Ovenbird reported at the "Sparrowbowl" , the vale between the Tennis and Picnic Houses , seen yesterday foraging in the leaf clutter behind the fence ( Mike Yuan). This is a late warbler for this date.
On the parade grounds this morning ( 7 am) , a fog covered baseball field with the shapes of feeding Canada Geese within during a rising sun illuminating the fog. A terrific scene,like a postcard.
More stuff later,
--Kingsboider
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More stuff:
Quite a very inactive day that was too warm for me in November. An Indian Summer day relished by many but those bird numbers go down, into "slowdown" . With a few casual glances , here are a few sightings:
--A flyover AMERICAN KESTREL over Upper Pool
-- On the Upper Pool, drake RING-NECKED DUCK
Location: Prospect Park
Observation date: 11/9/09
Number of species: 23
Canada Goose X
Mute Swan 5
American Black Duck 2
Mallard X
Northern Shoveler X
Ring-necked Duck 1 drake Upper Pool
Ruddy Duck x
Pied-billed Grebe 2 lake
Great Blue Heron 1 duck island
Sharp-shinned Hawk 1
Red-tailed Hawk 1
American Kestrel 1 f/o Upper Pool
American Coot X
Ring-billed Gull X
Herring Gull X
Great Black-backed Gull X
Rock Pigeon X
Mourning Dove X
European Starling X
Song Sparrow X
White-throated Sparrow X
Dark-eyed Junco 17
House Sparrow X
This report was generated automatically by eBird v2(http://ebird.org)
Precipitation is coming around Wednesday and colder temperatures behind it.Midweek should offer some birding possibilities...check those fields and the lake...
Peter
