Caspian Tern this morning over Prospect lake Brians report

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

Caspian Tern (Hydroprogne caspia) (1) CONFIRMED
- Reported Sep 14, 2026 06:20 by B F
- Prospect Park, Kings, New York
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=40.6602841,-73.9689534&ll=40.6602841,-73.9689534
- Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S392823338
- Media: 1 Photo
- Comments: "Photos.  Big tern with big bright red honker.  It stuck around for about 15 minutes after I saw it." 

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

--Oscar Wilde,author


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

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

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

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

--Oscar Wilde,author


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* Clay colored and Lark Sparrows in GWC

Clay-colored Sparrow (Spizella pallida) (1)
- Reported Sep 13, 2026 15:49 by D K
- Green-Wood Cemetery--Sylvan Water, Kings, New York
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=40.6537472,-73.9986235&ll=40.6537472,-73.9986235
- Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S392691084
- Media: 2 Photos
- Comments: "Continuing sparrow reported by Thomas Meinzen in with a few chippings, gray nape, pale lores, eye ring. Photos"

Clay-colored Sparrow (Spizella pallida) (1)
- Reported Sep 13, 2026 14:25 by Christine Gu
- Green-Wood Cemetery--Sylvan Water, Kings, New York
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=40.6537472,-73.9986235&ll=40.6537472,-73.9986235
- Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S392693764
- Comments: "Great find by Thomas Meinzen, overall pale and buffy sparrow with no black on the lores, a bordered white malar stripe, and a gray nape. On the hills SE of Sylvan mixed in with CHSPs, basically where I tried to find them but failed last fall. My gateway sparrow."

Clay-colored Sparrow (Spizella pallida) (1)
- Reported Sep 13, 2026 13:36 by Thomas Meinzen
- Green-Wood Cemetery--Sylvan Water, Kings, New York
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=40.6537472,-73.9986235&ll=40.6537472,-73.9986235
- Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S392685719
- Comments: "With flock of Chipping. Paler and buffier with strong white male stripe and pale lores. Photos. 40.652026,-73.997235"

Lark Sparrow (Chondestes grammacus) (1)
- Reported Sep 13, 2026 14:25 by Christine Gu
- Green-Wood Cemetery--Sylvan Water, Kings, New York
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=40.6537472,-73.9986235&ll=40.6537472,-73.9986235
- Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S392693764
- Comments: "Woohoo! Lifer. Found by Richard Fleming,  large, slender sparrow with unique face patterns, featuring a long tail with white edges, causing me to mistake it for a weirdly colored NOMO at first. I refound it right by the Sunset Park entrance overpass, flying between two sides of the path, mostly in trees but dropped down once to the edge of the path to forage. Photos."
 
Lark Sparrow (Chondestes grammacus) (1)
- Reported Sep 13, 2026 13:44 by Richard Fleming
- Green-Wood Cemetery--Sylvan Water, Kings, New York
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=40.6537472,-73.9986235&ll=40.6537472,-73.9986235
- Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S392707519
- Comments: "Brief looks at a calling bird above the hedgerows west of Sylvan. Diagnostic but badly obscured photos."

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

--Oscar Wilde,author


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Fwd: 9/12/26 bbc fall migration walk

Leader Dennis Hrehowsik

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

--Oscar Wilde,author


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

Hey Peter!

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

Dennis

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

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

BBP Philly

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

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

--Oscar Wilde,author


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**Black terns over prospect lake today!

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

Black Tern (Chlidonias niger) (3)
- Reported Sep 13, 2026 07:23 by Sean Sime
- Prospect Park, Kings, New York
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=40.6602841,-73.9689534&ll=40.6602841,-73.9689534
- Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S392497257
- Media: 1 Video
- Comments: "Spotted around 8:20am just as rain began in earnest. 1 seen initially then I changed vantages and saw three. Poor cell phone video. Small terns with slate gray backs, splotchy head and white bellies. Rounded wings." 

Photos of black terns in chklist link

Black Tern (Chlidonias niger) (3) CONFIRMED
- Reported Sep 13, 2026 06:50 by B F
- Prospect Park, Kings, New York
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=40.6602841,-73.9689534&ll=40.6602841,-73.9689534
- Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S392528799
- Media: 2 Photos
- Comments: "Photos.  Reported by Sean S.  Was heading toward the lake from the Butterfly Meadow hoping some birds seeking shelter from the rain there or the spashpad when I got the Discord alert.  I jogged down and got there just in time to see them circle the lake a few times and take off north.   I walked around the lake a few more times but didn't see them again."

