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"Woods are filled with the music of birds, and all nature is laughing under the glorious influence of Summer"

. ~Charles Lanman, "The Dying Year," 1840










   

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From: Peter Dorosh <prosbird@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, Jun 21, 2026, 5:02 PM
Subject: Observations · iNaturalist
To: Peter Dorosh <prosbird@gmail.com>

https://www.inaturalist.org/observations?place_id=any&user_id=elharo&verifiable=any

"Woods are filled with the music of birds, and all nature is laughing under the glorious influence of Summer"

. ~Charles Lanman, "The Dying Year," 1840










   

Why Bird-Watching Is Suddenly More Popular Than Ever | Charlotte Observer

https://amp.charlotteobserver.com/living/article316167883.html

" Preserve and cherish the pale blue dot,the only home we've ever known"

                                                                            --Carl Sagan

Summer begins

 Summer starts 1:25 tonight .henceforth ,the days get shorter ( oh...that's depressing ! 😂)

☀️🌞🔆☀️🌞🔆☀️🌞🔆☀️🌞🔆☀️🌞🔆

Acadian FC prospect

Acadian flycatcher continues in north Midwood ,accessed to path across  or opposite east drive from zoo service back gate

(40.6651288, -73.9674567)

"The poetry of the earth is never dead"

--John Keats










   

City Completes $7 Million Wetland Improvement Project in Brooklyn’s Four Sparrow Marsh | City of New York

https://www.nyc.gov/site/dep/news/25-026/city-completes-7-million-wetland-improvement-project-brooklyn-s-four-sparrow-marsh#

A good spot one where we used to get wilson snipes during migration....

"The poetry of the earth is never dead"

--John Keats










   

[eBird Alert] Kings County Rare Bird Alert acadian fc

North midwood

Acadian Flycatcher (Empidonax virescens) (1)
- Reported Jun 17, 2026 13:40 by Hai-Dang Phan
- 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/S358906269
- Comments: "Heard sing thrice, pwit-SIP! (40.6648617, -73.9670043)" 

" Preserve and cherish the pale blue dot,the only home we've ever known"

                                                                            --Carl Sagan

Eastern bluebird

Eastern Bluebird (Sialia sialis) (1) CONFIRMED
- Reported Jun 14, 2026 11:21 by Radka Osickova
- 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/S357463547
- Media: 1 Photo
- Comments: "A bit of blue color on tail and side wings, possibly female or immature. Near Valentine Angel"

"The poetry of the earth is never dead"

--John Keats










   

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Tardy warblers

"The poetry of the earth is never dead"

--John Keats










   

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Date: Sat, Jun 13, 2026, 1:44 PM
Subject: [eBird Alert] Kings County Rare Bird Alert <hourly>
To: <prosbird@gmail.com>

*** Species Summary:

- Magnolia Warbler (1 report)
- Blackpoll Warbler (1 report)

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Thank you for subscribing to the <hourly> Kings County Rare Bird Alert.  The report below shows observations of rare birds in Kings County.  View or unsubscribe to this alert at https://ebird.org/alert/summary?sid=SN35645
NOTE: all sightings are UNCONFIRMED unless indicated.

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Magnolia Warbler (Setophaga magnolia) (1)
- Reported Jun 13, 2026 07:55 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/S356774067
- Media: 1 Audio
- Comments: "flagged for dillydallying without a hall pass. Singing and seen, not too far from where i had one the other day. vernal/union. In blooming linden. but somewhat mobile. bright yellow belly, streaked at sides, gray head, black mask, black dipped tail etc. have audio"

Blackpoll Warbler (Setophaga striata) (1)
- Reported Jun 13, 2026 07:55 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/S356774067
- Media: 1 Audio
- Comments: "flagged for straggling - singing repeatedly from oak on top of catacombs. have audio"

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"The poetry of the earth is never dead"

--John Keats










   

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Date: Sat, Jun 13, 2026, 11:40 AM
Subject: [eBird Alert] Kings County Rare Bird Alert <hourly>
To: <prosbird@gmail.com>

*** Species Summary:

- Brown Creeper (5 reports)
- White-throated Sparrow (3 reports)
- Ovenbird (1 report)
- Prothonotary Warbler (1 report)

