By now, with migration long over, water and feeder become essential interests in Prospect.
The lake bears most of the seasonal interest as long as water remains open. Nothing really interesting on the lake today, but the Upper Pool revealed minor "ripples". Along side the resident ( well for at least two weeks now) RING-NECKED DUCK hen, a drake GADWALL stayed alongside the back shore of the island, where an almost concealed Great Blue Heron almost escaped my gaze.
But it was the feeders, starting to get some action. An array of winter custom birds--the Black-capped Chickadee, Tufted Titmouse, Juncos, and American Goldfinches were joined by a probably "I am gonna stick around" RED- BREASTED NUTHATCH ,Downy Woodpecker and a juvenile Red-winged Blackbird . The Nuthatch energetically shot back and forth from one tree to the various feeders, and also chasing away some of the Chickadees ( I guess they were his size to pick on) . It's gonna be a fun winter, for sure.
List
Location: Prospect Park
Observation date: 11/29/10
Number of species: 31
Canada Goose X
Mute Swan X
Gadwall 1 drake Upper Pool
Mallard X
Northern Shoveler X lake
Ring-necked Duck 1 hen Upper Pool
Ruddy Duck X lake
Pied-billed Grebe 1 lake
Great Blue Heron 1 Upper Pool island
American Coot X lake
Ring-billed Gull X
Herring Gull (American) X
Great Black-backed Gull 1 lake
Rock Pigeon X
Mourning Dove X
Downy Woodpecker 1 feeders
Black-capped Chickadee 6 feeders
Tufted Titmouse 1 feeders
Red-breasted Nuthatch 1 feeders
Golden-crowned Kinglet 1 Terrace path lower path
Hermit Thrush 1 Wellhouse
European Starling X
American Tree Sparrow 1 reported by Rob Bate rising path south Breeze Hill
Song Sparrow 1
Swamp Sparrow 1 Rob Bate reported one by LP 249
Dark-eyed Junco 4 feeders
Northern Cardinal 1
Red-winged Blackbird 1 feeders
House Finch 3 feeders
American Goldfinch 12--5 feeders; 7 Propsite sweetgums
House Sparrow X
This report was generated automatically by eBird v2(http://ebird.org/)
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Adam Welz reports Hermit Thrush, Golden -crowned Kinglet and a juvenile Cooper's Hawk
