Sunday, June 5, 2011

Prospect June 5th Acadian FC; 1st Sunday walk results; GWC

ACADIAN FLYCATCHER low flycatching @Boulder Bridge per Keir

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Results of 1st Sunday walk in Prospect ( from Prospect Audubon tr)

report from Eni Falci:

Hi Peter-


We had about 13 people including 2 youths on the walk this morning. The lullwater & center drive had some nice surprises.

Eni


Best birds were:

Blackburnian warbler
Great Crested Flycatchers (2) possible nesting pair

Scarlet tanager corner Center Dr. & car road intersection


Also cedar waxwings including nest near tanager sighting

Blue grey knatcatcher nesting

Swans w/5 signets

Green Heron nest rustic cove

Black capped night Heron flyover Pen. Lawn

Numerous robins & young; catbirds;cardinals

heard house wren at Maryland area

Grackles

Redwinged blackbirds

"Nickita" -female red tailed hawk

Barn Swallows

Chickadee

Starlings

M. Doves

House Sparrows

Downy Woodpecker 2

Redbellied Woodpecker heard

Baltimore Oriole

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From Orrin:

Green-Wood Cemetery this morning. Aside from what one would expect, one redstart on the slope above the Dell Water--I think it was a juvenile; a couple of eastern wood pewees, and a squawking green heron. The list:


Northern mockingbird

European starling

Blue jay

American robin

Red-bellied woodpecker

Red-tailed hawk, chased by

American crow (probably)

American redstart

Song sparrow

Mallard duck

House sparrow

Green heron

Downy woodpecker

House wren

Chipping sparrow

Northern cardinal

Baltimore oriole (several, including one juvenile)

Gray catbird

Mourning dove

Black-crowned night heron (2 on Dell Water)

Canada goose

Eastern wood pewee

Barn swallow

Chimney swift