Saturday, November 6, 2010

November 6th Prospect

From Rafael:

DATE: 06 November 2010


OBSERVER: Rafael Campos R.

TIME: 0800-1130 Hrs

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My big surprise was a lonely American Woodcock that I flushed on
Lookout Hill, actually twice. Few minutes later, a group of volunteers
 & park personel, flushed again, and it took off flying towards the
 lake shore.

At the upper pool, I saw the Ring-necked hen, and 2 good surprises
, 1 Pied-billed Grebe (seldom seen here), and 1 American Wigeon.

Numbers, very low individuals/sps, but sparrows (3 sps) were the
most abundant, and surprise, I tallied no more than 6 Hermit Thrushes.

The birds:

Canada Goose

Mute Swan

American Wigeon (1, upper pool)

Mallard

Northern Shoveler

Ring-necked Duck (1 female, upper pool)

Ruddy Duck

Pied-billed Grebe (1, upper pool)

Great Blue Heron (1, lower Lullwater)

Sharp-shinned Hawk (1)

Red-tailed Hawk (2)

American Coot

American Woodcock (1, Lookout Hill)

Ring-billed Gull

(American) Herring Gull

Rock (Common) Pigeon

Mourning Dove

Red-bellied Woodpecker (1)

Downy Woodpecker (2)

Eastern Phoebe (1, Peninsula meadow)

Blue Jay

American Crow (1)

Black-capped Chickadee (4)

White-breasted Nuthatch (1)

Carolina Wren (1)

Winter Wren (2)

Golden-crowned Kinglet (2, Quaker hill)

Ruby-crowned Kinglet (1, Quaker Hill)

Hermit Thrush

American Robin

Gray Catbird (1)

European (Common) Starling

Song Sparrow

Swamp Sparrow

White-throated Sparrow

Dark-eyed Junco

Northern Cardinal

Rusty Blackbird (1, lower pool)

Common Grackle

American Goldfinch

House Sparrow

Brooklyn is good birding!!!

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From Elyse:

Hi Peter,


After a quick morning walk in the park I saw a beautiful Eastern Bluebird.
It was so blue that as it landed on the ground I saw a brilliant blue color,
making me see it, up close! It was in the nethermead.

other birds that I was happy to see.



belted kingfisher ,flying around upper pool

2 great blue herons

goldfinches

snow goose

yellow rump warbler

golden crowned kinglet

2 red tail hawks flying and landing in trees right near me

many many sparrows at the beginning of the peninsula

good birding for such a short time,

Elyse