BLUE GROSBEAK


Blue Grosbeak, a Prospect rarity.




CATBIRD


Gray Catbird and White-throated Sparrow.




SOLITARY


Solitary Sandpiper.




PROTHO1


Star of the show was a Prothonotary Warbler. We saw lots of these "Golden Swamp Warblers" in Louisiana last year, but they're rare up here, and always an auspicious sign for Spring.



PROTHO2


PROTHO3




Please enjoy Spring responsibly.

DATE: Tuesday, 1 May 2007
LOCATION: Prospect Park
OBSERVERS: Alex Wilson
REPORTED BY: Alex Wilson

Double-crested Cormorant
Great Blue Heron
Great Egret
Black-crowned Night-Heron
Canada Goose
Mute Swan
Wood Duck (1 male, SE corner of Lake.)
Mallard
Hooded Merganser (4 hens, briefly [?] on Lake, midday. Getting a bit late
for these.)
Ruddy Duck (Still a few on the Lake.)
Red-tailed Hawk
American Kestrel (Lullwater flyover.)
Merlin (Pools/Long Meadow.)
American Coot (A few lingering around the Lake.)
Solitary Sandpiper (Shorelines around West Island.)
Spotted Sandpiper (A few along Lullwater, Peninsula, Lake.)
Laughing Gull
Ring-billed Gull
Herring Gull
Rock Pigeon
Mourning Dove
Belted Kingfisher (Lullwater.)
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Downy Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
White-eyed Vireo (2, Lullwater bend below Terrace Bridge.)
Blue-headed Vireo
Warbling Vireo
Blue Jay
American Crow
Tree Swallow
Barn Swallow
Black-capped Chickadee
White-breasted Nuthatch
Carolina Wren
House Wren
Ruby-crowned Kinglet (Common.)
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher (Fairly common.)
Veery (Singing, Battle Pass.)
Hermit Thrush
American Robin
Gray Catbird
Northern Mockingbird
Brown Thrasher (2.)
European Starling
Blue-winged Warbler (3.)
Northern Parula (5.)
Yellow Warbler (Fairly common.)
Black-throated Blue Warbler (Rock Arch Bridge.)
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Common.)
Black-throated Green Warbler (Singing, Lookout and Lullwater.)
Yellow-throated Warbler (South side of Lake between Three Sisters & West
Island coves, 4:30 pm.)
Prairie Warbler (Singing, Lookout Hill.)
Palm Warbler (Still fairly common.)
Black-and-white Warbler (Fairly common.)
Prothonotary Warbler (Rock Arch Bridge in the Ravine, 5:30 pm.)
Ovenbird (5.)
Northern Waterthrush (4.)
Common Yellowthroat (Lullwater bend.)
Hooded Warbler (Singing, west of bridle path cut at Rick s Place seen with
T. Stephenson.)
Eastern Towhee (Fairly common.)
Chipping Sparrow (Fairly common.)
Field Sparrow (Lilly Pond.)
Song Sparrow
Swamp Sparrow
White-throated Sparrow
Northern Cardinal
Red-winged Blackbird
Common Grackle
Brown-headed Cowbird
Orchard Oriole (Adult male, Nethermead Arches.)
Baltimore Oriole
American Goldfinch
House Sparrow


05/02/07
Owl’s Head Park

Green Heron
American Kestrel
Laughing Gull
Ring-billed Gull
Herring Gull
Great Black-backed Gull
Rock Pigeon
Mourning Dove
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Downy Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
Great Crested Flycatcher
Blue-headed Vireo
Warbling Vireo
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
Wood Thrush
American Robin
Gray Catbird
Northern Mockingbird
Brown Thrasher
European Starling
Northern Parula
Yellow Warbler
Black-throated Blue Warbler
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Prairie Warbler
Palm Warbler
Black-and-white Warbler
American Redstart
Ovenbird
Eastern Towhee
Chipping Sparrow
Field Sparrow
Swamp Sparrow
White-throated Sparrow
Dark-eyed Junco
Northern Cardinal
Rose-breasted Grosbeak
Indigo Bunting
Red-winged Blackbird
Common Grackle
Brown-headed Cowbird
Baltimore Oriole
American Goldfinch
House Sparrow

- alex 5-03-2007 3:05 am [link]