Prospect Park Bird Sightings & North Brooklyn Nature News

Friday, May 3, 2024

GWC specialties

Red-headed Woodpecker (Melanerpes erythrocephalus) (1)
- Reported May 03, 2024 09:58 by Julien Piette
- Green-Wood Cemetery--Dell Water, Kings, New York
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=40.6492286,-73.9952976&ll=40.6492286,-73.9952976
- Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S171691167
- Comments: "Photo"

Grasshopper Sparrow (Ammodramus savannarum) (1)
- Reported May 03, 2024 10:45 by Hershy Nove
- 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/S171686128
- Comments: "Pics"

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

--Carl Sagan

more on NY lower Bay white pelican

American White Pelican (Pelecanus erythrorhynchos) (1)
- Reported May 03, 2024 06:50 by E R
- Pier 44 Waterfront Garden, Kings, New York
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=40.6757764,-74.018366&ll=40.6757764,-74.018366
- Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S171645154
- Media: 2 Photos
- Comments: "First picked it up in flight, giant white bird with black wingtips, flying straight towards where I was standing in Red Hook for quite a while, then banking to my right and heading up in the direction of the Statue of Liberty. Lost view of it. Hard to say what waters it was technically in, but it was on my side of the Staten Island Ferry at one point (where it was first reported from last night!) thanks to Richard for pointing me to the general area he had seen it previously! Back of camera photos"

American White Pelican (Pelecanus erythrorhynchos) (1)
- Reported May 03, 2024 06:27 by Richard Fleming
- Pier 44 Waterfront Garden, Kings, New York
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=40.6757764,-74.018366&ll=40.6757764,-74.018366
- Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S171645281
- Media: 5 Photos
- Comments: "Bird reported yesterday evening from the Staten Island Ferry by Texas visitor Wes Thompson and refound floating in the harbor this morning by Adam C and Enrico L. Likely in NJ waters. Massive white "seabird" with black wingtips and orange bill."

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

--Carl Sagan

Fw: Announcing the Spring Brooklyn Bird Club Birdathon: May 11

"Blessed are they who see beautiful things in humble places where other people see nothing. "

Camille Pissarro,19th c. artist, father of impressionism

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From: "membership@brooklynbirdclub.org" <membership@brooklynbirdclub.org>

To: Membership <membership@brooklynbirdclub.org>

Sent: Thursday, May 2, 2024 at 11:55:11 AM EDT

Subject: Announcing the Spring Brooklyn Bird Club Birdathon: May 11

We're happy to announce the 2024 Brooklyn Bird Club Birdathon, to be held in celebration of World Migratory Bird Day (WMBD) on Saturday, May 11. https://www.worldmigratorybirdday.org/

The annual Birdathon asks birders to form teams of up to 6 members and count bird species in Brooklyn in support of a cause that helps the birds we love. Everyone is welcome ─ hardcore birders, backyard feeder watchers, and beginners! Like a walkathon, participants collect pledges and donations from friends and family for finding and counting bird species on the day of the Birdathon. Instead of getting a pledge per mile walked, Birdathon participants ask for a pledge for each bird species seen by the team.

This year's designated beneficiary is the The Foundation for the Conservation of the Tropical Andes (FCAT – https://fcat-ecuador.org) For more information, and to donate: https://givebutter.com/brooklyn-bird-club-2024-spring-birdathon/

Please register your team by sending team members, your day's goal, and a team name to Bobbi Manian birdathon@ brooklynbirdclub.org by Tuesday, May 7.

If you'd like to be connected to a team, contact Bobbi Manian (see above) who will try to connect people with similar levels of commitment.

American White Pelican near south Governors Island

- American White Pelican (1 report)

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American White Pelican (Pelecanus erythrorhynchos) (1)
- Reported May 03, 2024 06:18 by Adam Cunningham
- Upper New York Bay, New York US-NY (40.6738,-74.0389), Kings, New York
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=40.673788,-74.038864&ll=40.673788,-74.038864
- Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S171634432
- Comments: "Photos/details later. Seen from the SI Ferry. These are approximate coordinates."

