Word i received was that Prospect still is producing good birding, with quality sightings to behold. I was not in the park , having to lead the BBC on "Shorebird Odyssey" trip today. But despite warm weather, birds are moving thru, not in great numbers but if you are patient enough and keen eyed, you should see fall migrants.Lookout Hill was described good for birds today -13 warbler species at least (at least 15 overall in the park)--so perhaps Lookout should be a first go to spot early morning in this heat. A good warbler there was CAPE MAY, along with Blackburnian, Bluewinged and Prairie to report. From Rob's report, interesting to see good movement by Veery Thrushes.Worm-eating Warbler ,Willow Flycatcher and Yellow-bellied Flycatcher as good birds were also reported
here are the following reports:
From Tom Stephenson:
Hi Peter,
I was in the park a bit today with Nancy Tim. Here's what we saw:
Double-crested Cormorant
Canada Goose
Wood Duck
Mallard
Red-tailed Hawk
Rock Dove
Mourning Dove
Common Nighthawk one flying over nethermead area, looked like it was harrassing a Red-tailed H for a time
Chimney Swift
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Downy Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
Eastern Wood-Pewee
Yellow-bellied Flycatcher one near the cemetery
Traill's sp
Great Crested Flycatcher
Eastern Kingbird
Warbling Vireo
Red-eyed Vireo
Blue Jay
American Crow
Barn Swallow
Black-capped Chickadee
Tufted Titmouse
Red-breasted Nuthatch on lookout, calling
White-breasted Nuthatch
Carolina Wren
House Wren
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
Veery
Wood Thrush
American Robin
Gray Catbird
Northern Mockingbird
European Starling
Cedar Waxwing
Blue-winged Warbler
Chestnut-sided Warbler
Magnolia Warbler
Black-throated Blue Warbler
Black-and-white Warbler
American Redstart
Northern Waterthrush
Common Yellowthroat
Song Sparrow
Northern Cardinal
Common Grackle
Baltimore Oriole
House Finch
American Goldfinch
House Sparrow
Yesterday I was in briefly and also had:
Louisiana Waterthrush on lookout, in tree
Canada Warbler
Worm-eating Warbler on lookout
Ruby-throated Hummingbird on lookout
Belted Kingfisher
American Kestrel Pair chasing Red-tailed Hawk
Monk Parakeet flyovers
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From Rob Jett:
Location: Prospect Park
Observation date: 8/28/10
Number of species: 58
Canada Goose X
Mute Swan X
Wood Duck 6
Mallard X
Green Heron 3
Red-tailed Hawk 3
Spotted Sandpiper 1
Forster's Tern 1
Rock Pigeon X
Mourning Dove X
Chimney Swift X
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 3
Belted Kingfisher 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker X
Downy Woodpecker 2
Hairy Woodpecker 3
Northern Flicker X
Eastern Wood-Pewee 1
Willow Flycatcher 1
Empidonax sp. 4
Great Crested Flycatcher 2
Eastern Kingbird 2
Warbling Vireo 3
Red-eyed Vireo 10
Blue Jay X
Tree Swallow X
Barn Swallow X
Black-capped Chickadee X
Tufted Titmouse X
White-breasted Nuthatch 2
Carolina Wren 4
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 2
Veery 24
American Robin X
Gray Catbird X
Northern Mockingbird X
European Starling X
Blue-winged Warbler 1
Northern Parula 5
Yellow Warbler 5
Chestnut-sided Warbler 3
Magnolia Warbler 15
Cape May Warbler 1
Black-throated Blue Warbler 12
Blackburnian Warbler 1
Prairie Warbler 1
Black-and-white Warbler 8
American Redstart 20
Ovenbird 6
Northern Waterthrush 4
Common Yellowthroat 6
Canada Warbler 12
Song Sparrow 1
Northern Cardinal X
Common Grackle X
Baltimore Oriole 12
House Finch X
American Goldfinch X
House Sparrow X
This report was generated automatically by eBird v2(http://ebird.org)
