From Larry Zirlin:
1 drake Hooded Merganser on the lake. Feeders had the usual gang. As I was walking to the subway on the 9th street between the park & 8th Av, 4 Monk Parakeets flew screeching overhead.
Larry
http://birdsandwords-larryz.blogspot.com/
Location: Prospect Park
Number of species: 17
Canada Goose 26
Mute Swan 6
Mallard 230
Northern Shoveler 150
Hooded Merganser 1 Lake
Red-tailed Hawk 2 F/O Lake
American Coot 9
Ring-billed Gull 1000
Great Black-backed Gull 1
Rock Pigeon 25
Mourning Dove 2
Blue Jay 1
American Crow 1
Black-capped Chickadee 1
European Starling 3
White-throated Sparrow 5
House Sparrow 1
-Feeders
Number of species: 11
Downy Woodpecker 2
Black-capped Chickadee 6
Tufted Titmouse 1
White-breasted Nuthatch 1
Fox Sparrow 1
White-throated Sparrow 20
Dark-eyed Junco 6
Northern Cardinal 3
House Finch 6
Pine Siskin 1
American Goldfinch 15
This report was generated automatically by eBird v2(http://ebird.org/)
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from Adam
List for Prospect first, then second list for additional birds seen at the feeders.
Cheers
Adam
Location: Prospect Park
Observation date: 1/3/11
Notes: Another observation from Prospect Park -- Feeders submitted along with this detailing *additional* birds seen at feeders along the survey route, i.e. birds seen at feeders NOT included in this observation.
Number of species: 27
Canada Goose - Branta canadensis 260 Count accurate within 10%
Mute Swan - Cygnus olor 5
American Black Duck - Anas rubripes 1
Mallard - Anas platyrhynchos X At least 100 birds but not counted carefully
Northern Shoveler - Anas clypeata X possibly more than 100 birds but not counted carefully
Hooded Merganser - Lophodytes cucullatus 1
Ruddy Duck - Oxyura jamaicensis 4
Red-tailed Hawk - Buteo jamaicensis 2 possibly 1 more adult, but could not be sure that I was not seeing the same bird twice
American Coot - Fulica americana X at least 10, perhaps as many as 30, not counted carefully
Ring-billed Gull - Larus delawarensis 1400 counted from photographs. Large number on ice on Prospect Lake, count accurate within 5%.
Herring Gull - Larus argentatus 25 counted from photographs
Great Black-backed Gull - Larus marinus 1
Rock Pigeon - Columba livia 1
Mourning Dove - Zenaida macroura 5
Red-bellied Woodpecker - Melanerpes carolinus 1
Downy Woodpecker - Picoides pubescens 4
Hairy Woodpecker - Picoides villosus 1
Blue Jay - Cyanocitta cristata 4
Black-capped Chickadee - Poecile atricapillus 15
White-breasted Nuthatch - Sitta carolinensis 2
Carolina Wren - Thryothorus ludovicianus 2 One seen near containers @ Wellhouse, another heard calling on eastern end of Breezy Hill
European Starling - Sturnus vulgaris 5
White-throated Sparrow - Zonotrichia albicollis X small groups dispersed in park
Northern Cardinal - Cardinalis cardinalis 8
House Finch - Carpodacus mexicanus 1 probable female
American Goldfinch - Spinus tristis 2
House Sparrow - Passer domesticus 1 usual groups not seen. This individual in company of White-throated Sparrows.
Location: Prospect Park--Feeders
Observation date: 1/3/11
Notes: No juncos!
Number of species: 11
Mourning Dove - Zenaida macroura 4
Downy Woodpecker - Picoides pubescens 3
Black-capped Chickadee - Poecile atricapillus 10
Tufted Titmouse - Baeolophus bicolor 1
Red-breasted Nuthatch - Sitta canadensis 1
White-breasted Nuthatch - Sitta carolinensis 3
Chipping Sparrow - Spizella passerina 1
White-throated Sparrow - Zonotrichia albicollis 8
Northern Cardinal - Cardinalis cardinalis 5
Red-winged Blackbird - Agelaius phoeniceus 1
American Goldfinch - Spinus tristis 10
