From Rafael:
22 October 2011
A nice walk around PP gave me some surprises, despite the noise (rock&roll concert @ Nethermead + Marathon), specially around the Ravine, when a single Ovenbird jumped in from of me.
Another nice surprise was 1 Lincoln's Sparrow at the Vale, taking a bath, among White-throated, Swamp, Song Sparrows. Unexpected, in the same place, 1 White-crowned Sparrow, came to join them.
The number of Blue-headed Vireos were amazing, 6 of them.
Warblers, beside the Ovenbird, and the numerous Yellow-rumped (Myrtle) Warbler, I saw at least 2 Northern Parula, 1 Black-throated Blue (female), and several Blackpoll Warblers.
Nothing else, except perhaps that the number of species of waterfowl are increasing in the lake.
Brooklyn is great birding!!!
Rafa Campos R.
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From Orrin:
On a walk on Friday along the southwest side of the lake, up Wellhouse, across Terrace Bridge and then to and through BBG, we saw the following:
Mute swan
Ring-billed gull
Herring gull
Canada goose
American black duck
American Coot (3)
Mallard duck
Northern shoveler
Ruddy duck
Mallard duck
Palm warbler (3 on Terrace Bridge)
Song sparrow
Chipping sparrow
White-throated sparrow
Eastern towhee (3 in the BBG native plant garden)
Northern flicker (a flock near the feeders)
American robin
Mourning dove
European starling
House sparrow
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Peter's list )very abbreviated b4 getting call about Scissortailed Flycather at Captree SP.
Prospect Park, Kings, US-NY
Oct 22, 2011 8:15 AM - 9:00 AM
Protocol: Traveling
1.0 mile(s)
10 species
Lake or LP 249
Canada Goose 32
Mallard X
Northern Shoveler 28
Ruddy Duck 12
Pied-billed Grebe 1
Mourning Dove X
Blackpoll Warbler 2 at LP249
Field Sparrow 1 at LP 249
Song Sparrow X
White-throated Sparrow 1
