Waterfowl Counts Jan 14th

Prospect Park led by Steve Nanz

From: Steve Nanz <steve@stevenanz.com>
To: ProsBird <ProsBird@aol.com>
Sent: Sun, Jan 14, 2018 12:44 pm
Subject: PP Waterfowl Count 2018

Hi Peter,

Not a lot to report. One person showed up, Al, a new birder who lives in Williamsburg. Here’s the waterfowl list:

Mute Swan 9
Canada Goose 194
Mallard 119
Black Duck 10
Mallard x Black Duck 3
Northern Shoveler 2 (there were over 50 yesterday)
Ruddy Duck 2
American Coot 27

Got nice views of a perched immature Cooper’s Hawk.

Other birds observed:

Herring Gull
Ring-billed Gull
Rock Pigeon
Mourning Dove
Downy Woodpecker
Hairy Woodpecker
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
Red-tailed Hawk
Cooper’s Hawk
American Crow
European Starling
Blue Jay
American Robin
Red-winged Blackbird
Carolina Wren
White-throated Sparrow
Northern Cardinal
Goldfinch
House Finch
House Sparrow

Best Regards,

Steve



Bush Terminal Park/Army Terminal Pier led by Matthew Wills

Bush Terminal Piers Park, Kings, New York, US
Jan 14, 2018 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Protocol: Traveling
1.0 mile(s)
Comments:     Counting waterfowl for NYSOA waterfowl survey
9 species (+1 other taxa)

Brant  8
Canada Goose  6
Gadwall  22
American Wigeon  10
Mallard  11
American Black Duck  19
Greater/Lesser Scaup  25
Bufflehead  39
Red-breasted Merganser  8
Double-crested Cormorant 2

Brooklyn

Army Terminal Pier 4, Kings, New York, US

Jan 14, 2018 1:00 PM - 1:30 PM

Protocol:
Traveling

1.0 mile(s)

Comments:     Counting waterfowl as part of the NYSOA
waterfowl survey


5 species (+1 other taxa)


American Black Duck  2

Greater/Lesser Scaup  20

Bufflehead  6

Red-breasted Merganser  1

Red-throated Loon  1

Double-crested Cormorant  2




Cheers,




Matthew