Notable hilights: 3 American Pipits, Rusty Blackbird, Eastern Towhee, Peregrine Falcon, Hooded Merganser ( drake) , Wood Duck
from Alex Wilson
Begin forwarded message:
> Location: Prospect Park
> Observation date: 1/20/10
> Number of species: 43
>
> Canada Goose 200
> Mute Swan 8
> Wood Duck 1 (Drake, Boathouse pool.)
> American Black Duck 12
> American Black Duck x Mallard (hybrid) 2
> Mallard 150
> Northern Shoveler 15
> Ruddy Duck 40
> Great Blue Heron 1
> Red-tailed Hawk 2
> Peregrine Falcon 1 (On signal tower.)
> American Coot 15
> Ring-billed Gull 800
> Herring Gull (American) 35
> Great Black-backed Gull 4
> Rock Pigeon 25
> Mourning Dove 20
> Red-bellied Woodpecker 8
> Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 3
> Downy Woodpecker 10
> Hairy Woodpecker 2
> Blue Jay 10
> American Crow 4
> Black-capped Chickadee 10
> Tufted Titmouse 4
> Red-breasted Nuthatch 2 (2 together, west side of
> Lullwater; later one near feeders on east side.)
> White-breasted Nuthatch 8
> Carolina Wren 1
> American Robin 35
> Northern Mockingbird 3
> European Starling 75
> American Pipit 3 (Long Meadow fenced area by ball fields,
> PM, one bathing in puddle.)
> Eastern Towhee 1 (Male, behind boathouse.)
> Fox Sparrow (Red) 4
> Song Sparrow 1
> Swamp Sparrow 1
> White-throated Sparrow 80
> Dark-eyed Junco (Slate-colored) 10
> Northern Cardinal 25
> Red-winged Blackbird 1
> Rusty Blackbird 1 (Female, flew into treetop near feeders,
> then to ground further down slope.)
> House Finch 5
> American Goldfinch 4
> House Sparrow 20
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From Peter:
Brief look at the lake after work.
Hooded Merganser drake along the Peninsula shore of the Lake (late afternoon); Shovelers, Ruddy Ducks, abundant Canada Geese ( est 350)
