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Friday, October 23, 2015
Thursday, October 22, 2015
prospect lake buildup, red head woodpecker
The lake is building up with RUDDY DUCKS, with NORTHERN SHOVELER near half the flock size. I counted 62 RUDDY and nearby in the near lake center,, 27 SHOVELERS. A Lone DOUBLE CRESTED CORMORANT waded in dead center.
Will Pollard came thru with a good bird n Greenwood Cemetery this late afternoon, a RED HEADED WOODPECKER.At Greenborough and Atlantic Aves is the reported spot.See the map on the side link. A photo of the juvenile bird appears on the Facebook Brooklyn Urban Birders group.
Some additional activity up in Butterfly Meadow,the regular sparrows but not in sizable numbers. My best bird was a NASHVILLE WARBLER spotted at the slope dirt track, in the locust grove between the meadows.
Tomorrow I'm on the road again ,leading the bird club on its weekend trip to Jersey highlands.WiFi may be limited or blog reports delayed.Follow the twitter network.Or the Prospect daily above.
A most impressive morning sighting in this October blackbird migration month,over 1300 COMMON GRACKLES with some other blackbird species flying down Prospect Park Southwest Ave by 16th street. Keep your eyes up!
Have a good weekend.
Will Pollard came thru with a good bird n Greenwood Cemetery this late afternoon, a RED HEADED WOODPECKER.At Greenborough and Atlantic Aves is the reported spot.See the map on the side link. A photo of the juvenile bird appears on the Facebook Brooklyn Urban Birders group.
Some additional activity up in Butterfly Meadow,the regular sparrows but not in sizable numbers. My best bird was a NASHVILLE WARBLER spotted at the slope dirt track, in the locust grove between the meadows.
Tomorrow I'm on the road again ,leading the bird club on its weekend trip to Jersey highlands.WiFi may be limited or blog reports delayed.Follow the twitter network.Or the Prospect daily above.
A most impressive morning sighting in this October blackbird migration month,over 1300 COMMON GRACKLES with some other blackbird species flying down Prospect Park Southwest Ave by 16th street. Keep your eyes up!
Have a good weekend.
Wednesday, October 21, 2015
Fwd: BBC Walk Today
-----Original Message-----
From: 12toms@gmail.com
To: Peter Dorosh
Sent: Thu, Oct 15, 2015 2:28 pm
Subject: BBC Walk Today
Hi Peter,
Well, as you know, we had a bang-up final Thursday walk today. The weather was fantastic and there were lots of birds around, including some really special ones.
In addition to the park, some of us went to the Brooklyn Botanical Garden's newish grasslands, adjacent to the native gardens. It is a spectacular new birding spot!
Highlights included Red-headed Woodpecker (1st yr bird found by our top spotter, Nina Bai), Vesper, Field and Savannah Sparrows; Eastern Meadowlark, American Widgeon. And at the Botanical Garden, Blue Grosbeak, Dickcissel (2), Indigo Bunting, White-crowned Sparrow, Prairie and Tennessee Warblers. In general there were lots of warblers and kinglets flying around; and there's been a strong influx of Ruddy Ducks and Shovelers on the lake.
All in all we had 74 species including 14 species of warblers and 10 species of sparrows.
Here's the list along with a couple of shots.
