A reminder for 5/6 Thursday BBC birders that the walk starts from BARTEL PRITCHARD Square park entrance at 7 am ( from the usual GAP meet the last few times).
from http://www.brooklynbirdclub.org/ "trips"
Thursday, May 6th, Prospect Park
Meet 7 am at Bartel Pritchard Square entrance (16th St and PPSW Ave)
Trip Leader: Peter Dorosh
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some early sightings:
SOLITARY SANDPIPER on black plastic water edge north of the Rink cove
Spotted Sandpipers previous general locale as SOSP
Northern Waterthrush in rink cove and West Island peninsula
Green Heron Lullwater /Peninsula shore tree perch across from Rink ( flew out from cove)
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From Orrin
Greenwood Cemetery
About 1 1/2 hours in the northeastern portion of Green-Wood this morning yielded the following:
Mallard duck
Gadwall (pair)
Canada goose
Green heron
Double-crested cormorant
Red-bellied woodpecker
Tree swallow (several)
Northern waterthrush (several)
Yellow-rumped warler
Blackpoll warbler
Northern parula
Redstart
Rufous-sided towhee
Song sparrow
Chipping sparrow
White-throated sparrow
Catbird
Northern mockingbird
Indigo bunting (molting male)
Common grackle
Rock dove
House sparrow
Monk parakeet
