The Kingsboider word: Migration stalled today early on from yesterday's northerly front for numbers, but picked up steam from various reports I received thru the day.Several quality ones so far as I heard and read...latest after various reports I read looks like today was a really terrifc day with hard earned effort from several birders....see the reports below. Its a looker!
Kingsboider note: latest report is 15-16 species warbler today for both PP and BBG by cumulative effort... I am too tired to count after tonights Cyclones game.
Broadwinged Hawk was reported by Rob Bate at about 9:55 am over the Wellhouse
Tenneessee Warbler reported by Rob Jett at Lily Pool just before 3pm.
Alex Wilson reported 12 species warblers in his morning walk. But later when he emailed me, BOBOLINK and OLIVE-SIDED FLYCATCHER raises the stakes.
I had the pleasure of seeing a BLUE-WINGED WARBLER bathing , at times just sitting in the water in the Ambergill creek on the south side of the Ravine's Esdale Bridge. Then a CANADA WARBLER walked right by it. That occurred about 8 ish.There were at least 3 Canada's I saw thruout the morning while busy working.
Orrin Tilevitz BBGarden walk included Great Crested FC and Nashville Warbler.
Mary Eyster reported singing CAROLINA WREN in her northern Windsor Terrace backyard.
Eddie reports Scarlet Tanager.
And this morning when I was about to take off in the golf cart at work ( the Rink) , I saw an AMERICAN KESTREL male fly unto a electric cord hung between the floodlight towers, but it teetered so much on the shaky wire, it took off for one of the light towers at the rink. Then it flew right after and chased a Northern Flicker. In that same area generally, in trees by the rink cove , at least 8 Eastern Kingbirds in one tree, general evidence that this species is staging for southern calling....
Weekend is looking good but Sunday noon and on into the afternoon in Prospect's Nethermead should be avoided if you intend to bird beyond midmoring.It's a Michael Jackson deejay concert event , and crowds will be predictably large. Bird early . Hot temperatures are predicted so that might be a factor unless cool areas ( near water i.e) are birded.
--Kingsboider
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Lists :
from Orrin
BBGarden this morning:
Great crested flycatcher
Eastern kingbird
Nashville warbler
Chipping sparrow
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Peter's list:
Location: Prospect Park
Observation date: 8/27/10
Number of species: 32
Canada Goose X
Mute Swan 1 lake
Wood Duck 8 visibly seen thru foliage Upper Pool island back channel
Mallard X
Red-tailed Hawk 1 f/o nethermead
American Kestrel 1 rink
Forster's Tern 1 lake
Rock Pigeon X
Mourning Dove X
Chimney Swift X common f'/os
Downy Woodpecker 1
Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted) 1 rink
Eastern Phoebe 1 rink
Blue Jay 1
Tree Swallow X lake
Barn Swallow X lake
American Robin X
Gray Catbird X
Northern Mockingbird 7
European Starling X
Cedar Waxwing 1 south lakeside
Blue-winged Warbler 1 ambergill creek
American Redstart 3
Ovenbird 2
Northern Waterthrush 2--1 tunnel arch bridle path/ 1 south lakeside western cove
Common Yellowthroat 1 midwood
Canada Warbler 3-1 ambergill cr;1 ricks pl
Northern Cardinal 2
Common Grackle 2 west isl
Baltimore Oriole X
House Sparrow X
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From Rob Jett
Location: Prospect Park
Observation date: 8/27/10
Number of species: 44
Black-crowned Night-Heron 1
Herring Gull (American) X
Rock Pigeon X
Mourning Dove X
Chimney Swift X
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 3
Red-bellied Woodpecker 2
Downy Woodpecker 1
Northern Flicker 4
Empidonax sp. 3
Great Crested Flycatcher 1
Warbling Vireo 1
Red-eyed Vireo 3
Blue Jay X
Barn Swallow 1
Black-capped Chickadee X
Tufted Titmouse X
Red-breasted Nuthatch 1
White-breasted Nuthatch 1
Carolina Wren 1
Hermit Thrush 1
American Robin X
Gray Catbird 12
Northern Mockingbird 3
European Starling X
Cedar Waxwing X
Tennessee Warbler 1 First fall bird. See at back of Lily Pond. Also seen by K. Toomey and R. O'Neill.
Yellow Warbler 1
Magnolia Warbler 7
Black-throated Blue Warbler 2
Blackburnian Warbler 1 First fall fem. Vale of Cashmere. Also seen by K. Toomey and R. O'Neill.
Bay-breasted Warbler 1
Black-and-white Warbler 3
American Redstart 10
Ovenbird 1
Northern Waterthrush 2
Common Yellowthroat 1
Canada Warbler 3
Chipping Sparrow 3
Northern Cardinal X
Common Grackle X
Baltimore Oriole 4
House Finch X
American Goldfinch 3
House Sparrow X
This report was generated automatically by eBird v2(http://ebird.org/)
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From Rafael Campos: (in 5:30 email)
Probably 1 hr ago, I heard some bird noises, quite different for this quiet block in Park Slope.
The squawking was coming from a tall oak tree in the backyard. After a search around the foliage, I found at least 2 Monk Parakeets, perched. This is the first time I see this sps in our backyard. It became our #88 sps for the backyard-list.
Other notables were: 1 Chestnut-sided Warbler, 1 male Northern Cardinal, & 1 Blue Jay.
Brooklyn is good birding: Rafa Campos R.
2nd report
27 August 2010
Just few minutes, an Empidonax sps flycatcher came to the Holly tree in the backyard.
