Wednesday, October 5, 2011
Tuesday, October 4, 2011
Prospect Park Oct 4th
The continuing best highlight is HOODED WARBLER still present at the west end of the Nethermead Bridge, in the wildflower meadow. The female warbler rarity sometimes alighted on the large cut sections of the middle fallen timber in this fenced field corner.
Other reports received for this day : Yellow-bellied Sapsucker & Winter Wren signaling the beginning winter trend,Lincoln's Sparrows , Yellow-billed Cuckoo & 11 species warblers.***************************************
From Keir
Prospect Park, Kings, US-NY
Oct 4, 2011 7:30 AM - 9:00 AM
Protocol: Traveling
1.5 mile(s)
32 species
Peregrine Falcon 1
Rock Pigeon 10
Mourning Dove 2
Chimney Swift 3
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 1 Nethermead arches
Downy Woodpecker 2
Northern Flicker 3
Eastern Wood-Pewee 1
Blue-headed Vireo 1 Vale
Blue Jay 3
Tree Swallow 2
Black-capped Chickadee 2
House Wren 1
Veery 1 path GAP to Vale
Swainson's Thrush 1
American Robin 8
Gray Catbird 5
European Starling X
Black-and-white Warbler 1
Nashville Warbler 1 switchback trail
Common Yellowthroat 2
American Redstart 3
Northern Parula 2
Magnolia Warbler 1
Blackpoll Warbler 1
Black-throated Blue Warbler 1
Wilson's Warbler 1 switchback trail
Lincoln's Sparrow 1 Vale pool, south end with WTSPs
White-throated Sparrow 10
Northern Cardinal 2
American Goldfinch 1
House Sparrow 25
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From Chris Elliot:
Hi Peter,
The most fun birds of today were Nashville Warbler (above the pool in the Vale), 2 Lincoln’s Sparrows (behind the fence, just west of Binnen Run), and Yellow-billed Cuckoo (north side of the the Upper Meadow on Lookout Hill).
Also interesting were Blue-headed Vireo (Battle Pass), Rose-breasted Grosbeak (Vale), Winter Wren (Vale), Merlin (flying fast over Lullwater), first of season Yellow-bellied Sapsucker (spotted by Keir), and increasing numbers of White-throated Sparrows, pointing out summer’s end. Warblers besides Nashville were Northern Waterthrush (Peninsula Thumb), Common Yellowthroat, American Redstart, Northern Parula, Magnolia, Black and White, Blackpoll, and Yellow-rumped, for 9 species total. 44 species overall.
Photos from today:
One of the Lincoln’s: http://www.flickr.com/photos/eliotc/6211759786/in/photostream/
Yellow-billed Cuckoo: http://www.flickr.com/photos/eliotc/6211776264/in/photostream/
Chris
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From Orrin:
Brooklyn Botanic Garden:
BBG this morning, from about 8:15-9:30. Nothing spectacular, but the good news is that the native plant garden is now open again (although some paths remain closed) and the decreased tree cover thanks to a series of storms including a tornado and Irene should result in easier, if not better, birding:
In order I saw the first of the species (south to north):
Mallard duck (half a dozen)
American robin
Red-bellied woodpecker
Grey catbird
House sparrow
Northern mockingbird
Common yellowthroat
Northern cardinal
Palm Warbler
European starling
Blue jay
House finch
Northern flicker
Great blue heron
Mourning dove
Tufted titmouse
Song sparrow
Black-throated blue warbler
American redstart
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Peter's list lunch hr
Prospect Park, Kings, US-NY
Oct 4, 2011 12:15 PM - 12:50 PM
Protocol: Area
1.0 ac
5 species
Northern Flicker 2
House Wren 2
American Robin X
Hooded Warbler 1 west Nethermead bridge wildflower field
Magnolia Warbler 1
This coming Thursday BBC eve program 10/6
Brooklyn Parrots expert Steve Baldwin will speak about Brooklyn's famous MONK PARROTS . A Q & A session is included so bring any questions you have about these prominent neighborhood legends.
