** presumed HAMMONDS Flycatcher ( or least )at Hammerhead West island southwest prospect lake

Hammond's Flycatcher (Empidonax hammondii) (1)
- Reported Nov 14, 2026 11:58 by Maddy P
- 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/S410479186
- Comments: "Forrest’s vagrant! Photos to come. Very cute, very small, very green. Flycatching a foot off the water. (40.6526622, -73.9699927)"
 

Least Flycatcher (Empidonax minimus) (1)
- Reported Nov 14, 2026 09:30 by Z L
- 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/S410506864
- Comments: "Seen by many. Late flycatcher with bold eye ring, yellow belly, whitish chest, yellow bottom bill and superficial black bill more dark red or something going on, contrasting darker head with upper greenish back in good light. Audio recorded by Forrest seems to indicate Least over Hammond’s."

Hammond's Flycatcher (Empidonax hammondii) (1)
- Reported Nov 14, 2026 12:59 by Amanda Bielskas
- 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/S410504674
- Comments: "Presumed Hammonds continues from morning reports. Will add pics."

Bourke GWC chklist

https://ebird.org/checklist/S410223258?continue

Note eastern bluebirds, pine siskins, bald eagle, Lincoln sparrow 

“I cannot endure to waste anything so precious as autumnal sunshine by staying in the house. So I have spent almost all the daylight hours in the open air.”

— Nathaniel Hawthorne, October 10, 1842
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Bird List - Prospect Park, Kings, New York, United States - eBird Hotspot

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

From the week

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

Snoopy, "Peanuts"

Lincoln and Nashville

Lincoln's Sparrow (Melospiza lincolnii) (1)
- Reported Nov 12, 2026 07:55 by Z .
- 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/S409998429
- Media: 2 Audio
- Comments: "P6 heard only, but that call dependably curdles my blood in a way that even the similar swamp variation cannot. May have audio."

Nashville Warbler (Leiothlypis ruficapilla) (1)
- Reported Nov 12, 2026 07:55 by Z .
- 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/S409998429
- Comments: "P4/5 saltmarsh - seen thrice, tried/failed twice to get digibin images, then just stared at it a lot the third time: yellow belly + utc, gray/green wing/back, no wingbars, gray head with a whisper of checkering on the crown, the biggest boldest completest white eyerings."

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

Snoopy, "Peanuts"

BTPP EUWI

Eurasian Wigeon (Mareca penelope) (1)
- Reported Nov 12, 2026 08:58 by Casey Ferio
- 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/S409972054
- Comments: "*formerly regular at this location but seemingly absent in recent years. Hen found a few days ago by resident birder Nick Dawson, has been unpredictably present since. Seemed justttt a bit smaller than the hen American wigeons in the same little flock. I don’t always get wide-eyed at a duck, but hen Eurasian wigeon is a real stunner. Photos"

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

Snoopy, "Peanuts"

GWC YBCHat

Yellow-breasted Chat (Icteria virens) (1)
- Reported Nov 12, 2026 08:30 by Ryan Mandelbaum
- 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/S409977134
- Media: 1 Photo
- Comments: "Late. was following a big flock of sparrows on sycamore ave and in a small dense deciduous tree noticed a very bright shock of yellow, like the kind of yellow that none of the usual birds in this context would have. it shuffled a little and prepared to fly and i got a look at its black mask and stubby, rather than thin or pointy beak, then it took off and i saw its olive back and the fact that it about the same size as the white throated sparrows that had just left the same tree. as i was trying to sketch what i had just seen it made the familiar "aeow!" call that gives the species its name from an ornamental conifer next to the "cabeza de mujer" statue. i might have recorded the sound since i had merlin running. tried to refind but all the birds eventually flew out of the back toward the chapel."

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[eBird Alert] Kings County Rare Bird Alert

Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) (1)
- Reported Nov 11, 2026 12:48 by trinity m
- 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/S409821221
- Comments: "female, flying overhead near the sylvan pond" 

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

Snoopy, "Peanuts"

[eBird Alert] Kings County Rare Bird Alert

Red-headed Woodpecker (Melanerpes erythrocephalus) (1)
- Reported Nov 11, 2026 08:59 by Andras T
- 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/S409760207
- Comments: "No photos of this one. Juvenile bird. It landed on a small tree next to Sylvan Water (West side) and flew northwest almost immediately. I wasn't sure about the ID until I saw that a couple of minutes earlier another birder, who managed to take a photo, had seen the same bird in the same area, a bit north (Valley Water)." 

