Leading Eddie Davis
Seven Brooklyn dedicated Brooklyn birders decided to brave the near-freezing temperatures this morning and join me on a Prospect Park walk. We got most of the expected winter birds, plus a few nice surprises. Highlights included a Rusty Blackbird female at the Vale of Cashmere, both Kinglet species, a Purple Finch female at the feeders, and a surprising American Woodcock near the Lullwater arbor.
Location: Prospect Park
Observers: Eddie Davis with Dovid, Eni, Jess, Mike, Monica, Phil, and Sara
Observation date: 12/5/10
Number of species: 35
Canada Goose
Mute Swan
Mallard
Northern Shoveler
Ruddy Duck
Pied-billed Grebe 2 - upper pool and lower lullwater
Great Blue Heron 2 - upper pool and lullwater cove
Red-tailed Hawk
American Coot
American Woodcock 1 - lullwater path between arbor and boathouse—startled by the group, it flew across the path and landed close to us, offering great extended looks
Ring-billed Gull
Mourning Dove
Red-bellied Woodpecker 1 - lamppost 249
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 1 - lamppost 249
Downy Woodpecker
Blue Jay
Black-capped Chickadee
Tufted Titmouse
Red-breasted Nuthatch 1 - feeders
White-breasted Nuthatch
Carolina Wren 2 - lookout hill slope
Golden-crowned Kinglet 1 - peninsula
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 1 - lamppost 249
Hermit Thrush 1 - lamppost 249
European Starling
Fox Sparrow 2 - lamppost 249
White-throated Sparrow
Dark-eyed Junco
Northern Cardinal
Red-winged Blackbird 1 - feeders
Rusty Blackbird 1 - vale of cashmere
Purple Finch 1 - feeders
House Finch 3 - feeders
American Goldfinch
House Sparrow
