Hilights/notables: American Woodcock, Rusty Blackbird ,Eastern Towhee, 4 species woodpeckers, Chipping Sparrow,American Pipit
From Joe Canale:
Peter,
I was in Prospect Park yesterday afternoon--this was Saturday. And I twice flushed an American Woodcock along the northside of the Lullwater where the plastic tarp meets the phragmites not far from the rink.
--JoeSent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry
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From Keir Randall:
Location: Prospect Park
Observation date: 1/10/10, 1-3pm
Number of species: 30
Canada Goose X
Mute Swan 2
American Black Duck 2
Mallard X
Northern Shoveler X
Red-tailed Hawk 1
Ring-billed Gull X
Herring Gull X
Rock Pigeon X
Mourning Dove X
Red-bellied Woodpecker 1
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 1
Downy Woodpecker X
Hairy Woodpecker 1
Blue Jay X
American Crow X
Black-capped Chickadee X
Red-breasted Nuthatch 1
White-breasted Nuthatch 2
Northern Mockingbird 2
European Starling X
Fox Sparrow (Red) 2 (1 feeders, 1 Wellhouse)
Song Sparrow 1
White-throated Sparrow X
Dark-eyed Junco (Slate-colored) X
Northern Cardinal X
Rusty Blackbird 2 (between Maryland Monument and Terrace Bridge)
Common Grackle 2
American Goldfinch X
House Sparrow X
This report was generated automatically by eBird v2(http://ebird.org)
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From Rob Jett:
> Date: January 10, 2010 4:46:25 PM EST
Subject: eBird Report - Prospect Park , 1/10/10
Location: Prospect Park
Observation date: 1/10/10
Number of species: 38
>
> Canada Goose X
> Mute Swan 3
> Wood Duck 1
> American Black Duck X
> Mallard X
> Northern Shoveler 5
> Ruddy Duck 5
> Red-tailed Hawk 2
> Ring-billed Gull 1500
> Herring Gull X
> Great Black-backed Gull 2
> Rock Pigeon X
> Mourning Dove 35
> Red-bellied Woodpecker 3
> Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 2
> Downy Woodpecker 2
> Blue Jay X
> American Crow 40
> Black-capped Chickadee 3
> Tufted Titmouse 4
> Red-breasted Nuthatch 3
> White-breasted Nuthatch 3
> Brown Creeper 1
> Carolina Wren 1
> American Robin X
> Northern Mockingbird 1
> European Starling X
> Eastern Towhee 2
> Fox Sparrow 4
> Song Sparrow X
> White-throated Sparrow X
> Dark-eyed Junco X
> Northern Cardinal X
> Red-winged Blackbird X
> Common Grackle 1
> House Finch 2
> American Goldfinch 4
> House Sparrow X
>
> This report was generated automatically by eBird v2(http://ebird.org)
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From Rob Jett
venue: Greenwood Cemetery
> Date: January 10, 2010 4:42:06 PM EST
> Subject: eBird Report - Greenwood Cemetery , 1/10/10
>
> Location: Greenwood Cemetery
> Observation date: 1/10/10
> Number of species: 25
>
> Canada Goose 200
> Red-tailed Hawk 2
> Ring-billed Gull X
> Herring Gull X
> Rock Pigeon X
> Red-bellied Woodpecker 4
> Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 1
> Downy Woodpecker 2
> Blue Jay 4
> American Crow X
> Black-capped Chickadee 2
> Red-breasted Nuthatch 2
> White-breasted Nuthatch 2
> American Robin X
> Northern Mockingbird 2
> European Starling X
> Chipping Sparrow 1
> Fox Sparrow 12
> Song Sparrow 3
> White-throated Sparrow 35
> Dark-eyed Junco 15
> Northern Cardinal X
> American Goldfinch X
>
> This report was generated automatically by eBird v2(http://ebird.org)
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From Ben Cacace :
Date: Sunday, 10 January 2010 (11:40a-5:00p)
Location: Prospect Park
Observers: Eve Levine, Ben Cacace
Reported by: Ben Cacace
This is the first time I've birded Prospect Park so I haven't translated the
abundance checklist <> to
my reporting spreadsheet. This will be remedied.
