Fwd: Green-Wood Cemetery day list

Results of Brooklyn Bird club walk led by Rob Jett

16 species warblers plus notable flycatchers

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Rob Jett <>
Date: Sunday, September 8, 2024
Subject: Green-Wood Cemetery day list
To: Peter Dorosh <prosbird@gmail.com>


Here's the list from this morning's walk:

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Brooklyn Bird Club Green-Wood Cemetery walk
Sunday, September 8, 2024 8:10 AM - 12:13 PM
55 species

Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon)  4
Mourning Dove  6
Yellow-billed Cuckoo  1
Chimney Swift  4
Laughing Gull  1
Ring-billed Gull  1
Herring Gull  2
Green Heron  1
Great Blue Heron  1
Osprey  1
Bald Eagle  1
Red-tailed Hawk  2
Red-bellied Woodpecker  3
Northern Flicker  4
American Kestrel  2
Olive-sided Flycatcher  1
Eastern Wood-Pewee  5     Individual count.
Least Flycatcher  1     Small empidonax flycatcher with buffy wingbars, proportionally large, rounded head and pronounced eye-ring. Flycatching from cedar tree on Hill of Graves.
Eastern Kingbird  1
Red-eyed Vireo  5
Blue Jay  6
American Crow  1
Tree Swallow  1
Barn Swallow  1
House Wren  1
Carolina Wren  1
European Starling  100     Approximate count.
Gray Catbird  3
Northern Mockingbird  8
Veery  6
Swainson's Thrush  1
American Robin  5
House Sparrow  X
American Goldfinch  3
Chipping Sparrow  5
Baltimore Oriole  1
Common Grackle  1

Ovenbird  1
Northern Waterthrush  1
Black-and-white Warbler  5
Common Yellowthroat  2
American Redstart  10
Cape May Warbler  2
Northern Parula  3
Magnolia Warbler  1
Bay-breasted Warbler  1
Yellow Warbler  6
Chestnut-sided Warbler  3
Blackpoll Warbler  1
Black-throated Blue Warbler  1
Palm Warbler  1
Prairie Warbler  3
Black-throated Green Warbler  2

Scarlet Tanager  1
Northern Cardinal  4


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"No bird soars too high if he soars with his own wings." -- William Blake, artist,author

Dennis BBC Saturday walk recap

Hey Peter great seeing you today! The rain stayed away on a day that saw 52 species highlights were three cape May in different plumages, green wing teal spotted by Carrie on West Island,olive sided near three sisters and a chat chase at lullwater cove. Super fun early fall day. 

Best, 

Dennis 

Clever man is a chicken; it can fly, but a little. Genius, on the other hand, is a migratory bird; it can fly at high altitudes until He disappears on the horizon!

--Mehmet Murat Ildan




   

Unusually early orange crowned in prospect

Orange-crowned Warbler (Leiothlypis celata) (1)
- Reported Sep 07, 2024 11:00 by Joseph Giunta
- 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/S194315553
- Comments: "Drab, hardly any markings, no wingbars, no eye markings, slight yellow in vent"

Clever man is a chicken; it can fly, but a little. Genius, on the other hand, is a migratory bird; it can fly at high altitudes until He disappears on the horizon!

--Mehmet Murat Ildan




   

New York, NY Hourly Weather | AccuWeather

https://www.accuweather.com/en/us/new-york/10021/hourly-weather-forecast/349727

Northwest Winds overnight should bring heighten migration Sunday morn.

Likely too Connecticut warbler makes an appearance...somewhere🤗

Events for September 2024 – Brooklyn Bird Club

https://brooklynbirdclub.org/events/

First Saturday walk in prospect tomorrow

Clever man is a chicken; it can fly, but a little. Genius, on the other hand, is a migratory bird; it can fly at high altitudes until He disappears on the horizon!

--Mehmet Murat Ildan




   

campos PP list

note gray cheeked thrush in

https://ebird.org/checklist/S194078453

--

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

                                                                            --Carl Sagan

Fwd: Today's Walk

THursday fall walk begins, led by Tom Stepehenson

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From: Tom Stephenson <12toms@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, Sep 5, 2024 at 2:57 PM
Subject: Today's Walk
To: Peter Dorosh <prosbird@gmail.com>

Hi Peter,

Well, it was very very quiet out there today. A great group of many new birders, but not a lot of birds. We did see a Tennessee Warbler and then, on the Peninsula, a very cooperative first yr female Bay-breasted. But the bird of the day might be a Pandora Sphinx Moth that we found at the park entrance.

