From Rob Jett:
Location: Prospect Park
Observation date: 1/2/11
Number of species: 35
Canada Goose 75
Mute Swan 6
American Black Duck 7
Mallard 30
Northern Shoveler 388
Peregrine Falcon 2
American Coot 12
Ring-billed Gull 1300
Herring Gull (American) 125
Great Black-backed Gull 5
Rock Pigeon X
Mourning Dove 14
Red-bellied Woodpecker 3
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 3
Downy Woodpecker 4
Hairy Woodpecker 2
Blue Jay 5
Black-capped Chickadee 30
Tufted Titmouse 2
Red-breasted Nuthatch 3
White-breasted Nuthatch 7
Carolina Wren 2
American Robin 5
European Starling 22
Fox Sparrow (Red) 6
Swamp Sparrow 1
White-throated Sparrow 35
Dark-eyed Junco 5
Northern Cardinal 12
Red-winged Blackbird 3
House Finch 4
Pine Siskin 4
American Goldfinch 18
House Sparrow X
This report was generated automatically by eBird v2(http://ebird.org/)
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From Peter :
Two PEREGRINE FALCON perched on the BB Garden Radio Tower, on the side antennas ( Radio tower is located at the fire Dept Station on Empire Blvd off Flatbush Ave)
Location: Prospect Park
Observation date: 1/2/11
Number of species: 10
Red-tailed Hawk 2, 1 over Boathouse, one Midwood ( juv)
Rock Pigeon X
Mourning Dove X
Blue Jay 2
Black-capped Chickadee 11-- Center Drive, mostly in sweetgum tree
White-breasted Nuthatch 2
Carolina Wren 1
European Starling X
White-throated Sparrow X
This report was generated automatically by eBird v2(http://ebird.org)
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From Larry:
Hi Peter,
2 Pine Siskins at the feeders today around 1 PM. Didn't see the falcons at the BBG, but there was a Cooper's in a tree by the Japanese Garden.
Lists:
Brooklyn Botanic Garden
Observation date: 1/2/11
Number of species: 11
Cooper's Hawk 1 Tree in Japanese Garden
Red-bellied Woodpecker 1
Blue Jay 2
Black-capped Chickadee 6
Red-breasted Nuthatch 1
White-breasted Nuthatch 1
Northern Mockingbird 1
Song Sparrow 3
White-throated Sparrow 17
Northern Cardinal 4
House Sparrow 10
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Feeders
Observation date: 1/2/11
Number of species: 13
Mourning Dove 2
Downy Woodpecker 2
Blue Jay 1
Black-capped Chickadee 6
Tufted Titmouse 1
Red-breasted Nuthatch 1
White-breasted Nuthatch 1
Fox Sparrow 1
White-throated Sparrow 3
Northern Cardinal 1
House Finch 4
Pine Siskin 2
American Goldfinch 11
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Prospect Park
Observation date: 1/2/11
Number of species: 12
Mallard 47 Boathouse Pond
Red-tailed Hawk 1 Long Meadow
Mourning Dove 7
Blue Jay 2
Black-capped Chickadee 20
White-breasted Nuthatch 1 Lullwater Path
Northern Mockingbird 1 Boathouse
European Starling 5
White-throated Sparrow 6
Northern Cardinal 6
American Goldfinch 2
House Sparrow 10
Larry Zirlin
http://birdsandwords-larryz.blogspot.com/
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From Rob Bate:
First walk in Prospect Park for the new year!
Number of species: 37
Canada Goose X
Mute Swan X
American Black Duck X
Mallard X
Northern Shoveler X
Red-tailed Hawk X
Peregrine Falcon X
American Coot X
Ring-billed Gull X
Herring Gull X
Great Black-backed Gull X
Rock Pigeon X
Mourning Dove X
Red-bellied Woodpecker X
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker X
Downy Woodpecker X
Hairy Woodpecker X
Blue Jay X
Black-capped Chickadee X
Tufted Titmouse X
Red-breasted Nuthatch X
White-breasted Nuthatch X
Carolina Wren X
American Robin X
European Starling X
Fox Sparrow X
Song Sparrow X
Swamp Sparrow X
White-throated Sparrow X
Dark-eyed Junco X
Northern Cardinal X
Red-winged Blackbird X
House Finch X
Pine Siskin X
American Goldfinch X
House Sparrow X
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Brooklyn Bridge Park
Ebird Listserve posting
Looking at eBird I see that Peter Dorosh made it 50 species for 2010 @ Pier 1, coming in just under the wire on 12/31 with a Red-breasted Merganser. I think that's pretty cool.
I also see that a new species, Great Blue Heron, was added yesterday. More good news.
Larry Zirlin
http://birdsandwords-larryz.blogspot.com/
larryzz at yahoo.com
