Wet day , few birds Sept 6th Prospect

As expected, when it pours , just very little to fly around, except the dropping raindrops.

The only thing that didn't mind the raindrops were 5 WOOD DUCKS on the pools...Oh, one Northern WATERthrush, as it flew across the path by the Falkills Falls Bridge. A waterthrush...of course, when its watery out...

Prospect September 5th: BBC walk

South winds the past few days makes birding tough, and slim pickings the norm.But we lucked in with a nice little spurt around Butterfly Meadow and scattered sightings in mostly the south half of the park on the Brooklyn Bird Club Walk. Those highlights include HOODED WARBLER, YELLOW-BELLIED FLYCATCHER, BLACKPOLL and PINE WARBLER among the best  for the BBC walk. With only a few birders left, I spotted NASHVILLE WARBLER at the Falkill Falls by the rotted bridge.But it was elusive, sparing only a few seconds look.

A report independently  from Keir Randall  for OLIVE-SIDED FLYCATCHER, and SCARLET TANAGER from Gayle and Xandra added support for a decent day.

For Hooded Warbler, first seen in the pokeweed by Mary , was only observed by a few birders in the group; the same for Yellow-bellied Flycatcher seen at Lamppost #249, only seen by a few.Its typical of fall birding when you have to contend with dense foliage.

Other enjoyable sights include a flyover 7 Great Egrets over the Lookout Hill summit.

Northwest wind after midnight but a soggy one with it....bring a raincoat.

date = 2011/09/05

site = Prospect Park

observers = BBC Prospect Walk

leading , Peter Dorosh

54 species
(11 species warblers)

Black-crowned Night-Heron

Green Heron 4-3 south lullwater, 1 upper pool fallen oak

Great Egret 7 f/o lookout hill

Canada Goose

Wood Duck 5 Upper Pool

Mute Swan

Mallard

Osprey -2

Peregrine Falcon BBG tower

Spotted Sandpiper -peninsula

Ring-billed Gull

Herring Gull

Rock Pigeon

Mourning Dove

Chimney Swift

Ruby-throated Hummingbird  above wellhouse

Belted Kingfisher  Lullwater

Downy Woodpecker

Red-bellied Woodpecker

Northern Flicker

"Traill's" Flycatcher

Great Crested Flycatcher  Butterfly meadow

Yellow-bellied Flycatcher LP 249

Eastern Wood Pewee

Warbling Vireo Peninsula

Red-eyed Vireo

Blue Jay

Barn Swallow

White-breasted Nuthatch  Butterfly Meadow

House Wren  Butterfly Meadow

Carolina Wren   switchback tr

Blue-gray Gnatcatcher  wellhouse midpath

American Robin

Wood Thrush

Veery

Gray Catbird

Northern Mockingbird

European Starling

American Redstart

Black-and-white Warbler

Blackpoll Warbler -2 peninsula

Canada Warbler

Black-throated Blue Warbler peninsula

Common Yellowthroat  LP249

Chestnut-sided Warbler  wellhouse

Nashville Warbler Falkill falls

Pine Warbler  peninsula tip pine

Hooded Warbler  female butterfly meadow

Northern Waterthrush  butterfly meadow

Northern Cardinal

Common Grackle

American Goldfinch

House Sparrow

HOODED WARB female Butterfly mead south

Sunday report Sept 4th Prospect

From Rob Bate:

25 species but pretty quiet


I did have a gray-cheeked type thrush at the edge of the upper pool between the inlet and the dog beach. It was redder than I am used to but not a Hermit (tail not distinctly redder), a wood thrush (no heavy spotting) or Veery (definately spotted with obvious olive tones in the back.) Cheek was gray not buffy and it had no eye ring. The interesting thing is I played a Bicknell's chip and it really perked up looking right in my direction. Then I played a gray-cheeked chip and it flew away. Rob J thought it a good candidate for a Bicknell and now I think it did seem really small for what I am used to for a Gray-cheek or Swainson's.

