Finally, they came. After weeks of chilly , sometimes cold weather, created a barrier to anxious migrants, the breakout happened today. Early this morning at dawn, Yellow-rumped Warblers were seen taking to the skies in droves, a sure sign of good things to come this day. White-throated Sparrows dominated the ground, many hundred's if likely 1000's passing through overhead ( who knows how many?) , an abundant species of woodlands. Reports of CERULEAN, WORM-EATING, NASHVILLE, PRAIRIE & BLUE-WINGED made up some of the quality warblers pursued by birders today. At least 18 species warblers were counted. This weekend is your best chance of seeing these birds with southwest winds making its rich mark. If you can , get out there. Cause only three weeks more will we see this magnificent wave of warblers and other migrants continue its spectacle in our parks.
--Kingsboider :)>
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From Keir Randall:
Vast # of birds meant I didn't make it further than Sparrow Bowl/ Ravine...
Some notables:
White-eyed Vireo (Tennis House)
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
Worm-Eating Warbler (eye level, Ambergill path)
Northern Parula (many)
B&W Warbler (several)
Northern Waterthrush (Ambergill)
Ovenbird (stream behind Pagoda)
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Veery (99%, quick glimpse, Tennis House)
Hermit Thrush (many)
Savannah Sparrow (Sparrow Bowl)
White-throated Sparrow (many hundreds)
Baltimore Oriole (Male, Sparrow Bowl)
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From Doug Gochfeld:
Location: Prospect Park
Observation date: 4/30/10
Notes: Ran into several other birders.
There was an impressive morning
flight with loads of Warblers (mostly Yellow-rumpeds)
pouring up the drive to the SW of Lookout and continuing
north, as well as entering the park from the
south and flying over the lake. It was quite a sight.
Number of species: 82
Brant X
Canada Goose X
Mute Swan 2
Wood Duck 5
Mallard X
Ruddy Duck 5
Common Loon 4
Double-crested Cormorant 14 Including flock of 13 migrating high.
Great Blue Heron 1 Overhead migrant.
Great Egret 1
Green Heron 1
Osprey 1
Sharp-shinned Hawk 6
Broad-winged Hawk 1
Merlin 1 Top of Lookout, w/ prey
Spotted Sandpiper 4
shorebird sp. 3
Laughing Gull 2
Ring-billed Gull X
Herring Gull X
Great Black-backed Gull 1
Rock Pigeon X
Mourning Dove 15
Chimney Swift 20
Belted Kingfisher 2
Red-bellied Woodpecker 2
Downy Woodpecker 2
Hairy Woodpecker 1
Northern Flicker 2
Eastern Phoebe 1
Eastern Kingbird 1
Blue-headed Vireo 15
Warbling Vireo 1
Blue Jay X
American Crow 2
Tree Swallow 8
Barn Swallow 8
Black-capped Chickadee 4
Tufted Titmouse 2
Carolina Wren 1
House Wren 15
Winter Wren 3
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 16
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 3
Veery 2 Quaker Cemetery, Midwood
Hermit Thrush 120
Wood Thrush 1 Heard, Midwood
American Robin 100
Gray Catbird 12
European Starling X
Blue-winged Warbler 7
Nashville Warbler 3
Northern Parula 10
Yellow Warbler 8
Black-throated Blue Warbler 12
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle) 541
Black-throated Green Warbler 17
Pine Warbler 4
Palm Warbler 15
Palm Warbler (Western) 3
Cerulean Warbler 1 Heard singing incessantly ~7:45 AM-8:00 AM, Quaker
Cemetery.
