Highlight is a lone SNOW GOOSE on the lake northwest sector (near lamppost #249) seen by Eddie Davis. It was still there mid afternoon, though either along the shore by the gazebo or ranging towards the Peninsula shore ( Peter); Larry reports the Snow Goose now moved to the south shore. Its all over but you can't miss the white goose.
Also of note are several lingering warbler species reported today: Northern Waterthrush, Northern Parula and Black-throated Blue (Peter), Black-throated Green (NYCAS walk).
And lastly, by the rink, inside the chain link fence construction area by the park drive, some medium height grasses harbor a decent number of sparrows if you happen to be by there: Swamp,White-crowned, Chipping, Song. Pays to check it out for your info.
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From Larry Zirlin:
Hi Peter,
Saw your post and went out to look for the Snow Goose. Finally found it on the south side of the lake grazing contentedly with a flock of Canada Geese. Nothing else extraordinary; list attached.
Larry
http://birdsandwords-larryz.blogspot.com/
Location: Prospect Park
Observation date: 10/12/10
Number of species: 35
Snow Goose 1 South side of lake grazing with CAGO
Canada Goose 70
Mute Swan 7
American Black Duck 1
Mallard 75
Northern Shoveler 11
Ruddy Duck 9
Double-crested Cormorant 1
Great Blue Heron 1 Lullwater
Red-tailed Hawk 1 F/O Lake
American Coot 2
Ring-billed Gull 3
Rock Pigeon 30
Mourning Dove 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker 1
Downy Woodpecker 1
Eastern Phoebe 6 Five @ ball field enclosure, 1 on Nethermead.
Blue Jay 4
Black-capped Chickadee 3
House Wren 1 Back of Upper Pool
Golden-crowned Kinglet 1
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 6
Hermit Thrush 1
American Robin 7
Gray Catbird 2
European Starling 5
Yellow-rumped Warbler 2
Northern Waterthrush 1 Muddy enclosure south side of lake
Eastern Towhee 1
Savannah Sparrow 4
Song Sparrow 2
Swamp Sparrow 1
White-throated Sparrow 15
Dark-eyed Junco 6 Ball field enclosure
Northern Cardinal 3
This report was generated automatically by eBird v2(http://ebird.org/)
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Peter's list ( after work ) south lakeshore sightings
Location: Prospect Park
Observation date: 10/12/10
Number of species: 23
Snow Goose 1 lake nw sector
Canada Goose 67 --37 Lake; 30 shore near Duck Isl
American Black Duck 1 west isl
Mallard X
Northern Shoveler 12 lake
Ruddy Duck 10 lake
Double-crested Cormorant 1 @3 sisters isl
American Coot 3--2 Lake; 1 Duck Isl
Ring-billed Gull 2
Mourning Dove X
Golden-crowned Kinglet 2
Hermit Thrush 2
Northern Parula 1 West Isl by benches
Black-throated Blue Warbler 1 sw shore facing West Isl; female
Yellow-rumped Warbler 3 sw shore facing West Isl
Northern Waterthrush 1 sw shore Cul de sac cove
Chipping Sparrow 5 Chain link construction area opp Duck Isl
Song Sparrow 8 Chain link construction area opp Duck Isl
Swamp Sparrow 2 Chain link construction area opp Duck Isl
White-throated Sparrow 1
White-crowned Sparrow 1 Chain link construction area opp Duck Isl ; juv.
Common Grackle 1
House Sparrow 35
This report was generated automatically by eBird v2(http://ebird.org)