Here's the list.

On to next week.

Best regards,

Tom

Green Heron

Canada Goose

Wood Duck

American Black Duck

Mallard

Northern Shoveler

Red-tailed Hawk

Rock Dove

Mourning Dove

Ruby-throated Hummingbird

Belted Kingfisher

Red-bellied Woodpecker

Downy Woodpecker

Northern Flicker

Olive-sided Flycatcher

Warbling Vireo

Red-eyed Vireo

Blue Jay

Brown Creeper

Carolina Wren

Veery

American Robin

Gray Catbird

European Starling

Tennessee Warbler

Black-throated Blue Warbler

Bay-breasted Warbler

Black-and-white Warbler

American Redstart

Ovenbird

Northern Waterthrush

Common Yellowthroat

Scarlet Tanager

Northern Cardinal

Baltimore Oriole

American Goldfinch

House Sparrow

--

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

                                                                            --Carl Sagan

BBC Nighthawk watch tally Sept 3rd

 sent by leader Karen O'Hearn

Much obliged for her hosting the Nethermead party of 60 !

click on image for enlarging

Upcoming Birdcast

 https://birdcast.info/

Sunday morning prospects

Fwd: Migration Morning at BBP

First Fall walk at Bklyn Bridge Park series led by Mike Yuan

---------- Forwarded message ---------
From: Mike Yuan <mjyuan@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, Sep 4, 2024 at 8:51 PM
Subject: Migration Morning at BBP
To: Peter Dorosh <prosbird@gmail.com>
Cc: Dennis Hrehowsik <

Peter-

We had a nice first day back at the park this season. 10 attendees enjoyed a leisurely perusal of Pier 1. 8 species of warblers including Worm-eating and Tennessee, plus close looks at a Scarlet Tanager on the bridge lawn and a Veery on the slope.  

https://ebird.org/checklist/S193993572

Back at it again next Wednesday. 

Mike

--

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

                                                                            --Carl Sagan

belated report of Sora in GWC sept 3rd

Seenat Valley Water southwest corner, rock garden .

Sora (Porzana carolina) (1)
- Reported Sep 03, 2024 10:20 by R M
- 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/S193848247
- Comments: "Thanks for the tip, Rob. Young bird. Small buffy rail with stubby wedge-shaped bill, brown back with vertical white stripes (versus the horizontal white stripes of a yellow rail). Observed hiding in grass of valley water, emerging every few minutes to the water's edge before hiding again. I think I maybe took a photo"

Photos in next chklist

Sora (Porzana carolina) (1)
- Reported Sep 03, 2024 14:46 by KZ F
- 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/S193885207
- Media: 4 Photos
- Comments: "*Uncommon and secretive but regular migrant. Continuing bird, foraging quietly in a wet grassy patch. Observed from a good distance to give the bird space, but it didn’t seem to care much when walkers passed right by having a loud conversation. Very cool little chicken, seems to be a juvenile based on facial pattern. Report added late as per request, as it was in a rather exposed and sensitive location. Doc photos"

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

                                                                            --Carl Sagan

philly Vireo

Philadelphia Vireo (Vireo philadelphicus) (1)
- Reported Sep 04, 2024 08:02 by Julian Batista
- Prospect Park, Kings, New York
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=40.6602841,-73.9689534&ll=40.6602841,-73.9689534
- Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S193967675
- Comments: "Early. Perhaps the same bird that was seen yesterday. One of the first birds I saw upon getting to the Maryland Monument. Immediately noticed a video that looked similar to a WAVI but with a significant amount of yellow on the throat and drabber flanks. Also noted the eye stripe that connected to the bill. Foraged for about a minute before moving on elsewhere."

NOte also Yellow breasted CHat behind Maryland Monument ( clickon chklist)

--

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

                                                                            --Carl Sagan

4 sparrow marsh restoration

Back in its heyday, a freat wilsons snipe spot

--

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

                                                                            --Carl Sagan

eBird Checklist - 3 Sep 2024 - Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn - 32 species

https://ebird.org/checklist/S193890464

Note mourning warbler by dellwater beehives. Also Lincoln Sparrow

Lincoln's Sparrow (Melospiza lincolnii) (1) CONFIRMED
- Reported Sep 03, 2024 14:46 by KZ F
- 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/S193885207
- Media: 4 Photos
- Comments: "*A little early. Found by Patrick Shure yesterday. In the dense tickseed at Dell, popping up periodically. Photos"

Clever man is a chicken; it can fly, but a little. Genius, on the other hand, is a migratory bird; it can fly at high altitudes until He disappears on the horizon!

