Fwd: [eBird Alert] Kings County Rare Bird Alert gwc 20th st entrance dickcissel

"Delicious autumn! My very soul is wedded to it, and if I were a bird I would fly about the earth seeking the successive autumns."
— George Eliot

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From: <ebird-alert@birds.cornell.edu>
Date: Sat, Oct 17, 2026, 8:49 PM
Subject: [eBird Alert] Kings County Rare Bird Alert <hourly>
To: <prosbird@gmail.com>

*** Species Summary:

- Dickcissel (2 reports)

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Dickcissel (Spiza americana) (1)
- Reported Oct 17, 2026 09:43 by Jeana Fucello
- 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/S403217583
- Comments: "House sparrow like bird, not great looks at chest but unmistakable face and profile, 20th street entrance"

Dickcissel (Spiza americana) (1)
- Reported Oct 17, 2026 09:43 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/S403217585
- Comments: "House sparrow like bird, not great looks at chest but unmistakable face and profile, 20th street entrance"

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Fwd: [eBird Alert] Kings County Rare Bird Alert Sora

"Delicious autumn! My very soul is wedded to it, and if I were a bird I would fly about the earth seeking the successive autumns."
— George Eliot

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From: <ebird-alert@birds.cornell.edu>
Date: Sat, Oct 17, 2026, 7:48 PM
Subject: [eBird Alert] Kings County Rare Bird Alert <hourly>
To: <prosbird@gmail.com>

*** Species Summary:

- Sora (1 report)
- Nelson's Sparrow (Interior) (1 report)
- Wilson's Warbler (1 report)
- Rose-breasted Grosbeak (1 report)
- Dickcissel (1 report)

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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.

Sora (Porzana carolina) (1)
- Reported Oct 17, 2026 10:20 by Kathleen Toomey
- 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/S403214185
- Media: 2 Photos
- Comments: "First seen walking in the grass in the vicinity of the Boss Tweed mausoleum.   Later it huddled under a tree.  A small, plump chicken like bird with long legs and toes, with a bright yellow bill and black face mask.   Photo"

Nelson's Sparrow (Interior) (Ammospiza nelsoni nelsoni/altera) (1)
- Reported Oct 17, 2026 10:20 by Kathleen Toomey
- 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/S403214185
- Media: 1 Photo
- Comments: "Found earlier by Michael S.  Bright orange with white back striped"

Wilson's Warbler (Cardellina pusilla) (1)
- Reported Oct 17, 2026 08:25 by annecy Cornball
- Prospect Park, Kings, New York
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=40.657079,-73.965969&ll=40.657079,-73.965969
- Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S403213874
- Comments: "Yellow warbler with faint cap. Spotted by other birders first"

Rose-breasted Grosbeak (Pheucticus ludovicianus) (1)
- Reported Oct 17, 2026 08:25 by annecy Cornball
- Prospect Park, Kings, New York
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=40.657079,-73.965969&ll=40.657079,-73.965969
- Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S403213874
- Comments: "near peninsula kinda. Speckly grosbeak with red on chest."

Dickcissel (Spiza americana) (1)
- Reported Oct 17, 2026 10:20 by Kathleen Toomey
- 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/S403214185
- Media: 1 Photo
- Comments: "Found earlier near the 20th St. entrance by Chelsea.  Female type with a large conical bill, pale yellow eyebrow, and streaks on upper back.   Photo"

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Fwd: [eBird Alert] Kings County Rare Bird Alert . Sora plus more

"Delicious autumn! My very soul is wedded to it, and if I were a bird I would fly about the earth seeking the successive autumns."
— George Eliot

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From: <ebird-alert@birds.cornell.edu>
Date: Sat, Oct 17, 2026, 6:50 PM
Subject: [eBird Alert] Kings County Rare Bird Alert <hourly>
To: <prosbird@gmail.com>

*** Species Summary:

- Sora (3 reports)
- Vesper Sparrow (2 reports)
- Nelson's Sparrow (Interior) (1 report)
- Northern Waterthrush (1 report)
- Wilson's Warbler (1 report)
- Dickcissel (1 report)

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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.

Sora (Porzana carolina) (1) CONFIRMED
- Reported Oct 17, 2026 16:27 by Seth Barr
- 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/S403185982
- Comments: "Chunky bird, in unusual habitat,on the ground, distinctive yellow bill."