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Thank you for subscribing to the <hourly> Kings County Rare Bird Alert.  The report below shows observations of rare birds in Kings County.  View or unsubscribe to this alert at https://ebird.org/alert/summary?sid=SN35645
NOTE: all sightings are UNCONFIRMED unless indicated.

eBird encourages safe, responsible birding. Some reports may be from private property. Respect access restrictions and follow the rules wherever you bird. For more information, visit the eBird and Merlin Community Guidelines: https://ebird.org/community-guidelines. Stay connected to the global birding community with eBird Updates: https://mailchi.mp/cornell/ebird-updates-sign-up-page.

Brown Creeper (Certhia americana) (1)
- Reported Jun 13, 2026 10:14 by Caroline Safran
- McGolrick Park, Kings, New York
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=40.7245046,-73.9433616&ll=40.7245046,-73.9433616
- Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S356673690
- Comments: "we got him!"

Brown Creeper (Certhia americana) (1)
- Reported Jun 13, 2026 10:13 by Kristen Miller
- McGolrick Park, Kings, New York
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=40.7245046,-73.9433616&ll=40.7245046,-73.9433616
- Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S356672831
- Comments: "in mcgolrick park on a tree"

Brown Creeper (Certhia americana) (1)
- Reported Jun 13, 2026 09:49 by Maia Davis
- McGolrick Park, Kings, New York
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=40.7245046,-73.9433616&ll=40.7245046,-73.9433616
- Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S356720496
- Comments: "Confirmed with large birding group, watched for about 30 minutes, clear view"

Brown Creeper (Certhia americana) (1)
- Reported Jun 13, 2026 09:18 by Cassidy Mizell
- McGolrick Park, Kings, New York
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=40.7245046,-73.9433616&ll=40.7245046,-73.9433616
- Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S356693403
- Comments: "Long beak, distinctive movements up tree"

Brown Creeper (Certhia americana) (1)
- Reported Jun 13, 2026 09:16 by Joe SchianodiCola
- McGolrick Park, Kings, New York
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=40.7245046,-73.9433616&ll=40.7245046,-73.9433616
- Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S356699054
- Comments: "Creeping/feeding/preening in tall tree on western edge of park, by Monitor St (40.72475° N, 73.94262° W)"

White-throated Sparrow (Zonotrichia albicollis) (1)
- Reported Jun 12, 2026 15:00 by Nicholas Abrams
- Brooklyn Bridge Park, Kings, New York
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=40.6996104,-73.9973745&ll=40.6996104,-73.9973745
- Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S356670731
- Media: 1 Video, 5 Photos
- Comments: "didn't realize how much i miss these guys! on ground and up in berry bushes at prothonotary pin"

White-throated Sparrow (Zonotrichia albicollis) (1)
- Reported Jun 13, 2026 09:18 by Cassidy Mizell
- McGolrick Park, Kings, New York
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=40.7245046,-73.9433616&ll=40.7245046,-73.9433616
- Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S356693403
- Comments: "Distinct sound, white markings in shrubby bushes"

White-throated Sparrow (Zonotrichia albicollis) (1)
- Reported Jun 13, 2026 09:16 by Joe SchianodiCola
- McGolrick Park, Kings, New York
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=40.7245046,-73.9433616&ll=40.7245046,-73.9433616
- Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S356699054
- Comments: "Singing from lower canopy of tree, in north side of park"

Ovenbird (Seiurus aurocapilla) (1)
- Reported Jun 13, 2026 09:16 by Joe SchianodiCola
- McGolrick Park, Kings, New York
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=40.7245046,-73.9433616&ll=40.7245046,-73.9433616
- Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S356699054
- Comments: "Foraging on ground among short shrubs and bushes at edge of park by Russell St (40.72436° N, 73.94406° W)"

Prothonotary Warbler (Protonotaria citrea) (1)
- Reported Jun 12, 2026 15:00 by Nicholas Abrams
- Brooklyn Bridge Park, Kings, New York
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=40.6996104,-73.9973745&ll=40.6996104,-73.9973745
- Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S356670731
- Media: 10 Photos
- Comments: "Skulky but will pop out for brief looks and then disappear again. sings infrequently. Spent about 3 hours with 3 minutes in view. Such a drastic difference in color when you see it next to the goldfinches! Goldfinches are yellow while prothonotary is gold!"

