Notable hilight : AMERICAN PIPIT inside Ball fields snow fence enclosure, west side ; hen Hooded Merganser has another suitor
From Peter:
I finally got to see the American Pipit , feeding along the ground at the west end of the snow fence enclosure that takes a sizable section of the southeast corner of the ball fields. Another notable sighting on this particularly bone chilling day, was the sight of another drake Hooded Merganser with the hen on the Lake.One of the males had its head crest wide open.Showing off I guess. Something to note with nothing much to cheer about when very cold temperatures hampers birding.
list
Location: Prospect Park
Observation date: 1/29/10
Number of species: 25
Canada Goose X
Mute Swan 6 lake
Wood Duck 1 drake boathouse pond
American Black Duck X lake
Mallard X
Northern Shoveler 7 lake
Hooded Merganser 3 lake; 2 drake, 1 hen
Ruddy Duck X feeders
Great Blue Heron 1 Upper Pool middle isthmus shore
American Coot X
Ring-billed Gull X
Herring Gull X
Rock Pigeon X
Mourning Dove X
Black-capped Chickadee 3 feeders
American Robin X
European Starling X
American Pipit 1 ballfields
Song Sparrow 1 feeders
White-throated Sparrow X
Dark-eyed Junco X
Northern Cardinal X feeders
House Finch 6 feeders
American Goldfinch 4 feeders
House Sparrow X
This report was generated automatically by eBird v2(http://ebird.org)
Friday, January 29, 2010
Unusual earthly tide event
Forgive me for this off topic ( since it wont affect prospect but north brooklyn coast for sure):
Tomorrow morning at approximately 7:52 AM is the PROXIGEAN SPRING TIDE. Its a quite rare high tide when regional high tide coincides with the closest approach new moon . So..if you go to a marsh area, or even coastal shoreline, you will see unusually higher tide than usual.It might be most observed in a marsh area when bird dwellers are forced out of the sea grasses/reeds... (marine park, Plumb Beach, any of the Brooklyn inlets,etc)
here's more info on PST explanation: http://home.hiwaay.net/~krcool/Astro/moon/moontides/
Thanks to Mary E for the info
Saturday 01/30/10 1:18AM Full Moon
Saturday 01/30/10 1:27AM -1.09 feet Low Tide
Saturday 01/30/10 7:07AM Sunrise
Saturday 01/30/10 7:11AM Moonset
Saturday 01/30/10 7:52AM 6.71 feet High Tide
Saturday 01/30/10 2:12PM -1.3 feet Low Tide
-Kingsboider
Tomorrow morning at approximately 7:52 AM is the PROXIGEAN SPRING TIDE. Its a quite rare high tide when regional high tide coincides with the closest approach new moon . So..if you go to a marsh area, or even coastal shoreline, you will see unusually higher tide than usual.It might be most observed in a marsh area when bird dwellers are forced out of the sea grasses/reeds... (marine park, Plumb Beach, any of the Brooklyn inlets,etc)
here's more info on PST explanation: http://home.hiwaay.net/~krcool/Astro/moon/moontides/
Thanks to Mary E for the info
Saturday 01/30/10 1:18AM Full Moon
Saturday 01/30/10 1:27AM -1.09 feet Low Tide
Saturday 01/30/10 7:07AM Sunrise
Saturday 01/30/10 7:11AM Moonset
Saturday 01/30/10 7:52AM 6.71 feet High Tide
Saturday 01/30/10 2:12PM -1.3 feet Low Tide
-Kingsboider
Thursday, January 28, 2010
January 28th Prospect
From Larry:
There was a Bufflehead on the Upper Pool which is about half open water.
Finally found the pipit in the enclosure.
Good birding
Larry Zirlin
Sent: Thursday, January 28, 2010 2:21 PM
Subject: eBird Report - Prospect Park , 1/28/10
Location: Prospect Park
Observation date: 1/28/10
Number of species: 31
Canada Goose 130
Mute Swan 8
Wood Duck 1 Boathouse Pond.
American Black Duck 17
Mallard 347 Upper Pool, Boathouse Pond, Lullwater, Lake.
Northern Shoveler 8
Bufflehead 1 Upper Pool
Ruddy Duck 46
Great Blue Heron 1 Back of Upper Pool
American Coot 18
Ring-billed Gull 200
Herring Gull 1
Mourning Dove 20
Downy Woodpecker 7
Blue Jay 9
American Crow 1
Black-capped Chickadee 5
Tufted Titmouse 1
White-breasted Nuthatch 1
American Robin 25
Northern Mockingbird 1
European Starling 1
American Pipit 1 Enclosure near ball fields
Song Sparrow 1 On Lullwater trail
White-throated Sparrow 35
Dark-eyed Junco 15
Northern Cardinal 26
Red-winged Blackbird 4 Feeders
House Finch 7 Feeders
American Goldfinch 9 --5 by lake, including the one in full breeding
plumage, 4 by feeders.
House Sparrow 8
This report was generated automatically by eBird v2(http://ebird.org)
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From Peter:
Location: Prospect Park
Observation date: 1/28/10
Number of species: 19
Canada Goose X
Mute Swan 6 lake
Wood Duck 1 drake boathouse pond
American Black Duck 14-2 Upper Pool, rest Lake
Mallard X
Northern Shoveler 7 lake
Bufflehead 1 drake Upper Pool
Ruddy Duck 51 lake
Great Blue Heron 2--Upper Pool ;Three Sisters Islands
Red-tailed Hawk 1 f/o 9th St Bandshell
American Coot 12 Duck Island
Ring-billed Gull X
Herring Gull X
Great Black-backed Gull 1
Rock Pigeon X
Mourning Dove X
American Robin 50 Center Drive Quaker ridge south
European Starling X
Dark-eyed Junco (Slate-colored) X
This report was generated automatically by eBird v2(http://ebird.org)
There was a Bufflehead on the Upper Pool which is about half open water.
Finally found the pipit in the enclosure.
Good birding
Larry Zirlin
Sent: Thursday, January 28, 2010 2:21 PM
Subject: eBird Report - Prospect Park , 1/28/10
Location: Prospect Park
Observation date: 1/28/10
Number of species: 31
Canada Goose 130
Mute Swan 8
Wood Duck 1 Boathouse Pond.
American Black Duck 17
Mallard 347 Upper Pool, Boathouse Pond, Lullwater, Lake.