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

--Oscar Wilde,author


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Prospect dickcisel

Reported late this afternoon West area from dog beach edge is ballfield 5 ? 

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

--Oscar Wilde,author


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Fwd: [eBird Alert] Kings County Rare Bird Alert

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

--Oscar Wilde,author


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---------- Forwarded message ---------
From: <ebird-alert@birds.cornell.edu>
Date: Sat, Sep 12, 2026, 8:22 PM
Subject: [eBird Alert] Kings County Rare Bird Alert <hourly>
To: <prosbird@gmail.com>

*** Species Summary:

- Red-headed Woodpecker (2 reports)
- Dickcissel (2 reports)

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

Red-headed Woodpecker (Melanerpes erythrocephalus) (1)
- Reported Sep 12, 2026 13:53 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/S392307039
- Media: 2 Photos
- Comments: "!!!Woodpecker with fully red head, bright white wing patches. Spotted on central ridge near valley water. (40.6545280, -73.9954623). The bird moved between trees, westward along the ridge. Chelsea has photos."

Red-headed Woodpecker (Melanerpes erythrocephalus) (1)
- Reported Sep 12, 2026 13:53 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/S392307040
- Media: 2 Photos
- Comments: "!!!Woodpecker with fully red head, bright white wing patches. Spotted on central ridge near valley water. (40.6545280, -73.9954623). The bird moved between trees, westward along the ridge. Chelsea has photos."

Dickcissel (Spiza americana) (1)
- Reported Sep 12, 2026 13:53 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/S392307039
- Comments: "!Wow! Chelsea heard the “zzrrtt” call. Slightly larger bird seen flying among house finches."

Dickcissel (Spiza americana) (1)
- Reported Sep 12, 2026 13:53 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/S392307040
- Comments: "!Wow! Chelsea heard the “zzrrtt” call. Slightly larger bird seen flying among house finches."

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Fwd: [eBird Alert] Kings County Rare Bird Alert

Rarities

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

--Oscar Wilde,author


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---------- Forwarded message ---------
From: <ebird-alert@birds.cornell.edu>
Date: Sat, Sep 12, 2026, 3:16 PM
Subject: [eBird Alert] Kings County Rare Bird Alert <hourly>
To: <prosbird@gmail.com>

*** Species Summary:

- Philadelphia Vireo (2 reports)
- Connecticut Warbler (2 reports)

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

Philadelphia Vireo (Vireo philadelphicus) (1)
- Reported Sep 12, 2026 09:11 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/S392224522
- Comments: "On Ambergill. Like a warbling vireo but with a complete yellow wash underneath"

Philadelphia Vireo (Vireo philadelphicus) (1)
- Reported Sep 12, 2026 09:11 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/S392231991
- Comments: "On Ambergill. Like a warbling vireo but with a complete yellow wash underneath"

Connecticut Warbler (Oporornis agilis) (1)
- Reported Sep 12, 2026 09:11 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/S392224522
- Comments: "South of the Vale by the new Flatbush Ave entrance. When it flew across the pass it looked like a pale common yellowthroat but through the bins it had a light grey hood, complete white eye ring, and a yellow wash underneath"

Connecticut Warbler (Oporornis agilis) (1)
- Reported Sep 12, 2026 09:11 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/S392231991
- Comments: "South of the Vale by the new Flatbush Ave entrance. When it flew across the pass it looked like a pale common yellowthroat but through the bins it had a light grey hood, complete white eye ring, and a yellow wash underneath"

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Philly Vireo in BBP

Philadelphia Vireo (Vireo philadelphicus) (1)
- Reported Sep 12, 2026 08:40 by Catherine Quayle
- 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/S392190052
- Comments: "Bright individual. Yellow throat and belly, yellow undertail (not Tennessee). Too bright yellow to be red-eyed or warbling. Prominent whiteish-yellow eyebrow, with dark lore line. Plain back and wings. Photos (not mine) show small hook on bill. In the maze on pier 3."

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

--Oscar Wilde,author


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Bird List - Prospect Park, Kings, New York, United States - eBird Hotspot recap B4 the weekend

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

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

--Oscar Wilde,author


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GWC Connecticut with photos

Connecticut Warbler (Oporornis agilis) (1)
- Reported Sep 11, 2026 13:46 by Casey Ferio
- Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, Kings, New York
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=40.6523083,-73.9904281&ll=40.6523083,-73.9904281
- Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S391895863
- Media: 6 Photos
- Comments: "*continuing from earlier, first saw it walking around in the bushes along the shoreline at the southwest corner of valley water before it flew up the hill. Saw it a few times on the ground and even up in the trees up the hill. If Acadian flycatcher is a green treefrog, Connecticut warbler is Anaxyrus. Photos"


Connecticut Warbler (Oporornis agilis) (1)
- Reported Sep 11, 2026 13:37 by Emily Clark
- Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, Kings, New York
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=40.6523083,-73.9904281&ll=40.6523083,-73.9904281
- Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S391902410
- Comments: "Continuing immature. Great looks close by as it walked on the path. Pics."

