18 Feb 2015 Joe Giunta and I (Sy Schiff) joined by Debbie Martin continued our chase for target birds. Still after the elusive Canvasback, we went to Prospect Park and were again disappointed. Several COMMON MERGANSERS were among the ducks. At the feeders we saw Downy Woodpecker, White-breasted Nuthatch, Song Sparrow, Red-winged Blackbird, American Goldfinch and our target PURPLE FINCH.
Next, at Bush Terminal Park. we stopped for the wigeon and grebe. Here we found our EURASIAN WIGEON, AMERICA WIGEON, COMMON GOLDENEYE, WHITE-WINGED SCOTER, BUFFLEHEAD, our RED-NECKED GREBE, HORNED GREBE, COMMON and RED-THROATED LOONS and a GREAT CORMORANT, Travelling east on the Belt Pkwy we stopped at the first parking lot past the bridge, looked over onto the rocks and found a PURPLE SANDPIPER. After a pause at Nathan's for a lunch break, we went to Coney Island Creek. Surprise! Amidst the ducks were 2 CANVASBACKS. Among others were GREATER and LESSER SCAUP, HOODED and RED-BREASTED MERGANSER and BUFFLEHEAD. The WILSON'S SNIPE, KILLDEER and DUNLIN continue at Marine Park Salt Marsh Nature Center. Only a KESTREL for raptors. A PIED-BILLED GREBE completed the grebe family for the day. Sy -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
