Fifth day in a row birding. I went to Prospect Park this morning hoping for warblers, vireos, woodpeckers and such--4 days of confusing sandpipers is enough.
On Lookout Hill at the Butterfly Meadow I came upon 3 birders I know casually from the park. It was a humbling experience, because they were all better birders than I am. It was miraculous how many birds suddenly appeared while I was standing with them--warblers, vireos, woodpeckers, a nuthatch, a hummingbird, a couple of flycatchers and a goldfinch. It made me more determined to get better at spotting the birds. You can't identify them if you can't see them to begin with.
The list: Note how many of the birds were found at the Butterfly Meadow while I was with the group.
Prospect Park
Number of species: 37
Canada Goose 60
Mute Swan 7
Wood Duck 5 Upper Pool
Mallard 50
Double-crested Cormorant 3
Green Heron 1 Near buoy by Terrace Bridge
Spotted Sandpiper 2 Both on lake
Rock Pigeon 25
Mourning Dove 40
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 1 Butterfly Meadow
Red-bellied Woodpecker 2 Near Maryland Monument
Downy Woodpecker 3
Northern Flicker 1 Lake
Eastern Wood-Pewee 1 Butterfly Meadow
Great Crested Flycatcher 1 Butterfly Meadow
Red-eyed Vireo 1 Butterfly Meadow
Blue Jay 4
American Crow 1
Black-capped Chickadee 1
Red-breasted Nuthatch 1 Butterfly Meadow
White-breasted Nuthatch 4
Carolina Wren 3
American Robin 100
Gray Catbird 30
Northern Mockingbird 2 South Lullwater
European Starling 20
Nashville Warbler 2 Butterfly Meadow
Magnolia Warbler 1 Butterfly Meadow
Black-and-white Warbler 2 Near MD monument and Rocky Pass
Ovenbird 2 Peninsula & Breeze Hill
Northern Waterthrush 4
Northern Cardinal 8
Red-winged Blackbird 3
Common Grackle 2
Baltimore Oriole 1 Butterfly Meadow
American Goldfinch 2 Butterfly Meadow and Lily Pond
House Sparrow 75
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