Not much time to post ( heading out the door for Holiday season lights and sights in NYC) but here are some reports:
From Orrin
BBG this morning. Again not many birds but a nice assortment. Check out the path heading south from Eastern Parkway, particularly at the native plant garden.
Pergrine falcon (on top of radio tower)
Coopers hawk
House sparrow
Red-bellied woodpecker
Blue jay
White-throated sparrow
Dark-eyed junco
Northern cardinal
Northern mockingbird
European starling
Black-capped chickadee
Mourning dove
White-breasted nuthatch
Fox sparrow
Hermit thrush
American goldfinch
Yellow-bellied sapsucker (pair climbing opposite sides of tree)
American robin
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From Larry :
Hi Peter,
Most of the little winter birds today. Female Purple Finch at the feeders around 11 o'clock.
Larry
http://birdsandwords-larryz.blogspot.com/
Sent: Fri, December 3, 2010 1:05:57 PM
Subject: eBird Report - Prospect Park , 12/3/10
Location: Prospect Park
Observation date: 12/3/10
Number of species: 36
Canada Goose 3 !
Mute Swan 6
Mallard 50
Northern Shoveler 100
Ruddy Duck 200
Pied-billed Grebe 1 Upper Pool
Double-crested Cormorant 1
Great Blue Heron 1 Upper Pool
Red-tailed Hawk 4 Lily Pond, West Island, two south lake shore.
American Coot 12 Lullwater & Boathouse Pond, one on lake.
Ring-billed Gull 50
Herring Gull 40
Rock Pigeon 20
Mourning Dove 35
Red-bellied Woodpecker 2
Downy Woodpecker 2 Feeders
Blue Jay 15
American Crow 4
Black-capped Chickadee 15
Tufted Titmouse 5
Red-breasted Nuthatch 1 Feeders
White-breasted Nuthatch 2
Carolina Wren 1 Breeze Hill
American Robin 3
Northern Mockingbird 1
European Starling 3
Fox Sparrow 4 Two next to Lily Pond, two Lullwater trail
Song Sparrow 2
White-throated Sparrow 40
Dark-eyed Junco 10
Northern Cardinal 12
Red-winged Blackbird 3
Purple Finch 1 Female @ feeders
House Finch 2 Feeders
American Goldfinch 12
House Sparrow 25
This report was generated automatically by eBird v2(http://ebird.org)
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drake Gadwall on the Upper Pool along with Ruddy Duck and Pied Billed Grebe ..Later Merlin perched above the Tennis House and 5 minutes later a Peregrine Falcon flyover Upper Pool.
--Peter
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From Alex :
Begin forwarded message:
> Location: Prospect Park
> Observation date: 12/3/10
> Number of species: 51
>
> Canada Goose 4
> Mute Swan 6
> Gadwall 1 (Drake, Upper Pool.)
> American Black Duck 3
> American Black Duck x Mallard (hybrid) 1
> Mallard 100
> Northern Shoveler 200
> Ring-necked Duck 1 (Hen, Lower Pool.)
> Ruddy Duck 200
> Pied-billed Grebe 4
> Double-crested Cormorant 1
> Great Blue Heron 3
> Sharp-shinned Hawk 1
> Cooper's Hawk 1 (Adult, perched West Island.)
> Red-tailed Hawk 4
> Merlin 1
> Peregrine Falcon 2 (One passing over the Nethermead
> clutching pigeon, then seen eating at top of signal tower with
> second, smaller bird on lower perch.)
> American Coot 40
> Ring-billed Gull 150
> Herring Gull (American) 50
> Great Black-backed Gull 1
> Rock Pigeon 30
> Mourning Dove 40
> Red-bellied Woodpecker 3
> Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 3
> Downy Woodpecker 7
> Hairy Woodpecker 1
> Blue Jay 7
> American Crow 4
> Black-capped Chickadee 15
> Tufted Titmouse 3
> Red-breasted Nuthatch 1 (Breeze Hill feeders.)
> White-breasted Nuthatch 5
> Carolina Wren 4
> Winter Wren 1
> Ruby-crowned Kinglet 1
> Hermit Thrush 4
> American Robin 25
> Gray Catbird 1
> Northern Mockingbird 1
> European Starling 100
> Fox Sparrow (Red) 2
> Song Sparrow 3
> Swamp Sparrow 2
> White-throated Sparrow 75
> Dark-eyed Junco (Slate-colored) 15
> Northern Cardinal 10
> Red-winged Blackbird 10
> Purple Finch 2 (Breeze Hill feeders.)
> House Finch 3
> American Goldfinch 40
> House Sparrow 15