The venue is the Litchfield Villa Conference room 6:30 pm gathering. Thursday eve 10/6
Nearest train to the Villa inside the park from ( Prospect Park West Ave and 5th street ) is the F train to 7th ave.
for more on Steve's website go to www.brooklynparrots.com ( click on this link)
Please support the Brooklyn Bird Club programs.Thanks
--Peter
The venue is the Litchfield Villa Conference room 6:30 pm gathering. Thursday eve 10/6
Nearest train to the Villa inside the park from ( Prospect Park West Ave and 5th street ) is the F train to 7th ave.
for more on Steve's website go to www.brooklynparrots.com ( click on this link)
Please support the Brooklyn Bird Club programs.Thanks
--Peter
Monday, October 3, 2011
Hilight: HOODED WARBLER female in the now bloomed purple aster field west end Nethermead Bridge, insde fence; gorgeous NASHVILLE WARBLER & WILSONS WARBLER (female) in & around Butterfly Meadow
Prospect Park, Kings, US-NY
Oct 3, 2011
Protocol: Incidental
28 species
Wood Duck 5 upper pool
Black-crowned Night-Heron 1
Osprey 1 f/o nethermead
Red-tailed Hawk 1
Rock Pigeon X
Mourning Dove X
Chimney Swift 3
Red-bellied Woodpecker 1
Northern Flicker 11
Eastern Phoebe 2
Blue Jay 7
Black-capped Chickadee 1
House Wren 1
American Robin X
Gray Catbird X
Nashville Warbler 1 butterfly mead
Common Yellowthroat 2
Hooded Warbler 1 nethermead br mead
American Redstart 2
Magnolia Warbler 1
Blackpoll Warbler 1
Wilson's Warbler 1 butterfly mead
Savannah Sparrow 4 ballfields fence area
White-throated Sparrow 4 butterfly mead
Northern Cardinal 3
Indigo Bunting 1 upper pool mead
American Goldfinch 1
House Sparrow X
This report was generated automatically by eBird v2 (http://ebird.org)
Prospect Park, Kings, US-NY
Oct 3, 2011
Protocol: Incidental
28 species
Wood Duck 5 upper pool
Black-crowned Night-Heron 1
Osprey 1 f/o nethermead
Red-tailed Hawk 1
Rock Pigeon X
Mourning Dove X
Chimney Swift 3
Red-bellied Woodpecker 1
Northern Flicker 11
Eastern Phoebe 2
Blue Jay 7
Black-capped Chickadee 1
House Wren 1
American Robin X
Gray Catbird X
Nashville Warbler 1 butterfly mead
Common Yellowthroat 2
Hooded Warbler 1 nethermead br mead
American Redstart 2
Magnolia Warbler 1
Blackpoll Warbler 1
Wilson's Warbler 1 butterfly mead
Savannah Sparrow 4 ballfields fence area
White-throated Sparrow 4 butterfly mead
Northern Cardinal 3
Indigo Bunting 1 upper pool mead
American Goldfinch 1
House Sparrow X
This report was generated automatically by eBird v2 (http://ebird.org)
Sunday, October 2, 2011
Prospect & GWC reports October 2nd
Hilights: YELLOW-BILLED CUCKOO on west Lullwater 1/2 mark ( J.Zinn ) ; another Greenwood Cemetery's Battle hill (O.Tilevitz)
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From Rafael:
Prospect Park--Prospect Lake, Kings, US-NY
Oct 2, 2011 8:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Protocol: Random
3.0 kilometer(s)
45 species
Canada Goose X
Mute Swan X
Wood Duck X
Mallard X
Green Heron X
Black-crowned Night-Heron X
Osprey X
Sharp-shinned Hawk X
Red-tailed Hawk X
Rock Pigeon X
Mourning Dove X
Chimney Swift X
Downy Woodpecker X
Northern Flicker X
Eastern Phoebe X
White-eyed Vireo X
Red-eyed Vireo X
Blue Jay X
American Crow X
Black-capped Chickadee X
Carolina Wren X
House Wren X
Swainson's Thrush X
American Robin X
Gray Catbird X
European Starling X
Northern Waterthrush X
Black-and-white Warbler X
Tennessee Warbler X
Nashville Warbler X
Common Yellowthroat X
American Redstart X
Northern Parula X
Magnolia Warbler X
Blackpoll Warbler X
Black-throated Blue Warbler X
Wilson's Warbler X
Eastern Towhee X
Song Sparrow X
White-throated Sparrow X
Scarlet Tanager X
Northern Cardinal X
Rose-breasted Grosbeak X
American Goldfinch X
House Sparrow X
This report was generated automatically by eBird v2 (http://ebird.org)
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From Michele Dreger
Slow day for birds. Unfortunately this was called a Hawk walk;
we didn't see many hawks. Vinny and I started out at about 8:10am.
