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Location Prospect Park
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Owner Max Epstein

Effort

Protocol:  Traveling
  • Observers:  1
  • Distance:  4.85 mi

Checklist Comments

Sunrise was 5:55am, high 50s when I started. Light drizzle on and off throughout the morning. Walked around the pools, through the midwood and ravine, to binnen bridge, down the lullwater, peninsula to maryland monument and butterfly meadow, quaker cemetery gate and along center drive back to upper pool.

Submitted from eBird for iOS, version 2.5.23

Totals

58
Species Observed
+1 other taxa, 287 individuals

Observations

  1. Canada Goose

    Number observed:  16

  2. Mute Swan

    Number observed:  1

  3. Wood Duck

    Number observed:  6

  4. Northern Shoveler

    Number observed:  1

    Details

    male in NW corner of lake

  5. Mallard

    Number observed:  5

  6. Mallard/American Black Duck

    Number observed:  1

  7. Hooded Merganser

    Number observed:  1

    Details

    flagged as rare; solo female/immature out on the lake, took distant photos

  8. Mourning Dove

    Number observed:  4

  9. Chimney Swift

    Number observed:  1

  10. Spotted Sandpiper

    Number observed:  3

    Details

    2 at upper pool, 1 along lullwater

  11. Laughing Gull

    Number observed:  4

  12. Pied-billed Grebe

    Number observed:  1

    Details

    near three sisters

  13. Double-crested Cormorant

    Number observed:  1

  14. Black-crowned Night Heron

    Number observed:  1

  15. Green Heron

    Number observed:  1

    Details

    lullwater

  16. Great Egret

    Number observed:  1

  17. Red-tailed Hawk

    Number observed:  1

    Breeding & Behavior Code:

    ON Occupied Nest (Confirmed)

  18. Belted Kingfisher

    Number observed:  2

  19. Red-bellied Woodpecker

    Number observed:  3

  20. Downy Woodpecker

    Number observed:  2

  21. Northern Flicker

    Number observed:  3

  22. Eastern Kingbird

    Number observed:  1

    Details

    high above esdale bridge

  23. Blue-headed Vireo

    Number observed:  3

    Details

    1 in midwood, 2 together SW corner of butterfly meadow

  24. Warbling Vireo

    Number observed:  5

    Details

    count

  25. Blue Jay

    Number observed:  7

  26. Fish Crow

    Number observed:  1

    Details

    heard

  27. Tufted Titmouse

    Number observed:  2

  28. Barn Swallow

    Number observed:  1

  29. Ruby-crowned Kinglet

    Number observed:  2

  30. Northern House Wren

    Number observed:  4

  31. Carolina Wren

    Number observed:  2

  32. European Starling

    Number observed:  15

  33. Gray Catbird

    Number observed:  12

  34. Hermit Thrush

    Number observed:  6

  35. Wood Thrush

    Number observed:  2

    Details

    singing next to upper pool early, then 1 on the path near lull water cove

  36. American Robin

    Number observed:  25

    Breeding & Behavior Code:

    ON Occupied Nest (Confirmed)

  37. House Sparrow

    Number observed:  8

  38. American Goldfinch

    Number observed:  4

  39. White-throated Sparrow

    Number observed:  12

  40. Song Sparrow

    Number observed:  3

    Breeding & Behavior Code:

    S7 Singing Bird Present 7+ days (Probable)

  41. Swamp Sparrow

    Number observed:  1

    Details

    behind binnen water with a waterthrush

  42. Eastern Towhee

    Number observed:  4

    Details

    3 in the midwood

  43. Orchard Oriole

    Number observed:  2

    Details

    midwood and lullwater

  44. Baltimore Oriole

    Number observed:  2

    Details

    1 in the same tree as Orchard in the midwood

  45. Red-winged Blackbird

    Number observed:  7

  46. Brown-headed Cowbird

    Number observed:  4

  47. Common Grackle

    Number observed:  8

  48. Ovenbird

    Number observed:  3

  49. Northern Waterthrush

    Number observed:  5

    Details

    count

  50. Blue-winged Warbler

    Number observed:  2

    Details

    midwood and terrace bridge

  51. Black-and-white Warbler

    Number observed:  9

    Details

    likely a few more

  52. Common Yellowthroat

    Number observed:  4

    Details

    all males

  53. Northern Parula

    Number observed:  6

    Details

    probably an undercount

  54. Yellow Warbler

    Number observed:  4

  55. Black-throated Blue Warbler

    Number observed:  1

    Details

    male, along the lullwater

  56. Yellow-rumped Warbler

    Number observed:  40

    Details

    low estimate, omnipresent

  57. Prairie Warbler

    Number observed:  2

    Details

    singing near the boathouse and terrace bridge

  58. Black-throated Green Warbler

    Number observed:  3

    Details

    all singing; midwood, lullwater, and butterfly meadow

  59. Northern Cardinal

    Number observed:  6