Prospect Park Bird Sightings & North Brooklyn Nature News
A newsboard for reporting bird sightings, happenings & announcements,miscellany in north Brooklyn and the 3 main central north Brooklyn green regions : historic Prospect Park, Brooklyn Botanic Garden & north half of Kings County, & Greenwood Cemetery.A service for Brooklyn birders and visitors. Also note: Conservation issues & miscellany posts.
Thursday, July 23, 2026
Conservation champion Mary Yrizarry
Monday, July 20, 2026
Today's lowa
- Reported Jul 20, 2026 07:29 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/S374368713
- Media: 1 Photo
- Comments: "Early, around muddy spot near phragmites on peninsula across from Wellhouse. Photos."
Its bright variations forever abound;
With all the wonders that God has bequeathed us,
There is nothing that thrills like the magic of sound.
-- Reginald Vincent Holmes
Sunday, July 19, 2026
Wickman prospect chklist
Its bright variations forever abound;
With all the wonders that God has bequeathed us,
There is nothing that thrills like the magic of sound.
-- Reginald Vincent Holmes
Lowa continues in PP
- Reported Jul 19, 2026 05:49 by John Huggard
- Prospect Park, Kings, New York
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=40.6602841,-73.9689534&ll=40.6602841,-73.9689534
- Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S374094185
- Comments: "first sighting: bright reddish pink legs, white eyebrow, clean throat. hammerhead east lagoon. chipping. have photos. second sighting 3 1/2 hours later across from 3 sisters. same bird?"
Its bright variations forever abound;
With all the wonders that God has bequeathed us,
There is nothing that thrills like the magic of sound.
-- Reginald Vincent Holmes
Friday, July 17, 2026
[eBird Alert] Kings County Rare Bird Alert PP solitary sp
- Reported Jul 17, 2026 17:06 by John Huggard
- Prospect Park, Kings, New York
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=40.6602841,-73.9689534&ll=40.6602841,-73.9689534
- Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S373294961
- Comments: "Sandpiper with white eye ring and dark back and wings. Hammerhead."
Lowa at bbg and pp
- Reported Jul 17, 2026 09:54 by Chris Miller
- Brooklyn Botanic Garden, Kings, New York
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=40.6680222,-73.96367&ll=40.6680222,-73.96367
- Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S373151765
- Comments: "Brown warbler with white supercilium, buffy flanks and clear throat constantly bobbing tail. Seen along the edge of the Water Garden."
Louisiana Waterthrush (Parkesia motacilla) (1)
- Reported Jul 17, 2026 11:47 by Marleny Rafferty
- Prospect Park, Kings, New York
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF
- Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S3
- Comments: "Large brownish warbler with white supercilium, buffy flanks and clear throat constantly bobbing tail up and down. Continuing in same location as my 7/14 list here: (40.6663469, -73.9714787)"
Its bright variations forever abound;
With all the wonders that God has bequeathed us,
There is nothing that thrills like the magic of sound.
-- Reginald Vincent Holmes
For bird lovers and pigeon folks read on this heartwarmer
Its bright variations forever abound;
With all the wonders that God has bequeathed us,
There is nothing that thrills like the magic of sound.
-- Reginald Vincent Holmes
Thursday, July 16, 2026
Fwd: Summer Oasis at Canarsie Park – Brooklyn Bird Club
From: Peter Dorosh <prosbird@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, Jul 16, 2026 at 4:22 PM
Subject: Summer Oasis at Canarsie Park – Brooklyn Bird Club
To: Peter Dorosh <prosbird@gmail.com>
Total raised from Kings Birdathon 2026
Fwd: Butterfly Suprise
From: Alan Baratz
Date: Thu, Jul 16, 2026 at 2:16 PM
Subject: Butterfly Suprise
To: Peter Dorosh <prosbird@gmail.com>
Louisiana Waterthrush in gwc
- Reported Jul 16, 2026 09:52 by Marleny Rafferty
- 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/S372819194
- Comments: "Feeding on the west side of Sylvan Water. Buffy belly, clean throat.. Will post photo."
Its bright variations forever abound;
With all the wonders that God has bequeathed us,
There is nothing that thrills like the magic of sound.
-- Reginald Vincent Holmes
Wednesday, July 15, 2026
Annual BBC Member’s Night Picnic and Bug Expo July 11
Species seen the night of July 11th, Butterfly Meadow on Lookout Hill in Prospect Park at UV lights set up by Matthew Wills and Louis Wong.
This is a dynamic list, as not everyone likely to post iNaturalist observations has reported in and many of these identifications are tentative. (A lot of the little brown moths and tiny beetles are hard to get to species.)
Moths:
Merrick’s Crambid Moth Loxostegopsis merrickalis
Curved-horn Moths Superfamily Gelechioidea two species?
