October 21st reports

Highlights :

--VESPER SPARROW @ Ballfields fence enclosure,among few birds left (Rob Bate)

--SNOW GOOSE still present , in Lullwater.

--Lincoln Sparrow , south rink construction fence

--Wood Duck flock at Upper Pool island

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From Anne-Katrin

Observation at 7:00AM this morning

Snow Goose perched on fallen tree first trail south of viewing platform

Lullwater behaving like a Snowy Egret fishing with 8 Mallards alongside.

Anne-Katrin

From Orrin:

Brooklyn Botanic Garden

BBG 10-21-10
Mallard duck
Ring-billed gull (flyover)
Coopers hawk (juv.; it has been hanging around BBG for several days)
Mourning dove
Red-bellied woodpecker
Yellow-bellied sapsucker
Downy woodpecker
Eastern phoebe
Carolina wren
Northern mockingbird
American robin
Hermit thrush
Golden-crowned kinglet
Ruby-crowned kinglet
European starling
Palm warbler
Northern cardinal;
House sparrow
White-crowned sparrow (several juv.)
White-throated sparrow
Song Sparrow

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From Matthew Wills:

Peter,

After I saw you I returned to the fenced area of the ballfields. Missed the Vespers again, but it turned out to be a raptor afternoon: three red-tails seen in the distance over the northern end of the Long Meadow; a kestrel made a pass over the fenced-in area, flushing the numerous juncos and chipping sparrows; soon after the birds returned to grazing, a merlin made three passes, once banking away within ten feet of me. As I left the park at B-P Circle, a red-tail carried off a pigeon it had taken besides the road. 

Good birding.

M

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Peter's list:

Location: Prospect Park



Observation date: 10/21/10

Number of species: 30



Canada Goose 50 lake

Mute Swan 6 lake

Wood Duck 11 Upper Pool island;7 drakes, 4 hen

American Black Duck 2 west isl

Mallard 44 Upper Pool isl

Northern Shoveler X lake

Ruddy Duck 36 lake

Great Blue Heron 1 lake north shore

American Coot 11 lake

Ring-billed Gull X

Herring Gull (American) X

Rock Pigeon X

Mourning Dove X

Ruby-crowned Kinglet 4

Northern Mockingbird 1 Boathouse

European Starling X

Yellow-rumped Warbler 1 south rink construction fence

Palm Warbler (Yellow) 3 south rink construction fence

Common Yellowthroat 2 inside rink

Chipping Sparrow 15 Ballfields

Song Sparrow 10

Lincoln's Sparrow 1 south rink construction fence

Swamp Sparrow 2 south rink construction fence

White-throated Sparrow 2

White-crowned Sparrow 1 Midwood, juv

Dark-eyed Junco 45  Ballfields

Northern Cardinal 1 rink

House Sparrow X



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