Sora (Porzana carolina) (1) CONFIRMED
- Reported Oct 17, 2026 15:45 by Shaul Yahil
- 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/S403191574
- Media: 3 Photos
- Comments: "Small crake, nestled in the trunk of a deciduous tree by the Boss Tweed monument. Yellow bill and black eyeshadow. Among the headstones in the fading light, with a cold wind blowing it gave a somber impression. Photos. Spotted by Kathy Toomey"

Sora (Porzana carolina) (1)
- Reported Oct 17, 2026 10:26 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/S403205952
- Comments: "Great find by Kathy T. Image."

Vesper Sparrow (Pooecetes gramineus) (1) CONFIRMED
- Reported Oct 17, 2026 08:06 by Kerri McDonald 🐤
- 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/S403187193
- Comments: "streaky sparrow with white eyering and white outer tail feathers"

Vesper Sparrow (Pooecetes gramineus) (1) CONFIRMED
- Reported Oct 17, 2026 08:06 by Barbara S
- 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/S403191085
- Media: 1 Photo
- Comments: "Continuing above the ballfields. Bold eyering. Distant photo for ID"

Nelson's Sparrow (Interior) (Ammospiza nelsoni nelsoni/altera) (1)
- Reported Oct 17, 2026 10:26 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/S403205952
- Comments: "!Unusual for GWC, but expected in the region. Image."

Northern Waterthrush (Parkesia noveboracensis) (1) CONFIRMED
- Reported Oct 17, 2026 08:06 by Barbara S
- 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/S403191085
- Comments: "First heard the characteristic metallic chip call, then briefly seen at West Island."

Wilson's Warbler (Cardellina pusilla) (1) CONFIRMED
- Reported Oct 17, 2026 08:06 by Barbara S
- 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/S403191085
- Media: 1 Photo
- Comments: "Base of hammerhead. Female or young male with light cap. Quite cooperative. Photo."

Dickcissel (Spiza americana) (1)
- Reported Oct 17, 2026 10:26 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/S403205952
- Comments: "Great find by Jeana F. and Chelsea L! Possibly continuing? Seen near 20th st entrance. image."

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Fwd: [eBird Alert] Kings County Rare Bird Alert

"Delicious autumn! My very soul is wedded to it, and if I were a bird I would fly about the earth seeking the successive autumns."
— George Eliot

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From: <ebird-alert@birds.cornell.edu>
Date: Sat, Oct 17, 2026, 5:49 PM
Subject: [eBird Alert] Kings County Rare Bird Alert <hourly>
To: <prosbird@gmail.com>

*** Species Summary:

- Eastern Wood-Pewee (1 report)
- Vesper Sparrow (3 reports)
- Northern Waterthrush (1 report)
- Wilson's 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.

Eastern Wood-Pewee (Contopus virens) (1)
- Reported Oct 17, 2026 14:21 by Al A.
- 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/S403180991
- Comments: "Heard the pewee call very clearly but no visual"

Vesper Sparrow (Pooecetes gramineus) (1)
- Reported Oct 17, 2026 09:40 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/S403170049
- Comments: "Flagged as rare. Only listing one out of an abundance of caution but really probably two. First heard one calling between ballfields 2 and 3 where they’ve been in recent days and eventually saw and photographed it up in a tree: Large sparrow with blurry streaks and prominent white eyering. Then later I was down picking through sparrows down in the fenced-off wildflowers just NW of the dog beach when I saw a larger sparrow with white outer-tail feathers fly up that soon revealed itself to be a Vesper as well—though theoretically it could have just been one large sparrow flock moving around the ballfields area. Photos of each encounter available, and maybe I’ll up it to two if they look like different individuals."

Vesper Sparrow (Pooecetes gramineus) (1)
- Reported Oct 17, 2026 08:39 by Radka Osickova
- 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/S403184942
- Comments: "White under chin, streaky sparrow, flashed white on tail in flight. Baseball field"

Vesper Sparrow (Pooecetes gramineus) (1)
- Reported Oct 17, 2026 12:51 by Joe Trezza
- Shirley Chisholm SP (Pennsylvania Ave. Landfill), Kings, New York
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=40.6392421,-73.8730258&ll=40.6392421,-73.8730258
- Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S403175186
- Comments: "Sharp-looking individual with crisp, full, white eye ring, cream-colored belly and white outer tail feathers. Hopped up into a tree at near eye level on the west side of the creek, loosely associating with a few song sparrows."

