Saturday, September 21, 2013

Prospect Park September 21st

Results of Brooklyn Bird Club walk

Leader Steve Nanz

List from Sandy Paci


52 species by my count (though I may have missed a few) including 14 warblers. 
Not bad considering that the winds were not with us last night. 

Thanks Steve for leading!

Sandy

Canada Goose
Mute Swan
Wood Duck
Mallard
Northern Shoveler
Pied Billed Grebe
Great Blue Heron
Great Egret
Green Heron
Black Crowned Night Heron
Red Tailed Hawk
Solitary and/or Spotted Sandpiper ?
Ring Billed Gull
Herring Gull
Rock Pigeon
Mourning Dove
Ruby Throated Hummingbird
Belted Kingfisher
Red Bellied Woodpecker
Yellow Bellied Sapsucker
Downy Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
Eastern Wood Peewee
Eastern Phoebe
White Eyed Vireo
Red Eyed Vireo
Blue Jay
Tree Swallow
Carolina Wren
House Wren
Blue Gray Gnatcatcher
American Robin
Gray Catbird
European Starling
Northern Parula
Chestnut Sided Warbler
Magnolia Warbler
Yellow Rumped Warbler
Black Throated Green Warbler
Pine Warbler
Bay Breasted Warbler
Blackpoll Warbler
Black and White Warbler
American Redstart
Ovenbird
Northern Waterthrush
Common Yellowthroat
Wilson's Warbler
White Throated Sparrow
Northern Cardinal
American Goldfinch
House Sparrow

adds ( per Steve)

Chimney Swift
Tufted Titmouse 
Song Sparrow - seen by Heidi
Rose-breasted Grosbeak  - seen by Jerry
Black-throated Blue Warbler - seen by all in the Vale after Sandy left
We saw at least 2 and possibly three sandpipers one of which was a Spotted.
There were a total of four Green Herons all of which were visible from the same vantage point.
Thanks for joining us this morning and helping us get find some of these birds.
Best,
Steve