Flyover pipit at BBP

American Pipit (Anthus rubescens) (1)
- Reported Sep 21, 2026 06:58 by MI YU
- Brooklyn Bridge Park, Kings, New York
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=40.6996104,-73.9973745&ll=40.6996104,-73.9973745
- Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S394950431
- Comments: "Flyover, heading north over the western end of pier 3. White edges to longish tail. Calling two note flight call." 

"Delicious autumn! My very soul is wedded to it, and if I were a bird I would fly about the earth seeking the successive autumns."
— George Eliot

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Raptor id

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

Snoopy, "Peanuts"

Yellow throated vireo West of picnic house

Yellow-throated Vireo (Vireo flavifrons) (1)
- Reported Sep 20, 2026 12:42 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/S394717437
- Comments: "Sparrow bowl, made a harsh rattle call and then retreated into the trees. Vireo with yellow throat and spectacles." 

"Delicious autumn! My very soul is wedded to it, and if I were a bird I would fly about the earth seeking the successive autumns."
— George Eliot

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[eBird Alert] Kings County Rare Bird Alert American Bittern prospect lake

American Bittern (Botaurus lentiginosus) (1)
- Reported Sep 19, 2026 18:35 by Victoria Liu
- 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/S394394247
- Comments: "Standing in the reeds at the edge of the water, on a log. Golden colored with vertical streaks. Size of maybe a goose; slender with long neck/ intense eyes. Saw a face-on view with the beak upturned to the sky, and then saw a side profile of it as it skulked away into the thick reeds. It seemed to point its beak to the sky when it saw me, I put down my binoculars for a moment, and when I looked back, it was skulking away." 

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

Snoopy, "Peanuts"

Details photos GWC Philly vireo

Philadelphia Vireo (Vireo philadelphicus) (1)
- Reported Sep 19, 2026 09:49 by Richard Fleming
- 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/S394329204
- Media: 6 Photos
- Comments: "Whatever that so-called "effect" is when you go looking for a rarity and by virtue of careful observation and multiple sets of eyeballs suddenly find another, that's what happened here. After Ed Crowne and I had satisfactorily gorged on extended views of the Connecticut warbler as it wandered unconcerned in the shady grasses, we stood around for awhile discussing our respective recent trips to Bahia. When I idly put my glasses up on some avian object in the adjacent cherry tree, I was able to say "hey Ed, not to interrupt, but we have a Philly Vireo up here." We quickly got the remaining Connecticut-viewers on the bird, which was a small, brightish yellow vireo with a bold white eyestripe and dark lores, a not-at-all confusing example of its taxon." 

"Delicious autumn! My very soul is wedded to it, and if I were a bird I would fly about the earth seeking the successive autumns."
— George Eliot

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Ytvi prospect

Yellow-throated Vireo (Vireo flavifrons) (1)
- Reported Sep 19, 2026 07:33 by Ant Taboada
- 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/S394335928
- Comments: "Uncommon fall migrant, but somehow did not have any of these this past spring. Really frustrating encounter, as is often the case with these during migration, at least for me. Seen very briefly near carousel, and I stuck around for a while to try to refind it with no luck. Small but stocky passerine with bright yellow head and spectacles, bold wingbars, and white undertail. Photos are complete garbage but *might* be diagnostic." 

"Delicious autumn! My very soul is wedded to it, and if I were a bird I would fly about the earth seeking the successive autumns."
— George Eliot

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Rarities in Greenwood Cemetery

Check links for Connecticut warbler , Philly vireo and Blue Grosbeak

https://ebird.org/checklist/S394302854

Blue grosbeak reported in wildflower grass meadow West of Valley Water

https://ebird.org/checklist/S394311188

"Delicious autumn! My very soul is wedded to it, and if I were a bird I would fly about the earth seeking the successive autumns."
— George Eliot

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BBC walk in Greenwood Cemetery

Leader Ryan Mandlebaum

https://ebird.org/checklist/S394308140?continue

"Delicious autumn! My very soul is wedded to it, and if I were a bird I would fly about the earth seeking the successive autumns."
— George Eliot

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Fwd: [eBird Alert] Kings County Rare Bird Alert