Northern Waterthrush (Parkesia noveboracensis) (1)
- Reported Oct 17, 2026 09:40 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/S403170049
- Comments: "Flagged for date: getting late, though this species wasn’t flagged a few days ago. On the SW corner of the lake just S of West Island. Streaky, twerking, and chipping loudly. Photos available."

Wilson's Warbler (Cardellina pusilla) (1)
- Reported Oct 17, 2026 09:40 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/S403170049
- Comments: "Flagged for date: getting late, though they have sometimes tried to overwinter in the park. This one was found by the BBC migration walk on Hammerhead, where it was flitting around low in the brush. Diminutive yellow warbler with a dark undertail and a hint of black on its head. Photos available."

Wilson's Warbler (Cardellina pusilla) (1)
- Reported Oct 17, 2026 08:39 by Radka Osickova
- 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/S403184942
- Comments: "Yellow warbler with grayish cap, not too dark."

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Note great birds  sora, Nelson's sparrow, oc warbler, dickcissel

"Delicious autumn! My very soul is wedded to it, and if I were a bird I would fly about the earth seeking the successive autumns."
— George Eliot

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BTTP dickcissel

Dickcissel (Spiza americana) (1)
- Reported Oct 16, 2026 15:30 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/S402883805
- Comments: "Seen a couple times in the fenced-off meadow. Photos." 

"Delicious autumn! My very soul is wedded to it, and if I were a bird I would fly about the earth seeking the successive autumns."
— George Eliot

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BTPP Bobolink

Bobolink (Dolichonyx oryzivorus) (1)
- Reported Oct 16, 2026 15:30 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/S402883805
- Comments: "Late lingerer in the fenced-off meadow. Photo 

"Delicious autumn! My very soul is wedded to it, and if I were a bird I would fly about the earth seeking the successive autumns."
— George Eliot

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Around the nabe

Common Nighthawk (Chordeiles minor) (1)
- Reported Oct 16, 2026 15:58 by Jorge V
- 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/S402870150
- Comments: "Flyby over Battle Hill."

Red-headed Woodpecker (Melanerpes erythrocephalus) (1)
- Reported Oct 16, 2026 15:58 by Jorge V
- 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/S402870150
- Media: 1 Photo
- Comments: "Immature. Seen on a snag tree to the right of the Battle Hill landmark."

Bobolink (Dolichonyx oryzivorus) (1)
- Reported Oct 16, 2026 17:30 by Louise Lee
- 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/S402874748
- Comments: "In the meadow, spotted with Nick"

Rose-breasted Grosbeak (Pheucticus ludovicianus) (1)
- Reported Oct 16, 2026 17:10 by Liam G
- 471 Mac, Kings, New York
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=40.683428,-73.927137&ll=40.683428,-73.927137
- Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S402868535
- Media: 1 Video, 4 Photos
- Comments: "Photos/video. Late. Larger than a sparrow. Bright white supercilium connecting at nape. Some Buffy tones. Apparent safron-toned armpits."

Dickcissel (Spiza americana) (1)
- Reported Oct 16, 2026 17:30 by Louise Lee
- 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/S402874748
- Comments: "In the meadow, spotted with Nick"
 

"Delicious autumn! My very soul is wedded to it, and if I were a bird I would fly about the earth seeking the successive autumns."
— George Eliot

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Friday's flagged birds report

Yellow-billed Cuckoo (Coccyzus americanus) (1)
- Reported Oct 16, 2026 15:11 by Al A.
- Owls Head Park, Kings, New York
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=40.6403687,-74.0322153&ll=40.6403687,-74.0322153
- Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S402848789
- Comments: "Unmistakable, what a treat. Long tail bird flew by me I thought mocking bird at first but the color was off as it was brown/redish from the back. Then they landed in a tree and stayed for a while so luckily I got to observe. White dots on back of long tail and cuckoo shaped bill with yellow bottom!!"