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

Snoopy, "Peanuts"

[eBird Alert] Kings County Rare Bird Alert

Eurasian Wigeon (Mareca penelope) (1)
- Reported Nov 11, 2026 08:52 by E R
- 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/S409716162
- Media: 1 Photo
- Comments: "Nice find by Nick Dawson! Was absent yesterday when I checked but back again this morning as tends to be the way with wigeons here. Very pretty hen, bright red tones. Only my third time seeing this species in Kings"

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

Snoopy, "Peanuts"

BTPP and GWC news

Bush Terminal pier park continues to host a hen Eurasian Wigeon though it appears erratically in the lagoon area . Timing and luck is the key.

Meanwhile in Greenwood Cemetery, a Red headed woodpecker flew southward over the Valley Water  ,making its way towards Sylvan Water spotted in the woods on the western steep slope.

Eurasian wigeon at BTPP

Reported by Nick D, a hen Eurasian Widgeon at Bush Terminal Pier Park today

Eurasian Wigeon (Mareca penelope) (1)
- Reported Nov 09, 2026 10:26 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/S409346389
- Comments: "First in a while at this location! Female in the lagoons, in the vicinity of two AMWI. Photo.

“I cannot endure to waste anything so precious as autumnal sunshine by staying in the house. So I have spent almost all the daylight hours in the open air.”

— Nathaniel Hawthorne, October 10, 1842
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[eBird Alert] Kings County Rare Bird Alert late bbg pine Warbler

Pine Warbler (Setophaga pinus) (1)
- Reported Nov 08, 2026 12:19 by Julian Elman
- 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/S409172960
- Comments: "Near the Japanese pond. Chunky warbler with white wingbars, slightly streaked yellow throat and chest, large bill, eyeline

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

Snoopy, "Peanuts"

Prospect Park week in review

Things slowing down

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

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Snoopy, "Peanuts"

Late pine warbler prospect 9th st

Pine Warbler (Setophaga pinus) (1) CONFIRMED
- Reported Nov 02, 2026 11:43 by Amy and Toby
- 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/S407717740
- Media: 3 Photos
- Comments: "I was literally musing about the reasons why the conifers just inside the 9th St. entrance tend not to have a lot of bird activity when I spotted a flash of yellow moving from one to another tree, which turned out to be a late Pine Warbler. A fairly drab bird, with just a bit of yellow on the breast (which came across as almost tawny in the photos), two white but not very bright wingbars, large and blunt bill, white undertail coverts, and long tail with white spots. Photos" 

“I cannot endure to waste anything so precious as autumnal sunshine by staying in the house. So I have spent almost all the daylight hours in the open air.”

— Nathaniel Hawthorne, October 10, 1842
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Dickcissel continues at PP elm grove

Dickcissel (Spiza americana) (1)
- Reported Nov 01, 2026 16:25 by Jorge V
- 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/S407370979
- Comments: "Immature. Found in Elm enclosure by dog beach 

"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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Sunday's gems

Today was a little bit of everything according to reports on the alerts spread out to several local locations. Here they are :

Starting with Bush Terminal pier park, Dickcissel and Eastern Meadowlark were the highlights noted by Nick D. Both species appeared inside the fenced lawn and on the mound respectively.

Nearby Greenwood Cemetery had its own good stuff with another Eastern Meadowlark with multiple Eastern Bluebirds on Pine Hill..A Merlin perched above the Steinway mausoleum .

At South side prospect Lake , walking in a mud spot, a Rusty Blackbird entertained the birder there.

There's been a variety of late warblers reported in various sites, American Redstart, Black throated Green, Black and White are a few examples.

"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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Dawson BTPP chklist

https://ebird.org/checklist/S407210639?continue

Note photos of Eastern Meadowlark and 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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Greenwood Cemetery Halloween bird tweets walk October 31

Leading Megan Thornton 

"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

---------- Forwarded message ---------
From: Megan Thornton 
Date: Sun, Nov 1, 2026, 8:03 AM
Subject: Re: Your Oct Halloween walk strata at 8
To: Peter Dorosh <prosbird@gmail.com>

Hi Peter,

Happy belated Halloween! The walk was fantastic, I'd say about 30-35 people, with a mix of newer and more seasoned participants. Some highlights include watching a kestrel go INTO the monk parakeet nest, then chase off another kestrel, followed by some great hovering above us. It really got everyone excited for the walk. 

