On a day that starts with rare GIANT SWALLOWTAIL --found by Steve Nanz in the Midwood --kicked off the day's quality birding day. Kathy later reported the butterfly as having its lower wings or tail pretty chewed up, so maybe the poor thing was being chased around as a tasty snack by birds... 4 reports today highlights BLACK-BILLED CUCKOO in a cooperative manner ( 15 secs viewing) at Ctr Dr and again at Butterfly Meadow, WORM-EATING WARBLER ( Keir at Ricks Pl) and BLUE GROSBEAK in Butterfly Meadow as the top gem for the day. 7 species warblers it looks like from the reports.
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From Dennis Hreshowsik:
peter,
here is list for today. highlights included ovenbird and nowa near rose garden, redstart in midwood and several b&w warb. while on butterfly meadow bobbi spotted a larger bird among the goldfinches in the central brush. i looked and my nocs were filled with orange wing bars, female blue grosbeak! later on horse trail along central drive i saw bird fly across the path who's silhouette made my cuckoo neuron fire. found the bird perched in the canopy and was treated to a good look at black billed cuckoo! we ran into emily and kathy earlier in the day who told us they think they observed a black billed cuckoo on butterfly meadow but bird was back lit and they could not be certain. perhaps this was their bird. nice to be back on dry land after a long stretch of shore birding.
see you in the field,
dw
Prospect Park, Kings, US-NY
Aug 12, 2012 8:00 AM - 2:00 PM
Protocol: Traveling
3.0 mile(s)
Comments: Bobbi, Me
30 species
Wood Duck 5
Mallard 1
Green Heron 2
Mourning Dove 9
Black-billed Cuckoo 1
Chimney Swift 1
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 2
Red-bellied Woodpecker 3
Downy Woodpecker 3
Great Crested Flycatcher 1
Blue Jay 3
Barn Swallow 2
Tufted Titmouse 1
White-breasted Nuthatch 1
Carolina Wren 1
House Wren 2
American Robin 70
Gray Catbird 12
European Starling 6
Cedar Waxwing 2
Ovenbird 1 seen walking on ground next to path between rose garden and vale near humming bird nest
Northern Waterthrush 1
Black-and-white Warbler 3
American Redstart 1
Northern Cardinal 8
Blue Grosbeak 1 female, among goldfinches in central brush at southern end of butterfly meadow
Common Grackle 8
Baltimore Oriole 3
American Goldfinch 5
House Sparrow 25
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From Rafael :
Prospect Park, Brooklyn, Kings, US-NY
Aug 12, 2012 8:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Protocol: Traveling
2.5 kilometer(s)
Observer: Rafael Campos R.
34 species
Mute Swan (Cygnus olor) X
Wood Duck (Aix sponsa) 2 Upper Pool
Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) X
Double-crested Cormorant (Phalacrocorax auritus) 2
Green Heron (Butorides virescens) 1
Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis) 1
Laughing Gull (Leucophaeus atricilla) 1 flyover Lookout Hill
Rock Pigeon (Columba livia) X
Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura) 2
Chimney Swift (Chaetura pelagica) 6
Red-bellied Woodpecker (Melanerpes carolinus) 1
Downy Woodpecker (Picoides pubescens) 1
Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted) (Colaptes auratus [auratus Group]) 3
Great Crested Flycatcher (Myiarchus crinitus) 1
Eastern Kingbird (Tyrannus tyrannus) 2
Warbling Vireo (Eastern) (Vireo gilvus gilvus) 2
Red-eyed Vireo (Vireo olivaceus) 1
Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata) 2
Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica) 6
Black-capped Chickadee (Poecile atricapillus) 1
Carolina Wren (Thryothorus ludovicianus) 2
American Robin (Turdus migratorius) X
Gray Catbird (Dumetella carolinensis) X
Northern Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos) 1
European Starling (Sturnus vulgaris) X
Cedar Waxwing (Bombycilla cedrorum) 10
Northern Waterthrush (Parkesia noveboracensis) 3
American Redstart (Setophaga ruticilla) 1Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia) 1
Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis) X
Common Grackle (Quiscalus quiscula) 4
Baltimore Oriole (Icterus galbula) 6
American Goldfinch (Spinus tristis) X
House Sparrow (Passer domesticus) X
Brooklyn is great birding!!!!
