BTTP dickcissel

Dickcissel (Spiza americana) (1)
- Reported Oct 16, 2026 15:30 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/S402883805
- Comments: "Seen a couple times in the fenced-off meadow. Photos." 

"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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BTPP Bobolink

Bobolink (Dolichonyx oryzivorus) (1)
- Reported Oct 16, 2026 15:30 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/S402883805
- Comments: "Late lingerer in the fenced-off meadow. Photo 

"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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Around the nabe

Common Nighthawk (Chordeiles minor) (1)
- Reported Oct 16, 2026 15:58 by Jorge V
- 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/S402870150
- Comments: "Flyby over Battle Hill."

Red-headed Woodpecker (Melanerpes erythrocephalus) (1)
- Reported Oct 16, 2026 15:58 by Jorge V
- 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/S402870150
- Media: 1 Photo
- Comments: "Immature. Seen on a snag tree to the right of the Battle Hill landmark."

Bobolink (Dolichonyx oryzivorus) (1)
- Reported Oct 16, 2026 17:30 by Louise Lee
- 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/S402874748
- Comments: "In the meadow, spotted with Nick"

Rose-breasted Grosbeak (Pheucticus ludovicianus) (1)
- Reported Oct 16, 2026 17:10 by Liam G
- 471 Mac, Kings, New York
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=40.683428,-73.927137&ll=40.683428,-73.927137
- Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S402868535
- Media: 1 Video, 4 Photos
- Comments: "Photos/video. Late. Larger than a sparrow. Bright white supercilium connecting at nape. Some Buffy tones. Apparent safron-toned armpits."

Dickcissel (Spiza americana) (1)
- Reported Oct 16, 2026 17:30 by Louise Lee
- 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/S402874748
- Comments: "In the meadow, spotted with Nick"
 

"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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Friday's flagged birds report

Yellow-billed Cuckoo (Coccyzus americanus) (1)
- Reported Oct 16, 2026 15:11 by Al A.
- 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: https://ebird.org/checklist/S402848789
- Comments: "Unmistakable, what a treat. Long tail bird flew by me I thought mocking bird at first but the color was off as it was brown/redish from the back. Then they landed in a tree and stayed for a while so luckily I got to observe. White dots on back of long tail and cuckoo shaped bill with yellow bottom!!"

Scarlet Tanager (Piranga olivacea) (1)
- Reported Oct 16, 2026 12:46 by Drew B
- 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/S402848356
- Comments: "slightly late. dull yellow greenish, darker wings no wing bars. forging on ground with  a bunch of chipping sparrows. photo tba"
 

"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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Pp vespers

Vesper Sparrow (Pooecetes gramineus) (2)
- Reported Oct 15, 2026 12:15 by Kathleen Toomey
- 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/S402650562
- Media: 1 Photo
- Comments: "Continuing on ball field 2 and in the fenced in area around the elm grove close to the dog beach.   Hefty sparrows with bold eye rings"
 

"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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GWC Dickcissel inside the 20th St entrance ( east gate) on lawn

Dickcissel (Spiza americana) (1)
- Reported Oct 15, 2026 15:53 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/S402641129
- Media: 2 Photos
- Comments: "House-sparrow-like with yellow developing on chest. Foraging on long grasses with sparrows at north end hill of graves. The bird was in very harsh lighting when I first observed, and threw me." 

"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: Thursday Fall Migration BBC Walk 10/15/26

"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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From: Chris Miller <cmnyc79@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, Oct 15, 2026, 8:43 PM
Subject: Thursday Fall Migration Walk 10/15/26
To: prosbird@gmail.com <Prosbird@gmail.com>, Tom Stephenson <12toms@gmail.com>, Dennis Hrehowsik <deepseagangster@gmail.com>

Hi Peter,
We had beautiful fall weather and a lovely group of participants on
today's walk. The park was very birdy and we had great looks at many
of the birds.
Highlights for the day were 2 Vesper sparrows, White-crowned sparrow,
6 American Pipits, Rusty Blackbird, Bald Eagle and 12 warbler species.
We had 65 species total.