I'll attach a list of all the species we saw below:

- Monk Parakeet

- American Kestrel

- Palm Warbler

- European Starling

- Blue Jay

- American Robin

- Northern Cardinal

- Dark-eyed Junco

- White-throated Sparrow

- Northern Mockingbird

- American Crow (presumably, did not vocalize)

- Common Raven

- Red-tailed Hawk

- Cooper's Hawk

- Chipping Sparrow

- Purple Finch

- Ruby-crowned Kinglet

- Golden-crowned Kinglet

- American Goldfinch 

- Red-bellied Woodpecker

- Yellow-bellied Sapsucker

- Northern Flicker

- Hermit Thrush

- Canada Goose

- Common Grackle

- Tufted Titmouse (heard only)

- White-breasted/ Red-breasted Nuthatch (heard only)

Thank you for asking me to lead this walk! It was a ton of fun and everyone had a great time! :- ) 

Best,

Megan

                  

Huggard pp chklist

https://ebird.org/checklist/S406921181

Note late but green warbler and rose breasted grosbeak

"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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My Halloween treat

On this Halloween holiday, I got my self a treat: the prospect Dickcissel.

After hearing and reading many reports of the Dickcissel , especially those sightings at the dog beach elm enclosure, I finally got myself one in the early afternoon. It wasn't the adult male but rather the 1st winter female . But that's ok, I'm fine with that..it's still a pretty sparrow. 

I had to deposit some checks and draw cash at my park slope bank so it was sensible to pass through the park and try for the Dickcissel after reading a tweet about one at ballfield #3. When I arrived at the snow fence lining that field left side,I waited out hoping to get lucky Some juncos were present but I wanted the prize. So I walked along that snow fence to the right then back the other way. About 100 feet down I stopped and looked over the fence then thought look back behind me. I see a bird, perched on top of the snow fence. When I looked thru my bins, I saw the big conical bluish bill,very slight eye ring and palish cheeks and head ,I know I got my bird.

The Dickcissel cooperated because it was feeding on the grasses at the base of the fence and this allowed me a good ten minutes viewing..I was very lucky because the ballfield was crowded with kids and their families..a good bird and a very satisfying sighting.

A later report placed the Dickcissel in the new habitat on the west side of the tennis house 

Along the way homeward I did stop by the dog beach elm Grove - what's left of it- and spotted despite back light a Lincoln Sparrow.So a double treat for me today!

In other news , an American Woodcock was reported at Greenwood cemetery Fern and Atlantic Avenues.Common Raven did aerials over the main arch in greenwood.

Bald Eagle added excitement with a flyover prospect park towards park slope 

Back in the park, an Orange crowned warbler appeared on the sparrow Bowl east of the tennis house . Pine Siskins flew over the Maryland monument, an ongoing irruption that's delighting birders .

And last, I was glad to pass by Prospect Lake and see the 3 Ring-necked Ducks that were reported on discord . Along with those three ducks were likewise Hooded Merganser hens among numerous Ruddy ducks . Pied billed grebe , northern shovelers and a low fly by Great Blue heron made my day a memorable Halloween 🎃 👻 🐈‍⬛ 🧛🧟😱

 

"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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Prospect Dickcissel 120 pm

Prospect Dickcissel on snow fence line feeding  by field 3 's third base

1st winter female

"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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Bird List - Prospect Park, Kings, New York, United States - eBird Hotspot

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

From the week

"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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Brooklyn Christmas Bird Count up on the BBC website

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The annual Christmas Bird Count (CBC) is the nation’s longest-running community science bird project, where birders across the continent conduct a bird census that helps Audubon and other organizations assess the health of bird populations and guide conservation actions. This year’s count will be held Saturday, December 19th, 2026.

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The Brooklyn CBC count circle is made up from 12 different count sectors that includes parks, cemeteries, and significant coastline on the bay and the ocean, and there is a team for all skill and commitment levels. Grab your binoculars and come out and join us.

To join a team, please complete the CBC sign-up form once per individual. The cut-off for registration is December 15th.

Compilation Dinner: Pot-luck dinner and a live compilation of the day’s sightings will be held for participants after the count (location to come soon.)

Note: Some teams begin at 7:30 or earlier. Plan for 4-8 hours of birding. Rain or shine.