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

--Carl Sagan

GWC Pine siskins

Pine Siskin (Spinus pinus) (2)
- Reported May 02, 2024 07:44 by mark alan iantosca
- 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/S171611637
- Comments: "Flew into south corner of Crescent water, then over the hill toward Winter Walk. Heavily streaked yellow patches on wings and tail. Singing."

Thursday, May 2, 2024

eBird Checklist - 2 May 2024 - Prospect Park - 47 species

https://ebird.org/checklist/S171596865

Note least sandpipers

BirdCast - Bird migration forecasts in real-time

https://birdcast.info/

latest birdcast

Thursday summary

Albeit a slower bird day, nevertheless the good stuff comes through. There's alot to report and for me too much info to absorb. Ill stress some highlights and that should inspire you to get out and find time.

Max Epstein subbed for Tom Stephenson and picked up seamlessly good production. Among his listed species, 2 Lincoln sparrows billed top prize along with Yellow throated vireo,Worm eating and blue winged warblers. His warbler list hit 16 species. See his list in a previous post.

A Yellow billed cuckoo reported by Benjamin Forbes showed up at Nethermead North edge by Center Drive. All oaks were mainstays for warblers.For example, the European turkey oak in front of the Well house had a cape may warbler according to Ann Miller. I had a chance despite my busy work schedule but couldnt be late for a 2 pm meeting.

Greenwood Cemetery rolled along
with top prize Grasshopper Sparrow ( Malbin) at the Steinway mausoleum environs.A mixed plumaged Summer Tanager appeared at Pine Hill. I haven't time to look at the checklist but Google " Greenwood Cemetery Ebird hotspot " for todays total list.

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"No bird soars too high if he soars with his own wings." -- William Blake, artist,author

GWC summer tanager

Summer Tanager (Piranga rubra) (1)
- Reported May 02, 2024 16:54 by Asher Fusco
- 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/S171589377
- Media: 2 Photos
- Comments: "Feasting in the bee-filled tree atop Pine Hill. Dingy ochre-yellow tanager with orange tinges, red splotches and a large light-colored bill. Photos."

Fwd:BBC Prospect Park List 5/2

Max Epstein leading

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Max Epstein >
Date: Thursday, May 2, 2024
Subject: Prospect Park List 5/2
To: Peter Dorosh <prosbird@gmail.com>

Hey Peter,
Good running into you today- see link below for today's checklist:
https://ebird.org/checklist/S171586366
Talk to you soon!
Max

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"No bird soars too high if he soars with his own wings." -- William Blake, artist,author

BBC Birdathon news may 11th

https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=pfbid0265EV8gvkBx3WPNcjeRoyrmiZUN7NgfACKvw71gUAWErTuDsZFyMsPrV5thBbiEaUl&id=100064831802926&sfnsn=mo

Announcing the 2024 Brooklyn Bird Club Birdation, to be held on May 11th. The annual Birdathon asks birders to form teams of up to 6 members and count bird species in Brooklyn in support of a cause that helps the birds we love. Everyone is welcome ─ hardcore birders, backyard feeder watchers, and beginners! Like a walkathon, participants collect pledges and donations from friends and family for finding and counting bird species on the day of the Birdathon. Instead of getting a pledge per mile walked, Birdathon participants ask for a pledge for each bird species seen by the team.

This year's designated beneficiary is the The Foundation for the Conservation of the Tropical Andes. For full information please see our website:

Yutori(Japanese): intentionally slowing down to simply be,breathe, listen and approach the beauty of nature and life.
Consciously creating space to relax, reflect,and integrate rather than being constantly busy or rushed.

Wednesday, May 1, 2024

Kentucky's in a community garden

Kentucky Warbler (Geothlypis formosa) (1)
- Reported May 01, 2024 15:23 by leo wexler-mann
- 171 East 4th Street, New York, US (40.648, -73.977), Kings, New York
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=40.648314,-73.9771837&ll=40.648314,-73.9771837
- Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S171375720
- Comments: "great find by Ryan Goldberg. first in NY for me.
unmistakable black face mask. brown olive back.
seen for exactly 2 seconds twice. seems to flush out of yard on the south east corner of the garden. perched once on telephone lines and once on hammock in neighboring backyard.
very skulky--seen only twice in one hour.
also: respect garden rules and privacy of neighbors if you chase!"

