Wednesday, September 1, 2010

Prospect Sept 1st

This first day of September will be the last hot day (96 degrees !) we deal with but I heard not to be so( if 90 ish again Thursday, it will tie the record for most 90 degree days in nyc summer--36..crazy... Better winds and cooler temperatures coming our way...and oh There's Earl.....gusty winds possibly on Friday

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From Alex Wilson:

Begin forwarded message:




> Location: Prospect Park

> Observation date: 9/1/10

> Number of species: 62

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> Canada Goose 60

> Mute Swan 4

> Wood Duck 6

> American Black Duck 1

> Mallard 200

> Northern Shoveler 3

> Double-crested Cormorant 2

> Green Heron 4

> Black-crowned Night-Heron 2

> Red-tailed Hawk 2

> Spotted Sandpiper 4

> Laughing Gull 5

> Herring Gull (American) 2

> Rock Pigeon 50

> Mourning Dove 20

> Chimney Swift 25

> Belted Kingfisher 1

> Red-bellied Woodpecker 4

> Downy Woodpecker 6

> Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted) 8

> Eastern Wood-Pewee 2

> Empidonax sp. 5

> Eastern Phoebe 1

> Great Crested Flycatcher 1

> Eastern Kingbird 1

> Warbling Vireo 6

> Red-eyed Vireo 2

> Blue Jay 7

> American Crow 1

> Barn Swallow 5

> Black-capped Chickadee 2

> Tufted Titmouse 1

> Red-breasted Nuthatch 2

> Carolina Wren 4

> House Wren 1

> Veery 4

> Swainson's Thrush 2

> American Robin 80

> Gray Catbird 20

> Northern Mockingbird 10

> Brown Thrasher 1

> European Starling 100

> Cedar Waxwing 5

> Yellow Warbler 6


> Chestnut-sided Warbler 5


> Magnolia Warbler 3


> Black-throated Blue Warbler 2


> Blackpoll Warbler 1


> Black-and-white Warbler 5


> American Redstart 7


> Ovenbird 2


> Northern Waterthrush 7


> Common Yellowthroat 5


> Wilson's Warbler 1


> Canada Warbler 3

> Song Sparrow 5

> Northern Cardinal 15

> Red-winged Blackbird 15

> Common Grackle 5

> Baltimore Oriole 3

> House Finch 3

> American Goldfinch 15

> House Sparrow 40