Saturday, April 7, 2012

Prospect Park April 7th

Leader : Tom Stephenson

Hi Peter,

Happy Easter.

The walk went very well today. We had a large and enthusiastic group of about 35-40 people.
The weather was beautiful and there were a lot of birds around.

We had 3 Winter Wren, a beautiful Rusty Blackbird will still a lot of rusty feather edgings, a very early Ruby-throated Hummingbird, Rufous-sided Towhee, lots of Pine and Palm Warblers, Louisiana Waterthrush, 5 species of woodpeckers, Osprey, American Kestrel, and more. All in all almost 60 species.


I've attached a couple of shots, so some group members can reminisce.

Best regards,
Tom


Here's the list

Pied-billed Grebe
Double-crested Cormorant
Black-crowned Night-Heron
Canada Goose
Mute Swan
Wood Duck
Mallard
Northern Shoveler
Ring-necked Duck
Ruddy Duck
Osprey
Red-tailed Hawk
American Kestrel
American Coot
Ring-billed Gull
Herring Gull
Rock Dove
Mourning Dove
Ruby-throated Hummingbird
Belted Kingfisher
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
Downy Woodpecker
Hairy Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
Eastern Phoebe
Blue Jay
American Crow
Tree Swallow
Northern Rough-winged Swallow
Black-capped Chickadee
Tufted Titmouse
White-breasted Nuthatch
Brown Creeper
Carolina Wren
Winter Wren
Golden-crowned Kinglet
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Hermit Thrush
American Robin
European Starling
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Pine Warbler
Palm Warbler
Louisiana Waterthrush
Eastern Towhee
Chipping Sparrow
Song Sparrow
Swamp Sparrow
White-throated Sparrow
Dark-eyed Junco
Northern Cardinal
Rusty Blackbird
Red-winged Blackbird
Common Grackle
Brown-headed Cowbird
House Finch
American Goldfinch
House Sparrow

Photos by Tom Stephenson

In Order, 1st yr Pine Warbler;Pine Warbler, Winter Wren, Palm Warbler,