More Saturday reports

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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From: <ebird-alert@birds.cornell.edu>
Date: Sat, Sep 19, 2026, 1:23 PM
Subject: [eBird Alert] Kings County Rare Bird Alert <hourly>
To: <prosbird@gmail.com>

*** Species Summary:

- Willow Flycatcher (2 reports)
- Least Flycatcher (4 reports)
- Philadelphia Vireo (1 report)
- Clay-colored Sparrow (1 report)

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

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

Willow Flycatcher (Empidonax traillii) (1)
- Reported Sep 19, 2026 07:35 by Briggan Krauss
- Green-Wood Cemetery, New York US-NY 40.65231, -73.99557, Kings, New York
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=40.652306,-73.99557&ll=40.652306,-73.99557
- Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S394291067
- Comments: "Identified confirmed by Ryan who lead the Brooklyn Bird Club walk this morning in Greenwood Cemetery."

Willow Flycatcher (Empidonax traillii) (1)
- Reported Sep 19, 2026 07:34 by Susan Axelrod
- Green-Wood Cemetery, New York US-NY 40.65574, -73.99749, Kings, New York
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=40.655743,-73.997488&ll=40.655743,-73.997488
- Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S394276704
- Comments: "Leader if’s by sound"

Least Flycatcher (Empidonax minimus) (2)
- Reported Sep 19, 2026 09:25 by Ryan Treves
- Brooklyn Botanic Garden, Kings, New York
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=40.6680222,-73.96367&ll=40.6680222,-73.96367
- Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S394272739
- Comments: "Duo very actively flycatching and tussling at the Wilson overlook. Pronounced white eyering, small stature, wing bars, repeated insistent “whit” calls. Photos."

Least Flycatcher (Empidonax minimus) (1)
- Reported Sep 19, 2026 09:51 by Greg Thornberg
- 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/S394275160
- Comments: "Heard and recording"

Least Flycatcher (Empidonax minimus) (1)
- Reported Sep 19, 2026 09:51 by Kristen Bellomo
- 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/S394275162
- Comments: "Heard and recording"

Least Flycatcher (Empidonax minimus) (1)
- Reported Sep 19, 2026 07:34 by Susan Axelrod
- Green-Wood Cemetery, New York US-NY 40.65574, -73.99749, Kings, New York
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=40.655743,-73.997488&ll=40.655743,-73.997488
- Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S394276704
- Comments: "Leader id’s it by small beak"

Philadelphia Vireo (Vireo philadelphicus) (1)
- Reported Sep 19, 2026 10:16 by Martin Bernstein
- 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/S394273055
- Comments: "Observed as part of a large group of"

Clay-colored Sparrow (Spizella pallida) (1)
- Reported Sep 19, 2026 10:50 by Heather Wolf
- Brooklyn Bridge Park, Kings, New York
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=40.6996104,-73.9973745&ll=40.6996104,-73.9973745
- Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S394281428
- Comments: "Light-colored sparrow with line in back of eye, pale gray collar. Pier 3 outpost."

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Ariola Calls For Federal Action To Protect Local Menhaden and Local Wildlife - The Wave

Ariola Calls For Federal Action To Protect Local Menhaden and Local Wildlife - The Wave https://share.google/ckY0bQrQ4Crbvzw34 

Serious stuff .overfishing affecting ospreys and fish predator consumption cycles ..chain reaction in the food chain.

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.

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Fwd: [eBird Alert] Kings County Rare Bird Alert more Saturday reports

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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From: <ebird-alert@birds.cornell.edu>
Date: Sat, Sep 19, 2026, 12:21 PM
Subject: [eBird Alert] Kings County Rare Bird Alert <hourly>
To: <prosbird@gmail.com>

*** Species Summary:

- American Golden-Plover (1 report)
- Great Cormorant (1 report)
- Philadelphia Vireo (3 reports)
- Hermit Thrush (1 report)
- Boat-tailed Grackle (1 report)
- Connecticut Warbler (1 report)

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

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



Great Cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo) (1)
- Reported Sep 19, 2026 06:37 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/S394255890
- Comments: "Still a little early. Photo."

Philadelphia Vireo (Vireo philadelphicus) (1)
- Reported Sep 19, 2026 09:15 by Brita Ahmann
- Parade Ground - Field 8, New York US-NY 40.65307, -73.96645, Kings, New York
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=40.653074,-73.966451&ll=40.653074,-73.966451
- Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S394269353
- Comments: "Noticeable by the white eyebrow, pale yellow belly, and smaller size than red eye vireo."

