Brant on lake

 I have a Brant hundreds of times a common winter species on our salt water coast,but it's very cool to see them on prospect lake.

Passing thru the park on an errand at 9th street, I happened by the lake to look for the early reported common merganser. That I didn't see but while checking out the canada geese, I realized that a small flock was smaller ,floating birds that with my small bins I recognized were Brant . I counted 11 but my friend Rusty happened along and correctly counted 13. So it's an unusual occurrence to see Brant touch down as they are recorded most times as flyovers.

But unusual is the word today as Forrest reported a Killdeer near Parkside and Ocean Ave park entrance lawn and that's quite unusual along with the Brant.

"
The way a crow

Shook down on me

The dust of snow

From a hemlock tree


Has given my heart

A change of mood

And saved some part

Of a day I had rued."

"Dust of Snow",-Robert Frost






   

eBird Checklist - 1 Feb 2025 - Prospect Park - 46 species Wickman chklist

https://ebird.org/checklist/S211538506

Note cackling Goose,  common merganser, ring neck duck and unusual location for uncommon killdeer 

"
The way a crow

Shook down on me

The dust of snow

From a hemlock tree


Has given my heart

A change of mood

And saved some part

Of a day I had rued."

"Dust of Snow",-Robert Frost






   

Redhead sticks around and redder head

Red-headed Woodpecker (Melanerpes erythrocephalus) (1)
- Reported Feb 01, 2025 11:00 by Mitchell Baker
- Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, Kings, New York
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=40.6523083,-73.9904281&ll=40.6523083,-73.9904281
- Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S211517184
- Media: 2 Photos
- Comments: "Juvenile, Continuing, Hemlock near Battle"

"
The way a crow

Shook down on me

The dust of snow

From a hemlock tree


Has given my heart

A change of mood

And saved some part

Of a day I had rued."

"Dust of Snow",-Robert Frost






   

Rare COME IN GWC

Common Merganser (Mergus merganser) (1)
- Reported Feb 01, 2025 12:13 by Peter Paul
- Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, Kings, New York
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=40.6523083,-73.9904281&ll=40.6523083,-73.9904281
- Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S211524585
- Comments: "Very rare here :) Continuing on Sylvan. Large silver merganser with reddish head and white chin."

Common Merganser (Mergus merganser) (1)
- Reported Feb 01, 2025 11:02 by MCHL ____
- Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, Kings, New York
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=40.6523083,-73.9904281&ll=40.6523083,-73.9904281
- Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S211523993
- Comments: "Great find by Angela. Sitting on Sylvan. Cavorting with comparatively pint-sized hooded mergansers. Bright red-orange head, white under bill, gray back."

"
The way a crow

Shook down on me

The dust of snow

From a hemlock tree


Has given my heart

A change of mood

And saved some part

Of a day I had rued."

"Dust of Snow",-Robert Frost