May 8th Prospect; Summer song, warbler orchestra



Scarlet Tanager from today's BBC walk,
photo by Bobbi Manian

 Its still Summer in these parts, particularly in Prospect  , and especially in the Vale Cashmere shining thru as the hot spot this spring. For the second day, SUMMER TANAGER was reported, another individual, seen in a large Tulip tree in the Vale , with ROSE-BREASTED GROSBEAKS. This follows the original bird from yesterdays SUMMER TANAGER  seen I presumed in the Boulder Bridge area. HOODED WARBLER also seen in the Vale, at the main entrance to it from Nellie's Lawn, where Rafael spotted it in the BBC Centennial Garden, before it took off east ward. Later it was reported in the north Midwood,perhaps the same individual (TStephenson).


Hooded Warbler was among 19 species warblers today , as cited by Tom Stephenson with CAPE MAY and WILSONs topping the list and increased numbers of BLACKPOLL. So, even with stiff winds, warblers are putting in their best appearance.

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Black-crowned Night Heron from today's BBC walk,
taken by Bobbi Manian



From Rob Bate:

Results of the BBC Tuesday Walk:

Good walk today with 7 of us in total seeing 55 species of birds, (56 really but I didn't see the Prairre Warbler.)

We got the previously reported Summer Tanager and a second one as well in the Vale of Cashmere.  They were in a large Tulip Tree with several Rose-breasted Grosbeaks and several Baltimore Orioles.  It was busy in spots, very good on Lookout Hill's west slope.

13 warbler species, 3 vireos.

Canada Goose  X
Mute Swan  X
Wood Duck  X
Mallard  X
Double-crested Cormorant  X
Glossy Ibis  1     flyover
Red-tailed Hawk  2
Laughing Gull  2
Herring Gull  X
Great Black-backed Gull  X
Rock Pigeon  X
Mourning Dove  X
Chimney Swift  X
Red-bellied Woodpecker  X
Downy Woodpecker  X
Hairy Woodpecker  X
Eastern Kingbird  1
White-eyed Vireo  1
Warbling Vireo  X
Red-eyed Vireo  2
Blue Jay  X
Barn Swallow  X
Carolina Wren  X
House Wren  X
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher  1
Veery  4
Swainson's Thrush  1
Wood Thrush  2
American Robin  X
Gray Catbird  X
European Starling  X

Ovenbird  6
Northern Waterthrush  3
Black-and-white Warbler  7
Common Yellowthroat  1

Chesnut-sided Warbler 2
American Redstart  3
Northern Parula  3
Magnolia Warbler  1
Blackpoll Warbler  1
Black-throated Blue Warbler  2
Yellow-rumped Warbler  6
Black-throated Green Warbler  3

Chipping Sparrow  2
Song Sparrow  X
Summer Tanager  2
Scarlet Tanager  2
Northern Cardinal  X
Rose-breasted Grosbeak  6
Indigo Bunting  1
Red-winged Blackbird  X
Common Grackle  X
Brown-headed Cowbird  4
Baltimore Oriole  8
House Sparrow  X

From Tom Stephenson:

Hi Peter,

I was asked by Jeff Nulle from Linnaean Society to take David Wingate into the park today. He's giving a lecture tonight at the museum on his discovery and preservation of the Bermuda Petrel.

Anyway, Prospect Park yielded up some good birds. We had 19 species of warblers including Wilson's, at least 2 Cape May, Canada, Prairie, Hooded (heard by the lower midwood about an hour before Rafael had one in the BBC Garden, maybe the same bird), lots of Blackpolls now in, Summer Tanager, Indigo Bunting (at least 2), and other stuff. Hopefully some will remain for Thursday's walk.

Best regards,

Tom

Double-crested Cormorant

Great Egret

Canada Goose

Mute Swan

Wood Duck

Mallard

Osprey

Red-tailed Hawk

Peregrine Falcon

Ring-billed Gull

Herring Gull

Rock Dove

Mourning Dove

Chimney Swift

Belted Kingfisher

Downy Woodpecker

Northern Flicker

Great Crested Flycatcher

Eastern Kingbird

Blue-headed Vireo

Warbling Vireo

Red-eyed Vireo

Blue Jay

Barn Swallow

Tufted Titmouse

Carolina Wren

Blue-gray Gnatcatcher

Swainson's Thrush

Wood Thrush

American Robin

Gray Catbird

European Starling

Cedar Waxwing

Nashville Warbler

Northern Parula

Yellow Warbler

Chestnut-sided Warbler

Magnolia Warbler

Cape May Warbler

Black-throated Blue Warbler

Yellow-rumped Warbler

Black-throated Green Warbler

Prairie Warbler

Blackpoll Warbler

Black-and-white Warbler

American Redstart

Ovenbird

Northern Waterthrush

Common Yellowthroat

Hooded Warbler

Wilson's Warbler

Canada Warbler

Summer Tanager

Scarlet Tanager

Eastern Towhee

Chipping Sparrow

Song Sparrow

Swamp Sparrow

White-throated Sparrow

Northern Cardinal

Rose-breasted Grosbeak

Indigo Bunting

Red-winged Blackbird

Common Grackle

Brown-headed Cowbird

Baltimore Oriole

American Goldfinch

House Sparrow

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From Simon Bronstein:

Hi, Peter,

Yesterday, after you drove away to 
Maryland Monument site, we continued our
birding on Lookout Hill - but no warblers there 
(we saw only one Kingbird on Butterfly Field).
Then we walked down the hill toward Quaker 
Cemetery and then along the fence and horse
 trail. Approximately 500 feet to the east from QC
entrance we hit the “magic”spot.Looking over the
 fence to the QC, here were few old fallen trees and
few young trees.
There (same spot – we did not even move) we saw 
(in addition to a few Robins and a few Cat Birds):
6 Yellow Ramp Warblers (at least),
1 Downy,
1 Hermit Thrush,
1 Parula,
1 Hooded Warbler,
1 Tanager,
1 small warbler with round yellow head (very intense yellow) – looks
similar to hermit warbler, but probably it is someone else,
1 small warbler with yellow head and half of the back - do not know who it is.

Wish you were there – there is a police box # 6819 close to this spot
on the Center Drive.



Simon and Lea