Scarlet Tanager (Piranga olivacea) (1)
- Reported Oct 16, 2026 12:46 by Drew B
- 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/S402848356
- Comments: "slightly late. dull yellow greenish, darker wings no wing bars. forging on ground with  a bunch of chipping sparrows. photo tba"
 

"Delicious autumn! My very soul is wedded to it, and if I were a bird I would fly about the earth seeking the successive autumns."
— George Eliot

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Pp vespers

Vesper Sparrow (Pooecetes gramineus) (2)
- Reported Oct 15, 2026 12:15 by Kathleen Toomey
- 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/S402650562
- Media: 1 Photo
- Comments: "Continuing on ball field 2 and in the fenced in area around the elm grove close to the dog beach.   Hefty sparrows with bold eye rings"
 

"Delicious autumn! My very soul is wedded to it, and if I were a bird I would fly about the earth seeking the successive autumns."
— George Eliot

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GWC Dickcissel inside the 20th St entrance ( east gate) on lawn

Dickcissel (Spiza americana) (1)
- Reported Oct 15, 2026 15:53 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/S402641129
- Media: 2 Photos
- Comments: "House-sparrow-like with yellow developing on chest. Foraging on long grasses with sparrows at north end hill of graves. The bird was in very harsh lighting when I first observed, and threw me." 

"Delicious autumn! My very soul is wedded to it, and if I were a bird I would fly about the earth seeking the successive autumns."
— George Eliot

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Fwd: Thursday Fall Migration BBC Walk 10/15/26

"Delicious autumn! My very soul is wedded to it, and if I were a bird I would fly about the earth seeking the successive autumns."
— George Eliot

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From: Chris Miller <cmnyc79@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, Oct 15, 2026, 8:43 PM
Subject: Thursday Fall Migration Walk 10/15/26
To: prosbird@gmail.com <Prosbird@gmail.com>, Tom Stephenson <12toms@gmail.com>, Dennis Hrehowsik <deepseagangster@gmail.com>

Hi Peter,
We had beautiful fall weather and a lovely group of participants on
today's walk. The park was very birdy and we had great looks at many
of the birds.
Highlights for the day were 2 Vesper sparrows, White-crowned sparrow,
6 American Pipits, Rusty Blackbird, Bald Eagle and 12 warbler species.
We had 65 species total.

Here's the list:

Canada Goose
Mute Swan
Wood Duck
Northern Shoveler
Mallard
American Black Duck
Ruddy Duck
Rock Pigeon
Mourning Dove
Ring-billed Gull
Pied-billed Grebe
Great Blue Heron
Osprey
Cooper's Hawk
Bald Eagle
Red-tailed Hawk
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Downy Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
American Kestrel
Merlin
Eastern Phoebe
Blue-headed Vireo
Red-eyed Vireo
Blue Jay
American Crow
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Golden-crowned Kinglet
White-breasted Nuthatch
Brown Creeper
Winter Wren
Carolina Wren
European Starling
Gray Catbird
Swainson's Thrush
Hermit Thrush
American Robin
House Sparrow
American Pipit
House Finch
Chipping Sparrow
Field Sparrow
Dark-eyed Junco
White-crowned Sparrow
White-throated Sparrow
Vesper Sparrow
Song Sparrow
Swamp Sparrow
Eastern Towhee
Eastern Meadowlark
Rusty Blackbird
Northern Waterthrush
Black-and-white Warbler
Common Yellowthroat
Northern Parula
Magnolia Warbler
Blackburnian Warbler
Blackpoll Warbler
Black-throated Blue Warbler
Palm Warbler
Pine Warbler
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Black-throated Green Warbler
Northern Cardinal

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Best,
Chris Miller

Eastern Meadowlark in elm Hill enclosure ( dog beach ) prospect today

Reported by Kathy T, later seen in ballfields tree #2

"Delicious autumn! My very soul is wedded to it, and if I were a bird I would fly about the earth seeking the successive autumns."
— George Eliot

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Date: Thu, Oct 15, 2026, 7:03 PM
Subject: [eBird Alert] Kings County Rare Bird Alert <hourly>
To: <prosbird@gmail.com>

*** Species Summary:

- Common Nighthawk (2 reports)
- Vesper Sparrow (5 reports)
- Bobolink (1 report)
- Blackburnian Warbler (1 report)

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Common Nighthawk (Chordeiles minor) (1)
- Reported Oct 15, 2026 17:07 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/S402619330
- Comments: "Flagged for date. One at 6pm."

Common Nighthawk (Chordeiles minor) (2)
- Reported Oct 15, 2026 15:36 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/S402623500
- Comments: "Late, Nethermead flyovers around sunset. Possibly a third."

Vesper Sparrow (Pooecetes gramineus) (2)
- Reported Oct 15, 2026 17:07 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/S402619330
- Comments: "At least 2 continuing. One in the fenced area near the dog beach. One along the fence between fields 1 and 2."

