Hilights: 2 low flyover BLACK VULTURES over Vale Cashmere and Nellies Lawn with both soaring over the lawn midmorning ( P.Dorosh), also 3 Black Vultures seen over Greenwood Cemetery ( R.Jett) ; FOY Pied -billed Grebe ( M.Wills) ; Turkey Vulture, Black-crowned Night Heron ,Osprey arrivals. [see reports]
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From Matthew Wills:
Hi, Peter,
It was blustery and chill this morning in the park. PB grebe and Great egret were first of the year for me. No other newbies seen.
Pied-billed grebe
Double-crested cormorant
Great egret
Mute swan
Canada goose
Mallard
Northern shoveller
Ruddy duck
Red-tailed hawk
Ring-necked gull
American coot
Ring-billed gull
Rock dove
Mourning dove
Yellow-bellied sapsucker
Downy woodpecker
Red-bellied woodpecker
White-breasted nuthatch
American robin
Northern mockingbird
Blue jay
White-throated sparrow
Song sparrow
Dark-eyed junco
Common grackle
Red-winged blackbird
European starling
Northern cardinal
House sparrow
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From Larry Zirlin:
Black-crowned Night Heron, Duck Island.
Larry
http://birdsandwords-larryz.blogspot.com/
Location: Prospect Park
Observation date: 3/24/10
Number of species: 34
Canada Goose 75
Mute Swan 7
Mallard 50
Northern Shoveler 29
Ring-necked Duck 1 Drake, Upper Pool
Ruddy Duck 99
Great Egret 1 Duck Island
Black-crowned Night-Heron 1 Duck Island
Red-tailed Hawk 2
American Coot 8
Herring Gull 1
Rock Pigeon 10
Mourning Dove 3
Red-bellied Woodpecker 3
Downy Woodpecker 4 Lily Pond
Northern Flicker 3 --2 Nelly's Lawn, 1 Sparrow Bowl
Eastern Phoebe 3 --1 Midwood, 2 Nelly's Lawn
Blue Jay 1
Fish Crow 1 Flyover Lake
Black-capped Chickadee 4
Tufted Titmouse 4 --2 behind Music Pagoda, 2 Vale Cashmere
Carolina Wren 2
American Robin 150
Northern Mockingbird 2
European Starling 100
Cedar Waxwing 6 Vale Cashmere
Song Sparrow 6
White-throated Sparrow 13
Dark-eyed Junco 7 Midwood
Northern Cardinal 17
Red-winged Blackbird 35
Common Grackle 30
American Goldfinch 2 Midwood, Vale Cashmere
House Sparrow 7
This report was generated automatically by eBird v2(http://ebird.org)
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From Rob Jett:
@Greenwood Cemetery
> Location: Greenwood Cemetery
> Observation date: 3/24/10
> Number of species: 33
>
> Great Cormorant 1
> Black Vulture 3
> Turkey Vulture 1
> Osprey 1
> Red-tailed Hawk 4
> American Kestrel 2
> Rock Pigeon X
> Mourning Dove 8
> Monk Parakeet 20
> Red-bellied Woodpecker 3
> Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 2
> Downy Woodpecker 2
> Hairy Woodpecker 1
> Northern Flicker 8
> Eastern Phoebe 4
> Blue Jay X
> American Crow 2
> Tufted Titmouse 2
> Red-breasted Nuthatch 1
> White-breasted Nuthatch 1
> Golden-crowned Kinglet 2
> American Robin X
> Northern Mockingbird 6
> European Starling X
> Yellow-rumped Warbler 2
> Fox Sparrow 2
> Song Sparrow X
> White-throated Sparrow X
> Dark-eyed Junco X
> Red-winged Blackbird X
> House Finch 6
> American Goldfinch 12
> House Sparrow X
>
> This report was generated automatically by eBird v2(http://ebird.org)
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From Peter:
Location: Prospect Park
Observation date: 3/24/10
Number of species: 24
Canada Goose X
Mute Swan X
Mallard X
Northern Shoveler X lake
Ring-necked Duck 1 drake Upper Pool
Bufflehead 2 a pair Upper Pool
Ruddy Duck X lake
Double-crested Cormorant 3 lake
Black-crowned Night-Heron 1 adult back channel Duck Island shore
Black Vulture 2 low f/o Nellies lawn , then soar, came from NE directio
Turkey Vulture 1 low f/o Duck island 12:30
American Coot 5
Herring Gull 8
Rock Pigeon X
Mourning Dove X
American Crow 6 f/o vale cashmere
American Robin X
European Starling X
White-throated Sparrow X
Dark-eyed Junco (Slate-colored) 2
Northern Cardinal X
Red-winged Blackbird X west island
Common Grackle 30 west island
House Sparrow X
This report was generated automatically by eBird v2(http://ebird.org)
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From Rob Bate:
@ BBG
Had my FOS Eastern Phoebe along with a Male Eastern Towhee in the natural section of the botanic garden.
In the park, 3 Golden Crowned Kinglets and multiple Flickers.
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Kingsboider note: * FOS=First of Season , FOY = First of year, f/o =Fly over
