December 27th Prospect Park Centennial Walk

The walk concludes the festive celebration of the club's 100th year.

leader : Peter Dorosh
9 participants

Location: Prospect Park
Observation date: 12/27/09
Number of species: 39

Canada Goose X lake
Mute Swan 6 lake
Mallard X
Northern Shoveler 150 lake
Double-crested Cormorant 1 lake
Cooper's Hawk 1 Bartel Pritchard
Red-tailed Hawk 3--1 north woods f/o; 2 f/o boathouse
American Coot X lake
Ring-billed Gull 1200 lake
Herring Gull (American) X
Great Black-backed Gull 27 lake
Rock Pigeon X
Mourning Dove X
Red-bellied Woodpecker 2 --1 vale cashmere;1 feeders
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 2-- 1 LP 249; 1 vale cashmere
Downy Woodpecker 1
Blue Jay X
American Crow 1 f/o zoo
Fish Crow 2 f/o zoo
Black-capped Chickadee 3 --2 Vale Cashmere,one feeders
Tufted Titmouse 2 -1 feeders;1 Vale Cashmere
Red-breasted Nuthatch 1 feeders
White-breasted Nuthatch 2--one Valecashmere; one feeders
Winter Wren 1 Zoo
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 1 LP 249
Hermit Thrush 1 vale cashmere
American Robin 6 zoo
Northern Mockingbird 1 boathouse
European Starling X
Eastern Towhee 1 lily pool
Song Sparrow X
Swamp Sparrow 1 vale cashmere
White-throated Sparrow X
Dark-eyed Junco (Slate-colored) X
Northern Cardinal X
Red-winged Blackbird 5 f/o boathouse
Common Grackle 1 boathouse
American Goldfinch 2 zoo
House Sparrow X

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December 19th Brooklyn Christmas Bird Count

The final tally was 123 species

The breakdown by regions and species can be seen on the follwing link:

http://www.keepandshare.com/doc/view.php?id=1637120&da=y

December 12th: Classic Leader Trip-- Floyd Bennett Field

Leaders: Jean and Ron Bourque

(field report compiled by Donna Evans)

BBC Field Trip 12 Dec 2009
Floyd Bennett Field
leaders: Jean & Ron Bourque

participants:
Lenore Swenson
"Rusty" Harold
Emily Goldstein
Mary Eyster
Bob O'Neill
Bob Washburn
Michael Yuan
Geri Ness
Donna Evans


Bird Sightings:


Red-throated Loon
Common Loon


Great Cormorant
Double-crested Cormorant
Canada Goose
Brant
Mute Swan (pair, fly over)
Gadwall
Am. Wigeon
Am. Black Duck
Mallard
Bufflehead
Red-breasted Merganser


N. Harrier (2; 1 a Grey Ghost)
Red-tailed Hawk
Am. Kestrel


Killdeer (heard)


Ring-billed Gull
Herring Gull
Great Black-backed Gull


Rock Dove
Mourning Dove


Downy Woodpecker (heard)


Am. Crow


Horned Lark (flock of ...30? -- check with Ron)


Black-capped Chickadee


Carolina Wren (heard)


Am. Robin


Grey Catbird
N. Mockingbird


Eur. Starling


Yellow-rumped Warbler


Am. Tree Sparrow
Field Sparrow
Savannah Sparrow
Song Sparrow
White-throated Sparrow
White-crowned Sparrow


N. Cardinal


Red-winged Blackbird
E. Meadowlark (1)


House Finch


House Sparrow


[total 43 species]

November 29th Prospect Park Centennial walk

Leader : Peter Dorosh
14 participants




Sunday, November 29, 2009
November 29th Prospect reports ; BBC walk
On a day known more for some quality than quantity, I led the Brooklyn Bird Club walk with 14 people having a good time outside on this gorgeous day. With things quite slow in the early part of the walk that started at Bartel Pritchard Square, a few early good moments surfaced, all with south Lookout Hill involved.

On the middle or mid slope south path, a Red-tailed Hawk cooperated nicely, perched on a dead broken limb for all to see. At the bottom, along Lamppost 249, we delighted in watching an AMERICAN TREE SPARROW worked along the shrub edges , finally entering the chain link compound for the new picnic area. And ORANGED-CROWNED WARBLER did it again ! Although first seen in the phragmite edges by a multiflora shrub before hiding deeper in, it eventually sprung out and flew into the mulberry between the Magnolia trees and Ginkgo grove, the fourth straight day it appeared. Only several birders saw it since it was moving quite quickly and elusively.

Later noted sightings included Ring-necked Duck with a pair of Buffleheads in the Upper Pool; and another American Tree Sparrow on the horse path above the Boathouse;2 Wood ducks, each at Three Sister Islands and north Lullwater.

total # species 40

American Tree Sparrow profile: http://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/American_Tree_Sparrow/id

Orange-crowned Warbler profile:
http://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Orange-crowned_Warbler/id


trip leader: peter

Location: Prospect Park
Observation date: 11/29/09
Number of species: 40

Canada Goose X lake
Mute Swan X lake
Wood Duck 2-drake on Three Sisters; drake north Lullwater
American Black Duck 3-2 lullwater
Mallard X
Northern Shoveler X lake
Ring-necked Duck 1 drake Upper Pool
Bufflehead 2 , mixed pair Upper Pool
Ruddy Duck 75 lake
Pied-billed Grebe 2 lake
Great Blue Heron 1 Upper Pool
Sharp-shinned Hawk 1 f/o upper pool
Cooper's Hawk 1 f/o rink
Red-tailed Hawk 1 perched south lookout hill
American Coot X
Ring-billed Gull X
Herring Gull (American) X
Great Black-backed Gull X
Rock Pigeon X
Mourning Dove X
Red-bellied Woodpecker 1
Downy Woodpecker 1
Blue Jay X
Black-capped Chickadee X
Tufted Titmouse X lookout
Brown Creeper 1 lookout south
Carolina Wren 1 boathouse
American Robin X
European Starling X
Cedar Waxwing X lookout
Orange-crowned Warbler 1 well drive /lamppost 249 (rare)
American Tree Sparrow 2-- LP 249; Boathouse (uncommon)
Fox Sparrow (Red) 1 lamppost 249
Song Sparrow X
White-throated Sparrow X
Dark-eyed Junco X lullwater
Northern Cardinal X
House Finch X
American Goldfinch X butterfly meadow; lullwater
House Sparrow X

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