Tuesday, April 7, 2026

two sightings near terrace bridge

Around 241 to 244, two sightings of note seen by two birders took place.

At 241 , I was on my way to the BBgarden when a turkey vulture flew low over the Well house. I mean LOW! THat bird was joined by three more all low flying birds circling over the Well house how cool is that?

Then 3 minutes later at 244 pm ( per Discord alert I checked later) Louis Wong reported a Louisiana Waterhrush walking under the Pines below the Terrace Bridge..I missed that opportunity cause I don't get notifications on my phone ( don't want to).

And from Humming-Bird to Eagle, the daily existence of every bird is a remote and bewitching mystery.

~Thomas Wentworth Higginson, "The Life of Birds," Out-door Papers, 1868

Fw: Skate park

Urgent Note from Brooklyn Bird Club regarding Skate Park proposal in Mount Prospect Park ( next to Brooklyn Botanic Garden)

Sent: Monday, April 6, 2026 at 12:46:44 PM EDT

Subject: Re: Skate park

Dear BBC Member,

I am writing to share important information regarding the proposed construction of a large, poured-concrete skate park in Mount Prospect Park (the park on Eastern Parkway adjacent to the Brooklyn Botanic Garden) and to highlight key concerns that have been raised by community members and advocacy groups.

REMOVAL OF CURRENT HABITAT WITH 4 BASKETBALL COURT-SIZES OF CONCRETE

The current proposal would place a regional-scale skate facility directly on existing green parkland, replacing a significant portion of open, shaded space with concrete. This plan has generated widespread concern due to its environmental, social, and planning implications.

First and foremost, Mount Prospect Park serves as a vital green space in a borough that already has the least amount of green space per capita in New York City. Residents rely on this park for a wide range of activities—informal sports, picnics, dog walking, and unstructured play—particularly for families, seniors, and local daycares that lack access to private outdoor space. Preserving this flexible green area is essential for community well-being and accessibility.

INCREASED NOISE POLLUTION FOR BROOKLYN BOTANICAL GARDEN

INCREASED HEAT DOME FOR THE AREA

INCREASED WATER RUNOFF

Additionally, environmental concerns are central to the opposition. Replacing natural green space with concrete contributes to increased urban heat, worsens flooding and stormwater runoff, and undermines climate resilience efforts. At a time when New York City is already experiencing extreme heat and climate-related challenges, we believe that protecting and expanding green spaces should be a top priority.

Importantly, this issue is not about opposing skateboarding. We are not against the creation of new and improved skate facilities. However, we, along with other community members, advocate for a more balanced solution: investing in underutilized or already-paved areas nearby. Several alternative locations—such as existing skate parks in need of upgrades or large paved spaces within close proximity—have been identified as viable options that would allow for high-quality skate facilities without sacrificing green parkland.

WHAT YOU CAN DO IF YOU THINK IT IS BAD FOR THE ENVIRONMENT AND QUALITY OF LIFE IN BROOKLYN

GO!
Go to Community Board 8's full board meeting in-person. Ask board members to vote against the plan!
Thursday April 9
6-8:30 PM
Brooklyn Children's Museum
145 Brooklyn Avenue

WRITE!
Email Brooklyn Community Board 8 to oppose the City's plan brooklyncb8@gmail.com

SHARE!
Spread the info on this damaging construction: how it puts the heart of the park behind barriers, harms trees, how it is so bad for the environment that the City has to get a special permit to pave -- and how it's being "spun" as an improvement when the City refuses free basic maintenance, etc. Share the FOMPP flyer!

TELL!
Ask Mayor Zohran Mamdani to oppose the plan! https://www.nyc.gov/mayors-office/contact-the-mayor

CONTACT!
Tell officials directing more than $11M of our public money to this construction project what you think:

Council Member Crystal Hudson
District35@council.nyc.gov
(718) 260-9191

Brooklyn Borough President Antonio Reynoso
AskReynoso@brooklynbp.nyc.gov
(718) 802-3700

Council Member Shahana Hanif (continues to support "down payment" by former Council Member Brad Lander for this out-of-district construction project)
district39@council.nyc.gov
(718) 499-1090

Please visit https://www.friendsofmountprospectpark.org/ for more information.