Vesper Sparrow (Pooecetes gramineus) (1)
- Reported Oct 15, 2026 15:36 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/S402623500
- Comments: "Continuing at ballfields, bold white eye ring."

Vesper Sparrow (Pooecetes gramineus) (2)
- Reported Oct 15, 2026 15:28 by Monica Berger
- 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/S402622864
- Comments: "White outer tail, eye, dog beach elm enclosure and ball field"

Vesper Sparrow (Pooecetes gramineus) (3)
- Reported Oct 15, 2026 11:00 by Nicky 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/S402620772
- Comments: "Minimum. I bet there at least 5 crawling around the ballfields. I saw them mostly on ballfield 1. Extremely cooperative."

Vesper Sparrow (Pooecetes gramineus) (2)
- Reported Oct 15, 2026 07:32 by Anonymous eBirder
- 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/S402617210
- Comments: "First reported by Forrest in ballfield.  Found in the fenced in area in front of dog beach.  White eye ring, streaking on flanks, white outer tail feathers, seen by MOB.  (40.6628978, -73.9726827).  Second Vesper found between ballfield 5 and 6, here:  (40.6610448, -73.9735480)"

Bobolink (Dolichonyx oryzivorus) (1)
- Reported Oct 15, 2026 11:00 by Nicky 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/S402620772
- Comments: "tree hopping with vesper sparrows by ballfields 1 & 2. Looks massive compared to chipping sparrows"

Blackburnian Warbler (Setophaga fusca) (2)
- Reported Oct 15, 2026 07:32 by Anonymous eBirder
- 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/S402617210
- Comments: "Angular cheek mark, drab, pale yellow throat upper breast. Two seen near one another."

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Date: Thu, Oct 15, 2026, 6:04 PM
Subject: [eBird Alert] Kings County Rare Bird Alert <hourly>
To: <prosbird@gmail.com>

*** Species Summary:

- American Bittern (2 reports)
- Eastern Wood-Pewee (1 report)
- Wood Thrush (1 report)
- Vesper Sparrow (2 reports)
- Mourning Warbler (1 report)

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American Bittern (Botaurus lentiginosus) (1)
- Reported Oct 15, 2026 07:59 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/S402608460
- Comments: "!Whoop! Flyby. Z. spotted it near Sylvan Water flying West and descending. Moments later it picked up again, heading back East. No idea where it went. Image. - mchl got photo- me:no - large brown pointy fronted, legs out behind, like overgrown green heron. white with brown streaked chest seen in peripheral on the flyby."

American Bittern (Botaurus lentiginosus) (1)
- Reported Oct 15, 2026 07:50 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/S402607005
- Comments: "!Whoop! Flyby. Z. spotted it near Sylvan Water flying West and descending. Moments later it picked up again, heading back East. No idea where it went. Image."

Eastern Wood-Pewee (Contopus virens) (1)
- Reported Oct 15, 2026 08:36 by Richard Fleming
- Owls Head Park, Kings, New York
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=40.6403687,-74.0322153&ll=40.6403687,-74.0322153
- Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S402610956
- Comments: "Nice spot by Ferino, with whom I got to spend some quality time. Long-winged, prominently vested brown and white flycatcher sticking to bare branches in the canopy."

Wood Thrush (Hylocichla mustelina) (1)
- Reported Oct 15, 2026 08:36 by Richard Fleming
- Owls Head Park, Kings, New York
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=40.6403687,-74.0322153&ll=40.6403687,-74.0322153
- Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S402610956
- Comments: "Late large thrush; warm brown above with brighter rufous cap. Bright white below, with larger cleaner dark spots than our other thrushes."

Vesper Sparrow (Pooecetes gramineus) (2)
- Reported Oct 15, 2026 15:11 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/S402610926
- Comments: "one at the ballfields one over by the dog beach. both bold white white eye rings, streaky breast. photos of each"

Vesper Sparrow (Pooecetes gramineus) (2)
- Reported Oct 15, 2026 06:59 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/S402611396
- Media: 2 Photos
- Comments: "Flagged as rare, though we seem to get a handful each fall. First seen on the ballfields between Nos. 2 and 3 and then followed as offleash dogs flushed them far west along the fence line and then all the way back toward the dugouts again. Big, chunky sparrows with big, complete white eyerings—I always think they look as surprised to see me as I am to see them-/made prominent by the fact that the rest of the bird is a little blurry in its plumage, not as sharply streaked as a Savannah Sparrow. Immediately it seemed like there might be more than one around and soon enough there were two foraging together. Photos."

