Prospect Park Bird Sightings & North Brooklyn Nature News

Friday, September 11, 2026

GWC Connecticut with photos

Connecticut Warbler (Oporornis agilis) (1)
- Reported Sep 11, 2026 13:46 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/S391895863
- Media: 6 Photos
- Comments: "*continuing from earlier, first saw it walking around in the bushes along the shoreline at the southwest corner of valley water before it flew up the hill. Saw it a few times on the ground and even up in the trees up the hill. If Acadian flycatcher is a green treefrog, Connecticut warbler is Anaxyrus. Photos"

Connecticut Warbler (Oporornis agilis) (1)
- Reported Sep 11, 2026 13:37 by Emily Clark
- 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/S391902410
- Comments: "Continuing immature. Great looks close by as it walked on the path. Pics."

Connecticut Warbler (Oporornis agilis) (1)
- Reported Sep 11, 2026 08:00 by MCHL ____
- 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/S391899148
- Comments: "!Great find by Christina P.! Very skulky bird. Large chest, gray head and chest, olive back, pink legs, long bill, seen walking. Took some time to locate. Found under a small dense bush at the southwest corner of Valley Water. Image."

Beauty is the only thing that time cannot harm. Philosophies fall away like sand, creeds follow one another, but what is beautiful is a joy for all seasons, a possession for all eternity.

--Oscar Wilde,author

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Butterfly meadow yellow bellied fc

Yellow-bellied Flycatcher (Empidonax flaviventris) (1)
- Reported Sep 11, 2026 08:56 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/S391850578
- Comments: "Small empid with eyering and uniform bright yellow on face through throat and belly. On the brighter end spectrum for fall when this ID can be tricky. Lost it fairly quickly while trying to get my camera out of my bag. North end of Butterfly Meadow."

GWC Connecticut warbler ** valley water sw

Connecticut Warbler (Oporornis agilis) (1)
- Reported Sep 11, 2026 08:32 by Adam Subel
- 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/S391873464
- Comments: "Seen near valley with others. Photo. So so happy to get eyes on this bird, and ended up with much better looks than I expected. Appreciate the help from those around"

Prospect peninsula Hooded warb plus more

Hooded Warbler (Setophaga citrina) (1)
- Reported Sep 11, 2026 08:00 by Jason Kolbe
- 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/S391828519
- Comments: "Bright yellow breast and face, faint hood, darker wings, long tail. Peninsula, mixing with REVI, NOPA, COYE, AMRE."

GWC mourning warb

Mourning Warbler (Geothlypis philadelphia) (1)
- Reported Sep 11, 2026 09:13 by Brad Wolchansky
- 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/S391813165
- Comments: "Full gray hood, olive back, yellow underside. Active in low undergrowth on edge of Dell, making soft pwich call."

Thursday, September 10, 2026

Fwd: BBC Thursday Fall Migration Walk 9/10/26

Led by Chris Miller

---------- Forwarded message ---------
From: Chris Miller <cmnyc79@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, Sep 10, 2026, 8:27 PM
Subject: Thursday Fall Migration Walk 9/10/26
To: prosbird@gmail.com <Prosbird@gmail.com>, Dennis Hrehowsik <deepseagangster@gmail.com>, Tom Stephenson <12toms@gmail.com>

Hi Peter,
Another great Thursday walk with a group of approximately 15 people
including some new faces. Highlights included
2 Yellow-billed Cuckoos, 2 Green-winged Teal, Solitary Sandpiper,
Rose-breasted Grosbeak and 8 warbler species.

Here's the list:

Mute Swan
Wood Duck
Mallard
Green-winged Teal
Rock Pigeon
Mourning Dove
Yellow-billed Cuckoo
Chimney Swift
Solitary Sandpiper
Pied-billed Grebe
Double-crested Cormorant
Green Heron
Great Blue Heron
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Downy Woodpecker
Hairy Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
American Kestrel
Red-eyed Vireo
Blue Jay
Ruby-throated Hummingbird
White-breasted Nuthatch
Carolina Wren
Gray Catbird
Veery Catharus
Swainson's Thrush
American Robin
House Sparrow
House Finch
American Goldfinch
Baltimore Oriole
Common Grackle
Ovenbird
Northern Waterthrush
Black-and-white Warbler
Nashville Warbler
Common Yellowthroat
American Redstart
Magnolia Warbler
Black-throated Blue Warbler
Northern Cardinal
Rose-breasted Grosbeak