--Mehmet Murat Ildan




   

Philadelphia Vireo in prospect

 On a brief note, a few sightings of Philly vireo to report.

One was seen on the dead ash tree on the perimeter of Butterfly meadow west side. It was reported later after noon in the same area under the big pin oak. 

A second bird ( maybe the same) showed up along east lullwater below the terrace bridge, or south slope of breeze hill.

Pursuing rarity might be your thing. On my way to the nighthawk watch, and olive sided flycatcher  perched on the dead snag behind Maryland monument. In greenwood Cemetery, mourning warbler is the highlight.ill forward the checklist for more details.

Nashville, Tennessee....and those wonderful Nighthawks!

Location, location and location is a well known perfect qoutation when you get the bird that's good. And anything is possible on a good migratory day. For a work warrior like me, 5 warbler species is a big deal;and to top it off with a nightcap club annual event looking at Nighthawks.

I knew from running into friends and the Tuesday walk it was going to be a good day. Just looking at lists and prospect park check list tells the story. But for me I'm happy just seeing anything under busy work schedule and time constraints. After work I was pulling into the tennis house when I had to stop: two American redstarts had a puddle to themselves,spreading their tails with excitement.Soon I'll be out of here and spend my next hour birding, catching up with my missed day.

On a circuit of butterfly meadow where earlier reports of Warblers galore, I happened to pass the south edge when a Tennessee warbler popped up on coneflower stalks for amazing views. It was a male bird still showing hues of gray and green.

Afterwards, I descended the switchback trail , lately a bonanza spot. Quiet on the way down, I turned left for the weedy area behind the wall. Movement froze me and after a little phishing and patience, I saw my prize bird : A Nashville. Perfect eye level with long looks really does justice with this beautiful bird with the distinctive eye ring.

It's kinda funny my two sequential birds involved the actual city of the state: Nashville,Tennessee.. ( but I didn't see Elvis)

With very tired legs now upon entering my home, after dinner it was back out again for the annual Brooklyn bird club nighthawk watch . And it was a great success. After 7 pm ,something like 8 to 10 Nighthawks appeared in the hour, some flying overhead for great views. Their languid fluid flight is so characteristic and a wonder to watch. Over 45 people showed up . I remembered starting it way back then with just a few Birders before social media..now look at what it has become: A great funraiser for the club! 

Stay tuned for leader Karen to post me tonight hawk number s

Clever man is a chicken; it can fly, but a little. Genius, on the other hand, is a migratory bird; it can fly at high altitudes until He disappears on the horizon!

--Mehmet Murat Ildan




   

Fwd: Tuesday walk list

First of season BBC Tuessay Fall walk,

Led today by Angie and Ryan.

Clever man is a chicken; it can fly, but a little. Genius, on the other hand, is a migratory bird; it can fly at high altitudes until He disappears on the horizon!

--Mehmet Murat Ildan




   

---------- Forwarded message ---------
From: Angie Co <>
Date: Tue, Sep 3, 2024, 12:29 PM
Subject: Tuesday walk list
To: Peter Dorosh <.com>
Cc: Ryan Goldberg <net>

Hi Peter,

Here's our list from our Tuesday friends walk. We had a strong turnout of 15, and ended with about 5 at 11:30 am. It was a great day and the Butterfly Meadow and the 3 Arch Bridge were especially birdy!

https://ebird.org/checklist/S193849283

Angie

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

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

74 prospect species

"The edge of the sea is a strange and beautiful place...To stand at the edge of the sea, to sense the ebb and flow of the tides, to feel the breath of a mist moving over a great salt marsh, to watch the flight of shore birds that have swept up and down the surf lines of the continents for untold thousands of years, to see the running of the old eels and the young shad to the sea, is to have knowledge of things that are as nearly eternal as any earthly life can be.
--Rachel Carson"