Tribe Phycitini moth
Chionodes thoraceochrella moth
Subfamily Galleriinae moth
Triangle-marked Twirler Moth Taygete attributella
Olethreutine Leafroller Moths Subfamily Olethreutinae
Maple Webworm Moth Pococera asperatella
Bluegrass Webworm Moth Parapediasia teterrellus
Broad-banded Eulogia Moth Eulogia ochrifrontella
Orange-headed Callima Moth Callima argenticinctella
Suzuki's Promalactis Moth Promalactis suzukiella
Canadian Sonia Moth Sonia canadana
Genus Larisa moth
Brown-blotched Amydria Moth Amydria effrenatella
Ipsilon Dart Agrotis ipsilon moth
Common Tan Wave Pleuroprucha insulsaria moth
Genus Melanolophia moth
Beetles:
Prosternine Click Beetle Hemicrepidius memnonius
Tribe Elaterini click beetle
Genus Mycetochara beetle
Genus Ptilodactyla beetle
Tribe Alleculini beetle
Genus CaenocaraPuffball Beetle
Reddish-brown Stag Beetle Lucanus capreolus (male and female)
Rough-coated Longhorned Beetle Ecyrus dasycerus
Genus Dacne beetle
Grapevine Beetle Pelidnota punctata
Genus Monocrepidius beetle
Genus Ecyrus beetle
Phyllobaenus unifasciatus beetle
Family Lampyridae beetles (fireflies) in area
Others:
Family Leptoceridae Long-horned Caddisflies
Infraorder Tipulomorpha Crane Fly Possibly Genus Molophilus
Xenoliarus placitus planthopper
Ozophora picturata seed bug
Hyaliodes harti plant bug
Eastern Harvestman Leiobunum vittatum
Genus Hapithus cricket (nymph)
Genus Phanerotoma wasp
Genus Spathius wasp
Genus Lomamyia Nearctic Beaded Lacewings
Leia bivittata fungus gnat
Renown ornithologist and naturalist Guy Tudor passed away
News from Don Riepe
Sadly, my good friend and mentor Guy Tudor passed away yesterday at 91. I hope we can arrange a memorial bird/butterfly/wildflower walk and party in his honor sometime in late September (his birthday is September 23rd). He was a world-renowned bird artist and recipient of the MacArthur Award. I was looking forward to our 90 and 95 year birthday bash! Oh well, maybe in another alternate world! Rest in peace, brother!
kb note: Guy was well known to older generation like myself, a most excellent butterfly expert as well connected to the Brooklyn Bird club...RIP
From: Steve Walter
Sent: Tuesday, July 14, 2026 12:27 PM
To: 'nysbirds-l@lists.cornell.edu' <nysbirds-l@lists.cornell.edu>
Subject: Guy Tudor
I learned this morning that Guy Tudor has passed away. Guy was an accomplished bird artist and naturalist. Among other things, he was a MacArthur Genius award winner, first president and host of the New York City Butterfly Club, and co-author with Rick Cech of the “Butterflies of the East Coast” book.
Guy will be missed by many.
Tuesday, July 14, 2026
LOWA returns
- Reported Jul 14, 2026 11:37 by Chris Miller
- Prospect Park, Kings, New York
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=40.6602841,-73.9689534&ll=40.6602841,-73.9689534
- Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S372097885
- Comments: "Flagged for date. Large brownish warbler with white supercilium, buffy flanks and clear throat constantly bobbing tail up and down. Seen near the Picnic house drip here: (40.6663469, -73.9714787)"
Sunday, July 12, 2026
Black billed Cuckoo on Hammer head
- Reported Jul 11, 2026 14:15 by Nicholas Abrams
- Prospect Park, Kings, New York
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=40.6602841,-73.9689534&ll=40.6602841,-73.9689534
- Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S371285707
- Media: 3 Videos, 12 Photos
- Comments: "west side of hammerhead then flew to west island. One of those perched birds I was debating whether or not to zoom in. Glad I did. LIFER"
Its bright variations forever abound;
With all the wonders that God has bequeathed us,
There is nothing that thrills like the magic of sound.
-- Reginald Vincent Holmes
Early returning Louisiana Waterthrush
- Reported Jul 12, 2026 08:56 by Drew B
- Prospect Park, Kings, New York
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=40.6602841,-73.9689534&ll=40.6602841,-73.9689534
- Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S371192320
- Media: 1 Photo
- Comments: "certainly a surprise to me. maybe heading south already. down at the ravine forging along the water edge. waterthrush with wide white supercellium, bright pink feet, and white throat. i’ll add a pic
Its bright variations forever abound;
With all the wonders that God has bequeathed us,
There is nothing that thrills like the magic of sound.
-- Reginald Vincent Holmes
Saturday, July 11, 2026
GWC Caspian
- Reported Jul 11, 2026 07:00 by matt bourke
- 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/S370788107
- Comments: "viewed on the hill above the chapel , coming out from the bay heading towards prospect . large broad wings clear black capped and long billed ."
Its bright variations forever abound;
With all the wonders that God has bequeathed us,
There is nothing that thrills like the magic of sound.
-- Reginald Vincent Holmes
Friday, July 10, 2026
Bird List - Prospect Park, Kings, New York, United States - eBird Hotspot
What's around in prospect park?
Its bright variations forever abound;
With all the wonders that God has bequeathed us,
There is nothing that thrills like the magic of sound.