Kentucky Warbler (Geothlypis formosa) (1)
- Reported May 01, 2024 16:12 by Joseph Trezza
- East 4th Community garden, Kings, New York
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=40.648116,-73.977377&ll=40.648116,-73.977377
- Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S171381713
- Comments: "Found earlier in the day — I was one of about 10 birders waiting for it when, seated in the southeast corner of the garden, it flew directly in front of me, maybe five feet away, and out of the garden and across the street. Yellow bird, black mask. Others spotted it briefly from where it landed before it took off out of the garden and out of sight."

Cerulean at Ryan Mandlebaums place

Cerulean Warbler (Setophaga cerulea) (1)
- Reported May 01, 2024 13:20 by Joseph Trezza
- 335 14th St, New York US-NY 40.66452, -73.98541, Kings, New York
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=40.664518,-73.985408&ll=40.664518,-73.985408
- Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S171348517
- Comments: "Amazing find. Thank you to the birder who got the word out. Photos, mob"

Cerulean Warbler (Setophaga cerulea) (1)
- Reported May 01, 2024 12:52 by Maddy P
- 347 14th St, New York US-NY 40.66448, -73.98528, Kings, New York
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=40.664479,-73.985281&ll=40.664479,-73.985281
- Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S171348724
- Comments: "Amazing alert from Ryan, accommodating warbler softly singing, similar to the yellow rumps also in the tree but no yellow and only a single chinstrap of dark blue on chest, will add photos"

Fwd: Wednesday Migration at Brooklyn Bridge Park 5/1

Mike leading

Note prothonotary warbler at pier 1 long pond

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Michael Yuan <mjyuan@gmail.com>
Date: Wednesday, May 1, 2024
Subject: Wednesday Migration at Brooklyn Bridge Park 5/1
To: Peter Dorosh <prosbird@gmail.com>, Dennis Hrehowsik <deepseagangster@gmail.com>

Hi Peter-
Nice not to see the forecasted drizzles this morning. While waiting for the group to assemble, a few of us saw some Raven activity on the Brookyln side of the Brookyln Bridge. A nice surprise, as earlier in the season we had seen a pair making a nest on the Manhattan side.
10 attendees saw the continuing Prothonotary Warbler light up the Long Pond again. Somewhat slow compared to previous days, but we got to carefully study a White-Crowned Sparrow amongst the White-throateds, and get nice looks a trio of brown-russet-olive birds in the same spot- Wood Thrush, Ovenbird, and Carolina Wren.
Best is yet to come next week
Mike
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eBird Checklist - 1 May 2024 - Brooklyn Bridge Park - 40 species
ebird.org

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"No bird soars too high if he soars with his own wings." -- William Blake, artist,author

Green point birding club

https://gothamist.com/arts-entertainment/in-greenpoint-a-wacky-new-birding-group-is-ruffling-some-feathers?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR2Fm8eFOMTfnWsjcNUwAhxQAqPvyZuZdQwAStkUl-EqXuAD5tKfr8Wswlg_aem_AasRchQ73L4ul6PrRURbKQXaQpuUf-ZFDWB9F2CmVe1H2yRb9kMfAyPbHqh1qkp585XXn-XVbJqfUrKasfonnXm-

Fwd: plant sale

from birder Jennifer Kalb

---------- Forwarded message ---------
From: Jennifer Kalb <jjkalb@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, May 1, 2024 at 2:42 PM
Subject: plant sale
To: Peter Dorosh <Prosbird@gmail.com>

Hi Peter here is the jpg of the plant sale flyer I gave you. Thanks so much for sharing it!

Jennifer J. Kalb

917-533-5830

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

--Carl Sagan

Fwd: Possible lifer bird Lark Sparrow on the Hammerhead Tuesday afternoon

From Alex R

in southwestern corner Prospect Lake

Lark Sparrow on the Hammerhead.