There was a group of 25.
We had a Red Tail Hawk and two Sharp-shinned Hawks flying over
the Lookout. It was really easy to compare the sizes. We also had
Peregrine and an Osprey on the Peninsula. We may have had a merlin
at the beginning of the walk but no one really got a good look.
One of the group, Roberta, showed us a grainy picture of a bird that
she saw as she was walking in. It was a Black throated blue. I was
hoping that was going to be a good omen, but....
We saw a few warblers... A Nashville, Common Yellowthroat,
Black and White, and we eventually found another Black-throated Blue.
We found 2 more as a matter of fact. We got some really good looks
at the Parula. We saw a few Downy Woodpeckers, dozens of
Flickers, Blue Jays and Robins.
There were 2 Black Crowned Night Herons and 2 Wood Ducks.
A couple of Red-eyed Vireos found us on the way up the Lookout
as well as few Kinglets and Cardinals. When we got to the Peninsula
we saw an immature Night Heron, 6 Swans, a Spotted Sandpiper and
more Parula's. We got a good lesson on hawking by watching the Phoebe.
We heard the Kingfisher as we were leaving the peninsula;
didn't get to see him. There was a Brown Creeper but the Spotted
Sandpiper was twittering so loud and flying so close, it caused us to
lose the creeper. Of course we had a couple of Gulls and lots of
Mallards. That makes the total 20. Thank you Ann, if you weren't there
we would have missed every one of the warblers.
The PP Alliance has scheduled the November walk for 10am.
Yes, it is supposed to be 8am and 10am in the winter... but we can
handle that mistake. I will do the 10am walk. Dovid suggested that those
that need to early birdwatch should meet at 8am for the self service
version. Enjoy October birding everyone!!
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From Orrin
at Greenwood Cemetery
Green-Wood Cemetery, about 9-12
Not very birdy where I was.
Canada goose (about 10)
Osprey (1)
Yellow-billed cuckoo (Battle Hill) (1)
Scarlet tanager (more than 1 in an oak tree on Battle Hill)
Palm warbler (1)
Black & white warbler (1)
American redstart (1)
Northern flicker (dozens)
Red-bellied woodpecker (several heard, one seen)
Blue jay (dozens and dozens)
Swainson's thrush (1)
American robin (remarkably, in three hours I saw exactly 3)
Gray Catbird
Northern mockingbird
European starling (1)
Chipping sparrow (several)
House sparrow
***
From Rafael:
Prospect Park--Prospect Lake, Kings, US-NY
Oct 2, 2011 8:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Protocol: Random
3.0 kilometer(s)
45 species
Canada Goose X
Mute Swan X
Wood Duck X
Mallard X
Green Heron X
Black-crowned Night-Heron X
Osprey X
Sharp-shinned Hawk X
Red-tailed Hawk X
Rock Pigeon X
Mourning Dove X
Chimney Swift X
Downy Woodpecker X
Northern Flicker X
Eastern Phoebe X
White-eyed Vireo X
Red-eyed Vireo X
Blue Jay X
American Crow X
Black-capped Chickadee X
Carolina Wren X
House Wren X
Swainson's Thrush X
American Robin X
Gray Catbird X
European Starling X
Northern Waterthrush X
Black-and-white Warbler X
Tennessee Warbler X
Nashville Warbler X
Common Yellowthroat X
American Redstart X
Northern Parula X
Magnolia Warbler X
Blackpoll Warbler X
Black-throated Blue Warbler X
Wilson's Warbler X
Eastern Towhee X
Song Sparrow X
White-throated Sparrow X
Scarlet Tanager X
Northern Cardinal X
Rose-breasted Grosbeak X
American Goldfinch X
House Sparrow X
This report was generated automatically by eBird v2 (http://ebird.org)
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From Michele Dreger
Slow day for birds. Unfortunately this was called a Hawk walk;
we didn't see many hawks. Vinny and I started out at about 8:10am.
