I’m trying to keep track of when individual species have shown up in Prospect Park this year. So far, here’s what we have:<\/p>\n
January 1:
\nSnow Goose
\nCanada Goose
\nMute Swan
\nAmerican Black Duck
\nMallard
\nNorthern Shoveler
\nBufflehead
\nRuddy Duck
\nAmerican Coot
\nRing-billed Gull
\nHerring Gull
\nGreat Black-backed Gull
\nRock Pigeon
\nMourning Dove
\nRed-bellied Woodpecker
\nYellow-bellied Sapsucker
\nDowny Woodpecker
\nHairy Woodpecker
\nBlue Jay
\nBlack-capped Chickadee
\nTufted Titmouse
\nRed-breasted Nuthatch
\nWhite-breasted Nuthatch
\nCarolina Wren
\nHermit Thrush
\nEuropean Starling
\nFox Sparrow
\nSong Sparrow
\nSwamp Sparrow
\nWhite-throated Sparrow
\nDark-eyed Junco
\nNorthern Cardinal
\nRed-winged Blackbird
\nAmerican Goldfinch
\nHouse Sparrow
\nGreat Blue Heron: Peter Dorosh
\nAmerican Crow: Peter Dorosh
\nPied-billed Grebe: Peter Dorosh
\nRed-tailed Hawk: Peter Dorosh
\nAmerican Robin: Arleen O’Brien
\nGolden-crowned Kinglet: Arleen O’Brien<\/p>\n
January 2:
\nCooper’s Hawk: Rafael Campos
\nRuby-crowned Kinglet: Rafael Campos
\nNorthern Flicker: Rafael Campos<\/p>\n
January 3:
\nNorthern Mockingbird: Elliotte Rusty Harold
\nEastern Towhee: Elliotte Rusty Harold<\/p>\n
January 4:
\nMerlin: Doug Gochfeld
\nBrown Creeper: Doug Gochfeld
\nAmerican Tree Sparrow: Arleen O’Brien<\/p>\n
January 5:
\nFish Crow: Arleen O’Brien
\nGray Catbird: Peter Dorosh <\/p>\n
January 6:
\nLong-eared Owl: Rob Jett, Sean Sime. That’s a good one. We missed it last year.<\/p>\n
January 7:
\nSharp-shinned Hawk: Alex Wilson<\/p>\n
January 8:
\nDouble-crested Cormorant: Elliotte Rusty Harold, Peter Dorosh<\/p>\n
January 15:
\nCanvasback: Paul Keim. This is a good one. It may well be the only one we see all year.<\/p>\n
January 27:
\nBrant: Peter Dorosh<\/p>\n
January 28:
\nCackling Goose: Peter Dorosh. Beth Anderson-Harold. First ever recorded in the park.<\/p>\n
February 3:
\nCommon Grackle: ????<\/p>\n
February 4:
\nWinter Wren: Ed Crowne
\nCedar Waxwing: Elliotte Rusty Harold
\nRing-necked Duck: Alex Wilson<\/p>\n
February 6:
\nHouse Finch: ????<\/p>\n
February 11:
\nCommon Merganser: Alex Wilson<\/p>\n
February 16:
\nPeregrine Falcon: Rob Jett<\/p>\n
February 17:
\nAmerican Wigeon: Peter Dorosh<\/p>\n
February 21:
\nHooded Merganser: Peter Dorosh
\nRed-shouldered Hawk: Peter Dorosh<\/p>\n
March 1:
\nBlack-headed Gull: Shane Blodgett
\nTurkey Vulture: Rob Jett, Peter Dorosh<\/p>\n
March 2:
\nKilldeer: Shane Blodgett<\/p>\n
March 10:
\nBlack-crowned Night Heron: Peter Dorosh<\/p>\n
March 14:
\nAmerican Woodcock: Shane Blodgett
\nEastern Phoebe: Shane Blodgett
\nPine Warbler: Doug Gochfeld<\/p>\n
March 15:
\nGreen-winged Teal: Peter Dorosh, Alex Wilson
\nBelted Kingfisher: Peter Dorosh, Alex Wilson
\nField Sparrow: Doug Gochfeld, Alex Wilson
\nRusty Blackbird: Alex Wilson<\/p>\n
March 20:
\nWilson’s Snipe: Ed Crowne<\/p>\n
March 21:
\nRed-breasted Merganser: Rafael Campos<\/p>\n
March 25:
\nLesser Black-backed Gull: Alex Wilson
\nTree Swallow: Alex Wilson
\nBrown-headed Cowbird: Alex Wilson<\/p>\n
March 27:
\nOsprey: Shane Blodgett<\/p>\n
March 28:
\nAmerican Kestrel: Elliotte Rusty Harold<\/p>\n
March 29:
\nYellow-rumped Warbler: Shane Blodgett<\/p>\n
March 30:
\nGreat Egret: Ed Crowne, Peter Dorosh<\/p>\n
March 31:
\nEastern Meadowlark: Monica Berger
\nChipping Sparrow: Ed Crowne
\nBrown Thrasher: Michael Zablocky<\/p>\n
April 1:
\nAmerican Bittern: Alex Wilson. This is a good one. We haven’t had this bird in several years.