Northern Shoveler 8
Bufflehead 1 Upper Pool
Ruddy Duck 46
Great Blue Heron 1 Back of Upper Pool
American Coot 18
Ring-billed Gull 200
Herring Gull 1
Mourning Dove 20
Downy Woodpecker 7
Blue Jay 9
American Crow 1
Black-capped Chickadee 5
Tufted Titmouse 1
White-breasted Nuthatch 1
American Robin 25
Northern Mockingbird 1
European Starling 1
American Pipit 1 Enclosure near ball fields
Song Sparrow 1 On Lullwater trail
White-throated Sparrow 35
Dark-eyed Junco 15
Northern Cardinal 26
Red-winged Blackbird 4 Feeders
House Finch 7 Feeders
American Goldfinch 9 --5 by lake, including the one in full breeding
plumage, 4 by feeders.
House Sparrow 8
This report was generated automatically by eBird v2(http://ebird.org)
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
From Peter:
Location: Prospect Park
Observation date: 1/28/10
Number of species: 19
Canada Goose X
Mute Swan 6 lake
Wood Duck 1 drake boathouse pond
American Black Duck 14-2 Upper Pool, rest Lake
Mallard X
Northern Shoveler 7 lake
Bufflehead 1 drake Upper Pool
Ruddy Duck 51 lake
Great Blue Heron 2--Upper Pool ;Three Sisters Islands
Red-tailed Hawk 1 f/o 9th St Bandshell
American Coot 12 Duck Island
Ring-billed Gull X
Herring Gull X
Great Black-backed Gull 1
Rock Pigeon X
Mourning Dove X
American Robin 50 Center Drive Quaker ridge south
European Starling X
Dark-eyed Junco (Slate-colored) X
This report was generated automatically by eBird v2(http://ebird.org)
Wednesday, January 27, 2010
Prospect 1/27
From Matthew Wills:
Peter,
Greetings. I had two Merlins in the same tree in the Nethermead this morning. Center Drive and Quaker Hill footpath.
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From Alex Wilson:
> Location: Prospect Park
> Observation date: 1/27/10
> Number of species: 50
>
> Canada Goose 150
> Mute Swan 8
> Wood Duck 1 (Drake, Upper Pool.)
> American Black Duck 8
> American Black Duck x Mallard (hybrid) 1
> Mallard 200
> Northern Shoveler 8
> Bufflehead 1 (Drake, Lake.)
> Hooded Merganser 2 (Pair, Lake.)
> Ruddy Duck 60
> Great Blue Heron 3
> Red-tailed Hawk 4 (Including one at Ravine nest.)
> Merlin 1 (1 or 2, Long Meadow; Nethermead.)
> Peregrine Falcon 1 (On signal tower.)
> American Coot 15
> Ring-billed Gull 400
> Herring Gull (American) 10
> Great Black-backed Gull 1
> Rock Pigeon 50
> Mourning Dove 40
> Red-bellied Woodpecker 5
> Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 1
> Downy Woodpecker 10
> Hairy Woodpecker 1
> Blue Jay 10
> American Crow 2
> Black-capped Chickadee 12
> Tufted Titmouse 5
> Red-breasted Nuthatch 1 (Feeders.)
> White-breasted Nuthatch 8
> Brown Creeper 1
> Carolina Wren 3
> Winter Wren 1 (Midwood.)
> Golden-crowned Kinglet 1
> Hermit Thrush 1 (Terrace Bridge, SW.)
> American Robin 25
> Northern Mockingbird 3
> European Starling 100
> American Pipit 1 (Long Meadow, fenced area near ball
> fields, PM.)
> Cedar Waxwing 8 (Bennen Water.)
> Eastern Towhee 2 (Male & female, behind Boat House.)
> Fox Sparrow (Red) 2
> Song Sparrow 5
> Swamp Sparrow 1
> White-throated Sparrow 100
> Dark-eyed Junco (Slate-colored) 10
> Northern Cardinal 40
> Red-winged Blackbird 6
> House Finch 15
> American Goldfinch 15
> House Sparrow 25
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From Paul Cook, new Brooklyn resident from the United Kingdom (Britain)
American Pipit 1 (fenced off area near ball fields, 10:50 -11:15 at least)
Red- Tailed Hawk (1 adult carrying Feral Pigeon prey ,SE over Vale of Cashmere)
Hermit Thrush 1 (peninsula)
Fox Sparrow 2
Hairy Woodpecker 1 (lullwater)
American Robin (flock of 50+ Nethermead)
Peter,
Greetings. I had two Merlins in the same tree in the Nethermead this morning. Center Drive and Quaker Hill footpath.
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From Alex Wilson:
> Location: Prospect Park
> Observation date: 1/27/10
> Number of species: 50
>
> Canada Goose 150
> Mute Swan 8
> Wood Duck 1 (Drake, Upper Pool.)
> American Black Duck 8
> American Black Duck x Mallard (hybrid) 1
> Mallard 200
> Northern Shoveler 8
> Bufflehead 1 (Drake, Lake.)
> Hooded Merganser 2 (Pair, Lake.)
> Ruddy Duck 60
> Great Blue Heron 3
> Red-tailed Hawk 4 (Including one at Ravine nest.)
> Merlin 1 (1 or 2, Long Meadow; Nethermead.)
> Peregrine Falcon 1 (On signal tower.)
> American Coot 15
> Ring-billed Gull 400
> Herring Gull (American) 10
> Great Black-backed Gull 1
> Rock Pigeon 50
> Mourning Dove 40
> Red-bellied Woodpecker 5
> Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 1
> Downy Woodpecker 10
> Hairy Woodpecker 1
> Blue Jay 10
> American Crow 2
> Black-capped Chickadee 12
> Tufted Titmouse 5
> Red-breasted Nuthatch 1 (Feeders.)
> White-breasted Nuthatch 8
> Brown Creeper 1
> Carolina Wren 3
> Winter Wren 1 (Midwood.)
> Golden-crowned Kinglet 1
> Hermit Thrush 1 (Terrace Bridge, SW.)
> American Robin 25
> Northern Mockingbird 3
> European Starling 100
> American Pipit 1 (Long Meadow, fenced area near ball
> fields, PM.)
> Cedar Waxwing 8 (Bennen Water.)
> Eastern Towhee 2 (Male & female, behind Boat House.)
> Fox Sparrow (Red) 2
> Song Sparrow 5
> Swamp Sparrow 1
> White-throated Sparrow 100
> Dark-eyed Junco (Slate-colored) 10
> Northern Cardinal 40
> Red-winged Blackbird 6
> House Finch 15
> American Goldfinch 15
> House Sparrow 25
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From Paul Cook, new Brooklyn resident from the United Kingdom (Britain)
American Pipit 1 (fenced off area near ball fields, 10:50 -11:15 at least)
Red- Tailed Hawk (1 adult carrying Feral Pigeon prey ,SE over Vale of Cashmere)
Hermit Thrush 1 (peninsula)
Fox Sparrow 2
Hairy Woodpecker 1 (lullwater)
American Robin (flock of 50+ Nethermead)
A reminder , Mark your calendars
The upcoming Great Backyard Count in two weeks. Anyone can participate for counting birds in Prospect, BBG or Greenwood Cemetery.