---------- Forwarded message ---------
From: A Rosenfelder
Date: Wed, May 1, 2024 at 12:37 AM
Subject: Possible lifer bird
To: <prosbird@gmail.com>

Hi Peter,

I was wondering if you might be able to help ID this bird I saw briefly on the Hammerhead this afternoon. I was not prepared when it popped up so I only got a couple overexposed/unfocused shots, but it looks like a sparrow with a complex and striking face pattern. Maybe a lark sparrow. Last shot is for comedic effect (bird leaving frame). Thanks for any help you can provide.

Alex

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

--Carl Sagan

Fwd: BBC Tuesday walk report

Ryan leading

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Ryan Goldberg <ryan.goldberg@gmail.com>
Date: Tuesday, April 30, 2024
Subject: BBC Tuesday walk report
To: Peter Dorosh <prosbird@gmail.com>

Hi Peter,
The floodgates stayed open for a second day with this wave of new arrivals. It felt a lot more like the second week of May than the last day of April. The highlights were many: just an incredible number of Northern Parulas singing everywhere, two Worm-eating Warblers on Lookout, a Cape May and Blackpoll on the SW side of the lake, and one of the last birds of the day, a Bay-breasted Warbler, by the broken stairs. At the Ambergill, which we went to after a coffee break at the Picnic House, we were treated to a number of warblers, like Nashville and Hooded, bathing in the creek. Our warbler count ended up at 21 species. Perhaps the biggest cheer though went to the male Scarlet Tanager we found above the Boulder Bridge, on a snag in the sunlight after the fog had lifted, the first of the season for most there (and a lifer for a few).
Here is the list for what was a great day: https://ebird.org/checklist/S171174122
Angie and Sheila will be co-leading for Bobbi next week.
Ryan

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"No bird soars too high if he soars with his own wings." -- William Blake, artist,author

Tuesday, April 30, 2024

eBird Checklist - 30 Apr 2024 - Prospect Park - 70 species (+1 other taxa). Good day for BBC Walk

https://ebird.org/checklist/S171174123

eBird Checklist - 30 Apr 2024 - Prospect Park - 69 species (+2 other taxa) Wickman chklist inc 16 species warblers

https://ebird.org/checklist/S171153408

Also note Lincoln sparrow, rusty blackbird,etc

Lincoln's & Summer tanager

Lincoln's Sparrow (Melospiza lincolnii) (1)
- Reported Apr 30, 2024 08:29 by Julien Piette
- 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/S171110792
- Comments: "Photo"

Summer Tanager (Piranga rubra) (1)
- Reported Apr 30, 2024 07:57 by Johnny Hass
- Prospect Park--Prospect Lake, Kings, New York
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=40.6553787,-73.9686421&ll=40.6553787,-73.9686421
- Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S171118521
- Comments: "Spotted on the north center portion of the Peninsula in Prospect Park where two paths merge

Blue Grosbeaks ft greene

Blue Grosbeak (Passerina caerulea) (1)
- Reported Apr 30, 2024 07:10 by Brian Brochstein
- Fort Greene Park, Kings, New York
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=40.691923,-73.9754964&ll=40.691923,-73.9754964
- Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S171097781
- Comments: "Continuing at fort green park. Seen in large blooming trees south of the parks dept. building."

Monday, April 29, 2024

BirdCast - Bird migration forecasts in real-time

https://birdcast.info/

Could be good stuff Tuesday...

Bird List - Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, Kings, New York, United States - eBird Hotspot

https://ebird.org/hotspot/L285884/bird-list

96 species today in GWC including yellow throated warbler at pine hill

Prospect Park, Kings, New York, United States - eBird Hotspot Super Monday

https://ebird.org/hotspot/L109516

This is a day that alot of working people including myself - but alas I had to do an allstaff bare root planting -wished they had the day off.

