Some interesting bird notes:
Mike Corzine reports BLACK & WHITE WARBLER still present , seen 3:15 this afternoon, this tough warbler setting longevity records with its prolonged stay into late fall ( it's not winter yet , until this Thursday ) and resilient survival. The female warbler was seen on the east side of the Binnen Pool, which is the bridle trail side. Binnen Pool is the first pond south of the Nethermead (3 arches) Bridge.
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After a very notable absence Christmas Count Day, 39 NORTHERN SHOVELERS appeared, a flock in the northwest corner of Prospect Lake with 3 PIED-BILLED GREBEs. Its an end of an era , after 2 decades of a forceful presence--at one time over 680 Shovelers on one count day in Prospect--as the streak ends.... BAH HUMBUG !
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One of my feeders was knocked off its perch, NO DOUBT , obviously caused by a "superman" jumping jacks Squirrel from I presumed one of the poles holding up the feeders. BAH HUMBUG! ( send me a note if u see one 's tactics so I can improvise)
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A report from Kathy Toomey from yesterday:
NYC Bird Report
date = 2011/12/19
site = Prospect Park
observers = Kathy Toomey and Emily Goldstein
Pied-billed Grebe
Double-crested Cormorant
Northern Shoveler
Canada Goose
Ruddy Duck
Mute Swan
Mallard
American Coot
Ring-billed Gull
Herring Gull
Rock Pigeon
Mourning Dove
Downy Woodpecker
Hairy Woodpecker
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Blue Jay
Tufted Titmouse
Black-capped Chickadee
White-breasted Nuthatch
Winter Wren
Carolina Wren
White-throated Sparrow
Song Sparrow
Dark-eyed Junco
Northern Cardinal
Red-winged Blackbird
House Finch
House Sparrow