Sincerely,

Dennis Hrehowsik
President, Brooklyn Bird Club

On Mon, Apr 6, 2026 at 12:41 PM Lauree Mitchell <lauree.mitchell8@icloud.com> wrote:

Hi:
I got a message about the community board meeting. I can’t find it and want to send a message of protest . Please send it again

Thanks
Lauree Mitchell

Sent from my iPhone

Monday, April 6, 2026

Post work list

An hour of nice birding after work, with Rusty Blackbird ,belted kingfisher and yellow bellied sapsucker seen from the southeast corner of Upper pool followed by a sparrow flock at the new South Nethermead fence line highlighted by two field sparrows with savannah among the 15+ chippies. Not a bad hour at all!

https://ebird.org/checklist/S318123112

And from Humming-Bird to Eagle, the daily existence of every bird is a remote and bewitching mystery.

~Thomas Wentworth Higginson, "The Life of Birds," Out-door Papers, 1868

GWC Brown thrasher

Brown Thrasher (Toxostoma rufum) (1)
- Reported Apr 06, 2026 15:38 by Richard Fleming
- Green-Wood Cemetery--Dell Water, Kings, New York
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=40.6492286,-73.9952976&ll=40.6492286,-73.9952976
- Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S318069728
- Media: 2 Photos
- Comments: "Hat-tip to Linda Ewing, who told me she had this bird at Dell. I had it at Morse but it’s almost certain to be the same individual. Backlit partially obscured photos, nonetheless diagnostic."

And from Humming-Bird to Eagle, the daily existence of every bird is a remote and bewitching mystery.

~Thomas Wentworth Higginson, "The Life of Birds," Out-door Papers, 1868

Field sparrows Nethermead south

2 field sparrows among chippies prospect south Nethermead new fence

And from Humming-Bird to Eagle, the daily existence of every bird is a remote and bewitching mystery.

~Thomas Wentworth Higginson, "The Life of Birds," Out-door Papers, 1868

Rusty BB upper pool

Rusty blackbird back shore southeast corner view Prospect Upper Pool

And from Humming-Bird to Eagle, the daily existence of every bird is a remote and bewitching mystery.

~Thomas Wentworth Higginson, "The Life of Birds," Out-door Papers, 1868

Sunday, April 5, 2026

Urgent call for conservation :Mount Prospect Park skateboard Park proposal

Letter from Lisa Curtiss affiliated with FRIENDS OF MOUNT PROSPECT PARK calling for support opposing the skateboard park and giving notice to this coming Thursdays COMMUNITY BOARD HEARING.

Hello friends -

There is a proposed plan in Brooklyn to pave about 20,000

square feet of Mount Prospect Park to create a sports facility.

I think this not a good site, and hope an already-paved site can

be found to avoid destroying green space. The proposal is for

a skate “park.” With over $11 million of tax-payer money budgeted,

including funds for plantings, this project should create green space

—not destroy it.

Mount Prospect Park is a neighborhood park between the Brooklyn

Botanic Garden and the Brooklyn Library. It includes the second

highest point in Brooklyn. Walking up the steps and entering it

feels like discovering a hidden attic room of trees just off Eastern

Parkway.

The extensive hardscape would represent a area of over four NBA-size

basketball courts in the center of this small park - it would dominate it.

Local residents rely on the park for a wide range of activities—informal

sports, picnics, unstructured play, dog walking, etc—particularly for families,

seniors, and local daycares. Preserving this flexible green area is essential for

community well-being and accessibility.

There are also many environmental concerns. Replacing natural green space

with concrete contributes to increased urban heat, worsens flooding and

stormwater runoff, and undermines climate resilience efforts. In New York

City, even small patches of green space provide outsized benefits - their rarity

amplifies their value. The conversion of living, absorptive soil into hardscape is

not just a visual change — it fundamentally alters the function of the land.

