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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)
>
> 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.