Wood Duck 3

Mallard 5

Green Heron 2

Mourning Dove 10

Red-bellied Woodpecker 1

Downy Woodpecker 1

Eastern Wood-Pewee 1

Great Crested Flycatcher 1

Warbling Vireo 1

Red-eyed Vireo 1

Blue Jay 1

Carolina Wren 3

Gray-cheeked/Bicknell's Thrush 1

American Robin 20

Gray Catbird 5

European Starling 10

Ovenbird 2

Northern Waterthrush 2

Black-and-white Warbler 2

American Redstart 3

Canada Warbler 1

Northern Cardinal 1

Common Grackle 5

American Goldfinch 1

House Sparrow 5

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From Kathy :

date = 2011/09/04


site = Prospect Park

observers = Kathy Toomey and Emily Goldstein



Green Heron

Canada Goose

Mute Swan

Herring Gull

Rock Pigeon

Mourning Dove

Chimney Swift

Downy Woodpecker

Red-bellied Woodpecker

Northern Flicker

Great Crested Flycatcher

Eastern Wood-Pewee

Warbling Vireo

Red-eyed Vireo

Blue Jay

House Wren

Carolina Wren

American Robin

Veery

Gray Catbird

European Starling

American Redstart

Ovenbird

Canada Warbler

Common Yellowthroat

Northern Waterthrush

Mourning Warbler - 1st year female, on path above the wellhouse

Northern Cardinal

American Goldfinch

House Sparrow

From Ebirds Yahoo, CONA report

Common Nighthawk report, Prospect Park


Posted by: "Anne" towhee2@xxxx.com
Sat Sep 3, 2011 2:01 pm (PDT)


Edith Goren, on Friday, Sept 2, 2011, at about 7:15PM saw two
Common Nighthawks flying over the ball fields in Prospect Park. She
did not stay long in the park. Perhaps there were more Common Nighthawks.

The ballfields are opposite the dog ramps at what used to be
called the Model Boat Pond when I was a kid.

reported by

Anne Lazarus

Sept 2nd PP report

From Adam:
Had a briefish amble up Lookout and around Upper Pool mid-morning.


Not much to report but many Redstarts, a lone Osprey, 4 Veery, and 4 juv Wood Duck with a female; did they breed in the Park this year?

Cheers

Adam

Prospect Park, Kings, US-NY

Sep 2, 2011 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM

Protocol: Traveling

2.0 kilometer(s)

Comments: clear day, light wind

29 species (+1 other taxa)



Canada Goose (Branta canadensis) X

Wood Duck (Aix sponsa) 5 seen on Upper Pool, did they breed here?

Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) X many plus hybrids

Green Heron (Butorides virescens) 2

Osprey (Pandion haliaetus) 1 soaring over northern part of Park

Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura) 12

Downy Woodpecker (Picoides pubescens) 1

Northern Flicker (Colaptes auratus) 2

Empidonax sp. (Empidonax sp.) 1

Great Crested Flycatcher (Myiarchus crinitus) 1

Warbling Vireo (Vireo gilvus) 1

Red-eyed Vireo (Vireo olivaceus) 1

Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata) 3

Black-capped Chickadee (Poecile atricapillus) 3

White-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta carolinensis) 1

Carolina Wren (Thryothorus ludovicianus) 1

House Wren (Troglodytes aedon) 1

Veery (Catharus fuscescens) 4

American Robin (Turdus migratorius) 20 approx number

Gray Catbird (Dumetella carolinensis) 25 approx number

European Starling (Sturnus vulgaris) X

Northern Waterthrush (Parkesia noveboracensis) 1

Common Yellowthroat (Geothlypis trichas) 1

American Redstart (Setophaga ruticilla) 11

Magnolia Warbler (Setophaga magnolia) 1

Chestnut-sided Warbler (Setophaga pensylvanica) 1

Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis) 12

Baltimore Oriole (Icterus galbula) 1

American Goldfinch (Spinus tristis) 3

House Sparrow (Passer domesticus) 6

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

Short NY Daily and NY Times News pieces on Prospect' s trees

Fyi, click on links

NY Daily

http://t.co/Q9P97h3

NY Times:

