18 birders met on an overcast morning that gave way to a beautiful sunny afternoon. highlights were ww x-bills in the midwood spotted by kevin, ring neck duck spotted by mike yuan and the continuing common merganser on prospect lake for a pp merganser sweep. we were also treated to a show of aerial acrobatics as a peregrine falcon hunted the flock of gulls huddled on the frozen lake. other notables were swamp sparrows on look out chip trail, hermit thrush where nethermead meets base of lookout and a late day turkey vulture fly over at nelly's lawn. thanks to all for a great day of birding.
Prospect Park, Kings, US-NY
Jan 6, 2013 8:00 AM - 2:00 PM
Protocol: Traveling
3.0 mile(s)
Comments: BBC walk
52 species
Canada Goose X
Mute Swan X
Mallard X
Northern Shoveler X
Ring-necked Duck X
Bufflehead X
Hooded Merganser X
Common Merganser 1 continues on prospect lake
Red-breasted Merganser X
Ruddy Duck X
Pied-billed Grebe X
Double-crested Cormorant X
Great Blue Heron X
Turkey Vulture 1 Flyover, Nelly's lawn. white trailing edge of wing, red head and wobbly flight clearly visible
Sharp-shinned Hawk X
Red-shouldered Hawk X Flyover Lookout Hill south
Cooper's Hawk X
Red-tailed Hawk X
American Coot X
Ring-billed Gull X
Herring Gull X
Great Black-backed Gull X
Rock Pigeon X
Mourning Dove X
Red-bellied Woodpecker X
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker X
Downy Woodpecker X
Hairy Woodpecker X
Peregrine Falcon X
Blue Jay X
Black-capped Chickadee X
Tufted Titmouse X
Red-breasted Nuthatch X
White-breasted Nuthatch X
Brown Creeper X
Winter Wren X
Carolina Wren X
Hermit Thrush X
American Robin X
European Starling X
Eastern Towhee X
Fox Sparrow X
Song Sparrow X
Swamp Sparrow X
White-throated Sparrow X
Dark-eyed Junco X
Northern Cardinal X
Red-winged Blackbird X
House Finch X
White-winged Crossbill 12 feeding on the sweet gum in the midwood near battle pass
Pine Siskin X
American Goldfinch X
House Sparrow X
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All photos by Peter Colen
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| Red-shouldered Hawk juvenile/subadult flyover south Lookout Hill |
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| Ring-necked Duck Prospect Lake |
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| Swamp Sparrow on Lookout Hill switchback trail |
