
> Dark-eyed Junco (Slate-colored) 3
> Northern Cardinal 10

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