After seeing it for at least 5 minutes, and checking all the potentials field marks, I came with the ID: Acadian Flycatcher.
This represent sps #89 to our backyard list.
Brooklyn is great birding, even your own backyards: Rafa Campos R.
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From Eddie Davis:
My first walk through the park since May held a few surprises. Not many numbers of birds, but a good diversity of species, including my first fall Blue-Gray Gnatcatcher, Scarlet Tanager, Chestnut-Sided Warbler, and both waterthrushes.
Location: Prospect Park
Observation date: 8/27/10
Number of species: 37
Canada Goose
Mute Swan
Mallard
Green Heron (lullwater - south of Terrace Bridge)
Rock Pigeon
Mourning Dove
Chimney Swift
Belted Kingfisher 2 (lullwater)
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Downy Woodpecker
Eastern Wood-Pewee 1 (butterfly meadow)
Eastern Kingbird 3 (breeze hill / lullwater)
Red-eyed Vireo 1 (binnen bridge)
Blue Jay
Barn Swallow
Black-capped Chickadee
Tufted Titmouse
House Wren
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 1 (breeze hill - path leading down from terrace bridge towards rink)
American Robin
Gray Catbird
Northern Mockingbird
European Starling
Chestnut-sided Warbler 1 (lookout steps)
Magnolia Warbler 1 (butterfly meadow)
Black-throated Blue Warbler 1 (butterfly meadow)
Black-and-white Warbler 5
American Redstart 7
Northern Waterthrush 1 (wet area near rink cove)
Louisiana Waterthrush 1 (oddly- butterfly meadow on lookout!)
Common Yellowthroat 2 (lullwater, binnen bridge)
Scarlet Tanager 1 (butterfly meadow)
Northern Cardinal
Common Grackle
Baltimore Oriole
American Goldfinch
House Sparrow
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From Kathy Toomey
date = 2010/08/27
site = Prospect Park
observers = Kathy Toomey and Emily Goldstein
empidomax species
Canada Goose
Mute Swan
Mallard
Rock Pigeon
Mourning Dove
Chimney Swift
Ruby-throated Hummingbird
Belted Kingfisher
Downy Woodpecker
Eastern Wood-Pewee
Eastern Kingbird
Warbling Vireo
Red-eyed Vireo
Blue Jay
Barn Swallow
Tufted Titmouse
Black-capped Chickadee
White-breasted Nuthatch
Carolina Wren
American Robin
Veery
Gray Catbird
Northern Mockingbird
European Starling
Cedar Waxwing
Yellow Warbler
Tennessee Warbler
American Redstart
Black-and-white Warbler
Ovenbird
Black-throated Blue Warbler
Common Yellowthroat
Chestnut-sided Warbler
Louisiana Waterthrush
Blue-winged Warbler
Northern Parula
Magnolia Warbler
Northern Waterthrush
Blackburnian Warbler
Northern Cardinal
Baltimore Oriole
Common Grackle
American Goldfinch
House Sparrow
empidonax species
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From Alex Wilson:
Begin forwarded message:
> Location: Prospect Park
> Observation date: 8/27/10
> Number of species: 67
>
> Canada Goose 50
> Mute Swan 7
> Wood Duck 1
> Gadwall 1 (Female, lower Lullwater.)
> American Black Duck 1
> Mallard 200
> Double-crested Cormorant 3
> Green Heron 2
> Black-crowned Night-Heron 2
> Osprey 1
> Red-tailed Hawk 2
> Spotted Sandpiper 1
> peep sp. 3 (Flying over the Lake, too distant to say; Least
> most likely in Prospect...)
> Herring Gull (American) 1
> Rock Pigeon 50
> Mourning Dove 25
> Chimney Swift 75
> Ruby-throated Hummingbird 3
> Belted Kingfisher 1
> Red-bellied Woodpecker 4
> Downy Woodpecker 5
> Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted) 10
> Olive-sided Flycatcher 1 (Long Meadow snag near Tennis House.)
> Eastern Wood-Pewee 3
> Least Flycatcher 2
> Empidonax sp. 3
> Great Crested Flycatcher 1
> Eastern Kingbird 5
> Warbling Vireo 5
> Red-eyed Vireo 1
> Blue Jay 6
> American Crow 2
> Tree Swallow 5
> Barn Swallow 15
> Black-capped Chickadee 3
> Red-breasted Nuthatch 3 (One seen, two heard.)
> White-breasted Nuthatch 4
> Carolina Wren 5
> House Wren 2
> Veery 6
> American Robin 150
> Gray Catbird 25
> Northern Mockingbird 7
> European Starling 200
> Cedar Waxwing 40
> Tennessee Warbler 1 (Lookout summit meadow.)
> Northern Parula 3
> Yellow Warbler 1
> Chestnut-sided Warbler 5
> Magnolia Warbler 10
> Black-throated Blue Warbler 5
> Black-and-white Warbler 12
> American Redstart 35
> Ovenbird 3
> Northern Waterthrush 7
> Common Yellowthroat 3
> Canada Warbler 5
> Song Sparrow 2
> Northern Cardinal 20
> Rose-breasted Grosbeak 1 (Lullwater cove.)
> Indigo Bunting 1 (Lookout butterfly meadow.)
> Bobolink 1 (One calling flyover.)
> Red-winged Blackbird 1
> Common Grackle 7
> Brown-headed Cowbird 2
> Baltimore Oriole 10
> House Finch 3
> American Goldfinch 5
> House Sparrow 30
