With an eye on some rare or later than usual species in Prospect lately, I delved into the records for some of these species.
Solitary Sandpiper on Sunday was the second latest. The latest is a 12/24/2005 sighting observed by Alex Wilson. 10/17/2004 was the previous second late date.
With the rare sparrows of 10/24, here's the low down :
Vesper Sparrow: (multiple records)
Vesper Sparrow Prospect Park 11/25/95 1
Vesper Sparrow Prospect Park 11/26/95 1
Vesper Sparrow Prospect Park 9/29/98 1
Vesper Sparrow Prospect Park 10/31/98 1
Vesper Sparrow Prospect Park 11/3/98 1
Vesper Sparrow Prospect Park 5/8/99 1
Vesper Sparrow Prospect Park 10/8/99 1
Vesper Sparrow Prospect Park 10/9/99 1
Vesper Sparrow Nellies Lawn 5/1/01 1
Vesper Sparrow Prospect Park 4/7/59 1
Vesper Sparrow Nethermead 10/18/01 1
Vesper Sparrow Nethermead 4/10/02 1
Vesper Sparrow Peninsula 5/5/02 1
Vesper Sparrow Prospect Park 10/21/67 1
Vesper Sparrow Prospect Park 10/30/63 1
Vesper Sparrow Prospect Park 10/30/63 1
Vesper Sparrow Prospect Park 11/25/95 1
Vesper Sparrow Nethermead 4/14/04 1
Vesper Sparrow Prospect Park 5/6/59 1
Vesper Sparrow Prospect Park 10/21/67 1
Vesper Sparrow Payne Hill 4/23/05 1+
Vesper Sparrow Tennis House Kettle 5/5/05 1+
Vesper Sparrow Peninsula 5/9/05 1
Vesper Sparrow Peninsula 10/16/05 1
Vesper Sparrow Long Meadow 10/23/05 3
Vesper Sparrow Long Meadow 10/26/05 4
Vesper Sparrow Baseball field 10/27/05 2
Vesper Sparrow Butterfly Meadow 10/28/05 1
Vesper Sparrow Tennis House Kettle 10/30/05 1
Vesper Sparrow Nethermead 4/13/06 1
Vesper Sparrow Nethermead 4/14/06 1
Vesper Sparrow Peninsula 5/24/06 1
Vesper Sparrow Prospect Park 9/11/06 1
Vesper Sparrow Tennis House Kettle 10/21/06 1
Vesper Sparrow Long Meadow 10/29/07 1
Nelsons ( 2nd ever) and Saltmarsh Sparrows (1st ever):
sharp-tailed sparrow sp. Prospect Park 5/1/1958 1
(Geoffrey Carleton supplement)
sharp-tailed sparrow sp. Prospect Park 5/10/1952 1
(Geoffrey Carleton supplement)
Nelson's Sharp-tailed Sparrow West Island 3/18/2003 1 (P.Dorosh obs)
Clay-Colored Sparrow:
Clay-colored Sparrow Picnic/Tennis House 10/18/07 1
Clay-colored Sparrow 9th Street Bandshell 10/24/06 1+
Clay-colored Sparrow Picnic/Tennis House 9/24/06 1
Clay-colored Sparrow Picnic/Tennis House 9/23/06 1
Clay-colored Sparrow Picnic/Tennis House 9/23/06 2 ( 2 obs submissions this day)
Clay-colored Sparrow Boathouse 9/10/06 1
Clay-colored Sparrow Duck Island 10/17/05 1
Clay-colored Sparrow Peninsula 10/16/05 1
Clay-colored Sparrow Peninsula 10/2/05 1
Clay-colored Sparrow Peninsula 9/25/05 1
Clay-colored Sparrow Peninsula 9/20/05 1
Clay-colored Sparrow Tennis House Kettle 10/13/02 1
Clay-colored Sparrow Prospect Park 10/3/99 1
Clay-colored Sparrow Propsite 10/8/94 1
Clay-colored Sparrow Prospect Park 11/10/1963 1
Clay-colored Sparrow Prospect Park 10/19/1962 1
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