here's the program note and meeting details ( at the Litchfield Villa)
http://brooklynbirdclub.org/meetings.htm
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Here are today's Highlights: Good sparrows about 9 species total today, including rare CLAY-COLORED SPARROW, quality LINCOLN & WHITE-CROWNED SPARROWS. HOODED WARBLER tops the warbler list.
IN a bit of minor deja vu with Ball field fence enclosures , except this time at the west corner instead of last year's northeast corner-- and under cloudy , gloomy sky-- a CLAY-COLORED SPARROW was found along the snow fence by Rob Jett; later the rare sparrow was re-found by Rob and Peter, around 4:45 ; again by Rob Bate around 6 pm. Look for Chipping Sparrows where the Clay -colored hangs out with ( Spizella species stick together).
Small pockets of sparrows were found at the rink, east Long Meadow at north Sullivan Woods, and of course , the Ball fields fence enclosure, where Savannah Sparrows dominate ; other spots had White-crowned Sparrow at the rink (2), and 1 at East Long Meadow. Lincoln's was along the chain link fence lawn by the water. And for good warblers, HOODED seen by Rob on the low wildflower slope just south of the Maryland Monument.This bird was a female, traveling above the mid path above the Well house .
From Rob Jett:
Subject: Prospect Park CCSP
From: Rob Jett
Date: Tue, 5 Oct 2010 19:00:41 -0400
X-Message-Number: 3
A recently fenced off area on the grass at the South end of the
baseball fields in Prospect Park has begun to attract sparrows. I
spotted a Clay-colored Sparrow at the location when several of the
birds hopped up onto the fence. The CCSP was associating with a small
flock of chippings. I also counted 18 Savannah Sparrows. The bird was
seen at around 3pm. I went back with Peter Dorosh at 4:15pm and
it was still present.
One other interesting sighting was of a female Hooded Warbler on
Lookout Hill. It was foraging along the hillside at Lookout Hill just
south of the Maryland Monument. Most of the invasive trees have been
removed at that spot and this year the understory has developed into a
dense mix of snakeroot, asters, goldenrod, pokeweed and other
wildflowers. I had assumed that this was a very late date for a hooded,
but discovered that it is still more than a month short of the
7 November listed in "Bull's Birds".
Good birding,
Rob
Location: Prospect Park
Observation date: 10/5/10
Number of species: 38
Canada Goose X
Mute Swan X
American Black Duck X
Mallard X
Double-crested Cormorant X
Great Blue Heron 1
Rock Pigeon X
Mourning Dove X
Belted Kingfisher 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker X
Northern Flicker X
Eastern Phoebe 6
Blue Jay X
Winter Wren 1
Golden-crowned Kinglet 6
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 3
Swainson's Thrush 2
Hermit Thrush 2
American Robin X
Gray Catbird 4
European Starling X
Northern Parula 1
Black-throated Blue Warbler 2
Yellow-rumped Warbler 2
Palm Warbler 5
Palm Warbler (Western) 1
Common Yellowthroat 1
Hooded Warbler 1 Lookout Hill in forest opening just south of Maryland Monument.
Eastern Towhee 1
Chipping Sparrow 12
Clay-colored Sparrow 1 At fenced off area at south end of baseball fields. Within flock of Chipping Sparrows and Savannah Sparrows.
Savannah Sparrow 18
Song Sparrow 3
Swamp Sparrow 1
White-throated Sparrow 4
Dark-eyed Junco 3
Northern Cardinal X
House Sparrow X
This report was generated automatically by eBird v2(http://ebird.org)
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From Peter:
Location: Prospect Park
Observation date: 10/5/10
Number of species: 42
Canada Goose 25 lake
Mute Swan X
American Black Duck x Mallard (hybrid) X
Mallard X
Northern Shoveler 12 lake
Pied-billed Grebe 1 lake
Double-crested Cormorant 2 lake
Great Blue Heron 4--3 f/o rink;1 perched 3 sisters islands
Osprey 2--f/o's rink, lake (6 pm), latter then perched on snag Peninsula "thumb"
American Kestrel 1 male perched on metal pole ballfields fence enclosure
Rock Pigeon X
Mourning Dove X
Chimney Swift 2 f/o
Red-bellied Woodpecker 1 Long Meadow
Hairy Woodpecker 1 Lookout Hill north
Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted) 30-- 25 at Sparrowbowl ( Tennins House)
Eastern Phoebe 8--5 ballfields fence enclosure
Blue Jay 2
Carolina Wren 1 cemetery nw corner
House Wren 1 cemetery sw corner
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 1 LP 249
Swainson's Thrush 1
American Robin X
Gray Catbird 3
European Starling X
Northern Parula 2-1 boathouse lawn, 1 Lookout Hill
Magnolia Warbler 3--2 Lookout Hill; 1 east Long Meadow
Black-throated Blue Warbler 3 Lookout Hill
Blackburnian Warbler 1 Nethermead Arches
Palm Warbler 7 ballfields west snow fence enclosure
Ovenbird 1 Cemetery sw corner
Common Yellowthroat 3
Chipping Sparrow 45-- 25 ballfields west snow fence enclosure; 20 east Long Meadow
Clay-colored Sparrow 1 ballfields west snow fence enclosure, north side
Savannah Sparrow 14 ballfields west snow fence enclosure
Song Sparrow 16 various, numerous rink
Lincoln's Sparrow 1 rink
Swamp Sparrow 5 rink
White-crowned Sparrow 3--2 rink, 1 east Long Meadow; all juveniles
Dark-eyed Junco 4 Maryland Monument
Northern Cardinal 3 Lookout
Red-winged Blackbird 1
House Sparrow 50
This report was generated automatically by eBird v2(http://ebird.org/
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From Rob Bate:
Observation date: 10/5/10
Number of species: 54
Canada Goose X
Mute Swan X
American Black Duck X
Mallard X
Northern Shoveler X
Great Blue Heron X
Black-crowned Night-Heron X
Sharp-shinned Hawk X
Cooper's Hawk X
Red-tailed Hawk X
Peregrine Falcon X
Osprey fly over 5:30 PM
American Coot X
Herring Gull X
Rock Pigeon X
Mourning Dove X
Chimney Swift X
Belted Kingfisher 2
Red-bellied Woodpecker X
Downy Woodpecker X
Northern Flicker X
Eastern Phoebe X
Blue Jay X
Black-capped Chickadee X
Red-breasted Nuthatch X
Carolina Wren X
House Wren X
Winter Wren X
Golden-crowned Kinglet X
Ruby-crowned Kinglet X
Swainson's Thrush X
American Robin X
Gray Catbird X
European Starling X
Northern Parula X
Magnolia Warbler X
Black-throated Blue Warbler X
Yellow-rumped Warbler X
Palm Warbler X
Blackpoll Warbler X
Northern Waterthrush X
Common Yellowthroat X
Pine Warbler at ballfield enclosure
Chipping Sparrow X
Savannah Sparrow X
Song Sparrow X
Swamp Sparrow X
White-throated Sparrow X
White-crowned Sparrow X
Clay-colored Sparrow 5:30 PM yeah!
Northern Cardinal X
Common Grackle X
American Goldfinch X
House Sparrow X
