Rambling birdsong pierced this holiday morning , with enveloping early foggy mist burned off by mid-morning. As is usually my personal tradition, the Easter sunrise was obviously obscured,so I slept another hour instead of a very early start watching the sunrise over the lake. A slow start, yet things picked up through the hours. My first sightings of LAUGHING GULL (P.Dorosh)was first a flyover at Lamppost #249; however, one floated on the lake .Excellent reports afield of PINE WARBLER numbers (particularly Lookout Hill by the First Sunday Group led by Eni Falci); ORANGE-Crowned Warbler (Keir Randall) reported at Nethermead Arches north stairs sounds like this winter rarity is finally moving on after a long hiatus in the Lullwater.[ OCWA is very rare spring migrant] A report of Rusty Blackbird at the Ravine Pool (Rafael Campos), Chipping Sparrows on the Nethermead northwest field, Palm Warblers along the back path behind Upper Pool ; Besides Chipping, sparrow diversity is newsworthy with also Swamp,Savannah , Song, White-throated ,Dark-eyed Junco,Field & Eastern Towhee among today's observed sparrow species totaling 8 ; and a five- woodpecker species milestone reported by Michele Dreger in the First Sunday Group also made the notable hilights.
A warm spell predicted to reach the low 80's this week is a good sign for migration numbers to pick up ( we hope). Enjoy your holiday and this early week's offerings of birds.
--Kingsboider
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Location: Prospect Park
Observation date: 4/4/10
Number of species: 27
Canada Goose X
Mute Swan X
Mallard X
Northern Shoveler 3 lake
Ruddy Duck X lake
American Coot 2 lake
Laughing Gull 2--f/o LP 249; one on Lake ; 1st FOY?
Herring Gull (American) X
Rock Pigeon X
Mourning Dove X
Downy Woodpecker 1
Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted) 2- one Long Meadow
Blue Jay 1
Tufted Titmouse 2 pair Maryland Monument
American Robin X
Northern Mockingbird 1 Breeze Hill
European Starling X
Pine Warbler 2--one bet Maryland Mon and Nethermead, high in Oak
Palm Warbler (Yellow) 2 back Upper Pool
Chipping Sparrow 2 on Nethermead nw field
Swamp Sparrow 2 LP 249
White-throated Sparrow 3 Esdale Br
Northern Cardinal 5
Red-winged Blackbird 1 Quaker Ridge
Common Grackle X
Brown-headed Cowbird 1 Esdale Br
House Sparrow X
This report was generated automatically by eBird v2(http://ebird.org)
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From Keir Randall:
Location: Prospect Park (7.30-11.30am)
Observation date: 4/4/10
Number of species: 39
Canada Goose X
Mute Swan X
Northern Shoveler 1
Ring-necked Duck 1 (Upper Pool)
Ruddy Duck X
Pied-billed Grebe 1 (lake edge/phragmites, West Shore)
Double-crested Cormorant 22 (flyovers)
Black-crowned Night-Heron 1 (Duck Island)
American Coot X
Herring Gull X
Rock Pigeon X
Mourning Dove X
Red-bellied Woodpecker X
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 1
Downy Woodpecker X
Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted) 1
Blue Jay X
American Crow X
Black-capped Chickadee X
Tufted Titmouse 2
Red-breasted Nuthatch 1
White-breasted Nuthatch X
Brown Creeper 1 (Lookout)
Carolina Wren 2
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 1
Northern Mockingbird 2
European Starling X
Orange-crowned Warbler 1 (below, then above Nethermead Arches)
Pine Warbler 10+ (Upper Pool, Lullwater, Lookout)
Palm Warbler 1 (Upper Pool)
Eastern Towhee 1 (below Nethermead Arches)
Savannah Sparrow 1 (bright & crisp plumage, on grass by construction dirt mound, south of icerink)
Song Sparrow 1
White-throated Sparrow X
Northern Cardinal X
Red-winged Blackbird X
Common Grackle X
American Goldfinch 2
House Sparrow X
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From Rafael Campos:
Date: 04 April 2010
Observer: Rafael Campos
No much difference between yesterday & today at PP. Palm & Pine Warblers were common sight around the pools, and also at the lower Lullwater. The lake, not much, and Midwood, Ravine, the meadows, not much action either. But, before I left PP, near the Ambergill Falls, I saw 1 Rusty Blackbird singing. It was a very nice surprise. Also reported by others was 1 Field Sparrow near the fenced area by the ball fields.
The birds:
Canada Goose
Mute Swan
Mallard
Northern Shoveler
Ring-necked Duck (Drake, upper pool)
Ruddy Duck
Double-crested Cormorant (2 flyover the pools)
Red-tailed Hawkn(1)
American Herring Gull
Rock Pigeon
Mourning Dove
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Downy Woodpecker
Northern Flicker (3)
Eastern Phoebe (3)
Blue Jay
Black-capped Chickadee
Tufted Titmouse (2, pools)
White-breasted Nuthatch (1)
Golden-crowned Kinglet (1)
Ruby-crowned Kinglet (1)
Hermit Thrush (1, Rick's Place)
American Robin
European Starling
Pine Warbler (5)
Palm Warbler (3)
Song Sparrow
Swamp Sparrow (2, Vale)
White-throated Sparrow
Dark-eyed Junco (6)
Northern Cardinal
Red-winged Blackbird
Rusty Blackbird (1)
Common Grackle
Brown-headed Cowbird (4 m; 1 f)
American Goldfinch (1, Rick's Place)
House Sparrow
Brooklyn is good birding!!!
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From Kathy Toomey:
Emily and I also saw a Field Sparrow in that corner fenced in area opposite the upper pool.
Kingsboider note: this is the Wildlflower grassy area
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From Eddie Davis ( with the First Sunday Group walk)
Location: Prospect Park
Observation date: 4/4/10
Number of species: 27
Canada Goose X
Mallard X
Ruddy Duck 2
Rock Pigeon X
Mourning Dove 5
Red-bellied Woodpecker 3
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 1
Downy Woodpecker 1
Northern Flicker 2
Blue Jay 1
Black-capped Chickadee 1
Red-breasted Nuthatch 1
Carolina Wren 1
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 1
American Robin X
Northern Mockingbird 1
European Starling X
Pine Warbler 6
Palm Warbler 2
Song Sparrow 2
Swamp Sparrow 1
White-throated Sparrow X
Northern Cardinal X
Red-winged Blackbird 3
Common Grackle X
Brown-headed Cowbird 2
House Sparrow X
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From Elyse Taylor:
Hi Peter,
I also saw a yellow rump warbler on lookout hill after I saw you and the group of birders
at the upper pool. There were also a good amount of pine warblers, and a few palm warblers there.
Good birding,
Elyse
