Typical of the third day I find to be slow days after the northwest wind,today was not so bad after Thursday's northwest wind.Yes, the warbler numbers were low today yet we did find a quality species , but other species not a warbler had their day in the sun for my Brooklyn Bird Club walk.
Only 42 species -10 warbler species-were tallied but the group I led was treated to hilights ofWORMEATING WARBLER ( found gleaning from dead leaves), YELLOW BELLIED FLYCATCHER and a BLUEWINGED TEAL,rare for Prospect. The first two species were sighted on the Peninsula Lullwater trail close to the pink concrete beach.The Teal duck lingered on Upper Pool withWOOD DUCKS.
Missed though as I received word was Mike Yuan's reported PHILADELPHIA VIREO on Lookout Hills south slope switchback trail by the Maryland Monument,seen in the upper section of the trail.His photo is in his Ebird report,in my previous post below.
A terrific day to enjoy birds under the sun.
(my list http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S24803639)
Prospect Park, Kings, New York, US
Aug 29, 2015 7:00 AM - 12:35 PM
Protocol: Traveling
4.0 mile(s)
44 species
Canada Goose X
Mute Swan X
Wood Duck 4 Upper pool
Mallard X
Blue-winged Teal 1 Upper pool
Great Blue Heron 1
Spotted Sandpiper 1 Peninsula
Herring Gull X
Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon) X
Mourning Dove X
Chimney Swift X
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 1
Downy Woodpecker 1
Hairy Woodpecker 1 Vale cashmere
Northern Flicker 1
Eastern Wood-Pewee 1
Yellow-bellied Flycatcher 1 Peninsula
Smallish,round head,bold eyering
Least Flycatcher 1
Warbling Vireo 1
Red-eyed Vireo X
Barn Swallow X
Black-capped Chickadee 1
Swainson's Thrush 1 Peninsula
American Robin X
Gray Catbird X
Northern Mockingbird 1
European Starling X
Cedar Waxwing 8 Peninsula flycatching
Worm-eating Warbler 1 Peninsula
Northern Waterthrush 1 Vale
Black-and-white Warbler 6
Common Yellowthroat 1
American Redstart 8
Magnolia Warbler 2
Yellow Warbler 1
Chestnut-sided Warbler 3
Black-throated Blue Warbler 1
Canada Warbler 2
Scarlet Tanager 1
Northern Cardinal 5
Red-winged Blackbird 1
Baltimore Oriole 3
American Goldfinch 20
House Sparrow X