Here's the list:

Canada Goose
Mute Swan
Wood Duck
Northern Shoveler
Mallard
American Black Duck
Ruddy Duck
Rock Pigeon
Mourning Dove
Ring-billed Gull
Pied-billed Grebe
Great Blue Heron
Osprey
Cooper's Hawk
Bald Eagle
Red-tailed Hawk
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Downy Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
American Kestrel
Merlin
Eastern Phoebe
Blue-headed Vireo
Red-eyed Vireo
Blue Jay
American Crow
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Golden-crowned Kinglet
White-breasted Nuthatch
Brown Creeper
Winter Wren
Carolina Wren
European Starling
Gray Catbird
Swainson's Thrush
Hermit Thrush
American Robin
House Sparrow
American Pipit
House Finch
Chipping Sparrow
Field Sparrow
Dark-eyed Junco
White-crowned Sparrow
White-throated Sparrow
Vesper Sparrow
Song Sparrow
Swamp Sparrow
Eastern Towhee
Eastern Meadowlark
Rusty Blackbird
Northern Waterthrush
Black-and-white Warbler
Common Yellowthroat
Northern Parula
Magnolia Warbler
Blackburnian Warbler
Blackpoll Warbler
Black-throated Blue Warbler
Palm Warbler
Pine Warbler
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Black-throated Green Warbler
Northern Cardinal

https://ebird.org/checklist/email?subID=S402598419

Best,
Chris Miller

Eastern Meadowlark in elm Hill enclosure ( dog beach ) prospect today

Reported by Kathy T, later seen in ballfields tree #2

"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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"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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From: <ebird-alert@birds.cornell.edu>
Date: Thu, Oct 15, 2026, 7:03 PM
Subject: [eBird Alert] Kings County Rare Bird Alert <hourly>
To: <prosbird@gmail.com>

*** Species Summary:

- Common Nighthawk (2 reports)
- Vesper Sparrow (5 reports)
- Bobolink (1 report)
- Blackburnian Warbler (1 report)

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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.

Common Nighthawk (Chordeiles minor) (1)
- Reported Oct 15, 2026 17:07 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/S402619330
- Comments: "Flagged for date. One at 6pm."

Common Nighthawk (Chordeiles minor) (2)
- Reported Oct 15, 2026 15:36 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/S402623500
- Comments: "Late, Nethermead flyovers around sunset. Possibly a third."

Vesper Sparrow (Pooecetes gramineus) (2)
- Reported Oct 15, 2026 17:07 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/S402619330
- Comments: "At least 2 continuing. One in the fenced area near the dog beach. One along the fence between fields 1 and 2."

Vesper Sparrow (Pooecetes gramineus) (1)
- Reported Oct 15, 2026 15:36 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/S402623500
- Comments: "Continuing at ballfields, bold white eye ring."

Vesper Sparrow (Pooecetes gramineus) (2)
- Reported Oct 15, 2026 15:28 by Monica Berger
- 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/S402622864
- Comments: "White outer tail, eye, dog beach elm enclosure and ball field"

Vesper Sparrow (Pooecetes gramineus) (3)
- Reported Oct 15, 2026 11:00 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/S402620772
- Comments: "Minimum. I bet there at least 5 crawling around the ballfields. I saw them mostly on ballfield 1. Extremely cooperative."

Vesper Sparrow (Pooecetes gramineus) (2)
- Reported Oct 15, 2026 07:32 by Anonymous eBirder
- 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/S402617210
- Comments: "First reported by Forrest in ballfield.  Found in the fenced in area in front of dog beach.  White eye ring, streaking on flanks, white outer tail feathers, seen by MOB.  (40.6628978, -73.9726827).  Second Vesper found between ballfield 5 and 6, here:  (40.6610448, -73.9735480)"

Bobolink (Dolichonyx oryzivorus) (1)
- Reported Oct 15, 2026 11:00 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/S402620772
- Comments: "tree hopping with vesper sparrows by ballfields 1 & 2. Looks massive compared to chipping sparrows"

Blackburnian Warbler (Setophaga fusca) (2)
- Reported Oct 15, 2026 07:32 by Anonymous eBirder
- 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/S402617210
- Comments: "Angular cheek mark, drab, pale yellow throat upper breast. Two seen near one another."

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---------- Forwarded message ---------
From: <ebird-alert@birds.cornell.edu>
Date: Thu, Oct 15, 2026, 6:04 PM
Subject: [eBird Alert] Kings County Rare Bird Alert <hourly>
To: <prosbird@gmail.com>

*** Species Summary:

- American Bittern (2 reports)
- Eastern Wood-Pewee (1 report)
- Wood Thrush (1 report)
- Vesper Sparrow (2 reports)
- Mourning Warbler (1 report)

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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.

