Starting my New York List for the Year
I visited Brooklyn this past weekend. Despite jet lag, rain, and wind, I managed to spend a few hours in Prospect Park and picked up 39 species including 15 year birds:
- American Coot
- American Goldfinch
- White-throated Sparrow
- White-breasted Nuthatch
- Song Sparrow
- Ruddy Duck
- Rock Pigeon
- Ring-billed Gull
- Red-winged Blackbird
- Red-tailed Hawk
- Red-bellied Woodpecker
- Red-breasted Nuthatch
- American Robin
- Black-capped Chickadee
- Blue Jay
- Brown-headed Cowbird
- Canada Goose
- Common Grackle
- Double-crested Cormorant
- Downy Woodpecker
- Eastern Phoebe
- European Starling
- Herring Gull
- House Finch
- House Sparrow
- Mallard
- Mourning Dove
- Northern Shoveler
- Tufted Titmouse
- Ring-necked Duck
- Northern Flicker
- Hermit Thrush
- Northern Cardinal
- Wood Duck
- Great Egret
- Fox Sparrow
- Swamp Sparrow
- Eastern Towhee
- Brown Creeper
However, I did not find the Red-necked Grebe or the White-winged Crossbills that were reported earlier in the year.
