[nysbirds-l] Prospect Park, Brooklyn - Black-headed Gull - No
I scanned the lake in Prospect Park from about 830 to 900 a.m. this morning with no sign of the gull. Most of the gulls were on the water near the center of the lake, so it's entirely possible the bird is still there somewhere. -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[nysbirds-l] Prospect Park, Brooklyn - Black-headed Gull - No
I scanned the lake in Prospect Park from about 830 to 900 a.m. this morning with no sign of the gull. Most of the gulls were on the water near the center of the lake, so it's entirely possible the bird is still there somewhere. -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[nysbirds-l] Prospect Park, Brooklyn 11/16/12
A female EVENING GROSBEAK was a first for me in Prospect today, seen briefly perched above the Binnen Bridge. There did not appear to be much diurnal movement going on, but other birds included EASTERN MEADOWLARK, RUSTY BLACKBIRD, and my first of season AMERICAN TREE SPARROW. Good birding, Alex Wilson Brooklyn Prospect Park, Kings, US-NY Nov 16, 2012 54 species Canada Goose 5 Mute Swan 9 American Black Duck 1 Mallard 75 Northern Shoveler 150 Bufflehead 1 (Female.) Hooded Merganser 5 Ruddy Duck 50 Double-crested Cormorant 1 Great Blue Heron 3 Red-tailed Hawk 5 American Coot 15 Ring-billed Gull 100 Herring Gull 20 Great Black-backed Gull 2 Rock Pigeon 25 Mourning Dove 30 Belted Kingfisher 2 Red-bellied Woodpecker 4 Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 2 Downy Woodpecker 5 Hairy Woodpecker 1 Peregrine Falcon 2 Blue Jay 20 American Crow 20 Fish Crow 1 Black-capped Chickadee 20 Tufted Titmouse 6 Red-breasted Nuthatch 1 White-breasted Nuthatch 7 Brown Creeper 1 Carolina Wren 4 Golden-crowned Kinglet 3 Ruby-crowned Kinglet 1 Hermit Thrush 6 American Robin 25 European Starling 100 American Tree Sparrow 1 (Fallkill meadow, FoS.) Fox Sparrow 5 Song Sparrow 4 Swamp Sparrow 2 White-throated Sparrow 50 Dark-eyed Junco 25 Northern Cardinal 30 Red-winged Blackbird 7 Eastern Meadowlark 1 (Nethermead, 8:00 AM; intent on feeding, unusually tolerant of dogs but eventually flushed to treetops, called a few times, and flew over Quaker Ridge. Photographed.) Rusty Blackbird 1 (Vale of Cashmere.) Common Grackle 1 Purple Finch 2 (Feeders.) House Finch 20 Pine Siskin 30 American Goldfinch 75 Evening Grosbeak 1 (Female, flying over Binnen Bridge to perch briefly in treetop, 8:45 AM; only seen from underneath. Large, plain, big-headed, finch-type bird; big, pale, cardinal-sized bill, short, notched tail with white spots on underside. Flew north, showing white patches in wings. Photographed.) House Sparrow 10 -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[nysbirds-l] Prospect Park, Brooklyn 11/16/12
A female EVENING GROSBEAK was a first for me in Prospect today, seen briefly perched above the Binnen Bridge. There did not appear to be much diurnal movement going on, but other birds included EASTERN MEADOWLARK, RUSTY BLACKBIRD, and my first of season AMERICAN TREE SPARROW. Good birding, Alex Wilson Brooklyn Prospect Park, Kings, US-NY Nov 16, 2012 54 species Canada Goose 5 Mute Swan 9 American Black Duck 1 Mallard 75 Northern Shoveler 150 Bufflehead 1 (Female.) Hooded Merganser 5 Ruddy Duck 50 Double-crested Cormorant 1 Great Blue Heron 3 Red-tailed Hawk 5 American Coot 15 Ring-billed Gull 100 Herring Gull 20 Great Black-backed Gull 2 Rock Pigeon 25 Mourning Dove 30 Belted Kingfisher 2 Red-bellied Woodpecker 4 Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 2 Downy Woodpecker 5 Hairy Woodpecker 1 Peregrine Falcon 2 Blue Jay 20 American Crow 20 Fish Crow 1 Black-capped Chickadee 20 Tufted Titmouse 6 Red-breasted Nuthatch 1 White-breasted Nuthatch 7 Brown Creeper 1 Carolina Wren 4 Golden-crowned Kinglet 3 Ruby-crowned Kinglet 1 Hermit Thrush 6 American Robin 25 European Starling 100 American Tree Sparrow 1 (Fallkill meadow, FoS.) Fox Sparrow 5 Song Sparrow 4 Swamp Sparrow 2 White-throated Sparrow 50 Dark-eyed Junco 25 Northern Cardinal 30 Red-winged Blackbird 7 Eastern Meadowlark 1 (Nethermead, 8:00 AM; intent on feeding, unusually tolerant of dogs but eventually flushed to treetops, called a few times, and flew over Quaker Ridge. Photographed.) Rusty Blackbird 1 (Vale of Cashmere.) Common Grackle 1 Purple Finch 2 (Feeders.) House Finch 20 Pine Siskin 30 American Goldfinch 75 Evening Grosbeak 1 (Female, flying over Binnen Bridge to perch briefly in treetop, 8:45 AM; only seen from underneath. Large, plain, big-headed, finch-type bird; big, pale, cardinal-sized bill, short, notched tail with white spots on underside. Flew north, showing white patches in wings. Photographed.) House Sparrow 10 -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[nysbirds-l] Prospect Park Brooklyn
