Friday, March 18, 2011

Prospect March 18th

Reports from afield of Osprey f/o , Eastern Phoebe @ Ricks Place, 5 Ringnecked Ducks Upper pool & Turkey Vulture over Lake ;

From Adam Welz:

Location: Prospect Park--Feeders


Observation date: 3/18/11

Notes: Nuthatches displaying

Number of species: 9

Mourning Dove - Zenaida macroura 3

Downy Woodpecker - Picoides pubescens 2

Black-capped Chickadee - Poecile atricapillus 6

White-breasted Nuthatch - Sitta carolinensis 2

White-throated Sparrow - Zonotrichia albicollis 5

Northern Cardinal - Cardinalis cardinalis 1

Red-winged Blackbird - Agelaius phoeniceus 3

Pine Siskin - Spinus pinus 3

American Goldfinch - Spinus tristis 3


Location: Prospect Park


Observation date: 3/18/11

Notes: Birds very active and vocal, warm weather.

Number of species: 30



Canada Goose - Branta canadensis 75 inc 3 with neck-rings,

reported to banding lab

Mute Swan - Cygnus olor 4

American Black Duck - Anas rubripes 3

American Black Duck x Mallard (hybrid) - Anas rubripes x platyrhynchos

X also many hybrids with domestic white 'Dutch Quacker' type

Mallard - Anas platyrhynchos X many

Northern Shoveler - Anas clypeata 120 count accurate plus or minus 10%

Ring-necked Duck - Aythya collaris 5

Ruddy Duck - Oxyura jamaicensis 33

Turkey Vulture - Cathartes aura 1 over Prospect Lake

American Coot - Fulica americana 6

Ring-billed Gull - Larus delawarensis 11

Rock Pigeon - Columba livia 13

Mourning Dove - Zenaida macroura 12

Red-bellied Woodpecker - Melanerpes carolinus 3

Downy Woodpecker - Picoides pubescens 5

Blue Jay - Cyanocitta cristata X

American Crow - Corvus brachyrhynchos 3

Black-capped Chickadee - Poecile atricapillus 10

Tufted Titmouse - Baeolophus bicolor 2

American Robin - Turdus migratorius 73

European Starling - Sturnus vulgaris 52

Cedar Waxwing - Bombycilla cedrorum 9

Song Sparrow - Melospiza melodia 13

White-throated Sparrow - Zonotrichia albicollis 7

Dark-eyed Junco - Junco hyemalis 5

Northern Cardinal - Cardinalis cardinalis 8

Red-winged Blackbird - Agelaius phoeniceus 9

Common Grackle - Quiscalus quiscula 19

House Finch - Carpodacus mexicanus 1

American Goldfinch - Spinus tristis 1

House Sparrow - Passer domesticus X



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