American Bittern (Botaurus lentiginosus) (1)
- Reported Oct 15, 2026 07:59 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/S402608460
- Comments: "!Whoop! Flyby. Z. spotted it near Sylvan Water flying West and descending. Moments later it picked up again, heading back East. No idea where it went. Image. - mchl got photo- me:no - large brown pointy fronted, legs out behind, like overgrown green heron. white with brown streaked chest seen in peripheral on the flyby."

American Bittern (Botaurus lentiginosus) (1)
- Reported Oct 15, 2026 07:50 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/S402607005
- Comments: "!Whoop! Flyby. Z. spotted it near Sylvan Water flying West and descending. Moments later it picked up again, heading back East. No idea where it went. Image."

Eastern Wood-Pewee (Contopus virens) (1)
- Reported Oct 15, 2026 08:36 by Richard Fleming
- 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: https://ebird.org/checklist/S402610956
- Comments: "Nice spot by Ferino, with whom I got to spend some quality time. Long-winged, prominently vested brown and white flycatcher sticking to bare branches in the canopy."

Wood Thrush (Hylocichla mustelina) (1)
- Reported Oct 15, 2026 08:36 by Richard Fleming
- 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: https://ebird.org/checklist/S402610956
- Comments: "Late large thrush; warm brown above with brighter rufous cap. Bright white below, with larger cleaner dark spots than our other thrushes."

Vesper Sparrow (Pooecetes gramineus) (2)
- Reported Oct 15, 2026 15:11 by Drew B
- 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/S402610926
- Comments: "one at the ballfields one over by the dog beach. both bold white white eye rings, streaky breast. photos of each"

Vesper Sparrow (Pooecetes gramineus) (2)
- Reported Oct 15, 2026 06:59 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/S402611396
- Media: 2 Photos
- Comments: "Flagged as rare, though we seem to get a handful each fall. First seen on the ballfields between Nos. 2 and 3 and then followed as offleash dogs flushed them far west along the fence line and then all the way back toward the dugouts again. Big, chunky sparrows with big, complete white eyerings—I always think they look as surprised to see me as I am to see them-/made prominent by the fact that the rest of the bird is a little blurry in its plumage, not as sharply streaked as a Savannah Sparrow. Immediately it seemed like there might be more than one around and soon enough there were two foraging together. Photos."

Mourning Warbler (Geothlypis philadelphia) (1)
- Reported Oct 15, 2026 14:46 by Jack Bechtel
- 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/S402611066
- Comments: "Low skulky warbler in low brush along water at Alfred Jenkins bridge. Imm. Bird. Large fairly heavy bodied warbler, olive gray over back with yellow belly coming up into throat. Very difficult to see after initial sighting flying low over the bridge and briefly perching in dogwood fairly exposed. Distinguished from COYE initially by size, but repeatedly called which assisted in ID confirmation separation from Connecticut warbler. Also responded to mourning warbler chip-call playback. Seems late."

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"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."
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From: <ebird-alert@birds.cornell.edu>
Date: Thu, Oct 15, 2026, 4:05 PM
Subject: [eBird Alert] Kings County Rare Bird Alert <hourly>
To: <prosbird@gmail.com>

*** Species Summary:

- Vesper Sparrow (1 report)
- Bobolink (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.

Vesper Sparrow (Pooecetes gramineus) (2) CONFIRMED
- Reported Oct 15, 2026 14:30 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/S402583634
- Comments: "Two vespers hanging out near field 1. White mustache, less clear lines on the head. Eye ring and creamy belly."

Bobolink (Dolichonyx oryzivorus) (1) CONFIRMED
- Reported Oct 15, 2026 14:30 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/S402583634
- Comments: "Seen with Nicky, very orangey, much bigger than other sparrows"

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From: <ebird-alert@birds.cornell.edu>
Date: Thu, Oct 15, 2026, 1:05 PM
Subject: [eBird Alert] Kings County Rare Bird Alert <hourly>
To: <prosbird@gmail.com>

*** Species Summary:

- Yellow-billed Cuckoo (2 reports)
- Eastern Wood-Pewee (1 report)
- Vesper Sparrow (4 reports)
- Chestnut-sided Warbler (1 report)
- Scarlet Tanager (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
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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.

