Prospect Park

Finally got back to the park today. A good mix of birds at the feeders. The most interesting thing I saw was the Wood Duck, out in the open on the Boathouse pool swimming around with about 40 Mallards.  I guess all the little coves where they like to hang out are frozen so there was really no place else for him to go.  The Bufflehead was on the lake in among the shovelers.

Prospect Park

Observation date:     12/28/09

Number of species:     29

Canada Goose     175

Mute Swan     6

Wood Duck     1

American Black Duck     5

Mallard     115

Northern Shoveler     70

Bufflehead     1           Lake

Ruddy Duck     7

American Coot     7

Ring-billed Gull     500

Herring Gull     5

Great Black-backed Gull     1

Rock Pigeon     53

Mourning Dove     15    Under the feeders

Red-bellied Woodpecker     4            one @ feeders

Downy Woodpecker     4         one @ feeders

Blue Jay     6

Black-capped Chickadee     3  two @ feeders

Tufted Titmouse     2             one @ feeders

Red-breasted Nuthatch     1  feeders

White-breasted Nuthatch     2  feeders

American Robin     1

Fox Sparrow     3        Ravine

Song Sparrow     3

White-throated Sparrow     20

Dark-eyed Junco     3 one @ feeders, 2 on Lullwater trail.

Northern Cardinal     5           female on feeders

House Finch     3         feeders

American Goldfinch     2         Lullwater trail