Additionally there are environmental equity issues about how and which

Council Districts and Community Boards have had any opportunity to weigh

in on the site of this project. There really has been extremely little to no

chance for the community to select this site.

And, from my point of view as a bird lover—at a time when North America

has lost nearly ONE-THIRD of its bird populations—it is impossible to justify

punnecessary reductions in urban habitat. Many of the birds we see are

migratory - they stop here in critical need of food and habitat on their

incredible journeys.

Importantly, this issue is not about opposing skateboarding. It’s about not

paving green space. Most people who are concerned about this support the

creation of new and improved skate facilities. However, they advocate for a

win-win solution: investing in underutilized or already-paved areas nearby.

Several alternative locations—such as large paved spaces or existing skate

parks in need of upgrades are in close proximity —have been identified as

viable options that would allow for high-quality skate facilities without

sacrificing green parkland.

Here are two important and quick actions - would be phenomenal if you

could do!

Write to Community Board 8 - by April 8th - to ask them to vote against

this project. brooklyncb8@gmail.com

Write to the Mayor asking him to halt this project and find an already-paved

site instead of Mount Prospect Park’s green space.

https://www.nyc.gov/mayors-office/contact-the-mayor?zlinkid=4bdde813-2557-420d-adec-5cdbbd17d6f9

Please visit https://www.friendsofmountprospectpark.org/take-action

tpo sign up to get updates on this, to donate, etc.

Thank you,
Lisa Curtiss

--Carl Sagan

Louisiana water thrush Prospect SW lake shore

Louisiana Waterthrush (Parkesia motacilla) (1)
- Reported Apr 05, 2026 10:13 by Johan Alexandersson
- 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/S317363123
- Comments: "Waterthrush with bold white eyebrow. Clean flanks and bib. On the south west edge of the lake."

“Lines Written in Early Spring” (excerpt)

I heard a thousand interwoven notes of birdsong while I lay in a grove, where I was enjoying the kind of mood in which happy thoughts remind you of sad ones.

Nature connected my soul to all the beautiful creatures around me—and I felt terribly sad to think about what humanity has done to itself.

poet William Wordsworth

for full poem , see link below:

https://www.litcharts.com/poetry/william-wordsworth/lines-written-in-early-spring

Saturday, April 4, 2026

GWC American Bittern

American Bittern (Botaurus lentiginosus) (1)
- Reported Apr 04, 2026 09:30 by terry VP
- 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/S316959246
- Comments: "large brown streaky heron, very still"

Thursday, April 2, 2026

Continuing WCSP Gambles at GWC

White-crowned Sparrow (Gambel's) (Zonotrichia leucophrys gambelii) (1)
- Reported Apr 02, 2026 11:50 by David S-
- Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, Kings, New York
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=40.6523083,-73.9904281&ll=40.6523083,-73.9904281
- Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S316098171
- Media: 10 Photos
- Comments: "Continuing bird, doing its hide and seek routine by Sylvan water hedgerows. Originally found by Michael S. a week or two ago."

Iceland at BATP4

Iceland Gull (kumlieni/glaucoides) (Larus glaucoides kumlieni/glaucoides) (1) CONFIRMED
- Reported Apr 02, 2026 18:18 by Casey Ferio
- Brooklyn Army Terminal Pier 4, Kings, New York
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=40.646519,-74.026074&ll=40.646519,-74.026074
- Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S316069508
- Media: 4 Photos
- Comments: "*continuing first cycle bird out in the channel northwest of the pier with other gulls for a while, occasionally picking up to fly around and dive back into various feeding scrums. Eventually they were roused by the NY Langone ferry and the Iceland gull got up high and soared around for a bit, settling on a streetlight and eventually, for a while, the pier. Very aggressive, attacking the herring gulls around it, but ignoring ring-bills. Eventually it was flushed by people and flew off to somewhere. Didn’t have my camera so I was forced to revert to my roots and digibin it."

