Weather: Partly sunny, cloudy am, mid 50’s to mid-60’s Fahrenheit
Registrar: Dale Dancis
Participants: 8
Bird Species: 51
This trip involved extensive walking and many lovely sightings. We walked from Lincoln Road to Parkside Ave. area and back north. We saw many Pine Warblers, Yellow-rumped Warblers and Palm Warblers. Ann Ribolow spotted a Blue-gray Gnatcatcher high in a tree. John, our leader, pointed out a Rough-winged Swallow among the Tree and Barn Swallows. The Prospect Park Osprey, spotted by Dale Dancis, made several appearances. The two Snow Geese have not left Prospect Park Lake. We finally found our way to the Boathouse for lunch, but not for long. We rushed to the Rustic Arbor on the Lull Water to see a cooperative Prairie Warbler. Our next destination was a Louisiana Waterthrush. John made sure we saw it. Then we went to the Pool to see several Wood Ducks. Another goal was the Green Heron, which Ann Ribolow spotted in a distant tree. Jean found our one Hermit Thrush for the day. We saw repeats of the many previously-seen warblers. We continued our journey, and John with his sharp ears and eyes found a difficult to see Eastern Towhee. While we were enjoying more looks at Palm Warblers, Miriam found a Blue-headed Vireo high in a tree. Eventually, we ended the trip. While en route to Grand Army Plaza exit, John spotted a flock of Cedar Waxwings and Chipping Sparrows. Those final sightings concluded our Prospect Park Bird Walk.
Species Lists
Birds
Snow Goose
Canada Goose
Mute Swan
Wood Duck
Northern Shoveler
Mallard
American Black Duck
Ruddy Duck
Rock Pigeon
Mourning Dove
American Coot
Laughing Gull
Ring-billed Gull
Herring Gull
Double-crested Cormorant
Green Heron
Black-crowned Night-Heron
Osprey
Red-tailed Hawk
Red-bellied Woodpecker (h)
Downy Woodpecker
Northern Flicker (h)
Blue-headed Vireo
Blue Jay
American Crow
Black-capped Chickadee
Tufted Titmouse
Northern Rough-winged Swallow
Tree Swallow
Barn Swallow
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
White-breasted Nuthatch
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
European Starling
Northern Mockingbird
Hermit Thrush
Cedar Waxwing
House Sparrow
Chipping Sparrow
White-throated Sparrow
Song Sparrow
Eastern Towhee
Red-winged Blackbird
Brown-headed Cowbird
Common Grackle
Louisiana Waterthrush
Palm Warbler
Pine Warbler
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Prairie Warbler
Northern Cardinal
