Photos of MIKI afternoon PP

 Click on chklist

Mississippi Kite (Ictinia mississippiensis) (1)
- Reported May 20, 2026 15:59 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/S343051383
- Media: 7 Photos
- Comments: "WOW! Hard work does pay off. Says the birder who only started pursuing this bird more aggressively in NY in the last 2 years because I get to see them in Texas nearly every April. I raced to the park again today after several midday reports of MIKI, Ant’s earlier report, and learning about the hot weather phenomenon associated with their appearance. Bolstered by the camaraderie of expert birders and Tripper who was eager to see this bird in the park, I waited for 2 hours and then this bird with slender wings and ever so slightly fanned tail started towards us over the northern end of the pools and flapped in a pattern I only intuit from what a Kite feels like with triplet-quintuplet flaps and then soar. Its head shaped felt more compact than any buteo and easy to compare with the recently soaring red tail pair. The kite lasted about 5 seconds in our view and headed north bound over the long meadow and over Prospect West. Terrible bin photos. Tripper was there with a camera and great to share this NY State Lifer with!"

Mississippi Kite (Ictinia mississippiensis) (1)
- Reported May 20, 2026 16:25 by Peter Paul
- 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/S343096419
- Media: 4 Photos
- Comments: "*Rare, but it was a very good kite day. Walked from the Q to long meadow to find DOGO, SESI, MAEP, ZALU. The former three left after a bit, but Zach and I stayed. After a while he spotted a low raptor coming towards us, and it was a MIKI! White body, black tail with white bands, dark around eye, shorter outer primaries. My 250th Prospect bird!"

North Midwood Kentucky warbler

 Kentucky Warbler (Geothlypis formosa) (1)

- Reported May 20, 2026 09:18 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/S342856386
- Comments: "Singing loudly and frequently in the Midwood when I first arrived, as though it were in a battle for vocal supremacy w the House Wren: “tchurrY tchurrY tchurrY.” Singing eventually became more sporadic, then stopped. Cellphone audio  obtained, will try to upload, but am technologically challenged."

Kentucky Warbler (Geothlypis formosa) (1)
- Reported May 20, 2026 06:32 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/S342835011
- Comments: "Flagged: rare, and an overshoot, though something like the fourth in Brooklyn this year. Was walking from the Boulder Bridge down to the Dongan Oak to listen for the Acadian when I heard this bird singing. I recorded it a few times and even had it perch up in a tree for what felt like a minute or two, singing again. Photos and audio. https://maps.app.goo.gl/EQnZCURgCmqQXcj28?g_st=ic"

Kentucky Warbler (Geothlypis formosa) (1)
- Reported May 20, 2026 09:20 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/S342947295
- Media: 2 Photos
- Comments: "Bright yellow all the way under belly and tail, with black mask and yellow spectacles.
Reported by Forrest earlier, around boulder bridge. Singing in midwood- first heard it from broken down stairs area, infrequently or just very distantly at first, and tracked it all around the midwood, intermittently focusing on it and getting distracted by other good birds. At times I was convinced there had to be two, given how often I was hearing it in such widely spaced apart spots, and there very well could have been two, but I wasn’t confident enough. Finally got really good looks towards the south end of midwood before center drive. Saw it walking in the understory, pop up and make a few short flights, eventually up into a tree where it preened and sang for a full minute, not flushing even with someone walked by with a (leashed) dog, phew!! Fun bird. And a song I’m now very familiar with after listening to it at all distances for several hours this spring! Hope to have some good audio this time."

***********

You received this message because you are subscribed to eBird's Kings County Rare Bird Alert

Manage your eBird alert subscriptions:
https://ebird.org/alerts

eBird Alerts provide recent reports of regionally or seasonally rare species (Rarities Alerts) or species you have not yet observed (Needs Alerts) in your region of interest; both Accepted and Unreviewed observations are included. Some reports may be from private property or inaccessible to the general public. It is the responsibility of every eBirder to be aware of and respectful of access restrictions. For more information, see our Terms

