Here are the following reports sent me while I was gone (Most recent to older reports):
From Rob Jett:
> Date: February 15, 2010 5:55:20 PM EST
> Subject: eBird Report - Prospect Park , 2/14/10
>
> Location: Prospect Park
> Observation date: 2/14/10
> Number of species: 44
>
> Canada Goose X
> Mute Swan 4
> Wood Duck 1
> American Black Duck X
> Mallard X
> Northern Shoveler 12
> Ruddy Duck 17
> Great Blue Heron 1
> Sharp-shinned Hawk 1
> Cooper's Hawk 1
> Red-tailed Hawk 2
> Merlin 1
> American Coot 15
> Ring-billed Gull X
> Herring Gull (American) X
> Great Black-backed Gull 1
> Rock Pigeon X
> Mourning Dove X
> Red-bellied Woodpecker X
> Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 1
> Downy Woodpecker 3
> Hairy Woodpecker 1
> Blue Jay X
> American Crow X
> Black-capped Chickadee X
> Tufted Titmouse X
> Red-breasted Nuthatch 1
> White-breasted Nuthatch 2
> Carolina Wren 1
> Hermit Thrush 1
> American Robin X
> Northern Mockingbird 1
> European Starling X
> Fox Sparrow 3
> Song Sparrow 2
> Swamp Sparrow 1
> White-throated Sparrow X
> Dark-eyed Junco X
> Northern Cardinal X
> Red-winged Blackbird X
> Rusty Blackbird 1
> House Finch 8
> American Goldfinch 5
> House Sparrow X
>
> This report was generated automatically by eBird v2(http://ebird.org)
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From Kathy Toomey:
site = Prospect Park
date = 2/15/10
observers = Kathy Toomey
Canada Goose
Mute Swan
Mallard
Northern Shoveler
Ruddy Duck
American Coot
Ring-billed Gull
Herring Gull
Great Black-backed Gull
Mourning Dove
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From Doug Gochfeld
Sent: Mon, Feb 15, 2010 3:09 pm
Subject: eBird Report - Prospect Park , 2/15/10
Location: Prospect Park
Observation date: 2/15/10
Notes: w/ Bob Gochfeld. Also birded for a while w/ Rob Jett, John Ascher,
and Chaoyan Dong.
Number of species: 38
Canada Goose 200
Mute Swan 7
Wood Duck 1
American Black Duck 15
American Black Duck x Mallard (hybrid) 1
Mallard 350
Northern Shoveler 13
Ruddy Duck 22
Red-tailed Hawk 1 Maryland Monument
American Coot 10
Ring-billed Gull 1900-- 3 with wing tags # A306, A318, A288
Herring Gull 30
Great Black-backed Gull 2
Rock Pigeon 75
Mourning Dove 5
Red-bellied Woodpecker 2
Downy Woodpecker 6
Hairy Woodpecker 1
Blue Jay 5
American Crow 15
Black-capped Chickadee 12
Tufted Titmouse 2
Red-breasted Nuthatch 2
White-breasted Nuthatch 5
Brown Creeper 1
Carolina Wren 1
American Robin 60
European Starling X
Eastern Towhee 2 Lullwater, together
Fox Sparrow (Red) 1
Song Sparrow 3
Swamp Sparrow 2
White-throated Sparrow 25
Dark-eyed Junco 12
Red-winged Blackbird 5
Rusty Blackbird 1 Terrace Bridge area then flew to Peninsula
House Finch 5
American Goldfinch 6
House Sparrow 40
This report was generated automatically by eBird v2(http://ebird.org)
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From Rusty Harold:
From:
Date: Sun, Feb 14, 2010 at 3:30 PM
Subject: Your GBBC observation for FEB 14, 2010 in 11215, Brooklyn,
Kings County, NY
To: gbbc@macfaq.com
Thank you for entering your observation in this year's Great Backyard
Bird Count. Below is a report summarizing the bird checklist you
submitted.
