A thistle feeder was added to the feeder complex today. Hopefully, now we get some "birdaction".
Hilights for today are: RUSTY BLACKBIRD,uncommon winter seasonal Eastern Towhees, winter birds
--at the Boathouse narrow path leading up to East Drive,I saw a RUBY-CROWNED KINGLET.
Rob Bate emailed me a report of male & female EASTERN TOWHEE in the brush plus COMMON GRACKLES along that same path.
Looking forward to more reporting......but I have holiday party this afternoon and a holiday concert tonight...so if anything anew, it will be very late tonight if any more reports come my way.
--"Kingsboider"
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From Alex Wilson:
Begin forwarded message:
> Location: Prospect Park
> Observation date: 12/16/09
> Number of species: 49
>
> Canada Goose 200
> Mute Swan 9
> American Black Duck 8
> American Black Duck x Mallard (hybrid) 2
> Mallard 200
> Northern Shoveler 58
> Ring-necked Duck 1 (Drake, Upper Pool.)
> Bufflehead 1
> Ruddy Duck 20
> Pied-billed Grebe 5
> Double-crested Cormorant 1
> Great Blue Heron 4
> Black-crowned Night-Heron 2
> Red-tailed Hawk 3
> American Coot 15
> Ring-billed Gull 150
> Herring Gull (American) 25
> Great Black-backed Gull 1
> Rock Pigeon 30
> Mourning Dove 20
> Red-bellied Woodpecker 6
> Downy Woodpecker 8
> Hairy Woodpecker 2
> Blue Jay 7
> American Crow 3
> Black-capped Chickadee 10
> Tufted Titmouse 8
> Red-breasted Nuthatch 1 (Lullwater/Lookout corridor.)
> White-breasted Nuthatch 8
> Brown Creeper 2
> Carolina Wren 2
> Winter Wren 1 (Lookout Hill.)
> Golden-crowned Kinglet 3
> American Robin 30
> Northern Mockingbird 1
> European Starling 100
> Cedar Waxwing 15
> Eastern Towhee 1 (Ravine.)
> Fox Sparrow (Red) 3
> Song Sparrow 7
> Swamp Sparrow 2
> White-throated Sparrow 100
> Dark-eyed Junco (Slate-colored) 10
> Northern Cardinal 15
> Red-winged Blackbird 30
> Rusty Blackbird 1 (Adult male, east of East Wood Arch.)
> Common Grackle 2
> House Finch 1
> American Goldfinch 15
> House Sparrow 40