Eastern Meadowlark of GWC

Eastern Meadowlark (Sturnella magna) (1)
- Reported May 20, 2026 07:44 by Adam Subel
- Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, Kings, New York
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=40.6523083,-73.9904281&ll=40.6523083,-73.9904281
- Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S342843635
- Comments: "Flew into wildflower meadow, clear white patches on outer tail feathers. Shape felt appropriate for a meadowlark, roughly starling size, and was definitely not a sandpiper, which was my other thought given the tail markings. No photos unfortunately and I could not refind"

"There is symbolic as well as actual beauty in the migration of the birds, the ebb and flow of the tides, the folded bud ready for spring." — Rachel Carson


"Everyone likes birds. What wild creature is more accessible to our eyes and ears, as close to us and everyone in the world, as universal as a bird?"

David Attenborough
100 years old May 8th










   

Fwd: Migration Morning at Brooklyn Bridge Park 5-20-2026

"There is symbolic as well as actual beauty in the migration of the birds, the ebb and flow of the tides, the folded bud ready for spring." — Rachel Carson


"Everyone likes birds. What wild creature is more accessible to our eyes and ears, as close to us and everyone in the world, as universal as a bird?"

David Attenborough
100 years old May 8th










   

---------- Forwarded message ---------
From: Mike Yuan <mjyuan@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, May 20, 2026, 6:18 PM
Subject: Migration Morning at Brooklyn Bridge Park 5-20-2026
To: Peter Dorosh <prosbird@gmail.com>
Cc: Dennis Hrehowsik <deepseagangster@gmail.com>

Peter-

We had a lovely final spring outing of the season at Brooklyn Bridge Park, getting in a few hours before it heated up.

18 of us started at the mature locust trees under the Brooklyn Bridge, where a few BLACKPOLL WARBLERS and COMMON YELLOWTHROATS fed. On Pier 1, we heard unseen SWAINSON'S THRUSHES before finally getting good looks at a pair on the ground in the Vale.

On the condo path between Piers 1 and 2, we got more looks at ground birds on the path - OVENBIRD, NORTHERN WATERTHRUSH, and a saw a a CANADA WARBLER above us.

On Pier 3, we welcomed our summer residents - COMMON TERNS, and chanced upon a continuing late DARK-EYED JUNCO.

Great to bird with a dedicated group this season, and look forward to regrouping in September!

39 Species:

https://ebird.org/checklist/S343042713

-Mike

The Mississippi Kite show.

If you were a birder off today, you might have been a lucky one as an irruption of Mississippi Kites invaded Prospect and Greenwood Airspace.

It is presumed that 4 kites were distinguished among the sightings reported today . That's a tremendous number as this species is considered extremely rare in these parts. But due likely to climate change and a hot air southern flow ,these kites ride the wind as overshoots. For birders , that's a great opportunity to add a new patch bird or county bird or even a state bird.

Here is the timeline of reports for Prospect and Greenwood: 8:31 am , a kite flew over Prospect Lake going due northwest; 11:58 am , one kite flew over the sparrow bowl by the Picnic house ,heading southwest; 3:11 pm ,A kite is spotted above the 20th Street entrance at Greenwood Cemetery; 3:12 pm , a kite is observed heading west over the Prospect ballfields; and last, late afternoon at 5:37, a fast moving northerly kite is spotted from over the Pool southwest of the picnic house..

Mind you , all these birds are flying high, some actually descended low enough for great photos . A birder mentioned that Mid May, particularly around the 19th offers optimal opportunities for Mississippi Kites . In any case ,what a day! And very likely more were missed especially the high fliers.

Overshadowed by the kites , a Kentucky Warbler must be miffed he's not the main actor in Prospect. Heard singing a lot, a Kentucky was located just east of the Boulder Bridge, eventually settling in the north Midwood near the broken stairs ( called Tunnel Arch Stairs). It sang infrequently so this is your best bet locating those skulker by voice.

Another quality bird is the Olive sided Flycatcher. Two is confirmed: one at the zoo mulch yard, West of there and a second one over north side Quaker Cemetery, seen from the ballfields.Borh birds perched on snags.

 To boast more for Prospects great ability attracting rare birds, how about a Prothonotary warbler seen at the Ambergill Creek South of the closed off Esdale Bridge?