Connecticut Warbler (Oporornis agilis) (1)
- Reported Sep 11, 2026 08:00 by MCHL ____
- Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, Kings, New York
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=40.6523083,-73.9904281&ll=40.6523083,-73.9904281
- Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S391899148
- Comments: "!Great find by Christina P.! Very skulky bird. Large chest, gray head and chest, olive back, pink legs, long bill, seen walking. Took some time to locate. Found under a small dense bush at the southwest corner of Valley Water. Image."

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

--Oscar Wilde,author


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Butterfly meadow yellow bellied fc

Yellow-bellied Flycatcher (Empidonax flaviventris) (1)
- Reported Sep 11, 2026 08:56 by B F
- Prospect Park, Kings, New York
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=40.6602841,-73.9689534&ll=40.6602841,-73.9689534
- Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S391850578
- Comments: "Small empid with eyering and uniform bright yellow on face through throat and belly.  On the brighter end spectrum for fall when this ID can be tricky.  Lost it fairly quickly while trying to get my camera out of my bag.  North end of Butterfly Meadow."

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

--Oscar Wilde,author


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GWC Connecticut warbler ** valley water sw

Connecticut Warbler (Oporornis agilis) (1)
- Reported Sep 11, 2026 08:32 by Adam Subel
- Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, Kings, New York
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=40.6523083,-73.9904281&ll=40.6523083,-73.9904281
- Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S391873464
- Comments: "Seen near valley with others. Photo. So so happy to get eyes on this bird, and ended up with much better looks than I expected. Appreciate the help from those around"

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

--Oscar Wilde,author


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Prospect peninsula Hooded warb plus more

Hooded Warbler (Setophaga citrina) (1)
- Reported Sep 11, 2026 08:00 by Jason Kolbe
- Prospect Park, Kings, New York
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=40.6602841,-73.9689534&ll=40.6602841,-73.9689534
- Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S391828519
- Comments: "Bright yellow breast and face, faint hood, darker wings, long tail.  Peninsula, mixing with REVI, NOPA, COYE, AMRE."

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

--Oscar Wilde,author


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GWC mourning warb

Mourning Warbler (Geothlypis philadelphia) (1)
- Reported Sep 11, 2026 09:13 by Brad Wolchansky
- Green-Wood Cemetery--Dell Water, Kings, New York
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=40.6492286,-73.9952976&ll=40.6492286,-73.9952976
- Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S391813165
- Comments: "Full gray hood, olive back, yellow underside. Active in low undergrowth on edge of Dell, making soft pwich call."

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

--Oscar Wilde,author


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

Led by Chris Miller

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

--Oscar Wilde,author


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

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

Here's the list:

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

https://ebird.org/checklist/S391612883

Best,
Chris Miller

LarkSparrow in GWC

Lark Sparrow (Chondestes grammacus) (1)
- Reported Sep 10, 2026 13:08 by MCHL ____
- Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, Kings, New York
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=40.6523083,-73.9904281&ll=40.6523083,-73.9904281
- Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S391636202
- Comments: "!Nice surprise at the end of my walk. Large sparrow with bold cheek patch and white brow. Images for review. Possibly the same individual reported by Z. 2 days ago, though I found it far Northeast of Morse. Seen in the vicinity of the 20th st. entrance associating with large house finch flock. (40.6544761, -73.9831074)."

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

--Oscar Wilde,author


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

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

Saving the monarch🐛

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

Snoopy, "Peanuts"