See info below from a mailing I received from Cornell.
http://www.audubon.org/gbbc/
Join the Great Backyard Bird Count
February 12-15
January 26, 2010—Bird watchers coast to coast are invited to take part in the 13th annual Great Backyard Bird Count, Friday, February 12, through Monday, February 15, 2010. Participants in the free event will join tens of thousands of volunteers counting birds in their own backyards, local parks or wildlife refuges.
Each checklist submitted by these "citizen scientists" helps researchers at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology , the National Audubon Society, and Bird Studies Canada learn more about how the birds are doing—and how to protect them. Last year, participants turned in more than 93,600 checklists online, creating the continent's largest instantaneous snapshot of bird populations ever recorded.
“Taking part in the Great Backyard Bird Count is a great way to get outside with family and friends, have fun, and help birds—all at the same time," said Audubon Education Vice President, Judy Braus. "Even if you can identify a few species you can provide important information that enables scientists to learn more about how the environment is changing and how that affects our conservation priorities.”
Anyone can take part in the Great Backyard Bird Count, from novice bird watchers to experts. Participants count birds for as little as 15 minutes (or as long as they wish) on one or more days of the event and report their sightings online at www.birdcount.org. One 2009 participant said, “Thank you for the opportunity to participate in citizen science. I have had my eyes opened to a whole new interest and I love it!”
“The GBBC is a perfect first step toward the sort of intensive monitoring needed to discover how birds are responding to environmental change,” said Janis Dickinson, Director of Citizen Science at the Cornell Lab. “Winter is such a vulnerable period for birds, so winter bird distributions are likely to be very sensitive to change. There is only one way—citizen science—to gather data on private lands where people live and the GBBC has been doing this across the continent for many years. GBBC has enormous potential both as an early warning system and in capturing and engaging people in more intensive sampling of birds across the landscape.”
See info below from a mailing I received from Cornell.
http://www.audubon.org/gbbc/
Join the Great Backyard Bird Count
February 12-15
January 26, 2010—Bird watchers coast to coast are invited to take part in the 13th annual Great Backyard Bird Count, Friday, February 12, through Monday, February 15, 2010. Participants in the free event will join tens of thousands of volunteers counting birds in their own backyards, local parks or wildlife refuges.
Each checklist submitted by these "citizen scientists" helps researchers at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology , the National Audubon Society, and Bird Studies Canada learn more about how the birds are doing—and how to protect them. Last year, participants turned in more than 93,600 checklists online, creating the continent's largest instantaneous snapshot of bird populations ever recorded.
“Taking part in the Great Backyard Bird Count is a great way to get outside with family and friends, have fun, and help birds—all at the same time," said Audubon Education Vice President, Judy Braus. "Even if you can identify a few species you can provide important information that enables scientists to learn more about how the environment is changing and how that affects our conservation priorities.”
Anyone can take part in the Great Backyard Bird Count, from novice bird watchers to experts. Participants count birds for as little as 15 minutes (or as long as they wish) on one or more days of the event and report their sightings online at www.birdcount.org. One 2009 participant said, “Thank you for the opportunity to participate in citizen science. I have had my eyes opened to a whole new interest and I love it!”
“The GBBC is a perfect first step toward the sort of intensive monitoring needed to discover how birds are responding to environmental change,” said Janis Dickinson, Director of Citizen Science at the Cornell Lab. “Winter is such a vulnerable period for birds, so winter bird distributions are likely to be very sensitive to change. There is only one way—citizen science—to gather data on private lands where people live and the GBBC has been doing this across the continent for many years. GBBC has enormous potential both as an early warning system and in capturing and engaging people in more intensive sampling of birds across the landscape.”
Monday, January 25, 2010
Discussion line on mystery duck on Prospect Lake
Posted to the NYS Birds Listserve by Alex Wilson reply today (1/25)to Rob Jett's original inquiry:
Regarding the odd shoveler-type duck in Prospect Park,
this bird (I assume the same) was first noted on
12/24/09 and reported on Peter Dorosh’s Prospect
sightings blog:
http://peters-prospect-bird-sightings.blogspot.com/2009/12/christmas-eve-day-prospect-and-garden.html
Some photos I took are posted at:
http://www.digitalmediatree.com/arboretum/shoveler/
My photos show the bird next to a female Northern
Shoveler; though male by plumage it is barely as
large as the female shoveler, and the bill appears
smaller. From what I see online the Australasian
Shoveler is at least as big as Northern, with
equally extreme bill proportions. Australasian also
appears to have a more gray-tinged head and darker
markings on the breast,whereas the Prospect bird has
a strongly green head. Based on these factors I tend
to think it’s a Northern Shoveler X Blue-winged Teal
hybrid, but I’d be interested in more knowledgeable opinions.
Good birding,
Alex Wilson
Brooklyn, NY
Rob Jett's original posting:
Prospect Park's lake is notorious for hosting
some very strange hybrid waterfowl, so I wasn't too
surprised to find an odd-looking shoveler in the park.
What was first perceived to be a Northern Shoveler x Blue-
winged Teal hybrid, I'm now pretty certain is actually
an Australasian > Shoveler (Anas rhynchotis). I have
some photos and a short video on my blog here:
>
http://citybirder.blogspot.com/2010/01/strange-waterfowl.html
>
> Just wondering:
- How common are Australasian Shovelers in zoos
or private collections?
- Have Australasian Shovelers ever been recorded
outside of New Zealand or Australia?
- What is the air-speed velocity of an unladen
swallow?
>
> Good birding,
>
> Rob
Regarding the odd shoveler-type duck in Prospect Park,
this bird (I assume the same) was first noted on
12/24/09 and reported on Peter Dorosh’s Prospect
sightings blog:
http://peters-prospect-bird-sightings.blogspot.com/2009/12/christmas-eve-day-prospect-and-garden.html
Some photos I took are posted at:
http://www.digitalmediatree.com/arboretum/shoveler/
My photos show the bird next to a female Northern
Shoveler; though male by plumage it is barely as
large as the female shoveler, and the bill appears
smaller. From what I see online the Australasian
Shoveler is at least as big as Northern, with
equally extreme bill proportions. Australasian also
appears to have a more gray-tinged head and darker
markings on the breast,whereas the Prospect bird has
a strongly green head. Based on these factors I tend
to think it’s a Northern Shoveler X Blue-winged Teal
hybrid, but I’d be interested in more knowledgeable opinions.
