The songbirds finally arrived in Brooklyn this morning. Prospect Park
experienced its first fallout of the Spring migration in a big way. I
wasn't out at dawn, but Doug Gochfeld (who I caught up with a little
later on in the morning) reported seeing flocks of birds flying into
the park as the sun came up. Yellow-rumps were still the dominant
species, but there was a very good showing of Northern Parula, Black-
throated Blue Warbler, Black-throated Green Warbler, Palm Warbler,
Black-and-white Warbler and Northern Waterthrush. My list topped out
at 17 species of warbler, with Worm-eating Warbler being the
highlight. In addition, other birders in the park reported cerulean
and chestnut-sided. A few more new arrivals included Eastern Kingbird,
Wood Thrush, Prairie Warbler, Common Yellow-throat and Scarlet
Tanager. I'm looking forward to tomorrow morning and hearing about all
the other park's activity.
Good birding,
Rob
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Location: Prospect Park
Observation date: 4/30/10
Number of Species: 73
Canada Goose
Mute Swan
Wood Duck
Mallard
Great Blue Heron
Green Heron
Osprey
Sharp-shinned Hawk
Broad-winged Hawk
Red-tailed Hawk
Herring Gull
Rock Pigeon
Mourning Dove
Chimney Swift
Belted Kingfisher
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Downy Woodpecker
Hairy Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
Eastern Phoebe
Eastern Kingbird
Blue-headed Vireo
Blue Jay
American Crow
Barn Swallow
Black-capped Chickadee
Tufted Titmouse
Red-breasted Nuthatch
White-breasted Nuthatch
Carolina Wren
House Wren
Winter Wren
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
Hermit Thrush
Wood Thrush
American Robin
Gray Catbird
European Starling
Blue-winged Warbler
Nashville Warbler
Northern Parula
Yellow Warbler
Black-throated Blue Warbler
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Black-throated Green Warbler
Pine Warbler
Prairie Warbler
Palm Warbler
Black-and-white Warbler
American Redstart
Worm-eating Warbler
Ovenbird
Northern Waterthrush
Louisiana Waterthrush
Common Yellowthroat
Scarlet Tanager
Eastern Towhee
Chipping Sparrow
Savannah Sparrow
Song Sparrow
Swamp Sparrow
White-throated Sparrow
Dark-eyed Junco
Northern Cardinal
Rose-breasted Grosbeak
Red-winged Blackbird
Common Grackle
Brown-headed Cowbird
Baltimore Oriole
House Finch
American Goldfinch
House Sparrow
The City Birder Weblog
http://citybirder.blogspot.com
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