This species was among 14 species warbler reported today, giving hope that there is still some good birding to the end of the month.
Other news was a report fro Rob Jett texting me of a good fallout in Greenwood Cemetery
Good luck on the Mourning and here's hoping it sticks around for a few days.
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From Rafael:
23 May 2012
Prospect Park, Brooklyn
Observer: Rafael Campos R.
I started quite late (±10 am), after a message from Peter Dorosh telling that a Mourning Warbler was seen by Ed Crowne around the Peninsula.
I did the usual route (Vale, Midwood, Lullwater, Peninsula, pools, Rick's Place, and back to the Vale), with so many surprises. As a whole, warblers was the group with more sps.
My first warbler, was 1 male Blackburnian, followed by Redstart, and Black-and-white. At the Vale, Chestnut-sided, Yellow, Common Yellowthroat, Northern Parula, & Blackpoll. At the edge of Mary's lawn, I saw 1 male Wilson's and 1 Canada.
But the big surprise was the Mourning Warbler, that I saw before the Terrace Bridge on my way to the peninsula. It was ±11:45 am. The bird, a male flew across the Lullwater, and disappeared quickly into brushes.
Other sps seen were: Yellow-throated Vireo (Vale), Scarlet Tanager, a male flying across Nelly's lawn, & Swainson's Thrushes.
By 12:30 pm, the rain made impossible to continue birding.
Prospect Park, Brooklyn, Kings, US-NY
May 23, 2012 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Protocol: Traveling
3.5 kilometer(s)
48 species
Mute Swan (Cygnus olor) X
Wood Duck (Aix sponsa) 1
Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) X
Black-crowned Night-Heron (Nycticorax nycticorax) 2
Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis) 1
Rock Pigeon (Columba livia) X
Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura) 2
Chimney Swift (Chaetura pelagica) X
Red-bellied Woodpecker (Melanerpes carolinus) 2
Downy Woodpecker (Picoides pubescens) 1
Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted) (Colaptes auratus [auratus Group]) 2
Eastern Wood-Pewee (Contopus virens) 3
Great Crested Flycatcher (Myiarchus crinitus) 1
Eastern Kingbird (Tyrannus tyrannus) 2
Yellow-throated Vireo (Vireo flavifrons) 1
Warbling Vireo (Vireo gilvus) 4
Red-eyed Vireo (Vireo olivaceus) 3
Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata) X
Black-capped Chickadee (Poecile atricapillus) 1
House Wren (Troglodytes aedon) 2
Swainson's Thrush (Catharus ustulatus) X
Wood Thrush (Hylocichla mustelina) 1
American Robin (Turdus migratorius) X
Gray Catbird (Dumetella carolinensis) X
European Starling (Sturnus vulgaris) X
Cedar Waxwing (Bombycilla cedrorum) X
Black-and-white Warbler (Mniotilta varia) 1
Mourning Warbler (Geothlypis philadelphia) 1
Common Yellowthroat (Geothlypis trichas) 4
American Redstart (Setophaga ruticilla) 3
Northern Parula (Setophaga americana) 2
Magnolia Warbler (Setophaga magnolia) 4
Blackburnian Warbler (Setophaga fusca) 1
Yellow Warbler (Setophaga petechia) 1
Chestnut-sided Warbler (Setophaga pensylvanica) 3
Blackpoll Warbler (Setophaga striata) 8
Black-throated Blue Warbler (Setophaga caerulescens) 1
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle) (Setophaga coronata coronata) 1
Canada Warbler (Cardellina canadensis) 1
Wilson's Warbler (Cardellina pusilla) 1
Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia) 2
Scarlet Tanager (Piranga olivacea) 1
Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis) X
Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus) 2
Common Grackle (Quiscalus quiscula) 4
Brown-headed Cowbird (Molothrus ater) 1
Baltimore Oriole (Icterus galbula) 2
House Sparrow (Passer domesticus) X
Brooklyn is great birding!!!!