Best regards,
Tom
| Black-crowned Night-Heron |
| Canada Goose |
| Mute Swan |
| Wood Duck |
| American Wigeon |
| Mallard |
| Northern Shoveler |
| Ruddy Duck |
| Sharp-shinned Hawk |
| Red-tailed Hawk |
| American Coot |
| Ring-billed Gull |
| Rock Dove |
| Mourning Dove |
| Belted Kingfisher |
| Red-headed Woodpecker |
| Red-bellied Woodpecker |
| Yellow-bellied Sapsucker |
| Downy Woodpecker |
| Northern Flicker |
| Eastern Wood-Pewee |
| Eastern Phoebe |
| Blue-headed Vireo |
| Red-eyed Vireo |
| Blue Jay |
| American Crow |
| Red-breasted Nuthatch |
| White-breasted Nuthatch |
| Brown Creeper |
| House Wren |
| Winter Wren |
| Golden-crowned Kinglet |
| Ruby-crowned Kinglet |
| Swainson's Thrush |
| Hermit Thrush |
| American Robin |
| Gray Catbird |
| Northern Mockingbird |
| European Starling |
| Cedar Waxwing |
| Tennessee Warbler |
| Nashville Warbler |
| Northern Parula |
| Cape May Warbler |
| Black-throated Blue Warbler |
| Yellow-rumped Warbler |
| Black-throated Green Warbler |
| Pine Warbler |
| Prairie Warbler |
| Palm Warbler |
| Blackpoll Warbler |
| American Redstart |
| Common Yellowthroat |
| Wilson's Warbler |
| Scarlet Tanager |
| Eastern Towhee |
| Chipping Sparrow |
| Field Sparrow |
| Vesper Sparrow |
| Savannah Sparrow |
| Song Sparrow |
| Swamp Sparrow |
| White-throated Sparrow |
| White-crowned Sparrow |
| Dark-eyed Junco |
| Northern Cardinal |
| Blue Grosbeak |
| Indigo Bunting |
| Red-winged Blackbird |
| Common Grackle |
| House Finch |
| American Goldfinch |
| House Sparrow |
| Dickcissel |
Fwd: eBird Report - Prospect Park, Oct 20, 2015
Catching up in my absence vacationing.
Sent from my MetroPCS 4G Wireless Phone
-------- Original message --------
From: Kathleen Toomey <kathleentoomey@gmail.com>
Date:10/20/2015 10:33 PM (GMT-05:00)
To: prosbird <Prosbird@aol.com>
Cc:
Subject: Fwd: eBird Report - Prospect Park, Oct 20, 2015
Hi Peter,
We had six people in all today, including one visitor from Ireland. It was chilly and not birdy at first, but we began to see more birds when the sun came out and it warmed up. Highlights were seven species of warblers, including a Wilson's and Northern Waterthrush, and nine species of sparrows. We looked for the Lark Sparrow, but weren't able to find it. All in all, a pleasant day of birding.
From: ebird-checklist@cornell.edu
Date: October 20, 2015 at 10:12:43 PM EDT
To: Kathleentoomey
Subject: eBird Report - Prospect Park, Oct 20, 2015
Prospect Park, Kings, New York, US
Oct 20, 2015 7:30 AM - 2:30 PM
Protocol: Traveling
3.0 mile(s)
Comments: Tues. BBC morning walk
54 species
Canada Goose 13
Mute Swan 13
American Wigeon 2
Mallard 37
Northern Shoveler 25
Ruddy Duck 40
Pied-billed Grebe 1 Seen by Gus
Sharp-shinned Hawk 1
Cooper's Hawk 1
Red-tailed Hawk 1
American Coot 9
Ring-billed Gull 13
Mourning Dove 6
Red-bellied Woodpecker 2
Downy Woodpecker 2
Northern Flicker 5
American Kestrel 1
Eastern Phoebe 1
Blue-headed Vireo 2
Blue Jay 3
American Crow 8
White-breasted Nuthatch 1 Heard
House Wren 1
Winter Wren 1
Golden-crowned Kinglet 2
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 40
Hermit Thrush 15
American Robin 6
Gray Catbird 2
Northern Mockingbird 1
European Starling 4
Northern Waterthrush 1 Waterthrush shape, teetering, yellow below with streaking up to its throat
Common Yellowthroat 10
Northern Parula 2
Black-throated Blue Warbler 1 Seen by Kathy
Yellow-rumped Warbler 30
Black-throated Green Warbler 1
Wilson's Warbler 1 Greenish above including green cap, bright yellow below, black underside of tail distinguished it from a Hooded Warbler
Chipping Sparrow 80
Field Sparrow 2
Dark-eyed Junco 2
White-crowned Sparrow 1
White-throated Sparrow 25
Savannah Sparrow 1
Song Sparrow 30
Lincoln's Sparrow 1
Swamp Sparrow 20
Eastern Towhee 2
Northern Cardinal 2
Indigo Bunting 1 Seen and photographed by Janet
Common Grackle 300
American Goldfinch 4
European Goldfinch 2 Whitish band across face, yellow band on wings
House Sparrow X
View this checklist online at http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S25487996
This report was generated automatically by eBird v3 (http://ebird.org)
Fwd: Brooklyn Bird Club meeting Tuesday Oct. 27
Sent from my MetroPCS 4G Wireless Phone
-------- Original message --------
From: membership <membership@brooklynbirdclub.org>
Date:10/20/2015 1:45 PM (GMT-05:00)
To: membership@brooklynbirdclub.org
Cc:
Subject: Brooklyn Bird Club meeting Tuesday Oct. 27
Please join the Brooklyn Bird Club Tuesday, October 27th, 7:00 PM for:
Face to Face: The Mammals and Birds of Southern Africa
Presenter: Tom Stephenson
Location: Brooklyn Public Library Central Branch at Grand Army Plaza
Southern Africa is home to a huge range of stunning and unique birds and mammals.