https://ebird.org/checklist/S391612883

Best,
Chris Miller

LarkSparrow in GWC

Lark Sparrow (Chondestes grammacus) (1)
- Reported Sep 10, 2026 13:08 by MCHL ____
- 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/S391636202
- Comments: "!Nice surprise at the end of my walk. Large sparrow with bold cheek patch and white brow. Images for review. Possibly the same individual reported by Z. 2 days ago, though I found it far Northeast of Morse. Seen in the vicinity of the 20th st. entrance associating with large house finch flock. (40.6544761, -73.9831074)."

Native plants near interstates support butterfly migration | KCUR - Kansas City news and NPR

https://www.kcur.org/environment-agriculture/2026-09-08/monarch-highway-lost-momentum

Saving the monarch🐛

"Learn from yesterday. Live for today. Look to tomorrow. Rest this afternoon."

Snoopy, "Peanuts"

Wednesday, September 9, 2026

Fwd: Wednesday Migration Morning 9-9-2026

Leader Mike Yuan

---------- Forwarded message ---------
From: Mike Yuan <mjyuan@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, Sep 9, 2026, 8:10 PM
Subject: Wednesday Migration Morning 9-9-2026
To: Peter Dorosh <prosbird@gmail.com>, Dennis Hrehowsik <deepseagangster@gmail.com>

We had a pleasant start to the fall series in Brooklyn Bridge Park. A smattering of warblers on Pier 1 was a teaser for the main course of a nice variety of warblers in and around the Pier 3 maze - Blue-winged, Prairie, Tennessee, and Blackpoll the highlights.

On the walk over to Pier 3 we detected a full nest of American Goldfinches, at least the. 3rd nest discovered in the park this year.

29 species, 11 participants

https://ebird.org/checklist/S391406646

Mike

Tuesday, September 8, 2026

Very rare Prospect Pectoral Sandpiper 4th record

Pectoral Sandpiper (Calidris melanotos) (1)
- Reported Sep 08, 2026 09:04 by Doug Gochfeld
- 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/S391063026
- Comments: "**surprise, and very rare in Prospect Park. Just as I approached the splash pad after entering the park, and right after the small group of small peeps was first visible to me over the splash pad wall, two calidrids flew in low from out of view to the NE. I was surprised to hear some grating Pectoral Sandpiper flight calls. They made as if they briefly thought about landing near the other peeps, but they did not, and circled once, got higher, and disappeared behind some trees, flying south, and apparently out of the park. One or both were calling repeatedly during the entire observation, and one was clearly larger and longer winged - I focused on this one in binoculars and confirmed the longer, slightly decurved bill, and strong demarcation between dark chest and pale belly (visible despite the harsh backlighting), and then they were gone, and I wasn’t able to study the second one. I continued my approach to the splashpad to look into the corner where they evidently came from, and there was an employee sweeping the NE edge of the pad, presumably just having started his work day."

Lark Sparrow in GWC

Lark Sparrow (Chondestes grammacus) (1)
- Reported Sep 08, 2026 07:20 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/S391073047
- Media: 3 Photos
- Comments: "woohoo! Mixed in with chippings at the top of morse 9am. photos."

Louisiana Waterthrush (Parkesia motacilla) (1)
- Reported Sep 08, 2026 07:00 by Adam Subel
- 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/S391073317
- Comments: "Lateish. Clear throat bright supercillium, photo. By the Southside of Sylvan"

Red shouldered Hawk over GWC

Red-shouldered Hawk (Buteo lineatus) (1)
- Reported Sep 08, 2026 11:31 by MCHL ____
- 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/S391129391
- Comments: "Flagged for date. Expected and recently reported in the area. Medium sized hawk with pale crescents and dark wing tips, striped tail, dark head and chest. Image."

Pectoral Sandpiper records for Prospect Park

THis mornings sighting of 2 Pectoral Sandpipers in the Lefrak Splashpad is the first for the park since 2013 also spotted by ...Doug Gochfeld..

long time coming...

