Before it will get heavy when the "real event" -tropical storm Nicole dumps on us, I took a quick stroll to Prospect Lake.
A mix of water species settling in , unawares of the coming drench, a single AMERICAN COOT --likely the first of the fall season-- glided by 5 RUDDY DUCKs and 4 NORTHERN SHOVELERs. Off farther, Double -crested Cormorant.
Yesterday , I received a report from Mary E of 19 WOOD DUCK at the Upper Pool, some in the water, or on shore but a number of them in the trees or the fallen snag. Anywhere near 20 is very impressive.
And inside the "propsite" nursery/maintenance area, 3 CHIPPING SPARROWS.
It looks like Saturday will be a good birding day when all the wet stuff is out of here completely
Just one note. Sometimes these powerful tropical storms push in pelagic species to inland areas, so it pays to check out freshwater lakes and ponds, including Prospect Lake the next morning (or if you are the gritty type, even during the storm) for anything special. It's a million shot chance, but you never know. In the 1940's the lake did have a Dovekie......
Stay dry.
--Kingsboider
list--all Lake sightings
Location: Prospect Park
Observation date: 9/29/10
Number of species: 7
Mute Swan 7
American Black Duck 1
Mallard 15
Northern Shoveler 4
Ruddy Duck 5
Double-crested Cormorant 2
American Coot 1
This report was generated automatically by eBird v2(http://ebird.org)
Location: Prospect Park
Observation date: 9/28/10
Number of species: 3
Wood Duck 19 Upper Pool reported by Mary Eyster
Blue Jay 1
Chipping Sparrow 3 Propsite
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From Rob Jett:
> Subject: eBird Report - Greenwood Cemetery , 9/29/10
> Location: Greenwood Cemetery
> Observation date: 9/29/10
> Number of species: 38
> Canada Goose X
> Great Egret 1
> Cooper's Hawk 1
> Red-tailed Hawk 1
> Rock Pigeon X
> Mourning Dove X
> Yellow-billed Cuckoo 1
> Red-bellied Woodpecker 3
> Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 2
> Downy Woodpecker 1
> Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted) 40
> Eastern Phoebe 5
> Red-eyed Vireo 2
> Blue Jay X
> Black-capped Chickadee X
> Red-breasted Nuthatch 6
> White-breasted Nuthatch 4
> House Wren 1
> Golden-crowned Kinglet 8
> Swainson's Thrush 1
> American Robin X
> Gray Catbird X
> Northern Mockingbird X
> European Starling X
> Northern Parula 5
> Black-throated Blue Warbler 3
> Yellow-rumped Warbler 6
> Black-throated Green Warbler 1
> Pine Warbler 3
> Palm Warbler 12
> Black-and-white Warbler 1
> Chipping Sparrow 10
> Song Sparrow 2
> Swamp Sparrow 2
> White-throated Sparrow 12
> Scarlet Tanager 1
> Northern Cardinal X
> House Sparrow X
>
> This report was generated automatically by eBird v2(http://ebird.org)