Fwd: Wednesday Migration Morning 9-9-2026

Leader Mike Yuan

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

--Oscar Wilde,author


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

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

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

29 species, 11 participants

https://ebird.org/checklist/S391406646

Mike

Very rare Prospect Pectoral Sandpiper 4th record

Pectoral Sandpiper (Calidris melanotos) (1)
- Reported Sep 08, 2026 09:04 by Doug Gochfeld
- Prospect Park, Kings, New York
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=40.6602841,-73.9689534&ll=40.6602841,-73.9689534
- Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S391063026
- Comments: "**surprise, and very rare in Prospect Park. Just as I approached the splash pad after entering the park, and right after the small group of small peeps was first visible to me over the splash pad wall, two calidrids flew in low from out of view to the NE. I was surprised to hear some grating Pectoral Sandpiper flight calls. They made as if they briefly thought about landing near the other peeps, but they did not, and circled once, got higher, and disappeared behind some trees, flying south, and apparently out of the park. One or both were calling repeatedly during the entire observation, and one was clearly larger and longer winged - I focused on this one in binoculars and confirmed the longer, slightly decurved bill, and strong demarcation between dark chest and pale belly (visible despite the harsh backlighting), and then they were gone, and I wasn’t able to study the second one. I continued my approach to the splashpad to look into the corner where they evidently came from, and there was an employee sweeping the NE edge of the pad, presumably just having started his work day."

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

--Oscar Wilde,author


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Lark Sparrow in GWC

Lark Sparrow (Chondestes grammacus) (1)
- Reported Sep 08, 2026 07:20 by Z .
- Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, Kings, New York
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=40.6523083,-73.9904281&ll=40.6523083,-73.9904281
- Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S391073047
- Media: 3 Photos
- Comments: "woohoo! Mixed in with chippings at the top of morse 9am. photos."

Louisiana Waterthrush (Parkesia motacilla) (1)
- Reported Sep 08, 2026 07:00 by Adam Subel
- Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, Kings, New York
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=40.6523083,-73.9904281&ll=40.6523083,-73.9904281
- Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S391073317
- Comments: "Lateish. Clear throat bright supercillium, photo. By the Southside of Sylvan"

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

--Oscar Wilde,author


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Red shouldered Hawk over GWC

Red-shouldered Hawk (Buteo lineatus) (1)
- Reported Sep 08, 2026 11:31 by MCHL ____
- Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, Kings, New York
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=40.6523083,-73.9904281&ll=40.6523083,-73.9904281
- Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S391129391
- Comments: "Flagged for date. Expected and recently reported in the area. Medium sized hawk with pale crescents and dark wing tips, striped tail, dark head and chest. Image."

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

--Oscar Wilde,author


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Pectoral Sandpiper records for Prospect Park

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

long time coming...

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

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

Snoopy, "Peanuts"

Fwd: Tuesday walk recap

Tuesday inaugural fall walk led by Ryan, Angie

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

Hi Peter,

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

See everyone next week.

Ryan

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

Snoopy, "Peanuts"

Reported yesterday.Brewsters Warbler photo Included

Brewster's Warbler (hybrid) (Vermivora chrysoptera x cyanoptera (F1 hybrid)) (1)
- Reported Sep 07, 2026 06:50 by Josh Leviton
- Prospect Park, Kings, New York
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=40.6602841,-73.9689534&ll=40.6602841,-73.9689534
- Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S390934132
- Comments: "Seen right behind Maryland monument"

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

--Oscar Wilde,author


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First season Great cormorant BTPP

Great Cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo) (1)
- Reported Sep 07, 2026 06:29 by Nick Dawson
- Bush Terminal Piers Park, Kings, New York
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=40.6541609,-74.0204451&ll=40.6541609,-74.0204451
- Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S390756620
- Comments: "FOS doing a weird facial vibration"

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

--Oscar Wilde,author


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Pectoral Sandpiper Bushwick Inlet Park

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

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

--Oscar Wilde,author


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Hooded Warbler south Breeze Hill

Hooded Warbler (Setophaga citrina) (1)
- Reported Sep 07, 2026 06:19 by Forrest Wickman
- Prospect Park, Kings, New York
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=40.6602841,-73.9689534&ll=40.6602841,-73.9689534
- Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S390874266
- Media: 2 Photos
- Comments: "Flagged for rare/date: an expected migrant but never abundant and often more difficult to detect in the fall. Picked it up on the S side of Breeze Hill by its chip (sorta like Northern Waterthrush but not as loud), and soon got eyes on a female/immature skulking around: a yellow warbler moving around on the ground with a white undertail and a very faint hood. It also occasionally flicked its tail and revealed its white outer tail feathers. Very difficult conditions for photos and the bird did not want to come out but I think I managed one that’s identifiable."