Tuesday, March 31, 2026

Pine is the prize

Late last week Kathy T got me on a Pine Warbler..But I wasn't satisfied with the underside quick look at the bird above me at Rocky Pass fork. Today on a second chance search for my favorite warbler, I hit the ringer thanks to my friend Chris.

After work, I headed for the back pools area where Pine Warblers are usually reliable. Water seems to be the key. So, in a slow search from the Esdale bridge towards Rocky Pass no luck,until I ran into Chris at Upper Pool. We exchanged pleasantries and I relayed information to him about the Black throated Green warbler here at the spot and yesterday's Snipe. But I really wanted to see a Pine Warbler .

Chris mentioned , why yes I just saw a Pine just now and a moment later theres a single bird low down before the open view of Upper Pool and despite the sun behind the warbler, I had such a great view of this yellow bird . Having it low and long staying ( maybe 30 seconds) was a beautiful moment I'm happy.

While at it ,add another warbler! I spotted a Palm Warbler in the same spot.

Meanwhile on the Upper Pool, a drake Ring-necked Duck graced the water along with a pair of nearby Shovelers.

The joys of spring: you can't beat it .

🐤

Silber GWC checklist

https://ebird.org/checklist/S315281639

note confinuing Gambles WCSparrow and Blue gray gnatcatcher

Brooklyn Bridge Park spring walks

Led by Mike Yuan per his request

Wednesdays, April 22nd to May 20th.

Meet at the Visitors Center near the entrance to Pier 1 at the corner of Furman and Old Fulton Streets.

https://maps.app.goo.gl/1gWAWJqpWkPSHTnj6
7:15-9:15 am

No registration necessary.

Note: all walks posted on the Brooklyn Bird Club calendar

" Preserve and cherish the pale blue dot,the only home we've ever known"

--Carl Sagan

BTGWarbler continues back Upper pool per FW

Black-throated Green Warbler (Setophaga virens) (1)
- Reported Mar 31, 2026 07:42 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/S315134227
- Comments: "Continuing at the back of the Upper Pool, and still very early. Singing frequently, and briefly came down to show its yellow-green head and all black throat. More photos available."

Monday, March 30, 2026

Lower Pool snipe

Today's hilight was a Wilson's Snipe on the Lower Pool. This rare visitor offers à delightful look at its marsh qualities for anyone lucky enough to see it.

Give credit to Forrest W for spotting the snipe this morning on the Lower Pool near the exiting weir. It happened to be out in the open at the time lest when hidden would be hard to spot .

I happen to run in Kathy T after the end of my workday. She took me to the north side of the Lower Pool where branch tangles hung over a small mudflat. We looked hard and Kathy comes thru with a sleeping snipe along the shore under the tangles. It was good enough for me..it all comes down to timing and luck to see a rare bird out in the open .

In other news a very early Black Throated Green warbler was also spotted by Forrest in the same general area. In his description , Forrest reported the green in the Ravine just north of Nethermead Three Arches Bridge,a high up bird . According To Forrest, it's only the 2 nd records in NY for March..

For your information regarding Prospects locations, Upper Pool empties into Lower Pool, its water sourced by Falkill Falls which appears on maps and Google map.

"Lines Written in Early Spring" (excerpt)

I heard a thousand interwoven notes of birdsong while I lay in a grove, where I was enjoying the kind of mood in which happy thoughts remind you of sad ones.

Nature connected my soul to all the beautiful creatures around me—and I felt terribly sad to think about what humanity has done to itself.

poet William Wordsworth

for full poem , see link below:

https://www.litcharts.com/poetry/william-wordsworth/lines-written-in-early-spring

very early Black throated Green warbler

Black-throated Green Warbler (Setophaga virens) (1)
- Reported Mar 30, 2026 11:21 by Joshua Multer
- 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/S314819043
- Comments: "Really early, first spotted by Forrest, in the high canopy just before the entrance to the ravine. Unmistakable dark streaks on white flanks and yellow wash on vent clearly visible"

Black-throated Green Warbler (Setophaga virens) (1) CONFIRMED
- Reported Mar 30, 2026 08:52 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/S314806613
- Media: 10 Photos, 1 Audio
- Comments: "Flagged for date: Very early. I'm told it's only the second ever March record for New York state in eBird, while New Jersey has zero March records. It was singing repeatedly in the ravine, north of Center Drive above the Nethermead Arch, and eventually came closer for some photos and a little audio recording."