There was a group of 25.
We had a Red Tail Hawk and two Sharp-shinned Hawks flying over
the Lookout. It was really easy to compare the sizes. We also had
Peregrine and an Osprey on the Peninsula. We may have had a merlin
at the beginning of the walk but no one really got a good look.
One of the group, Roberta, showed us a grainy picture of a bird that
she saw as she was walking in. It was a Black throated blue. I was
hoping that was going to be a good omen, but....
We saw a few warblers... A Nashville, Common Yellowthroat,
Black and White, and we eventually found another Black-throated Blue.
We found 2 more as a matter of fact. We got some really good looks
at the Parula. We saw a few Downy Woodpeckers, dozens of
Flickers, Blue Jays and Robins.
There were 2 Black Crowned Night Herons and 2 Wood Ducks.
A couple of Red-eyed Vireos found us on the way up the Lookout
as well as few Kinglets and Cardinals. When we got to the Peninsula
we saw an immature Night Heron, 6 Swans, a Spotted Sandpiper and
more Parula's. We got a good lesson on hawking by watching the Phoebe.
We heard the Kingfisher as we were leaving the peninsula;
didn't get to see him. There was a Brown Creeper but the Spotted
Sandpiper was twittering so loud and flying so close, it caused us to
lose the creeper. Of course we had a couple of Gulls and lots of
Mallards. That makes the total 20. Thank you Ann, if you weren't there
we would have missed every one of the warblers.
The PP Alliance has scheduled the November walk for 10am.
Yes, it is supposed to be 8am and 10am in the winter... but we can
handle that mistake. I will do the 10am walk. Dovid suggested that those
that need to early birdwatch should meet at 8am for the self service
version. Enjoy October birding everyone!!
************************************
From Orrin
at Greenwood Cemetery
Green-Wood Cemetery, about 9-12
Not very birdy where I was.
Canada goose (about 10)
Osprey (1)
Yellow-billed cuckoo (Battle Hill) (1)
Scarlet tanager (more than 1 in an oak tree on Battle Hill)
Palm warbler (1)
Black & white warbler (1)
American redstart (1)
Northern flicker (dozens)
Red-bellied woodpecker (several heard, one seen)
Blue jay (dozens and dozens)
Swainson's thrush (1)
American robin (remarkably, in three hours I saw exactly 3)
Gray Catbird
Northern mockingbird
European starling (1)
Chipping sparrow (several)
House sparrow
GHOW report Oct 2nd
I received a report of GREAT HORNED OWL heard hooting in the middle of the night in a northern Windsor Terrace neighborhood backyard. The owl was seen perched on a house antennae, while hooting away.
Steve Nanz and family were the lucky observers. Here is his report posted to Ebirds listserve :
This morning at about 3:45 AM, I was woken by my six year
old daughter. She was a little upset by something. I could hear
a muffled sound coming from out side our window.
It sounded like an owl!
