*** Species Summary:
- Brown Creeper (5 reports)
- White-throated Sparrow (3 reports)
- Ovenbird (1 report)
- Prothonotary Warbler (1 report)
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Brown Creeper (Certhia americana) (1)
- Reported Jun 13, 2026 10:14 by Caroline Safran
- McGolrick Park, Kings, New York
- Map:
http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=40.7245046,-73.9433616&ll=40.7245046,-73.9433616
- Checklist:
https://ebird.org/checklist/S356673690
- Comments: "we got him!"
Brown Creeper (Certhia americana) (1)
- Reported Jun 13, 2026 10:13 by Kristen Miller
- McGolrick Park, Kings, New York
- Map:
http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=40.7245046,-73.9433616&ll=40.7245046,-73.9433616
- Checklist:
https://ebird.org/checklist/S356672831
- Comments: "in mcgolrick park on a tree"
Brown Creeper (Certhia americana) (1)
- Reported Jun 13, 2026 09:49 by Maia Davis
- McGolrick Park, Kings, New York
- Map:
http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=40.7245046,-73.9433616&ll=40.7245046,-73.9433616
- Checklist:
https://ebird.org/checklist/S356720496
- Comments: "Confirmed with large birding group, watched for about 30 minutes, clear view"
Brown Creeper (Certhia americana) (1)
- Reported Jun 13, 2026 09:18 by Cassidy Mizell
- McGolrick Park, Kings, New York
- Map:
http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=40.7245046,-73.9433616&ll=40.7245046,-73.9433616
- Checklist:
https://ebird.org/checklist/S356693403
- Comments: "Long beak, distinctive movements up tree"
Brown Creeper (Certhia americana) (1)
- Reported Jun 13, 2026 09:16 by Joe SchianodiCola
- McGolrick Park, Kings, New York
- Map:
http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=40.7245046,-73.9433616&ll=40.7245046,-73.9433616
- Checklist:
https://ebird.org/checklist/S356699054
- Comments: "Creeping/feeding/preening in tall tree on western edge of park, by Monitor St (40.72475° N, 73.94262° W)"
White-throated Sparrow (Zonotrichia albicollis) (1)
- Reported Jun 12, 2026 15:00 by Nicholas Abrams
- 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/S356670731
- Media: 1 Video, 5 Photos
- Comments: "didn't realize how much i miss these guys! on ground and up in berry bushes at prothonotary pin"
White-throated Sparrow (Zonotrichia albicollis) (1)
- Reported Jun 13, 2026 09:18 by Cassidy Mizell
- McGolrick Park, Kings, New York
- Map:
http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=40.7245046,-73.9433616&ll=40.7245046,-73.9433616
- Checklist:
https://ebird.org/checklist/S356693403
- Comments: "Distinct sound, white markings in shrubby bushes"
White-throated Sparrow (Zonotrichia albicollis) (1)
- Reported Jun 13, 2026 09:16 by Joe SchianodiCola
- McGolrick Park, Kings, New York
- Map:
http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=40.7245046,-73.9433616&ll=40.7245046,-73.9433616
- Checklist:
https://ebird.org/checklist/S356699054
- Comments: "Singing from lower canopy of tree, in north side of park"
Ovenbird (Seiurus aurocapilla) (1)
- Reported Jun 13, 2026 09:16 by Joe SchianodiCola
- McGolrick Park, Kings, New York
- Map:
http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=40.7245046,-73.9433616&ll=40.7245046,-73.9433616
- Checklist:
https://ebird.org/checklist/S356699054
- Comments: "Foraging on ground among short shrubs and bushes at edge of park by Russell St (40.72436° N, 73.94406° W)"
Prothonotary Warbler (Protonotaria citrea) (1)
- Reported Jun 12, 2026 15:00 by Nicholas Abrams
- 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/S356670731
- Media: 10 Photos
- Comments: "Skulky but will pop out for brief looks and then disappear again. sings infrequently. Spent about 3 hours with 3 minutes in view. Such a drastic difference in color when you see it next to the goldfinches! Goldfinches are yellow while prothonotary is gold!"
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