Date	#	Observer
2013-11-04	1	Doug Gochfeld
2002-10-31	1	NYC Bird Report Data
2002-10-30	1	NYC Bird Report Data
1958-05-10	1	NYC Bird Report Data

"Learn from yesterday. Live for today. Look to tomorrow. Rest this afternoon."

Snoopy, "Peanuts"

Fwd: Tuesday walk recap

Tuesday inaugural fall walk led by Ryan, Angie

---------- Forwarded message ---------
From: Ryan Goldberg
Date: Tue, Sep 8, 2026 at 3:21 PM
Subject: Tuesday walk recap
To: Peter Dorosh <prosbird@gmail.com>

Hi Peter,

We had a fun walk today, the first of the season. It was relatively quiet in the park, but the Lefrak splash pad delivered again, with three each of Least and Semipalmated Sandpipers. We apparently missed a pair of Pectoral Sandpipers there by just a couple minutes. A few raptors seemed to be on the move as well. We tallied 51 species in all: https://ebird.org/checklist/S391085209.

See everyone next week.

Ryan

"Learn from yesterday. Live for today. Look to tomorrow. Rest this afternoon."

Snoopy, "Peanuts"

Reported yesterday.Brewsters Warbler photo Included

Brewster's Warbler (hybrid) (Vermivora chrysoptera x cyanoptera (F1 hybrid)) (1)
- Reported Sep 07, 2026 06:50 by Josh Leviton
- 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/S390934132
- Comments: "Seen right behind Maryland monument"

Monday, September 7, 2026

First season Great cormorant BTPP

Great Cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo) (1)
- Reported Sep 07, 2026 06:29 by Nick Dawson
- 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/S390756620
- Comments: "FOS doing a weird facial vibration"

Pectoral Sandpiper Bushwick Inlet Park

Pectoral Sandpiper (Calidris melanotos) (2)
- Reported Sep 07, 2026 16:28 by Joe Trezza
- Marsha P. Johnson SP (East River SP), Kings, New York
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=40.7214782,-73.9620551&ll=40.7214782,-73.9620551
- Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S390858889
- Media: 3 Photos
- Comments: "Great north Brooklyn bird! Found by Al D earlier today's in vacant lot puddle. Photos"

Hooded Warbler south Breeze Hill

Hooded Warbler (Setophaga citrina) (1)
- Reported Sep 07, 2026 06:19 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/S390874266
- Media: 2 Photos
- Comments: "Flagged for rare/date: an expected migrant but never abundant and often more difficult to detect in the fall. Picked it up on the S side of Breeze Hill by its chip (sorta like Northern Waterthrush but not as loud), and soon got eyes on a female/immature skulking around: a yellow warbler moving around on the ground with a white undertail and a very faint hood. It also occasionally flicked its tail and revealed its white outer tail feathers. Very difficult conditions for photos and the bird did not want to come out but I think I managed one that’s identifiable."

Fwd: First Sunday recap

---------- Forwarded message ---------
From: Ryan Goldberg <ryan.goldberg@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, Sep 7, 2026, 4:49 PM
Subject: First Sunday recap
To: Peter Dorosh <prosbird@gmail.com>

Hi Peter,

I led the first Sunday walk yesterday and with a group of about 20 people we had a fine morning. Though it was less active than the day before, there were still some fun sightings: a Cooper's Hawk and Peregrine Falcon chasing each other in the airspace over Wellhouse Drive; a group of one Least and three Semipalmated Sandpipers on the Lefrak splash pad, offering us instructive side-by-side views; and a flyover Blue-winged Teal as we gathered at the Boathouse to start the outing. We also heard a Red-breasted Nuthatch in the pines at the Peninsula tip, which, on the same day as an Evening Grosbeak was sighted at Green-Wood Cemetery, perhaps bodes well for a finch irruption this fall/winter.

Our overall tally was 47 species. Here's the checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S390380619.

The Tuesday walks start tomorrow, which Angie and I will be co-leading again this season!

Ryan

Ballfield dickcissel

Dickcissel (Spiza americana) (1)
- Reported Sep 07, 2026 10:14 by E R
- 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/S390790919
- Comments: "Flushed from grassy area off path just north of baseball fields, with froggy MYEHP sounding flight call. Went into tall brushy stuff and then flew out with flight call again, arcing high up toward long meadow. Attempted to record and photograph, but my confidence isn’t high that either came out"

Sunday, September 6, 2026

More golden reports

Golden-winged Warbler (Vermivora chrysoptera) (1)
- Reported Sep 06, 2026 15:54 by Denise Byrd
- 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/S390485190
- Comments: "Flying lower, midway in tress amongst dead leaves. Clean underbelly. Distinct dark mask. Small in size."

