Saturday, April 18, 2015

Saturday BBC Walk

Leading Dennis Hrehowsik



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Subject: Walk

Peter,    22 birders met at the Pergola on a perfect spring day. highlights were   Prothonotary Warbler on Duck Island. Northern Paula at lull water Cove and Rose   Breasted Grosbeak at Binnen Falls.    Best,    D    Prospect Park, Kings, US-NY  Apr 18, 2015 7:15 AM - 1:15 PM  Protocol: Traveling  3.0 mile(s)  49 species    Canada Goose  10  Mute Swan  3  Wood Duck  7  Mallard  15  Common Merganser  1     Lullwater cove, drake  continuing bird  Ruddy Duck  23  Double-crested Cormorant  20  Great Egret  2  Black-crowned Night-Heron  3  Sharp-shinned Hawk  1  Red-tailed Hawk  1  American Coot  20     Conservative,  mostly around west island  Laughing Gull  1  Herring Gull  5  Mourning Dove  3  Red-bellied Woodpecker  3  Downy Woodpecker  5  Hairy Woodpecker  1  Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted)  4  American Kestrel  1  Eastern Phoebe  1  Blue Jay  5  Tree Swallow  5  Black-capped Chickadee  1  White-breasted Nuthatch  1  House Wren  1  Blue-gray Gnatcatcher  1  Ruby-crowned Kinglet  10  Hermit Thrush  1  American Robin  100  European Starling  50  Black-and-white Warbler  1  Prothonotary Warbler  1     Duck island, bird was feeding on low branches just   above water.  Northern Parula  1  Palm Warbler (Yellow)  12  Pine Warbler  7  Yellow-rumped Warbler  20  Eastern Towhee  1  Song Sparrow  5  Swamp Sparrow  3  White-throated Sparrow  5  Dark-eyed Junco (Slate-colored)  5  Northern Cardinal  9  Rose-breasted Grosbeak  1     Male, foraging in budding tree above binnen   falls/bridge.  Red-winged Blackbird  9  Common Grackle  20  Brown-headed Cowbird  8  American Goldfinch  2  House Sparrow  25