Today is Groundhog Day. Will it be spring early or more winter ? ( I thought Spring started yesterday ! and we get a WWXB ..Confusing...)
From the office records,a search of the White-winged Crossbill for Prospect Park is generated.
See the list below. Please note that the date's ending digits for the first birds are actually early 1900, 1909 (dark blue hilight)
Many records were lost in the first half of the 20th century.
As mention in my earlier post,yesterday's WWXB is Prospect's first since winter 1964. Generally speaking yesterday;s bird would be the 6th appearance for Prospark.
White-winged Crossbill Prospect Park 1 1/1/00
White-winged Crossbill Prospect Park 1 1/2/00
White-winged Crossbill Prospect Park 1 1/3/00
White-winged Crossbill Prospect Park 1 1/4/00
White-winged Crossbill Prospect Park 1 1/5/00
White-winged Crossbill Prospect Park 1 1/6/00
White-winged Crossbill Prospect Park 1 1/7/00
White-winged Crossbill Prospect Park 1 1/8/00
White-winged Crossbill Prospect Park 1 1/9/00
White-winged Crossbill Prospect Park 1 1/10/00
White-winged Crossbill Prospect Park 1 1/11/00
White-winged Crossbill Prospect Park 1 1/12/00
White-winged Crossbill Prospect Park 1 1/13/00
White-winged Crossbill Prospect Park 1 1/14/00
White-winged Crossbill Prospect Park 1 1/15/00
White-winged Crossbill Prospect Park 1 1/16/00
White-winged Crossbill Prospect Park 1 1/17/00
White-winged Crossbill Prospect Park 1 1/18/00
White-winged Crossbill Prospect Park 1 2/14/09
White-winged Crossbill Prospect Park 1 2/15/09
White-winged Crossbill Prospect Park 1 2/16/09
White-winged Crossbill Prospect Park 1 2/17/09
White-winged Crossbill Prospect Park 1 2/18/09
White-winged Crossbill Prospect Park 1 2/19/09
White-winged Crossbill Prospect Park 1 2/20/09
White-winged Crossbill Prospect Park 1 2/21/09
White-winged Crossbill Prospect Park 1 2/22/09
White-winged Crossbill Prospect Park 1 2/23/09
White-winged Crossbill Prospect Park 1 2/24/09
White-winged Crossbill Prospect Park 1 2/25/09
White-winged Crossbill Prospect Park 1 2/26/09
White-winged Crossbill Prospect Park 1 2/27/09
White-winged Crossbill Prospect Park 1 2/28/09
White-winged Crossbill Prospect Park 1 3/1/09
White-winged Crossbill Prospect Park 1 3/2/09
White-winged Crossbill Prospect Park 1 3/3/09
White-winged Crossbill Prospect Park 1 3/4/09
White-winged Crossbill Prospect Park 1 3/5/09
White-winged Crossbill Prospect Park 1 3/16/53
White-winged Crossbill Prospect Park 1+ 11/25/63
White-winged Crossbill Prospect Park 62 11/25/63
White-winged Crossbill Prospect Park 6 12/11/63
White-winged Crossbill Prospect Park 7 12/27/63
White-winged Crossbill Prospect Park 2 1/23/64
White-winged Crossbill Vale/Rose Garden 1 2/9/64
White-winged Crossbill Botanical Gardens 1 1/25/09
White-winged Crossbill Botanical Gardens 4 1/31/09
White-winged Crossbill Botanical Gardens ~12 2/4/09
White-winged Crossbill Botanical Gardens 15+ 2/4/09
White-winged Crossbill Feeders Breeze hill 1 2/1/12 (yesterday)
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Headline:
Groundhog Day: Punxsutawney Phil says 6 more weeks of winter
http://www.mercurynews.com/nation-world/ci_19876346?source=rss
(.....6 more? shucks)
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Eni Falci reported WINTER WREN behind the Wellhouse; later Bobbi Manian saw it towards LP 249; at the latter, Carolina Wren. Feeder had RC Kinglet ( Bobbi)
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From Rafael:
Prospect Park, Brooklyn, Kings, US-NY
Feb 2, 2012 10:00 AM - 1:30 PM
Protocol: Traveling
5.0 kilometer(s)
34 species
Canada Goose (Branta canadensis) X
Mute Swan (Cygnus olor) X
Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) X
Northern Shoveler (Anas clypeata) X
Ring-necked Duck (Aythya collaris) 3
Ruddy Duck (Oxyura jamaicensis) X
Pied-billed Grebe (Podilymbus podiceps) 1
Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias) 1
Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis) 2
American Coot (Fulica americana) X
Ring-billed Gull (Larus delawarensis) X
Herring Gull (Larus argentatus) X
Great Black-backed Gull (Larus marinus) 3
Rock Pigeon (Columba livia) X
Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura) X
Red-bellied Woodpecker (Melanerpes carolinus) 2
Downy Woodpecker (Picoides pubescens) 6
Hairy Woodpecker (Picoides villosus) 1
Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata) X
American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos) 5
Black-capped Chickadee (Poecile atricapillus) 2
Tufted Titmouse (Baeolophus bicolor) 2
White-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta carolinensis) 1
Carolina Wren (Thryothorus ludovicianus) 1 Heard only.
American Robin (Turdus migratorius) 1
European Starling (Sturnus vulgaris) X
Cedar Waxwing (Bombycilla cedrorum) 1
Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia) 1
White-throated Sparrow (Zonotrichia albicollis) X
Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis) X
Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus) 4
House Finch (Carpodacus mexicanus) X
House Sparrow (Passer domesticus) X
Brooklyn is good birding!!!: Rafa Campos R.
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From Bobbi Manian:
Subject: eBird Report - Prospect Park, Feb 2, 2012
Prospect Park, Kings, US-NY
Feb 2, 2012 1:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Protocol: Traveling
3.0 mile(s)
30 species
Canada Goose X
Mute Swan X
Mallard X
Ruddy Duck X
Great Blue Heron X
Red-tailed Hawk X
American Coot X
Ring-billed Gull X
Herring Gull X
Rock Pigeon X
Mourning Dove X
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker X
Downy Woodpecker X
Blue Jay X
Black-capped Chickadee X
Tufted Titmouse X
White-breasted Nuthatch X
Carolina Wren X
Winter Wren X magnolia trees left of green container by LP249
Ruby-crowned Kinglet X by feeders, very bright crown patch
Hermit Thrush X
American Robin X
Northern Mockingbird X
European Starling X
Song Sparrow X
White-throated Sparrow X
Red-winged Blackbird X
House Finch X
House Sparrow X
This report was generated automatically by eBird v3 (http://ebird.org)
Photos of Winter Wren taken by Bobbi Manian:
see
http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.2163371122985.2114686.1207827614&type=3&l=87a8366865
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Peter:4 pm
Lake: 1 Ring-necked Duck drake, 3 Hooded Mergansers, Pied-billed Grebe, 37 Ruddy Ducks, ~40 Northern Shovelers, 2 Amer Black Duck, mallards
Feeders: 16 WT Sparrows, Mourning Doves , 3 Downy WP, Red-bellied WP on suet, WB Nuthatch, RW Blackbird