\nLesser Scaup: Peter Dorosh
\nLaughing Gull: Peter Dorosh
\nPalm Warbler: Peter Dorosh
\nSavannah Sparrow: Alex Wilson
\nLouisiana Waterthrush: Peter Dorosh, Rafael Campos<\/p>\n
April 2:
\nNorthern Rough-winged Swallow: Shane Blodgett, Elliotte Rusty Harold, Roberto Cavalieros
\nEastern Wood Pewee: Elliotte Rusty Harold, Elyse Taylor
\nHouse Wren: Elliotte Rusty Harold, Elyse Taylor<\/p>\n
April 3:
\nWhite-eyed Vireo: Rafael Campos<\/p>\n
April 5:
\nCommon Loon: Alex Wilson<\/p>\n
April 7:
\nVirginia Rail: Peter Dorosh. This is a very uncommon bird for the park.<\/p>\n
April 8:
\nBarn Swallow: Alex Wilson<\/p>\n
April 9:
\nWood Thrush: Bill Jeffrey, Jan Jeffrey
\nBlue-gray Gnatcatcher: Monica Berger<\/p>\n
April 10:
\nGreen Heron: Rob Jett
\nCliff Swallow: Dale Dyer<\/p>\n
April 12:
\nBrown Thrasher: Rafael Campos, Alex Wilson
\nBlue-headed Vireo: Rafael Campos<\/p>\n
April 13:
\nBlack-throated Green Warbler: Rafael Campos, Peter Dorosh, Mary Eyster, Doug Gochfeld, Rob Jett, Sean Sime
\nYellow-throated Warbler: Doug Gochfeld
\nVesper Sparrow: Jerry Layton
\nGadwall: Mary Eyster, Jerry Layton<\/p>\n
April 14:
\nPurple Finch: Peter Dorosh, Shane Blodgett<\/p>\n
April 16:
\nOvenbird: Gayle Lovell
\nBlack-and-white Warbler: Janet Schumacher<\/p>\n
April 17:
\nChimney Swift: Doug Gochfeld
\nNorthern Parula: Doug Gochfeld
\nWarbling Vireo: Chuck McAlexander<\/p>\n
April 18:
\nGlossy Ibis: Rafael Campos<\/p>\n
April 20:
\nProthonotary Warbler: Gil Shrank
\nWorm-eating Warbler: Rafael Campos<\/p>\n
April 22:
\nBonaparte’s Gull: Peter Dorosh, Sean Sime, Shane Blodgett, John Walsh<\/p>\n
April 24:
\nRuby-throated Hummingbird: Rafael Campos<\/p>\n
April 25:
\nRuby-throated Hummingbird: Rafael Campos<\/p>\n
April 26:
\nSolitary Sandpiper: Sean Sime, Rob Jett, Shane Blodgett, Rafael Campos
\nSpotted Sandpiper: Sean Sime, Rob Jett, Shane Blodgett, Rafael Campos
\nEastern Kingbird: Rafael Campos
\nYellow-throated Vireo: Shane Blodgett, Rafael Campos
\nRed-eyed Vireo: Rafael Campos
\nVeery: Sean Sime, Rob Jett, Shane Blodgett
\nYellow Warbler: Sean Sime, Rob Jett, Shane Blodgett, Rafael Campos
\nNorthern Waterthrush: Sean Sime, Rob Jett, Shane Blodgett, Rafael Campos
\nCommon Yellowthroat: Mary Eyster
\nHooded Warbler: Sean Sime, Rob Jett, Shane Blodgett, Rafael Campos
\nRose-breasted Grosbeak: David Perry
\nOrchard Oriole: Philip Pane<\/p>\n
April 27:
\nNashville Warbler: Ed Crowne, Philip Pane, Peter Dorosh, Rafael Campos<\/p>\n
April 28:
\nAmerican Redstart: Rob Jett<\/p>\n
May 1:
\nCommon Tern: Rafael Campos
\nBank Swallow: Rafael Campos<\/p>\n
May 2:
\nPrairie Warbler: Rob Jett<\/p>\n
May 3:
\nChestnut-sided Warbler: Ed Crowne, Philip Pane
\nBlack-throated Blue Warbler: Ed Crowne, Philip Pane
\nScarlet Tanager: Orrin Tilevitz<\/p>\n
May 4:
\nBlackpoll Warbler: Ed Crowne, Philip Pane, Mike Shanley<\/p>\n
May 5:
\nLeast Flycatcher: Peter Dorosh
\nGreat Crested Flycatcher: Mary Eyster, Elliotte Rusty Harold
\nMagnolia Warbler: Mary Eyster, Elliotte Rusty Harold
\nBlackburnian Warbler: Ed Crowne, Philip Pane, Peter Dorosh, Inara Schwartz
\nTennesee Warbler: Ed Crowne, Philip Pane
\nWilson’s Warbler: Ed Crowne, Philip Pane
\nCanada Warbler: Ed Crowne, Philip Pane
\nPine Siskin: Rafael Campos
\nIndigo Bunting: Alex Wilson
\nGolden-winged Warbler: Elliotte Rusty Harold<\/p>\n
May 6:
