New Years Day 2011 Prospect Park
Traditionally, most birders would bird this New Years Day to get their personal year lists started. But in our case, for today's Brooklyn Bird Club Walk, it is a celebration of another start to an anticipatory year of birding, getting into the great outdoors watching and enjoying our feathered friends. Today's count thru slush , snow and careful walking, 31 species of birds were seen, the best moment observing a gorgeous COOPERS HAWK adult ( with red breast barring, dark cap, and orange eyes) perched first in the tall Tulip tree , then as it flew down, to a limb above water between Three Sisters Islands. Later , about 15 minutes later,we found a juvenile COOPERS HAWK, another pretty specimen at Duck Island. Regardless of the numbers of birds seen or whatever we saw, it was a sentimental yet good start under crisp yet mild winter conditions
Location: Prospect Park, Brooklyn Bird Club walk, 7 participants, Peter Dorosh lead
Observation date: 1/1/11
Number of species: 31
Canada Goose
Mute Swan 6
Mallard X
Northern Shoveler 160
Cooper's Hawk 2
Red-tailed Hawk 1
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 2
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 1
Downy Woodpecker 2
Blue Jay 2
Black-capped Chickadee X
Tufted Titmouse 1
American Robin 16
Northern Mockingbird 1
European Starling X
Chipping Sparrow 1
Fox Sparrow (Red) 4
Song Sparrow X
Swamp Sparrow 2
White-throated Sparrow X
Dark-eyed Junco X
Northern Cardinal X
House Finch 18
American Goldfinch X
House Sparrow X
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