I missed the Swamp Sparrow, but when I got to the Lullwater, just after the rink there was an explosion of winter birds--titmouse, Brown Creeper, White-breasted Nuthatch, cardinals, White-throated Sparrow, woodpeckers (Downy & Hairy) plus a Pied-bill Grebe on the water. And, practically sitting on top of me when I was 1/2 way up the path, a Red-tailed Hawk perched on a low branch. Yellow eyes looking down on me--I don't want to anthropomorphize, but let's say it looked down with disinterest. I wasn't food, and I couldn't hurt it.
As soon as I saw the Brown Creeper, the day became a success.
Prospect Park
Observation date: 12/2/09
Number of species: 33
Canada Goose 50
Mute Swan 6
American Black Duck 4 3 on Lake, 1 on Upper Pool
American Black Duck x Mallard (hybrid) 1
Mallard 100
Northern Shoveler 10
Ring-necked Duck 1 Upper Pool
Ruddy Duck 85 Mostly on Lake, some on Lullwater, a couple on Upper Pool
Pied-billed Grebe 1 Lullwater
Great Blue Heron 1 Flyover Breeze Hill
Black-crowned Night-Heron 1 Duck Island
Red-tailed Hawk 1 Lullwater, sitting low in a tree, practically on top of me!
American Coot 4 2 on Lake, 2 on Lullwater
Ring-billed Gull 50
Herring Gull 10
Rock Pigeon 30
Mourning Dove 1 Lullwater
Red-bellied Woodpecker 1
Downy Woodpecker 8
Hairy Woodpecker 1 Lullwater
Blue Jay 9
American Crow 10 8 on baseball fields, 2 flyovers
Black-capped Chickadee 2
Tufted Titmouse 2 Lullwater
White-breasted Nuthatch 2 Lullwater
Brown Creeper 1 Lullwater
American Robin 19
Northern Mockingbird 1
European Starling 40
White-throated Sparrow 10
Dark-eyed Junco 3 Lullwater
Northern Cardinal 12 Mostly around the Lullwater
House Finch 5 Behind Boathouse
House Sparrow 16
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