An active feeder area not only at the feeders themselves but the perimeter area created very nice birding opportunities. At the end of the Terrace Bridge, under the giant Austrian Pine, someone spread seed unto the ground , and predictably , birds increase in numbers there. Many of the birds perched in the leafless shrub with quite a bit of flurry action going around the shrub. White-throated Sparrows and Cardinals made up the majority with the usual winter species suspects. Black Capped Chickadees are commonplace.
However, it was the Coopers Hawk that stole the show. As Mary Eyster and I walked up the slope trail, an adult Coopers flew right over us from the feeders. A big bird, very well marked with that red breast barring and dark cap. Later as John Asher and Chao-yen were with us when they were looking at the active Terrace Bridge spot, the Coopers re-appeared in a high spot of the locust tree. So that hawk made up for a quiet day among the wintry landscape.
One other note early this morning: flying over St Saviors School, Mary and I saw 9 Monk Parakeets go by, heading towards Bartel Sq , but flying away from the church there..Guess they took the wrong direction.
Location: Prospect Park--Feeders
Observation date: 1/29/11
Number of species: 8
Cooper's Hawk 1
Downy Woodpecker 4
Black-capped Chickadee 10
Red-breasted Nuthatch 1
White-breasted Nuthatch 1
Fox Sparrow (Red) 2
White-throated Sparrow X
Dark-eyed Junco 1
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Location: Prospect Park
Observation date: 1/29/11
Number of species: 18
Canada Goose X
Mute Swan X
Mallard X
Northern Shoveler X
American Coot X
Ring-billed Gull X
Herring Gull (American) X
Mourning Dove X
Monk Parakeet 9 f/o Howard Place near Bartel Sq
Red-bellied Woodpecker 1
Black-capped Chickadee X very common
White-breasted Nuthatch 1
Northern Mockingbird 1
European Starling X
Fox Sparrow (Red) 2
White-throated Sparrow 12
Northern Cardinal 8
American Goldfinch X
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