I heard the temperature reached 89 degrees today, supposedly tying the day record. ( I have to check weather.com).In any case : H-O-T days = diminished bird activity unless you get the birds at daybreak..
Kingsboider note: I checked accuweather.com..Looks like we busted the record. 90 degrees as of 3:45 pm for early April ? .... spring skipped us by already ????? Birds gone thru ?? Crazy.... world's (weather) gone batty..
Notable news: Black and White Warbler made its first spring appearance, reported by Mary Eyster at the Brooklyn Botanic Garden's Native Flora section, and also the PP Upper Pool.
Glossy Ibis flyovers , Northern Harrier in Greenwood Cemetery (D.Gochfeld)
There was a smattering of Pine Warblers, Yellow-rumped and Palm, some in the oak at the Center Drive curve;Belted Kingfisher at the Upper Pool (P.Dorosh)
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From Larry Zirlin:
Location: Prospect Park
Observation date: 4/7/10
Number of species: 29
Canada Goose 100
Mute Swan 5 One on nest by Three Sisters
Mallard 50
Northern Shoveler 1
Ruddy Duck 41
Double-crested Cormorant 1
Red-tailed Hawk 1
American Coot 5
Rock Pigeon 5
Mourning Dove 11
Red-bellied Woodpecker 2
Downy Woodpecker 1 Vale
Northern Flicker 3
Eastern Phoebe 1 Lily Pond
Blue Jay 6
Black-capped Chickadee 2
Tufted Titmouse 2 Behind Pools setting up housekeeping
Carolina Wren 3
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 1 Across path from Upper Pool
American Robin 200
European Starling 150
Yellow-rumped Warbler 1 Lullwater trail
Palm Warbler 1 Behind Pools
Song Sparrow 1 Lullwater trail
White-throated Sparrow 30
Northern Cardinal 20
Red-winged Blackbird 30
Common Grackle 40
House Sparrow 50
This report was generated automatically by eBird v2(http://ebird.org)
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From Doug Gochfeld:
Greenwood Cemetery
Location: Greenwood Cemetery
Observation date: 4/7/10
Notes: w/ Rob Jett for a while and Shane Blodgett for a brief time as well.
Number of species: 32
Brant 18
Canada Goose 4
Double-crested Cormorant 34
Great Egret 1
Glossy Ibis 13 Distant flybys together, heading mostly east
(first NE, then E).
Turkey Vulture 3
Northern Harrier 1
Cooper's Hawk 1
Red-tailed Hawk 3 Maybe 4
Buteo sp. 1
American Kestrel 8 Maybe more
Laughing Gull 1
Herring Gull 25
Great Black-backed Gull 1
Rock Pigeon 35
Mourning Dove 5
Monk Parakeet 15
Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted) 20
Blue Jay 5
crow sp. 2
Tree Swallow 2
Black-capped Chickadee 2
Carolina Wren 1 Heard only
Hermit Thrush 4
American Robin 85
Northern Mockingbird 12
European Starling X
Palm Warbler 2
Chipping Sparrow 25
Savannah Sparrow 2
Northern Cardinal 6
Common Grackle 4
Brown-headed Cowbird 3
House Sparrow 10
This report was generated automatically by eBird v2(http://ebird.org)
