We decided to have lunch at the Botanic Gardens then walk through to the 2 train. We found very few birds--there's no fruit in the trees and the grass is blanketed in snow. On a culinary side note, the garden's cafe makes a very good beef chili.
Our lists:
Prospect Park
Number of species: 20
Canada Goose 39
Mute Swan 6
Mallard 205
Northern Shoveler 68
Ruddy Duck 1
Red-tailed Hawk 2
American Coot 13
Ring-billed Gull 500
Great Black-backed Gull 1
Mourning Dove 4
Red-bellied Woodpecker 1
Downy Woodpecker 2
Blue Jay 1
Black-capped Chickadee 15
Northern Mockingbird 1
Fox Sparrow 1 Lamppost 249
White-throated Sparrow 5
Northern Cardinal 7
American Goldfinch 2
House Sparrow 20
Feeders:
Number of species: 7
Downy Woodpecker 1
Black-capped Chickadee 5
White-breasted Nuthatch 1
Dark-eyed Junco 5
Northern Cardinal 1
House Finch 4
American Goldfinch 7
Downy Woodpecker 1
Black-capped Chickadee 5
White-breasted Nuthatch 1
Dark-eyed Junco 5
Northern Cardinal 1
House Finch 4
American Goldfinch 7
Brooklyn Botanic Garden
Number of species: 7
Red-tailed Hawk 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker 2
Blue Jay 1
Black-capped Chickadee 2
Northern Mockingbird 1
White-throated Sparrow 4
House Sparrow 3
Red-tailed Hawk 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker 2
Blue Jay 1
Black-capped Chickadee 2
Northern Mockingbird 1
White-throated Sparrow 4
House Sparrow 3
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