With still low numbers ( except the Blackpoll for this date !) of warblers to contend with, a few quality sightings. Within the woods of the north Midwood, a YELLOW-BILLED CUCKOO was seen flying across the tree canopy. A pursuit into the woods towards the zoo, the cuckoo was relocated remarkably again at treetop and seen perched in excellent view (P.Dorosh). In the same area, namely opposite the Zoo back service gate, a female WILSON'S WARBLER, a few seconds glance and away she went upward into the canopy for this usually midstory warbler.A late Pine Warbler came through today (L.Zirlin) .Who can figure out what's going on with these warblers? ...mostly they are missing so far with their numbers... and their uncooperation ! ;)>
Tomorrow is BIRDATHON DAY. Wish the teams of the Brooklyn Bird Club good luck.
Team A : Peter Dorosh, Mary Eyster, Sandy Paci, Tom Preston, Keir Randall
Team B : Eddie Davis, Donna Evans, Bob Washburn , Andrew Lin
Prospect team , Paul Keim and members ( starting 6 am at Bartel Pritchard Square park entrance I am told)
The supporting cause is "Friends of Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge", under the auspices of the American Littoral Society to publicly advocate as a colaition the restoration and upkeep of the Jamaica Bay Refuge.
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From Larry Zirlin:
Subject: eBird Report - Prospect Park , 5/7/10
Location: Prospect Park
Observation date: 5/7/10
Number of species: 39
Canada Goose 100
Mute Swan 3
Wood Duck 2 Upper Pool, drakes.
Mallard 50
Ruddy Duck 3 Middle of the lake
Spotted Sandpiper 1 Lullwater
Rock Pigeon 10
Mourning Dove 9
Red-bellied Woodpecker 8
Downy Woodpecker 1
Eastern Phoebe 1 Lily Pond
Eastern Kingbird 2 Wildflower field
Blue Jay 1
Barn Swallow 5
Black-capped Chickadee 3
Carolina Wren 1
House Wren 2 Near Maryland Monument
Swainson's Thrush 4
Hermit Thrush 1
American Robin 100
Gray Catbird 30
European Starling 40
Yellow Warbler 3
Yellow-rumped Warbler 2
Black-throated Green Warbler 1 Lookout Hill
Pine Warbler 1 Rocky Pass
Blackpoll Warbler 1 Lake
Ovenbird 2
Northern Waterthrush 3
Common Yellowthroat 1 Lullwater
Scarlet Tanager 1 Ravine
Eastern Towhee 1 Behind pagoda
Song Sparrow 1 Peninsula
White-throated Sparrow 1 Vale
Northern Cardinal 23
Red-winged Blackbird 33
Common Grackle 10
Baltimore Oriole 3 One male in bald cypress at boathouse, one male
in wildflower field, female near boathouse.
House Sparrow 30
This report was generated automatically by eBird v2(http://ebird.org)
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Peter's list:
Location: Prospect Park
Observation date: 5/7/10
Number of species: 38
Mallard X
Red-tailed Hawk 2
Rock Pigeon X
Mourning Dove X
Yellow-billed Cuckoo 1 North Midwood, moving east towards Zoo, high treetops
Chimney Swift X
Red-bellied Woodpecker 1 calling
Hairy Woodpecker 1 bottom Elephant Hill
Northern Flicker 1 Vale
Red-eyed Vireo 1 Binnen Run, bathing
Barn Swallow X
Tufted Titmouse 1
House Wren 1--nesting inside defunct spotlight Ricks Place
Veery 3
Swainson's Thrush 1 Vale
Hermit Thrush 1
Wood Thrush 2--1 Midwood, 1 Vale
American Robin X
Gray Catbird X
European Starling X
Nashville Warbler 2- 1 Ravine , 1 Vale
Magnolia Warbler 2--north Midwood, 1 Vale
Yellow-rumped Warbler 2
Black-throated Green Warbler 1 Ravine Brook
Blackpoll Warbler 6
Black-and-white Warbler 3
Ovenbird 4
Northern Waterthrush 1 vale
Common Yellowthroat 1
Wilson's Warbler 1 female north Midwood opposite zoo back gate
Scarlet Tanager 2--fem Quaker cemtery sw corner; male north Midwood,obs also Nancy Tim)
White-throated Sparrow 1 vale
Northern Cardinal X
Rose-breasted Grosbeak 4--3 midwood, one fem bathing Binnen run
Red-winged Blackbird X
Common Grackle X
Baltimore Oriole 2
House Sparrow X
This report was generated automatically by eBird v2(http://ebird.org/)
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From Orrin Tilevitz:
BBG this morning RE warblers: common yellowthroat, magnolia, canada, blackpoll, northern parula, blackburnian
Other migratory birds seen today in BBG and Prospect Park
Laughing gull
Ruddy duck
Blue-headed vireo
Warbling vireo
Ovenbird
American Redstart
Yellow-rumped warbler
Wood thrush
Red-winged blackbird
Common grackle
Catbird
Song sparrow
White-throated sparrow
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From Rafael:
07 May 2010
Nice mid morning walk thru PP (10 am-1:30 pm). From the Vale, to Rick's Place, Ravine, the Pools, Lookout Hill, Lake, Peninsula, Lullwater, Midwood, and back to the Vale.
The most numerous (told by the singing) was Blackpoll Warbler (I saw 12 sps of warblers), followed by still present & abundant Yellow-rumped (Myrtle) Warbler.
Other worth to mention were about 4 Rough-winged Swallows at the Upper Pool; 1 male Rose-breasted Grosbeak, behind Music Pagoda, and 3 Ruddy Ducks at the Lake.
The birds:
Canada Goose
Mute Swan
Wood Duck (2 m, upper pool)
Mallard
Ruddy Duck (3, Lake)
Great Blue Heron (1, lower pool)
Red-tailed Hawk (2, flyover Lookout Hill)
Spotted Sandpiper (1, lower Lullwater)
Rock (Common) Pigeon
Mourning Dove
Chimney Swift (flyovers)
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Downy Woodpecker
Northern Flicker (1, Vale)
Great Crested Flycatcher (1, Quaker Hill)
Eastern Kingbird (2 Nellie's lawn; 1 Peninsula)
Warbling Vireo (±6_
Red-eyed Vireo (1, Rick's Place)
Northern Rough-winged Swallow (4, upper pool)
Barn Swallow (flyovers, lake)
House Wren (1 pair seeing carrying nesting material, Rick's Place)
Veery (2)
Wood Thrush (1, heard calling: Vale)
American Robin
Gray Catbird
European (Common) Starling
Northern Parula (±4)
Yellow Warbler (2)
Chestnut-sided Warbler (2)
Magnolia Warbler (2)
Yellow-rumped (Myrtle) Warbler
Black-throated Green Warbler (1)
Blackpoll Warbler
Black-and-white Warbler (2)
American Redstart (2)
Ovenbird (±7)
Northern Waterthrush (2)
Common Yellowthroat (3)
Song Sparrow (1, Peninsula)
White-throated Sparrow (3, Rick's Place)
Scarlet Tanager (1 m, Ravine)
Northern Cardinal
Rose-breasted Grosbeak (1 m)
Red-winged Blackbird
Common Grackle
Brown-headed Cowbird (1 m, Nethermead)
Baltimore Oriole (4)
House Sparrow
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Brooklyn is good birding: Rafael Campos R.