Mourning Warbler (Geothlypis philadelphia) (1)
- Reported Oct 15, 2026 14:46 by Jack Bechtel
- 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/S402611066
- Comments: "Low skulky warbler in low brush along water at Alfred Jenkins bridge. Imm. Bird. Large fairly heavy bodied warbler, olive gray over back with yellow belly coming up into throat. Very difficult to see after initial sighting flying low over the bridge and briefly perching in dogwood fairly exposed. Distinguished from COYE initially by size, but repeatedly called which assisted in ID confirmation separation from Connecticut warbler. Also responded to mourning warbler chip-call playback. Seems late."

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Date: Thu, Oct 15, 2026, 4:05 PM
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*** Species Summary:

- Vesper Sparrow (1 report)
- Bobolink (1 report)

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Vesper Sparrow (Pooecetes gramineus) (2) CONFIRMED
- Reported Oct 15, 2026 14:30 by HY Kim
- 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/S402583634
- Comments: "Two vespers hanging out near field 1. White mustache, less clear lines on the head. Eye ring and creamy belly."

Bobolink (Dolichonyx oryzivorus) (1) CONFIRMED
- Reported Oct 15, 2026 14:30 by HY Kim
- 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/S402583634
- Comments: "Seen with Nicky, very orangey, much bigger than other sparrows"

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*** Species Summary:

- Yellow-billed Cuckoo (2 reports)
- Eastern Wood-Pewee (1 report)
- Vesper Sparrow (4 reports)
- Chestnut-sided Warbler (1 report)
- Scarlet Tanager (1 report)

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Yellow-billed Cuckoo (Coccyzus americanus) (1)
- Reported Oct 15, 2026 10:01 by Ryan Treves
- 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/S402541640
- Media: 1 Photo
- Comments: "Long-tailed, slender, pale-bellied, unobtrusive, dropped into water garden."

Yellow-billed Cuckoo (Coccyzus americanus) (2)
- Reported Oct 15, 2026 09:19 by Christine Gu
- 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/S402544044
- Media: 2 Photos
- Comments: "Crazy encounter with a sunning cuckoo. It was completely out in the open on the north edge of Dell staring into the water, fumbled all my pics in extreme excitement but there are some usable ones. Another seen in flight at Winter Walk from the direction of Cedar Dell, very white underneath but with pointy, conspicuously rufous wings. Swooping wingbeats. Tail not seen well. County/year bird for me."

Eastern Wood-Pewee (Contopus virens) (1)
- Reported Oct 15, 2026 09:19 by Christine Gu
- 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/S402544044
- Media: 2 Photos
- Comments: "Flagged for date. Just a hair late. Upright posture, nondescript eyering, dull wingbars, a bit of a vest. Silent, perched across from Morse. A lot of pictures."

Vesper Sparrow (Pooecetes gramineus) (2)
- Reported Oct 15, 2026 10:37 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/S402551088
- Comments: "Two together on baseball fields (I think 2 and 3), maybe more. Peachy Buffy tones overall, a bit bigger than Chippings and Savannahs, bold white eye ring, white outer tail feathers in flight. Might have gotten some audio of these two, will check."

Vesper Sparrow (Pooecetes gramineus) (2)
- Reported Oct 15, 2026 10:00 by Joshua Lam
- 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/S402542700
- Comments: "continuing, between ballfields 2+3 w/ chipping/mixed flock; tall sparrow, nice white eyering, streaking limited to chest, rufous shoulder, pale cheek spot with thick black outline, slight peek at rufous shoulder?"

Vesper Sparrow (Pooecetes gramineus) (2)
- Reported Oct 15, 2026 08:51 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/S402536700
- Media: 1 Photo
- Comments: "Continuing.  The first seen only briefly near ballfield 1, first an a tree and then in flight.  Briefly saw streaky chest and bold white eyering and, as it flew west, white outer tail feathers.  The second was mixed in with Chipping Sparrows between ballfields 2 and 3 as reported earlier.  Bad photos of this bird."

Vesper Sparrow (Pooecetes gramineus) (1)
- Reported Oct 15, 2026 08:43 by Seth Barr
- 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/S402550080
- Comments: "Large(ish) sparrow, distinctive white eye ring, less fidgety movements than the chipping and house sparrows."