Birding was great in the lower half of Prospect Park today. Songbird migration is underway. I first birded Lookout Hill and the wood chip trail up it's side from the Maryland Monument. Activity was good and besides the two Blue-winged Warblers I saw, a highlight was a Yellow-bellied Flycatcher seen by Peter Dorosh. Next, after the off-leash mayhem that takes place there, I birded the Penninsula woods; activity was high here too on the Lullwater side of the woods. I briefly caught sight of the Golden-winged Warbler seen by others yesterday along with another Blue-winged Warbler, lots of Redstarts, Yellow, Black & White and Chesnut-sided Warblers. Further out by the rustic shelter a number of other Brooklyn Birders and I found a Cape May Warbler in the Pines. The other notable species for me was a Worm-eating Warbler near the platform over the Lullwater Cove. 46 species total. Rob Bate Brooklyn -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[nysbirds-l] Prospect Park Brooklyn
Birding was great in the lower half of Prospect Park today. Songbird migration is underway. I first birded Lookout Hill and the wood chip trail up it's side from the Maryland Monument. Activity was good and besides the two Blue-winged Warblers I saw, a highlight was a Yellow-bellied Flycatcher seen by Peter Dorosh. Next, after the off-leash mayhem that takes place there, I birded the Penninsula woods; activity was high here too on the Lullwater side of the woods. I briefly caught sight of the Golden-winged Warbler seen by others yesterday along with another Blue-winged Warbler, lots of Redstarts, Yellow, Black White and Chesnut-sided Warblers. Further out by the rustic shelter a number of other Brooklyn Birders and I found a Cape May Warbler in the Pines. The other notable species for me was a Worm-eating Warbler near the platform over the Lullwater Cove. 46 species total. Rob Bate Brooklyn -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[nysbirds-l] Prospect Park, Brooklyn 4/25 Upland Sandpiper
An UPLAND SANDPIPER was on the Long Meadow ball fields at dawn this morning. It was just after 6:00, and still dim on the field, with the sun not yet over the tree line. I was walking up the middle of the field when the bird flushed (or perhaps it was just coming down) from the direction of diamonds 5 & 6, crossing the field and setting down near diamond 2. It walked a few paces, then made two more short flights, passing around me at close range and landing about 20 yards away, providing definitive looks before it again took flight. This time it gained altitude and headed north, where I lost it behind the elms near the Upper Pool. I walked up and down the length of the meadow and checked out Nellie’s Lawn, but couldn’t find it again. I returned to the original spot and had a brief thrill when I again saw a shorebird flying north over the meadow, but this time it turned out to be a WILSON’S SNIPE. Shortly thereafter I came upon a SOLITARY SANDPIPER behind the Lower Pool; along with a couple of Spotted Sandpipers that made for four shorebird species, probably the most I’ve had on one day in Prospect. Spotted is the only one that’s ever common in the park; according to Peter Dorosh’s blog, this is the first record of Upland since 4/22/1950. As far as passerines go, it was a fairly slow day, with the highlights being WORM-EATING and PRAIRE WARBLERS, and a RUSTY BLACKBIRD. Good birding, Alex Wilson Brooklyn -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[nysbirds-l] Prospect Park, Brooklyn 5/18/11 Black Tern
A BLACK TERN was over the Lake in Prospect Park this morning around 8:45. I picked it up while scanning a fairly dense flock of swallows (mostly Barn) shortly after arriving at the shore near the base or west end of the Peninsula. My first thought was “what’s wrong with that Laughing Gull?” but I was able to get good looks as it made a few passes back and forth, dipping once to the surface of the water, displaying continuous dark gray across the mantle and wings, shading to black on the head, with the black extending below through the belly, with white at the tail. It was over the central part of the Lake, tending east where it passed out of my view. When I moved down the Peninsula to a better vantage point I was unable to relocate it. This bird is very rare for Prospect; the 2001 checklist indicates 7 sightings prior to 1960; I’m not aware of any reports in the 6+ years I’ve birded the park. Presumably this appearance is related to the ongoing wet weather pattern, which conversely resulted in a poor showing for passerine migrants, with a modest 13 warbler species seen on a date when one might have hoped for peak activity. Good birding, Alex Wilson Brooklyn, NY -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[nysbirds-l] Prospect Park - Brooklyn