Yellow-billed Cuckoo (Coccyzus americanus) (1)
- Reported Oct 15, 2026 10:01 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/S402541640
- Media: 1 Photo
- Comments: "Long-tailed, slender, pale-bellied, unobtrusive, dropped into water garden."

Yellow-billed Cuckoo (Coccyzus americanus) (2)
- Reported Oct 15, 2026 09:19 by Christine Gu
- 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/S402544044
- Media: 2 Photos
- Comments: "Crazy encounter with a sunning cuckoo. It was completely out in the open on the north edge of Dell staring into the water, fumbled all my pics in extreme excitement but there are some usable ones. Another seen in flight at Winter Walk from the direction of Cedar Dell, very white underneath but with pointy, conspicuously rufous wings. Swooping wingbeats. Tail not seen well. County/year bird for me."

Eastern Wood-Pewee (Contopus virens) (1)
- Reported Oct 15, 2026 09:19 by Christine Gu
- 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/S402544044
- Media: 2 Photos
- Comments: "Flagged for date. Just a hair late. Upright posture, nondescript eyering, dull wingbars, a bit of a vest. Silent, perched across from Morse. A lot of pictures."

Vesper Sparrow (Pooecetes gramineus) (2)
- Reported Oct 15, 2026 10:37 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/S402551088
- Comments: "Two together on baseball fields (I think 2 and 3), maybe more. Peachy Buffy tones overall, a bit bigger than Chippings and Savannahs, bold white eye ring, white outer tail feathers in flight. Might have gotten some audio of these two, will check."

Vesper Sparrow (Pooecetes gramineus) (2)
- Reported Oct 15, 2026 10:00 by Joshua Lam
- 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/S402542700
- Comments: "continuing, between ballfields 2+3 w/ chipping/mixed flock; tall sparrow, nice white eyering, streaking limited to chest, rufous shoulder, pale cheek spot with thick black outline, slight peek at rufous shoulder?"

Vesper Sparrow (Pooecetes gramineus) (2)
- Reported Oct 15, 2026 08:51 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/S402536700
- Media: 1 Photo
- Comments: "Continuing.  The first seen only briefly near ballfield 1, first an a tree and then in flight.  Briefly saw streaky chest and bold white eyering and, as it flew west, white outer tail feathers.  The second was mixed in with Chipping Sparrows between ballfields 2 and 3 as reported earlier.  Bad photos of this bird."

Vesper Sparrow (Pooecetes gramineus) (1)
- Reported Oct 15, 2026 08:43 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/S402550080
- Comments: "Large(ish) sparrow, distinctive white eye ring, less fidgety movements than the chipping and house sparrows."

Chestnut-sided Warbler (Setophaga pensylvanica) (1)
- Reported Oct 15, 2026 07:40 by Doug Gochfeld
- Cadman Plaza Park, Kings, New York
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=40.69873,-73.99059&ll=40.69873,-73.99059
- Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S402541258
- Comments: "Foraging on the concrete just south of the roses at the big war memorial, then flew up into a lower (cherry?) tree, foraged there for a minute or two, then ascended to the London Plane canopy. Green—backed warbler with gray face and bold white eyering, and a little bit of brown on the lower flanks."

Scarlet Tanager (Piranga olivacea) (1)
- Reported Oct 15, 2026 07:25 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/S402547808
- Comments: "Late non-breeding male. Photos."

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Fwd: [eBird Alert] Kings County Rare Bird Alert rarity around the nabe

"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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From: <ebird-alert@birds.cornell.edu>
Date: Thu, Oct 15, 2026, 5:03 PM
Subject: [eBird Alert] Kings County Rare Bird Alert <hourly>
To: <prosbird@gmail.com>

*** Species Summary:

- Yellow-billed Cuckoo (1 report)
- Vesper Sparrow (5 reports)
- Blackburnian Warbler (4 reports)

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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.

Yellow-billed Cuckoo (Coccyzus americanus) (1)
- Reported Oct 15, 2026 15:40 by Shaul Yahil
- 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/S402603000
- Comments: "Swooped down low in trees and shrubs by horse circle. Long tail, pointed wings, rusty color initially suggested cardinal, but yellow bill and impression of eyering all pointed to yellow-billed cuckoo."

