For a rare visitor ,American Pipit is often seen or heard as flyovers in Prospect Park. When one is found on the ground, it's mostly a day or so sighting.One particular fall record was two straight days, a month later another but this record does not qualify as an extended period due to the large time gap between sightings in November 2007 to early December (different birds).
Since January 1st (R.Jett report) of this year, there has been a remarkable duration involving one American Pipit seen each week, mostly seen inside and around the perimeter of the Ball fields snow fence enclosure. The last report was yesterday. It has been a month long record of this particular Pipit ( one date saw 3) and so qualifies as a "new" duration record for this species in Prospect. Remarkable also that this bird has the courage to stick around in spite of the high activity on the meadows in the early mornings. So, an interesting winter observation makes Prospect early 2010 more enjoyable.
http://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/American_Pipit/id
Observations today
Wood Duck on boathouse pond
83 American Crows in late afternoon flight upon the lake
Unidentified raptor on Bishop Ford radio tower.( despite closer looks, afternoon setting sun backlit still makes difficult seeing)
Rob Bate reported Hermit Thrush,Red-breasted Nuthatch
--Kingsboider
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I was watching CBS News tonight (6 o'clock news) and there was a piece on the Monk Parakeets of Greenwood Cemetery (reporter Tony Tantillo) . From the CBS website, the account is posted here
http://wcbstv.com/food/secrets.of.brooklyn.2.1471247.html
--Kingsboider
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I received a note from Janet Schumacher that the raptor perched on the Bishop Ford high school radio tower is a resident Red-tailed Hawk from Greenwood Cemetery. It must be quite a nice view up there ( but I wouldn't try finding out; I am no fan of heights. :)> )
--Kingsboider
