AM: ROSE-BREASTED GROSBEAK (late) immature male continues in Szechuan Pepper tree at front of Well-house at entry path junction. Record late date extends. Observer Peter
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Rose-breasted Grosbeak continues this afternoon , same spot according to Rob Bate.
Rob also reports 2 EASTERN BLUEBIRDS on the south slope of Breeze Hill , facing the water or lake, along the descending path from the Terrace bridge towards the Rink. In an open area.
Yesterday , 2 FIELD SPARROWS were sighted by Rob in the habitat left of the Wellhouse.
Peter's 11/17 list
of note, 7 species duck in the park today.
Location: Prospect Park
Observation date: 11/17/09
Number of species: 35
Canada Goose 140 lake
Mute Swan 5 lake
Gadwall 1 hen; lake
American Black Duck 3--1 Binnen Pool; 2 West Island
Mallard X
Northern Shoveler 29 lake north shore
Ring-necked Duck 1 drake Upper Pool
Hooded Merganser 1 hen lake
Ruddy Duck easily 150 lake
Pied-billed Grebe 2 lake
Great Blue Heron 2 fly by Three Sisters
Red-tailed Hawk 1 f/o Breeze Hill
Peregrine Falcon 1 sitting on BBG radio tower
American Coot X
Ring-billed Gull X
Herring Gull X
Great Black-backed Gull 1
Rock Pigeon X
Mourning Dove X
Red-bellied Woodpecker 2 Binnen falls ( Boathouse)
Downy Woodpecker 1
Blue Jay 3
American Crow 24 f/o Concert Grove
Black-capped Chickadee 2-- one Binnen Falls, 1 Upper Pool
Winter Wren 1 Peninsula sumacs ( also seen By Rob Bate)
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 2 habitat next to Peninsula sumacs
American Robin 3 sumacs
European Starling X
Fox Sparrow (Red) 2 north Midwood
Song Sparrow 3-- 1 sumcs, 2 Peninsula
White-throated Sparrow 15--8 Wellhouse
Northern Cardinal 13 - 5 wellhouse; 8 peninsula
House Sparrow X
This report was generated automatically by eBird v2(http://ebird.org)
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From Orrin:
Brooklyn Botanic Garden
Red-tailed hawks, one at Japanese pond and others circling over north end.
American Kestrel, circling over south end
Red-breasted nuthatch
Common flicker
Cardinal
Blue jay
Dark-eyed Junco
White-throated sparrow
Pine siskin (?)
American robin
