GREAT EGRET at Lake west shore..spring ?
Prospect Park saw its season's first GREAT EGRET at the west shore of Prospect Lake. This represents the earliest Great Egret on record for the park eclipsing the March 10th, 2004 sighting. Talk about an " early bird special".
On the lake also of note were 5 HOODED MERGANSERS and the drake WOOD DUCK, the latter at Three Sisters Islands with 3 of the Hooded Mergs, while 2 other Mergs were seen gliding on the now mostly open lake by ice islands and larger mass in the western section.
At the feeders, a COMMON GRACKLE kept at bay multiple Red-winged Blackbirds, commandeering the middle feeder.
Along the West shore Lake, at the phramite patches, SWAMP SPARROW .
At the feeders, a COMMON GRACKLE kept at bay multiple Red-winged Blackbirds, commandeering the middle feeder.
Along the West shore Lake, at the phramite patches, SWAMP SPARROW .
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Location: Prospect Park
Observation date: 3/2/11
Number of species: 24
Canada Goose 140--58 on lawn LP 249; 82 Lake
Mute Swan 5 lake
Wood Duck 1 Three Sisters Islands
American Black Duck 5 lake
Mallard X
Northern Shoveler 55 lake
Hooded Merganser 5--3 at three sisters islands, 2 lake
Ruddy Duck 22 lake
Great Egret 1 FOY west shore lake
Red-tailed Hawk 2
American Coot 3 lake
Ring-billed Gull X
Herring Gull X
Rock Pigeon X
Mourning Dove X
Black-capped Chickadee X
White-breasted Nuthatch 1
Northern Mockingbird 1 lullwater
European Starling X
Fox Sparrow (Red) 2 LP 249
Swamp Sparrow 1 west shore Lake
Dark-eyed Junco X
House Sparrow X
Location: Prospect Park--Feeders
Observation date: 3/2/11
Number of species: 15
Mourning Dove 5
Red-bellied Woodpecker 1
Downy Woodpecker 2
Black-capped Chickadee X
White-breasted Nuthatch 2
Fox Sparrow (Red) 1
Song Sparrow 1
White-throated Sparrow 14
Dark-eyed Junco X
Northern Cardinal 7
Red-winged Blackbird 21
Common Grackle 1
House Finch 6
American Goldfinch 12
House Sparrow 2
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