Chestnut-sided Warbler (Setophaga pensylvanica) (1)
- Reported Oct 15, 2026 07:40 by Doug Gochfeld
- Cadman Plaza Park, Kings, New York
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=40.69873,-73.99059&ll=40.69873,-73.99059
- Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S402541258
- Comments: "Foraging on the concrete just south of the roses at the big war memorial, then flew up into a lower (cherry?) tree, foraged there for a minute or two, then ascended to the London Plane canopy. Green—backed warbler with gray face and bold white eyering, and a little bit of brown on the lower flanks."

Scarlet Tanager (Piranga olivacea) (1)
- Reported Oct 15, 2026 07:25 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/S402547808
- Comments: "Late non-breeding male. Photos."

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*** Species Summary:

- Yellow-billed Cuckoo (1 report)
- Vesper Sparrow (5 reports)
- Blackburnian Warbler (4 reports)

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Yellow-billed Cuckoo (Coccyzus americanus) (1)
- Reported Oct 15, 2026 15:40 by Shaul Yahil
- 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/S402603000
- Comments: "Swooped down low in trees and shrubs by horse circle. Long tail, pointed wings, rusty color initially suggested cardinal, but yellow bill and impression of eyering all pointed to yellow-billed cuckoo."

Vesper Sparrow (Pooecetes gramineus) (1)
- Reported Oct 15, 2026 13:04 by Linda Ewing
- 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/S402596065
- Comments: "Good looks as it foraged at edge of wildflower meadow, in the matted brown grass. Streak-breasted sparrow w thin but distinct eye ring. Flushed & resettled a few times, allowing a glimpse of white tail edges."

Vesper Sparrow (Pooecetes gramineus) (2)
- Reported Oct 15, 2026 07:32 by Taylor Gamble
- 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/S402604450
- Comments: "First reported by Forrest in ballfield.  Found in the fenced in area in front of dog beach.  White eye ring, streaking on flanks, white outer tail feathers, seen by MOB.  (40.6628978, -73.9726827).  Second Vesper found between ballfield 5 and 6, here:  (40.6610448, -73.9735480)"

Vesper Sparrow (Pooecetes gramineus) (2)
- Reported Oct 15, 2026 07:32 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/S402595009
- Comments: "First reported by Forrest in ballfield.  Found in the fenced in area in front of dog beach.  White eye ring, streaking on flanks, white outer tail feathers, seen by MOB.  (40.6628978, -73.9726827).  Second Vesper found between ballfield 5 and 6, here:  (40.6610448, -73.9735480)"

Vesper Sparrow (Pooecetes gramineus) (2)
- Reported Oct 15, 2026 07:32 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/S402598419
- Comments: "First reported by Forrest in ballfield.  Found in the fenced in area in front of dog beach.  White eye ring, streaking on flanks, white outer tail feathers, seen by MOB.  (40.6628978, -73.9726827).  Second Vesper found between ballfield 5 and 6, here:  (40.6610448, -73.9735480)"

Vesper Sparrow (Pooecetes gramineus) (2)
- Reported Oct 15, 2026 07:32 by A Brenna
- 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/S402603458
- Comments: "First reported by Forrest in ballfield.  Found in the fenced in area in front of dog beach.  White eye ring, streaking on flanks, white outer tail feathers, seen by MOB.  (40.6628978, -73.9726827).  Second Vesper found between ballfield 5 and 6, here:  (40.6610448, -73.9735480)"

Blackburnian Warbler (Setophaga fusca) (2)
- Reported Oct 15, 2026 07:32 by A Brenna
- 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/S402603458
- Comments: "Angular cheek mark, drab, pale yellow throat upper breast. Two seen near one another."

Blackburnian Warbler (Setophaga fusca) (2)
- Reported Oct 15, 2026 07:32 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/S402595009
- Comments: "Angular cheek mark, drab, pale yellow throat upper breast. Two seen near one another."

Blackburnian Warbler (Setophaga fusca) (1)
- Reported Oct 15, 2026 07:32 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/S402598419
- Comments: "Angular cheek mark, drab, pale yellow throat upper breast. Two seen near one another."

Blackburnian Warbler (Setophaga fusca) (2)
- Reported Oct 15, 2026 07:32 by Taylor Gamble
- 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/S402604450
- Comments: "Angular cheek mark, drab, pale yellow throat upper breast. Two seen near one another."

