A newsboard for reporting bird sightings, happenings & announcements in north Brooklyn and the 3 main central north Brooklyn green regions : historic Prospect Park, Brooklyn Botanic Garden , & Greenwood Cemetery.A Brooklyn Bird Club service www.brooklynbirdclub.org Note: short posts of rare sightings /activity alerts are sent by cell phone.If the species name(s)/locale is first in the title heading, it's a cellphone text message afield.Also note: Brooklyn Conservation posts.
Thursday, August 21, 2008
From Mary Eyster: Worm-eating warbler
More 8/21 , Mary's report
site = Prospect Park
date = 8/21/08
observers = Mary Eyster
Double-crested Cormorant (Flyover)
Green Heron (Lullwater near Terrace Bridge)
Canada Goose
Mute Swan
Wood Duck (Lower Pool)
American Black Duck
Mallard
Red-tailed Hawk (Over Peninsula Meadow and Lake, 2)
Spotted Sandpiper (Duck Island)
Chimney Swift
Least Flycatcher (Sumac Grove, Peninsula)
Warbling Vireo (Sumac Grove, Peninsula)
Black-capped Chickadee
Carolina Wren (Breeze Hill)
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher (Lullwater )
American Robin
Gray Catbird
Northern Mockingbird
European Starling
Cedar Waxwing
Yellow Warbler (several, Duck Island)
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Duck Island)
Black-and-white Warbler (path to Breeze Hill)
American Redstart (several)
Worm-eating Warbler (Peninsula)
Ovenbird (2)
Northern Cardinal
Common Grackle
Baltimore Oriole (Many)
8/21 Duck Island sightings, 5 warbler species
date = 8/21/08
observers = Peter Dorosh,Duck Island 7:10-7:30 am
Great Blue Heron (2)
Green Heron (2)
Canada Goose (5)
Mallard (4)
Spotted Sandpiper
Rock Pigeon (12)
Mourning Dove
Chimney Swift (f/o)
Downy Woodpecker
Eastern Kingbird
American Robin (several)
Gray Catbird
European Starling
Yellow Warbler (5)
Blackburnian Warbler (male)
Black-and-white Warbler
American Redstart (2)
Canada Warbler
Red-winged Blackbird
Common Grackle (2)
Wednesday, August 20, 2008
8/20,inc Mourning Warbler + addenum
site = Prospect Park
date = 8/20/08
observers = Peter Dorosh, 6:15-6:50 am
Green Heron (Lullwater near Terrace Bridge)
Black-crowned Night-Heron (Lullwater near Terrace Bridge)
Mourning Dove (Maryland Monument)
Red-bellied Woodpecker (Maryland Monument)
Northern Flicker (Breeze Hill south)
Least Flycatcher (LP 249 ( southwest Lookout base))
Red-eyed Vireo (LP 249 ( southwest Lookout base);Maryland Monument)
American Robin (over 10)
Gray Catbird (5 Wellhouse)
European Starling
Cedar Waxwing (Maryland Monument)
American Redstart (LP 249 ( southwest Lookout base))
Mourning Warbler (juvenile female;Lamppost #249, southwest Lookout Hill base, along fence)
Canada Warbler (LP 249 ( southwest Lookout base))
Northern Cardinal (3)
Baltimore Oriole (several Maryland Monument)
House Sparrow
site = Prospect Park
date = 8/20/08
observers = Peter Dorosh, 12-1 pm
Double-crested Cormorant (lake)
Great Blue Heron (lake)
Canada Goose
Spotted Sandpiper (2 flyby Terrace Br)
Rock Pigeon
Ruby-throated Hummingbird (Butterfly Meadow)
Red-bellied Woodpecker (2 Butterfly Meadow)
Hairy Woodpecker (2 Butterfly Meadow)
Yellow-bellied Flycatcher (Butterfly Meadow)
Eastern Kingbird (Butterfly Meadow)
Red-eyed Vireo (Butterfly Meadow)
House Wren (Terrace Bridge path)
American Robin (common Lookout Hill north slope)
Gray Catbird (several Lookout)
Northern Mockingbird (Peninsula;Breeze Hill)
Cedar Waxwing (2 Butterfly Meadow)
Black-and-white Warbler (Lookout Hill north path;female)
American Redstart (2 Center dr horse path)
Canada Warbler (Lookout Hill slope path to Butterfly meadow)
Northern Cardinal
Common Grackle (2 Lookout Hill)
Baltimore Oriole (at least 8 Butterfly Meadow north path;in cherries)
American Goldfinch (3 Butterfly Meadow; feeding fledgling)
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From Mary Eyster
I had a Louisiana Waterthrush and a Common Yellowthroat as well as American Redstart.
Monday, August 18, 2008
8/17
From Michele Dreger's Beginners walk
Sunday, August 17, 2008
8/15
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From: do-not-reply@ebird.orgDate: August 15, 2008 8:12:41 PM EDTSubject: eBird Report - Prospect Park , 8/15/08Location: Prospect ParkObservation date: 8/15/08Number of species: 50Canada Goose XMute Swan XMallard XDouble-crested Cormorant XGreat Blue Heron 1Black-crowned Night-Heron XRed-tailed Hawk XMerlin 1 (Unusual summer bird continues.)Spotted Sandpiper XRing-billed Gull XHerring Gull XRock Pigeon XMourning Dove XChimney Swift XBelted Kingfisher 1 (Lily Pond.)Red-bellied Woodpecker XDowny Woodpecker XNorthern Flicker (Yellow-shafted) XEastern Kingbird X (Fairly common.)Warbling Vireo X (Including fledglings.)Red-eyed Vireo X (Including fledglings.)Blue Jay XAmerican Crow XNorthern Rough-winged Swallow 1 (Lake.)Barn Swallow XBlack-capped Chickadee XTufted Titmouse XWhite-breasted Nuthatch XCarolina Wren XHouse Wren X (Including fledglings on Lookout summit.)American Robin XGray Catbird XNorthern Mockingbird XEuropean Starling XCedar Waxwing XBlue-winged Warbler 2Yellow Warbler 8Black-and-white Warbler 4American Redstart 3Northern Waterthrush 4Common Yellowthroat 1 (Ambergil.)Canada Warbler 1 (Lookout Hill.)Chipping Sparrow 1 (Bartel-Pritchard area.)Song Sparrow XNorthern Cardinal XRed-winged Blackbird XCommon Grackle XBaltimore Oriole X (Fairly common.)American Goldfinch X (Including fledgling being fed at Lookout butterfly meadow.)House Sparrow X
Thursday, August 14, 2008
8/14
site = Prospect Park date = 8/14/08 observers = Peter Dorosh Mallard Mourning Dove Eastern Kingbird (Nethermead arches) Red-eyed Vireo (Nethermead arches) House Wren (north midwood) American Robin (common in some spots) Gray Catbird (upper pool) European Starling Cedar Waxwing (Nethermead arches) Chipping Sparrow (center drive by hard curve) Northern Cardinal Red-winged Blackbird (midwood) Common Grackle (2 midwood) American Goldfinch House Sparrow
Thursday, August 7, 2008
8/7 report Orrin
Rock Pigeon Northern Flicker (1) Eastern Kingbird (1) Blue Jay Carolina Wren (1) American Robin Gray Catbird European Starling Yellow Warbler (1) Song Sparrow (Several) Swamp Sparrow (2) Northern Cardinal Common Grackle House Sparrow Plus a probable hummingbird near the lily ponds