Good birding,
Alex Wilson
Brooklyn, NY
Rob Jett's original posting:
Prospect Park's lake is notorious for hosting
some very strange hybrid waterfowl, so I wasn't too
surprised to find an odd-looking shoveler in the park.
What was first perceived to be a Northern Shoveler x Blue-
winged Teal hybrid, I'm now pretty certain is actually
an Australasian > Shoveler (Anas rhynchotis). I have
some photos and a short video on my blog here:
>
http://citybirder.blogspot.com/2010/01/strange-waterfowl.html
>
> Just wondering:
- How common are Australasian Shovelers in zoos
or private collections?
- Have Australasian Shovelers ever been recorded
outside of New Zealand or Australia?
- What is the air-speed velocity of an unladen
swallow?
>
> Good birding,
>
> Rob
Sunday, January 24, 2010
January 24th Prospect
From Larry Zirlin:
Two towhees on the hill behind the Boathouse.
Subject: eBird Report - Prospect Park , 1/24/10
Location: Prospect Park
Observation date: 1/24/10
Number of species: 32
Canada Goose 80
Mute Swan 8
Wood Duck 1
American Black Duck 13
Mallard 125
Hooded Merganser 1 Three Sisters
Ruddy Duck 18
American Coot 17
Ring-billed Gull 1000
Herring Gull 16
Great Black-backed Gull 6
Rock Pigeon 10
Mourning Dove 13
Red-bellied Woodpecker 1
Downy Woodpecker 7
Hairy Woodpecker 1
Blue Jay 5
American Crow 2 On lake ice
Black-capped Chickadee 2
Tufted Titmouse 3
Red-breasted Nuthatch 1
White-breasted Nuthatch 1
European Starling 50
Eastern Towhee 2 Hill behind Boathouse, both females
Song Sparrow 1 on lake ice, SW corner
White-throated Sparrow 15
Dark-eyed Junco 12
Northern Cardinal 11
Red-winged Blackbird 4 Feeders
House Finch 4
American Goldfinch 6
House Sparrow 2
This report was generated automatically by eBird v2(http://ebird.org)
Two towhees on the hill behind the Boathouse.
Subject: eBird Report - Prospect Park , 1/24/10
Location: Prospect Park
Observation date: 1/24/10
Number of species: 32
Canada Goose 80
Mute Swan 8
Wood Duck 1
American Black Duck 13
Mallard 125
Hooded Merganser 1 Three Sisters
Ruddy Duck 18
American Coot 17
Ring-billed Gull 1000
Herring Gull 16
Great Black-backed Gull 6
Rock Pigeon 10
Mourning Dove 13
Red-bellied Woodpecker 1
Downy Woodpecker 7
Hairy Woodpecker 1
Blue Jay 5
American Crow 2 On lake ice
Black-capped Chickadee 2
Tufted Titmouse 3
Red-breasted Nuthatch 1
White-breasted Nuthatch 1
European Starling 50
Eastern Towhee 2 Hill behind Boathouse, both females
Song Sparrow 1 on lake ice, SW corner
White-throated Sparrow 15
Dark-eyed Junco 12
Northern Cardinal 11
Red-winged Blackbird 4 Feeders
House Finch 4
American Goldfinch 6
House Sparrow 2
This report was generated automatically by eBird v2(http://ebird.org)
Saturday, January 23, 2010
January 23rd Prospect
From Rob Bate :
Notable today were Hermit Thrush, American Pipit and Eastern Towhee. Could not locate
the Rusty Blackbirds
.
Location: Prospect Park
Observation date: 1/23/10
Number of species: 28
Canada Goose X
Mallard X
Ring-billed Gull X
Rock Pigeon X
Mourning Dove X
Red-bellied Woodpecker X
Downy Woodpecker X
Blue Jay X
American Crow X
Black-capped Chickadee X
Tufted Titmouse X
White-breasted Nuthatch X
Brown Creeper X
Carolina Wren X
Winter Wren X
Hermit Thrush X
American Robin X
Northern Mockingbird X
European Starling X
American Pipit X
Eastern Towhee X
Song Sparrow X
White-throated Sparrow X
Northern Cardinal X
Red-winged Blackbird X
House Finch X
American Goldfinch X
House Sparrow X
This report was generated automatically by eBird v2(http://ebird.org)
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From Rob Jett :
Here's my latest Prospect report.
Subject: eBird Report - Prospect Park , 1/23/10
>
> Location: Prospect Park
> Observation date: 1/23/10
> Number of species: 40
>
> Canada Goose X
> Mute Swan 4
> Wood Duck 1
> American Black Duck 12
> Mallard 150
> Northern Shoveler 4
> Hooded Merganser 1
> Ruddy Duck 12
> Great Blue Heron 2
> Red-tailed Hawk 2
> Merlin 1
> American Coot 10
> Ring-billed Gull 1500
> Herring Gull 100
> Great Black-backed Gull 4
> Rock Pigeon X
> Mourning Dove 15
> Red-bellied Woodpecker 3
> Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 1
> Downy Woodpecker 2
> Hairy Woodpecker 1
> Blue Jay X
> American Crow 4
> Black-capped Chickadee 7
> Tufted Titmouse 2
> Red-breasted Nuthatch 2
> White-breasted Nuthatch 2
> Golden-crowned Kinglet 3
> American Robin 2
> Northern Mockingbird 1
> European Starling X
> American Pipit 1
> Song Sparrow 2
> White-throated Sparrow X
> Dark-eyed Junco X
> Northern Cardinal X
> Red-winged Blackbird 3
> House Finch 7
> American Goldfinch 6
> House Sparrow X
>
> This report was generated automatically by eBird v2(http://ebird.org)
Notable today were Hermit Thrush, American Pipit and Eastern Towhee. Could not locate
the Rusty Blackbirds
.
Location: Prospect Park
Observation date: 1/23/10
Number of species: 28
Canada Goose X
Mallard X
Ring-billed Gull X
Rock Pigeon X
Mourning Dove X
Red-bellied Woodpecker X
Downy Woodpecker X
Blue Jay X
American Crow X
Black-capped Chickadee X
Tufted Titmouse X
White-breasted Nuthatch X
Brown Creeper X
Carolina Wren X
Winter Wren X
Hermit Thrush X
American Robin X
Northern Mockingbird X
European Starling X
American Pipit X
Eastern Towhee X
Song Sparrow X
White-throated Sparrow X
Northern Cardinal X
Red-winged Blackbird X
House Finch X
American Goldfinch X
House Sparrow X
This report was generated automatically by eBird v2(http://ebird.org)
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From Rob Jett :
Here's my latest Prospect report.