Want me to continue? Try Acadian Flycatcher singing at the base of the Tunnel Arch Stairs, heard first by Dongan Oak monument.

At the Nethermead West donor tree plots , a Lincoln Sparrow popped out .

And last in Midwood central, a Yellow Billed cuckoo was heard and eventually spotted high up on the canopy .

A great day in the park.now here come the storms as I write this.🪁🪁🪁🪁⛈️🌧️🌩️

"There is symbolic as well as actual beauty in the migration of the birds, the ebb and flow of the tides, the folded bud ready for spring." — Rachel Carson


"Everyone likes birds. What wild creature is more accessible to our eyes and ears, as close to us and everyone in the world, as universal as a bird?"

David Attenborough
100 years old May 8th










   

Prothonotary prosprct

Prothonotary Warbler (Protonotaria citrea) (1)
- Reported May 20, 2026 10:43 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/S342953072
- Comments: "Nice find by Paul M! Hanging out over the ambergill water. Long yellow warbler with olive wings and beady black eye. Image."

Prothonotary Warbler (Protonotaria citrea) (1)
- Reported May 20, 2026 09:20 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/S342947295
- Comments: "Flagged for date. Pale/less saturated bird at ambergill. Dark black seed-like eye and dark bill on pale yellow body, hint of greenish cap"

"There is symbolic as well as actual beauty in the migration of the birds, the ebb and flow of the tides, the folded bud ready for spring." — Rachel Carson


"Everyone likes birds. What wild creature is more accessible to our eyes and ears, as close to us and everyone in the world, as universal as a bird?"

David Attenborough
100 years old May 8th










   

MISSISSIPPI KITE ** 🪁 flyover prospect lake .....

Mississippi Kite (Ictinia mississippiensis) (1)
- Reported May 20, 2026 07:30 by Ant Tab
- 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/S342818175
- Media: 5 Photos
- Comments: "‘Tis the season! Northbound over lake just before 8:30, initially very distant and high up, but gradually dropped down and picked up speed as it approached the peninsula and headed towards the Nethermead. Immature, with banded tail and splotchy underwings. Overall gray raptor with pointed wings and short P10. Photos."

Mississippi Kite (Ictinia mississippiensis) (1)
- Reported May 20, 2026 09:20 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/S342947295
- Media: 1 Photo
- Comments: "Yay! SW bound over sparrow bowl just before noon- distinctive shape with pointy wings popped out right away, and I watched it glide down out of sight behind the trees to my west. Wasn’t super high up. One day later than my May 19 sighting last year, and not too surprising given the many sightings today regionally, including to our north, and one seen by Ant here this morning over the lake. Interesting that it was headed S with winds from the SW. (Ant’s was northbound) This May 19-22 window has a lot of records!"

"There is symbolic as well as actual beauty in the migration of the birds, the ebb and flow of the tides, the folded bud ready for spring." — Rachel Carson


"Everyone likes birds. What wild creature is more accessible to our eyes and ears, as close to us and everyone in the world, as universal as a bird?"

David Attenborough
100 years old May 8th










   

Kentucky Warbler prospect mid wood north by tunnel arch stairs today

Kentucky Warbler (Geothlypis formosa) (1)
- Reported May 20, 2026 07:20 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/S342778573
- Media: 3 Photos
- Comments: "Singing galloping song frequently. Bold black facial markings and yellow bright throat and body with olive back. Bin photos and audio."

Kentucky Warbler (Geothlypis formosa) (1) CONFIRMED
- Reported May 20, 2026 08:37 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/S342867426
- Media: 2 Photos
- Comments: "Photos.  Funny—wasn’t even looking for it and it sang and popped out right in front of me.  Presumably the same bird Forrest found.  It was a bit south east of the original pin, closer to broken steps and zoo."

"There is symbolic as well as actual beauty in the migration of the birds, the ebb and flow of the tides, the folded bud ready for spring." — Rachel Carson


"Everyone likes birds. What wild creature is more accessible to our eyes and ears, as close to us and everyone in the world, as universal as a bird?"

