Leader: Rob Jett
It was a tough day for birding. With winds gusting to 25mph the few birds we did see were flying sideways. In addition to the wind speed, the direction was also not very conducive to observing migrating raptors (not to mention the overcast sky). We did see two migrating Common Loons, one of which eventually turned around and headed back south. Anyway, despite low temperatures and high winds, people had a good time and we ended up seeing 36 species. One other highlight was watching a Common Yellowthroat foraging for insects along the inside vertical edge of the coping wall around Crescent Water.
Good birding,
Rob
Location: Green-Wood Cemetery
Observation date: 4/16/11
Notes: Brooklyn Bird Club trip.
Number of species: 36
Canada Goose
Common Loon (2.)
Double-crested Cormorant (2.)
Great Egret
Red-tailed Hawk
Ring-billed Gull
Great Black-backed Gull (2.)
Rock Pigeon
Mourning Dove
Monk Parakeet
Great Horned Owl
Red-bellied Woodpecker (2.)
Downy Woodpecker (2.)
Northern Flicker (20.)
Eastern Phoebe (4.)
Blue Jay
Red-breasted Nuthatch
White-breasted Nuthatch
Brown Creeper
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
Golden-crowned Kinglet
American Robin
Northern Mockingbird
European Starling
Yellow-rumped Warbler (4.)
Pine Warbler (5.)
Palm Warbler (3.)
Common Yellowthroat
Eastern Towhee
Song Sparrow (5.)
White-throated Sparrow (3.)
Dark-eyed Junco (Slate-colored)
Northern Cardinal
Common Grackle (8.)
Brown-headed Cowbird (6.)
House Sparrow
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