Subject: eBird Report - Prospect Park , 1/23/10
>
> Location: Prospect Park
> Observation date: 1/23/10
> Number of species: 40
>
> Canada Goose X
> Mute Swan 4
> Wood Duck 1
> American Black Duck 12
> Mallard 150
> Northern Shoveler 4
> Hooded Merganser 1
> Ruddy Duck 12
> Great Blue Heron 2
> Red-tailed Hawk 2
> Merlin 1
> American Coot 10
> Ring-billed Gull 1500
> Herring Gull 100
> Great Black-backed Gull 4
> Rock Pigeon X
> Mourning Dove 15
> Red-bellied Woodpecker 3
> Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 1
> Downy Woodpecker 2
> Hairy Woodpecker 1
> Blue Jay X
> American Crow 4
> Black-capped Chickadee 7
> Tufted Titmouse 2
> Red-breasted Nuthatch 2
> White-breasted Nuthatch 2
> Golden-crowned Kinglet 3
> American Robin 2
> Northern Mockingbird 1
> European Starling X
> American Pipit 1
> Song Sparrow 2
> White-throated Sparrow X
> Dark-eyed Junco X
> Northern Cardinal X
> Red-winged Blackbird 3
> House Finch 7
> American Goldfinch 6
> House Sparrow X
>
> This report was generated automatically by eBird v2(http://ebird.org)
Friday, January 22, 2010
January 22 Prospect; exotic waterfowl lake sighting
From Larry :
Sent: Friday, January 22, 2010 12:26 PM
Subject: eBird Report - Prospect Park , 1/22/10
Location: Prospect Park
Observation date: 1/22/10
Number of species: 33
Canada Goose 125
Mute Swan 7
Wood Duck 1 Boathouse Pond
American Black Duck 6 One on Boathouse Pond, balance on lake.
Mallard 290
Ruddy Duck 15
Cooper's Hawk 1 Hanging out near the feeders
Red-tailed Hawk 2 Circling over Nethermead
American Coot 9
Ring-billed Gull 300
Herring Gull 2
Great Black-backed Gull 1
Rock Pigeon 17
Mourning Dove 12 Binnen Bridge
Red-bellied Woodpecker 2 One near Boathouse, one Breeze Hill
Downy Woodpecker 5 Boathouse and feeders
Hairy Woodpecker 1 Breeze Hill
Blue Jay 4
American Crow 3 On lake ice
Black-capped Chickadee 3 Feeders and near Wellhouse
Tufted Titmouse 4 Binnen Bridge & feeders
Red-breasted Nuthatch 1 Feeders
White-breasted Nuthatch 4 Feeders and near Boathouse
Brown Creeper 2 Boathouse and Breeze Hill
Carolina Wren 1 Binnen Bridge
American Robin 2 Nethermead
Northern Mockingbird 1 Behind Boathouse
White-throated Sparrow 31
Dark-eyed Junco 7 Feeders
Northern Cardinal 11
House Finch 4 Feeders
American Goldfinch 2 Feeders
House Sparrow 6
This report was generated automatically by eBird v2(http://ebird.org/)
***************************
1/21 reports
American Pipit 1 seen on ballfields, inside fence enclosure (observer Mary Eyster)
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
From Peter (after work)
Location: Prospect Park
Observation date: 1/21/10
Number of species: 18
all waterfowl seen in Lake
Canada Goose 225
Mute Swan 6
American Black Duck 8
Mallard X
Northern Shoveler X
Ruddy Duck 32
Great Blue Heron 1 Duck Island
Red-tailed Hawk 1 somewhere in park
American Coot 7
Ring-billed Gull X
Herring Gull X
Great Black-backed Gull 2
Rock Pigeon X
Mourning Dove X
American Crow 61 on Lake, pretty large group (rebounding from west nile?)
White-throated Sparrow X
Dark-eyed Junco X
This report was generated automatically by eBird v2(http://ebird.org)
***************************
From Mike Zablocky:
most of the passerines seen at the feeders:
Canada Goose
Mute Swan
American Black Duck
Mallard
American Coot
Ring-billed Gull
Herring Gull
Great Black-backed Gull
Rock Pigeon
Mourning Dove
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Downy Woodpecker
Blue Jay
American Crow
Black-capped Chickadee
Red-breasted Nuthatch
White-breasted Nuthatch
Winter Wren
European Starling
Song Sparrow
White-throated Sparrow
Dark-eyed Junco
Northern Cardinal
Red-winged Blackbird
House Finch
American Goldfinch
House Sparrow
27 species
Michael S. Zablocky
Brooklyn, NY
****************************
From Rob Jett
Prospect Park's lake is notorious for
hosting some very strange hybrid
waterfowl, so I wasn't too surprised
to find an odd-looking shoveler
in the park. What was first perceived
to be a Northern Shoveler x Blue-
winged Teal hybrid, I'm now pretty
certain is actually an Australasian
Shoveler (Anas rhynchotis). I have
some photos and a short video on my
blog here:
http://citybirder.blogspot.com/2010/01/strange-waterfowl.html
Just wondering:
- How common are Australasian Shovelers in zoos or private collections?
- Have Australasian Shovelers ever been recorded outside of New
Zealand or Australia?
- What is the air-speed velocity of an unladen swallow?
Good birding,
Rob
Sent: Friday, January 22, 2010 12:26 PM
Subject: eBird Report - Prospect Park , 1/22/10
Location: Prospect Park
Observation date: 1/22/10
Number of species: 33
Canada Goose 125
Mute Swan 7
Wood Duck 1 Boathouse Pond
American Black Duck 6 One on Boathouse Pond, balance on lake.
Mallard 290
Ruddy Duck 15
Cooper's Hawk 1 Hanging out near the feeders
Red-tailed Hawk 2 Circling over Nethermead
American Coot 9
Ring-billed Gull 300
Herring Gull 2
Great Black-backed Gull 1
Rock Pigeon 17
Mourning Dove 12 Binnen Bridge
Red-bellied Woodpecker 2 One near Boathouse, one Breeze Hill
Downy Woodpecker 5 Boathouse and feeders
Hairy Woodpecker 1 Breeze Hill
Blue Jay 4
American Crow 3 On lake ice
Black-capped Chickadee 3 Feeders and near Wellhouse
Tufted Titmouse 4 Binnen Bridge & feeders
Red-breasted Nuthatch 1 Feeders
White-breasted Nuthatch 4 Feeders and near Boathouse
Brown Creeper 2 Boathouse and Breeze Hill
Carolina Wren 1 Binnen Bridge
American Robin 2 Nethermead
Northern Mockingbird 1 Behind Boathouse
White-throated Sparrow 31
Dark-eyed Junco 7 Feeders
Northern Cardinal 11
House Finch 4 Feeders
American Goldfinch 2 Feeders
House Sparrow 6
This report was generated automatically by eBird v2(http://ebird.org/)
***************************
1/21 reports
American Pipit 1 seen on ballfields, inside fence enclosure (observer Mary Eyster)
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
From Peter (after work)
Location: Prospect Park
Observation date: 1/21/10
Number of species: 18
all waterfowl seen in Lake
Canada Goose 225
Mute Swan 6
American Black Duck 8
Mallard X
Northern Shoveler X
Ruddy Duck 32
Great Blue Heron 1 Duck Island
Red-tailed Hawk 1 somewhere in park
American Coot 7
Ring-billed Gull X
Herring Gull X
Great Black-backed Gull 2
Rock Pigeon X
Mourning Dove X
American Crow 61 on Lake, pretty large group (rebounding from west nile?)
