Speaking of LP 249, earlier, Anne Murray ( who alerted me to the good birds at LP 249) spotted an adult COOPER's HAWK perched nicely in a big Cherry tree, basking in the sun which i was able to enjoy as well. Later at the feeders, an immature COOPER's HAWK comes flying in and perched, ruffling its feathers abit and looking for prey before taking off thru the woods. The feeders has for some reason not attracted any numbers ( i have yet to refill them since 11/24) , the strange phenomenon of fewer birds around except the occasional drat squirrel that must have pogo sticks on its legs as it raided one of the mesh feeders.
The lake isn't looking productive for the upcoming count , only 6 NORTHERN SHOVELERS and 3 or 4 PIED-BILLED GREBES to boot. In past years, I think the decade at least , 100's of Shovelers would be on Prospect Lake now. Looks like that trend has ended. I guess this species stripped the underwater plant life clean or maybe the new Lakeside rink construction might be a factor. There's is no certainty why...I guess nothing lasts forever...But then its a another day on December 17th. We'll see.
--Kingsboider
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Peter's list
Prospect Park, Kings, US-NY
Dec 10, 2011 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Protocol: Traveling
3.5 mile(s)
24 species (+1 other taxa)
Canada Goose 7 lake
Mute Swan 8 lake
American Black Duck 3 lake
American Black Duck x Mallard (hybrid) 1
Mallard X
Northern Shoveler 6 lake
Ruddy Duck 2 lake
Pied-billed Grebe 3 lake
Double-crested Cormorant 1 at 3 sisters
Great Blue Heron 1 Pools isthmus
Cooper's Hawk 2-Adult LP 249;immature Feeders also obs Anne Murray
Red-tailed Hawk 1
American Kestrel 1 yesterday f/o Litchfiled Villa
American Coot 21
Ring-billed Gull X
Herring Gull X
Rock Pigeon X
Hairy Woodpecker 4 rept by Eni Falci, Michele Dreger Audubon walk group
Hermit Thrush 1 rept by Anne Murray at feeders
Orange-crowned Warbler 1 LP 249 Well dr picnic tables
White-throated Sparrow 3
Northern Cardinal 5 West Isl sweetgums
House Finch 8 West Isln sweetgums
American Goldfinch 2 ( Lily Pool ; also Obs Anne Murray)
House Sparrow X
This report was generated automatically by eBird v3 (http://ebird.org)
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From Rafael:
Prospect Park, Brooklyn, Kings, US-NY
Dec 10, 2011 9:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Protocol: Traveling
2.0 kilometer(s)
29 species
Mute Swan (Cygnus olor) X
Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) X
Northern Shoveler (Anas clypeata) 4
Pied-billed Grebe (Podilymbus podiceps) 2
Double-crested Cormorant (Phalacrocorax auritus) 1
Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias) 1
Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis) 1
Merlin (Falco columbarius) 1
American Coot (Fulica americana) X
Ring-billed Gull (Larus delawarensis) X
Herring Gull (Larus argentatus) X
Rock Pigeon (Columba livia) X
Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura) X
Red-bellied Woodpecker (Melanerpes carolinus) 2
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker (Sphyrapicus varius) 1
Downy Woodpecker (Picoides pubescens) 2
Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata) X
Tufted Titmouse (Baeolophus bicolor) 3
White-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta carolinensis) 1
Brown Creeper (Certhia americana) 1
Winter Wren (Troglodytes hiemalis) 2
European Starling (Sturnus vulgaris) X
Fox Sparrow (Passerella iliaca) 1
Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia) X
White-throated Sparrow (Zonotrichia albicollis) X
Dark-eyed Junco (Junco hyemalis) 1
Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis) X
House Finch (Carpodacus mexicanus) 2
House Sparrow (Passer domesticus) X
Brooklyn is good birding!!!