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

--Oscar Wilde,author


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Fwd: First Sunday recap

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

--Oscar Wilde,author


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

Hi Peter,

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

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

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

Ryan

Ballfield dickcissel

Dickcissel (Spiza americana) (1)
- Reported Sep 07, 2026 10:14 by E R
- Prospect Park, Kings, New York
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=40.6602841,-73.9689534&ll=40.6602841,-73.9689534
- Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S390790919
- Comments: "Flushed from grassy area off path just north of baseball fields, with froggy MYEHP sounding flight call. Went into tall brushy stuff and then flew out with flight call again, arcing high up toward long meadow. Attempted to record and photograph, but my confidence isn’t high that either came out"

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

--Oscar Wilde,author


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More golden reports

Golden-winged Warbler (Vermivora chrysoptera) (1)
- Reported Sep 06, 2026 15:54 by Denise Byrd
- Prospect Park, Kings, New York
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=40.6602841,-73.9689534&ll=40.6602841,-73.9689534
- Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S390485190
- Comments: "Flying lower, midway in tress amongst dead leaves. Clean underbelly. Distinct dark mask. Small in size."

Golden-winged Warbler (Vermivora chrysoptera) (1)
- Reported Sep 06, 2026 13:53 by Thomas Levinson
- Prospect Park, Kings, New York
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=40.6602841,-73.9689534&ll=40.6602841,-73.9689534
- Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S390481885
- Comments: "Small warbler, yellow crown and yellow wing patch, black throat and a black mask bordered in white, oreo face, refound reoccurring bird with group of dozen plus birders, in london plane trees in The Ravine"

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

--Oscar Wilde,author


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Evgr reports

*** Species Summary:

- Evening Grosbeak (5 reports)

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Evening Grosbeak (Hesperiphona vespertina) (1)
- Reported Sep 06, 2026 10:45 by MCHL ____
- Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, Kings, New York
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=40.6523083,-73.9904281&ll=40.6523083,-73.9904281
- Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S390406253
- Comments: "!!Great find by Angela P.! Continuing at dell water. Heavy green-yellow bill, pale yellow body, dark wings with large white patches."

Evening Grosbeak (Hesperiphona vespertina) (1)
- Reported Sep 06, 2026 10:45 by chel sea
- Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, Kings, New York
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=40.6523083,-73.9904281&ll=40.6523083,-73.9904281
- Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S390406255
- Comments: "!!Great find by Angela P.! Continuing at dell water. Heavy green-yellow bill, pale yellow body, dark wings with large white patches."

Evening Grosbeak (Hesperiphona vespertina) (1)
- Reported Sep 06, 2026 08:31 by Tom Preston
- Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, Kings, New York
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=40.6523083,-73.9904281&ll=40.6523083,-73.9904281
- Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S390412058
- Comments: "Great find by Angela. Dell Water. MOB. Many have photos. Large yellow finch with huge beak"

Evening Grosbeak (Hesperiphona vespertina) (1)
- Reported Sep 06, 2026 08:31 by Jo Ann Preston
- Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, Kings, New York
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=40.6523083,-73.9904281&ll=40.6523083,-73.9904281
- Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S390414706
- Comments: "Great find by Angela. Dell Water. MOB. Many have photos. Large yellow finch with huge beak"

Evening Grosbeak (Hesperiphona vespertina) (1)
- Reported Sep 06, 2026 11:27 by Brad Wolchansky
- Green-Wood Cemetery--Dell Water, Kings, New York
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=40.6492286,-73.9952976&ll=40.6492286,-73.9952976
- Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S390410079
- Comments: "Broad pale bill. Yellow wash on back of neck. Dark wings with large white splotch."

Evening Grosbeak (Hesperiphona vespertina) (1)
- Reported Sep 06, 2026 10:15 by Barbara S
- Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, Kings, New York
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=40.6523083,-73.9904281&ll=40.6523083,-73.9904281
- Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S390492916
- Media: 3 Photos
- Comments: "Initially found by Angela P. Seen with mob at South side of Dell, foraging on the ground and flying up into trees. Photos."

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

--Oscar Wilde,author


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Golden winged today

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

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

--Oscar Wilde,author


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Evening grosbeak greenwood Dellwater

Evening Grosbeak (Hesperiphona vespertina) (1)
- Reported Sep 06, 2026 11:02 by Ant Taboada
- Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, Kings, New York
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=40.6523083,-73.9904281&ll=40.6523083,-73.9904281
- Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S390442121
- Comments: "Flagged: rare/irruptive in Brooklyn, and especially unexpected in early September (!). Thanks to Angela P earlier for the report. Female at Dell occasionally coming down to the ground to forage, occasionally flying up into the big tree above the bee boxes, and occasionally flying up off into the woods where it had recently disappeared before we arrived. Honking bill, yellow neck and shoulders, plain front, much larger than a goldfinch. Silent the whole time we were there but a bunch of us got photos."

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

--Oscar Wilde,author


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