White-throated Sparrow X
Dark-eyed Junco X
This report was generated automatically by eBird v2(http://ebird.org)
***************************
From Mike Zablocky:
most of the passerines seen at the feeders:
Canada Goose
Mute Swan
American Black Duck
Mallard
American Coot
Ring-billed Gull
Herring Gull
Great Black-backed Gull
Rock Pigeon
Mourning Dove
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Downy Woodpecker
Blue Jay
American Crow
Black-capped Chickadee
Red-breasted Nuthatch
White-breasted Nuthatch
Winter Wren
European Starling
Song Sparrow
White-throated Sparrow
Dark-eyed Junco
Northern Cardinal
Red-winged Blackbird
House Finch
American Goldfinch
House Sparrow
27 species
Michael S. Zablocky
Brooklyn, NY
****************************
From Rob Jett
Prospect Park's lake is notorious for
hosting some very strange hybrid
waterfowl, so I wasn't too surprised
to find an odd-looking shoveler
in the park. What was first perceived
to be a Northern Shoveler x Blue-
winged Teal hybrid, I'm now pretty
certain is actually an Australasian
Shoveler (Anas rhynchotis). I have
some photos and a short video on my
blog here:
http://citybirder.blogspot.com/2010/01/strange-waterfowl.html
Just wondering:
- How common are Australasian Shovelers in zoos or private collections?
- Have Australasian Shovelers ever been recorded outside of New
Zealand or Australia?
- What is the air-speed velocity of an unladen swallow?
Good birding,
Rob
Thursday, January 21, 2010
2009 Prospect Year totals
Here is the 2009 final total for the bird species seen in Prospect Park :
197 species
If taking into account Brooklyn Botanic Garden and GreenWood Cemetery, two different species not seen in Prospect 2009 culminates into 199 (White-winged Crossbill and Great Horned Owl , respectively). If also adding Screech Owl seen Oct 18th in the Boerum Hill section, North Brooklyn tallied 200 species ( ok , I am stretching it, but Brooklyn does have it all.)
Good Boiding
--Kingsboider
The species list for Prospect Park is below, seen in chronoloical order.
Canada Goose Prospect Lake
Mute Swan Prospect Lake
American Black Duck Prospect Lake
Mallard Prospect Lake
Northern Shoveler Prospect Lake
Ruddy Duck Prospect Lake
Northern Harrier Midwood
Sharp-shinned Hawk Prospect Park
Cooper's Hawk Prospect Park
Red-tailed Hawk Prospect Park
Merlin Prospect Park
American Coot Prospect Lake
Ring-billed Gull Prospect Park
Herring Gull Prospect Park
Great Black-backed Gull Prospect Lake
Rock Dove Prospect Park
Mourning Dove Prospect Park
Red-bellied Woodpecker Prospect Park
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Prospect Park
Downy Woodpecker Prospect Park
Hairy Woodpecker Prospect Park
Northern Flicker Prospect Park
Blue Jay Prospect Park
American Crow Prospect Park
Black-capped Chickadee Prospect Park
Tufted Titmouse Prospect Park
Red-breasted Nuthatch Prospect Park
White-breasted Nuthatch Prospect Park
Brown Creeper Lookout Hill
Carolina Wren Prospect Park
Winter Wren Prospect Park
Hermit Thrush Prospect Park
American Robin Prospect Park
European Starling Prospect Park
Northern Mockingbird Prospect Park
Fox Sparrow Prospect Park
Song Sparrow Prospect Park
White-throated Sparrow Prospect Park
Dark-eyed Junco Prospect Park
Northern Cardinal Prospect Park
Red-winged Blackbird Prospect Park
House Finch Prospect Park
Pine Siskin Midwood
American Goldfinch Prospect Park
House Sparrow Prospect Park
Pied-billed Grebe Prospect Lake
Great Blue Heron Prospect Lake
Brant Prospect Lake
Lesser Black-backed Gull Prospect Lake
Golden-crowned Kinglet Prospect Park
Eastern Towhee Lookout Hill
Swamp Sparrow Prospect Park
Purple Finch Prospect Park
Bufflehead Prospect Lake
Gray Catbird Breeze Hill
Baltimore Oriole Bartel Pritchard square entrance
Common Merganser Prospect Lake
Peregrine Falcon Prospect Park
Cedar Waxwing Prospect Park
American Tree Sparrow Terrace Bridge
Lesser Scaup Three Sisters Islands
Common Grackle West Island
Wood Duck Three Sisters Islands
Ring-necked Duck Prospect Lake
Hooded Merganser Prospect Lake
Red-breasted Merganser Prospect Lake
Turkey Vulture Prospect Park
Double-crested Cormorant Prospect Lake
Northern Pintail Prospect Lake
Brown-headed Cowbird Breeze Hill
Snow Goose Greenwood Cemetary
American Wigeon Greenwood Cemetary
Monk Parakeet Greenwood Cemetary
American Woodcock Lookout Hill
Yellow-rumped Warbler Lily Pond (formerly Pagoda)
Belted Kingfisher Prospect Lake
Eastern Phoebe Prospect Park
Fish Crow Prospect Park
Rusty Blackbird Lullwater
Great Egret Prospect Park
Gadwall Peninsula
Black-crowned Night-Heron Duck Island