The Prospect Park checklist has Rusty Blackbird as 'very rare' for winter
and American Pipit seen only a few times since 1960. The pipit was just
north of where Rob Jett spotted one on 1-Jan-2010. The bird today was
perched for on a fence south of the Tennis House in an enclosed area. It
finally flew west.
A pair of Rusty Blackbirds (male & female) were spotted on the east edge of
the Nethermead calling to each other from separate trees. Soon after they
dropped to the grass to feed.
At least 3 adult Red-tailed Hawks were spotted at one time with many other
sightings throughout the day including 1 feeding just west of Long Meadow
with another Red-tailed Hawk perched quietly nearby.
Weather for 10-Jan for Park Slope (11:40a-5:00p) <>:
- Conditions: clear to partly cloudy near sunset
- Temperature: 25.1 to 31.2 F (-4 to 0 C)
- Wind direction: W - WNW
- Wind speed: 4 - 8 mph (gusts to 13 mph)
** Total species - 28 **
'Very Rare' not seen every season [1 spp]:
- American Pipit - 1 on Long Meadow S of the Tennis House
'Scarce' seen in habitat, but not daily [1 spp]:
- Yellow-bellied Sapsucker - 1 heard
'Uncommon' seen in small numbers; 1-3 per day in habitat [4 spp]:
- American Coot - 10+ on the lake
- Red-bellied Woodpecker - 3+
- American Robin - 1
- Swamp Sparrow - 1 along the S edge of the lake
'Fairly Common' usually seen; 3-12 per day in habitat [6 spp]:
- Northern Shoveler - 12+ on the lake
- Red-tailed Hawk - At least 3 adults
- Downy Woodpecker - Several (~10+)
- Black-capped Chickadee - 1
- Northern Cardinal - 15+ incl. 9 in one small tree
- Rusty Blackbird - 2 (male & female) on E edge of Nethermead
'Common' seen easily; more than 12 per day in habitat [16 spp]:
- Canada Goose - ~150+ on the lake
- Mute Swan - ~6+ on the lake
- American Black Duck - ~2+ on the lake
- Mallard - ~100+ on the lake
- Bufflehead - 1 male on the lake
- Ruddy Duck - 4 on the lake incl. 2 female & 2 male
- Ring-billed Gull - Majority of the 1000+ on the lake
- Herring Gull - Several (~10+)
- Great Black-backed Gull - Several (~5+)
- Rock Pigeon - 24+
- Mourning Dove - 1
- Blue Jay - Several (3+)
- American Crow - 1 seen & calling
- European Starling - ~100+
- Song Sparrow - 2+
- White-throated Sparrow - ~12+
Abundance categories from 'The New York City Audubon Society Guide to
Finding Birds in the Metropolitan Area' published 2001. Abundance season is
'Winter', December - February, and applies to all of New York City.
Taxonomic order:
- Canada Goose - ~150+ on the lake
- Mute Swan - ~6+ on the lake
- American Black Duck - ~2+ on the lake
- Mallard - ~100+ on the lake
- Northern Shoveler - 12+ on the lake
- Bufflehead - 1 male on the lake
- Ruddy Duck - 4 on the lake incl. 2 female & 2 male
- Red-tailed Hawk - At least 3 adults
- American Coot - 10+ on the lake
- Ring-billed Gull - Majority of the 1000+ on the lake
- Herring Gull - Several (~10+)
- Great Black-backed Gull - Several (~5+)
- Rock Pigeon - 24+
- Mourning Dove - 1
- Red-bellied Woodpecker - 3+
- Yellow-bellied Sapsucker - 1 heard
- Downy Woodpecker - Several (~10+)
- Blue Jay - Several (3+)
- American Crow - 1 seen & calling
- Black-capped Chickadee - 1
- American Robin - 1
- European Starling - ~100+
- American Pipit - 1 on Long Meadow S of the Tennis House
- Song Sparrow - 2+
- Swamp Sparrow - 1 along the S edge of the lake
- White-throated Sparrow - ~12+
- Northern Cardinal - 15+ incl. 9 in one small tree
- Rusty Blackbird - 2 (male & female) on E edge of Nethermead
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