\nCape May Warbler: Tom Stephenson, Peter Dorosh, Elliotte Rusty Harold, Mary Eyster, Phil Payne, Suzanne Ortiz, Sandi Paci, Janet Schumacher, and many others
\nSwainson’s Thrush: Peter Dorosh, Janet Schumacher, Tom Stephenson
\nMourning Warbler: Peter Dorosh, Mary Eyster
\nBay-breasted Warbler: Tom Preston, Janet Schumacher, Tom Stephenson
\nSummer Tanager: Peter Dorosh, Mary Eyster, Janet Schumacher, Tom Stephenson<\/p>\n
May 7:
\nLincoln’s Sparrow: Alex Wilson<\/p>\n
May 9:
\nPhiladelphia Vireo: Paul Sweet<\/p>\n
May 13:
\nMonk Parakeet: Bob Gochfeld
\nBlack-billed Cuckoo: Alex Wilson<\/p>\n
May 15:
\nCommon Nighthawk: Ed Crowne<\/p>\n
May 19:
\nKentucky Warbler: Rafael Campos<\/p>\n
May 20:
\nOlive-sided Flycatcher: Alex Wilson
\nYellow-bellied Flycatcher: Alex Wilson, Shane Blodgett, Rob Jett<\/p>\n
May 22:
\nBroad-winged Hawk: Rafael Campos<\/p>\n
May 23:
\nCerulean Warbler: Philip Pane, Ed Crowne
\nWillow Flycatcher: Doug Gochfeld<\/p>\n
May 24:
\nBicknell’s Thrush: Doug Gochfeld, Rob Jett, Sean Sime<\/p>\n
May 27:
\nAcadian Flycatcher: Philip Pane, Ed Crowne<\/p>\n
May 29:
\nYellow-billed Cuckoo: Pat Mazza
\nAlder Flycatcher: Doug Gochfeld<\/p>\n
June 17:
\nBlack Skimmer: Peter Dorosh<\/p>\n
July 1:
\nForster’s Tern: ????<\/p>\n
July 17:
\nSnowy Egret: Orrin Tilevitz
\nThis one’s surprisingly uncommon in the park. We missed it in 2005, and only saw one in 2004.<\/p>\n
August 30:
\nYellow-breasted Chat: Alex Wilson<\/p>\n
September 9:
\nConnecticut Warbler: Peter Dorosh, Rafael Campos, Philip Pane: another one we miss some years<\/p>\n
September 10:
\nClay-colored Sparrow: John Ascher. Our first Western bird of the year, and the second of this species in two years.<\/p>\n
September 13:
\nMarsh Wren: Alex Wilson<\/p>\n
September 18:
\nLittle Blue Heron: Alex Wilson
\nPurple Martin: Alex Wilson
\nThose are both excellent species we don’t get every year. I’ll have to check but I think there are only a dozen or so records of each one in the park over the last century. <\/p>\n
September 23:
\nRed-headed Woodpecker: Paul Keim<\/p>\n
October 9:
\nDickcissel: Ed Crowne<\/p>\n
October 14:
\nOrange-crowned Warbler: Alex Wilson<\/p>\n
October 19:
\nGreat Horned Owl<\/p>\n
October 22:
\nNelson’s Sharp-tailed Sparrow: John Ascher, Chaoyan Dong<\/p>\n
November 10:
\nEastern Bluebird: Alex Wilson, Peter Dorosh<\/p>\n
November 26:
\nBald Eagle: Peter Dorosh<\/p>\n
December 7:
\nCommon Goldeneye: Peter Dorosh
\nThat’s a great sighting. Very unusual for the park. <\/p>\n
December 27:
\nGreater Scaup: Peter Dorosh<\/p>\n
So far that makes 195 species total for Prospect Park. Central Park is now up to 197 (though they’ve got eight on their list I don’t 100% believe). We should reliably pick up all but eight of the ones Central Park has recorded later in the year, if not immediately. Bobolink, Wild Turkey, Tri-colored Heron, Varied Thrush, Yellow-crowned Night-Heron, Horned Grebe, Henslow’s Sparrow, Northern Goshawk, and Northern Sawwhet Owl will be tough though. On the other hand, Central Park probably won’t get a Nelson’s Sharp-tailed Sparrow, Cackling Goose or Black-headed Gull and may not get Orange-crowned Warbler, Yellow-throated Warbler, Bonaparte’s Gull, Little Blue Heron, Purple Martin, Common Goldeneye, or Lesser Black-backed Gull. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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