Tuesday, May 13, 2008

5/13 sightings

From Orrin:

Great Egret
Canada Goose
Mallard
Ring-billed Gull
Rock Pigeon
Mourning Dove
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Warbling Vireo
Blue Jay
American Crow
Barn Swallow
House Wren
American Robin
Gray Catbird
Northern Mockingbird
Northern Parula
Black-throated Blue Warbler
Yellow-rumped Warbler
American Redstart
Ovenbird
Common Yellowthroat
Hooded Warbler (BBG, native plant garden, north of entrance)
Chipping Sparrow
Song Sparrow
Northern Cardinal
Red-winged Blackbird
Common Grackle
Baltimore Oriole
House Sparrow

 

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On the grapevince:

Tom Stephenson reports Bay-Breasted Warbler just north of Ricks Place. Later with Tom Preston and Louis ? BBWA in the North Midwood

Tom Preston reports Wilson's Warbler at Lamppost #249;Canada Warbler upper ravine path above Esdale Bridge

A strange looking warbler above the path in the North Midwood with Tom P and Tom S, that I also saw. A Parula female type warbler with a Eye Line. Be on lookout for it.

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site = Prospect Park
date = 5/13/08  (mostly after work)
observers = Peter Dorosh
Great Egret (2 lullwater)
Mallard
Herring Gull
Rock Pigeon
Mourning Dove
Downy Woodpecker (Peninsula)
Tree Swallow (Lake)
Barn Swallow (several Lake)
White-breasted Nuthatch (Peninsula)
House Wren (2 Peninsula)
American Robin
Gray Catbird
European Starling
Northern Parula 80% (?? with eye line)
Black-throated Blue Warbler (Peninsula;male)
Yellow-rumped Warbler (ricks place 5)
Bay-breasted Warbler (Tom Stephenson  @ Ricks Place)
American Redstart (Peninsula;male)
Ovenbird (~12)
Common Yellowthroat (3)

Prairie Warbler ( male; Binnen Run or creek behind Pagoda)
Swamp Sparrow
White-throated Sparrow
Northern Cardinal (2 Peninsula)
Common Grackle
Orchard Oriole (Lily Pool; male)
American Goldfinch (4 ricks place)
House Sparrow

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From Tom Preston:

also with Observers,Tom Stephenson, Louis DeMarco

13 May 2008 20:17:51 -0400 (EDT)

Location:     Prospect Park
Observation date:     5/13/08
Number of species:     71

Canada Goose     X
Mute Swan     1
Mallard     X
Double-crested Cormorant     4
Great Egret     2
Red-tailed Hawk     2
Spotted Sandpiper     1
Laughing Gull     2
Ring-billed Gull     1
Herring Gull     15
Rock Pigeon     X
Mourning Dove     8
Chimney Swift     6
Ruby-throated Hummingbird     1
Red-bellied Woodpecker     3
Downy Woodpecker     3
Hairy Woodpecker     1
Northern Flicker     2
Great Crested Flycatcher     1
White-eyed Vireo     1
Blue-headed Vireo     2
Warbling Vireo     3
Red-eyed Vireo     2
Blue Jay     1
Tree Swallow     2
Northern Rough-winged Swallow     5
Barn Swallow     6
Black-capped Chickadee     2
Tufted Titmouse     2
White-breasted Nuthatch     1
Carolina Wren     1
House Wren     5
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher     1
Veery     1
Swainson's Thrush     1
Wood Thrush     3
American Robin     X
Gray Catbird     X
European Starling     X
Cedar Waxwing     4
Nashville Warbler     3
Northern Parula     10
Yellow Warbler     5
Chestnut-sided Warbler     5
Magnolia Warbler     5
Black-throated Blue Warbler     10
Yellow-rumped Warbler     10
Black-throated Green Warbler     9
Prairie Warbler     3
Bay-breasted Warbler     1
Blackpoll Warbler     1
Black-and-white Warbler     4
American Redstart     9
Ovenbird     7
Northern Waterthrush     3
Common Yellowthroat     8
Hooded Warbler     1
Wilson's Warbler     1
Canada Warbler     1
Song Sparrow     2
Swamp Sparrow     1
White-throated Sparrow     9
Northern Cardinal     X
Rose-breasted Grosbeak     6
Indigo Bunting     5
Red-winged Blackbird     X
Common Grackle     3
Brown-headed Cowbird     3
Baltimore Oriole     5
American Goldfinch     10
House Sparrow     X

This report was generated automatically by eBird v2(http://ebird.org)

FYI. Tom Stephenson also reported Least Flycatcher & Orchard Oriole