Monday, April 30, 2012

April 29th Prospect Big Sit

Leading : Peter Dorosh

Despite the spare pickings of the Big Sit, the

first in many years for a BBC outing--

did offered the likes of BLUE-WINGED

WARBLER, CHESTNUT-SIDED WARBLER and

BLACK THROATED GREEN WARBLERS the

best results. After the Big Sit, both waterthrush

species put in shows as well a RUSTY BLACKBIRD

either at the Vale of Cashmere pool or back shore

of Lower and Upper Pools.

BBC Big Sit at Butterfly Meadow 630 am - 930


leading Peter Dorosh

7 participants

Prospect Park, Kings, US-NY

Apr 29, 2012 6:30 AM - 9:30 AM

Protocol: Stationary

Comments: Butterfly Meadow

21 species



Red-tailed Hawk 1

Ring-billed Gull 1

Herring Gull 1

Chimney Swift 1

Northern Flicker 1

Blue Jay 14

Black-capped Chickadee 2

Wood Thrush 1 heard

American Robin X

European Starling X

Blue-winged Warbler 1

Black-and-white Warbler 1

Chestnut-sided Warbler 1

Palm Warbler 1

Yellow-rumped Warbler X

Black-throated Green Warbler 1

White-throated Sparrow X

Northern Cardinal 2

Red-winged Blackbird X

Common Grackle X

American Goldfinch 2

Photo taken by Dolores Brandon



This report was generated automatically by eBird v3 (http://ebird.org)

BBC walk post Big Sit

Prospect Park, Kings, US-NY

Apr 29, 2012 10:00 AM - 1:30 PM

Protocol: Traveling

4.0 mile(s)

41 species



Canada Goose X

Mallard X

Ruddy Duck 1 lake

Double-crested Cormorant 1

Great Egret 1

Green Heron 1 Terrace br

Red-tailed Hawk 1

Spotted Sandpiper 1 Rink Cofferdam

Solitary Sandpiper 1 Rink cofferdam

Herring Gull X

Rock Pigeon X

Mourning Dove X

Chimney Swift 7

Red-bellied Woodpecker 1

Blue-headed Vireo 2--Lookout Hill

Warbling Vireo 1

Blue Jay X

Northern Rough-winged Swallow 2 Duck Isl

Barn Swallow X

Tufted Titmouse X

House Wren 2-- Midwood

Hermit Thrush X

American Robin X

Gray Catbird 1

European Starling X

Louisiana Waterthrush 2--Ambergill Pool; Vale Cashnere pool

Northern Waterthrush 2 Upper Pool/Lower Pool back shore

Black-and-white Warbler 1

Common Yellowthroat 1

Northern Parula 1 Binnen Run

Palm Warbler 2

Yellow-rumped Warbler X

Eastern Towhee 2

Swamp Sparrow 1

White-throated Sparrow X

Northern Cardinal X

Red-winged Blackbird X

Rusty Blackbird 1

Common Grackle X

American Goldfinch X

House Sparrow X