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Vesper continues at PP field 1 West end long meadow

Vesper Sparrow (Pooecetes gramineus) (1)
- Reported Oct 14, 2026 17:57 by HY Kim
- 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/S402364473
- Comments: "One brown/white striped sparrow near the baseball field 1. Small sparrow. Was jumping between the grass and tree to feed. Cream colored belly." 


Vesper Sparrow (Pooecetes gramineus) (1)
- Reported Oct 14, 2026 17:21 by Linda Ewing
- 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/S402377080
- Comments: "Chunky, sedate sparrow not bothered by all the activity on ball fields. Got a great look at its head (thin white eye ring, facial pattern subtler than Song w a faint white “ear” patch on gray cheek) and breast (fine streaking limited to upper chest); did not manage to see white outer tail feathers. Found on yesterday’s BBC walk, refound by MCHL who somehow managed to spot it in the joyful ball field chaos."

Vesper Sparrow (Pooecetes gramineus) (1)
- Reported Oct 14, 2026 14:33 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/S402377805
- Comments: "Continuing this afternoon near ball field 1 (found by Chris L. yesterday). Rotund sparrow with white eye ring, brown cheek patch, and prominent white line under cheek. Loads of kids doing sports games…often flushed, but returning to a specific patch of tall grass. (40.6615875, -73.9761813). Image

"Delicious autumn! My very soul is wedded to it, and if I were a bird I would fly about the earth seeking the successive autumns."
— George Eliot

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Vesper sparrow and dickcissel at prospect ballfields

Vesper Sparrow (Pooecetes gramineus) (1)
- Reported Oct 13, 2026 10:33 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/S402059310
- Comments: "Ball field 2. Credit Chris"

Vesper Sparrow (Pooecetes gramineus) (1)
- Reported Oct 13, 2026 07:30 by Ryan Goldberg
- 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/S402053489
- Comments: "*Low-density fall migrant. Large, long-tailed, grayish sparrow with a very bold white eyering and white outer tail feathers. Found by Chris L at ballfield 2."

Vesper Sparrow (Pooecetes gramineus) (1)
- Reported Oct 13, 2026 07:30 by Angie Co
- 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/S402056959
- Comments: "*Low-density fall migrant. Large, long-tailed, grayish sparrow with a very bold white eyering and white outer tail feathers. Found by Chris L at ballfield 2."

Vesper Sparrow (Pooecetes gramineus) (1)
- Reported Oct 13, 2026 07:30 by Birgitta Rubin
- 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/S402061534
- Comments: "*Low-density fall migrant. Large, long-tailed, grayish sparrow with a very bold white eyering and white outer tail feathers. Found by Chris L at ballfield 2."

Dickcissel (Spiza americana) (1)
- Reported Oct 13, 2026 07:30 by Ryan Goldberg
- 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/S402053489
- Comments: "*Rare but expected in fall. Calling flyover at the southwest side of the lake, a low, buzzy, flatulent-sounding call."

Dickcissel (Spiza americana) (1)
- Reported Oct 13, 2026 07:30 by Angie Co
- 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/S402056959
- Comments: "*Rare but expected in fall. Calling flyover at the southwest side of the lake, a low, buzzy, flatulent-sounding call." 

"Delicious autumn! My very soul is wedded to it, and if I were a bird I would fly about the earth seeking the successive autumns."
— George Eliot

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GWC WESTERN Kingbird ** Cedar dell

Western Kingbird (Tyrannus verticalis) (1)
- Reported Oct 13, 2026 12:36 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/S402050936
- Media: 1 Photo
- Comments: "Continuing in the Cedar Dell, flycatching from a bare snag."

Western Kingbird (Tyrannus verticalis) (1)
- Reported Oct 13, 2026 10:30 by Seth Barr
- 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/S402047495
- Comments: "Nice find by M.S. Large flycatcher - yellow belly, pale grey head, white edges on the tail. Seen both fly catching and eating fruit." 

Western Kingbird (Tyrannus verticalis) (1)
- Reported Oct 13, 2026 09:32 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/S402040620
- Comments: "*very rare. Great spot by Michael atop the active crabapple at Cedar Dell (40.6512998, -73.9902659) while Rob and I were chattering. Tail feathers (and thus tail pattern) well intact making it a slam dunk western. Bouncing around hunting small lepidopterans and eating berries. Photos"

"Delicious autumn! My very soul is wedded to it, and if I were a bird I would fly about the earth seeking the successive autumns."
— George Eliot

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