Barn Swallow Prospect Lake
Osprey Prospect Lake
Bald Eagle Lookout Hill
Laughing Gull Prospect Lake
Tree Swallow Prospect Lake
Pine Warbler Lullwater
American Kestrel Lookout Hill
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher Lookout Hill
Palm Warbler Prospect Park
Chipping Sparrow Prospect Park
Ruby-crowned Kinglet Prospect Park
Louisiana Waterthrush Vale/Rose Garden
Northern Waterthrush Vale/Rose Garden
Eastern Bluebird Rink
Northern Parula Prospect Park
Blue-headed Vireo Midwood
Northern Rough-winged Swallow Upper Pool
Common Loon Lullwater
Black-throated Green Warbler Nethermead
Field Sparrow Lullwater
Savannah Sparrow Prospect Park
American Bittern Prospect Park
Green Heron Binnen Waters
Black-and-white Warbler Pagoda Swamp
Wilson's Warbler Midwood
Veery Binnen Waters
Virginia Rail Boathouse
Brown Thrasher Prospect Park
Snowy Egret Upper Pool
Solitary Sandpiper Prospect Lake
Chimney Swift Prospect Lake
Yellow Warbler Peninsula
Yellow-throated Warbler Lookout Hill
Black Vulture Lullwater
Broad-winged Hawk Botanical Gardens
Wood Thrush Ravine
Ovenbird Upper Pool
Prothonotary Warbler Duck Island
Eastern Kingbird Vale/Rose Garden
White-eyed Vireo Midwood
Yellow-throated Vireo Bartel Pritchard square entrance
Warbling Vireo Prospect Park
House Wren Prospect Park
Swainson's Thrush Vale/Rose Garden
Blue-winged Warbler Prospect Park
Townsend's Warbler Prospect Park
Prairie Warbler Prospect Park
Blackpoll Warbler Prospect Park
Worm-eating Warbler Midwood
Common Yellowthroat Terrace Bridge
Hooded Warbler Prospect Park
Scarlet Tanager Prospect Park
Rose-breasted Grosbeak Prospect Park
Orchard Oriole Vale/Rose Garden
Yellow-billed Cuckoo Vale/Rose Garden
Ruby-throated Hummingbird Prospect Park
Red-eyed Vireo Lookout Hill
Nashville Warbler Prospect Park
Chestnut-sided Warbler Prospect Park
Cerulean Warbler Ravine
Indigo Bunting Prospect Park
Blackburnian Warbler Pools
Kentucky Warbler Lower Pool
Magnolia Warbler South Lakeside
Cape May Warbler Prospect Park
Black-throated Blue Warbler Prospect Park
Spotted Sandpiper Prospect Lake
Black-billed Cuckoo Lily Pond (formerly Pagoda)
Great Crested Flycatcher Lookout Hill
White-crowned Sparrow Lily Pond (formerly Pagoda)
Blue Grosbeak Botanical Gardens
Red-headed Woodpecker Prospect Park
Orange-crowned Warbler North woods
American Redstart Prospect Park
Canada Warbler Midwood
Caspian Tern Prospect Lake
Gray-cheeked Thrush Prospect Park
Golden-winged Warbler Zoo/perimeter
Lincoln's Sparrow Prospect Park
Least Flycatcher Vale/Rose Garden
Bay-breasted Warbler Nethermead Bridge
Red-shouldered Hawk Lookout Hill
Eastern Wood-Pewee Upper Pool
Bank Swallow Vale/Rose Garden
Summer Tanager Ricks place
Acadian Flycatcher Vale/Rose Garden
Philadelphia Vireo Vale/Rose Garden
Olive-sided Flycatcher Lookout Hill
Common Nighthawk Quaker Hill
Black Skimmer Prospect Lake
Mourning Warbler Prospect Park
Common Tern Long Meadow
Willow Flycatcher Vale/Rose Garden
Tennessee Warbler Lookout Hill
Alder Flycatcher Peninsula
Forster's Tern Prospect Lake
Short-billed Dowitcher Prospect Lake
Glossy Ibis Long Meadow
Least Sandpiper Peninsula
Yellow-bellied Flycatcher Lookout Hill
Blue-winged Teal South Lakeside
Connecticut Warbler Ravine
Green-winged Teal Lullwater
Eastern Meadowlark Peninsula
Common Snipe Prospect Park
American Pipit Prospect Park
Lark Sparrow Baseball field
Marsh Wren Peninsula
Greater Scaup Prospect Lake
Clay-colored Sparrow Prospect Park
Vesper Sparrow Baseball field
Saltmarsh Sharp-tailed Sparrow Prospect Park
Nelson's Sharp-tailed Sparrow Prospect Park
Northern Goshawk Prospect Park
Northern Saw-whet Owl Prospect Park
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Kingsboider note: I check Cornell's Ebird database to find out the total for Kings County in 2009.It says the total was 285 .But some species are non specific (listed as genera) , or hybrids. So 9 aren't true identifications , that makes it 276. So, the Prospect Park region ( and her green neighbors) accounted for about 72 % of the total species for Kings County..Pretty impressive !
197 species
If taking into account Brooklyn Botanic Garden and GreenWood Cemetery, two different species not seen in Prospect 2009 culminates into 199 (White-winged Crossbill and Great Horned Owl , respectively). If also adding Screech Owl seen Oct 18th in the Boerum Hill section, North Brooklyn tallied 200 species ( ok , I am stretching it, but Brooklyn does have it all.)
Good Boiding
--Kingsboider
The species list for Prospect Park is below, seen in chronoloical order.
