Upcoming BBC Prospect and Bee walks;today's multiple repts Prospect sightings 9/10 inc possible Connecticut Warbler

Please note tomorrow's BBC Prospect walk starting from :

Grand Army Plaza main park entrance at 7:30 am

Keir Randall and Rob Bate will be leading.

wind  prediction  for Saturday morn: North
http://www.wunderground.com./cgi-bin/findweather/getForecast?query=11218&hourly=1&yday=252&weekday=Friday

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In addition  I am delighted to post  John Ascher's bee walk for Sept 18th.  Its a fascinating field of natural study.

See his email posting below :

NYC Beewatchers Field Trip on September 18 

at Prospect Park – Hone your Bee ID skills!

***Please RSVP by Wednesday, Sept. 15th for the upcoming

field trip with John Ascher, Manager of the Bee Database 

Project at the American Museum of Natural History. This 

is an opportunity you won't want to miss! Look for 

and identify bees with John and get tips on taking fabulous 

photos. Don't forget your camera!


When: 

Saturday, September 18, Noon - 2 p.m. 

(Raindate – Sunday September 19th)


Where:  Prospect Park Boathouse (aka the

Audubon Center).Within easy walking distance 

of the Prospect Park or Parkside stops on the 

Q/B lines and a bit farther from the Ft Hamilton 

Parkway and Prospect Park stops on the F line. 

 For more information on how to get there and 

a map, visit

http://www.prospectpark.org/audubon



Bring what you need to watch bees: bee and flower ID sheets,

something to write with if you want to take notes, and 

something to drink.
-- 
John S. Ascher, Ph.D.
Bee Database Project Manager
Division of Invertebrate Zoology
American Museum of Natural History
Central Park West @ 79th St.
New York, NY 10024-5192
work phone: 212-496-3447
mobile phone: 917-407-0378

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Today's reports


From Keir Randall:

Vale and Rose Garden very busy early am. Throughout PP,

very good numbers of Red-eyed Vireo, Common Yellowthroat,

American Redstart especially.

Location:     Prospect Park
Observation date:     9/10/10
Number of species:     37
 
Wood Duck     1
Mallard     X
Peregrine Falcon 1 (great views of adult hunting over Nellie's lawn)
Rock Pigeon     X
Mourning Dove     X
Chimney Swift     X
Downy Woodpecker     2
Hairy Woodpecker     1
Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted)     2
Eastern Wood-Pewee     4
Empidonax sp.     3 (incl 1 probable Least)
Red-eyed Vireo     X (20+)
Blue Jay     X
Black-capped Chickadee     1
Red-breasted Nuthatch     1 (Lookout)
White-breasted Nuthatch     1
Carolina Wren     1
Veery     5+
Swainson's Thrush     2
American Robin     X
Gray Catbird     X
Northern Mockingbird     1
European Starling     X
Northern Parula     2
Chestnut-sided Warbler     1
Magnolia Warbler     3
Black-throated Green Warbler     2
Black-and-white Warbler     X
American Redstart     X (12+)
Ovenbird     6+
Northern Waterthrush     2
Common Yellowthroat     X (8+)
Canada Warbler     1
Song Sparrow     1
Northern Cardinal     X
Baltimore Oriole     1
American Goldfinch     2
House Sparrow     X

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Possible Connecticut Warbler

email from Elyse Taylor

Hi Peter,

I did see a connecticut warbler when I was walking up the
 paved path toward the maryland monument from the lull water.

It was on the right side of the path almost to the top of it.

What a surprise! Thanks for mentioning it to me.

Otherwise I saw very little. Did see a black crowned night
heron and a green heron in the lullwater.

I came right back after seeing the connecticut warbler.

I'll try to get to tomorrow's  morning walk.

all the best,

Elyse

Kingsboider note  : this is below the Terrace Bridge, south side path rising up to the water fountain..awaiting confirmation.

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I went out to look for the possible Connecticut , along with Rob Bate and Eddie Davis and we three searched to no avail. Rob did see a WORM-EATING WARBLER (WEWA) in brush just below the water fountain at the north end of the Peninsula Sumac grove;also seen by Rob: BROWN THRASHER in the same spot as WEWA.
---Kingsboider

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From Rafael Campos:


DATE: 10 September 2010


OBSERVER: Rafael Campos R.


TIME: 10:00 am - 1:30 pm


The usual route: Vale-Nelly's Lawn-Rick's Place-Midwood-Lullwater-Peninsula-Lake-Pools-GAP.


