Hilights : FORSTER'S TERN, LEAST TERN, BLACK SKIMMER, out of place Ruddy Duck
Report received from Stephen Addinall:
Least Tern perched on the edge of the main
Lake directly in front of the Rustic Shelter beside
the West (Lake) Drive.The bird was allowing people to come
extremely close and so I guessed that it was sick or
injured, however when flushed it proceeded to fish
the main lake, making numerous dives into the water.
The bird was present at 4.00pm for at least 30 minutes
and repeatedly came back to the water's edge just in
front of the shelter. We could not find in after that
although it could easily have moved elsewhere
around the lake.
Kingsboider note: the rustic shelter is near the West Island at southwest Lake
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Peter's evening report 7:15- 8:15 PM
Following up on Stephen Addinall's report of Least Tern, I had some terrific luck.
Finding the Least Tern was easy, the small bird feeding and working in the southwest sector of the lake, from West Island cove to the middle , back to the south shore near three Sister Islands. It may bode well that the tern may be back tomorrow and maybe days after, perhaps sticking to an late afternoon/early eve schedule. At about 7;45 , it left over the West Island .
I stuck around with cool temperatures a delight and watched the lake. It was my good fortune I did stuck around because at 7:57 , three Black Skimmers flew low across the lake.skimming the lake surface , passing thru direct from the south shore before exiting the lake's northwest corner. Call it very good luck for me tonight, thanks to Stephen Addinall's timely report to me.
Peter
List
Location: Prospect Park
Observation date: 6/30/10
Number of species: 16
Canada Goose 225
Mute Swan 2
Wood Duck 1
Mallard X
Ruddy Duck 1
Black-crowned Night-Heron 2
Laughing Gull 1
Herring Gull 2
Least Tern 1
Black Skimmer 3
Chimney Swift X
Eastern Kingbird 1
American Robin X
Cedar Waxwing 1
Red-winged Blackbird 1
House Sparrow X
This report was generated automatically by eBird v2(http://ebird.org)
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From Alex Wilson:
Begin forwarded message:
Location: Prospect Park
Observation date: 6/30/10
Number of species: 45
Canada Goose 300
Mute Swan 7
Wood Duck 2 (Upper Pool.)
American Black Duck 2
Mallard 60
Ruddy Duck 1 (Drake, Lake; unusual in summer.)
Double-crested Cormorant 1
Green Heron 1
Black-crowned Night-Heron 4
Osprey 1 (Spent 20 minutes around the Lake early AM before
getting a fish and drifting off.)
Red-tailed Hawk 4
American Kestrel 1 (Male, checking out Osprey over Lake.)
Laughing Gull 6
Herring Gull (American) 25
Forster's Tern 1 (Briefly around Lake, 7:30 AM.)
Rock Pigeon 35
Mourning Dove 20
Chimney Swift 40
Red-bellied Woodpecker 4
Downy Woodpecker 3
Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted) 6
Great Crested Flycatcher 1 (Midwood/Center Dr.)
Eastern Kingbird 7
Warbling Vireo 7
Blue Jay 2
Northern Rough-winged Swallow 1
Tree Swallow 3
Barn Swallow 15
Black-capped Chickadee 3
Carolina Wren 2
House Wren 10
Wood Thrush 4
American Robin 200
Gray Catbird 20
Northern Mockingbird 1
European Starling 150
Cedar Waxwing 25
Chipping Sparrow 2
Song Sparrow 3
Northern Cardinal 20
Red-winged Blackbird 15
Common Grackle 30
Baltimore Oriole 6
American Goldfinch 10
House Sparrow 50
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From Orrin Tilevitz:
BBgarden
BBG this morning, in no particular order:
Cedar waxwing
Eastern kingbird (pair, Japanese garden)
Chimney swift
Warbling vireo (heard)
Song sparrow (heard)
Northern cardinal
Bluejay
House sparrow
European starling
Mourning dove
Catbird
Northern mockingbird
American robin
Common grackle