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From Kathy Toomey:
Hi Peter,
Emily and I also saw the Giant Swallowtail butterfly in the Midwood by
Rick's Place, at about 12 o'clock. It was a little chewed up,
missing one of its tails.
We also saw the Black-billed Cuckoo close to Butterfly Meadow off the
trail that leads down to the Maryland Monument.
date = 2012/08/12
site = Prospect Park
observers = Kathy Toomey and Emily Goldstein
Double-crested Cormorant
Canada Goose
Mute Swan
Mallard
Red-tailed Hawk
Rock Pigeon
Mourning Dove
Black-billed Cuckoo in a wild cherry tree near butterfly meadow
Downy Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
Eastern Kingbird
Warbling Vireo
Red-eyed Vireo
American Crow heard
Blue Jay
Barn Swallow
Tufted Titmouse heard
Carolina Wren
American Robin
Gray Catbird
Northern Mockingbird
European Starling
Cedar Waxwing
Yellow Warbler
American Redstart
Black-and-white Warbler
Ovenbird near hummingbird nest site
Northern Waterthrush
Northern Cardinal
Baltimore Oriole
Common Grackle
American Goldfinch
House Sparrow
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From Adam Welz:
Hi Peter
Had a morning in the Park, much of it birding with Jean Altomare. Was
around the Lullwater, Lookout, Peninsula. Saw a flight of warblers
moving down the Peninsula, but too far to ID any, alas.
Had a few warbs, a 90% certain Least Flycatcher on Lookout (looks a
little too distant for me to be comfortable calling it definite), two
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher on Lookout, a funny-looking first-year
Blue-winged Warb (almost no wingbars), a few frustratingly bad looks
at unidentified small passerines on Lookout, a very young White-Eyed
Vireo on Breeze Hill (interesting plumage), very few waterbirds on the
Lake.
Cheers!
A
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Subject: eBird Report - Prospect Park, Aug 12, 2012
Prospect Park, Kings, US-NY
Aug 12, 2012 7:45 AM - 11:45 AM
Protocol: Traveling
2.0 mile(s)
Comments: Hot, humid, birds not singing much, but some early
migration activity underway?
36 species (+3 other taxa)
Canada Goose (Branta canadensis) X
Mute Swan (Cygnus olor) X
Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) X
Double-crested Cormorant (Phalacrocorax auritus) 2
Green Heron (Butorides virescens) 1
Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis) 1
gull sp. (Larinae sp.) 2
Rock Pigeon (Columba livia) X
Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura) 10
Chimney Swift (Chaetura pelagica) X
Downy Woodpecker (Picoides pubescens) 4
Northern Flicker (Colaptes auratus) 3
Empidonax sp. (Empidonax sp.) 1
Great Crested Flycatcher (Myiarchus crinitus) 1
Eastern Kingbird (Tyrannus tyrannus) X
White-eyed Vireo (Vireo griseus) 2
Warbling Vireo (Vireo gilvus) 2
Red-eyed Vireo (Vireo olivaceus) 3
Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata) X
crow sp. (Corvus sp. (crow sp.)) X
Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica) X
Carolina Wren (Thryothorus ludovicianus) 2
House Wren (Troglodytes aedon) 4
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher (Polioptila caerulea) 2
American Robin (Turdus migratorius) X
Gray Catbird (Dumetella carolinensis) X
European Starling (Sturnus vulgaris) X
Cedar Waxwing (Bombycilla cedrorum) X
Blue-winged Warbler (Vermivora cyanoptera) 1
Black-and-white Warbler (Mniotilta varia) 1
American Redstart (Setophaga ruticilla) 2
Yellow Warbler (Setophaga petechia) 1
Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia) X
Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis) X
Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus) X
Common Grackle (Quiscalus quiscula) X
Baltimore Oriole (Icterus galbula) 3
American Goldfinch (Spinus tristis) X
House Sparrow (Passer domesticus) X
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