I woke Heidi and opened the window. It turned out to be a
Great Horned Owl, probably one of the Greenwood Cemetery
owls. (We live in Windsor Terrace between Prospect Park and
Greenwood.) It was perched on the antennae of the house behind
Mary Eyster's house and it was hooting away! So I called Mary
and went for my camera. I was too late with the camera but at
least Heidi got to see it just as it took off. Marry missed it but
we could still hear it hooting as it had flown only a block or two away.
Looks like Halloween is here early...
--Kingsboider
Steve Nanz and family were the lucky observers. Here is his report posted to Ebirds listserve :
This morning at about 3:45 AM, I was woken by my six year
old daughter. She was a little upset by something. I could hear
a muffled sound coming from out side our window.
It sounded like an owl!
I woke Heidi and opened the window. It turned out to be a
Great Horned Owl, probably one of the Greenwood Cemetery
owls. (We live in Windsor Terrace between Prospect Park and
Greenwood.) It was perched on the antennae of the house behind
Mary Eyster's house and it was hooting away! So I called Mary
and went for my camera. I was too late with the camera but at
least Heidi got to see it just as it took off. Marry missed it but
we could still hear it hooting as it had flown only a block or two away.
Looks like Halloween is here early...
--Kingsboider
Saturday, October 1, 2011
October 1st, Greenwood Cemetery a-hopping; Prospect reports
Report from Rob Jett .
Peter,
Green-Wood Cemetery was hopping with birds. The area surrounding the Sylvan Water was the most active, the highlights being a Philadelphia Vireo and Connecticut Warbler:
Green-Wood Cemetery, Kings, US-NY
Oct 1, 2011 8:30 AM - 3:30 PM
Protocol: Traveling
6.0 mile(s)
57 species
Canada Goose
Double-crested Cormorant (1.)
Great Blue Heron (1.)
Great Egret (1.)
Osprey (2.)
Sharp-shinned Hawk (1.)
Cooper's Hawk (1.)
Red-tailed Hawk (1.)
American Kestrel (2.)
Peregrine Falcon (1.)
Solitary Sandpiper (1.)
Rock Pigeon
Mourning Dove
Monk Parakeet
Yellow-billed Cuckoo (1.)
Red-bellied Woodpecker (3.)
Downy Woodpecker (2.)
Northern Flicker (50.)
Eastern Phoebe (4.)
Blue-headed Vireo (5.)
Philadelphia Vireo (1, Slope on east side of Sylvan Water.)
Red-eyed Vireo (8.)
Blue Jay (100.)
House Wren (1.)
Gray-cheeked Thrush (3.)
Swainson's Thrush (2.)
Hermit Thrush (1.)
Wood Thrush (1.)
American Robin
Gray Catbird
Northern Mockingbird
Brown Thrasher (1.)
European Starling
Ovenbird (2.)
Black-and-white Warbler (6.)
Connecticut Warbler (1, Edge of weedy habitat at base of slope east side of Sylvan Water.)
Common Yellowthroat (12.)
American Redstart (5.)
Cape May Warbler (1.)
Northern Parula (6.)
Magnolia Warbler (10.)
Bay-breasted Warbler (1.)
Chestnut-sided Warbler (1.)
Blackpoll Warbler (8.)
Black-throated Blue Warbler (4.)
Palm Warbler (6.)
Yellow-rumped Warbler (1.)
Black-throated Green Warbler (5.)
Yellow-breasted Chat (1.)
Eastern Towhee (2.)
Chipping Sparrow (50.)
Lincoln's Sparrow (1.)
White-throated Sparrow (12.)
Scarlet Tanager (10, Most seen feeding in fruiting dogwood trees.)
Northern Cardinal
Rose-breasted Grosbeak
House Sparrow
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From Elyse Taylor
Hi Peter,
I took a quick walk in prospect park today. The highlight was seeing
a beautiful wilsons warbler on the trail leading down from the butterfly meadow.
Elyse
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From Michele Dreger
We had 13 warblers and a chat. Total 34 in 2 hours. Prospect park was great today.
