Hilights are : two late afternoon immature BALD EAGLE flyovers at Lake Drive /Lamppost 249, ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER, continuing SNOW GOOSE.
At 5:05 pm, an immature BALD EAGLE was seen quite low over the west shore Prospect Lake, before it was seen joined by a second immature BALD EAGLE , both entering a circular soar over lamppost #249 (southwest Lookout Hill base ),then heading in a west -northwest direction. (P.Dorosh); Also noted Oranged-crowned Warbler at the Rink (R.Bate); And Snow Goose continues , seen early this morning with Canada Geese at the Lake ( A.Titze); also on a minor note, late Spotted Sandpiper, Osprey.
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From Rob Bate:
Peter - moderately sparrow"y" today. 3 American Kestrel hunting on Long Meadow. Orange-crowned Warbler seen behind the skating rink but I couldn't refind it.
Observation date: 10/18/10
Number of species: 52
Canada Goose X
Mute Swan X
American Black Duck X
Mallard X
Northern Shoveler X
Ruddy Duck X
Pied-billed Grebe X
Double-crested Cormorant X
Great Blue Heron X
Cooper's Hawk X
Red-tailed Hawk X
American Kestrel 3
Merlin X
Ring-billed Gull X
Herring Gull X
Rock Pigeon X
Mourning Dove X
Red-bellied Woodpecker X
Downy Woodpecker X
Northern Flicker X
Eastern Phoebe X
Red-eyed Vireo X
Blue Jay X
American Crow X
Fish Crow X
Black-capped Chickadee X
White-breasted Nuthatch X
Carolina Wren X
Winter Wren X
Golden-crowned Kinglet X
Ruby-crowned Kinglet X
Hermit Thrush X
American Robin X
Gray Catbird X
Northern Mockingbird X
European Starling X
Orange-crowned Warbler X
Black-throated Blue Warbler X
Yellow-rumped Warbler X
Palm Warbler X
Common Yellowthroat X
Chipping Sparrow X
Savannah Sparrow X
Song Sparrow X
Swamp Sparrow X
White-throated Sparrow X
White-crowned Sparrow X
Dark-eyed Junco X
Northern Cardinal X
Red-winged Blackbird X
Common Grackle X
House Sparrow X
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From Anne-Katrin
Snow Goose on Southern bank of Prospect Park Lake this morning 7:00AM with Canada Goose .
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From Peter:
after work sightings + day incidental sightings
Location: Prospect Park
Observation date: 10/18/10
Number of species: 37
Canada Goose 46 lake
Mute Swan 2 lake
Wood Duck 2 on 3 sisters islands
American Black Duck 2 lake
Mallard X
Northern Shoveler 27 --22 duck isl, 5 lake
Ruddy Duck 56 lake
Pied-billed Grebe 1 lullwater below terrace bridge
Double-crested Cormorant 1 lullwater
Osprey 1 f/o duck isl, 5:15
Bald Eagle 2 immature southwest flyover lake drive 5:05 pm, before exiting park westerly
Cooper's Hawk 1 low f/o peninsula
American Coot 4-3 duck isl, 1 west isl
Spotted Sandpiper 1 peninsula lake shore
Ring-billed Gull 40 lake
Herring Gull X
Rock Pigeon X
Mourning Dove X
Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted) 2 rink
Eastern Phoebe 1 breeze hill
Black-capped Chickadee 2
Winter Wren 1 Quaker cemetery main gate
Golden-crowned Kinglet 3
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 12--9 breeze hill
Hermit Thrush 3--2 Maryland monument, 1 breeze hill
American Robin 6 Maryland monument
European Starling X
Black-throated Blue Warbler 3--2 Quaker cemetery main gate, 1 welldrive
Yellow-rumped Warbler 4
Palm Warbler 2 construction fence south rink
Chipping Sparrow 2 rink
Song Sparrow 30 various, many at rink
Lincoln's Sparrow 1 Breeze Hill dirt mound
White-throated Sparrow 4 Maryland monument
White-crowned Sparrow 2--1 Maryland monument, 1 rink
Dark-eyed Junco 35--20 Propsite; 15 elsewhere
House Sparrow X
This report was generated automatically by eBird v2(http://ebird.org/)
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From Mike Zablocky
Greenwood Cemetery:
DATE:October 18, 2010
TIME: 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
SITE: Greenwood Cemetery
COUNTY: Kings
Mallard
Double-crested Cormorant
Sharp-shinned Hawk
Red-tailed Hawk
Ring-billed Gull
Rock Pigeon
Mourning Dove
Monk Parakeet
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
Eastern Phoebe
Blue Jay
American Crow
Black-capped Chickadee
Red-breasted Nuthatch
White-breasted Nuthatch
Brown Creeper
Golden-crowned Kinglet
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Hermit Thrush
American Robin
Northern Mockingbird
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Pine Warbler
Palm Warbler
White-throated Sparrow
WHITE-CROWNED SPARROW
Dark-eyed Junco
American Goldfinch
House Sparrow
Total species 30
Michael S. Zablocky
Brooklyn, NY