Vesper Sparrow (Pooecetes gramineus) (1)
- Reported Oct 15, 2026 13:04 by Linda Ewing
- 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/S402596065
- Comments: "Good looks as it foraged at edge of wildflower meadow, in the matted brown grass. Streak-breasted sparrow w thin but distinct eye ring. Flushed & resettled a few times, allowing a glimpse of white tail edges."

Vesper Sparrow (Pooecetes gramineus) (2)
- Reported Oct 15, 2026 07:32 by Taylor Gamble
- 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/S402604450
- Comments: "First reported by Forrest in ballfield.  Found in the fenced in area in front of dog beach.  White eye ring, streaking on flanks, white outer tail feathers, seen by MOB.  (40.6628978, -73.9726827).  Second Vesper found between ballfield 5 and 6, here:  (40.6610448, -73.9735480)"

Vesper Sparrow (Pooecetes gramineus) (2)
- Reported Oct 15, 2026 07:32 by Marleny Rafferty
- 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/S402595009
- Comments: "First reported by Forrest in ballfield.  Found in the fenced in area in front of dog beach.  White eye ring, streaking on flanks, white outer tail feathers, seen by MOB.  (40.6628978, -73.9726827).  Second Vesper found between ballfield 5 and 6, here:  (40.6610448, -73.9735480)"

Vesper Sparrow (Pooecetes gramineus) (2)
- Reported Oct 15, 2026 07:32 by Chris Miller
- 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/S402598419
- Comments: "First reported by Forrest in ballfield.  Found in the fenced in area in front of dog beach.  White eye ring, streaking on flanks, white outer tail feathers, seen by MOB.  (40.6628978, -73.9726827).  Second Vesper found between ballfield 5 and 6, here:  (40.6610448, -73.9735480)"

Vesper Sparrow (Pooecetes gramineus) (2)
- Reported Oct 15, 2026 07:32 by A Brenna
- 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/S402603458
- Comments: "First reported by Forrest in ballfield.  Found in the fenced in area in front of dog beach.  White eye ring, streaking on flanks, white outer tail feathers, seen by MOB.  (40.6628978, -73.9726827).  Second Vesper found between ballfield 5 and 6, here:  (40.6610448, -73.9735480)"

Blackburnian Warbler (Setophaga fusca) (2)
- Reported Oct 15, 2026 07:32 by A Brenna
- 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/S402603458
- Comments: "Angular cheek mark, drab, pale yellow throat upper breast. Two seen near one another."

Blackburnian Warbler (Setophaga fusca) (2)
- Reported Oct 15, 2026 07:32 by Marleny Rafferty
- 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/S402595009
- Comments: "Angular cheek mark, drab, pale yellow throat upper breast. Two seen near one another."

Blackburnian Warbler (Setophaga fusca) (1)
- Reported Oct 15, 2026 07:32 by Chris Miller
- 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/S402598419
- Comments: "Angular cheek mark, drab, pale yellow throat upper breast. Two seen near one another."

Blackburnian Warbler (Setophaga fusca) (2)
- Reported Oct 15, 2026 07:32 by Taylor Gamble
- 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/S402604450
- Comments: "Angular cheek mark, drab, pale yellow throat upper breast. Two seen near one another."

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Vesper continues at PP field 1 West end long meadow

Vesper Sparrow (Pooecetes gramineus) (1)
- Reported Oct 14, 2026 17:57 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/S402364473
- Comments: "One brown/white striped sparrow near the baseball field 1. Small sparrow. Was jumping between the grass and tree to feed. Cream colored belly." 


Vesper Sparrow (Pooecetes gramineus) (1)
- Reported Oct 14, 2026 17:21 by Linda Ewing
- 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/S402377080
- Comments: "Chunky, sedate sparrow not bothered by all the activity on ball fields. Got a great look at its head (thin white eye ring, facial pattern subtler than Song w a faint white “ear” patch on gray cheek) and breast (fine streaking limited to upper chest); did not manage to see white outer tail feathers. Found on yesterday’s BBC walk, refound by MCHL who somehow managed to spot it in the joyful ball field chaos."

