Early consensus is that Warblers and some other migratory species are ON THE MOVE! Initial reports , from Tom Stephenson's Thursday walk , yielded decent beginning action -some new species-in the Ricks Place/Payne Hill section ( which is the ridge line). The overall total , noting diversity was 13 species warblers ( many heard) and 71 species including an ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER seen at the Terrace Bridge south side , along the road towards the Peninsula. Wood Thrush also noted.See Eddie Davis ' earlier report, from Tom's walk (Tom's list of later species now posted) ; in addition, Nashville Warbler (M.Eyster ) seen at Ricks Place along with two waterthrush species there so Ricks Place is today's hotspot. Also of note was an adult male ORCHARD ORIOLE seen in the Sweetgum tree on the north side of the Nethermead Bridge ( 3 arches) (Peter) ; Prospect Lake "swallowfest " continues including a single BANK SWALLOW feeding upon Prospect Lake laden with many Barn Swallows midafternoon (Peter)
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From Eddie Davis on results of Tom Stephenson's BBC walk
( by the way, Tom is giving the Warbler song workshop talk tonight at the Villa,see the previous posting on this blog below)
From Eddie Davis:
Good migratory movement and a nice list for only a few hours in the park. Most of the warblers/migrants were in the Payne Hill / Rick's Place area.
Location: Prospect Park (7am-9:30am - with Tom Stephenson's BBC walk)
Observation date: 4/29/10
Number of species: 36
Canada Goose
Wood Duck
Mallard
Double-crested Cormorant (fly-over)
Turkey Vulture (fly-over)
Mourning Dove
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
Blue-headed Vireo 1 - payne hill
Blue Jay
Fish Crow (fly-over)
Black-capped Chickadee
White-breasted Nuthatch
Carolina Wren
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 1 - payne hill
Hermit Thrush
Wood Thrush 1 - payne hill
American Robin
European Starling
Northern Parula 1 - payne hill
Black-throated Blue Warbler 1 - payne hill
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Black-throated Green Warbler 2 - payne hill / dongan monument
Palm Warbler
Black-and-white Warbler 2 - payne hill
Northern Waterthrush 1 - vale
Louisiana Waterthrush 1 - dongan monument
Eastern Towhee
Chipping Sparrow
Swamp Sparrow 1 - vale
White-throated Sparrow
Northern Cardinal
Red-winged Blackbird
Common Grackle
Brown-headed Cowbird
House Sparrow
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Tom's list from BBC walk:
Hi Peter,
Another good group, 20+ people with lots of good birders. It looks like the migrants are starting to arrive...braving the N winds.
Sat and Sun should be really good as the winds shift to the SW...
12 species of warblers, dressed up and singing....
Best regards,
Tom
Double-crested Cormorant
Great Blue Heron
Great Egret
Black-crowned Night-Heron
Turkey Vulture
Canada Goose
Wood Duck
Mallard
Osprey
Sharp-shinned Hawk
Red-tailed Hawk
Ring-billed Gull
Herring Gull
Laughing Gull
Rock Dove
Mourning Dove
Chimney Swift
Belted Kingfisher
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Downy Woodpecker
Hairy Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
Eastern Phoebe
Blue-headed Vireo
Blue Jay
American Crow
Fish Crow
Tree Swallow
Northern Rough-winged Swallow
Barn Swallow
Black-capped Chickadee
Tufted Titmouse
White-breasted Nuthatch
Carolina Wren
House Wren
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
Hermit Thrush
Wood Thrush
American Robin
Gray Catbird
Northern Mockingbird
European Starling
Cedar Waxwing
Orange-crowned Warbler
Northern Parula
Yellow Warbler
Black-throated Blue Warbler
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Black-throated Green Warbler
Palm Warbler
Black-and-white Warbler
American Redstart
Ovenbird
Northern Waterthrush
Louisiana Waterthrush
Eastern Towhee
Chipping Sparrow
Song Sparrow
Swamp Sparrow
White-throated Sparrow
Northern Cardinal
Red-winged Blackbird
Common Grackle
Brown-headed Cowbird
Orchard Oriole
American Goldfinch
House Sparrow
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Peter's list
Location: Prospect Park
Observation date: 4/29/10
Number of species: 26
Mute Swan X
Mallard X
Ruddy Duck 2 lake
Double-crested Cormorant 1 lake
Osprey 1 perched on West Island snag
Merlin 1 flew bet Three Sisters Islands
Laughing Gull 12 f/o's southwest woods
Rock Pigeon X
Mourning Dove X
Chimney Swift X f/o's
Blue Jay 1 Cleft Ridge span
Tree Swallow X lake
Northern Rough-winged Swallow 3 Lullwater
Bank Swallow 1 Lake
Barn Swallow 35 Lake
House Wren 1 Wellhouse
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 1
American Robin X
European Starling X
Yellow-rumped Warbler X
Palm Warbler X Lullwater
Song Sparrow X
Northern Cardinal 2
Red-winged Blackbird X
Orchard Oriole 1 Ravine/Rocky Pass
House Sparrow X
This report was generated automatically by eBird v2(http://ebird.org)
