From Tom Stephenson:
Hi Peter,
Another great group, about 35 people, very good weather and a good number of birds.
Highlights might be Summer Tanager, Least, Traill's sp, and Yellow-bellied Flycatchers, 17 sp of warblers including Cape May, Blackburnian, Canada, a flyover Common Loon, and Indigo Bunting.
Here's the list.
Best regards,
Tom
| Common Loon |
| Double-crested Cormorant |
| Great Egret |
| Green Heron |
| Black-crowned Night-Heron |
| Canada Goose |
| Mute Swan |
| Wood Duck |
| Mallard |
| Ruddy Duck |
| Red-tailed Hawk |
| Spotted Sandpiper |
| Ring-billed Gull |
| Herring Gull |
| Rock Dove |
| Mourning Dove |
| Chimney Swift |
| Ruby-throated Hummingbird |
| Red-bellied Woodpecker |
| Downy Woodpecker |
| Northern Flicker |
| Eastern Wood-Pewee |
| Yellow-bellied Flycatcher |
| Willow Flycatcher (traill's sp) |
| Least Flycatcher |
| Great Crested Flycatcher |
| Eastern Kingbird |
| Yellow-throated Vireo |
| Warbling Vireo |
| Red-eyed Vireo |
| Blue Jay |
| American Crow |
| Tree Swallow |
| Barn Swallow |
| Black-capped Chickadee |
| Tufted Titmouse |
| Carolina Wren |
| House Wren |
| Veery |
| 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 |
| Blackburnian Warbler |
| Prairie Warbler |
| Blackpoll Warbler |
| Black-and-white Warbler |
| American Redstart |
| Ovenbird |
| Northern Waterthrush |
| Canada Warbler |
| Summer Tanager |
| Scarlet Tanager |
| Eastern Towhee |
| Song Sparrow |
| Northern Cardinal |
| Rose-breasted Grosbeak |
| Indigo Bunting |
| Red-winged Blackbird |
| Common Grackle |
| Brown-headed Cowbird |
| Orchard Oriole |
| Baltimore Oriole |
| House Sparrow |
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A Canada Warbler , which eluded me all spring finally became my catch, 2 seen today, one along the Quaker Ridge low slope, a great looking male; and a female in the south Midwood, making this species my 28th warbler species for the year, my only "chase" every year to get 30 warbler species, regardless where I get a warbler species ( 6 new ones in Ohio for example)
BUT a most interesting thing with Blue Jay behavior. One Blue Jay harassing the Nellie's Lawn Red tailed Hawk guarding its nest which is typical. But while I was birding along the Lookout mid slope dirt trail, a Blue Jay was acting like a flycatcher ! Coming out of the woods, it was determined to get this I believe a Red Admiral butterfly all the way down the trail....confused bird...perhaps its genes has some empidonax DNA...
--KB
Prospect Park, Kings, US-NY
May 17, 2012 8:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Protocol: Traveling
4.0 mile(s)
38 species
Canada Goose X
Wood Duck 3
Mallard X
Red-tailed Hawk 1
Mourning Dove X
Chimney Swift X
Red-bellied Woodpecker 1
Downy Woodpecker 1
Eastern Wood-Pewee 1
Eastern Kingbird 1
Red-eyed Vireo 2
Blue Jay 2 chasing a red admiral butterfly Lookout Hill
Barn Swallow X
House Wren 1 building a nest inside Lampfixture with mesh coverRicks pl
Veery 4
Swainson's Thrush 5
American Robin X
Gray Catbird X
European Starling X
Cedar Waxwing 11 small flock feeding on Cheery fruit Ricks Pl
Ovenbird 2
Northern Waterthrush 1
Common Yellowthroat 2
American Redstart 4
Northern Parula 2
Magnolia Warbler 6
Black-throated Blue Warbler 1
Yellow-rumped Warbler 1
Canada Warbler 2
Swamp Sparrow 1
White-throated Sparrow 1
Northern Cardinal 3
Indigo Bunting 1
Red-winged Blackbird X
Common Grackle X
Brown-headed Cowbird 1
Baltimore Oriole 1
House Sparrow X
This report was generated automatically by eBird v3 (http://ebird.org)
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From Rafael:
Prospect Park, Brooklyn, Kings, US-NY
May 17, 2012 9:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Protocol: Traveling
1.5 kilometer(s)
Comments: Short walk around the park, from the Vale of Cashmere, Midwood, Central Drive, the Pools, Ravine, and back to the Vale. 9 sps of Warblers. Missed the Summer Tanager spotted early in the Vale.
31 species
Wood Duck (Aix sponsa) 2
Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis) 1
Rock Pigeon (Columba livia) X
Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura) X
Chimney Swift (Chaetura pelagica) 6
Red-bellied Woodpecker (Melanerpes carolinus) 2
Downy Woodpecker (Picoides pubescens) 1
Eastern Wood-Pewee (Contopus virens) 2
Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata) 2
House Wren (Troglodytes aedon) 1
Veery (Catharus fuscescens) 2
Swainson's Thrush (Catharus ustulatus) 2
Wood Thrush (Hylocichla mustelina) 1
American Robin (Turdus migratorius) X
Gray Catbird (Dumetella carolinensis) X
European Starling (Sturnus vulgaris) X
Cedar Waxwing (Bombycilla cedrorum) 8
Northern Waterthrush (Parkesia noveboracensis) 1
Black-and-white Warbler (Mniotilta varia) 1
Common Yellowthroat (Geothlypis trichas) 2
American Redstart (Setophaga ruticilla) 4
Northern Parula (Setophaga americana) 2
Magnolia Warbler (Setophaga magnolia) 3
Black-throated Blue Warbler (Setophaga caerulescens) 3
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle) (Setophaga coronata coronata) 1
Scarlet Tanager (Piranga olivacea) 1
Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis) 4
Common Grackle (Quiscalus quiscula) X
Brown-headed Cowbird (Molothrus ater) 1
Baltimore Oriole (Icterus galbula) 2
House Sparrow (Passer domesticus) X
Brooklyn is great birding!!!!
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From Orrin :
Greenwood Cemetery
Green-Wood Cemetery this morning, roughly 7:50-9:05::
House finch (several)
Red-winged blackbird
Canada goose
Mallard duck
Mourning dove
Solitary sandpiper (flock of 3)
Common grackle
Red-eyed vireo
Northern rough-winged swallow (2)
Warbling vireo
House wren (many)
Swainson's thrush
Grey-cheeked thrush
Chipping sparrow
House sparrow
Monk parakeet
European starling
Red-bellied woodpecker
Blackpoll warbler (everywhere)
Northern mockingbird
Northern cardinal
Grey catbird
Eastern wood pewee
Baltimore oriole (many)
American redstart (several)
Black-throated green warbler
Downy woodpecker.
Northern parula
Cedar waxwing
Black and white warbler (many)
American robin (countless)
Also, one woodchuck