Tom Stephenson, author of The Warbler Guide book and app, will show pictures taken during his recent trip to Namibia and South Africa. Come see a range of birds including stunning Sunbirds, colorful rarities like Rockjumpers and Rockrunners, raptors, cranes, kingfishers, barbets, albatross, penguins, Spurfowl, Korhaan, Bustards, Bee-eaters, Mousebirds, Waxbills, Canaries, Scrub-robins, Robin-chats, Prinia, Camaroptera, Larks, Pipits,and, of course, warblers...(warning...they are mostly brown...!)
A full range of mammals will be also be on display, along with a scary, 2-minute-long recording Tom made of a lion's midnight sequence of territorial roars. There will also be photos of the some of the local pastoralists, panoramas of the oldest desert in the world, the Namib; and some of southern Africa's unique ecosystems, including the Fynbos, with the highest number of plant species on the plane.
http://www.brooklynbirdclub.org/meetings.htm
Face to Face: The Mammals and Birds of Southern Africa
Presenter: Tom Stephenson
Location: Brooklyn Public Library Central Branch at Grand Army Plaza
Southern Africa is home to a huge range of stunning and unique birds and mammals.
Tom Stephenson, author of The Warbler Guide book and app, will show pictures taken during his recent trip to Namibia and South Africa. Come see a range of birds including stunning Sunbirds, colorful rarities like Rockjumpers and Rockrunners, raptors, cranes, kingfishers, barbets, albatross, penguins, Spurfowl, Korhaan, Bustards, Bee-eaters, Mousebirds, Waxbills, Canaries, Scrub-robins, Robin-chats, Prinia, Camaroptera, Larks, Pipits,and, of course, warblers...(warning...they are mostly brown...!)
A full range of mammals will be also be on display, along with a scary, 2-minute-long recording Tom made of a lion's midnight sequence of territorial roars. There will also be photos of the some of the local pastoralists, panoramas of the oldest desert in the world, the Namib; and some of southern Africa's unique ecosystems, including the Fynbos, with the highest number of plant species on the plane.
http://www.brooklynbirdclub.org/meetings.htm
back home
Heard there was reported Tundra swan at Brooklyn bridge park,Virginia rail at metrotech downtown while I was gone......humbling
Saturday, October 17, 2015
Fwd: Broad-winged Hawk
-----Original Message-----
From: joshuamalbin@gmail.com
To: Peter Dorosh
Sent: Sat, Oct 17, 2015 5:42 pm
Subject: Broad-winged Hawk
Fairly late Broad-winged Hawk today on Lookout Hill. So late, in fact, that I completely misidentified it at the time, to be corrected later by the Hawk ID Facebook group.
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sparrow fest
Topping the sparrow list ,two rare species, both at Prospect and late bloomers. First rare sparrow report came from Dennis Hrehowsik just after 6 pm, a sighting of LARK SPARROW on the south lawn of the Lefrak Rink. I assume this is along the green roof edges. Second rare species is CLAY COLORED SPARROW ,about 15 minutes later , tweeted by Monica Berger, a bird seen on Nellie's lawn. Perhaps it's the one from the BBG Grassland yesterday as Nellie's is right across from there. Today was Dennis last BBC fall walk so a list is pending.