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Surprising Prothonotary at BBP

Prothonotary Warbler (Protonotaria citrea) (1)
- Reported Jun 12, 2026 08:25 by Catherine Quayle
- Brooklyn Bridge Park, Kings, New York
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=40.6996104,-73.9973745&ll=40.6996104,-73.9973745
- Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S356188517
- Comments: "A swamp lemon in BBP in June! Heard the loud repetitive call from far away and went to investigate. Foraging in a London plane of all trees above Bridge Lawn. Unmistakable electric yellow head and belly, no eyeline, sharp dark bill, dark wings and white undertail with black tail tips. Came down low and gave nice looks."

"The poetry of the earth is never dead"

--John Keats










   

[eBird Alert] Kings County Rare Bird Alert Acadian fc prospect

Acadian Flycatcher (Empidonax virescens) (1)
- Reported Jun 10, 2026 09:32 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/S355608180
- Media: 1 Audio
- Comments: "Flagged for rare/late. Heard while on a run through the park, in the east end of the Midwood, across from the zoo (pin to follow), repeatedly singing “peet-SAH.” (Note: I don’t really think this species sounds like it’s saying “peet-SAH” at all, except that “peet-SAH” conveys that it’s two syllables/notes and delivered with the enthusiasm that so many wee creatures feel about pizza.) It was also doing its lower, whistled, “twitter song” that David Allen Sibley helpfully transcribes as “pwipwipwipwipwipwipwi.” Audio available. Pin: https://maps.app.goo.gl/YpfDGTefCg1d5tw36?g_st=ic" 

" Preserve and cherish the pale blue dot,the only home we've ever known"

                                                                            --Carl Sagan

GWC mowa

Mourning Warbler (Geothlypis philadelphia) (1)
- Reported Jun 08, 2026 07:50 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/S354608608
- Comments: "flagged: late. very off brand: climbing high in a blooming linden tree and yelling "sphagnum" 3x-4x, repeatedly. Seen well: yellow bottom, dark top, gray hood, black bib. AND a plausible silent second in the same tree as the Magnolia down the way. It feels unlikely it was the same bird but not impossible. Grove + Vista Aves. Locust + Southwood bend. have audio"

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--John Keats










   

[eBird Alert] Kings County Rare Bird Alert Miki and mowa in our area

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*** Species Summary:

- Mississippi Kite (2 reports)
- Mourning Warbler (1 report)

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Mississippi Kite (Ictinia mississippiensis) (1)
- Reported Jun 05, 2026 17:06 by MCHL ____
- Hello MODO, Kings, New York
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=40.6598028,-73.9808692&ll=40.6598028,-73.9808692
- Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S353012743
- Comments: "!The madness continues. Increasingly familiar gray raptor with long pointed wings, dark flight feathers, dark tail with white banding. Came into view near 16th St. and Prospect Park West, circled a few times, vanished while sending out the alert (6:42pm). Image."

Mississippi Kite (Ictinia mississippiensis) (1)
- Reported Jun 05, 2026 17:06 by chel sea
- Hello MODO, Kings, New York
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=40.6598028,-73.9808692&ll=40.6598028,-73.9808692
- Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S353012745
- Comments: "!The madness continues. Increasingly familiar gray raptor with long pointed wings, dark flight feathers, dark tail with white banding. Came into view near 16th St. and Prospect Park West, circled a few times, vanished while sending out the alert (6:42pm). Image."

Mourning Warbler (Geothlypis philadelphia) (1)
- Reported Jun 05, 2026 16:07 by Susie Dippel
- 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/S353016745
- Comments: "Color indicates immature female. Flitting around a headstone and spent lots of time on the ground"
 

" Preserve and cherish the pale blue dot,the only home we've ever known"

                                                                            --Carl Sagan

Acadian flycatcher

Acadian Flycatcher (Empidonax virescens) (1)
- Reported Jun 04, 2026 15:50 by David Dyte
- 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/S352449900
- Media: 3 Photos
- Comments: "Descended from the canopy to a bare perch and put on a sallying show for a few minutes. Downslope of the Butterfly Meadow on the Center Drive side, as described by others, very visible from the long (non stairway) path up to the meadow.