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" Preserve and cherish the pale blue dot,the only home we've ever known"

--Carl Sagan

Why birds migrate at night

Sunday, March 29, 2026

A little quiet...

Notany reports coming in today but those I read are these observations:

Common Mergansers still occupied Prospect lake though in small number ranging from one to three based on birder reports.

The Gambles White crowned Sparrow of Greenwood Cemetery Sylvan West hedgerows got a lot of attention from birders today.

And over Greenwood in her airspace was a Black Vultures now this species making passage.

Pine warblers, winter wren and Merlin are species now appearing during this time ,birds seen today in both Prospect and Greenwood.

Timing of Spring Migration - BSBO

https://www.bsbo.org/timing-of-spring-migration.html?fbclid=Iwb21leAQ2bFBjbGNrBDZsMGV4dG4DYWVtAjExAHNydGMGYXBwX2lkDDM1MDY4NTUzMTcyOAABHvsktOklmppS1QAZWH0zFwi8h3KPKDhaO4MfaMZreFcyAFZgq3STovoEqTBi_aem_E7I8GI9Ld5Xj1gJOtD-hng

Saturday, March 28, 2026

Gambles WCSPArrow

Greenwood Cemetery Gambles White crowned Sparrow continues in Sylvan water West hedges, in central area West of midsection

Gambles White crowned sparrow GWC

Greenwood Cemetery Gambles White crowned Sparrow continues in Sylvan water West hedges, in central area West of midsection

Friday, March 27, 2026

Gwc

White-crowned Sparrow (Gambel's) (Zonotrichia leucophrys gambelii) (1)
- Reported Mar 27, 2026 12:07 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/S313703592
- Comments: "Continuing in hedgerows West of Sylvan Water."

Louisiana Waterthrush (Parkesia motacilla) (1)
- Reported Mar 27, 2026 14:36 by Mai Maki
- Green-wood Cemetery, New York US-NY 40.65807, -73.99446, Kings, New York
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=40.65807,-73.994463&ll=40.65807,-73.994463
- Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S313684868
- Comments: "Seen foraging in the mud and trash along Sylvan Water (by Lake Ave.). A more experienced birder with long no lense told me about it being there and she had photos"

Re: Wood Ducks in breeding at Prospect Upper Pool island today

On Fri, Mar 27, 2026 at 4:00 PM Peter Dorosh <prosbird@gmail.com> wrote:

Video taken by Gus Keri forwarded to me by Erik.

Great to see this despite the box on the ground .( Should be elevated)

Note : on Twitter/ X Brooklyn Bird Alert

https://x.com/i/status/2037303231722734015

--
" Preserve and cherish the pale blue dot,the only home we've ever known"

--Carl Sagan

Wood Ducks in breeding phase at Prospect Upper Pool island today

Video taken by Gus Keri forwarded to me by Erik.

Great to see this despite the box on the ground .( Should be elevated)

Note : on Twitter/ X Brooklyn Bird Alert

https://x.com/i/status/2037303231722734015

" Preserve and cherish the pale blue dot,the only home we've ever known"

--Carl Sagan

Thursday, March 26, 2026

Rare Iceland gull at GWC

Iceland Gull (Larus glaucoides) (1)
- Reported Mar 24, 2026 13:24 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/S312815054
- Media: 10 Photos
- Comments: "Circling West of Sylvan Water with a large group of gulls. White gull, similar in size to nearby larus gulls. Appears too small/slender for Glaucous Gull."

