Numbers dropped dramatically from many migrants taking advantage of last night's favorable winds. Scattered dispersal of birds were seen, some along the south lakeside ,most at the east cove between the Three Sisters and Duck Island. See Peter's report. Rafael also birded .See also his report.
Got to run for playoff game,Go Cyclones !
Frm Rafael:
DATE: 12 September 2010
OBSERVER: Rafael Campos R.
TIME: 7:45 am-10:30 am (rain, rain, rain!!)
# SPECIES: 46 (yesterday: 60)
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With dark skies overhead, nice cold temperatures, but not that bad, and with a great hope to have another day like yesterday. But...
Today's bird activity was in small pockets scattered around the park. Nothing spectacular, or unusual, except, perhaps, close range views of 1 Prairie Warbler, near the same spot we saw it yesterday (by the way, only 11 sps of Parulidae vs 13 of yesterday).
No seldom seen, but at least sometimes yes, 1 lonely Brown Thrasher, near the Peninsula meadow.
Byt 10 am, the first raindrops started to fall, and we human flock started to move to their shelters in the Slope.
The birds:
Canada Goose
Mute Swan
Wood Duck (8: upper pool)
Mallard
Double-crested Cormorant (1: lake)
Black-crowned Night-Heron (1: lower Lullwater)
Laughing Gull (1: flyover)
(American) Herring Gull (flyovers)
Rock (Common) Pigeon
Mourning Dove
Chimney Swift (mostly flying low over the lake)
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Downy Woodpecker
Northern Flicker (1)
Eastern Wood Pewee (1)
Great Crested Flycatcher (1)
Red-eyed Vireo
Blue Jay
American Crow
Barn Swallow (1: lake)
White-breasted Nuthatch (1)
Carolina Wren (2: Lookout Hill)
House Wren (1: Lookout Hill)
Wood Thrush (1: Lookout Hill)
American Robin
Gray Catbird
Northern Mockingbird (1: Nethermead)
Brown Thrasher (1)
European (Common) Starling
Nashville Warbler (1: Lookout Hill)
Northern Parula (1: Peninsula)
(American) Yellow Warbler (1: Peninsula)
Magnolia Warbler
Yellow-rumped (Myrtle) Warbler (1: Peninsula)
Prairie Warbler (1: Lookout Hill)
Black-and-white Warbler
American Redstart
Northern Waterthrush (1: Vale)
Common Yellowthroat
Wilson's Warbler (1: Peninsula)
Chipping Sparrow (3: Long Meadow)
White-throated Sparrow (1: Vale)
Northern Cardinal
Common Grackle
Brown-headed Cowbird (1: Long Meadow)
American Goldfinch (1)
House Sparrow
Brooklyn is good birding!!!!
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From Peter:
Location: Prospect Park
Observation date: 9/12/10
Number of species: 32
Canada Goose 40 lake
Mute Swan 5
Mallard X
Double-crested Cormorant 1 lake
Great Blue Heron 2 f/o Lake
Green Heron 3- one at Three Sisters, 2 back channel Duck Island
Black-crowned Night-Heron 2 back of 3 sisters
Osprey 1 over lake
Spotted Sandpiper 1 south lakeside
Ring-billed Gull 1
Herring Gull (American) X
Rock Pigeon X
Mourning Dove X
Chimney Swift X
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 1 Lily Pool ( on lily pad flowers)
Downy Woodpecker 1
Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted) 1 south lakeside
Red-eyed Vireo 5 south lakeside
American Robin X
Northern Mockingbird 4 boathouse
European Starling X
Cedar Waxwing 32 f/0
Magnolia Warbler 1 south lakeside
Blackburnian Warbler 1 south lakeside; female
Blackpoll Warbler 1 south lakeside
American Redstart 3 south lakeside
Northern Waterthrush 1 south lakeside
Common Yellowthroat 5 south lakeside
Red-winged Blackbird 2 south lakeside
Brown-headed Cowbird 1
American Goldfinch 1 south lakeside
House Sparrow X
This report was generated automatically by eBird v2(http://ebird.org)
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From Rob Bate:
Tracy and I walked the Vale (a few birds), the Midwood (even fewer), Esdale Bridge (nada), the Lullwater (a few) and around the lake. It was starting to rain heavily but along the south shore there were many, many warblers. Most were the usual suspects but also there was a Nashville.
Rob
