Prospect Park Bird Sightings & North Brooklyn Nature News

Monday, October 10, 2016



@BobbiInBrooklyn: Nine sp sparow at owls head. Including starp-tail type and juv lark m.twitter.com/BobbiInBrooklyn



@lke313: Spectacular adult bald eagle soaring over lake, prospect park. m.twitter.com/lke313

Sunday, October 9, 2016

Tweet from Joshua Malbin (@JoshMalbinBirds)

Joshua Malbin (@JoshMalbinBirds) tweeted at 4:38 PM on Sun, Oct 09, 2016:
2 White-crowned Sparrows e side of Sylvan Water, GWC
(https://twitter.com/JoshMalbinBirds/status/785217966065475584?s=03)

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North wind alert

Wind now is NORTH shifting to NORTHWEST at 2am.
If you are off tomorrow on Columbus day,you might see some sparrows around.

Saturday, October 8, 2016

Yellow Warbler (Setophaga petechia) (1)
- Reported Oct 08, 2016 07:54 by The Big Laskowski
- 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: http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist/S31945663
- Comments: "Saw with others on BBC walk. All yellow warbler with yellow tail"

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One Rusty blackbird relocated to West Isl black plastic cove per Joshua

Friday, October 7, 2016



@amurraycolo: Lincolns Sparrow Butterfly Meadow below oak near Arlene's pines m.twitter.com/amurraycolo

Thursday, October 6, 2016

Fwd: Lincoln's Sparrow

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From: Joshua Malbin <joshuamalbin@gmail.com>

Date:10/06/2016 9:40 PM (GMT-05:00)

To: Peter Dorosh <prosbird@aol.com>

Cc:

Subject: Lincoln's Sparrow

Hey, Peter, I didn't see anyone else mention it, but there was a Lincoln's Sparrow this morning by the picnic tables under Lamppost 249.

Fwd: [eBird Alert] Kings County Rare Bird Alert

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Date: Oct 6, 2016 5:21 PM
Subject: [eBird Alert] Kings County Rare Bird Alert <hourly>
To:
Cc:

*** Species Summary:

- Philadelphia Vireo (1 report)
- Veery (1 report)
- Yellow 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 http://ebird.org/ebird/alert/summary?sid=SN35645
NOTE: all sightings are UNCONFIRMED unless indicated

Philadelphia Vireo (Vireo philadelphicus) (1)
- Reported Oct 06, 2016 07:20 by Gus Keri
- 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: http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist/S31921046
- Comments: "Seen during BBC walk at the path by the West Island."

Veery (Catharus fuscescens) (1)
- Reported Oct 06, 2016 07:20 by Gus Keri
- 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: http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist/S31921046
- Comments: "Seen in the Midwood during BBC walk."

Yellow Warbler (Setophaga petechia) (1)
- Reported Oct 06, 2016 07:20 by Gus Keri
- 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: http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist/S31921046
- Comments: "Seen during BBC walk at the three sister Islands."

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Fwd: BBC Walk Today

Leader : Tom S.

From: Tom Stephenson <12toms@gmail.com>
To: Peter Dorosh <ProsBird@aol.com>
Cc:
Sent: Thu, Oct 6, 2016 3:46 pm
Subject: BBC Walk Today

Hi Peter,

It was a great Fall day in the Park. Not lots of birds, unfortunately, but still a good mix of species. Highlights were probably Common Nighthawk (2 flying by south end of lake), Wilson's Warbler, Osprey, a couple of Yellow-bellied Sapsuckers as one of five species of woodpeckers; and Veery, Swainson's and Gray-cheeked Thrush.

The list is below and I may be able to send a couple of pictures later.