Philadelphia Vireo (Vireo philadelphicus)
- Reported Sep 19, 2026 07:41 by Conor Costelloe
- Prospect Park, Kings, New York
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=40.65717,-73.965269&ll=40.65717,-73.965269
- Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S394257335
- Comments: "Yellowest at the breast, multiple other birders concurred"

Philadelphia Vireo (Vireo philadelphicus) (1)
- Reported Sep 19, 2026 08:00 by Carolyn Monastra
- 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/S394250533
- Comments: "Was with the Brooklyn Bird club and there were several “expert” birders helping ID it: noting it’s more yellow (than REVI) chest"

Hermit Thrush (Catharus guttatus) (1)
- Reported Sep 19, 2026 08:26 by Gab C
- 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/S394263323
- Comments: "Early — seen in a bush near dell water, it had a faint eyeing but lacked the prominent spectacles of a Swainson’s, had darker and more diffuse breast spots than Veery, and it appeared to have a rufous tail, though its location in the dark bush made it difficult to see clearly"


Connecticut Warbler (Oporornis agilis) (1)
- Reported Sep 19, 2026 09:29 by Tara Craig
- 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/S394268602
- Comments: "Chunky warbler with a white eye ring, yellow below, olive-brown above. Foraging on the ground under dawn redwood at Valley Water"

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Reported todaay

Philadelphia Vireo (Vireo philadelphicus) (1)
- Reported Sep 19, 2026 07:40 by Sameer Ajmani
- 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/S394240918
- Comments: "Yellowest in throat, dark eyeline. ID by Dennis on BBC walk."

White-crowned Sparrow (Zonotrichia leucophrys) (1)
- Reported Sep 19, 2026 07:54 by Ayaan Shah
- 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/S394238574
- Comments: "On a tree at Dell Water. Merlin picked it up then I saw it 

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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[eBird Alert] Kings County Rare Bird Alert - prosbird@gmail.com - Gmail. Clay colored and bald eagle

Clay-colored Sparrow (Spizella pallida) (1)
- Reported Sep 18, 2026 16:08 by Seth Barr
- 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/S394079345
- Media: 2 Photos
- Comments: "See photo" 

Note also bald eagle touchdown and water action

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

Snoopy, "Peanuts"

Nethermead Clay colored sparrow

Location 40.6603034, -73.9691073

Or inside middle triangle West end enclosure 

Clay-colored Sparrow (Spizella pallida) (1)
- Reported Sep 18, 2026 16:13 by Ethan Greenberg
- 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/S394042202
- Comments: "https://maps.app.goo.gl/io9e21qXJRmbbxj77?g_st=ic"

Clay-colored Sparrow (Spizella pallida) (1)
- Reported Sep 18, 2026 16:05 by Ant Taboada
- 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/S394045186
- Media: 1 Photo
- Comments: "Continuing in same Nethermead enclosure I found it in a couple days ago. Photos." 

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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Lights Out Bill in session

From Mike Yuan of NYC Bird Alliance 

• Context
  • NYC Bird Alliance is working with the City Council on legislation to make NYC safer for migrating birds.
  • Intro 0998 would reduce unnecessary nighttime lighting in commercial and office buildings.
• The problem
  • Artificial light at night can disorient migrating birds and draw them toward buildings.
  • Birds can then collide with windows and other structures.
  • Nearly 250,000 birds die from building collisions in NYC each year.
• Why it matters
  • Migration is happening all around us, including right here in NYC.
  • Reducing unnecessary nighttime lighting is a simple way to reduce a major threat to migrating birds.
  • Less unnecessary lighting also means less wasted energy and light pollution.
• The ask

• Contact your City Council Member and ask them to support Intro 0998.
• It takes about 30 seconds using NYC Bird Alliance's online action site - https://ujoin.co/campaigns/4317/actions/public?action_id=7220
• Encourage other birders to take action too.