   

eBird Checklist - 2 Sep 2024 - Prospect Park - 62 species. Elman chklist

https://ebird.org/checklist/S193755138

"The edge of the sea is a strange and beautiful place...To stand at the edge of the sea, to sense the ebb and flow of the tides, to feel the breath of a mist moving over a great salt marsh, to watch the flight of shore birds that have swept up and down the surf lines of the continents for untold thousands of years, to see the running of the old eels and the young shad to the sea, is to have knowledge of things that are as nearly eternal as any earthly life can be.
--Rachel Carson"


   

Bird List - Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, Kings, New York, United States - eBird Hotspot

https://ebird.org/hotspot/L285884/bird-list

Some good birds in GWC

eBird Checklist - 2 Sep 2024 - Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn - 47 species McGrath chklist

https://ebird.org/checklist/S193732633

eBird Checklist - 2 Sep 2024 - Prospect Park - 51 species labor day Paul chklist

https://ebird.org/checklist/S193734089

Prospect park walks begin tomorrow Tues,Thurs &Sat.

https://brooklynbirdclub.org/event/prospect-park-saturday-fall-migration-walks-3/2024-09-07/

"The edge of the sea is a strange and beautiful place...To stand at the edge of the sea, to sense the ebb and flow of the tides, to feel the breath of a mist moving over a great salt marsh, to watch the flight of shore birds that have swept up and down the surf lines of the continents for untold thousands of years, to see the running of the old eels and the young shad to the sea, is to have knowledge of things that are as nearly eternal as any earthly life can be.
--Rachel Carson"


   

BirdCast - Bird migration forecasts in real-time

https://birdcast.info/

Might be a decent day birding monday

BBC nighthawk watch 9/3@630 pm Nethermead Prospect

Please join the BBC for its annual Pop-up Nighthawk Watch!

Tuesday, September 3rd at 6:30 PM in the Nethermead, Prospect Park.

Hosted by Karen O'Hearn. Feel free to bring beverages, snacks, and picnic blankets. Hope to see you there!

🐦🦉

"The edge of the sea is a strange and beautiful place...To stand at the edge of the sea, to sense the ebb and flow of the tides, to feel the breath of a mist moving over a great salt marsh, to watch the flight of shore birds that have swept up and down the surf lines of the continents for untold thousands of years, to see the running of the old eels and the young shad to the sea, is to have knowledge of things that are as nearly eternal as any earthly life can be.
--Rachel Carson"


   

MICH checklist for GWC

note several good birds reported at Greenwood Cem

https://ebird.org/checklist/S193186265

--

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

                                                                            --Carl Sagan

Nighthawks over Prospect tonight

My annual visit to Prospect evening during late August targets a migratory species that comes out at dusk: Common Nighthawk.

So setting up my usual vantage at Nethermead triangle, I sat down at 630 to watch the sky. A full hour ( almost) passes before I spotted the first nighthawk at 7:22 pm coming in from the west skirting Lookout Hills north slope. I got on it and saw immediately two birds. Both flew over the southern boundary of Quaker Cemetery before reversing course,heading towards Lookout. At this point, they joined two more as I see all four in my bins, the small flock heading due south and gone. They were the only night hawks I saw all evening as darkness descended. No lingering for the hurry up birds 

Well, better than nothing.

"The edge of the sea is a strange and beautiful place...To stand at the edge of the sea, to sense the ebb and flow of the tides, to feel the breath of a mist moving over a great salt marsh, to watch the flight of shore birds that have swept up and down the surf lines of the continents for untold thousands of years, to see the running of the old eels and the young shad to the sea, is to have knowledge of things that are as nearly eternal as any earthly life can be.
--Rachel Carson"


   

Post from The Kingsboider (@BBCKingsbirds) Nighthawks tonight

The Kingsboider (@BBCKingsbirds) posted at 7:31 PM on Wed, Aug 28, 2024:
4 comm Nighthawks together over northwest nethermead prospect
(https://x.com/BBCKingsbirds/status/1828938503255724376?s=03)

"The edge of the sea is a strange and beautiful place...To stand at the edge of the sea, to sense the ebb and flow of the tides, to feel the breath of a mist moving over a great salt marsh, to watch the flight of shore birds that have swept up and down the surf lines of the continents for untold thousands of years, to see the running of the old eels and the young shad to the sea, is to have knowledge of things that are as nearly eternal as any earthly life can be.
--Rachel Carson"


   