Best regards,

Tom

Double-crested Cormorant

Black-crowned Night-Heron

Canada Goose

Mute Swan

Wood Duck

American Black Duck

Mallard

Northern Shoveler

Ruddy Duck

Osprey

Cooper's Hawk

Red-tailed Hawk

Rock Dove

Mourning Dove

Common Nighthawk

Chimney Swift

Belted Kingfisher

Red-bellied Woodpecker

Yellow-bellied Sapsucker

Downy Woodpecker

Hairy Woodpecker

Northern Flicker

Eastern Phoebe

Blue-headed Vireo

Blue Jay

American Crow

Tree Swallow

Red-breasted Nuthatch

White-breasted Nuthatch

Golden-crowned Kinglet

Ruby-crowned Kinglet

Veery

Gray-cheeked Thrush

Swainson's Thrush

American Robin

Gray Catbird

Northern Mockingbird

European Starling

Cedar Waxwing

Nashville Warbler

Northern Parula

Yellow Warbler

Black-throated Blue Warbler

Yellow-rumped Warbler

Black-throated Green Warbler

Palm Warbler

Blackpoll Warbler

Black-and-white Warbler

American Redstart

Northern Waterthrush

Wilson's Warbler

Scarlet Tanager

Chipping Sparrow

Savannah Sparrow

Song Sparrow

Swamp Sparrow

White-throated Sparrow

Northern Cardinal

Common Grackle

House Sparrow

Fwd: [eBird Alert] Kings County Rare Bird Alert

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Date: Oct 5, 2016 6:31 PM
Subject: [eBird Alert] Kings County Rare Bird Alert <hourly>
To:
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*** Species Summary:

- Prairie Warbler (1 report)

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NOTE: all sightings are UNCONFIRMED unless indicated

Prairie Warbler (Setophaga discolor) (1)
- Reported Oct 05, 2016 16:12 by Joshua Malbin
- 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: http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist/S31907759
- Comments: "1st- year female type seen with tripper and simon. Late. Slightly out of focus photos to follow do not show streaking well, but it was there. Flicking its tail constantly."

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Wednesday, October 5, 2016



@lke313: Female purple finch in Brooklyn Botanic Gardens / feeding on berries (chokecherries?) by pergola btwn rose garden and cherry esplanade.

Fwd: Wed. birds

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-------- Original message --------

From: Evenvin@aol.com

Date:10/05/2016 3:56 PM (GMT-05:00)

To: prosbird@aol.com

Cc: msdreger@yahoo.com

Subject: Wed. birds

Hi Peter-

took a afternoon walk at the north end of the park after waiting for a cable guy. Note worthy was the Male Hooded Warbler next to broken staircase bellow Sullivan's Hill. Had good look at perfect bird then moved up the hill and no path to follow. Looked for it later when I got up top but could not relocate.

Also Pine, female black throated blue & northern parula Warblers.

Many blue headed vireos. My first sapsucker and numerous dark eyed juncos.

Phoebes and a greenish flycatcher could not ID.

sparrows: white throated, swamp and song at Vale.

Flyover of 2 turkey vultures. but the hit was the hooded. hope it is refound by Tom.

Eni



Eni just called to tell me at 2:25 pm today she saw a hooded warbler by the broken staircase in the ravine prospect

More detail CCSP iinPP

Clay-colored Sparrow (Spizella pallida) (1)
- Reported Oct 04, 2016 17:01 by Peter Paul
- Prospect Park--Lakeside incl. LeFrak Center, Kings, New York
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=40.6581231,-73.9642769&ll=40.6581231,-73.9642769
- Checklist: http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist/S31894153
- Media: 1 Photo

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Duck identification for the upcoming season

http://tinyurl.com/Duckid

Tuesday, October 4, 2016

Fwd: eBird Report - Prospect Park, Oct 4, 2016

Bbc walk Led by Bobbi Manian

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-------- Original message --------

From: Roberta Manian <roberta.manian@gmail.com>

Date:10/04/2016 6:09 PM (GMT-05:00)

To: Peter Dorosh <prosbird@aol.com>, Peter Dorosh <prosbird@gmail.com>, Rob Bate <robsbate@gmail.com>, Tom Stephenson <12toms@gmail.com>, Dennis Hrehowsik <deepseagangster@gmail.com>, Kathleen Toomey <kathleentoomey@gmail.com>

Cc:

Subject: Fwd: eBird Report - Prospect Park, Oct 4, 2016

Hi Peter,

we had a fantastic day! I think it was the right call extending the walks 2 more weeks.

