As of 9:30am there were at least two Prothonotary Warblers in Prospect
Park and possibly a third. One bird was reported near the stream that
runs behind the Music Pagoda (a short distance from the Boathouse). A
second bird was then reported in an area just north of the Brooklyn
Zoo. (It was first seen yesterday afternoon by Chris Elliott.) Soon
after I received the first text message this morning, I got an update
from Peter Dorosh saying that there were actually two at the north zoo
area (they turned out to be a male and female). On Sunday I had spend
countless hours searching in vain for an earlier reported bird. This
morning I just rode up on my bike to find 6 people watching the two
cooperative prothonotaries behind the zoo.
I should note that the "North Zoo Woods" is adjacent to the Dongan Oak
monument. The parks department recently cleared nearly all of the
understory in this wooded area and is using it for storing woodchips/
compost. There is a perennial water source under the bridge next to it
so this new, "improved" woodland seems to be attracting a really good
number of birds. This morning, in just 15 minutes, I noted 9 species
of warbler. On an old map of the park I discovered that this spot is
officially known as the "East Woods". Here's a link to a map:
http://tinyurl.com/3fd98n3
Good birding,
Rob
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