• 
  
• Thanks!
• Mike

More details will be communicated in upcoming prospect bird walks

Kb

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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Bright Philly Vireo at Sparrow Bowl ( picnic house West )

Philadelphia Vireo (Vireo philadelphicus) (1)
- Reported Sep 18, 2026 11:59 by Joe Trezza
- 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/S394005164
- Media: 2 Photos
- Comments: "Stunning individual at the sparrow bowl. Bright like a beacon. Required patience, then was very confiding. At once both glamorous and docile, plus dark lore." 

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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Fwd: [eBird Alert] Kings County Rare Bird Alert

2nd GWWA of the fall season in Prospect

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Date: Fri, Sep 18, 2026 at 12:29 PM
Subject: [eBird Alert] Kings County Rare Bird Alert <hourly>
To: <prosbird@gmail.com>

*** Species Summary:

- Golden-winged Warbler (2 reports)

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Thank you for subscribing to the <hourly> Kings County Rare Bird Alert.  The report below shows observations of rare birds in Kings County.  View or unsubscribe to this alert at https://ebird.org/alert/summary?sid=SN35645
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Golden-winged Warbler (Vermivora chrysoptera) (1)
- Reported Sep 18, 2026 10:37 by Logan Williams
- 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/S393956038
- Media: 1 Photo
- Comments: "Male, black and white face pattern, yellow cap and golden stripe on wing. Found by Prospect Park Wellhouse picnic area, slowly moved up Lookout Hill in mixed flock with redstarts, Magnolia and Black-throated blue"

Golden-winged Warbler (Vermivora chrysoptera) (1)
- Reported Sep 18, 2026 08:55 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/S393954961
- Media: 1 Photo
- Comments: "Photos.  Thanks to Logan for reporting.  I was just barely able to run over and get a few shots before my 11 am conference call."

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

Snoopy, "Peanuts"

Connecticut warbler in Gwc unspecified location

Connecticut Warbler (Oporornis agilis) (1)
- Reported Sep 17, 2026 07:50 by Z .
- Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, Kings, New York
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=40.6523083,-73.9904281&ll=40.6523083,-73.9904281
- Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S393729434
- Comments: "Muddy drab gray/yellowish immature flew low over winterwalk, looking closer to ovenbird size. seen bipedal-ing in the undergrowth until it disappeared into the denseness. (Homer backing into a hedge dot gif) Complete eyering, extravagantly long UTCs. (yes, this guy had a tail) Additionally: RJ says so. Seen around 11am. Put in a while to see if we could get second looks: nope. Wouldn’t twist your ankle rushing over as that area was being actively and repeatedly encroached upon by work vehicles and laborers." 

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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Fwd: Thursday BBC Fall Migration Walk 9/17/26

Led by Chris Miller and Michelle.

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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From: Chris Miller 
Date: Thu, Sep 17, 2026, 4:07 PM
Subject: Thursday Fall Migration Walk 9/17/26

Hi Peter,
Nice group of roughly 40 today with several new people. I was
fortunate to have Michele co-lead the walk today!
Highlights were Scarlet Tanager, Yellow-billed Cuckoo, Rose-breasted
Grosbeak and 12 Warbler species.

Here's the list:

Mute Swan
Wood Duck
Mallard
Rock Pigeon
Mourning Dove
Yellow-billed Cuckoo
Chimney Swift
Ruby-throated Hummingbird
Double-crested Cormorant
Green Heron
Cooper's Hawk
Belted Kingfisher
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Downy Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
American Kestrel
Eastern Wood-Pewee
Red-eyed Vireo
Blue Jay
American Crow
Barn Swallow
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Carolina Wren
European Starling
Gray Catbird
Veery
American Robin
Cedar Waxwing
House Sparrow
House Finch
American Goldfinch
Red-winged Blackbird
Northern Waterthrush
Black-and-white Warbler
Common Yellowthroat
American Redstart
Northern Parula
Magnolia Warbler
Bay-breasted Warbler
Chestnut-sided Warbler
Blackpoll Warbler
Black-throated Blue Warbler
Pine Warbler
Prairie Warbler
Scarlet Tanager
Northern Cardinal
Rose-breasted Grosbeak

https://ebird.org/checklist/S393734328

Best,
Chris Miller

Philly vireo Prospect

Philadelphia Vireo (Vireo philadelphicus) (1)
- Reported Sep 15, 2026 07:20 by karen o'hearn
- 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/S393429465
- Comments: "vireo with contrasty, dark cap, black eyeline going through the lores to the base of the bill, & yellow throat.  Found by Matt Beck and seen with him - he has pics." 

