The Kingsboider wishes all a rich filled 2011 for birds, birding moments , good health and good friends all year !
Traditionally, most birders would bird this New Years Day to get their personal year lists started. But in our case, for today's Brooklyn Bird Club Walk, it is a celebration of another start to an anticipatory year of birding, getting into the great outdoors watching and enjoying our feathered friends. Today's count thru slush , snow and careful walking, 31 species of birds were seen, the best moment observing a gorgeous COOPERS HAWK adult ( with red breast barring, dark cap, and orange eyes) perched first in the tall Tulip tree , then as it flew down, to a limb above water between Three Sisters Islands. Later , about 15 minutes later,we found a juvenile COOPERS HAWK, another pretty specimen at Duck Island. Regardless of the numbers of birds seen or whatever we saw, it was a sentimental yet good start under crisp yet mild winter conditions.
Location: Prospect Park, Brooklyn Bird Club walk, 7 participants, Peter Dorosh leading.
Observation date: 1/1/11
Number of species: 31
Canada Goose X
Mute Swan 6
Mallard X
Northern Shoveler 160
Cooper's Hawk 2
Red-tailed Hawk 1
American Coot X
Ring-billed Gull X
Herring Gull (American) X
Great Black-backed Gull X
Rock Pigeon X
Mourning Dove X
Red-bellied Woodpecker 2
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 1
Downy Woodpecker 2
Blue Jay 2
Black-capped Chickadee X
Tufted Titmouse 1
American Robin 16
Northern Mockingbird 1
European Starling X
Chipping Sparrow 1
Fox Sparrow (Red) 4
Song Sparrow X
Swamp Sparrow 2
White-throated Sparrow X
Dark-eyed Junco X
Northern Cardinal X
House Finch 18
American Goldfinch X
House Sparrow X
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01 January 2011
Observer: Rafael Campos R.
Left this morning the house to brave the snowy obstacles left by the storm the past week. Prospect Park was white, white, white. Most of the water was frozen, with a small area in the lake as an exception
The bird activity was concentrated, at least while I was there (9 am-12 noon) around the feeders of Breezy Hill, and the open water at the lake
I tallied for the very first day of the year, less than 30 sps. See list below:
Canada Goose (lake)
Mute Swan (lake)
Mallard (lake)
Northern Shoveler (Lake)
Cooper's Hawk (1, Ravine)
American Coot (lake)
Ring-billed Gull (lake)
(American) Herring Gull (lake)
Rock Pigeon
Mourning Dove
Red-bellied Woodpecker (1, behind Well House)
Downy Woodpecker (feeders)
Blue Jay (2)
Black-capped Chickadee (feeders & Well House)
Tufted Titmouse (1, feeders)
Carolina Wren (2, ca Grand Army Plaza)
Northern Mockingbird (1)
Fox Sparrow (2, near the feeders)
Song Sparrow (2 Well House)
White-throated Sparrow (well house, mainly)
Northern Cardinal
House Finch (feeders)
American Goldfinch (feeders)
House Sparrow
Happy birding in 2011, and Brooklyn is good birding, even if the ground is covered by snow!!!
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From Matthew Wills:
Hi, Peter
Happy New Year!
A great blue heron passed over us as we trudged through the snow in the Nethermead this afternoon. Looked like it was flying from the Lake to the Pools.
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From Keir:
Location: Prospect Park
Observation date: 1/1/11
Number of species: 33
Canada Goose X
Mute Swan 2
American Black Duck 1
Mallard X
Northern Shoveler X
Great Blue Heron 1
Cooper's Hawk 1
Red-tailed Hawk 1
American Coot 2
Ring-billed Gull X
Herring Gull X
Great Black-backed Gull 2
Rock Pigeon X
Mourning Dove X
Downy Woodpecker X
Blue Jay X
American Crow X
Black-capped Chickadee X
Tufted Titmouse X
Red-breasted Nuthatch 2
White-breasted Nuthatch 3
Carolina Wren 1
European Starling X
Chipping Sparrow 1
Fox Sparrow (Red) 2
Song Sparrow 2
White-throated Sparrow X
Dark-eyed Junco (Slate-colored) X
Northern Cardinal X
House Finch X
American Goldfinch X
House Sparrow X
This report was generated automatically by eBird v2(http://ebird.org)