Black-and-white Warbler 20
American Redstart 2
Worm-eating Warbler 2 Ravine, Lookout
Ovenbird 6
Northern Waterthrush 18
Louisiana Waterthrush 1
Common Yellowthroat 1 Heard, near Nethermead Arches
Eastern Towhee 1
Chipping Sparrow 8
Savannah Sparrow 2
Song Sparrow 5
Swamp Sparrow 10
White-throated Sparrow 275
Northern Cardinal 25
Rose-breasted Grosbeak 2
Red-winged Blackbird X
Common Grackle X
Brown-headed Cowbird 1
Baltimore Oriole 1
House Finch X
American Goldfinch X
House Sparrow X
This report was generated automatically by eBird v2(http://ebird.org/)
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From Rob Jett:
Location: Prospect Park
Observation date: 4/30/10
Number of species: 66
Canada Goose X
Mute Swan X
Wood Duck 5
Mallard X
Great Blue Heron 1
Sharp-shinned Hawk 2
Broad-winged Hawk 1
Red-tailed Hawk 2
Herring Gull (American) X
Rock Pigeon X
Mourning Dove X
Chimney Swift 4
Belted Kingfisher 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker 2
Downy Woodpecker 1
Hairy Woodpecker 1
Northern Flicker X
Eastern Phoebe 1
Blue-headed Vireo 20
Blue Jay X
American Crow X
Barn Swallow 12
Black-capped Chickadee X
Tufted Titmouse X
Red-breasted Nuthatch 1
White-breasted Nuthatch 2
Carolina Wren 1
House Wren 10
Winter Wren 1
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 15
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 3
Hermit Thrush 30
Wood Thrush 2
American Robin X
Gray Catbird 5
European Starling X
Blue-winged Warbler 3
Nashville Warbler 2
Northern Parula 8
Yellow Warbler 1
Black-throated Blue Warbler 12
Yellow-rumped Warbler 150
Black-throated Green Warbler 10
Pine Warbler 3
Palm Warbler 12
Black-and-white Warbler 20
American Redstart 6
Worm-eating Warbler 1
Ovenbird 4
Northern Waterthrush 8
Louisiana Waterthrush 1
Common Yellowthroat 1
Eastern Towhee 3
Chipping Sparrow X
Song Sparrow X
Swamp Sparrow 7
White-throated Sparrow X
Northern Cardinal X
Rose-breasted Grosbeak 3
Red-winged Blackbird X
Common Grackle X
Brown-headed Cowbird X
Baltimore Oriole 2
House Finch X
American Goldfinch X
House Sparrow X
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From Matthew Wills:
The joint was jumping this morning with hermit thrush and white-throats. Highlights: 2 male rose-breasted grosbeaks (south side Lake), one great crested flycatcher (Vale), first cat birds, and warblers: worm eating, blue-winged, yellow, ovenbird, northern parula, northern waterthrush, black-throated green, American redstart, black and white, yellow-rumped, palm.
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From Rafael Campos:
What a day!!! An amazing mid morning, full of birds, and being warblers the special ones: 11 species recorded in Prospect Park.
Other sps seen worth of mention are: 1 Veery (Fallkills), 5 m+1 f Wood Ducks (upper pool), Blue-headed Vireo, 1-2 Chimney Swifts (I just saw 2 flying over the backyard), 1 Savannah Sparrow.
The list:
Canada Goose
Wood Duck
Mallard
Double-crested Cormorant
Green Heron (1, upper pool)
Red-tailed Hawk
Spotted Sandpiper (1, Peninsula)
(American) Herring Gull
Rock Pigeon
Mourning Dove
Chimney Swift (flyovers Vale)
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Downy Woodpecker
Blue-headed Vireo
Blue Jay
Barn Swallow (2)
Tufted Titmouse (1, Quaker Hill)
Carolina Wren
House Wren (Rick's Place)
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher (1, Lily pond)
Veery (1)
Hermit Thrush
American Robin
Gray Catbird (2)
European Starling
Blue-winged Warbler (1, Peninsula)
Northern Parula
(American) Yellow Warbler
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Black-throated Green Warbler
Palm Warbler (4)
Black-and-white Warbler
American Redstart (2 males)
Ovenbird (3)
Northern Waterthrush (4)
Louisiana Waterthrush (1)
Eastern Towhee (1 male)
Chipping Sparrow (2)
Savannah Sparrow (1)
Song Sparrow
Swamp Sparrow
White-throated Sparrow
Northern Cardinal
Red-winged Blackbird
Common Grackle
Baltimore Oriole (1 male, upper pool)
American Goldfinch (1)
House Sparrow
Brooklyn is great birding: Rafael Campos R
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From Tom Stephenson:
Hi Peter.
As you know...many new arrivals in the park.
Here's my list. I has 17 species of warblers, but didn't make it to some sections so missed a few species that you can get from Ed Crowneand Doug G, et al.
Let's see what tomorrow brings!
