I received a text message from Rob J that John Walsh spotted the American Pipit this morning I presume within the ballfields fence enclosure.
It's certainly a very hardy bird in these winter elements..
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From Larry Zirlin :
Here are the results of today's walk in the snow.
Location: Prospect Park
Observation date: 2/17/10
Notes: First time this year I didn't see the Wood Duck on the Boathouse Pond.
Number of species: 33
Canada Goose 110
Mute Swan 6
American Black Duck 6
Mallard 260
Northern Shoveler 32
Ruddy Duck 18
American Coot 8
Ring-billed Gull 300
Herring Gull 11
Great Black-backed Gull 1
Rock Pigeon 5
Mourning Dove 5
Red-bellied Woodpecker 5 Feeders, Boathouse, Rocky Pass
Downy Woodpecker 4 Feeders, Rocky Pass
Hairy Woodpecker 1 Feeders
Blue Jay 6
American Crow 8 Lake ice
Black-capped Chickadee 2
Tufted Titmouse 1
Red-breasted Nuthatch 1 Feeders
White-breasted Nuthatch 3
American Robin 60
European Starling 55
Fox Sparrow 2 One @ feeders, one on Lullwater trail
Song Sparrow 5
White-throated Sparrow 50
Dark-eyed Junco 8
Northern Cardinal 21
Red-winged Blackbird 3 Feeders
Rusty Blackbird 1 Lullwater trail, close to rustic shelter
House Finch 1 Feeders
American Goldfinch 1 Feeders
House Sparrow 6
This report was generated automatically by eBird v2(http://ebird.org)