Vesper Sparrow (Pooecetes gramineus) (1)
- Reported Oct 14, 2026 14:33 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/S402377805
- Comments: "Continuing this afternoon near ball field 1 (found by Chris L. yesterday). Rotund sparrow with white eye ring, brown cheek patch, and prominent white line under cheek. Loads of kids doing sports games…often flushed, but returning to a specific patch of tall grass. (40.6615875, -73.9761813). Image

"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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Vesper sparrow and dickcissel at prospect ballfields

Vesper Sparrow (Pooecetes gramineus) (1)
- Reported Oct 13, 2026 10:33 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/S402059310
- Comments: "Ball field 2. Credit Chris"

Vesper Sparrow (Pooecetes gramineus) (1)
- Reported Oct 13, 2026 07:30 by Ryan Goldberg
- 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/S402053489
- Comments: "*Low-density fall migrant. Large, long-tailed, grayish sparrow with a very bold white eyering and white outer tail feathers. Found by Chris L at ballfield 2."

Vesper Sparrow (Pooecetes gramineus) (1)
- Reported Oct 13, 2026 07:30 by Angie Co
- 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/S402056959
- Comments: "*Low-density fall migrant. Large, long-tailed, grayish sparrow with a very bold white eyering and white outer tail feathers. Found by Chris L at ballfield 2."

Vesper Sparrow (Pooecetes gramineus) (1)
- Reported Oct 13, 2026 07:30 by Birgitta Rubin
- 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/S402061534
- Comments: "*Low-density fall migrant. Large, long-tailed, grayish sparrow with a very bold white eyering and white outer tail feathers. Found by Chris L at ballfield 2."

Dickcissel (Spiza americana) (1)
- Reported Oct 13, 2026 07:30 by Ryan Goldberg
- 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/S402053489
- Comments: "*Rare but expected in fall. Calling flyover at the southwest side of the lake, a low, buzzy, flatulent-sounding call."

Dickcissel (Spiza americana) (1)
- Reported Oct 13, 2026 07:30 by Angie Co
- 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/S402056959
- Comments: "*Rare but expected in fall. Calling flyover at the southwest side of the lake, a low, buzzy, flatulent-sounding 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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GWC WESTERN Kingbird ** Cedar dell

Western Kingbird (Tyrannus verticalis) (1)
- Reported Oct 13, 2026 12:36 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/S402050936
- Media: 1 Photo
- Comments: "Continuing in the Cedar Dell, flycatching from a bare snag."

Western Kingbird (Tyrannus verticalis) (1)
- Reported Oct 13, 2026 10:30 by Seth Barr
- 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/S402047495
- Comments: "Nice find by M.S. Large flycatcher - yellow belly, pale grey head, white edges on the tail. Seen both fly catching and eating fruit." 

Western Kingbird (Tyrannus verticalis) (1)
- Reported Oct 13, 2026 09:32 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/S402040620
- Comments: "*very rare. Great spot by Michael atop the active crabapple at Cedar Dell (40.6512998, -73.9902659) while Rob and I were chattering. Tail feathers (and thus tail pattern) well intact making it a slam dunk western. Bouncing around hunting small lepidopterans and eating berries. Photos"

"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 around da nabe

"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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---------- Forwarded message ---------
From: <ebird-alert@birds.cornell.edu>
Date: Tue, Oct 13, 2026, 11:24 AM
Subject: [eBird Alert] Kings County Rare Bird Alert <hourly>
To: <prosbird@gmail.com>

*** Species Summary:

- Eastern Wood-Pewee (2 reports)
- Eastern Kingbird (1 report)
- Northern Yellow Warbler (1 report)
- Scarlet Tanager (1 report)
- Dickcissel (1 report)

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Eastern Wood-Pewee (Contopus virens) (1)
- Reported Oct 13, 2026 07:15 by brandon mysicka
- McGolrick Park, Kings, New York
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=40.7245046,-73.9433616&ll=40.7245046,-73.9433616
- Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S401994853
- Comments: "flycatching solo"

Eastern Wood-Pewee (Contopus virens) (1)
- Reported Oct 13, 2026 07:43 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/S402004720
- Comments: "Flagged for date: starting to get a little late, and now vastly outnumbered by phoebes, though they’ve only been flagged for a few days I think. This one briefly perched above the new wildflower  meadow near the dog beach, and I was a little surprised to see it was a pewee: a clear crest, just a little bit of eyering (more than on phoebes), more upright posture, generally more slender, and with a distinct vest (though not the darker sides of an OSFL) and color on the bill. I saw it long enough to at least start looking for any sign of Western Wood-pewee, because I do have those brainworms this time of year, and saw none. (There really was a lot of color in the bill, and the vest didn’t seem especially dark.) It then disappeared when I raised my camera."

