Connecticut warbler in Gwc unspecified location

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

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

--Oscar Wilde,author


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

Led by Chris Miller and Michelle.

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

--Oscar Wilde,author


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---------- Forwarded message ---------
From: Chris Miller <cmnyc79@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, Sep 17, 2026, 4:07 PM
Subject: Thursday Fall Migration Walk 9/17/26
To: prosbird@gmail.com <Prosbird@gmail.com>, Tom Stephenson <12toms@gmail.com>, Dennis Hrehowsik <deepseagangster@gmail.com>

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

Here's the list:

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

https://ebird.org/checklist/S393734328

Best,
Chris Miller

Philly vireo Prospect

Philadelphia Vireo (Vireo philadelphicus) (1)
- Reported Sep 15, 2026 07:20 by karen o'hearn
- Prospect Park, Kings, New York
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=40.6602841,-73.9689534&ll=40.6602841,-73.9689534
- Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S393429465
- Comments: "vireo with contrasty, dark cap, black eyeline going through the lores to the base of the bill, & yellow throat.  Found by Matt Beck and seen with him - he has pics." 

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

--Oscar Wilde,author


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McCarren park Philly vireo

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

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

--Oscar Wilde,author


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Dickcissel prospect

Dickcissel (Spiza americana) (1)
- Reported Sep 15, 2026 06:45 by Doug Gochfeld
- Prospect Park, Kings, New York
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=40.6602841,-73.9689534&ll=40.6602841,-73.9689534
- Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S393364291
- Comments: "*scarce low density migrant, more often heard as an active migrant than seen on the ground. Unseen flying fart calls (3) over the western end of Long Meadow before 7 AM." 

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

--Oscar Wilde,author


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Fwd: Tuesday BBC walk recap

Leader Ryan Goldberg

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

--Oscar Wilde,author


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

Hi Peter,

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

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

Ryan

Phvi & ccsp

Philadelphia Vireo (Vireo philadelphicus) (1)
- Reported Sep 15, 2026 09:32 by Matt Beck
- Prospect Park--Prospect Lake, Kings, New York
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=40.6553787,-73.9686421&ll=40.6553787,-73.9686421
- Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S393239803
- Media: 3 Photos
- Comments: "Pictures to follow"

Clay-colored Sparrow (Spizella pallida) (1)
- Reported Sep 15, 2026 14:52 by Ant Taboada
- Prospect Park, Kings, New York
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=40.6602841,-73.9689534&ll=40.6602841,-73.9689534
- Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S393240447
- Comments: "I was not in a great mood today and thought “You know what could cheer me up? Finding my first Clay-colored Sparrow of the year. So I walked up to the enclosure in the center of the Nethermead, went “psh psh psh” and a Clay-colored Sparrow popped up. Did it totally improve my mood? Honestly, not really. But it was very cute and it made me smile. Photos." 

Clay-colored Sparrow (Spizella pallida) (1)
- Reported Sep 15, 2026 18:17 by MCHL ____
- Prospect Park, Kings, New York
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=40.6602841,-73.9689534&ll=40.6602841,-73.9689534
- Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S393256250
- Media: 3 Photos
- Comments: "Nice find by Ant this afternoon. Continuing in fenced area of the Nethermead. Image."

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

--Oscar Wilde,author


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GWC Mowa

Mourning Warbler (Geothlypis philadelphia) (1)
- Reported Sep 15, 2026 09:08 by Joe Trezza
- Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, Kings, New York
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=40.6523083,-73.9904281&ll=40.6523083,-73.9904281
- Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S393177569
- Media: 4 Photos
- Comments: "Late, but not preposterously so, and a species that would flag pretty much any day of the year, even here, where they are uncommon but regular migrants with plenty of places to hide. First year/female type, detected on the weedy hill overlooking Valley. First noticed the broken eye ring and clean yellow underside; in shadow, the eye demarcation also gave it the illusion of having a dark eye-stripe, breaking up the yellow superloral and throat. Broken breast band subtle, but likely less so if the bird afforded better looks. Yet it was characteristically shy and elusive; behaviorally nothing like the vocal, bold and pugnacious yellowthroats that have been around. I chased it helplessly for 20 minutes or so, remaining unresponsive to pishing as it stayed in deep cover within several bushes and yews.

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

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

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

--Oscar Wilde,author


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GWC ccsp

Clay-colored Sparrow (Spizella pallida) (1)
- Reported Sep 15, 2026 08:21 by Chris Miller
- Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, Kings, New York
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=40.6523083,-73.9904281&ll=40.6523083,-73.9904281
- Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S393196150
- Comments: "*photo to come Foraging here: (40.6543135, -73.9996446)" 

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

--Oscar Wilde,author


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Two prospect nabe rarities

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

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

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

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

--Oscar Wilde,author


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Details GWC CONW

Connecticut Warbler (Oporornis agilis) (1)
- Reported Sep 14, 2026 16:26 by Andrea Trigueros
- Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, Kings, New York
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=40.6523083,-73.9904281&ll=40.6523083,-73.9904281
- Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S392993015
- Comments: "Initial bad looks, but all yellow below & greenish olive above + walking- ovenbird style- with a slight tail bob, on the south slope of Sylvan. Then, a better look from the top of the hill, perched on a yew in stunning light before disappearing again. Adult male: full gray hood, bold white eye ring, yellow below." 

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

--Oscar Wilde,author


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Birds around the nabe

Quick notes as I'm away for a few days 

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

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

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

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

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

--Oscar Wilde,author


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Caspian Tern this morning over Prospect lake Brians report

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

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

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

--Oscar Wilde,author


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

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

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

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

--Oscar Wilde,author


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* Clay colored and Lark Sparrows in GWC

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

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

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

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

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

--Oscar Wilde,author


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Fwd: 9/12/26 bbc fall migration walk

Leader Dennis Hrehowsik

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

--Oscar Wilde,author


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

Hey Peter!

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

Dennis

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

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

BBP Philly

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

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

--Oscar Wilde,author


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**Black terns over prospect lake today!

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

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

Photos of black terns in chklist link

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

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

--Oscar Wilde,author


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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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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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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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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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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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