For a typically peak day for Prospect Park, a subpar birding day.In what continues to be a puzzling spring migration season here , finding birds and numbers becomes a struggle. Birders have to work hard and patiently to get good glances ; and when eared birders locate constant singing, the early leaf out of trees ( my goodness, the pollen was just terrible today!) makes seeing difficult. ( for your info, I havent seen a Yellow Warbler yet ! :(> ...tsk,tsk)
Today's birding hilight (if thinking "new" FOS) was likely BAY-BREASTED WARBLER (J.Zinn + BBC m.obs), located to the right of the Quaker Cemetery entrance during the Thursday Brooklyn Bird Club Walk. Shortly after , the Bay-Breasted male was found again under excellent ( given our luck with leaves) viewing in a cherry just above the bridle trail just off the Center Drive near the cemetery fence east corner. Other reports of BLACKBURNIAN & MAGNOLIA Warbler along Quaker Cemetery southwest fence ( P.Cook) qualifies the cemetery region as one of the better bird spots today. Also WORM-EATING WARBLER reported at Ambergill Creek (R.Jett), increasing song of the Blackpoll Warbler ( many heard , unseen) and Yellow Warbler , Nashville,and Northern Parula fulfilled the warbler "mini"parade of May 6th.
On the non warbler side, EASTERN WOOD PEWEE species was backed by a couple of vireo species, Rose-Breasted Grosbeaks, Scarlet Tanagers, Great Crested Flycatcher, Wood Duck, Green Heron ; Swainson's and Wood Thrushes makes it a worthwhile day despite low numbers with the warblers.
Tomorrow is another day, hopefully a bigger parade passing through. I'll throw some horseshoes around....
--Kingsboider
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Results of the Thursday BBC walk, led by P.Dorosh
Location: Prospect Park
Observation date: 5/6/10
Number of species: 35
Note BBC walk, led by P.Dorosh
Double-crested Cormorant 2 f/o
Spotted Sandpiper 1 Lower Pool
Rock Pigeon X
Mourning Dove X
Chimney Swift X
Blue-headed Vireo 1 Lookout Hill
Warbling Vireo 1 Binnen Run
Blue Jay 1
Barn Swallow X
Black-capped Chickadee 1
Tufted Titmouse 1
Carolina Wren 1 Lookout Hill
House Wren 1 Lookout Hill
Veery 1 Lookout Hill
Wood Thrush 1 Midwood
American Robin X
Gray Catbird X
European Starling X
Northern Parula 2
Black-throated Blue Warbler 1 Binnen Run
Yellow-rumped Warbler 4
Black-throated Green Warbler 2-- 1 Butterfly Meadow; lower Lookout Hill
Bay-breasted Warbler 1 Quaker Cemtery; Quaker Ridge
Blackpoll Warbler 4
Black-and-white Warbler 2
Ovenbird 2
Northern Waterthrush 1 Midwood
Common Yellowthroat 2
Scarlet Tanager 3-- 1 Boulder Br; 1 Sullivan Hill, males; 1 female Lookout Hill
Northern Cardinal X
Rose-breasted Grosbeak 2- male Binnen Run
Common Grackle X
Brown-headed Cowbird 1
Baltimore Oriole 3
House Sparrow X
This report was generated automatically by eBird v2(http://ebird.org
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Peter's list:
Location: Prospect Park
Observation date: 5/6/10
Number of species: 27
Canada Goose X
Mute Swan X
Wood Duck 1 drake backshore Upper Pool
Mallard X
Great Blue Heron 1 Upper Pool
Black-crowned Night-Heron 1 Ambergill Creek
Osprey 1 soaring over Rink lot
Spotted Sandpiper 1 south Lullwater
Herring Gull X
Rock Pigeon X
Mourning Dove X
Red-bellied Woodpecker 2
Eastern Kingbird 1 Upper Pool
Barn Swallow X
American Robin X
Gray Catbird X
European Starling X
Cedar Waxwing 2 Rink Cove
Ovenbird 1
Northern Waterthrush 3
Common Yellowthroat 1
Northern Cardinal X
Rose-breasted Grosbeak 1 female Lower Pool
Red-winged Blackbird X
Common Grackle X
Baltimore Oriole 2
House Sparrow X
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From Rob Jett:
Location: Prospect Park
Observation date: 5/6/10
Number of species: 67
Canada Goose X
Mute Swan 2
Mallard X
Ruddy Duck 2
Double-crested Cormorant 1
Green Heron 2
Red-tailed Hawk 4
Spotted Sandpiper 2
Laughing Gull 4
Herring Gull (American) 6
Rock Pigeon X
Mourning Dove X
Chimney Swift 12
Red-bellied Woodpecker 2
Downy Woodpecker 3
Hairy Woodpecker 1
Northern Flicker 3
Eastern Wood-Pewee 1
Great Crested Flycatcher 1
Eastern Kingbird 1
Blue-headed Vireo 2
Warbling Vireo 10
Red-eyed Vireo 4
Blue Jay X
American Crow X
Northern Rough-winged Swallow 2
Barn Swallow 5
Black-capped Chickadee X
Tufted Titmouse 4
White-breasted Nuthatch 1
Carolina Wren 1
House Wren 6
Veery 1
Swainson's Thrush 1
Wood Thrush 2
American Robin X
Gray Catbird 10
Northern Mockingbird 1
European Starling X
Nashville Warbler 2
Northern Parula 8
Yellow Warbler 8
Chestnut-sided Warbler 1
Magnolia Warbler 4
Black-throated Blue Warbler 4
Yellow-rumped Warbler 10
Black-throated Green Warbler 6
Blackpoll Warbler 25
Black-and-white Warbler 6
American Redstart 9
Worm-eating Warbler 1
Ovenbird 6
Northern Waterthrush 4
Common Yellowthroat 3
Scarlet Tanager 1
Chipping Sparrow 4
Song Sparrow 1
White-throated Sparrow X
Northern Cardinal X
Rose-breasted Grosbeak 4
Red-winged Blackbird X
Common Grackle X
Brown-headed Cowbird 5
Orchard Oriole 2
Baltimore Oriole 12
American Goldfinch X
House Sparrow X
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From Anne-Katrin:
Green Heron fishing successfully to the right of the nesting swans at Three Sisters on this gorgeous spring early morning.
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From Eddie Davis May 5th report
Location: Prospect Park
Observation date: 5/5/10
Number of species: 45
Canada Goose
Mute Swan
Mallard
Double-crested Cormorant
Great Egret 1
Red-tailed Hawk 2 (f/o nethermead and on nest in nellie's lawn)
Spotted Sandpiper 1 peninsula
Herring Gull
Rock Pigeon
Mourning Dove
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Downy Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
Warbling Vireo 4 peninsula and south lakeshore
Red-eyed Vireo 1 payne hill
Barn Swallow 1 boathouse
Tufted Titmouse
Carolina Wren
House Wren
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 1 terrace bridge
Veery 2 midwood
Wood Thrush 2 midwood
American Robin
Gray Catbird
European Starling
Northern Parula
Yellow Warbler 2 rick's place and south lakeshore
Black-throated Blue Warbler
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Blackpoll Warbler widespread and numerous
Black-and-white Warbler
American Redstart 1 vanderbilt entrance
Ovenbird
Northern Waterthrush 1 rick's place
Common Yellowthroat
Eastern Towhee
Song Sparrow
White-throated Sparrow
Northern Cardinal
Rose-breasted Grosbeak 1 rick's place (with Valerie and Isabel)
Red-winged Blackbird
Common Grackle
Baltimore Oriole 1 long meadow near nellie's lawn
American Goldfinch
House Sparrow
