Wednesday, February 29, 2012

Today Feb 29th. Prospect reports

Today is Leap Day...


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Yesterday , Orrin reported WOOD DUCK and HOODED MERGANSER on the Japanese Pond in the BB Garden. Hooded Merg is a irregular species at the BBG, whereas Wood Duck is more regular.

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From Alex Wilson:

Begin forwarded message:

> Prospect Park, Kings, US-NY
> Feb 29, 2012
> 44 species (+1 other taxa)
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> Canada Goose  100
> Mute Swan  9
> Wood Duck  3     (Flyover group, Nethermead, 7:30 am.)
> American Black Duck  3
> American Black Duck x Mallard (hybrid)  1
> Mallard  60
> Northern Shoveler  4
> Hooded Merganser  4
> Ruddy Duck  50
> Pied-billed Grebe  2
> Double-crested Cormorant  1
> Red-tailed Hawk  1
> Merlin  1     (Long Meadow.)
> Peregrine Falcon  1
> American Coot  35
> Ring-billed Gull  80
> Herring Gull  20
> Great Black-backed Gull  3
> Rock Pigeon  10
> Mourning Dove  8
> Red-bellied Woodpecker  6
> Yellow-bellied Sapsucker  1
> Downy Woodpecker  6
> Hairy Woodpecker  1
> Blue Jay  15
> American Crow  1
> Black-capped Chickadee  6
> Tufted Titmouse  1
> White-breasted Nuthatch  4
> Carolina Wren  3
> Winter Wren  2
> Ruby-crowned Kinglet  1
> Hermit Thrush  2
> American Robin  25
> Northern Mockingbird  1
> European Starling  50
> Fox Sparrow  1
> Song Sparrow  3
> White-throated Sparrow  50
> Dark-eyed Junco  4
> Northern Cardinal  15
> Red-winged Blackbird  20
> Common Grackle  100     (Flocks feeding and moving around Lookout, 
> Peninsula, West Island.)
> House Finch  4
> House Sparrow  5

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From Rafael:

Prospect Park, Brooklyn, Kings, US-NY
Feb 29, 2012 10:15 AM
Protocol: Incidental
30 species

Canada Goose (Branta canadensis)  X
Mute Swan (Cygnus olor)  X
Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)  X
Northern Shoveler (Anas clypeata)  2
Hooded Merganser (Lophodytes cucullatus)  2
Ruddy Duck (Oxyura jamaicensis)  X
Pied-billed Grebe (Podilymbus podiceps)  2
Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis)  2
American Coot (Fulica americana)  X
Ring-billed Gull (Larus delawarensis)  X
Herring Gull (American) (Larus argentatus smithsonianus)  X
Rock Pigeon (Columba livia)  X
Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura)  X
Red-bellied Woodpecker (Melanerpes carolinus)  1
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker (Sphyrapicus varius)  1
Downy Woodpecker (Picoides pubescens)  4
Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata)  X
Tufted Titmouse (Baeolophus bicolor)  2
Carolina Wren (Thryothorus ludovicianus)  1
American Robin (Turdus migratorius)  X
European Starling (Sturnus vulgaris)  X
Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia)  2
White-throated Sparrow (Zonotrichia albicollis)  X
Dark-eyed Junco (Slate-colored) (Junco hyemalis hyemalis/carolinensis)  5
Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis)  X
Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus)  6
Common Grackle (Quiscalus quiscula)  1
House Finch (Carpodacus mexicanus)  X
House Sparrow (Passer domesticus)  X

Brooklyn is great birding: Rafa Campos R.