Golden-winged Warbler (Vermivora chrysoptera) (1)
- Reported Sep 06, 2026 13:53 by Thomas Levinson
- 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/S390481885
- Comments: "Small warbler, yellow crown and yellow wing patch, black throat and a black mask bordered in white, oreo face, refound reoccurring bird with group of dozen plus birders, in london plane trees in The Ravine"

Evgr reports

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- Evening Grosbeak (5 reports)

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Evening Grosbeak (Hesperiphona vespertina) (1)
- Reported Sep 06, 2026 10:45 by MCHL ____
- 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/S390406253
- Comments: "!!Great find by Angela P.! Continuing at dell water. Heavy green-yellow bill, pale yellow body, dark wings with large white patches."

Evening Grosbeak (Hesperiphona vespertina) (1)
- Reported Sep 06, 2026 10:45 by chel sea
- 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/S390406255
- Comments: "!!Great find by Angela P.! Continuing at dell water. Heavy green-yellow bill, pale yellow body, dark wings with large white patches."

Evening Grosbeak (Hesperiphona vespertina) (1)
- Reported Sep 06, 2026 08:31 by Tom Preston
- 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/S390412058
- Comments: "Great find by Angela. Dell Water. MOB. Many have photos. Large yellow finch with huge beak"

Evening Grosbeak (Hesperiphona vespertina) (1)
- Reported Sep 06, 2026 08:31 by Jo Ann Preston
- 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/S390414706
- Comments: "Great find by Angela. Dell Water. MOB. Many have photos. Large yellow finch with huge beak"

Evening Grosbeak (Hesperiphona vespertina) (1)
- Reported Sep 06, 2026 11:27 by Brad Wolchansky
- 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/S390410079
- Comments: "Broad pale bill. Yellow wash on back of neck. Dark wings with large white splotch."

Evening Grosbeak (Hesperiphona vespertina) (1)
- Reported Sep 06, 2026 10:15 by Barbara S
- 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/S390492916
- Media: 3 Photos
- Comments: "Initially found by Angela P. Seen with mob at South side of Dell, foraging on the ground and flying up into trees. Photos."

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Golden winged today

Golden winged warbler continues at ravines ambergill along stream by closed esdale bridge..woods path east of the picnic house

Evening grosbeak greenwood Dellwater

Evening Grosbeak (Hesperiphona vespertina) (1)
- Reported Sep 06, 2026 11:02 by Ant Taboada
- 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/S390442121
- Comments: "Flagged: rare/irruptive in Brooklyn, and especially unexpected in early September (!). Thanks to Angela P earlier for the report. Female at Dell occasionally coming down to the ground to forage, occasionally flying up into the big tree above the bee boxes, and occasionally flying up off into the woods where it had recently disappeared before we arrived. Honking bill, yellow neck and shoulders, plain front, much larger than a goldfinch. Silent the whole time we were there but a bunch of us got photos."

Surprising Eve Grosbeak..at GWC

Evening Grosbeak (Hesperiphona vespertina) (1)
- Reported Sep 06, 2026 07:47 by Angela Panetta
- 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/S390321376
- Comments: "Large chunky finch, pic to follow"

eBird Checklist - 5 Sep 2026 - Prospect Park - 34 species Nguyen checklist inc GWWA

https://ebird.org/checklist/S390090320?continue

"Learn from yesterday. Live for today. Look to tomorrow. Rest this afternoon."

Snoopy, "Peanuts"

Abrams prospect checklist

Golden-winged Warbler (Vermivora chrysoptera) (1)

- Reported Sep 05, 2026 07:45 by Nicky Abrams
- 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/S390148859
- Media: 7 Photos
- Comments: "Amazing find by Zohara!!! I spent several hours trying to find it with the mob. Never got any looks. Decided to walk home.

