Of most interest this Monday, I saw a single PINE SISKIN on the thistle feeder after the feeders refill ( slow down EATING birds!).
Also of note as I walked along Well Drive,a great view of the adult COOPER'S HAWK perched right above the Lamppost #249 picnic tables.
On the lake front, the open middle water is much wider , attracting the return of 4 Ruddy Duck plus likely also the first of the year pair of HOODED MERGANSERs hanging close to the confines of Three Sisters Islands, with the numerous Canada Geese. Smart move with the sharp-eyed Coopers so near.
Peter
Location: Prospect Park
Observation date: 1/3/11
Number of species: 16
Canada Goose 80 lake
Mute Swan 5 lake
American Black Duck 1 lake
Mallard X
Northern Shoveler 115 Lake
Hooded Merganser 2 pair Three Sisters Islands
Ruddy Duck 4 lake
Cooper's Hawk 1 Lamppost 249
Red-tailed Hawk 1 garage
American Coot X
Ring-billed Gull X
Herring Gull (American) X
Great Black-backed Gull 2
Rock Pigeon X
Mourning Dove X
Black-capped Chickadee X
Location: Prospect Park--Feeders
Observation date: 1/3/11
Number of species: 9
Downy Woodpecker 2
Black-capped Chickadee 5
Red-breasted Nuthatch 1
White-breasted Nuthatch 1
White-throated Sparrow X
Dark-eyed Junco (Slate-colored) 2
House Finch 6
Pine Siskin 1
American Goldfinch 9
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From Adam Welz:
Hi Peter
Herewith my New Year's Day report from less than an hour before sunset. Not much of note.
I submitted a separate Prospect Park -- Feeders list, tacked on at the end of this email.
Cheers!
Adam
Location: Prospect Park
Observation date: 1/1/11
Notes: 4 Fox Sparrow dispersed along northern edge of Breezy Hill - unusually large count. Large numbers of Shoveler (200+) still present.
Number of species: 22
Canada Goose - Branta canadensis X
Mute Swan - Cygnus olor X
Mallard - Anas platyrhynchos X
Northern Shoveler - Anas clypeata X
American Coot - Fulica americana X
Ring-billed Gull - Larus delawarensis X
Herring Gull - Larus argentatus X
Great Black-backed Gull - Larus marinus X
Mourning Dove - Zenaida macroura X
Red-bellied Woodpecker - Melanerpes carolinus 1
Downy Woodpecker - Picoides pubescens 2
Blue Jay - Cyanocitta cristata 1
crow sp. - Corvus sp. (crow sp.) 4
Black-capped Chickadee - Poecile atricapillus 10
Tufted Titmouse - Baeolophus bicolor 1
White-breasted Nuthatch - Sitta carolinensis 1
Carolina Wren - Thryothorus ludovicianus 1
Northern Mockingbird - Mimus polyglottos 1
European Starling - Sturnus vulgaris 2
Fox Sparrow (Red) - Passerella iliaca iliaca/zaboria 4
White-throated Sparrow - Zonotrichia albicollis 6
Dark-eyed Junco (Slate-colored) - Junco hyemalis hyemalis/carolinensis 2
Northern Cardinal - Cardinalis cardinalis 6
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Location: Prospect Park--Feeders
Observation date: 1/1/11
Number of species: 7
Downy Woodpecker - Picoides pubescens 2
Black-capped Chickadee - Poecile atricapillus 8
White-breasted Nuthatch - Sitta carolinensis 2
Chipping Sparrow - Spizella passerina 1
White-throated Sparrow - Zonotrichia albicollis 6
Dark-eyed Junco (Slate-colored) - Junco hyemalis hyemalis/carolinensis 7
American Goldfinch - Spinus tristis 2
This report was generated automatically by eBird v2(http://ebird.org)
