On site , pruning some young Swamp White Oaks, I happened to see flying over NORTHERN HARRIER early this morning and first of year bird. About 20 minutes later, an OSPREY I just happen to catch seeing , flying near 3 Arches Bridge.And with the usual RED-TAILED HAWK, I scored my triple hat trick for raptors in less than an hour from the same work site.I think there is great potential at this spot along the edge of the south Nethermead.
( later sighting early afternoon, Turkey Vulture over the Nethermead)
Also, for first of year was Rob Bate's HERMIT THRUSH, a bird seen in the Lullwater.
And from a co-worker report, 8 Wood Ducks seen Saturday on the south side of the Terrace Bridge.
Lists to follow later.
--Kingsboider
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Frpm Peter:
All sightings Nethermead flyovers
Location: Prospect Park
Observation date: 4/4/11
Number of species: 5
Double-crested Cormorant 4
Turkey Vulture 1
Osprey 1
Northern Harrier 1
Red-tailed Hawk 1
This report was generated automatically by eBird v2(http://ebird.org/)
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From Rob Bate:
Excellent numbers in the park today. Over 200 Robins counted, 13 Phoebes, and 18 Fox Sparrows. Also 5 species of woodpeckers including 11 Yellow-bellied Sapsuckers.
Number of species: 48
Canada Goose 30
Mute Swan 5
American Black Duck 1
Mallard 22 8:32 AM,
Northern Shoveler 15
Ring-necked Duck 2
Hooded Merganser 3
Ruddy Duck 35
Double-crested Cormorant 3
Great Blue Heron 11 in flyover flock
Black-crowned Night-Heron 6
Red-tailed Hawk 4
Peregrine Falcon 1
American Coot 4
Ring-billed Gull 25
Herring Gull 20
Great Black-backed Gull 2
Rock Pigeon 12
Mourning Dove 8
Belted Kingfisher 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker 2
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 11
Downy Woodpecker 3
Hairy Woodpecker 2
Northern Flicker 3
Eastern Phoebe 13
American Crow 3
Tree Swallow 3
Black-capped Chickadee 12
Tufted Titmouse 1
White-breasted Nuthatch 3
Carolina Wren 1
Golden-crowned Kinglet 1
Hermit Thrush 1
American Robin 210
European Starling 135
Chipping Sparrow 1
Fox Sparrow 18
Song Sparrow 17
Swamp Sparrow 1
Dark-eyed Junco 15
Northern Cardinal 8
Red-winged Blackbird 16
Common Grackle 14
Brown-headed Cowbird 1
House Finch 1
American Goldfinch 3
House Sparrow 19
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From Larry Zirlin , Brooklyn Bridge park
New Spring Arrivals.
Two Eastern Phoebe were actively hawking bugs around the salt marsh today.
Down on the ruins of Pier Four I spotted my first Laughing Gull of the year.
Another possible arrival looks to be in progress in the middle pool of the salt
marsh. On April 1, I noticed a drake black duck and hen Mallard hanging out
together. They were still there today, squatting on the bank very close each
other. I've seen plenty of the black duck/Mallard hybrids, but never one "in the
works," so to speak. Also, if they do nest, will they be the first breeders on
Pier One?
Pier One
Number of species: 13
Gadwall 9
American Black Duck 6
Mallard 1
Double-crested Cormorant 3
Herring Gull 1
Great Black-backed Gull 1
Rock Pigeon 4
Mourning Dove 1
Eastern Phoebe 2
Northern Mockingbird 1
Song Sparrow 1
Dark-eyed Junco 4
House Sparrow 3
Pier Four
Number of species: 9
Brant 13
Gadwall 2
American Black Duck 3
Bufflehead 2
Red-breasted Merganser 1
Double-crested Cormorant 1
Laughing Gull 1
Herring Gull 2
European Starling 1
Larry Zirlin
http://birdsandwords-larryz.blogspot.com/
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From Orrin
Greenwood Cemetery
In about an hour in the afternoon, we saw:
Osprey, catching fish in Crescent Water
Sharp-shinned hawk, hunting
Golden-crowned kinglet
Eastern phoebe (many around Crescent Water)
Song sparrow
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From Stanley Greenberg
Prospect 4/3
Short visit to Prospect this morning:
Pine Warbler (Lullwater near Terrace Bridge)
Veery
Phoebe (several)
Downy woodpecker
Red Tailed Hawk sitting on nest at Nellie's Lawn
Goldfinch
White Throated Sparrow
Song Sparrow
Ruddy Duck
Northern Shoveler
Coot
Stanley Greenberg
