Report from Rob Jett .
Peter,
Green-Wood Cemetery was hopping with birds. The area surrounding the Sylvan Water was the most active, the highlights being a Philadelphia Vireo and Connecticut Warbler:
Green-Wood Cemetery, Kings, US-NY
Oct 1, 2011 8:30 AM - 3:30 PM
Protocol: Traveling
6.0 mile(s)
57 species
Canada Goose
Double-crested Cormorant (1.)
Great Blue Heron (1.)
Great Egret (1.)
Osprey (2.)
Sharp-shinned Hawk (1.)
Cooper's Hawk (1.)
Red-tailed Hawk (1.)
American Kestrel (2.)
Peregrine Falcon (1.)
Solitary Sandpiper (1.)
Rock Pigeon
Mourning Dove
Monk Parakeet
Yellow-billed Cuckoo (1.)
Red-bellied Woodpecker (3.)
Downy Woodpecker (2.)
Northern Flicker (50.)
Eastern Phoebe (4.)
Blue-headed Vireo (5.)
Philadelphia Vireo (1, Slope on east side of Sylvan Water.)
Red-eyed Vireo (8.)
Blue Jay (100.)
House Wren (1.)
Gray-cheeked Thrush (3.)
Swainson's Thrush (2.)
Hermit Thrush (1.)
Wood Thrush (1.)
American Robin
Gray Catbird
Northern Mockingbird
Brown Thrasher (1.)
European Starling
Ovenbird (2.)
Black-and-white Warbler (6.)
Connecticut Warbler (1, Edge of weedy habitat at base of slope east side of Sylvan Water.)
Common Yellowthroat (12.)
American Redstart (5.)
Cape May Warbler (1.)
Northern Parula (6.)
Magnolia Warbler (10.)
Bay-breasted Warbler (1.)
Chestnut-sided Warbler (1.)
Blackpoll Warbler (8.)
Black-throated Blue Warbler (4.)
Palm Warbler (6.)
Yellow-rumped Warbler (1.)
Black-throated Green Warbler (5.)
Yellow-breasted Chat (1.)
Eastern Towhee (2.)
Chipping Sparrow (50.)
Lincoln's Sparrow (1.)
White-throated Sparrow (12.)
Scarlet Tanager (10, Most seen feeding in fruiting dogwood trees.)
Northern Cardinal
Rose-breasted Grosbeak
House Sparrow
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From Elyse Taylor
Hi Peter,
I took a quick walk in prospect park today. The highlight was seeing
a beautiful wilsons warbler on the trail leading down from the butterfly meadow.
Elyse
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From Michele Dreger
We had 13 warblers and a chat. Total 34 in 2 hours. Prospect park was great today.
Prairie warbler
Black throated blue
Black throated green
Wilson's
Common yellow throat
Magnolia
Chestnut sided
Black and white
Northern Parula
American Redstart
Blackpoll
Ovenbird
Waterthrush (not sure which one)
Yellow breasted chat
Red eyed vireo
Sharp shinned hawk
Catbird
Blue jay
Robin
Swainson thrush
Cardinal
Mallard
Goldfinch
Flicker
Ruddy duck
Canada goose
Swan
Downy woodpecker
Chipping sparrow
spotted sandpiper
Kingfisher
Wood duck
Green heron
Mourning dove