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Prospect chklist by Wickman

https://ebird.org/checklist/S406582944?continue

note  American Woodcock, irruption of Pine Siskins and late Northen Waterthush

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Snoopy, "Peanuts"

PP gallinule reports

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Common Gallinule (Gallinula galeata) (1)
- Reported Oct 28, 2026 16:55 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/S406173552
- Comments: "Small,  looks like a coot.  Not great looks — it had its back partially towards us.  On west side of Duck island (40.6557092, -73.9655698) in front of large stick pile.  Can be seen from Peninsula on south side of lake."

Common Gallinule (Gallinula galeata) (1)
- Reported Oct 28, 2026 16:43 by chel sea
- 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/S406173340
- Comments: "Continuing, found earlier by Brian F. Dark brown coot-like bird with white on flank."

Common Gallinule (Gallinula galeata) (1)
- Reported Oct 28, 2026 16:43 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/S406173341
- Comments: "Continuing, found earlier by Brian F. Dark brown coot-like bird with white on flank."

Common Gallinule (Gallinula galeata) (1)
- Reported Oct 28, 2026 15:54 by Z L
- 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/S406173948
- Media: 5 Photos
- Comments: "Nice find by BF! Little swamp chicken like bird with dark complexion. White throat action going on. White undertail coverts with two white patches spaced symmetrically with white in the middle. Tail was cocked upright when swimming. Bill was slightly faded orange/yellowish? Dark eye. In the phrags sunning itself shortly after Sean saw it. Photos tba. State lifer! Wooh! Hadn’t seen this bird in sometime.

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

Snoopy, "Peanuts"

Ryan Goldbergs article on Monarch butterflies ( Cape May)

https://ryangoldberg1.substack.com/p/monarchs?utm_source=share&utm_medium=android&r=6gyj45

"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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Dickcissels

Dickcissel (Spiza americana) (2)
- Reported Oct 28, 2026 08:50 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/S406115278
- Media: 2 Photos
- Comments: "The first was in the elm grove, where they have been seen but this appeared to be a dull immature bird and not the the bright adult that showed up last week and stayed until yesterday.  Photos.  The second landed on some metal barricades between ballfields 5 and 6 with some Pipits for a minute or so before calling a few times and heading west.  Poor photos.  (Possible these are the same bird but I spoke to another birder after I saw the second who told me she had just seen one in the elm grove) 

"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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Duck Island Gallinule

Common Gallinule (Gallinula galeata) (1)
- Reported Oct 28, 2026 08:50 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/S406115278
- Media: 2 Photos
- Comments: "Immature.  Photos.  First in the park in a little over 4 years.  Seen from south side of lake a little west of Duck Island.  It was hugging Duck Island and eventually floated out of view." 

"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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Katani PP Chklist

https://ebird.org/checklist/S406102681?continue

Note vesper sparrow , Dickcissel. ( Likely elm knoll at dog beach) and Amer Pipit .

"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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Top prospect bird of the day

A Common Gallinule ( previously called Moorhen) was spotted on eastern Prospect Lake West of Duck Island this morning.

A late afternoon report noted the Gallinule seen well enough from the Peninsula thumb suntanning in the phragmites edge of Duck Island West shore.

common gallinules are uncommon species here 

"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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Dickcissel continues at elm knoll ( dog beach)

Dickcissel (Spiza americana) (1)
- Reported Oct 27, 2026 09:40 by Christine Gu
- 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/S405848956
- Media: 2 Photos
- Comments: "Continuing find by Gabe Willow! Still at the saucy elm enclosure near Dog Beach, as reported by Forrest earlier this morning. Chunky sparrow-like bird with a fat conical bill, bright yellow chest and supercilium, also some yellow on the malar, upper parts chestnut brown, not too dissimilar from the House Sparrows around. Silent. Feeding on the ground sometimes, but perched up nicely once for a perfect photo op. Lifer for 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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Bald eagle over prospect skies via Facebook post

https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1C8wFz8sgR/

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

Snoopy, "Peanuts"

eBird Checklist - 25 Oct 2026 - Prospect Park - 11 species

https://ebird.org/checklist/S405422497?continue

Dickcissel photo on dan smiths chklist

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

Snoopy, "Peanuts"

Bird List - Prospect Park, Kings, New York, United States - eBird Hotspot

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

Weekend tally  90 species 

Not bad but a fun time of year....

"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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Pine siskins

 It's a good movement these past few days as flocks of Pine Siskins been heard and seen over prospect park and Greenwood Cemetery. The latter I heard from Rob Jett leading birders of a flock flyover ..

Just a heads up