Highlight prior to noon was a PEREGRINE FALCON preying upon Ring-billed Gulls near the ice surface at Prospect Lake near the West Island shelter. The falcon kept doing circuits above the flock that was scattering and dispersing , individual birds trying hard to avoid being caught. It was amazing to watch. I am not sure I saw an unlucky gull caught since I had to move on .
Also of note was good feeder bird diversity, fourteen species birds at the feeders , all or most appearing about the same time . A pretty active scene. ( of course , it helps to refill the feeders )
Peter
Location: Prospect Park
Observation date: 1/4/10
Number of species: 29
Canada Goose X lake
Mute Swan 6 lake
Mallard X lake
Northern Shoveler 6 lake
Merlin 1 seen by Mary Eyster at Nethermead Arches,; bird was hunkered down in the tree.
Peregrine Falcon 1 lake; preying low upon RB Gull flock
American Coot 7 lake
Ring-billed Gull X
Herring Gull X
Great Black-backed Gull 2 lake
Rock Pigeon X
Mourning Dove X
Red-bellied Woodpecker 2--1 feeders; 1 wellhouse
Downy Woodpecker 4 feeders
Black-capped Chickadee 3 feeders
Tufted Titmouse 1 feeders
Red-breasted Nuthatch 1 feeders
White-breasted Nuthatch 2 feeders
American Robin X
European Starling X
Fox Sparrow (Red) 2 feeders
Swamp Sparrow 1 west shore lake
White-throated Sparrow 15 feeders
Dark-eyed Junco 8 feeders
Northern Cardinal X feeders
Red-winged Blackbird 2 feeders
Common Grackle 1 feeders
House Finch 11 feeders
American Goldfinch 7 feeders
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