Adam Welz reports LESSER SCAUP with RING-NECKED DUCKs at lake this afternoon.
Adam's list:
Prospect Park, Kings, US-NY
Jan 30, 2012 12:10 PM - 2:10 PM
Protocol: Traveling
2.0 mile(s)
Comments: mostly clear, light wind, cool, Prospect Lake not fully surveyed
27 species (+1 other taxa)
Canada Goose (Branta canadensis) X
Mute Swan (Cygnus olor) X
American Black Duck (Anas rubripes) 4
American Black Duck x Mallard (hybrid) (Anas rubripes x platyrhynchos) 2
Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) X
Northern Shoveler (Anas clypeata) 40 approx count
Ring-necked Duck (Aythya collaris) 7
Lesser Scaup (Aythya affinis) 1
Ruddy Duck (Oxyura jamaicensis) X
Pied-billed Grebe (Podilymbus podiceps) 2
American Coot (Fulica americana) X
Ring-billed Gull (Larus delawarensis) X
Herring Gull (Larus argentatus) X
Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura) 10
Red-bellied Woodpecker (Melanerpes carolinus) 2
Downy Woodpecker (Picoides pubescens) 3
Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata) X
American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos) 2
Tufted Titmouse (Baeolophus bicolor) 2
White-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta carolinensis) 1
Carolina Wren (Thryothorus ludovicianus) 1
European Starling (Sturnus vulgaris) X
Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia) 5
White-throated Sparrow (Zonotrichia albicollis) 2
Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis) X
Common Grackle (Quiscalus quiscula) 2
House Finch (Carpodacus mexicanus) 30 approx count
House Sparrow (Passer domesticus) X
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peter's list
The LESSER SCAUP drake was seen very close to the western shore of the lake 4:35, by itself; Ring-neckeds were scattered.
Prospect Park--Prospect Lake, Kings, US-NY
Jan 30, 2012 4:30 PM - 4:45 PM
Protocol: Stationary
12 species
Canada Goose X
Mute Swan 6
American Black Duck 5
Mallard X
Northern Shoveler 38
Ring-necked Duck 7---6 drakes
Lesser Scaup 1 drake
Ruddy Duck X
Pied-billed Grebe 2
American Coot X
Ring-billed Gull X
Herring Gull X
This report was generated automatically by eBird v3 (http://ebird.org)