With southern warm air flow, that's what migrating birds want to accelerate their night flight. As expected Prospect Park saw 108 species from collective effort of birders including a top notched Caspian tern. There's lots of good stuff but I know without counting there had to be at least 17 species warblers on my best guess. The link is above and I'll leave you the counting. ( I don't wanna look)

Finally free after work at 4 I took my time birding. I was able to spot Solitary Sandpiper at the southeast corner of the Upper Pool, sort of hard to see without the hard angle from the back view. With warblers I picked up 4 new year species- black throated blue, northern parula,northen waterthrush and Black and white. I figure regardless where I go ,I should be able to achieve my goal of 25. Gone are my youthful days where I would regularly see 32 to 35 warblers every spring most years then. Aahhh youth,how fast it goes.

Ps I couldn't resist the urge, I counted 23 warbler species. Dang....😢

Post from The Kingsboider (@BBCKingsbirds) solitary at upper Pool

The Kingsboider (@BBCKingsbirds) posted at 4:50 PM on Mon, Apr 29, 2024:
Solitary sandpiper southeast corner Upper Pool Prospect
(https://x.com/BBCKingsbirds/status/1785049090927034396?s=03)

Big day in Prospect Park Paul list

79 species on Peter Pauls' checklist including American Bittern,,, warm day likely hit 100 species for the park by all birders.

details later

https://ebird.org/checklist/S171001285

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

--Carl Sagan

Prospect lake Caspian

Caspian Tern (Hydroprogne caspia) (1)
- Reported Apr 29, 2024 06:49 by Julian Elman
- 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/S170948755
- Comments: "Spotted by Forrest. Black cap, huge orange bill, significantly larger than nearby laughing gulls. Will add bad photos."

Caspian Tern (Hydroprogne caspia) (1)
- Reported Apr 29, 2024 06:49 by Haley Sh
- 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/S170948757
- Comments: "Spotted by Forrest. Black cap, huge orange bill, significantly larger than nearby laughing gulls. Will add bad photos."

Sunday, April 28, 2024

eBird Checklist - 28 Apr 2024 - Fort Greene Park - 23 species. Photo of fort Greene pileated Woodpecker in chklist

https://ebird.org/checklist/S170836139

Small parks get today's glory and a stunner

Sunday does not belong to either Prospect Park nor Greenwood Cemetery. Today the glory, including a stunning first time report for Kings county- belongs to small parks in Northern Brooklyn.

We start off of a dramatic find in Fort Greene Park - the park of my youth (or yoot in Brooklynese)- of Pileated Woodpecker. Good birder Brad Vatrt takes the honor of finding this species at the Willouby Ave park entrance , spotted high in a Tulip tree on the eastern section. It's great to see historic

Ft Greene - a "small park"- get first honors. Congrats to Brad!

As small parks go,Sunset Park is almost the same size as Fort Greene and very similar for its rising slope topography.It also doesn't have much ground habitat; nevertheless a Kentucky Warbler was found by park loyalist Nick Dawson who spotted the bird at the west side restroom building surrounded by shrubbery.

And last for this Sunday fantastic rarity day, we go eastwards to Highland Park which is Ridgewoods Reservoir's neighbor. Here a Red headed Woodpecker was discovered at the parks western boundary.

In all, yay for small patches and parks! ( And birders who bird them patiently plus getting rewarded)

Kentucky sunset

Kentucky Warbler (Geothlypis formosa) (1)
- Reported Apr 28, 2024 15:04 by Xinyi Z
- Sunset Park (5th-7th Ave.; 41st-44th St.), Kings, New York
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=40.6479975,-74.0038026&ll=40.6479975,-74.0038026
- Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S170815453
- Comments: "First reported by Nick. Working its way in the dense bushes behind the bathroom. Olive back, yellow below, black triangular mask. Very skulky. Had 5-6 definitive but fleeting looks of it. Michael has photos

eBird Checklist - 28 Apr 2024 - Fort Greene Park - 18 species. Woody!

A stunning report of Pileated Woodpecker in historic Fort Greene Park, park of my youth.