The 'magic' tree by the picnic tables, when you enter by Vanderbilt, was covered in warblers, highlight being two Cape Mays, we didn't know where to look first. It was also a great sparrow day, we had white-crowned, great looks at two lincoln's, swamp and white-throated. The south side of the park was the best but the 2 thrashers continue up on Lookout and there was reasonable activity up there as well.

Here is a pic of the Lincoln's.

Best,

Bobbi

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From: <ebird-checklist@cornell.edu>
Date: Tue, Oct 4, 2016 at 6:02 PM
Subject: eBird Report - Prospect Park, Oct 4, 2016
To: roberta.manian@gmail.com

Prospect Park, Kings, New York, US
Oct 4, 2016 7:34 AM - 1:57 PM
Protocol: Traveling
3.0 mile(s)
Comments:
Submitted from eBird for iOS, version 1.3.0 Build 86
70 species (+1 other taxa)

Canada Goose 53
Mute Swan 3
American Black Duck 1
Mallard 8
American Black Duck x Mallard (hybrid) X
Northern Shoveler 3
Ruddy Duck 6
Double-crested Cormorant 2
Green Heron 1
Osprey 1
Sharp-shinned Hawk 1
Red-tailed Hawk 3
American Coot 3
Laughing Gull 3
Ring-billed Gull 1
Herring Gull 2
Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon) X
Mourning Dove 7
Belted Kingfisher 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker 2
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 2
Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted) 4
Merlin 1
Eastern Phoebe 4
Red-eyed Vireo 2
Blue Jay 6
American Crow 12 Murder!
Black-capped Chickadee 1
White-breasted Nuthatch 1
Brown Creeper 1
House Wren 2
Carolina Wren 2
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 1
Golden-crowned Kinglet 1
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 3
Swainson's Thrush 1
American Robin X
Gray Catbird 5
Brown Thrasher 2
Northern Mockingbird 1
European Starling 0
Northern Waterthrush 3
Black-and-white Warbler 3
Tennessee Warbler 1
Nashville Warbler 1
Common Yellowthroat 5
American Redstart 3
Cape May Warbler 2 Seen simultaneously in magic tree by Vanderbilt playground
Northern Parula 7
Magnolia Warbler 3
Yellow Warbler 2
Blackpoll Warbler 8
Black-throated Blue Warbler 4
Palm Warbler 27
Pine Warbler 4
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle) 11
Black-throated Green Warbler 2
Chipping Sparrow 1
White-crowned Sparrow 1
White-throated Sparrow 9
Song Sparrow 4
Lincoln's Sparrow 2
Swamp Sparrow 1
Eastern Towhee 1
Scarlet Tanager 2
Northern Cardinal 5
Rose-breasted Grosbeak 1
Indigo Bunting 1
Red-winged Blackbird 15
American Goldfinch 2
European Goldfinch 3
House Sparrow X

View this checklist online at http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist/S31891640

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KINGSBOIDER NOTE: " MAGIC tree " is likely the tall American elm adjacent to the short stairs at well drive and West Lake drive junction

some good sparrows come in

Base on reports from birders in the field and a post on ebird, a few good sparrows were in Prospect today.

From the BBC WALK, Lake edge sparrows appeared. At the covered phragmite edge along Weill Drive, A WHITE CROWNED SPARROW was reported. On the other side of Prospect Lake, in the "hammerhead" peninsula--the land mass between West and Three Sisters Islands--LINCOLN SPARROW was observed in open territory.

