Hi Peter and Rob,
We made a bee-line straight for the Kentucky this morning. We were moving so fast and with such purpose across the ballfields that all the offleash dogs gave us a wide berth ;-)
We had no trouble finding the Kentucky it was being staked out by many. It took a while to get everyone in the group on it, as it kept popping around, but in the end everyone got satisfying looks.
i think we stopped counting Northern Waterthrushes. Chris Laz had what we are 95% sure was a LOWA but we couldnt re-locate to confirm. But while we were looking he found a Brown Thrasher singing high up in a tree above Ambergill.
While the Tuesday walk usually sticks to the south side of the park, reports from the Vale enticed us up there. Though we never saw the Cape May, we were treated to both orioles, Scarlet Tanagers, a hummingbird, and while we were following your advice (patience at middle bench) Doug G spotted a Broad-winged Hawk for the group.
The new mudflat at the lilly pond yielded Spotted and Solitary Sandpipers and a Green Heron. While standing there, we got Keir's tweet that a Bald Eagle was flying north from the Nethermede. We scanned the skies but couldn't locate it.
We saw both Green Heron nests, the Blue-Grey Gnatcatcher nest and many MODO and Robin nests.
best,
Bobbi
On Tuesday, May 6, 2014 6:27 PM, "do-not-reply@ebird.org" <do-not-reply@ebird.org> wrote:
Prospect Park, Kings, US-NY
May 6, 2014 7:30 AM - 4:00 PM
Protocol: Traveling
4.0 mile(s)
Comments: Robs Tues BBC spring migration walk. Bobbi covering
Submitted from BirdLog NA for iOS, version 1.7.1
76 species
Canada Goose X
Mute Swan 3
Wood Duck 1
Mallard 5
Ruddy Duck 1
Double-crested Cormorant 2
Great Egret 2
Green Heron 3
Black-crowned Night-Heron 2
Broad-winged Hawk 1 Thanks Doug!
Spotted Sandpiper 2
Solitary Sandpiper 1
Laughing Gull 5
Herring Gull 12
Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon) X
Mourning Dove 5
Chimney Swift 8
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 1
Downy Woodpecker 3
Hairy Woodpecker 1
Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted) 2
American Kestrel 2
Least Flycatcher 1
Great Crested Flycatcher 1
Eastern Kingbird 1
White-eyed Vireo 2
Blue-headed Vireo 2
Warbling Vireo 3
Blue Jay 5
Northern Rough-winged Swallow 1
Tree Swallow 2
Barn Swallow 3
Black-capped Chickadee 2
White-breasted Nuthatch 1
House Wren 3
Carolina Wren 1
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 3
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 4
Veery 1
Swainson's Thrush 1
Wood Thrush 4
American Robin 25
Gray Catbird 21
Brown Thrasher 2 Chris Laz heard singing high in tree along Ambergil
European Starling X
Cedar Waxwing 8
Ovenbird 9
Northern Waterthrush 13
Blue-winged Warbler 1 Heard only
Black-and-white Warbler 19
Kentucky Warbler 1 Continues at Fallkill
Common Yellowthroat 8
American Redstart 2
Northern Parula 6
Magnolia Warbler 5
Yellow Warbler 3
Chestnut-sided Warbler 3
Black-throated Blue Warbler 14
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle) 7
Prairie Warbler 3
Black-throated Green Warbler 1 On ground working mud by eddale.
Wilson's Warbler 1
Eastern Towhee 2
Chipping Sparrow 8
White-throated Sparrow X
White-crowned Sparrow 1
Scarlet Tanager 3
Rose-breasted Grosbeak 3
Red-winged Blackbird 21
Common Grackle 30
Brown-headed Cowbird 1
Orchard Oriole 2
Baltimore Oriole 5
House Finch 1
American Goldfinch 1
House Sparrow X
View this checklist online at http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S18255810
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May 6, 2014 7:30 AM - 4:00 PM
Protocol: Traveling
4.0 mile(s)
Comments: Robs Tues BBC spring migration walk. Bobbi covering
Submitted from BirdLog NA for iOS, version 1.7.1
76 species
Canada Goose X
Mute Swan 3
Wood Duck 1
Mallard 5
Ruddy Duck 1
Double-crested Cormorant 2
Great Egret 2
Green Heron 3
Black-crowned Night-Heron 2
Broad-winged Hawk 1 Thanks Doug!
Spotted Sandpiper 2
Solitary Sandpiper 1
Laughing Gull 5
Herring Gull 12
Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon) X
Mourning Dove 5
Chimney Swift 8
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 1
Downy Woodpecker 3
Hairy Woodpecker 1
Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted) 2
American Kestrel 2
Least Flycatcher 1
Great Crested Flycatcher 1
Eastern Kingbird 1
White-eyed Vireo 2
Blue-headed Vireo 2
Warbling Vireo 3
Blue Jay 5
Northern Rough-winged Swallow 1
Tree Swallow 2
Barn Swallow 3
Black-capped Chickadee 2
White-breasted Nuthatch 1
House Wren 3
Carolina Wren 1
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 3
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 4
Veery 1
Swainson's Thrush 1
Wood Thrush 4
American Robin 25
Gray Catbird 21
Brown Thrasher 2 Chris Laz heard singing high in tree along Ambergil
European Starling X
Cedar Waxwing 8
Ovenbird 9
Northern Waterthrush 13
Blue-winged Warbler 1 Heard only
Black-and-white Warbler 19
Kentucky Warbler 1 Continues at Fallkill
Common Yellowthroat 8
American Redstart 2
Northern Parula 6
Magnolia Warbler 5
Yellow Warbler 3
Chestnut-sided Warbler 3
Black-throated Blue Warbler 14
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle) 7
Prairie Warbler 3
Black-throated Green Warbler 1 On ground working mud by eddale.
Wilson's Warbler 1
Eastern Towhee 2
Chipping Sparrow 8
White-throated Sparrow X
White-crowned Sparrow 1
Scarlet Tanager 3
Rose-breasted Grosbeak 3
Red-winged Blackbird 21
Common Grackle 30
Brown-headed Cowbird 1
Orchard Oriole 2
Baltimore Oriole 5
House Finch 1
American Goldfinch 1
House Sparrow X
View this checklist online at http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S18255810
This report was generated automatically by eBird v3 (http://ebird.org)