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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McCarren park Philly vireo

Philadelphia Vireo (Vireo philadelphicus) (1)
- Reported Sep 16, 2026 07:14 by landry birds
- McCarren Park, Kings, New York
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=40.7198951,-73.9512669&ll=40.7198951,-73.9512669
- Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S393394061
- Media: 2 Photos
- Comments: "Vireo with yellow concentrated at the throat and underside instead of flanks. Will post photo."
 

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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Dickcissel prospect

Dickcissel (Spiza americana) (1)
- Reported Sep 15, 2026 06:45 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/S393364291
- Comments: "*scarce low density migrant, more often heard as an active migrant than seen on the ground. Unseen flying fart calls (3) over the western end of Long Meadow before 7 AM." 

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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Fwd: Tuesday BBC walk recap

Leader Ryan Goldberg

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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---------- Forwarded message ---------
From: Ryan Goldberg <ryan.goldberg@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, Sep 15, 2026, 8:42 PM
Subject: Tuesday walk recap
To: Peter Dorosh <prosbird@gmail.com>

Hi Peter,

Here is our list from today's Tuesday walk, the second of the season: https://ebird.org/checklist/S393184001.

We had a great day. An overnight cold front definitely led to greater diversity and numbers than last week. We saw 15 species of warblers, including Tennessee, Canada, and Wilson's, and there was some decent hawk migration underway, with a high-flying Bald Eagle over Lookout Hill being the standout. One Least Sandpiper is still sticking around the Lefrak splash pad. Our total was 64 species.

Ryan

Phvi & ccsp

Philadelphia Vireo (Vireo philadelphicus) (1)
- Reported Sep 15, 2026 09:32 by Matt Beck
- 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/S393239803
- Media: 3 Photos
- Comments: "Pictures to follow"

Clay-colored Sparrow (Spizella pallida) (1)
- Reported Sep 15, 2026 14:52 by Ant Taboada
- 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/S393240447
- Comments: "I was not in a great mood today and thought “You know what could cheer me up? Finding my first Clay-colored Sparrow of the year. So I walked up to the enclosure in the center of the Nethermead, went “psh psh psh” and a Clay-colored Sparrow popped up. Did it totally improve my mood? Honestly, not really. But it was very cute and it made me smile. Photos." 

Clay-colored Sparrow (Spizella pallida) (1)
- Reported Sep 15, 2026 18:17 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/S393256250
- Media: 3 Photos
- Comments: "Nice find by Ant this afternoon. Continuing in fenced area of the Nethermead. 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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GWC Mowa

Mourning Warbler (Geothlypis philadelphia) (1)
- Reported Sep 15, 2026 09:08 by Joe Trezza
- 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/S393177569
- Media: 4 Photos
- Comments: "Late, but not preposterously so, and a species that would flag pretty much any day of the year, even here, where they are uncommon but regular migrants with plenty of places to hide. First year/female type, detected on the weedy hill overlooking Valley. First noticed the broken eye ring and clean yellow underside; in shadow, the eye demarcation also gave it the illusion of having a dark eye-stripe, breaking up the yellow superloral and throat. Broken breast band subtle, but likely less so if the bird afforded better looks. Yet it was characteristically shy and elusive; behaviorally nothing like the vocal, bold and pugnacious yellowthroats that have been around. I chased it helplessly for 20 minutes or so, remaining unresponsive to pishing as it stayed in deep cover within several bushes and yews.

In the poor flight photographs I did manage, the bird shows darker feathering along the upperwing edge and tail, whereas yellowthroats of this age should be uniform olive above and Wilson's would have more dark on the upper wing. Northern Yellow would show more yellow in the underwing, stretching to the edge of the primaries.  On this bird, only one photo shows a partial underwing. But enough is visible to see its devoid of yellow, which is right for Mourning, as the yellow should extend only from the auxiliaries to the coverts.  In the absence of better photos of the preferred field marks, these are hopefully at least suggestive.

I might have recorded some chip calls, but uncertain if they are from this bird or a nearby mimid. In any event, they were higher and lighter than the yellowthroat's familiar dry matchstrike scold." 