Reports

Iceland Gull (kumlieni/glaucoides) (Larus glaucoides kumlieni/glaucoides) (1)
- Reported Mar 26, 2026 14:41 by Casey Ferio
- Brooklyn Army Terminal Pier 4, Kings, New York
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=40.646519,-74.026074&ll=40.646519,-74.026074
- Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S313400574
- Comments: "*continuing presence of first cycle birds here and really citywide. Sitting on the water north of the pier among ring-billed gulls. Photos"

White-crowned Sparrow (Gambel's) (Zonotrichia leucophrys gambelii) (1)
- Reported Mar 26, 2026 13:56 by John Huggard
- 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/S313411195
- Comments: "Continuing." ( Sylvan Water West hedges)

Prospect today

click on date of chklist for observer details

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

" Preserve and cherish the pale blue dot,the only home we've ever known"

--Carl Sagan

Trumpeter

Trumpeter Swan (Cygnus buccinator) (1)
- Reported Mar 22, 2026 09:31 by Sarah Roberts
- 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/S313321017
- Media: 1 Photo
- Comments: "Continuing along the NBK waterfront; photo to be added"

" Preserve and cherish the pale blue dot,the only home we've ever known"

--Carl Sagan

Wednesday, March 25, 2026

Forecast Maps – BirdCast

https://birdcast.org/migration-tools/migration-forecast-maps/

Nothing major yet but a warm day tomorrow forebodes potential...with early migrants ( like pine warblers, Louisiana WT, BG gnatcatcher,etc)

Rusty Blackbirds around the place in Prospect

Rusty Blackbird (Euphagus carolinus) (1)
- Reported Mar 21, 2026 10:48 by Johan Alexandersson
- 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/S312924329
- Comments: "Dark brownish blackbird with distinct light iris. Picking amongst the leaves at the south side of the lake."

Rusty BB reported at Lower Pool and LIly Pool as well...

" Preserve and cherish the pale blue dot,the only home we've ever known"

--Carl Sagan

Tuesday, March 24, 2026

What Birdwatching Can Do for Your Brain | Psychology Today Canada

https://www.psychologytoday.com/ca/blog/the-modern-brain/202603/what-birdwatching-can-do-for-your-brain

Plenty nice ducks and other stuff seen by others

It's that time of year instead of going directly home from work to slow down and take a little time birding . Of hearing about an early Louisiana waterthush, it was my incentive.

After checking a quiet pools , I headed along the brook from 3 Arches whereas still no luck I eventually ran into an acquaintance Chris-- at Terrace Bridge-- who mentioned when I asked about Pine Warbler were seen along the lullwater . "They were here just minute ago, he says, but flew down the lullwater."

Since this bridge was where the Louisiana was reported this morning, I tried my luck. And after 15 minutes I had no luck..But as a second prize I saw three species ducks in close proximity: 3 Hooded Mergansers,a pair of Shovelers and likewise Ring-necked Ducks..I did see my fos Eastern Phoebe.

With info that the Louisiana was down the peninsula,I opted out pursuing it as it was getting late. But a quick stop at the lake edge revealed a pair of Common Mergansers and also the two Lesser Scaup by 3 Sisters. A Pied Billed Grebe was closer towards West Island .

So despite missing out my target warblers, I wound up with a nice collection of ducks .

In other quick news: The Trumpeter Swan persists at Williamsburg North 5th St Pier; Iceland Gull at Bush Terminal Pier park broken Pier; A handsome Rusty Blackbird at Prospects Lily pool by the Binnen Falls; and the Gambles White crowned Sparrow continues at Greenwood Cemetery Sylvan water Western hedgerows.

Wickman prospect chklist

Note Louisiana water thrush, lesser scaup , Rusty blackbird and bald eagle

https://ebird.org/checklist/S312695652

First of season (FOS) Louisiana WT prospect

Location not reported but bird the running streams or water edges ..kb

Louisiana Waterthrush (Parkesia motacilla) (1)
- Reported Mar 24, 2026 07:56 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/S312673223
- Comments: "Flared white supercilium, dingier flanks, pink legs"