Best regards,
Tom
Great Blue Heron 3 flying over mid day
Great Egret
Canada Goose
Mallard
Osprey early AM fly over near Vale
Spotted Sandpiper
Ring-billed Gull
Herring Gull
Rock Dove
Mourning Dove
Chimney Swift
Belted Kingfisher
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Downy Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
Eastern Kingbird two birds near peninsula meadow
Blue-headed Vireo
Warbling Vireo
Blue Jay
Black-capped Chickadee
Tufted Titmouse
White-breasted Nuthatch
Carolina Wren
House Wren many new arrivals, maybe 5-10
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
Veery one calling near Quaker Cemetery
Hermit Thrush many new arrivals
Wood Thrush maybe 4 or 5
American Robin
Gray Catbird many new arrivals
European Starling
Blue-winged Warbler at least 8 birds
Nashville Warbler at least 3
Northern Parula many
Yellow Warbler at least 5
Black-throated Blue Warbler many
Yellow-rumped Warbler many
Black-throated Green Warbler at least 10
Pine Warbler 4 near ravine
Prairie Warbler one singing lookout
Palm Warbler at least 5
Black-and-white Warbler many
American Redstart at least 6
Worm-eating Warbler at least 2
Ovenbird many
Northern Waterthrush at least 6
Louisiana Waterthrush one near binnen bridge
Common Yellowthroat one singing near peninsula meadow
Eastern Towhee many
Chipping Sparrow
Song Sparrow
Swamp Sparrow many new arrivals; at least 10
White-throated Sparrow many
Northern Cardinal
Rose-breasted Grosbeak at least 5 males and 2-3 females
Red-winged Blackbird
Common Grackle
Brown-headed Cowbird
Baltimore Oriole at least 2
American Goldfinch
House Sparrow
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Larry Zirlin:
Location: Brooklyn Botanic Garden
Observation date: 4/30/10
Number of species: 21
Mallard 11
Rock Pigeon 2
Mourning Dove 1
Chimney Swift 1
Hermit Thrush 9
American Robin 25
Gray Catbird 1
European Starling 15
Yellow-rumped Warbler 3
Black-throated Green Warbler 1
Palm Warbler 1
Ovenbird 1
Louisiana Waterthrush 2
Eastern Towhee 1
Chipping Sparrow 4
Song Sparrow 1
Swamp Sparrow 1
White-throated Sparrow 20
Northern Cardinal 3
Common Grackle 1
House Sparrow 20
This report was generated automatically by eBird v2(http://ebird.org/)
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From Rob Jett:
2nd report
Location: Prospect Park
Observation date: 4/30/10
Number of species: 48
Wood Duck 2
Mallard X
Great Blue Heron 1
Green Heron 1
Osprey 1
Sharp-shinned Hawk 1
Red-tailed Hawk 1
Rock Pigeon X
Mourning Dove X
Chimney Swift X
Red-bellied Woodpecker X
Northern Flicker X
Eastern Kingbird 1
Blue-headed Vireo 5
Blue Jay X
Black-capped Chickadee X
House Wren 1
Ruby-crowned Kinglet X
Hermit Thrush 10
Wood Thrush 1
American Robin X
Gray Catbird 2
European Starling X
Blue-winged Warbler 1
Northern Parula 3
Yellow Warbler 1
Black-throated Blue Warbler 2
Yellow-rumped Warbler X
Black-throated Green Warbler 4
Prairie Warbler 1
Palm Warbler 4
Black-and-white Warbler 5
American Redstart 2
Ovenbird 2
Northern Waterthrush 4
Common Yellowthroat 1
Scarlet Tanager 1
Chipping Sparrow X
Savannah Sparrow 2
White-throated Sparrow X
Dark-eyed Junco 1
Northern Cardinal X
Red-winged Blackbird X
Common Grackle X
Brown-headed Cowbird 1
Baltimore Oriole 2
American Goldfinch X
House Sparrow X
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Upcoming BBC walks this weekend
Saturday May 1st, Prospect Park
Meet 7 am at Grand Army Plaza entrance (Stranahan Statue)
Trip Leader: Tom Stephenson
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Sunday May 2nd, Greenwood Cemetery
Meet 8 AM at the 5th Ave and 25th Street main entrance
Trip Leader: Paul Keim
Note: nearest subway is the "R" line, 25th Street, and walk south one block
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