Highlight was the RAVINE GOLDEN WINGED WARBLER around the closed off Esdale Bridge plus Philadelphia vireo

More golden reports

Golden-winged Warbler (Vermivora chrysoptera) (1)
- Reported Sep 05, 2026 13:08 by Julian Batista
- 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/S390120773
- Comments: "*rare fall migrant, continuing bird found earlier today by Zohara. After spending a couple of hours looking for it in the Ravine with no luck, I was on my way out when Nicky Abrams refound the bird over by the lower pool. Rushed over, and though the bird wasn't immediately present, I managed to refind it after about a half an hour foraging somewhat low in the same general area. Gorgeous gray bird with a black throat and mask, golden coloration on the top of the head and in the wings. Seemed to love foraging upside down. Watched it for about 15 mins before leaving. Finally, this long awaited state nemesis gets taken down in a spectacular way."

Golden-winged Warbler (Vermivora chrysoptera) (1)
- Reported Sep 05, 2026 11:24 by MCHL ____
- 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/S390124068
- Comments: "!Exciting find by Zohara! Initially seen high in the canopy from directly below. Clean white underside with black throat. Later seen from the high path at eye level. Thanks to Nate L-S for spotting. Gray back, golden crown and wingbars. Managed a few images. Beautiful bird."

Golden-winged Warbler (Vermivora chrysoptera) (1)
- Reported Sep 05, 2026 08:05 by Peter Paul
- 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/S390121213
- Media: 1 Photo
- Comments: "*Uncommon to rare. Great find by Zohara :) Adult male with crisp black throat and face mask, yellow cap and yellow wing panel, gray on top, white below. A very small amount of yellow below the black throat, but not enough to invoke the “H” word, IMO. In my photos, that color is slightly exaggerated by the reflection of the green leaves. Zohara has a nice one that shows the color of the chest a bit better."

[eBird Alert] Kings County Rare Bird Alert Ambergill Philadelphia vireo

Philadelphia Vireo (Vireo philadelphicus) (1)
- Reported Sep 05, 2026 07:45 by Nicky Abrams
- 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/S390148859
- Comments: "seen well but quickly. Ambergill. clearly yellow throat, more yellow than the belly. seen with zohara and she agreed it was not red eyed vireo"

"Learn from yesterday. Live for today. Look to tomorrow. Rest this afternoon."

Snoopy, "Peanuts"

Saturday, September 5, 2026

[eBird Alert] Kings County Rare Bird Alert - prosbird@gmail.com - Gmail. As expected northwest wind bonanza

- Broad-winged Hawk (1 report)
- Least Flycatcher (1 report)
- Philadelphia Vireo (1 report)
- Ruby-crowned Kinglet (1 report)
- Swainson's Thrush (3 reports)
- Louisiana Waterthrush (2 reports)
- Golden-winged Warbler (4 reports)

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Broad-winged Hawk (Buteo platypterus) (1)
- Reported Sep 05, 2026 08:30 by Zohara Nguyen
- 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/S390090320
- Media: 2 Photos
- Comments: "Flying close to red tailed hawk but smaller and with white tail band. Photo attached."

Least Flycatcher (Empidonax minimus) (1)
- Reported Sep 05, 2026 12:42 by Lander Zurikarai
- 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/S390020455
- Comments: "Empidonax flycatcher, most likely this species"

Philadelphia Vireo (Vireo philadelphicus) (1)
- Reported Sep 05, 2026 06:04 by Paul Merle
- 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/S390086719
- Comments: "Like a warbling vireo with a yellow wash and a brighter yellow throat"

Ruby-crowned Kinglet (Corthylio calendula) (1)
- Reported Sep 05, 2026 06:04 by Paul Merle
- 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/S390086719
- Comments: "Plain grey overall. White wing bar. Partial eye rings"

Swainson's Thrush (Catharus ustulatus) (1)
- Reported Sep 05, 2026 14:01 by Xinyi Z
- 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/S390094489
- Comments: "A bit early. Buffy eye rings. Photo available"

Swainson's Thrush (Catharus ustulatus) (1)
- Reported Sep 05, 2026 09:26 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/S390096441
- Comments: "FOS for me. Buffy eyering. Later saw at least one more, and had my camera to photograph it, though that one is on a separate list when I came back—it’s clear they really arrived overnight."

