Hilights: arrivals of Black-throated Blue Warbler, Northern Waterthrush for 6 species warbler day inc high # Yellow-rumps (R.Jett);Common Loon,Brown Thrasher, nice # RC Kinglet.
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From Rob Jett:
Last night's winds were out of the NNW,
so I wasn't expecting to see much change
in the migrant diversity and abundance around Prospect
Park today. I suppose you could say that I wasn't
disappointed. We did, however, manage to see a few
first-of-year species.
As I observed last weekend, the majority of the
morning's bird activity was at the southern end
of the park. Yellow-rumped Warbler
was still the dominant warbler species, followed
by Palm Warbler. A Northern Waterthrush was found
singing at the edge of the lake, not far from Three
Sister's Island. A Louisiana Waterthrush was found late
in the morning at the opposite end of the park, in the Vale
of Cashmere. Our first Black-and-white Warbler of the
season was observed on the Peninsula and a second one
was heard in the Ravine. A Black-throated Blue Warbler
found singing near the Vale of Cashmere was the
park's first of the season. Ruby-crowned Kinglets
were fairly abundant and heard throughout the park.
I'm sure I've underestimated their numbers by a wide margin.
Two other first-of-year species for me were Brown Thrasher
on the south side of Prospect Lake and a small flock of
Chimney Swifts feeding high above the lake.
Except for one lonely Ruddy Duck, all of the overwintering
waterfowl on the lake have departed.
South winds are forecast for tonight, so there is a good
chance that we'll be seeing some new birds in the parks
tomorrow ... provided you don't mind birding in the rain.
Good birding,
Rob
Location: Prospect Park
Observation date: 4/24/10
Number of species: 51
Canada Goose X
Mute Swan X
Wood Duck 1
Mallard X
Ruddy Duck 1
Common Loon 1 Peninsula flyover.
Great Egret 1
Black-crowned Night-Heron 2
Red-tailed Hawk 1
Laughing Gull 1
Herring Gull (American) X
Rock Pigeon X
Mourning Dove X
Chimney Swift 6
Red-bellied Woodpecker 2
Downy Woodpecker 4
Northern Flicker X
Eastern Phoebe 1
Blue-headed Vireo 6
Blue Jay X
Tree Swallow 1
Black-capped Chickadee 2
Tufted Titmouse X
White-breasted Nuthatch 2
Carolina Wren 1
House Wren 1
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 20
Hermit Thrush 10
American Robin X
Gray Catbird 1
Brown Thrasher 1
European Starling X
Cedar Waxwing X
Black-throated Blue Warbler 1 Between Vale of Cashmere & Rose Garden.
Yellow-rumped Warbler 75
Palm Warbler 12
Black-and-white Warbler 2 Peninsula "Thumb" & Ravine.
Northern Waterthrush 1 South side of Prospect Lake.
Louisiana Waterthrush 1 Vale of Cashmere.
Eastern Towhee 3
Chipping Sparrow X
Song Sparrow X
Swamp Sparrow 3
White-throated Sparrow X
Northern Cardinal X
Red-winged Blackbird X
Common Grackle X
Brown-headed Cowbird X
House Finch 2
American Goldfinch X
House Sparrow X
This report was generated automatically by eBird v2(http://ebird.org/)
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Results of Joe Giunta's Brooklyn Botanic Garden series bird class walk Prospect /BBG, (reported by Trish Duffett)
The first trip of the Brooklyn Botanic Garden's
Spring Bird Migration class was led today by Joe Guinta.
An eager group of birders saw the following species in
Brooklyn Botanic Garden and Prospect Park. A
total of 33 species were seen, including 4 warbler
species.
SPECIES SEEN
Mute Swan
Canada Goose
Wood Duck
Mallard
Turkey Vulture
Ring-billed Gull
Mourning Dove
Belted Kingfisher
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Downy Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
Chimney Swift
Tree Swallow
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Hermit Thrush
American Robin
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
Tufted Titmouse
Blue Jay
European Starling
Blue-headed Vireo
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Palm Warbler
Black-and-white Warbler
Northern Waterthrush
Eastern Towhee
Chipping Sparrow
Song Sparrow
White-throated Sparrow
Northern Cardinal
Red-winged Blackbird
Common Grackle
House Sparrow
Species seen - 33
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From Tom Preston:
> Location: Prospect Park
> Observation date: 4/24/10
> Number of species: 47
>
> Canada Goose X
> Mute Swan 1
> Mallard X
> Ruddy Duck 2, lake
> Red-tailed Hawk 1.
> Laughing Gull 1
> Herring Gull 3
> Rock Pigeon X
> Mourning Dove X
> Chimney Swift 3, over lake
> Red-bellied Woodpecker 4
> Downy Woodpecker 3
> Hairy Woodpecker 2
> Northern Flicker 2
> Eastern Phoebe 1
> Blue-headed Vireo 6
> Blue Jay 2
> Fish Crow 1
> Northern Rough-winged Swallow 2, lake
> Black-capped Chickadee 4
> Tufted Titmouse 2
> White-breasted Nuthatch 3
> Carolina Wren 2
> House Wren 3, 2 Lookout Hill, 1 Midwood
> Ruby-crowned Kinglet 20
> Hermit Thrush 10
> American Robin X
> Northern Mockingbird 2
> European Starling X
> Cedar Waxwing 4, Lullwater
> Yellow-rumped Warbler X
> Palm Warbler 5
> Black-and-white Warbler 1, Ravine
> Northern Waterthrush 1, Ravine
> Louisiana Waterthrush 1, Vale
> Eastern Towhee 5
> Chipping Sparrow 7
> Song Sparrow 1
> Swamp Sparrow 2
> White-throated Sparrow X
> Northern Cardinal X
> Red-winged Blackbird 3
> Common Grackle 8
> Brown-headed Cowbird 4
> House Finch 1
> American Goldfinch 6
> House Sparrow X
>
> This report was generated automatically by eBird v2(http://ebird.org/)
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"jphillipobrien2006" reports on Ebirds listserve Gowanus Canal
Between 4th and 5th Aves. including Home Depot Parking Lot
2 american kestrels
1 belted kingfisher, hunting along the canal!
1 great egret
a few crows
a few mourning doves
a few house finches
a few mockingbirds
a few ring billed gulls
a herring gull
a few mallards
highlight was that male kingfisher. Got great looks along Bond St.