Just wow!

https://ebird.org/checklist/S170815717

2nd report

Pileated Woodpecker (Dryocopus pileatus) (1)
- Reported Apr 28, 2024 15:37 by Jacob Kramer-Duffield
- Fort Greene Park, Kings, New York
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=40.691923,-73.9754964&ll=40.691923,-73.9754964
- Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S170836139
- Comments: "I'm as shocked as you! Video and pic (cell phone only but it's the real deal) to come"

Highland park RHWP

Adjacent to Ridgewood Reservoir

Red-headed Woodpecker (Melanerpes erythrocephalus) (1)
- Reported Apr 28, 2024 08:33 by Joseph Coureur
- Highland Park, Brooklyn, Kings, New York
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=40.6855955,-73.8854742&ll=40.6855955,-73.8854742
- Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S170711077
- Comments: "Completely red head."

Red-headed Woodpecker (Melanerpes erythrocephalus) (1)
- Reported Apr 28, 2024 08:30 by Amy Cook
- Highland Park, Brooklyn, Kings, New York
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=40.6855955,-73.8854742&ll=40.6855955,-73.8854742
- Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S170711602
- Comments: "Solid red head"

Fwd: 4/27 BBC walk

Led by Dennis

---------- Forwarded message ---------
From: Dennis Hrehowsik <deepseagangster@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, Apr 28, 2024, 1:13 PM
Subject: 4/27 walk
To: Peter Dorosh <prosbird@gmail.com>, Roberta <roberta.manian@gmail.com>, Tom Stephenson <12toms@gmail.com>

Great seeing you Peter there were good birds in small numbers including summer tanager, Virginia rail but only 8 warblers. Great day with some 35 members of the club and first wave of migrants. I think new group of birds next walk.

Prospect Park, Kings, New York, US
Apr 27, 2024 10:39 AM - 6:59 PM
Protocol: Traveling
3.0 mile(s)
58 species (+1 other taxa)

Canada Goose 12
Mute Swan 2
Wood Duck 6
Mallard 8
American Black Duck 3
Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon) 8
Mourning Dove 6
Chimney Swift 10
Virginia Rail 1 Continuing by dog beach streaky rusty colored rail with cool head and brite orange bill
Laughing Gull 12
Ring-billed Gull 3
Herring Gull 4
Double-crested Cormorant 6
Black-crowned Night Heron 1
Great Blue Heron 1
Turkey Vulture 1
Osprey 3
Cooper's Hawk 1
Red-tailed Hawk 2
Belted Kingfisher 1
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker 1
Downy Woodpecker 1
Hairy Woodpecker 1
Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted) 3
Peregrine Falcon 1
Great Crested Flycatcher 1
Blue-headed Vireo 5
Warbling Vireo 2
Blue Jay 7
crow sp. 1
Barn Swallow 2
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 3
Carolina Wren 1
European Starling 25
Gray Catbird 2
Hermit Thrush 2
American Robin 25
Cedar Waxwing 7
House Sparrow 35
House Finch 2
American Goldfinch 7
Chipping Sparrow 3
White-throated Sparrow 1
Song Sparrow 5
Eastern Towhee 3
Red-winged Blackbird 8
Brown-headed Cowbird 5
Common Grackle 15
Northern Waterthrush 1
Black-and-white Warbler 1
Yellow Warbler 1
Black-throated Blue Warbler 1
Palm Warbler (Yellow) 5
Pine Warbler 3
Yellow-rumped Warbler 25
Prairie Warbler 1
Summer Tanager 1 Continuing bird behind lower pool all red tanager with orange pinkish bill.
Northern Cardinal 7

Dennis W Hrehowsik
President Brooklyn Bird Club

Throwback Thursday

From my Facebook memory popup for spring 2016

This was the scene of the Strawberry Fields SWAINSONS Warbler years ago I got with the birding mob. Some people were on their belly as the Skulker walked under the hedge separating the path from the tranverse park drive 😄

Brooklyn Bridge SWAINSONS was tooooo easy. 😄

April 28,2016

nyc birders trying to find the skulking SWAINSONS WARBLER inside dense shrubbery, a mega rarity here.happy to say me,Chris las n isabel conte got the difficult to see bird.. manhattan central park rocks when prospect park dips. Lol!