Chilly day ( well cold more like it), and that's typical weather for a drake BUFFLEHEAD, seen this afternoon on the lake very near the West Island shelter. It glided along the west shore.Farther out nearer the Peninsula side, a PIED-BILLED GREBE mingling near RUDDY DUCKS and the usual complement of NORTHERN SHOVELERS
But off water , until three "jumped in" the lake , 4 DOUBLE-CRESTED CORMORANTS were on the 3 Sister Islands perched by the strait. On the other end of that same island, also 4 counted were BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT HERONS, present as well yesterday for an overnighter. So, Quartets abound.
Center Drive seems like the best action today,one AMERICAN TREE SPARROW with busy AMERICAN ROBINS scrounging through the snow covered ground. [ Rob Bate reports a very good influx of Robins throughout. See his report]. I ran into Mary E who mentioned a GOLDEN-CROWNED KINGLET near the 3 Arches.
Yesterday, with my fingers crossed, I saw 2 drake WOOD DUCKS courting a hen on the Upper Pool by the back shore. ( Psst, Hey fellas, there's a nest box on the island ready for her)
Lists
Location: Prospect Park
Observation date: 3/24/11
Number of species: 6
Wood Duck 4--3 Upper Pool; 1 drake Lake flyover
Double-crested Cormorant 2 at 3 Sisters
Black-crowned Night-Heron 4 at 3 Sisters
Eastern Phoebe 2 Pools
American Robin X
Red-winged Blackbird X
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Location: Prospect Park--Feeder (1 left)
Observation date: 3/24/11
Number of species: 6
Black-capped Chickadee 4
White-breasted Nuthatch 1
White-throated Sparrow X
Dark-eyed Junco X
Northern Cardinal 1
Red-winged Blackbird X
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Location: Prospect Park
Observation date: 3/24/11
Number of species: 24
Canada Goose X
Mute Swan 5
American Black Duck 3
American Black Duck x Mallard (hybrid) 2
Mallard X
Northern Shoveler 75 Lake
Bufflehead 1 drake west side Lake (FOY ?)
Ruddy Duck 105 Lake
Pied-billed Grebe 1 Lake
Double-crested Cormorant 4--3 lake-1on 3 Sisters
Black-crowned Night-Heron 4 on 3 Sisters
American Coot 3 south lakeside
Ring-billed Gull X
Herring Gull (American) X
Great Black-backed Gull 2 lake
Rock Pigeon X
Mourning Dove X
Downy Woodpecker 2 south lakeside
Golden-crowned Kinglet 1 at 3 Arches Br (Mary Eyster)
American Robin 35
European Starling X
American Tree Sparrow 1 Center Drive midpoint ( hard curve) (M.Eyster, PDorosh)
White-throated Sparrow 3
Northern Cardinal 1
Common Grackle (M.Eyster)
This report was generated automatically by eBird v2(http://ebird.org/)
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From Rob Bate:
First day over 40 species in quite a while. There were tons of Robins all over the park and some Phoebes in the Lullwater.
3/24/11
Number of species: 42
Canada Goose 27
Mute Swan 6
American Black Duck 2
Mallard 27
Northern Shoveler 51
Bufflehead 1
Hooded Merganser 5
Ruddy Duck 77
Double-crested Cormorant 4
Red-tailed Hawk 4
American Coot 5
Ring-billed Gull 46
Herring Gull 21
Rock Pigeon 6
Mourning Dove 4
Red-bellied Woodpecker 3
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 3
Downy Woodpecker 1
Northern Flicker 4
Eastern Phoebe 3
Blue Jay 4
Fish Crow 8
Black-capped Chickadee 14
Tufted Titmouse 1
Red-breasted Nuthatch 1
White-breasted Nuthatch 2
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 1
American Robin 160
Northern Mockingbird 1
European Starling 15
Cedar Waxwing 3
Fox Sparrow 3
Song Sparrow 7
Swamp Sparrow 3
White-throated Sparrow 5
Dark-eyed Junco 5
Northern Cardinal 12
Red-winged Blackbird 19
Common Grackle 23
House Finch 1
American Goldfinch 2
House Sparrow 35
