Well, I 'm back from Cape May and certainly need a day or so to unwind from rising so early and grinding all day birding travels which Cape May is worth seeing all ..sometime soon, I'll post a list link. WE achieved 127 species with about 50 hours birding ( 10 am Friday to noon Sunday)
So I hear a tornado touched down in Prospect. You know, I have a moniker for excellent warbler flurry in a single spot ( like a lone tree) when its numbers and exceptional diversity of warblers where I call it a "twister". I rather see that than the scary weather kind..heard a number of trees down on the northeast side..have to check that out sometime....
for now, here are reports i received while I was away (including another Yellow-breasted Chat)..... but for now, need to rest up...
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From Rafael:
DATE: 18 September 2010
OBSERVER: Rafael Campos R.
TIME: 8-11:30 am
With a nice day ahead, it was worth to go birding around PP.But the damage made by that terrible storm this past Thursday, was a kind of a walk full of obstacles. Most of the damage I saw was between GAP and the the path next to Flatbush Ave., til the area around the Rose Garden. Some big trees were knocked down in the edges of the Long Meadow. The rest of the park looked untouched by those fierce winds.
With 11 sps of warblers, the walk was great, but activity was patchy, in little pockets, like Vale, and near by the Quaker hill. Peninsula was quiet, so Lookout Hill. Midwood, Rick's Place, birdless, almost.
The birds:
Canada Goose
Mute Swan
Wood Duck (upper pool, 8+)
Mallard
Double-crested Cormorant (1, Lake)
Green Heron (1, lower Lullwater)
Black-crowned Night-Heron (1)
Red-tailed Hawk (1)
Spotted Sandpiper (2)
Rock (Common) PIgeon
Mourning Dove
Ruby-throated Hummingbird (1, Vale)
Belted Kingfisher (1, Lullwater; 1 Lake)
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Northern Flicker (2)
Eastern Wood Pewee
Red-eyed Vireo
Blue Jay
Black-capped Chickadee
Red-breasted Nuthatch (2)
Carolina Wren (1, Peninsula)
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher (1)
Swainson's Thrush (2)
American Robin
Gray Catbird
Brown Thrasher (1, Battle Pass)
European (Common) Starling
Northern Parula
Yellow Warbler (1)
Chestnut-sided Warbler (1)
Magnolia Warbler (2)
Black-throated Blue Warbler (1 male)
Black-throated Green Warbler (1)
Blackpoll Warbler (1)
Black-and-white Warbler (2)
American Redstart
Ovenbird (1)
Common Yellowthroat
Wilson's Warbler (1)
Scarlet Tanager (2, Vale)
Northern Cardinal
House Finch (1 female)
American Goldfinch
House Sparrow
Brooklyn is good birding!!!
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From Keir:
Rose Garden best spot both days.
Location: Prospect Park
Observation date: 9/19/10, noon-2.30p
Number of species: 23
Mallard X
Rock Pigeon X
Mourning Dove X
Chimney Swift X
Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted) X
Eastern Phoebe 1
Red-eyed Vireo X
Black-capped Chickadee X
White-breasted Nuthatch X
Carolina Wren 1
House Wren 1
American Robin X (incl 1 leucistic, Maryland Mon.)
Gray Catbird X
European Starling X
Northern Parula X
Black-throated Green Warbler 1
Black-and-white Warbler 1
Common Yellowthroat 1
Yellow-breasted Chat 1 (Vale, 2p)
Song Sparrow 1
Northern Cardinal X
American Goldfinch 1
House Sparrow X
Location: Prospect Park
Observation date: 9/18/10, 8am-noon
Number of species: 36
Wood Duck 6
Mallard X
Red-tailed Hawk 1
Rock Pigeon X
Mourning Dove X
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker 1
Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted) 2
Eastern Wood-Pewee 1
Empidonax sp. 1
Blue-headed Vireo 1
Warbling Vireo 1
Red-eyed Vireo X
Blue Jay X
Black-capped Chickadee 2
Swainson's Thrush 1
American Robin X
Gray Catbird X
European Starling X
Northern Parula 3
Chestnut-sided Warbler 1
Magnolia Warbler 2
Cape May Warbler 1 (on grass, Rose Gdn)
Black-throated Blue Warbler 3
Black-throated Green Warbler 1
Black-and-white Warbler 3
American Redstart 2
Ovenbird 2
Northern Waterthrush 2
Common Yellowthroat 3
Wilson's Warbler 1 (Rose Gdn)
Chipping Sparrow 1
Scarlet Tanager 1 (Rose Gdn)
Northern Cardinal X
Rose-breasted Grosbeak 2 (Rose Gdn)
Baltimore Oriole 2
House Sparrow X
This report was generated automatically by eBird v2(http://ebird.org)
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From: Michael Yuan
Date: Sun, Sep 19, 2010 at 9:22 PM
Subject: Prospect 9/19
Scattered patches of birds throughout the day.
Yellow-Breasted Chat found in the brush between the
Vale and the Rose Garden.
Canada Goose 25
Mute Swan 4
Mallard 18
Black-crowned Night-Heron 1
Sharp-shinned Hawk 1
Red-tailed Hawk 2
Rock Pigeon 15
Mourning Dove 10
Common Nighthawk 1
Chimney Swift 7
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 2
Belted Kingfisher 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker 1
Downy Woodpecker 1
Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted) 2
Eastern Wood-Pewee 2
Empidonax sp. 1
Red-eyed Vireo 8
Blue Jay 2
Black-capped Chickadee 1
Red-breasted Nuthatch 2
White-breasted Nuthatch 1
Carolina Wren 1
American Robin 8
Gray Catbird 15
Northern Mockingbird 1
European Starling 20
Cedar Waxwing 4
Northern Parula 2
Yellow Warbler 1
Chestnut-sided Warbler 1
Magnolia Warbler 4
Black-throated Green Warbler 3
Pine Warbler 1
Black-and-white Warbler 2
American Redstart 9
Common Yellowthroat 1
Canada Warbler 1
Yellow-breasted Chat 1
Northern Cardinal 12
Rose-breasted Grosbeak 2
House Sparrow 25