A report on the rare Ebird alert ( left side bar) the Rink green roof yielded a good sparrow in fact rare after yesterday's White crowned sparrow. Peter Paul reports CLAY COLORED SPARROW. Hopefully the good season is here for the famed green roof.

Monday, October 3, 2016

Fwd: [eBird Alert] Kings County Rare Bird Alert

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From: <ebird-alert@cornell.edu>
Date: Mon, Oct 3, 2016 at 2:51 PM
Subject: [eBird Alert] Kings County Rare Bird Alert <hourly>
To:

*** Species Summary:

- Great Crested Flycatcher (1 report)

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NOTE: all sightings are UNCONFIRMED unless indicated

Great Crested Flycatcher (Myiarchus crinitus) (1)
- Reported Oct 03, 2016 12:03 by Roberta Manian
- Owls Head Park, Kings, New York
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=40.6403687,-74.0322153&ll=40.6403687,-74.0322153
- Checklist: http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist/S31874309
- Comments: "Rufus tail and wingvtips. Yellow belly. Grey throat. Pics later"

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Brooklyn Falcon Trifecta

Sun Oct 2, 2016 2:29 pm (PDT) . Posted by:

"Matthew Wills"

In Green-Wood Cemetery this afternoon, I spotted a Merlin stirring up the Monk Parakeets near the Chapel. Either this one or another later chased a male Kestrel over Sylvan Water. The Merlin was then harassed from pine to snag and back again by several Blue Jays.

I was observing a Great Blue Heron by then; this was definitely not the same bird as the GBH at the Crescent Water, which was able to fly but seemed to have a bum left foot. The Kestrel meanwhile sprang upon what was probably one of the very few dragonflies flying today.

Soon after I got home, I saw a Peregrine on the cross of St. Michael's RC Church at 4th and 41st in Sunset Park, a reliable neighborhood Peregrine perch.

All in all, a pretty good day for the genus Falco in Brooklyn.

Matthew
Backyard & Beyond

https://matthewwills.com

Fwd: Explore the Beautiful Kingsland Wildflowers Roof and Community Space this Saturday (10/8)! (sponsored)

Another Green Roof...good for sparrows?

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Sent: Mon, Oct 3, 2016 6:11 am
Subject: Explore the Beautiful Kingsland Wildflowers Roof and Community Space this Saturday (10/8)! (sponsored)

If you didn't get a chance to visit the beautiful Kingsland Wildflower Rooftop Festival last weekend, this Saturday October 8th starting at 5PM, is another opportunity to check out Greenpoint's newest green addition. Visitors will explore the newly installed roofs, enjoy light refreshments, and talk to green roof experts. Renowned environmental journalist Michael McCarthy will do a talk followed by a book signing for his published work "The Moth Snowstorm: Nature and Joy."

Event Details
When: Saturday, October 8th, 2016
Where: Kingsland Wildflowers Roof and Community Space (520 Kingsland Ave, Brooklyn 11222)

Schedule

5:00-6:00PM: Meet and Greet hour + Roof Tours
6:00-6:45PM: Renowned UK environmental journalist Michael McCarthy on "NATURE AND JOY: A NEW DEFENSE OF THE NATURAL WORLD"
6:45-7:30pm: Q&A and book signing of "The Moth Snowstorm: Nature and Joy"

About the project

Kingsland Wildflowers is a Greenpoint community project committed to expanding natural habitat and green corridors native to the New York City landscape. The vision, conceived through partnerships between property owner, Broadway Stages, wildlife experts at New York City Audubon, Greenpoint local landscaping company, Alive Structures and our friends at Newtown Creek Alliance will provide the neighborhood with living and growing infrastructure to support native New York City wildlife. The project also has a specific focus on developing educational programming in the space related to sustainable conservation practices and wildlife protection.