Acadian Flycatcher (Empidonax virescens) (1)
- Reported Jun 04, 2026 09:34 by Birgitta RUBIN
- 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/S352331646
- Comments: "Small flycatcher, olive-ish back, clear white wingbars, no smudges on undertail coverts.  I watched it vocalize a number of time, sounds like a dogs squeaky toy. Merlin identified it repeatedly as Acadian flycatcher. Found in lower Midwood area. It came down low a couple of times so I got very good look

"The poetry of the earth is never dead"

--John Keats










   

Rough winged swallow gwc

Northern Rough-winged Swallow (Stelgidopteryx serripennis) (2)
- Reported Jun 03, 2026 10:47 by Susie Dippel
- 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/S351907618
- Comments: "Brown swallow , white belly, short square tail"

"The poetry of the earth is never dead"

--John Keats










   

mourning on west island

Mourning Warbler (Geothlypis philadelphia) (1)
- Reported Jun 03, 2026 08:53 by B F
- 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/S351811447
- Comments: "Reported by Forrest. Sung repeatedly on West Island and eventually flew and perched on the fence adjacent to the path. Warbler with slate gray hood and black bib on chest.  After perching for approximately 10 seconds it flew across the path into the tall grass and went silent.  No photos but have recording"

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" Preserve and cherish the pale blue dot,the only home we've ever known"

                                                                            --Carl Sagan

Mourning at Tunnel Arch closed stairs

Mourning Warbler (Geothlypis philadelphia) (1)
- Reported Jun 02, 2026 07:11 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/S351334983
- Comments: "Flagged for rare/date, though this is right around the time of year I’ve had them most often before, so I don’t want to say “late.” Singing in the dense undergrowth just south of the broken-down steps in the east end of the Midwood across from the zoo, though not singing one of the more obvious, rising, “churr-EEE, chur-EEE, chur-EEE, choo-choo” songs that are better known. I don’t know regiolects, but this was much more like the penultimate, Nova Scotia song in Merlin. It roamed the area singing every few minutes or so, only briefly chipping, and popped out very occasionally for brief looks and, once, photos. Audio also available."


Mourning Warbler (Geothlypis philadelphia) (1)
- Reported Jun 02, 2026 09:00 by Chris Miller
- 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/S351367912
- Comments: "Reported earlier by Forest. Medium-sized warbler with gray hood, black bib, yellow underside and olive back skulking around and occasionally singing here: (40.6652328, -73.9669957) *No camera today&#x1fae4;"

"The poetry of the earth is never dead"

--John Keats










   

Mourning in Greenwood Cemetery

Mourning Warbler (Geothlypis philadelphia) (1)
- Reported Jun 01, 2026 09:52 by Chris Miller
- Green-Wood Cemetery--Sylvan Water, Kings, New York
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=40.6537472,-73.9986235&ll=40.6537472,-73.9986235
- Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S350943839
- Comments: "Drab warbler with yellow belly, blue-gray head and olive back.(40.6535380, -73.9997887)
 *photos to come"

--Mourning Warbler (Geothlypis philadelphia) (1)
- Reported Jun 01, 2026 13:21 by Christopher Engel
- 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/S350987838
- Comments: "By sylvan. Photo"

Mourning Warbler (Geothlypis philadelphia) (1)
- Reported Jun 01, 2026 13:20 by Casey Ferio
- 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/S351002016
- Media: 5 Photos
- Comments: "*continuing at Sylvan water, seen at almost every part of the yew tunnel area - warbler with an olive back, bright yellow underparts to vent, and a rich blue-gray hood bolstered by a crescent-shaped bib. Nice views and almost got a great photo up close but someone jumped right in front of me at the last second, leaving me with a nice blurry hat photo. Lesson learned: don’t call out the bird, just look at it quietly. Doc photos"

" Preserve and cherish the pale blue dot,the only home we've ever known"

                                                                            --Carl Sagan