A pretty quiet day except for a COMMON LOON seen on Prospect Lake , reported by Gil Shrank, and scattered assortment of warblers in far fewer numbers compared to previous days.
The Common Loon was seen late morning , diving in the Lake's western section. When I got down there by noon, the diver already flew the coop.
What I haven't mentioned much lately due to all those songbirds coming thru, were the nice numbers of swallows patrolling the lake waters. Today, besides 30 + BARNS, and TREES were also single BANK and NORTHERN ROUGH-WINGED. Always the possibility for something rarer but all those fast flyers makes it a tall task.
On the warblers, single or fewer sightings ruled the day. Over the Well house front wall, high in a Turkey Oak, a BAY-BREASTED WARBLER kept busy. Small pockets occurred at the back meadow of the Peninsula and the woods beyond at the edge of the pink concrete beach where CANADA WARBLER provide great views.The other nice pocket, the Esdale Bridge Ambergill Pool showing whatever salvaged the day reports. Just after 3:30, NORTHERN PARULA, CHESTNUT-SIDED WARBLERS, bathed with a water diving and splashy WARBLING VIREO in the gray dogwood and standstill BALTIMORE ORIOLE.
A notable sighting though were 2 LEAST SANDPIPERS reported by Alex Wilson, a very uncommon species in the park, oftentimes, the peeps very skittish and taking off. Alex by the way , reported 18 species warblers.
Location: Prospect Park
Observation date: 5/11/11
Number of species: 38
Canada Goose 11 Lake
Mute Swan 3
Mallard X
Common Loon 1 on Lake , repted by Gil Shrank
Double-crested Cormorant 3 on electric boat
Red-tailed Hawk 2 f/o
Herring Gull (American) X
Rock Pigeon X
Mourning Dove X
Chimney Swift X
Warbling Vireo 2--1 Esdale Br
Northern Rough-winged Swallow 1 Lake
Tree Swallow 10 Lake
Bank Swallow 1 lake
Barn Swallow 30 lake
American Robin X
Gray Catbird X
Northern Mockingbird 1
European Starling X
Northern Parula 2- Esdale br
Yellow Warbler 1 Peninsula eadow east
Chestnut-sided Warbler 1 Esdale Br
Black-throated Blue Warbler 2-fem Esdale Br, male Lookout
Yellow-rumped Warbler 9
Bay-breasted Warbler 1 above Wellhouse front ent
American Redstart 1 Peninsula
Ovenbird 3
Northern Waterthrush 2--Lullwater, Esdale Br
Common Yellowthroat 1 Peninsula meadow east
Canada Warbler 1 Peninsula
Song Sparrow 1
Swamp Sparrow 1 Lullwater by Rustic arbor
Northern Cardinal 3
Red-winged Blackbird 2
Common Grackle X
Baltimore Oriole 1 Esdale Br
American Goldfinch 5 Binnen Run
House Sparrow X
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From Alex Wilson:
Begin forwarded message:
> Location: Prospect Park
> Observation date: 5/11/11
> Number of species: 73
>
> Canada Goose 20
> Mute Swan 3
> Wood Duck 2 (Pair, Lullwater cove.)
> Mallard 40
> Double-crested Cormorant 2
> Green Heron 3
> Black-crowned Night-Heron 1
> Red-tailed Hawk 2
> Spotted Sandpiper 3
> Least Sandpiper 2 (Peninsula, along Lake shore.)
> Laughing Gull 7
> Ring-billed Gull 10
> Herring Gull (American) 15
> Great Black-backed Gull 2
> Rock Pigeon 30
> Mourning Dove 20
> Chimney Swift 10
> Red-bellied Woodpecker 2
> Downy Woodpecker 2
> Hairy Woodpecker 1
> Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted) 10
> Eastern Kingbird 2
> Blue-headed Vireo 1
> Warbling Vireo 7
> Red-eyed Vireo 2
> Blue Jay 3
> Northern Rough-winged Swallow 5
> Tree Swallow 10
> Bank Swallow 1 (Lake.)
> Barn Swallow 50
> Black-capped Chickadee 2
> Tufted Titmouse 1
> White-breasted Nuthatch 1
> Carolina Wren 1
> House Wren 4
> Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 2
> Wood Thrush 3
> American Robin 75
> Gray Catbird 20
> European Starling 150
> Nashville Warbler 1
> Northern Parula 20
> Yellow Warbler 10
> Chestnut-sided Warbler 5
> Magnolia Warbler 7
> Black-throated Blue Warbler 12
> Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle) 25
> Black-throated Green Warbler 6
> Blackburnian Warbler 1
> Bay-breasted Warbler 1 (Wellhouse, per PD, a bit later
> closer to LP 49.)
> Blackpoll Warbler 10
> Black-and-white Warbler 7
> American Redstart 10
> Ovenbird 10
> Northern Waterthrush 8
> Common Yellowthroat 10
> Wilson's Warbler 2
> Canada Warbler 1
> Chipping Sparrow 1
> Savannah Sparrow 1
> Song Sparrow 5
> Swamp Sparrow 1
> White-throated Sparrow 20
> Scarlet Tanager 3
> Northern Cardinal 20
> Red-winged Blackbird 20
> Common Grackle 10
> Brown-headed Cowbird 10
> Orchard Oriole 3
> Baltimore Oriole 10
> House Finch 1
> American Goldfinch 15
> House Sparrow 30
