Hilights include : Solitary Sandpiper on black plastic water edge up road from rink to terrace bridge; 7 Forster's Terns at the Lake
Peter's report (incidental sightings):
This morning , while I was weed removing Paper Mulberry, a SOLITARY SANDPIPER flushed from the shore unto the black plastic covering the phragmites along the road from the rink concert grove towards Terrace bridge
After work , I noted 7 FORSTER's TERNS , 6 immatures perched on the boat canopy, ( one happy family obviously or is it a rooftop teenager party ??) while an adult flew around the perimeter of Duck Island; I enjoyed watching the adult dive bomb the water surface, successful a few times with captured fish ( more like minnows).It's been quite a summer regarding the Forster Tern, soon to depart beginning in mid-August for southern migration
List:
Location: Prospect Park
Observation date: 8/3/10
Number of species: 22
Canada Goose 33
Mute Swan 6
American Black Duck X
Mallard X
Double-crested Cormorant 1 lake . perched on boat
Black-crowned Night-Heron 1 lake
Red-tailed Hawk 1 f/o terrace br
Solitary Sandpiper 1 south lullwater
Laughing Gull X lake
Herring Gull X
Forster's Tern 7 lake
Rock Pigeon X
Mourning Dove X
Chimney Swift X
Downy Woodpecker 1
Barn Swallow X
American Robin X
Gray Catbird X
Northern Mockingbird 1 rink
European Starling X
Red-winged Blackbird X
House Sparrow X
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