Canada Goose Prospect Lake
Mute Swan Prospect Lake
American Black Duck Prospect Lake
Mallard Prospect Lake
Northern Shoveler Prospect Lake
Ruddy Duck Prospect Lake
Northern Harrier Midwood
Sharp-shinned Hawk Prospect Park
Cooper's Hawk Prospect Park
Red-tailed Hawk Prospect Park
Merlin Prospect Park
American Coot Prospect Lake
Ring-billed Gull Prospect Park
Herring Gull Prospect Park
Great Black-backed Gull Prospect Lake
Rock Dove Prospect Park
Mourning Dove Prospect Park
Red-bellied Woodpecker Prospect Park
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Prospect Park
Downy Woodpecker Prospect Park
Hairy Woodpecker Prospect Park
Northern Flicker Prospect Park
Blue Jay Prospect Park
American Crow Prospect Park
Black-capped Chickadee Prospect Park
Tufted Titmouse Prospect Park
Red-breasted Nuthatch Prospect Park
White-breasted Nuthatch Prospect Park
Brown Creeper Lookout Hill
Carolina Wren Prospect Park
Winter Wren Prospect Park
Hermit Thrush Prospect Park
American Robin Prospect Park
European Starling Prospect Park
Northern Mockingbird Prospect Park
Fox Sparrow Prospect Park
Song Sparrow Prospect Park
White-throated Sparrow Prospect Park
Dark-eyed Junco Prospect Park
Northern Cardinal Prospect Park
Red-winged Blackbird Prospect Park
House Finch Prospect Park
Pine Siskin Midwood
American Goldfinch Prospect Park
House Sparrow Prospect Park
Pied-billed Grebe Prospect Lake
Great Blue Heron Prospect Lake
Brant Prospect Lake
Lesser Black-backed Gull Prospect Lake
Golden-crowned Kinglet Prospect Park
Eastern Towhee Lookout Hill
Swamp Sparrow Prospect Park
Purple Finch Prospect Park
Bufflehead Prospect Lake
Gray Catbird Breeze Hill
Baltimore Oriole Bartel Pritchard square entrance
Common Merganser Prospect Lake
Peregrine Falcon Prospect Park
Cedar Waxwing Prospect Park
American Tree Sparrow Terrace Bridge
Lesser Scaup Three Sisters Islands
Common Grackle West Island
Wood Duck Three Sisters Islands
Ring-necked Duck Prospect Lake
Hooded Merganser Prospect Lake
Red-breasted Merganser Prospect Lake
Turkey Vulture Prospect Park
Double-crested Cormorant Prospect Lake
Northern Pintail Prospect Lake
Brown-headed Cowbird Breeze Hill
Snow Goose Greenwood Cemetary
American Wigeon Greenwood Cemetary
Monk Parakeet Greenwood Cemetary
American Woodcock Lookout Hill
Yellow-rumped Warbler Lily Pond (formerly Pagoda)
Belted Kingfisher Prospect Lake
Eastern Phoebe Prospect Park
Fish Crow Prospect Park
Rusty Blackbird Lullwater
Great Egret Prospect Park
Gadwall Peninsula
Black-crowned Night-Heron Duck Island
Barn Swallow Prospect Lake
Osprey Prospect Lake
Bald Eagle Lookout Hill
Laughing Gull Prospect Lake
Tree Swallow Prospect Lake
Pine Warbler Lullwater
American Kestrel Lookout Hill
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher Lookout Hill
Palm Warbler Prospect Park
Chipping Sparrow Prospect Park
Ruby-crowned Kinglet Prospect Park
Louisiana Waterthrush Vale/Rose Garden
Northern Waterthrush Vale/Rose Garden
Eastern Bluebird Rink
Northern Parula Prospect Park
Blue-headed Vireo Midwood
Northern Rough-winged Swallow Upper Pool
Common Loon Lullwater
Black-throated Green Warbler Nethermead
Field Sparrow Lullwater
Savannah Sparrow Prospect Park
American Bittern Prospect Park
Green Heron Binnen Waters
Black-and-white Warbler Pagoda Swamp
Wilson's Warbler Midwood
Veery Binnen Waters
Virginia Rail Boathouse
Brown Thrasher Prospect Park
Snowy Egret Upper Pool
Solitary Sandpiper Prospect Lake
Chimney Swift Prospect Lake
Yellow Warbler Peninsula
Yellow-throated Warbler Lookout Hill
Black Vulture Lullwater
Broad-winged Hawk Botanical Gardens
Wood Thrush Ravine
Ovenbird Upper Pool
Prothonotary Warbler Duck Island
Eastern Kingbird Vale/Rose Garden
White-eyed Vireo Midwood
Yellow-throated Vireo Bartel Pritchard square entrance
Warbling Vireo Prospect Park
House Wren Prospect Park
Swainson's Thrush Vale/Rose Garden
Blue-winged Warbler Prospect Park
Townsend's Warbler Prospect Park
Prairie Warbler Prospect Park
Blackpoll Warbler Prospect Park
Worm-eating Warbler Midwood
Common Yellowthroat Terrace Bridge
Hooded Warbler Prospect Park
Scarlet Tanager Prospect Park
Rose-breasted Grosbeak Prospect Park
Orchard Oriole Vale/Rose Garden
Yellow-billed Cuckoo Vale/Rose Garden
Ruby-throated Hummingbird Prospect Park
Red-eyed Vireo Lookout Hill
Nashville Warbler Prospect Park
Chestnut-sided Warbler Prospect Park
Cerulean Warbler Ravine
Indigo Bunting Prospect Park
Blackburnian Warbler Pools
Kentucky Warbler Lower Pool
Magnolia Warbler South Lakeside
Cape May Warbler Prospect Park
Black-throated Blue Warbler Prospect Park
Spotted Sandpiper Prospect Lake
Black-billed Cuckoo Lily Pond (formerly Pagoda)
Great Crested Flycatcher Lookout Hill
White-crowned Sparrow Lily Pond (formerly Pagoda)
Blue Grosbeak Botanical Gardens
Red-headed Woodpecker Prospect Park
Orange-crowned Warbler North woods
American Redstart Prospect Park
Canada Warbler Midwood
Caspian Tern Prospect Lake
Gray-cheeked Thrush Prospect Park
Golden-winged Warbler Zoo/perimeter
Lincoln's Sparrow Prospect Park
Least Flycatcher Vale/Rose Garden
Bay-breasted Warbler Nethermead Bridge
Red-shouldered Hawk Lookout Hill
Eastern Wood-Pewee Upper Pool
Bank Swallow Vale/Rose Garden
Summer Tanager Ricks place
Acadian Flycatcher Vale/Rose Garden
Philadelphia Vireo Vale/Rose Garden
Olive-sided Flycatcher Lookout Hill
Common Nighthawk Quaker Hill
Black Skimmer Prospect Lake
Mourning Warbler Prospect Park
Common Tern Long Meadow
Willow Flycatcher Vale/Rose Garden
Tennessee Warbler Lookout Hill
Alder Flycatcher Peninsula
Forster's Tern Prospect Lake
Short-billed Dowitcher Prospect Lake
Glossy Ibis Long Meadow
Least Sandpiper Peninsula
Yellow-bellied Flycatcher Lookout Hill
Blue-winged Teal South Lakeside
Connecticut Warbler Ravine
Green-winged Teal Lullwater
Eastern Meadowlark Peninsula
Common Snipe Prospect Park
American Pipit Prospect Park
Lark Sparrow Baseball field
Marsh Wren Peninsula
Greater Scaup Prospect Lake
Clay-colored Sparrow Prospect Park
Vesper Sparrow Baseball field
Saltmarsh Sharp-tailed Sparrow Prospect Park
Nelson's Sharp-tailed Sparrow Prospect Park
Northern Goshawk Prospect Park
Northern Saw-whet Owl Prospect Park
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Kingsboider note: I check Cornell's Ebird database to find out the total for Kings County in 2009.It says the total was 285 .But some species are non specific (listed as genera) , or hybrids. So 9 aren't true identifications , that makes it 276. So, the Prospect Park region ( and her green neighbors) accounted for about 72 % of the total species for Kings County..Pretty impressive !
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