From Larry Zirlin:
Hi Peter,
Finally got back to the park today. A good mix of birds at the feeders. The most interesting thing I saw was the Wood Duck, out in the open on the Boathouse pool swimming around with about 40 Mallards. I guess all the little coves where they like to hang out are frozen so there was really no place else for him to go. The Bufflehead was on the lake in among the shovelers.
Prospect Park
Observation date: 12/28/09
Number of species: 29
Canada Goose 175
Mute Swan 6
Wood Duck 1
American Black Duck 5
Mallard 115
Northern Shoveler 70
Bufflehead 1 Lake
Ruddy Duck 7
American Coot 7
Ring-billed Gull 500
Herring Gull 5
Great Black-backed Gull 1
Rock Pigeon 53
Mourning Dove 15 Under the feeders
Red-bellied Woodpecker 4 one @ feeders
Downy Woodpecker 4 one @ feeders
Blue Jay 6
Black-capped Chickadee 3 two @ feeders
Tufted Titmouse 2 one @ feeders
Red-breasted Nuthatch 1 feeders
White-breasted Nuthatch 2 feeders
American Robin 1
Fox Sparrow 3 Ravine
Song Sparrow 3
White-throated Sparrow 20
Dark-eyed Junco 3 one @ feeders, 2 on Lullwater trail.
Northern Cardinal 5 female on feeders
House Finch 3 feeders
American Goldfinch 2 Lullwater trail
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From Peter
lake birding after work; few land sightings
Location: Prospect Park
Observation date: 12/28/09
Number of species: 14
Canada Goose 125--25 Parade Grounds, rest Lake or shore
Mute Swan 5 lake
American Black Duck 7 lake
American Black Duck x Mallard (hybrid) X lake
Bufflehead--drake Three Sisters Islands
Mallard X
Northern Shoveler 75 lake
Ruddy Duck 5 lake
Black-crowned Night-Heron 1 juv Duck island
Red-tailed Hawk 2-- juvenile Lookout Hill ( see cell phone photo); f/o lake
American Coot 6 lake
Ring-billed Gull 275 lake
Herring Gull X
Rock Pigeon X
Mourning Dove X
Northern Cardinal 2 west island
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