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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GWC ccsp

Clay-colored Sparrow (Spizella pallida) (1)
- Reported Sep 15, 2026 08:21 by Chris Miller
- 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/S393196150
- Comments: "*photo to come Foraging here: (40.6543135, -73.9996446)" 

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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Two prospect nabe rarities

A brief note as I'm still out of town:

A Clay colored Sparrow is frequenting one of the fence enclosures not specified in Prospects Nethermead.

Meanwhile outside the park as is the case with these wacky birds, a VIRGINIA RAIL was spotted at Park Place and 7th Ave ....

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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Details GWC CONW

Connecticut Warbler (Oporornis agilis) (1)
- Reported Sep 14, 2026 16:26 by Andrea Trigueros
- 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/S392993015
- Comments: "Initial bad looks, but all yellow below & greenish olive above + walking- ovenbird style- with a slight tail bob, on the south slope of Sylvan. Then, a better look from the top of the hill, perched on a yew in stunning light before disappearing again. Adult male: full gray hood, bold white eye ring, yellow below." 

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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Birds around the nabe

Quick notes as I'm away for a few days 

A Royal Tern appeared at Bush Terminal Pier Park. Likely the first one there historically, as reported by Nick Dawson

A Yellow breasted Chat showed up at an area by the Zucker nature playground by the Vale Cashmere

Black billed Cuckoo is a notable sighting at Sylvan Water West in Greenwood Cemetery  where I read reports that the area and hedgerows were recently mowed sending away Lark and Clay colored sparrows that hung around there 

At rarely heard and vastly underreported Ridgewood Reservoir, a Connecticut Warbler is a good one there. Another Connecticut was reported by Andrea T at the GWC South slope Sylvan water means it's peak time for this species 

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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Caspian Tern this morning over Prospect lake Brians report

The lake has "tern-ed" into a gold mine lately ( after yesterday s black tern discovery)

Caspian Tern (Hydroprogne caspia) (1) CONFIRMED
- Reported Sep 14, 2026 06:20 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/S392823338
- Media: 1 Photo
- Comments: "Photos.  Big tern with big bright red honker.  It stuck around for about 15 minutes after I saw it." 

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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**Black Tern records in prospect 9 th record today . Sort of a mini mega

Date	#	Observer
2026-09-13	3	Sean Sime
2026-09-13	3	B F
2022-08-23	1	terry VP
2011-08-28	1	David Perry
2011-08-28	1	Rusty H
2011-08-28	1	Christopher Eliot
2011-08-28	1	Keir Randall
2011-08-28	1	Rusty H
2011-08-28	1	Russ Alderson
2011-08-28	1	Robert Bate
2011-08-28	1	Joshua Malbin
2011-05-18	1	Alex Wilson
1953-09-16	1	NYC Bird Report Data
1950-10-13	1	NYC Bird Report Data
1949-10-09	1	NYC Bird Report Dat

Date	#	Observer
2013-09-10	1	Peter Dorosh
2011-08-28	1	Peter Dorosh

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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* Clay colored and Lark Sparrows in GWC

Clay-colored Sparrow (Spizella pallida) (1)
- Reported Sep 13, 2026 15:49 by D K
- 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/S392691084
- Media: 2 Photos
- Comments: "Continuing sparrow reported by Thomas Meinzen in with a few chippings, gray nape, pale lores, eye ring. Photos"

Clay-colored Sparrow (Spizella pallida) (1)
- Reported Sep 13, 2026 14:25 by Christine Gu
- 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/S392693764
- Comments: "Great find by Thomas Meinzen, overall pale and buffy sparrow with no black on the lores, a bordered white malar stripe, and a gray nape. On the hills SE of Sylvan mixed in with CHSPs, basically where I tried to find them but failed last fall. My gateway sparrow."

Clay-colored Sparrow (Spizella pallida) (1)
- Reported Sep 13, 2026 13:36 by Thomas Meinzen
- 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/S392685719
- Comments: "With flock of Chipping. Paler and buffier with strong white male stripe and pale lores. Photos. 40.652026,-73.997235"

Lark Sparrow (Chondestes grammacus) (1)
- Reported Sep 13, 2026 14:25 by Christine Gu
- 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/S392693764
- Comments: "Woohoo! Lifer. Found by Richard Fleming,  large, slender sparrow with unique face patterns, featuring a long tail with white edges, causing me to mistake it for a weirdly colored NOMO at first. I refound it right by the Sunset Park entrance overpass, flying between two sides of the path, mostly in trees but dropped down once to the edge of the path to forage. Photos."
 
