Photos of today's ball fields birds by Chris Elliot including EAME (1st 9 photos )
http://www.flickr.com/photos/eliotc/archives/date-taken/2011/10/26/
On a day noted for a significant onrush of sparrows and Hermit Thrushes, rarities and good birds abound on "avian sacred ground ", the baseball fields north snow fence enclosure. Beginning at daybreak into early afternoon, persisting into later hours, good luck ensued with 3 rarities and quality birds.
This is a chronology of those terrific birds at this now famed ball fields fence enclosure
- At daybreak, 2 WILSON'S SNIPES seen by Alex Wilson (see his report below)
- At 9:15 am, a pair of EASTERN BLUEBIRDS seen by Mary Eyster
- At 1:14 pm, EASTERN MEADOWLARK (EAME) flying in and staying seen by Rob Jett
- At 1:39 pm, barely a half hour later, Rob Jett also reports VESPER SPARROW
The day was noted for numerous HERMIT THRUSHES , DARK -EYED JUNCOS and other sparrow species, at least 7 sparrow species inside the ballfield fence enclosure.
Hermit Thrushes were abundant. Upon his entry into the park at the Litchfield Villa, Rob Jett reported a bunch of them in two fruiting shrubs, the thrushes simply oblivious to his presence.
Chris Elliot in an evening post mentioned he saw FOX SPARROW , by the Meadowport Arch which is located at the north end of the Long Meadow.
This makes it I believe, a "decade" of sparrows species for today. See list :
Eastern Towhee, Field, Chipping, Savannah, Vesper, White-throated, Song, DE Junco, Fox, & Swamp
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From Alex Wilson:
> Prospect Park, Kings, US-NY
> Oct 26, 2011
> 66 species
>
> Canada Goose 60
> Mute Swan 10
> Wood Duck 12 (Flock seen flying around upper pool but never
> touched down.)
> Mallard 50
> Northern Shoveler 3
> Ruddy Duck 35
> Pied-billed Grebe 4
> Double-crested Cormorant 3
> Black-crowned Night-Heron 4
> Sharp-shinned Hawk 1
> Cooper's Hawk 1
> Red-shouldered Hawk 2 (Flyovers, Lake & Long Meadow.)
> Broad-winged Hawk 1 (Flyover, Long Meadow.)
> Red-tailed Hawk 3
> Merlin 1 (1 or 2, Long Meadow, early AM and late PM when it
> made a kill.)
> Peregrine Falcon 1
> American Coot 12
> Wilson's Snipe 2 (One flew in to the fenced area by the Long
> Meadow ball fields 7:30 AM, disappeared into a depression, then
> before I could move for a better look it flew out with a raspy
> call, flew past me at close range and was joined by another as it
> twisted south over the field.)
> Laughing Gull 2
> Ring-billed Gull 15
> Herring Gull 10
> Rock Pigeon 20
> Mourning Dove 10
> Belted Kingfisher 1
> Red-bellied Woodpecker 5
> Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 2
> Downy Woodpecker 3
> Hairy Woodpecker 4
> Northern Flicker 25
> Eastern Phoebe 10
> Blue-headed Vireo 3
> Red-eyed Vireo 2
> Blue Jay 15
> American Crow 4
> Black-capped Chickadee 5
> Tufted Titmouse 1
> White-breasted Nuthatch 2
> Brown Creeper 1
> Carolina Wren 2
> Winter Wren 5
> Golden-crowned Kinglet 40
> Ruby-crowned Kinglet 40
> Eastern Bluebird 1 (Flyover, Long Meadow.)
> Hermit Thrush 30
> American Robin 50
> Gray Catbird 3
> European Starling 75
> Northern Parula 1
> Palm Warbler 20
> Pine Warbler 1
> Yellow-rumped Warbler 15
> Eastern Towhee 2
> Chipping Sparrow 35
> Field Sparrow 1
> Vesper Sparrow 1 (Long Meadow fenced area by ball fields, PM,
> spotted by Rob Jett.)
> Savannah Sparrow 5
> Song Sparrow 20
> Swamp Sparrow 10
> White-throated Sparrow 75
> Dark-eyed Junco 50
> Northern Cardinal 5
> Red-winged Blackbird 100 (Mostly in passing AM flocks.)
> Eastern Meadowlark 1 (Long Meadow fenced area by ball fields,
> PM.)
> Common Grackle 20
> House Finch 3
> House Sparrow 20
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From Rob Jett:
Peter,
Here's the species list from this afternoon at the fenced off area on the baseball fields. The highlight was a very cooperative meadowlark. I watched the bird fly in and land on the fence at 1:15pm. It was still on the field when we left over 3 hours later. There was also a Vesper Sparrow that I spotted at around the same time. This bird was much less cooperative, however, remaining hidden in the grass. We eventually relocated it a few hours later.
Good birding,
Rob
Prospect Park--Baseball Fields
Oct 26, 2011 1:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Protocol: Area
2.0 acres
24 species
Red-shouldered Hawk (3. All 3 individuals flying in kettle over Long Meadow from N to S.)
Broad-winged Hawk (1.)
Red-tailed Hawk (3.)
Merlin (1.)
Mourning Dove (3.)
Red-bellied Woodpecker (1.)
Northern Flicker
Eastern Phoebe (18.)
Golden-crowned Kinglet (6.)
Ruby-crowned Kinglet (6.)
American Robin
European Starling
Blackpoll Warbler (1.)
Palm Warbler (10.)
Yellow-rumped Warbler (12.)
Chipping Sparrow (30.)
Field Sparrow (1.)
VESPER SPARROW (1.)
Savannah Sparrow (8.)
Song Sparrow (6.)
White-throated Sparrow
Dark-eyed Junco (40.)
EASTERN MEADOWLARK (2. 1 on field, 1 flyover.)
House Sparrow
This report was generated automatically by eBird v3 (http://ebird.org)
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Peter's list:
Prospect Park, Kings, US-NY
Oct 26, 2011 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM
Protocol: Stationary
18 species
All Ballfields unless noted otherwise
Wood Duck 1 f/o Sparrowbowl
Red-tailed Hawk 1
Merlin 1 carrying a kill
Golden-crowned Kinglet 4
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 2
Hermit Thrush X numerous in various park sites
American Robin 2
European Starling X
Palm Warbler 4
Chipping Sparrow X
Vesper Sparrow 1
Savannah Sparrow X
Song Sparrow X
Swamp Sparrow 2
White-throated Sparrow X numerous in typical habitat
Dark-eyed Junco 45
Eastern Towhee Villa Woods
Eastern Meadowlark 1
House Sparrow X
This report was generated automatically by eBird v3 (http://ebird.org/)
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From Chris Elliot:
I wanted to tell you that in addition to the long list of sparrows I heard others mention, on the way back I had a Fox Sparrow double-scratching the leaf litter among a large group of White-throated, next to the Meadowport Arch. One more sparrow! And last, my Meadowlark photos from today (plus Palm, Savannah, Field) are here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/eliotc/archives/date-taken/2011/10/26/ (feel free to use one or more just if you want).
see you, Chris