Eastern Kingbird (Tyrannus tyrannus) (1)
- Reported Oct 13, 2026 07:15 by brandon mysicka
- McGolrick Park, Kings, New York
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=40.7245046,-73.9433616&ll=40.7245046,-73.9433616
- Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S401994853
- Comments: "perched atop a london planes, distinct black head and back, flycatcher but clearly medium sized nearby some phoebes and clearly larger"

Northern Yellow Warbler (Setophaga aestiva) (1)
- Reported Oct 13, 2026 08:18 by Pete Brush
- 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/S401995770
- Comments: "far sw corner p6 near water"

Scarlet Tanager (Piranga olivacea) (1)
- Reported Oct 13, 2026 07:15 by brandon mysicka
- McGolrick Park, Kings, New York
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=40.7245046,-73.9433616&ll=40.7245046,-73.9433616
- Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S401994853
- Comments: "continuing"

Dickcissel (Spiza americana) (1)
- Reported Oct 13, 2026 07:30 by Michael Sand
- 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/S401999239
- Comments: "Call heard once - likely flyover"

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Fwd: Red-Shouldered Hawk

I missed the bird but here's a good one seen today..this species usually comes thru now ( peak time)

"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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From: Marleny Rafferty <marleny@rafferty.net>
Date: Mon, Oct 12, 2026, 8:39 PM
Subject: Red-Shouldered Hawk
To: Peter Dorosh <prosbird@gmail.com>

Hi Peter,
Nice running into you today at the park.  As promised, I’ve attached a photo of the red-shouldered Hawk I saw today in the park.

Chris and I also had a broad-winged Hawk, but those photos didn’t come out well.

Best,
Marleny Rafferty


Sent from my iPhone

Orange crowned warbler Sylvan water South slope

Orange-crowned Warbler (Leiothlypis celata) (1)
- Reported Oct 12, 2026 15:18 by Drew B
- 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/S401836614
- Comments: "small pointy billed warbler. gray head with a dull yellow body. white eye ring that was slightly incomplete, little eyeliner. sylvan south slope. my first in ny since 12/27/25 at jbwr" 

"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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Ant T PP Chklist

https://ebird.org/checklist/S401818527?continue

Note late nighthawks and bay breasted warbler

"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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GWC Dellwater Wilson's warbler

Wilson's Warbler (Cardellina pusilla) (1)
- Reported Oct 12, 2026 09:11 by James Byatt
- 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/S401710002
- Comments: "At Dell"

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"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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Holy cross pewees

Eastern Wood-Pewee (Contopus virens) (2)
- Reported Oct 12, 2026 11:12 by Peter Paul
- Holy Cross Cemetery, Brooklyn, Kings, New York
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=40.647158,-73.9380945&ll=40.647158,-73.9380945
- Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S401746524
- Media: 1 Photo
- Comments: "Slightly late. Flycatchers with wingbars, no eye ring, peaked head, and dusky vest. One heard vocalizing. Seen simultaneously."
 

"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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GWC chapel orange crowned warbler

Orange-crowned Warbler (Leiothlypis celata) (1)
- Reported Oct 12, 2026 10:21 by Seth Barr
- 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/S401772460
- Comments: "Rather drab yellow bird, sharp pointy bill. On the wildflower hill near the chapel. Photo to come."
 

"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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The Late-Night Birders Flocking to the UWS To Capture a Shot of the Resident Barn Owl Family

https://www.westsiderag.com/2026/10/09/the-late-night-birders-flocking-to-the-uws-to-capture-a-shot-of-the-resident-barn-owl-family

"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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Wet Dickcissel continues BTPP

Dickcissel (Spiza americana) (1) CONFIRMED
- Reported Oct 11, 2026 06:56 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/S401487183
- Comments: "Still hanging out in the fenced off meadow, but being insanely furtive. I saw it long enough to get a definitive ID, but then it disappeared and did not show again, despite considerable efforts to refind it. No photos possible today." 