Locality: 11215, Brooklyn, Kings County, NY
Observation Date: FEB 14, 2010
Start Time: 12:00 PM
Total Birding Time: 1 hour 45 minutes
Party Size: 1
Skill: excellent
Weather: excellent
Snow Depth: 8 - 10 in (20.3 - 25.4 cm)
Habitat(s):
deciduous woods
freshwater
Number of Species: 35
All Reported: yes
Checklist:
Canada Goose - 120
Mute Swan - 5
Wood Duck - 1
American Black Duck - 1
Mallard - 145
Northern Shoveler - 16
Ruddy Duck - 10
Cooper's Hawk - 1
American Coot - 3
Ring-billed Gull - 1,300
Herring Gull - 6
Great Black-backed Gull - 1
Rock Pigeon - 26
Mourning Dove - 12
Red-bellied Woodpecker - 2
Downy Woodpecker - 1
Blue Jay - 2
American Crow - 1
Black-capped Chickadee - 4
Tufted Titmouse - 1
Red-breasted Nuthatch - 1
White-breasted Nuthatch - 2
Carolina Wren - 1
American Robin - 11
European Starling - 62
Fox Sparrow - 1
Song Sparrow - 1
Swamp Sparrow - 2
White-throated Sparrow - 28
Dark-eyed Junco - 9
Northern Cardinal - 5
Red-winged Blackbird - 10
House Finch - 2
American Goldfinch - 4
House Sparrow - 1
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From Alex Wilson:
Begin forwarded message:
> Location: Prospect Park
> Observation date: 2/12/10
> Number of species: 44
>
> Canada Goose 200
> Mute Swan 6
> Wood Duck 1 (Drake, Boathouse pool.)
> American Black Duck 8
> American Black Duck x Mallard (hybrid) 1
> Mallard 200
> Northern Shoveler 25
> Hooded Merganser 2 (Pair, Lake.)
> Ruddy Duck 40
> Great Blue Heron 1
> Sharp-shinned Hawk 1
> Red-tailed Hawk 3 (Including Ravine pair exhibiting mating
> behavior.)
> Merlin 2 (Interacting and perching along Center Drive.)
> American Coot 6
> Ring-billed Gull 500
> Herring Gull (American) 25
> Great Black-backed Gull 2
> Rock Pigeon 40
> Mourning Dove 25
> Red-bellied Woodpecker 7
> Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 3
> Downy Woodpecker 8
> Blue Jay 10
> American Crow 5
> Black-capped Chickadee 12
> Tufted Titmouse 4
> White-breasted Nuthatch 8
> Brown Creeper 1
> Carolina Wren 3
> Winter Wren 1 (Midwood.)
> Hermit Thrush 1 (Seen on both sides of Terrace Bride west
> side.)
> American Robin 75
> Northern Mockingbird 3
> European Starling 150
> Fox Sparrow (Red) 6
> Song Sparrow 5
> Swamp Sparrow 1
> White-throated Sparrow 100
> Dark-eyed Junco (Slate-colored) 25
> Northern Cardinal 30
> Red-winged Blackbird 15
> Rusty Blackbird 1 (Female, along lower Lullwater, Breeze
> Hill side.)
> House Finch 15
> American Goldfinch 8
> House Sparrow 30
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From Rafael Campos:
Date: 13 February 2010
Site: Prospect Park, Brooklyn, Kings Co., NY
Observer: Rafael Campos
After the big storm of this week, and almost 4 weeks without visiting PP; today was a very cold experience. Most of the water at the lake was frozen, except for a little section, and the pools, frozen, too. Most of the activity I observed was around the feeders in Breezy Hill, and behind the Well House.
Here is the list of birds recorded:
Canada Goose
Mute Swan
Mallard
Northern Shoveler
Ruddy Duck
American Coot
Ring-billed Gull
(American) Herring Gull
Great Black-backed Gull
Rock Pigeon
Mourning Dove
Downy Woodpecker
American Crown
Black-capped Chickadee
Red-breasted Nuthatch (1, feeders)
White-breasted Nuthatch
Carolina Wren (1, behind the Well House)
American Robin
European Starling
Fox Sparrow (2)
Song Sparrow (2, Well House)
White-throated Sparrow
Dark-eyed Junco
Northern Cardinal
Red-winged Blackbird
House Finch
American Goldfinch
House Sparrow
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Brooklyn is good birding, despite the snow in the ground!!!
