May 20th Prospect+ tonight's evening wind direction

Some decent flurry of action this morning, though not major visually regarding warblers, was seen in the Midwood, particularly a notable LINCOLNS SPARROW in the north Midwood inside habitat alongside the path/ steps to Ricks Place. From here to there, I could pick out warblers, mostly a few Magnolia,one low Nashville, Black-throated Blues,and Canadas. The northern Midwood gave up also a late White-throated Sparrow and a high up Indigo Bunting. Farther south ,on the bridle path , GRAY-CHEEKED THRUSH ( without me "listening" to it ;)> )

Probably the best active spot, though not referring to "numbers" took place at the Ambergill Creek, a small section --a mini pool-- of still water that served as a bathing spot for several Baltimore Orioles and a female Rose-breasted Grosbeak. A Northern Parula Warbler jumped in quickly for show.

I received a late morning report of YELLOW-BILLED CUCKOO (R.Bate) on Lookout Hill.

It may be that migration is dramatically winding down but I would give it the weekend for evidence of that. If it looks like sporadic sightings with warblers and other passerines ( flycatchers #'s though may stay prominent ), time to head north or outside the city limits for breeding birds.

--Kingsboider

Location: Prospect Park
Observation date: 5/20/10
Number of species: 43

Canada Goose X
Mute Swan 1
American Black Duck x Mallard (hybrid) 1
Mallard X
Black-crowned Night-Heron 1 Three Sister Islands back shore
Red-tailed Hawk 1 f/o
Spotted Sandpiper 2 south Lullwater
Laughing Gull 7 lake
Herring Gull (American) X
Rock Pigeon X
Mourning Dove X
Red-bellied Woodpecker 1
Downy Woodpecker 1
Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted) 1
Eastern Kingbird 3
Blue Jay 1
Gray-cheeked Thrush 1 Midwood horse trail
Swainson's Thrush 5 mostly Midwood
Wood Thrush 1 south Midwood
American Robin X
Gray Catbird 4
European Starling X
Cedar Waxwing 23 --22 f/o Quaker ridge; 1 rink
Nashville Warbler 1 Midwood
Northern Parula 2--one Ravine
Magnolia Warbler 3 mostly Midwood
Black-throated Blue Warbler 2
Yellow-rumped Warbler 1
Blackpoll Warbler 1
Black-and-white Warbler 2 mostly Midwood
American Redstart 1 Midwood
Ovenbird 2 Midwood;Sullivan Hill
Northern Waterthrush 1 Sullivan Hill
Common Yellowthroat 4 mostly Midwood
Canada Warbler 3 mostly Midwood
Lincoln's Sparrow 1 north Midwood
White-throated Sparrow 1 north Midwood late
Northern Cardinal X
Rose-breasted Grosbeak 1 female Ravine ambergill creek
Indigo Bunting 1 north Midwood
Red-winged Blackbird X
Common Grackle X
Baltimore Oriole 7--4 Ravine ambergill creek
House Sparrow X

This report was generated automatically by eBird v2(http://ebird.org/)

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Currently wind direction is southwest.This is a favorable wind for spring nocturnal migration. Hoping Friday morning produces results!


5 pm --12 mph SSW

8 pm--6 mph SSW

11 pm --4 mph WSW

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From Rafael Campos:

Good number of warblers in Prospect Park, Brooklyn
Posted by: "Rafael Guillermo Campos-Ramírez"
Thu May 20, 2010 2:35 pm (PDT)

20 May 2010
With the change in the weather, I took a mid morning walk around PP. The Vale is still a good place to see warblers, I saw 9 sps there. The most numerous was Magnolia, with the other sps in 1-2s.
No much activity around the lake, but on the way back, I saw 1 Red-tailed Hawk eating a pigeon (~12:30 pm).
I missed 1 Mourning Warbler, and 1 Summer Tanager, seen by other birders I met in the Vale.
The birds of today:
Canada Goose
Mute Swan
Mallard
Green Heron (1, Lullwater)
Red-tailed Hawk
Spotted Sandpiper (1)
Rock Pigeon
Mourning Dove
Chimney Swift
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Downy Woodpecker
Northern Flicker (2, Midwood)
Great Crested Flycatcher (1, Rick's Place)
Eastern Kingbird (1 seen carrying nesting material: Peninsula)
Warbling Vireo
Tree Swallow (1)
Barn Swallow
Black-capped Chickadee (1 with fledgings: Peninsula)
House Wren
Veery
Swainson's Thrush
Wood Thrush
American Robin
Gray Catbird
European Starling
Cedar Waxwing (~5, Vale)
Blue-winged Warbler (1, Rick's Place)
Nashville (1, Vale)
Northern Parula
Chestnut-sided Warbler (1, Midwood)
Magnolia Warbler
Black-throated Blue (2 m, 1 f)
Bay-breasted Warbler (2)
Blackpoll Warbler (3)
Black-and-white Warbler (2)
American Redstart (3)
Ovenbird
Northern Waterthrush (1, Vale)
Common Yellowthroat
Canada Warbler
Song Sparrow
Swamp Sparrow (1, Vale)
Scarlet Tanager (2)
Indigo Bunting (1 m, Vale)
Red-winged Blackbird
Common Grackle
Baltimore Oriole
American Goldfinch (1, Peninsula)
House Sparrow
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Brooklyn is good birding: Rafael Campos R.

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