A couple of noteworthy birds were at Calvert Vaux Park in Brooklyn
today. A female BLUE GROSEBEAK came up out of the high grasses in the
corner along the Six Diamonds ball fields fence near Shore Parkway.
Later, an adult LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL was on the baseball fields
in the same area. It was initially seen roosting on one of the
decaying barges in the basin, and subsequently on the beach across
the creek mouth; I believe all sightings were the same bird, which
had a gimpy leg.
Another somewhat unusual bird for the site was a Black Scoter in the
basin, perhaps the same one seen on April 30th. That bird had an
apparent injured wing, which could explain its lingering in a spot
where scoters are seldom seen, even when large numbers are present on
offshore waters in the area.
Otherwise, the only obvious migrant was a female Blackpoll Warbler,
but there was a good showing of potential nesting species including
such previously confirmed breeders as Willow Flycatcher, Yellow
Warbler, Common Yellowthroat, Indigo Bunting and Orchard Oriole.
Good birding,
Alex Wilson
Brooklyn
Location: Dreier-Offerman Park
Observation date: 5/28/11
Number of species: 51
Brant (Atlantic) 1
Canada Goose 10
Mute Swan 2
Mallard 10
Black Scoter 1 (Perhaps the same bird seen on 4/30 with
injured wing; uncommon here, and late.)
Red-throated Loon 1
Double-crested Cormorant 35
Great Egret 3
Snowy Egret 1
Black-crowned Night-Heron 6
Yellow-crowned Night-Heron 3
Killdeer 2
Spotted Sandpiper 5
Laughing Gull 25
Ring-billed Gull 10
Herring Gull (American) 15
Lesser Black-backed Gull 1 (Adult. Seen sitting on barge, on
Six Diamonds field and on beach across the creek mouth. Had a gimpy
leg. Photographed.)
Great Black-backed Gull 15
Common Tern 7
Sterna sp. 5
Rock Pigeon 15
Mourning Dove 10
Monk Parakeet 4
Chimney Swift 10
Red-bellied Woodpecker 2
Willow Flycatcher 4
Eastern Kingbird 3
White-eyed Vireo 1 (Singing along Bay 44th St strip.)
Warbling Vireo 6
Red-eyed Vireo 3
American Crow 2
Fish Crow 2
Tree Swallow 5
Barn Swallow 20
American Robin 25
Gray Catbird 10
Northern Mockingbird 3
European Starling 60
Cedar Waxwing 10
Yellow Warbler 5
Blackpoll Warbler 1 (Female.)
Common Yellowthroat 4
Song Sparrow 5
Blue Grosbeak 1 (Female, came up out of grasses at SE corner
near Six Diamonds fence.)
Indigo Bunting 3
Red-winged Blackbird 30
Common Grackle 10
Brown-headed Cowbird 5
Orchard Oriole 3 (Adult male; female and one yellow bird not
well-seen.)
Baltimore Oriole 2
American Goldfinch 1
House Sparrow 15
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