With 12 sps of warblers, the walk was very worthy. Some warblers were: Prairie, Chestnut-sided, Black-and-white, Magnolia.


A lonely female Green-winged Teal was seen around the lake. Also there, hundreds of Chimney Swifts, few Bank & Tree Swallows.

The list:

Canada Goose
Mute Swan
Wood Duck (5, upper pool)
Mallard
Green-winged Teal (1 hen)
Double-crested Cormorant (1, Lake)
Green Heron (1, lower Lullwater)
Red-tailed Hawk
Spotted Sandpiper (1,lower Lullwater)
Rock (Common) Pigeon
Mourning Dove
Chimney Swift (lake, hundreds!!!)
Ruby-throated Hummingbird (1)
Belted Kingfisher (1 heard; lake)
Red-bellied Woodpecker (1 heard; Midwood)
Downy Woodpecker (2)
Northern Flicker (1)
Eastern Wood Pewee
Empidonax sps
Red-eyed Vireo
Blue Jay
Tree Swallow (lake)
Bank Swallow (lake)
Tufted Titmouse (1)
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher (1; upper Lullwater, near the boat house)
Veery
Swainson's Thrush
American Robin
Gray Catbird
Northern Mockingbird (7)
European (Common) Starling
Northern Parula (1)
Chestnut-sided Warbler (2; Midwood)
Magnolia Warbler
Yellow-rumped (Myrtle) Warbler (1)
Prairie Warbler (1; near Maryland Monument)
Bay-breasted Warbler (1)
Black-and-white Warbler
American Redstart
Ovenbird
Northern Waterthrush
Common Yellowthroat
Canada Warbler (1; Battle Pass)
Chipping Sparrow (1)
Northern Cardinal
Rose-breasted Grosbeak (1)
Common Grackle
House Finch (3; Vale)
House Sparrow

Brooklyn is good birding!!!

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From Kathy Toomey:

date = 2010/09/10
site = Prospect Park
observers = Kathy Toomey

Black-crowned Night-Heron
Canada Goose
Mute Swan
Mallard
Rock Pigeon
Mourning Dove
Chimney Swift
Ruby-throated Hummingbird
Belted Kingfisher
Downy Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
Eastern Wood-Pewee
Warbling Vireo
Red-eyed Vireo
Blue Jay
House Wren
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
American Robin
Swainson's Thrush
Veery
Gray Catbird
Northern Mockingbird
European Starling
Prairie Warbler
Yellow Warbler
American Redstart
Black-and-white Warbler
Black-throated Green Warbler
Common Yellowthroat
Northern Parula
Magnolia Warbler
Northern Waterthrush
Wilson's Warbler
Song Sparrow
Rose-breasted Grosbeak female
Northern Cardinal
Baltimore Oriole
Red-winged Blackbird
Common Grackle
American Goldfinch
House Sparrow

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Peter's list

Location: Prospect Park


Observation date: 9/10/10

Number of species: 32



Canada Goose 41 lake

Mute Swan 4 lake

Wood Duck 4 Upper Pool island

Green Heron 1 repted by John Walsh , Ambergill Pool( Ravine)

American Kestrel 1 perched south Lullwater( also obs Eddie Davis)

Rock Pigeon X

Mourning Dove X

Belted Kingfisher 1 Peninsula ( also obs Eddie Davis)

Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted) 3

Red-eyed Vireo 5

Carolina Wren 1 Maryland Monument

Veery 6

Swainson's Thrush 8-about 6 Ravine/Payne Hill border

Wood Thrush 1 Lookout Hill

American Robin X

Gray Catbird 4

Northern Mockingbird 2

Brown Thrasher 1 Peninsula, seen by Rob Bate

European Starling X

Cedar Waxwing 15 Propsite

Magnolia Warbler 1 Butterfly Meadow

Black-and-white Warbler 7

American Redstart 10

Worm-eating Warbler 1 rept by Rob Bate Peninsula sumacs

Ovenbird 3

Northern Waterthrush 2--1 Ambergill Creek @Gray Dogwood, and elsewhere

Louisiana Waterthrush 1 Ambergill pool ( Ravine); Late

Common Yellowthroat 3  Butterfly Meadow

Canada Warbler 1 Ambergill Creek @Gray Dogwood

Song Sparrow 1

Northern Cardinal 5 maryland monument

Common Grackle 1 lakeside

House Sparrow X



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