Swainson's Thrush (Catharus ustulatus) (2)
- Reported Sep 05, 2026 06:04 by Paul Merle
- 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/S390086719
- Comments: "Clear buff eyering"

Louisiana Waterthrush (Parkesia motacilla) (1)
- Reported Sep 05, 2026 11:45 by Radka Osickova
- 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/S390091782
- Comments: "Late, clean throat, bold white eyebrow. Lullwater by terrace bridge"

Louisiana Waterthrush (Parkesia motacilla) (1)
- Reported Sep 05, 2026 06:04 by Paul Merle
- 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/S390086719
- Comments: "Bright white eyeline that doesn’t taper in the back"

Golden-winged Warbler (Vermivora chrysoptera) (1)
- Reported Sep 05, 2026 11:45 by Radka Osickova
- 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/S390091782
- Comments: "Black head, golden wing. Refound by lower pool"

Golden-winged Warbler (Vermivora chrysoptera) (1)
- Reported Sep 05, 2026 09:26 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/S390096441
- Comments: "Flagged: rare, low-density migrant, and rarely chaseable in Brooklyn—my first this year. In this case I got the notification about Zohara’s find while up in the Butterfly Meadow and decided to quickly run (literally—was supposed to be mostly running this morning) over to her pin, where she and Daisy and Tripper were able to put me on it fairly quickly. Mostly seen from below while it was very high above, from which vantage the view was mainly the black throat and otherwise plain underside—I saw no hint of yellow on the underside either in real life or in anyone’s photos, so this seems to me good for a “pure” Golden-winged—though I was able to eventually get a little more of a view of the namesake yellow upper wings, as it clung to some dead leaves searching them for bugs. A challenging bird but always good to see them hanging on."

Golden-winged Warbler (Vermivora chrysoptera) (1)
- Reported Sep 05, 2026 08:30 by Zohara Nguyen
- 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/S390090320
- Media: 3 Photos
- Comments: "Seen dangling off and inspecting the clumps of dead leaves at The Ravine. Yellow on crown, black around eye, black throat, grey back with yellow wing panel against grey back. Absolutely stunning find! Photos attached."

Golden-winged Warbler (Vermivora chrysoptera) (1)
- Reported Sep 05, 2026 06:04 by Paul Merle
- 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/S390086719
- Comments: "Black throat and eye patch with bright white above and below. Yellow crown and big yellow wingbars"

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eBird Checklist - 5 Sep 2026 - Prospect Park - 45 species (+1 other taxa)

https://ebird.org/checklist/S390052212?continue

Checklist photo of days best Bird Golden winged Warbler

"Learn from yesterday. Live for today. Look to tomorrow. Rest this afternoon."

Snoopy, "Peanuts"

Philly Vireo Prospect Hammerhead east

Philadelphia Vireo (Vireo philadelphicus) (1)
- Reported Sep 05, 2026 08:03 by Nathan Baron Silvern
- 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/S389948704
- Comments: "Seen with BBC on hammerhead"

Two rare warblers prospect

Golden-winged Warbler (Vermivora chrysoptera) (1)
- Reported Sep 05, 2026 07:46 by HY Kim
- 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/S389977444
- Comments: "Spotted high up on the trees by the ravine - dark black throat, white under belly"

Mourning Warbler (Geothlypis philadelphia) (1)
- Reported Sep 05, 2026 10:19 by Adam Brodnax
- 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/S389973459
- Comments: "Seen by peninsula with bird group"

Bird List - Prospect Park, Kings, New York, United States - eBird Hotspot

https://ebird.org/hotspot/L109516/bird-list

As of noon ,78 species reported in prospect park by various birders.

Blue grosbeak flyover near bartel sq

Blue Grosbeak (Passerina caerulea) (1)
- Reported Sep 05, 2026 07:03 by Ryan Mandelbaum
- 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/S389895153
- Comments: "Heard early, one of the first birds I encountered as I walked into the park. Was still pretty dark but saw chunky long tailed thing making a harsh metallic clink sound"

[eBird Alert] Kings County Rare Bird Alert GWC Mourning warbler

Mourning Warbler (Geothlypis philadelphia) (1)
- Reported Sep 04, 2026 17:56 by Richard Fleming
- 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/S389756995
- Media: 1 Audio
- Comments: "North edge of Crescent. Very thick chip calls, audio attached."

"Learn from yesterday. Live for today. Look to tomorrow. Rest this afternoon."

Snoopy, "Peanuts"