Crossing Brooklyn's Prospect Park this morning from the skating rink on the eastside to the ballfields on the west I saw innumerable sparrows the highlight of which was a Vesper Sparrow in the fenced off area of the ballfields on the southernmost end of the Long Meadow. I had to leave but was able to return an hour and a half later. At that time we saw hundreds of sparrows in this limited but protected area. They had to take flight regularly because of a Merlin which kept swooping in search of prey. There were Chipping Sparrows, Savannahs, and Songs mostly, as well as many Juncos. Rob Jett picked out a second Vesper Sparrow feeding next to the first and later, when we crossed north to the "Sparrow Bowl" area, he found a third Vesper! Best sparrow day ever for me. Earlier in the day I had found an Orange-crowned Warbler in the grassy area behind the skating rink but, once again could not refind it (it had also been there the afternoon before). At one point it revealed it's orange crown, further confirming it's identification. Rob Bate Brooklyn, NY -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html 3) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[nysbirds-l] Prospect Park - Brooklyn
Crossing Brooklyn's Prospect Park this morning from the skating rink on the eastside to the ballfields on the west I saw innumerable sparrows the highlight of which was a Vesper Sparrow in the fenced off area of the ballfields on the southernmost end of the Long Meadow. I had to leave but was able to return an hour and a half later. At that time we saw hundreds of sparrows in this limited but protected area. They had to take flight regularly because of a Merlin which kept swooping in search of prey. There were Chipping Sparrows, Savannahs, and Songs mostly, as well as many Juncos. Rob Jett picked out a second Vesper Sparrow feeding next to the first and later, when we crossed north to the Sparrow Bowl area, he found a third Vesper! Best sparrow day ever for me. Earlier in the day I had found an Orange-crowned Warbler in the grassy area behind the skating rink but, once again could not refind it (it had also been there the afternoon before). At one point it revealed it's orange crown, further confirming it's identification. Rob Bate Brooklyn, NY -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html 3) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[nysbirds-l] Prospect Park - Brooklyn
It was a busy day in the park, 68 species at day's end. Notable birds were Mourning Warbler - About 100 yards into the Midwood path opposite service entrance to zoo - about 3:30 PM. Olive-sided Flycatcher - Rick's place Bald Eagle - immature bird flying high over Nethermeade about 4:30 PM Rob Bate Brooklyn -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html 3) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[nysbirds-l] Prospect Park, Brooklyn 3/10/10 Eastern Phoebe
Saw my first-of-year EASTERN PHOEBE today in Prospect, a sure sign that spring migration is on. A fair number of birds were moving, with increased numbers of Blackbirds, Juncos and Song Sparrows on hand, as well as a flyover flock of 16 WOOD DUCKS. The blackbirds were mostly Red-winged, but at least 2 RUSTY BLACKBIRDS were seen within the park; Rustys have been present in Prospect for most of the winter but these singing males were probably migrants. Good birding, Alex Wilson Brooklyn -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html 3) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[nysbirds-l] Prospect Park Brooklyn Prothonotary 8/19
A first year PROTHONOTARY WARBLER continued at Prospect Parks Lily Pond on Wednesday 8/19. Seen briefly from the Binnen Bridge, but best views were from the viewing platform on the east side of the pond, from which it was seen in the morning along the opposite edge of the pond, an area difficult to view from other vantages. On a second visit in the early afternoon the bird appeared at closer range, just to the left of the platform. It was mostly working within the first layer of foliage without exposing itself for extended periods; this habit, along with the presence of similarly plumaged Blue-winged and Yellow Warblers in the same area made it somewhat challenging to pick out. Overall activity was low, with few migrants on hand. The only other notable bird was a MERLIN on a familiar perch above the Nethermead. These are not typically around in summer, but I had a sighting in the same spot on 7/29, and last year one was seen regularly throughout the summer. This may be a single returning bird (and Ive seen nothing to indicate breeding) but Peter Dorosh mentioned that hed seen one at Coney Island in July, so perhaps more are finding their way to our region during this season. Good birding, Alex Wilson Brooklyn, NY -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES Temporary archive: http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
