On a day known more for some quality than quantity, I led the Brooklyn Bird Club walk with 14 people having a good time outside on this gorgeous day. With things quite slow in the early part of the walk that started at Bartel Pritchard Square, a few early good moments surfaced, all with south Lookout Hill involved.
On the middle or mid slope south path, a Red-tailed Hawk cooperated nicely, perched on a dead broken limb for all to see. At the bottom, along Lamppost 249, we delighted in watching an AMERICAN TREE SPARROW worked along the shrub edges , finally entering the chain link compound for the new picnic area. And ORANGED-CROWNED WARBLER did it again ! Although first seen in the phragmite edges by a multiflora shrub before hiding deeper in, it eventually sprung out and flew into the mulberry between the Magnolia trees and Ginkgo grove, the fourth straight day it appeared. Only several birders saw it since it was moving quite quickly and elusively.
Later noted sightings included Ring-necked Duck with a pair of Buffleheads in the Upper Pool; and another American Tree Sparrow on the horse path above the Boathouse;2 Wood ducks, each at Three Sister Islands and north Lullwater.
total # species 40
American Tree Sparrow profile: http://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/American_Tree_Sparrow/id
Orange-crowned Warbler profile:
http://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Orange-crowned_Warbler/id
trip leader: peter
Location: Prospect Park
Observation date: 11/29/09
Number of species: 40
Canada Goose X lake
Mute Swan X lake
Wood Duck 2-drake on Three Sisters; drake north Lullwater
American Black Duck 3-2 lullwater
Mallard X
Northern Shoveler X lake
Ring-necked Duck 1 drake Upper Pool
Bufflehead 2 , mixed pair Upper Pool
Ruddy Duck 75 lake
Pied-billed Grebe 2 lake
Great Blue Heron 1 Upper Pool
Sharp-shinned Hawk 1 f/o upper pool
Cooper's Hawk 1 f/o rink
Red-tailed Hawk 1 perched south lookout hill
American Coot X
Ring-billed Gull X
Herring Gull (American) X
Great Black-backed Gull X
Rock Pigeon X
Mourning Dove X
Red-bellied Woodpecker 1
Downy Woodpecker 1
Blue Jay X
Black-capped Chickadee X
Tufted Titmouse X lookout
Brown Creeper 1 lookout south
Carolina Wren 1 boathouse
American Robin X
European Starling X
Cedar Waxwing X lookout
Orange-crowned Warbler 1 well drive /lamppost 249 (rare)
American Tree Sparrow 2-- LP 249; Boathouse (uncommon)
Fox Sparrow (Red) 1 lamppost 249
Song Sparrow X
White-throated Sparrow X
Dark-eyed Junco X lullwater
Northern Cardinal X
House Finch X
American Goldfinch X butterfly meadow; lullwater
House Sparrow X
This report was generated automatically by eBird v2(http://ebird.org/)
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From Stanley Greenberg:
WINTER WREN behind the Wellhouse .
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From Rafael Campos:
Site: Prospect Park, Brooklyn
Date: 29 November 2009
Observer: Rafael Campos R.
After those gusty winds, adding more cool air to the Metro area, today was a great day to go birding. And PP is close to my house in Park Slope.
I arrived about 8 am, walked towards the Vale, and nothing but starlings, pigeons & house sparrows. At the Vale, 1 Song Sparrow was actively feeding, and out of nowhere came 1 Red-bellied Woodpecker. And that were all the birds at the Vale. Rick's Place, Midwood, and the Nethermead were empty. At the Lake, was the only place I saw some activity and numbers, mostly gulls & waterfowl (the usual suspects!!).
A quick visit to Lookout Hill, no birds, but the pools were a surprise because I saw 1 male Ring-necked Duck, and 1 pair of Buffleheads.
On my way back, the Vale was a little more active (11:15 am), and I recorded there Juncos, WT Sparrows, WB Nuthatch, YB Sapsucker.
Today list:
Canada Goose
Mute Swan (2, Lake)
Wood Duck (1 male, Lullwater near the Audubon Center)
Mallard
Ring-necked Duck (1 male, Upper Pool)
Bufflehead (1 pair, Upper Pool)
Ruddy Duck (Lake & Upper Pool)
Great Blue Heron (1, Lullwater)
Red-tailed Hawk (1)
Merlin (1, flew over Nethermead,~10 am)
American Coot (Lullwater, Lake)
Ring-billed Gull
(American) Herring Gull
Rock Pigeon
Mourning Dove
Red-bellied Woodpecker (Vale, Midwood)
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker (1, Vale)
Downy Woodpecker
Blue Jay
Black-capped Chickadee (1, Vale)
White-breasted Nuthatch (1, Vale)
American Robin
European Starling
Song Sparrow (1, Vale)
White-throated Sparrow (abundant)
Dark-eyed Junco (1 Wellhouse; 3 Vale)
Northern Cardinal
American Goldfinch
House Sparrow