"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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The Bird Guide

https://email.press.princeton.edu/the-bird-guide?ecid=ACsprvsTJlSwBfaQjQRwlV0TpTncPw7lrOMjieZRTijDDDKVquMFyWdqEP5AT_C2SxzEGWZcdc6k&_hsenc=p2ANqtz--bg9ZtQEjwS87TMu-xNK8_Z2R_MWzi0ydlDEovdF_dFGwRXxgJj4FSQ6ATWYmisUdYI-Qc7_YQQY0up3CrfhtX7I1oZg&_hsmi=443030948

New field guide coming out March 2027

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

Snoopy, "Peanuts"

Late PP Wilson's warbler south lakeshore

Wilson's Warbler (Cardellina pusilla) (1)
- Reported Oct 10, 2026 07:48 by Claire Cromwell
- 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/S401064441
- Comments: "Spotted in mulberry depression between Duck Island and Three Sisters. Low, mostly yellow with dark cap" 

"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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Yb chat well drive

Yellow-breasted Chat (Icteria virens) (1)
- Reported Oct 10, 2026 07:27 by Kerri McDonald 🐤
- 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/S401094884
- Comments: "found by Radka at green containers"

Yellow-breasted Chat (Icteria virens) (1)
- Reported Oct 10, 2026 06:49 by John Huggard
- 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/S401058351
- Comments: "saw head only with white 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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Raptorama November 7th — Jamaica Bay-Rockaway Parks Conservancy

https://www.jbrpc.org/events/2026/9/27/raptorama-yb8gb 

"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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Dickcissels

Dickcissel (Spiza americana) (1)
- Reported Oct 10, 2026 07:16 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/S400800492
- Comments: "Flyover nethermead 745am. Should have audio. Called thrice."

Dickcissel (Spiza americana) (1)
- Reported Oct 10, 2026 07:10 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/S400915905
- Comments: "Flagged as rare: uncommon migrant, and one I usually encounter only in this context, as a heard-only flyover—a little flying fart—on fall migration mornings. Today I was on the west side of the Nethermead puzzling over the photo of the yellow-bellied kingbird from Plumb around 7:50 when I heard some flatulence overhead. It then called four or five more times as it flew roughly N/NW over my head and over the Quaker Cemetery. It did not sound like it put down anywhere nearby. Audio."

Also

 One reports Bush Terminal park inside the fence field south end

"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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Saturday October 10 is World Migratory Day

[eBird Alert] Kings County Rare Bird Alert orange crowned warbler gwc wildflower meadow

Orange-crowned Warbler (Gray-headed) (Leiothlypis celata celata/orestera) (1)
- Reported Oct 09, 2026 09:19 by Jennifer Kalb
- 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/S400688120
- Comments: "small warbler yellow under, drab on top with grayish head, faint eye-line observed on flower heads lear beehives at  wildflower meadow"

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

Snoopy, "Peanuts"

Prospect orange crowned warblers

Orange-crowned Warbler (Leiothlypis celata) (2)
- Reported Oct 09, 2026 09:20 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/S400598031
- Comments: "one by the wellhouse, the other by dog beach"
 

"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: good birds in the brooklyn nabe

"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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From: <ebird-alert@birds.cornell.edu>
Date: Fri, Oct 9, 2026, 1:00 PM
Subject: [eBird Alert] Kings County Rare Bird Alert <hourly>
To: <prosbird@gmail.com>

*** Species Summary:

- Olive-sided Flycatcher (1 report)
- Bay-breasted Warbler (1 report)
- Dickcissel (1 report)

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Olive-sided Flycatcher (Contopus cooperi) (1)
- Reported Oct 09, 2026 09:40 by David Perry
- 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/S400558303
- Comments: "Seen in topmost dead twig over lookout monument. Flycatcher dark above, light below with dark side markings. Heard call note"

Bay-breasted Warbler (Setophaga castanea) (1)
- Reported Oct 09, 2026 09:05 by Laura Whitaker
- 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/S400558100
- Comments: "Viewed with NYC Bird Alliance walk. Gray feet."

Dickcissel (Spiza americana) (1)
- Reported Oct 06, 2026 09:19 by landry birds
- Bushwick Inlet Park (btwn Quay St.-N 9th St.), Kings, New York
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=40.7239903,-73.9602041&ll=40.7239903,-73.9602041
- Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S399757735
- Media: 1 Video
- Comments: "Fart noise"

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