In a matter of minutes, three quality duck species flew in and joined already present ducks at West Island's general water perimeter. First to fly in was a pair of GADWALL; their arrival was followed very briefly by a pair of HOODED MERGANSERS, the drake with its raised crest. And then right after their arrival, two drake RING-NECKED DUCKs joined an already present hen, which the ariving drakes drew out 6 more drake RNDucks ! The latter were resting along the shore of West Island, which also had several AMERICAN BLACK DUCKS on the water snag, and nearby 13 NORTHERN SHOVELERS feeding upon the water surface. Add in MALLARD and RUDDY, a total of 7 duck species from my shore line sentinel spot at the West island benches. Pretty cool for a very late day walk in Prospect.
A word from Eni Falci reported BROWN THRASHER still at the same spot as always , a carryover from 2011, like yesterday's Gray Catbird... They don't want to leave Lamppost #249; the picnic table scraps are treasured.
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Peter's list
Prospect Park--Prospect Lake, Kings, US-NY
Jan 29, 2012 4:15 PM - 4:45 PM
Protocol: Stationary
10 species (+1 other taxa)
Canada Goose X
Mute Swan 6
Gadwall 2 west isl, mixed pair
American Black Duck 5 west isl
American Black Duck x Mallard (hybrid) 1
Mallard X
Northern Shoveler 29 --13 west isl; 16 lake
Ring-necked Duck 9 isl---8 drakes
Hooded Merganser 2 west isl, mixed pair
Ruddy Duck 14
Pied-billed Grebe 1 lake
This report was generated automatically by eBird v3 (http://ebird.org/)
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Eni's note:
Hi Peter-
Nice day in the park but not many bird sightings. Of note saw the long staying - still here Brown Thrasher near lamppost on Well House Rd. It was near the Magnolia tree in the dense brush and then disappeared into even thicker branches on the ground but it is still in the same general area it has been in since December. Also saw Downys, cardinals, grackles,red winged black birds, house finches, chickadees, nuthatch and titmouse at the feeder area. Yesterday heard carolina wren calling at Binnen Neathermead Bridge.
Eni & Vin
