To add to the recent glut of Lark Sparrows, there was one at Six Diamonds ballfields in Brooklyn this morning. The Lark Sparrow was along the fences of the ballfield just south of the entrance at the dead end of Bay 53rd St. just outside the Home Depot parking lot. At the northern corner of the park, where it comes together with Calvert Vaux, there were singles of Orange-crowned Warbler, and Lincoln's Sparrow. There was also a rich brown *passerina* bunting with some buffy on the underparts, that unfortunately did not cooperate for good looks or photos.
This is just across the small creek (to the east of) from Calvert Vaux (nee Dreier Offerman) Park, near Coney Island. At Coney Island Creek Park a bit earlier in the morning, the only thing diurnally migrating in somewhat impressive numbers were Kinglets (mostly Ruby-crowned), which was not tremendously surprising given the favorable and *light* winds. There were also quite a few Brown Creepers around, including at least one migrating west through the dunes. There were also 4 House Wrens between the two locations, which is a decent number for such a small area on this date. eBird lists for both locations here (photos to be embedded some time this evening): http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S25474267 http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S25472924 Good Birding -Doug Gochfeld. Brooklyn, NY. -- 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/ --
