Here are some photos taken on this high and gusty wind day in Prospect, where trees were heard cracking. Photos were taken by Marguerite McGeelac
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| Did the wind blow this fence out there ? ( or nutty people did ?) |
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| Baby Raccoons snuggled in. |
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| Juvenile RT Hawk near Terrace Bridge |
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GBBC list today Prospect
Thank you for entering your observation in this year's Great Backyard Bird Count. Below is a report summarizing the bird checklist you submitted.
Here is the information you gave for this observation.
Record ID: S7652263
Email: prosbird@aol.com
Email: 11218, Brooklyn, Kings County, NY
Observation Date : FEB 19, 2011
Start Time: 12:00 PM
Total Birding Time: 3 hours 15 minutes
Party Size: 1
Skill: excellent
Weather: excellent
Snow Depth: Less than 2 in (5.1 cm)
Habitat(s):
deciduous woods
urban
freshwater
Number of Species: 25
All Reported: yes
Checklist:
Canada Goose - 93
Mute Swan - 6
American Black Duck - 7
Mallard - 248
Northern Shoveler - 19
Ruddy Duck - 4
Red-tailed Hawk - 2
American Coot - 10
Ring-billed Gull - 165
Mourning Dove - 5
Red-bellied Woodpecker - 1
Downy Woodpecker - 4
Black-capped Chickadee - 9
White-breasted Nuthatch - 1
American Robin - 27
American Tree Sparrow - 8
Fox Sparrow (Red) - 2
Song Sparrow - 2
White-throated Sparrow - 33
Dark-eyed Junco - 4
Northern Cardinal - 9
Red-winged Blackbird - 14
House Finch - 8
American Goldfinch - 14
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High winds gusts 40 + mph
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