Notables: still singing Winter Wren in Vale Cashmere, Louisiana Waterthrush, Field Sparrow, Brown Thrasher; BH Vireo; 5 warbler species ; eve report of large Chipping Sparrow flock feeding on the west field of the Nethermead
Results of the Brooklyn Bird Club walk
Prospect Park
leaders: Steve Nanz, P.Dorosh
Location: Prospect Park
Observation date: 4/18/10
Number of species: 44
Canada Goose X
Mute Swan X
Mallard X
Ring-necked Duck 3 -2 drake, 1 hen Three Sisters Islands
Double-crested Cormorant 20 f/o Grand Army Plaza entrance
Great Egret 1 Terrace br
Red-tailed Hawk 2--f/o's one Ravine, one Peninsula/Lake
Peregrine Falcon 1 low fly Sullivan Woods
Herring Gull X
Rock Pigeon X
Mourning Dove X
Belted Kingfisher 1 Lullwater
Downy Woodpecker X
Northern Flicker X
Eastern Phoebe 1 Lily Pool
Blue-headed Vireo 3--Rose Garden, Midwood
Blue Jay 1 Nethermead Br
American Crow X
Tree Swallow 7 Lake
Barn Swallow 1 Lake
Tufted Titmouse 2
White-breasted Nuthatch 1 Vale Cashmere
Winter Wren 3 -singing Vale Cashmere, one north Zoo
Golden-crowned Kinglet 1 Rose Garden
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 5 --3 Midwood
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher X Midwood (heard)
Hermit Thrush 4
American Robin X
European Starling X
Yellow-rumped Warbler X
Pine Warbler 2 Midwood
Palm Warbler 3
Black-and-white Warbler 1 Midwood
Louisiana Waterthrush 1 Lullwater, north side near Terrace Br
Eastern Towhee 1 female north Midwood
Chipping Sparrow 9 -5 Butterfly Meadow Pin oaks, 5 Willow Oak Rose Garden
Field Sparrow 1 between Maryland Monument hydrant and Terrace Br (reported 1st by Dale Dyer)
White-throated Sparrow X
Northern Cardinal X
Red-winged Blackbird X
Common Grackle X
Brown-headed Cowbird 1
American Goldfinch 10 Ricks Place, some on horse trail below Boulder Br
House Sparrow X
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Dale Dyer reports Brown Thrasher at the Maryland Monument
From Matthew Wills:
Hello, Peter
We saw a Brown Thrasher in the Vale today, 3:30pm, on an otherwise quiet pass through the western edge of the park.
Best
Matthew
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From Kathy Toomey:
Peter,
I saw an Osprey flying over the Lake in the middle of the afternoon. I saw it fly off with a fish it caught. Also 5 Laughing Gulls.
Kathy
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Peter's list:
Most notable in the evening walk (6 pm- 7:45) : a large CHIPPING SPARROW flock feeding on the west field of the Nethermead, roughly 110 birds in the grass and on the bare patches.Field Sparrow still present, at the Maryland Monument hydrant spot; sometimes it flew off to the other side of the drive . Swamp Sparrow makes it three sparrow species in eve.
Oh..a RACCOON seen foraging in the Ravine brush...(safer there)
Location: Prospect Park
Observation date: 4/18/10
Number of species: 17
Mute Swan X
Mallard X
Ring-necked Duck 3 stillpresnt south lake near 3 Sisters
Ruddy Duck 35 lake
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 1 north Nethermead
Carolina Wren 1 calling near LP 249
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 1 Upper Pool
American Robin 80
Northern Mockingbird 1 Peninsula sumacs
European Starling X
Yellow-rumped Warbler 4
Palm Warbler 1 back of Upper Pool
Chipping Sparrow 110 west nethermead
Field Sparrow 1 Maryland Monument fire hydrant spot
Swamp Sparrow 1 peninsula shore phragmites nearest wellhouse
Red-winged Blackbird X
Brown-headed Cowbird 13 west island shelter phragmites
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