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/09/02/nyregion/irene-felled-thousands-of-trees-in-new-york-city.html?_r=1&scp=1&sq=prospect%20park&st=cse

September 1st "Thursday Autumn series" Prospect Park

September 1st "Thursday Autumn series" Prospect Park



Trip Leader: Tom Stephenson


Focus: early autumn passerines



From Tom Stephenson leading:

Hi Peter,

Well, we had a good group of about 15 today, all excellent birders and willing to jump across tall trees to find the birds...

All in all it was fairly slow in general. Some good activity in the Vale, indicating some movement last night.

Warbler wise we had 10 species.
Jessie Ross had the Chat on the switchback trail, but we couldn't find it again.

Here's the list of the birds the group had plus a couple of additional species that Elise, Kathy and Emily had on the Peninsula and that I had on my way back from Lookout.

Best regards,

Tom

Double-crested Cormorant



Sharp-shinned Hawk



Red-tailed Hawk



Spotted Sandpiper



Rock Dove



Mourning Dove



Chimney Swift



Red-bellied Woodpecker



Downy Woodpecker



Hairy Woodpecker



Northern Flicker



Eastern Wood-Pewee at least 2, both calling



Acadian Flycatcher On Lookout just before butterfly meadown



Warbling Vireo



Red-eyed Vireo



Blue Jay



American Crow



Black-capped Chickadee



Tufted Titmouse



White-breasted Nuthatch



Carolina Wren



House Wren



Veery



American Robin



Gray Catbird



Northern Mockingbird



European Starling



Cedar Waxwing



Northern Parula





Yellow Warbler





Chestnut-sided Warbler





Magnolia Warbler





Pine Warbler





Black-and-white Warbler





American Redstart





Northern Waterthrush





Common Yellowthroat





Canada Warbler



Northern Cardinal



Baltimore Oriole



American Goldfinch



House Sparrow

Sept 1st Results of Prospect Autumn series Thursday walks (1st one)

From Tom Stephenson leading:


Hi Peter,


Well, we had a good group of about 15 today, all excellent birders and willing to jump across tall trees to find the birds...

All in all it was fairly slow in general. Some good activity in the Vale, indicating some movement last night.

Warbler wise we had 10 species.

Jessie Ross had the Chat on the switchback trail, but we couldn't find it again.

Here's the list of the birds the group had plus a couple of additional species that Elise, Kathy and Emily had on the Peninsula and that I had on my way back from Lookout.

Best regards,

Tom

Double-crested Cormorant

Sharp-shinned Hawk

Red-tailed Hawk

Spotted Sandpiper

Rock Dove

Mourning Dove

Chimney Swift

Red-bellied Woodpecker

Downy Woodpecker

Hairy Woodpecker

Northern Flicker

Eastern Wood-Pewee at least 2, both calling

Acadian Flycatcher On Lookout just before butterfly meadown

Warbling Vireo

Red-eyed Vireo

Blue Jay

American Crow

Black-capped Chickadee

Tufted Titmouse

White-breasted Nuthatch

Carolina Wren

House Wren

Veery

American Robin

Gray Catbird

Northern Mockingbird

European Starling

Cedar Waxwing

Northern Parula


Yellow Warbler


Chestnut-sided Warbler


Magnolia Warbler


Pine Warbler


Black-and-white Warbler


American Redstart


Northern Waterthrush


Common Yellowthroat


Canada Warbler

Northern Cardinal

Baltimore Oriole

American Goldfinch

House Sparrow

Latest on YB Chat

I received an email from Jesse Ross on the YELLOW-BREASTED CHAT :

Hi Peter,



I just wanted to let you know I just saw the yellow-breasted chat on the south slope of lookout hill! It was with a bunch of goldfinches.


Best,


Jesse