More about Michael McCarthy: The natural world has never been more threatened, from the chainsawing of the rainforests to the gross pollution of the oceans, but our main defenses of nature may not be adequate to protect it in the 21st century, argues Michael McCarthy in his new book, The Moth Snowstorm: Nature and Joy. Instead, he says, we should start to bring to nature's defense the very love we have for it and that our bond with nature, the bond discovered recently by evolutionary biology, that bond of fifty thousand generations, is at the heart of what it means to be human.

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@KarenOhearn: White-crowned Sparrow green roof prospect m.twitter.com/KarenOhearn

Sunday, October 2, 2016

Late Sunday prospect walk

I didn't get out till late. But besides a few warblers, an outstanding sight for me was the perched MERLIN. Sitting still for a good five minutes , kathy n I watched the dark falcon in a partial snag next to the lakeshore near Well Drive junction.

Along the way , we both saw Parula, black throated blue n green, blackpoll n magnolia warblers in close proximity. Later i watched a common yellowthroat male work furtively in the cove facing western 3 Sisters islands.

A drake WOOD DUCK sailed bewteen the Three Sisters Islands.

I could appreciate those several birds nowadays.

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Fwd: eBird Report - Prospect Park, Oct 2, 2016

Early morning, the western Well drive junction was highly active, dominated by Northern Parula warblers. A tall elm tree hosted a good # at the junction adj the bridle trail.

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From: Kathleen Toomey <kathleentoomey@gmail.com>

Date:10/02/2016 7:00 PM (GMT-05:00)

To: Prosbird@aol.com

Cc:

Subject: Fwd: eBird Report - Prospect Park, Oct 2, 2016

Begin forwarded message:

From: ebird-checklist@cornell.edu
Date: October 2, 2016 at 6:58:00 PM EDT
To: Kathleentoomey
Subject: eBird Report - Prospect Park, Oct 2, 2016

Prospect Park, Kings, New York, US
Oct 2, 2016 8:00 AM - 2:00 PM
Protocol: Traveling
2.0 mile(s)
Comments:     Wellhouse Drive, the Peninsula, Lookout and then around to the south side of the Lake as far as Three Sisters Is.
54 species (+2 other taxa)

Canada Goose 30
Mute Swan 5
Wood Duck 4
American Black Duck 1
Mallard 40
Northern Shoveler 7
Ruddy Duck 9
Double-crested Cormorant 2
Buteo sp. 1
American Coot 4
Ring-billed Gull 1
Herring Gull 1
gull sp. 1
Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon) 8
Mourning Dove 1
Chimney Swift 5
Red-bellied Woodpecker 1
Downy Woodpecker 2
Northern Flicker 15
Merlin 1
Eastern Wood-Pewee 3     Two seen together on Wellhouse Drive near the lake across from the picnic tables, the third seen on the south shore of the lake
Eastern Phoebe 4
Red-eyed Vireo 4
Blue Jay 2
White-breasted Nuthatch 1
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 6
American Robin 2
Gray Catbird 9
Brown Thrasher 1
Northern Mockingbird 1
European Starling 5
Northern Waterthrush 3
Black-and-white Warbler 5
Common Yellowthroat 12
American Redstart 5
Northern Parula 20     This is an estimate, they were the most common warbler, seen in multiple locations in the park
Magnolia Warbler 6
Yellow Warbler 4     Two seen on the Peninsula and two more on the south side of the lake
Blackpoll Warbler 8
Black-throated Blue Warbler 6
Palm Warbler 5
Pine Warbler 3
Yellow-rumped Warbler 4
Black-throated Green Warbler 4
Dark-eyed Junco 1
White-throated Sparrow 8
Song Sparrow 2
Lincoln's Sparrow 1
Eastern Towhee 1
Northern Cardinal 3
Rose-breasted Grosbeak 1
Indigo Bunting 1
Common Grackle 1
Purple Finch 1
American Goldfinch 1
House Sparrow 30

View this checklist online at http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist/S31861543

This report was generated automatically by eBird v3 (http://ebird.org)



@KingsKathy: Lots of warbler activity Wellhouse Drive by playground m.twitter.com/KingsKathy