Prairie warbler
Black throated blue
Black throated green
Wilson's
Common yellow throat
Magnolia
Chestnut sided
Black and white
Northern Parula
American Redstart
Blackpoll
Ovenbird
Waterthrush (not sure which one)
Yellow breasted chat
Red eyed vireo
Sharp shinned hawk
Catbird
Blue jay
Robin
Swainson thrush
Cardinal
Mallard
Goldfinch
Flicker
Ruddy duck
Canada goose
Swan
Downy woodpecker
Chipping sparrow
spotted sandpiper
Kingfisher
Wood duck
Green heron
Mourning dove
Peter,
Green-Wood Cemetery was hopping with birds. The area surrounding the Sylvan Water was the most active, the highlights being a Philadelphia Vireo and Connecticut Warbler:
Green-Wood Cemetery, Kings, US-NY
Oct 1, 2011 8:30 AM - 3:30 PM
Protocol: Traveling
6.0 mile(s)
57 species
Canada Goose
Double-crested Cormorant (1.)
Great Blue Heron (1.)
Great Egret (1.)
Osprey (2.)
Sharp-shinned Hawk (1.)
Cooper's Hawk (1.)
Red-tailed Hawk (1.)
American Kestrel (2.)
Peregrine Falcon (1.)
Solitary Sandpiper (1.)
Rock Pigeon
Mourning Dove
Monk Parakeet
Yellow-billed Cuckoo (1.)
Red-bellied Woodpecker (3.)
Downy Woodpecker (2.)
Northern Flicker (50.)
Eastern Phoebe (4.)
Blue-headed Vireo (5.)
Philadelphia Vireo (1, Slope on east side of Sylvan Water.)
Red-eyed Vireo (8.)
Blue Jay (100.)
House Wren (1.)
Gray-cheeked Thrush (3.)
Swainson's Thrush (2.)
Hermit Thrush (1.)
Wood Thrush (1.)
American Robin
Gray Catbird
Northern Mockingbird
Brown Thrasher (1.)
European Starling
Ovenbird (2.)
Black-and-white Warbler (6.)
Connecticut Warbler (1, Edge of weedy habitat at base of slope east side of Sylvan Water.)
Common Yellowthroat (12.)
American Redstart (5.)
Cape May Warbler (1.)
Northern Parula (6.)
Magnolia Warbler (10.)
Bay-breasted Warbler (1.)
Chestnut-sided Warbler (1.)
Blackpoll Warbler (8.)
Black-throated Blue Warbler (4.)
Palm Warbler (6.)
Yellow-rumped Warbler (1.)
Black-throated Green Warbler (5.)
Yellow-breasted Chat (1.)
Eastern Towhee (2.)
Chipping Sparrow (50.)
Lincoln's Sparrow (1.)
White-throated Sparrow (12.)
Scarlet Tanager (10, Most seen feeding in fruiting dogwood trees.)
Northern Cardinal
Rose-breasted Grosbeak
House Sparrow
***************************
From Elyse Taylor
Hi Peter,
I took a quick walk in prospect park today. The highlight was seeing
a beautiful wilsons warbler on the trail leading down from the butterfly meadow.
Elyse
**************************************
From Michele Dreger
We had 13 warblers and a chat. Total 34 in 2 hours. Prospect park was great today.
Prairie warbler
Black throated blue
Black throated green
Wilson's
Common yellow throat
Magnolia
Chestnut sided
Black and white
Northern Parula
American Redstart
Blackpoll
Ovenbird
Waterthrush (not sure which one)
Yellow breasted chat
Red eyed vireo
Sharp shinned hawk
Catbird
Blue jay
Robin
Swainson thrush
Cardinal
Mallard
Goldfinch
Flicker
Ruddy duck
Canada goose
Swan
Downy woodpecker
Chipping sparrow
spotted sandpiper
Kingfisher
Wood duck
Green heron
Mourning dove
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