After some very cold cycling this morning, I did a quick look around Prospect Park for any interesting new arrivals. The strong wind kept most bird activity at a minimum and I mostly observed the expected winter birds, such as sapsuckers, chickadees, nuthatches and assorted waterfowl. One bird that took me completely by surprise was an Ovenbird walking along the pathway next to the Upper Pool. If he felt anything like I did, he was probably dreaming about much warmer places. As late as this date is, I have vague memories of a CBC Ovenbird in Prospect Park. I'll have to check my records.
Good birding, Rob ***** Location: Prospect Park Observation date: 12/11/09 Number of species: 38 Canada Goose X Mute Swan X Wood Duck 2 American Black Duck X Mallard X Northern Shoveler 75 Ring-necked Duck 2 Ruddy Duck X Great Blue Heron 2 Black-crowned Night-Heron 1 Red-tailed Hawk 1 American Coot 6 Ring-billed Gull 500 Herring Gull (American) X Rock Pigeon X Mourning Dove X Belted Kingfisher 1 Red-bellied Woodpecker X Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 1 Downy Woodpecker 3 Hairy Woodpecker 1 Blue Jay X American Crow 3 Black-capped Chickadee 5 Tufted Titmouse 2 White-breasted Nuthatch 3 Carolina Wren 1 Golden-crowned Kinglet 1 American Robin X European Starling X OVENBIRD 1 Found walking along footpath at back of Upper Pool. Song Sparrow X White-throated Sparrow X Dark-eyed Junco X Northern Cardinal X House Finch 3 American Goldfinch 12 House Sparrow X This report was generated automatically by eBird v2(http://ebird.org) -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES Archives: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