Lark Sparrow (Chondestes grammacus) (1)
- Reported Sep 13, 2026 13:44 by Richard Fleming
- 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/S392707519
- Comments: "Brief looks at a calling bird above the hedgerows west of Sylvan. Diagnostic but badly obscured photos."

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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Fwd: 9/12/26 bbc fall migration walk

Leader Dennis Hrehowsik

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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---------- Forwarded message ---------
From: Dennis Hrehowsik <deepseagangster@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, Sep 13, 2026, 5:25 PM
Subject: 9/12/26 bbc fall migration walk
To: Peter Dorosh <prosbird@gmail.com>

Hey Peter!

i just realized i forgot to send list last week. we had a similar species list this week but lower numbers of individuals. we had a total of 57 species and a mystery empid. n 8 hours. highlights were 3 species of sandpiper which is a first for my walk. least, solitary and spotted. a dozen warblers and a pair of scarlet tanagers. we had a great time on a perfect september  day. can't wait till next week.

Dennis

8 Canada Goose
2 Mute Swan
9 Wood Duck
1 Northern Shoveler
10 Mallard
2 American Black Duck
1 Green-winged Teal
6 Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon)
3 Mourning Dove
15 Chimney Swift
1 Ruby-throated Hummingbird
1 Spotted Sandpiper
2 Solitary Sandpiper
3 Least Sandpiper -- Brown peeps yellow legs on splash pad
7 Laughing Gull
1 Ring-billed Gull
2 Green Heron
2 Great Blue Heron
1 Osprey
1 Cooper's Hawk
6 Red-tailed Hawk
1 Belted Kingfisher
4 Red-bellied Woodpecker
3 Downy Woodpecker
1 Hairy Woodpecker
2 Northern Flicker
3 Eastern Wood-Pewee

1 eastern Phoebe
1 Empidonax sp.
1 Eastern Kingbird
2 Red-eyed Vireo
5 Blue Jay
2 American Crow
1 Carolina Wren
15 European Starling
5 Gray Catbird
1 Swainson's Thrush
25 American Robin
7 Cedar Waxwing
50 House Sparrow
2 American Goldfinch
2 Song Sparrow
3 Red-winged Blackbird
1 Common Grackle
3 Northern Waterthrush
4 Black-and-white Warbler
3 Common Yellowthroat
10 American Redstart
3 Northern Parula
2 Magnolia Warbler
2 Northern Yellow Warbler
2 Chestnut-sided Warbler
2 Blackpoll Warbler
1 Yellow-rumped Warbler
2 Black-throated Green Warbler
1 Canada Warbler
2 Scarlet Tanager
6 Northern Cardinal

BBP Philly

Philadelphia Vireo (Vireo philadelphicus) (1)
- Reported Sep 13, 2026 09:20 by Andrew West
- Brooklyn Bridge Park, Kings, New York
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=40.6996104,-73.9973745&ll=40.6996104,-73.9973745
- Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S392555089
- Comments: "In trees on Harbor View lawn." 

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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**Black terns over prospect lake today!

A super find by Sean ..very rare species for the park.

Black Tern (Chlidonias niger) (3)
- Reported Sep 13, 2026 07:23 by Sean Sime
- 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/S392497257
- Media: 1 Video
- Comments: "Spotted around 8:20am just as rain began in earnest. 1 seen initially then I changed vantages and saw three. Poor cell phone video. Small terns with slate gray backs, splotchy head and white bellies. Rounded wings." 

Photos of black terns in chklist link

Black Tern (Chlidonias niger) (3) CONFIRMED
- Reported Sep 13, 2026 06:50 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/S392528799
- Media: 2 Photos
- Comments: "Photos.  Reported by Sean S.  Was heading toward the lake from the Butterfly Meadow hoping some birds seeking shelter from the rain there or the spashpad when I got the Discord alert.  I jogged down and got there just in time to see them circle the lake a few times and take off north.   I walked around the lake a few more times but didn't see them again."

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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