This morning, while standing at the edge of Prospect Lake at around
9am, Heydi Lopes and I had a flyover Common Redpoll. About an hour
later we observed a single bird feeding on the ground near Breeze
Hill. This winter someone has been putting mixed bird seed on the
walkway that leads from Breeze Hill (near the Terrace Bridge) towards
the skating rink. This is the path on the opposite side of the road
from the bird feeders. Anyway, the redpoll was feeding at these little
piles of seeds along with Black-capped Chickadee, White-throated
Sparrow, Song Sparrow, Northern Cardinal, House Finch, American
Goldfinch and House Sparrow. Seen by several birders, it was still
present when we returned to the spot at 2:45pm, although it flew off
about 5 minutes late and was not relocated. FYI - There are still a
few Pine Siskins showing up at the thistle feeders on Breeze Hill.
This morning there were three.
One other interesting sighting in Prospect Park today was of 3
Merlins. The birds were unexpectedly perched in the same tree and only
a few feet from each other. I didn't realize Merlin was a flocking
species ;-) The tree is a favored spot for Merlins on Center Drive at
the edge of the Nethermead Meadow, easily located by the large area of
wash on the roadway below.
Good birding,
Rob
The City Birder Weblog
http://citybirder.blogspot.com
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