-- Reginald Vincent Holmes
Wednesday, July 8, 2026
Events for July 2026 – Brooklyn Bird Club
Its bright variations forever abound;
With all the wonders that God has bequeathed us,
There is nothing that thrills like the magic of sound.
-- Reginald Vincent Holmes
Moth and insect night this saturday BBC picnic
Join members and naturalist Matthew Wills for a fun evening.
Here's the link
https://brooklynbirdclub.org/event/annual-bbc-members-night-picnic-and-bug-expo/
Saturday, July 4, 2026
Happy 250th America!
On this glorious day , the American Experiment continues miraculously, a testament to the greatest Republic ever created.
🎂🥳🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🎇🎆🎇🎆🎇
Wednesday, July 1, 2026
Least sp
- Reported Jul 01, 2026 07:30 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/S366180506
- Media: 2 Photos
- Comments: "Lake flyover. We’re finally out of the “late” window but still a bit early. Small brownish Calidris sandpiper with short, slightly downcurved bill. Photos."
Sunday, June 28, 2026
[eBird Alert] Kings County Rare Bird Alert bwwarbler at bbp
- Reported Jun 27, 2026 11:00 by Heather Wolf
- 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/S364523249
- Comments: "Black-streaked warbler creeping along tree branches at Pier 1 trident."
Friday, June 26, 2026
Bird List - Prospect Park, Kings, New York, United States - eBird Hotspot the week's end tally
. ~Charles Lanman, "The Dying Year," 1840
Re: news article about me in the Brooklyn Eagle.
A very talented writer, Olivier Richter who wrote this interview piece .it was a fun walk with the BBC group even if we didn't see any timber doodles.. wait till next year !
"Woods are filled with the music of birds, and all nature is laughing under the glorious influence of Summer"
. ~Charles Lanman, "The Dying Year," 1840
---------- Forwarded message ---------
From: Peter Dorosh <prosbird@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, Jun 25, 2026, 3:38 PM
Subject: news article about me in the Brooklyn Eagle.
To: Chris Dorosh <chrismdorosh@gmail.com>, Alexis Archer <alexis.c.archer@gmail.com>, Cynthia Spadaro <cynthia.spadaro@gmail.com>, Peter Dorosh <prosbird@gmail.com>
--
" Preserve and cherish the pale blue dot,the only home we've ever known"
--Carl Sagan
Thursday, June 25, 2026
Fwd: news article about me in the Brooklyn Eagle.
. ~Charles Lanman, "The Dying Year," 1
Date: Thu, Jun 25, 2026, 3:38 PM
Subject: news article about me in the Brooklyn Eagle.
Tuesday, June 23, 2026
Puma iñ prospect
- Reported Jun 23, 2026 17:59 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/S362364338
- Media: 1 Photo
- Comments: "Large dark swallow over northwest end of lake, seen from peninsula. Bad photos."
. ~Charles Lanman, "The Dying Year," 1840
Interesting birds in prospect
. ~Charles Lanman, "The Dying Year," 1840
Saturday, June 20, 2026
Why Bird-Watching Is Suddenly More Popular Than Ever | Charlotte Observer
Summer begins
Summer starts 1:25 tonight .henceforth ,the days get shorter ( oh...that's depressing ! 😂)
Friday, June 19, 2026
Acadian FC prospect
--John Keats
City Completes $7 Million Wetland Improvement Project in Brooklyn’s Four Sparrow Marsh | City of New York
A good spot one where we used to get wilson snipes during migration....
--John Keats
Wednesday, June 17, 2026
[eBird Alert] Kings County Rare Bird Alert acadian fc
- Reported Jun 17, 2026 13:40 by Hai-Dang Phan
- 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/S358906269
- Comments: "Heard sing thrice, pwit-SIP! (40.6648617, -73.9670043)"
Sunday, June 14, 2026
Eastern bluebird
- Reported Jun 14, 2026 11:21 by Radka Osickova
- 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/S357463547
- Media: 1 Photo
- Comments: "A bit of blue color on tail and side wings, possibly female or immature. Near Valentine Angel"
--John Keats
Saturday, June 13, 2026
Fwd: [eBird Alert] Kings County Rare Bird Alert
--John Keats
From: <ebird-alert@birds.cornell.edu>
Date: Sat, Jun 13, 2026, 1:44 PM
Subject: [eBird Alert] Kings County Rare Bird Alert <hourly>
To: <prosbird@gmail.com>
*** Species Summary:
- Magnolia Warbler (1 report)
- Blackpoll Warbler (1 report)
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Magnolia Warbler (Setophaga magnolia) (1)
- Reported Jun 13, 2026 07:55 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/S356774067
- Media: 1 Audio
- Comments: "flagged for dillydallying without a hall pass. Singing and seen, not too far from where i had one the other day. vernal/union. In blooming linden. but somewhat mobile. bright yellow belly, streaked at sides, gray head, black mask, black dipped tail etc. have audio"
Blackpoll Warbler (Setophaga striata) (1)
- Reported Jun 13, 2026 07:55 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/S356774067
- Media: 1 Audio
- Comments: "flagged for straggling - singing repeatedly from oak on top of catacombs. have audio"
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