Wednesday, June 2, 2010

June 2nd Prospect

Hilight: Black-billed Cuckoo, Wood Ducks,Orchard Oriole,Blue-gray Gnatcatcher, Northern Rough-winged Swallow (late migrants + breeding season potential )

From Alex Wilson:

> Location: Prospect Park
> Observation date: 6/2/10
> Number of species: 52
>
> Canada Goose 125
> Mute Swan 7
> Wood Duck 4 (Drakes, Upper Pool, 2 roosting up in a tree.)
> Mallard 25
> Green Heron 2
> Black-crowned Night-Heron 2
> Red-tailed Hawk 3
> Spotted Sandpiper 4
> Laughing Gull 3
> Herring Gull (American) 50
> Rock Pigeon 25
> Mourning Dove 15
> Black-billed Cuckoo 1 (Flew from Ravine to island at Upper
> Pool.)
> Chimney Swift 12
> Red-bellied Woodpecker 8
> Downy Woodpecker 2
> Hairy Woodpecker 1
> Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted) 1
> Eastern Wood-Pewee 3
> Great Crested Flycatcher 3
> Eastern Kingbird 4
> Warbling Vireo 8
> Red-eyed Vireo 3
> Blue Jay 3
> Northern Rough-winged Swallow 1
> Barn Swallow 15
> Black-capped Chickadee 3
> Carolina Wren 4
> House Wren 7
> Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 1 (1 or 2 between Binnen Water/Center
> Drive.)
> Swainson's Thrush 1
> Wood Thrush 3
> American Robin 75
> Gray Catbird 20
> European Starling 75
> Cedar Waxwing 25
> Yellow Warbler 1
> Magnolia Warbler 2
> Black-throated Blue Warbler 1
> Blackpoll Warbler 2
> American Redstart 6
> Common Yellowthroat 1
> Chipping Sparrow 3
> Song Sparrow 2
> Northern Cardinal 15
> Red-winged Blackbird 15
> Common Grackle 20
> Brown-headed Cowbird 2
> Orchard Oriole 1 (1st year male, Lily Pond.)
> Baltimore Oriole 10
> American Goldfinch 7
> House Sparrow 50