A good 0:-) Friday by collective birders today. Reports of increased numbers of Pine Warblers at different locations. The Louisiana Waterthrush (LOWA) was seen at the Lower Pool,chipping loudly at a perched Merlin according to Shane Blodgett; another LOWA seen near the Boathouse (V.Pellgrino) . Palm Warbler (V.P.; E.G., K.T.) at the Lullwater Cove point, from the trail there (across from the Rustic Arbor); very near, ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER (V.P.) lingers in the Lullwater faithfullyy for at least a month now.
Other sightings at the Pools: f/o Turkey Vulture, Belted Kingfisher. Elsewhere, American Kestrel reported along with typical early spring migrants.
The southern air flow will produce migrant movement this weekend. The gorgeous weather will bring out the crowds , so dodge your steps, do your birding early.
Listings
ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER (V.Pelligrino)
Louisiana Waterthrush ( Shane Blodgett, Rob Bate)
Pine Warblers (Rob Jett, R.B.,V.P.)
Palm Warbler ( Emily Goldstein, Kathy Toomey,V.P.)
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From Rob Jett:
Location: Prospect Park
Observation date: 4/2/10
Number of species: 38
Canada Goose X
Mute Swan X
Mallard X
Ruddy Duck 12
Turkey Vulture 1
Sharp-shinned Hawk 1
Cooper's Hawk 1
Red-tailed Hawk 3
American Kestrel 1
American Coot X
Herring Gull (American) X
Rock Pigeon X
Mourning Dove X
Red-bellied Woodpecker 3
Downy Woodpecker 2
Hairy Woodpecker 1
Northern Flicker 7
Eastern Phoebe 6
Blue Jay X
Tufted Titmouse 1
White-breasted Nuthatch 2
Brown Creeper 1
Carolina Wren 2
Golden-crowned Kinglet 12
American Robin X
Northern Mockingbird 2
European Starling X
Pine Warbler 8
Song Sparrow X
Swamp Sparrow 1
White-throated Sparrow X
Dark-eyed Junco 1
Northern Cardinal X
Red-winged Blackbird X
Common Grackle X
Brown-headed Cowbird X
American Goldfinch 3
House Sparrow X
This report was generated automatically by eBird v2(http://ebird.org)
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From Rob Bate:
Saw the Louisiana Waterthrush twice, 20+ Pine Warblers, 1 Chipping Sparrow, 1 Cowbird, heard Fish Crows
Number of species: 41
Canada Goose X
Mute Swan X
Wood Duck X
Mallard X
Ruddy Duck X
Great Egret X
Red-tailed Hawk X
Merlin X
Rock Pigeon X
Mourning Dove X
Red-bellied Woodpecker X
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker X
Downy Woodpecker X
Hairy Woodpecker X
Northern Flicker X
Eastern Phoebe X
Blue Jay X
Fish Crow X
Black-capped Chickadee X
Tufted Titmouse X
White-breasted Nuthatch X
Carolina Wren X
Golden-crowned Kinglet X
Hermit Thrush X
American Robin X
Northern Mockingbird X
European Starling X
Cedar Waxwing X
Pine Warbler X
Louisiana Waterthrush X
Chipping Sparrow X
Song Sparrow X
Swamp Sparrow X
White-throated Sparrow X
Dark-eyed Junco (Slate-colored) X
Northern Cardinal X
Red-winged Blackbird X
Common Grackle X
Brown-headed Cowbird X
American Goldfinch X
House Sparrow X
This report was generated automatically by eBird v2(http://ebird.org/)
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Rafael's backyard at Park Place
Date: 02 April 2010Observer: Rafael Campos
Site: the backyard, Park Place
I saw a moment ago 1 Dark-eyed Junco, perhaps the last one for the season. Spring arrived, and also I saw 1 Golden-crowned Kinglet, and 1 Hermit Thrush.A pair of American Crows are nesting near the Saint Francis Church on 6th Ave. I have seen them carrying sticks, several times.
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From Trish Duffet:
Got out for about an hour mid-morning in the nellie's lawn/vale area and had a lovely hermit thrush, phoebes, fantastic yellow bellied sapsuckers.
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Listserve posting on NYS BIrds:
Subject: Prospect Park Migrants
From: Vinny Pellegrino
Date: Fri, 2 Apr 2010 10:40:20 -0700 (PDT)
I headed West to Prospect Park this morning. There was a good flight of birds with five species of warbler recorded: 1 Palm warbler, 1 Louisiana Waterthrush, 1 Orange-crowned warbler, 5 male Pine warblers, and several Yellow-rumped warblers. All of these birds were viewed near the Audubon's Center and Lullwater area. The Pine warblers were singing but the others were not very vocal except the "chip" of the waterthrush. Other birds of note included a Hermit thrush, Yellow-bellied Sapsucker, 3 Eastern Phoebes, and a few breeding-plumaged Ruddy ducks.
Vinny Pellegrino
www.flickr.com/pellegrinov
East Northport, NY
