Baltimore Oriole (Icterus galbula) (1)
- Reported Dec 20, 2025 14:13 by Forrest Wickman
- Prospect Park, Kings, New York
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=40.6602841,-73.9689534&ll=40.6602841,-73.9689534
- Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S289444450
- Comments: "Flagged: very late. I went to the lake to look for the Ant's Gull, took 100 photographer's of a rather Thayer's-y gull that threatened to spark a civil war at the count dinner (it may just be the world's most Thayer's-y Herring Gull?), and, while gulling from the west side of the lake, heard a rattle call from overhead. I immediately thought, "oriole?!" and looked up to see this bird, which I suppose is technically a rarer species—Prospect's rarest for the day—even if it's a common breeder here in the summer, and not nearly so rare as that subspecies. It then flew off to the west and out of the park, perhaps never to be seen again. Photos."
"If we had not had a Christmas Bird Count in those early years, we would not have as strong an understanding of long term bird trends. Many of these changes take place gradually." - Chan Robbins, legendary biologist, retired USFWS employee, and creator of the North American Breeding Bird Survey
Robbins bio:
https://www.pwrc.usgs.gov/robbins/index.cfm
- Reported Dec 20, 2025 14:13 by Forrest Wickman
- Prospect Park, Kings, New York
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=40.6602841,-73.9689534&ll=40.6602841,-73.9689534
- Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S289444450
- Comments: "Flagged: very late. I went to the lake to look for the Ant's Gull, took 100 photographer's of a rather Thayer's-y gull that threatened to spark a civil war at the count dinner (it may just be the world's most Thayer's-y Herring Gull?), and, while gulling from the west side of the lake, heard a rattle call from overhead. I immediately thought, "oriole?!" and looked up to see this bird, which I suppose is technically a rarer species—Prospect's rarest for the day—even if it's a common breeder here in the summer, and not nearly so rare as that subspecies. It then flew off to the west and out of the park, perhaps never to be seen again. Photos."
"If we had not had a Christmas Bird Count in those early years, we would not have as strong an understanding of long term bird trends. Many of these changes take place gradually." - Chan Robbins, legendary biologist, retired USFWS employee, and creator of the North American Breeding Bird Survey
Robbins bio:
https://www.pwrc.usgs.gov/robbins/index.cfm