Post from The Kingsboider (@BBCKingsbirds) nighthawk personal watch

The Kingsboider (@BBCKingsbirds) posted at 1:08 PM on Wed, Aug 28, 2024:
NNW wind this evening at 7. Going for Nighthawks at prospect nethermead triangle
(https://x.com/BBCKingsbirds/status/1828842170247458989?s=03)

"The edge of the sea is a strange and beautiful place...To stand at the edge of the sea, to sense the ebb and flow of the tides, to feel the breath of a mist moving over a great salt marsh, to watch the flight of shore birds that have swept up and down the surf lines of the continents for untold thousands of years, to see the running of the old eels and the young shad to the sea, is to have knowledge of things that are as nearly eternal as any earthly life can be.
--Rachel Carson"


   

RedHooked chat

Yellow-breasted Chat (Icteria virens) (1)
- Reported Aug 28, 2024 07:51 by Richard Fleming
- Pier 44 Waterfront Garden, Kings, New York
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=40.6757764,-74.018366&ll=40.6757764,-74.018366
- Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S193048796
- Comments: "My first ever here. Seen briefly but very well at South end of vegetable garden. Honking giant "warbler" with blazing yellow throat, bold white eyeliner and thick gently hooked bill. [Just looked and this is also the first eBird record ever for Red Hook, a sidebar that likely matters to absolutely nobody except me!]"

"The edge of the sea is a strange and beautiful place...To stand at the edge of the sea, to sense the ebb and flow of the tides, to feel the breath of a mist moving over a great salt marsh, to watch the flight of shore birds that have swept up and down the surf lines of the continents for untold thousands of years, to see the running of the old eels and the young shad to the sea, is to have knowledge of things that are as nearly eternal as any earthly life can be.
--Rachel Carson"


   

Nighthawks potential

The brooklyn Bird Club likely will have its annual event MOnday ( to be confirmed base on wind direction)

but tonight also for anyone venturing under hot temps might want to check it out..I might  be at the Nethermead triangle to see for myself on the west wind.

--KB

-7 PM

89°

RealFeel® 90°

24%

Partly sunny

alerts

Heat Advisory

11:00 AM Wednesday - 8:00 PM Wednesday

RealFeel Shade™90°

WindWNW 6 mph

Air QualityPoor

Max UV Index0 Low

BirdCast - Bird migration forecasts in real-time

https://birdcast.info/

Maybe potential good bird activity Wednesday am. Northwest wind

ACC to AccuWeather and WeatherBug..

"The edge of the sea is a strange and beautiful place...To stand at the edge of the sea, to sense the ebb and flow of the tides, to feel the breath of a mist moving over a great salt marsh, to watch the flight of shore birds that have swept up and down the surf lines of the continents for untold thousands of years, to see the running of the old eels and the young shad to the sea, is to have knowledge of things that are as nearly eternal as any earthly life can be.
--Rachel Carson"


   

Gwc osfc

Olive-sided Flycatcher (Contopus cooperi) (1)
- Reported Aug 26, 2024 07:23 by David Meadows
- 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/S192855840
- Media: 3 Photos
- Comments: "Seen perched and sallying out from oak tree on acorn path. Very distinct "vest" and larger than a pewee. Will upload photos."

"The edge of the sea is a strange and beautiful place...To stand at the edge of the sea, to sense the ebb and flow of the tides, to feel the breath of a mist moving over a great salt marsh, to watch the flight of shore birds that have swept up and down the surf lines of the continents for untold thousands of years, to see the running of the old eels and the young shad to the sea, is to have knowledge of things that are as nearly eternal as any earthly life can be.
--Rachel Carson"


   

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

https://ebird.org/hotspot/L109516/bird-list?yr=curM

77 species over prospects weekend

eBird Checklist - 23 Aug 2024 - Prospect Park - 47 species (+2 other taxa) Zach's list

https://ebird.org/checklist/S192454598

Note flycatchers and Eastern  bluebird

"The edge of the sea is a strange and beautiful place...To stand at the edge of the sea, to sense the ebb and flow of the tides, to feel the breath of a mist moving over a great salt marsh, to watch the flight of shore birds that have swept up and down the surf lines of the continents for untold thousands of years, to see the running of the old eels and the young shad to the sea, is to have knowledge of things that are as nearly eternal as any earthly life can be.
--Rachel Carson"