Friday, January 2, 2026

Two local rarities today

Glaucous Gull (Larus hyperboreus) (1) CONFIRMED
- Reported Jan 02, 2026 13:02 by Ryan Mandelbaum
- Bush Terminal Piers Park, Kings, New York
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=40.6541609,-74.0204451&ll=40.6541609,-74.0204451
- Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S291921002
- Comments: "photos, big white winged gull with black tipped pink beak"

Orange-crowned Warbler (Leiothlypis celata) (1) CONFIRMED
- Reported Jan 02, 2026 08:05 by Z .
- 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/S291904961
- Media: 1 Photo
- Comments: "same spot on the flats as seen on 28th. Feeding from exact same sapsucker hole. Presumedly same sapsucker butler in residence as well. Pic"

Something to think about for the New year:

What is success?
To laugh often and much; to win the respect of intelligent people and the affection of children; to earn the appreciation of honest critics and endure the betrayal of false friends; to appreciate the beauty; to find the best in others; to leave the world a bit better, whether by a healthy child, a garden patch Or a redeemed social condition; to know even one life has breathed easier because you have lived. This is to have succeeded!

Ralph Waldo Emerson