Watch channel 25.3 CUNY TV today at 7:30 am , 1:30, & 7:30 PM for Brooklyn Bird Club interview about the birds in Prospect Park..If you miss it , a rebroadcast this Saturday at 4:30 pm
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Don Riepe of American Littoral Society reported that Operation Milkweed to restore Milkweed flowers ( destroyed by Hurricane Sandy ) for Monarch Butterflies on the Jamaica Bay Island ( refuge) raised so far $2565.00 ( $1000 past the objective money amount.) A great job to the generosity of concerned folks on this Earth Day.
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Tuesday Spring BBC walk
leading Rob Bate
report from Bobbi Manian
BBC walk , Rob Bate
leading.
Report from Bobbi Manian
Thanks Rob!!!
Peter this includes my
solo birding after walk ended.
bobbiinbklyn
Apr 22, 2014
Prospect Park
Traveling
4 miles
427 Minutes
Observers: 10
All birds reported? Yes
Comments: Rob B Tues
migration walk from BPSq
X Canada Goose
2 Mute Swan
3 Wood Duck
X Mallard
2 Ruddy Duck
47 Double-crested
Cormorant
2 Great Egret
2 Green Heron
1 Black-crowned
Night-Heron
1 Turkey Vulture
2 Red-tailed Hawk
1 American Kestrel
14 Mourning Dove
11 Chimney Swift
3 Red-bellied Woodpecker
4 Downy Woodpecker
1 Hairy Woodpecker
4 Northern Flicker
(Yellow-shafted)
2 Blue-headed Vireo
5 Blue Jay
1 Northern Rough-winged
Swallow
5 Tree Swallow
4 Barn Swallow
1 Black-capped Chickadee
2 Tufted Titmouse
4 Carolina Wren
2 House Wren
3 Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
3 Hermit Thrush
40 American Robin
X European Starling
5 Cedar Waxwing
25 Yellow-rumped Warbler
(Myrtle)
3 Pine Warbler
11 Palm Warbler (Yellow)
1 Worm-eating Warbler
2 Louisiana Waterthrush
25 White-throated
Sparrow
30 Northern Cardinal
10 Red-winged Blackbird
11 Common Grackle
5 Brown-headed Cowbird
1 American Goldfinch
X House Sparrow
X Rock Pigeon (Feral
Pigeon)
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About noon today,Rob Jett reported a young BALD EAGLE flyover Long Meadow
