Tuesday, April 6, 2010

April 6th Prospect & Greenwood Cemetery

Hilight : 3 Blue-winged Teal Prospect Lake (S.Blodgett); notable mentions: Pine & Palm Warblers ,Blue-gray Gnatcatcher, Savannah Sparrow

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Three Blue-winged Teal were reported on Prospect Lake this morning by Shane Blodgett . Subsequent later searches by another birder revealed no sign of the uncommonly rare ducks ; likley they fled the scene after a short rest stop.

Kingsboider note: Blue-winged Teal --3 drakes--were low flybys seen from the West Island region according to Shane.

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From Rob Bate:

Prospect Park

Observation date: 4/6/10
Number of species: 39

Canada Goose X
Mute Swan X
Mallard X
Northern Shoveler X
Ring-necked Duck X
Ruddy Duck X
Great Egret X
Black-crowned Night-Heron X
Peregrine Falcon X
Herring Gull X
Great Black-backed Gull X
Rock Pigeon X
Mourning Dove X
Red-bellied Woodpecker X
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker X
Downy Woodpecker X
Northern Flicker X
Eastern Phoebe X
Blue Jay X
Black-capped Chickadee X
Tufted Titmouse X
White-breasted Nuthatch X
Brown Creeper X
Ruby-crowned Kinglet X
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher X
Hermit Thrush X
American Robin X
Northern Mockingbird X
European Starling X
Yellow-rumped Warbler X
Pine Warbler X
Palm Warbler X
Eastern Towhee X
Savannah Sparrow X
White-throated Sparrow X
Northern Cardinal X
Red-winged Blackbird X
Common Grackle X
House Sparrow X

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

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Peter sighting: Turkey Vulture flyover Propsite nursery area.


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From Rob Jett:

Greenwood Cemetery

eBird Report - Greenwood Cemetery , 4/6/10
>
> Location: Greenwood Cemetery
> Observation date: 4/6/10
> Number of species: 36
>
> Canada Goose X
> Double-crested Cormorant 1
> Cooper's Hawk 1
> Red-tailed Hawk 1
> Herring Gull (American) X
> Rock Pigeon X
> Mourning Dove X
> Monk Parakeet 20
> Red-bellied Woodpecker 3
> Downy Woodpecker 5
> Northern Flicker 15
> Eastern Phoebe 3
> Blue Jay X
> American Crow X
> Tufted Titmouse X
> White-breasted Nuthatch 1
> Golden-crowned Kinglet 12
> Ruby-crowned Kinglet 12
> Hermit Thrush 1
> American Robin X
> Northern Mockingbird 8
> European Starling X
> Yellow-rumped Warbler 7
> Pine Warbler 8
> Palm Warbler 2
> Chipping Sparrow X
> Song Sparrow X
> White-throated Sparrow X
> Dark-eyed Junco X
> Northern Cardinal X
> Red-winged Blackbird X
> Common Grackle X
> Brown-headed Cowbird X
> House Finch X
> American Goldfinch X
> House Sparrow X
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> This report was generated automatically by eBird v2(http://ebird.org)