All the rain and howling wind didnt deter nor wash away the lingering late AMERICAN REDSTART reported today (RBate), seen at its usual location , the Wellhouse. Feeders continue to attract the usual species, two White-breasted Nuthatch bringing their "bulk" among the various Chickadees.
Speaking of the feeders, I hung up the suet . For $1.17 per cake from Lowes on Hamilton Avenue, not a bad deal. ( I realized suet from the butchers is just as good but I lack the cooking expertise (or time!) to reshape the suet into cakes and also add in some grain as well). Another help would be to obtain eared corn with dry kernels to lay on the ground to divert and keep the squirrels from attacking the feeders ( not a major issue now) but as winter comes, I will need the extra grain or crack grain of some sort for those hungry squirrels.
Other than that , Ben Bohen reports PIED-BILLED GREBE on the Upper Pool, where nearby on the mainland, the hardy Great Blue Heron watches like a sentinel. No sign of the Gadwall nor Ring-necked Duck but they may be hiding in the back of the island.
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Rob Bate's report:
American Redstart lingers behind the Wellhouse
Fox Sparrow singing behind LP249
Lingering Catbird lakeside by LP 249
Observation date: 12/2/10
Number of species: 32
Canada Goose X
Mallard X
Northern Shoveler X
Ruddy Duck X
Pied-billed Grebe X
Great Blue Heron X
Sharp-shinned Hawk X
Red-tailed Hawk X
American Coot X
Ring-billed Gull X
Herring Gull X
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 X
White-breasted Nuthatch X
Carolina Wren X
Ruby-crowned Kinglet X
Hermit Thrush X
Gray Catbird X
Fox Sparrow 4
Song Sparrow X
White-throated Sparrow X
Dark-eyed Junco X
Northern Cardinal X
House Finch X
American Goldfinch X
House Sparrow X
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From Orrin:
Brooklyn Botanic Garden
BBG this morning. Usual assortment of winter birds, and not many of them. Roughly in the order I saw them, south to north:
Song sparrow
Mallard duck
Peregrine falcon
Black-capped chickadee (all over)
Red-bellied woodpecker
White-throated sparrow (all over)
European starling
Northern cardinal (all over)
Northern mockingbird
Downy woodpecker
White-breasted nuthatch
American robin (2)
Blue jay
Tufted titmouse
American goldfinch
House sparrow
