Birdathon Saturday May 12th;GWC

first a note : Report of high bird activity with song from Grand Army Plaza path to the vale cashmere/rose garden this sunday morning from Chris H and Monica B.. 12 species warblers incl Blackburdnian, Cape May , ect

List from the main Birdathon team pending.

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Results of Prospect Park impromtu walk with Elizabeth White , Elyse Taylor & Sean Zimmer who sent list

HILIGHT is PROTHONOTARY WARBLER

among 19 species warblers


Date: Sat, 12 May 2012 17:27:17 -0400
Subject: Prospect Park: May 12 Bird Walk

Hi Elizabeth and Elyse
Great meeting you both today! Here is the list of species from our walk - a grand total of 62!


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Warblers first:


Black-Throated Blue Warbler
Black and White Warbler
Ovenbird
American Redstart
Common Yellowthroat
Waterthrush
Magnolia Warbler
Black-Throated Green Warbler
Blackpoll
Northern Parula
Canada Warbler
Yellow-Rumped Warbler
Blackburnian Warbler
Nashville Warbler
Chestnut-Sided Warbler
Wilson's Warbler
Prothonotary Warbler
Prairie Warbler
Yellow Warbler
(19 warblers!)
Chimney Swift
Carolina Wren
Catbird
Red Eyed Vireo
Baltimore Oriole
Cardinal
Red-Bellied Woodpecker
Robin
Downy Woodpecker
Scarlet Tanager
Great Crested Flycatcher
Rose-Breasted Grosbeak
Cedar Waxwings
Mourning Dove
Towhee
White-Throated Sparrow
Blue-Headed Vireo
Blue Jay
Starling
House Sparrow
Rock Dove
Red-Tailed hawk
Cowbird
Hermit Thrush
Veery
Yellow-Bellied Sapsucker
Grackle
House Wren
Orchard Oriole
Canada Goose
Mallard
Black-Crowned Night Heron
Goldfinch
White-Eyed Vireo
Hairy Woodpecker
Red-Winged Blackbird
Swan
Spotted Sandpiper
Great Egret
Barn Swallow
Kingbird
Chipping Sparrow
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All the best,

-Sean

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From Orrin:

Highlights were several eastern wood pewees, and chestnut sided and Canada warblers.  The full list, in roughly the order I saw them, south to north:

Blackpoll warbler (everywhere)

Northern mockingbird, doing a fair Baltimore oriole imitation

Eastern wood pewee

Baltimore oriole (everywhere)

Red-bellied woodpecker

Swainson's thrush (many)

Mourning dove

Black-throated blue warbler

Blue jay

European starling

American redstart (many)
American robin

Chipping sparrow

Chestnut-sided warbler

Northern flicker

Northern parula

Black and white wrabler (everywhere)

Canada warbler

Common yellowthroat

Grey catbird

Great blue heron

Magnolia warbler

Great egret

Warbling vireo

Carolina wren

Ovenbid

Eastern kingbird (several)

Yellow-rumped warbler

Mallard duck

Red-tailed hawk

Canada goose

House sparrow

Northern cardinal

Double-crested cormorant

Common grackle

Barn swallo