Meanwhile over at Greenwood Cemetery,I met up with Mary Eyster.Though the rarest of the ten sparrow species was LINCOLNS,FIELD and WHITE CROWNED, we enjoyed a spectacle of different sparrow species.Most surprisingly it was a small plant plot at Valley Water that had a good diversity dominated by SWAMP. At the southwest corner of the Valley water , marked by boulders, two FIELDS and at least 6 SWAMPS hid within but did come out when it was quiet. The WHITE CROWNED was seen by Battle Hill Kiamie crypt slope and another at Sylvan Water . I was told CHIPPING had good numbers earlier.
At Dellwater, we both enjoyed a pair of NASHVILLE WARBLERS in a willow, with BLACKPOLL and lots of PALMS. WARBLER diversity is dropping.
Raptors over Greenwood were evident. All three falcon species appeared,including a MERLIN with a missing wing feather. But raptor numbers are very low...
GWC sparrows : SONG,WHITE THROATED,WHITE CROWNED,FIELD,SWAMP,EASTERN TOWHEE,SAVANNAH,LINCOLN'S DARK EYED JUNCO,CHIPPING
Tweet from Dennis Hrehowsik (@deepseagangster)
Dennis Hrehowsik (@deepseagangster) tweeted at 4:01 PM on Sat, Oct 17, 2015:
Lark Sparrow lawn south of lefrak rink
(https://twitter.com/deepseagangster/status/655473645746323456?s=03)
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Friday, October 16, 2015
BBG Admission fee
There is no fee --FREE ENTRY --on Saturdays between 10 and noon. For anyone interested going for the 3 grassland rarities.
http://www.bbg.org/visit/hours#/tabs-2
http://www.bbg.org/visit/hours#/tabs-2
Fwd: dickcisell still at bbg
A eve post I just received on DICKCISSEL
---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: "Monica Berger" <monicabergerbklyn@gmail.com>
Date: Oct 16, 2015 7:09 PM
Subject: dickcisell still at bbg
To: "Peter Dorosh" <prosbird@gmail.com>
Cc: "kristin costello" <kristincostello@gmail.com>
From: "Monica Berger" <monicabergerbklyn@gmail.com>
Date: Oct 16, 2015 7:09 PM
Subject: dickcisell still at bbg
To: "Peter Dorosh" <prosbird@gmail.com>
Cc: "kristin costello" <kristincostello@gmail.com>
hi Peter: I went up to BBG to search for the Dickcisell late in the afternoon. Kristin Costello was on the hunt as well. Once things got quieter, we both independently had good looks at the bird.
It was a Kings county bird for me which is pretty cool! And the blue grosbeak was super cooperative too. thanks, Monica
numbers and shining BBG grasslands
I noted the influx of RUBY CROWNED KINGLET. A visit to the sparrowbowl north of the tennis house led to my witnessing at least ten kinglets. Most were alighting in one almost leafless tree.Several other locations also showed kinglet numbers.
Then there was the blackbird. About 8 30 , flocks of blackbirds likely a mixed group flew over the garage area at 9th street.Later at the transverse path across the Long Meadow at the west woods adjacent the drive, COMMON GRACKLES flew thru the woods and I see a good number of them on the ground, shifting through the leaf clutter.October is renown for blackbird migration.Hope you get to witness those big migrating movements..sometimes its awe inspiring.
A good note with ORANGE CROWNED WARBLER in Prospect : two reports surfaced. Kathy Toomey reported one at the trail head at the edge of Sullivan hill across from Nellie's Lawn. Linda Ewing also mentioned the continuing one at Butterfly Meadow. I keep missing my opportunities with my work load and disinterested desire to go far on my lunch hour.
My personal surprise occurred in the pothole along Quaker Cemetery west . Walking on the mulch trail as we set down new plants, a male HOODED WARBLER just mere feet away Popped in view.I didn't have my binoculars but the bird was unmistakable; totally unexpected as the bird flew into the brush afterwards.
Meanwhile, the BBGarden grassland section at the Native flora site continues to shine. Though the Dickcissel looks like it fled despite a number of birders looking, no mind as the BLUE GROSBEAK persisted and a new really good one , CLAY COLORED SPARROW. In a space of two days,I believe a total of ten sparrow species visited this spectacular little spot.. I believe Saturday morning might be free before noon ,otherwise its $12 admission.
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