David Attenborough
100 years old May 8th










   

American Bittern GWC flyover

American Bittern (Botaurus lentiginosus) (1)
- Reported May 20, 2026 06:17 by Angela Panetta
- 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/S342733586
- Comments: "Mottled brown plumage; flyover"

"There is symbolic as well as actual beauty in the migration of the birds, the ebb and flow of the tides, the folded bud ready for spring." — Rachel Carson


"Everyone likes birds. What wild creature is more accessible to our eyes and ears, as close to us and everyone in the world, as universal as a bird?"

David Attenborough
100 years old May 8th










   

Gochfeld chklist cadman plaza

Note yellow bellied flycatcher and summer tanager

https://ebird.org/checklist/S342492649

"There is symbolic as well as actual beauty in the migration of the birds, the ebb and flow of the tides, the folded bud ready for spring." — Rachel Carson


"Everyone likes birds. What wild creature is more accessible to our eyes and ears, as close to us and everyone in the world, as universal as a bird?"

David Attenborough
100 years old May 8th










   

Bicknells thrush Prospect dongan oak monument

Reported near the mulch yard

Bicknell's Thrush (Catharus bicknelli) (1)
- Reported May 19, 2026 07:03 by Daisy Paul
- 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/S342388792
- Comments: "Continuing bird whisper singing behind the steaming pile. Briefly in view standing on a log: dull brown catharus with colorless face. ID based primarily on wiry song, descending notes followed by rising end note."

"There is symbolic as well as actual beauty in the migration of the birds, the ebb and flow of the tides, the folded bud ready for spring." — Rachel Carson


"Everyone likes birds. What wild creature is more accessible to our eyes and ears, as close to us and everyone in the world, as universal as a bird?"

David Attenborough
100 years old May 8th










   

Another Mississippi Kite ,this one over Greenwood Hill of graves

Mississippi Kite (Ictinia mississippiensis) (1)
- Reported May 19, 2026 06:50 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/S342461172
- Media: 4 Photos
- Comments: "! Brief sighting. Fairly low over hill of graves. Took a few quick photos, went up the hill for a closer look and lost track of it. Gray torpedo-headed raptor with lanky sharp wings and fanned tail. Image

"There is symbolic as well as actual beauty in the migration of the birds, the ebb and flow of the tides, the folded bud ready for spring." — Rachel Carson


"Everyone likes birds. What wild creature is more accessible to our eyes and ears, as close to us and everyone in the world, as universal as a bird?"

David Attenborough
100 years old May 8th










   

Fwd: Tuesday BBC walk recap

"There is symbolic as well as actual beauty in the migration of the birds, the ebb and flow of the tides, the folded bud ready for spring." — Rachel Carson


"Everyone likes birds. What wild creature is more accessible to our eyes and ears, as close to us and everyone in the world, as universal as a bird?"

David Attenborough
100 years old May 8th










   

---------- Forwarded message ---------
From: Ryan Goldberg <ryan.goldberg@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, May 19, 2026, 2:29 PM
Subject: Tuesday walk recap
To: Peter Dorosh <prosbird@gmail.com>

Hi Peter,

Today's walk had an end-of-season feel to it, not surprising with the near record high temps. We stuck to the shaded woods and so did the birds; a few highlights were a mixed flock of warblers including Canada and Tennessee by the Binnen Bridge, bathing Bay-breasted, Baltimore Oriole, and Rose-breasted Grosbeak in the Picnic House creek, and a Gray-cheeked Thrush in the woods south of Litchfield Villa.

Still, it was relatively quiet despite the high overnight migration. Birds must be taking the prolonged spell of SW winds to get to their northern breeding territories. We observed 50 species. Here's our list: https://ebird.org/checklist/S342393231.

Next week is our final walk of the season! Thanks to Angie for co-leading and the many birders who joined today.

Ryan

Tonight's sky after sunset

"There is symbolic as well as actual beauty in the migration of the birds, the ebb and flow of the tides, the folded bud ready for spring." — Rachel Carson


"Everyone likes birds. What wild creature is more accessible to our eyes and ears, as close to us and everyone in the world, as universal as a bird?"

David Attenborough
100 years old May 8th










   

Mississippi Kite overfly in Bed-Stuy

Mississippi Kite (Ictinia mississippiensis) (1)
- Reported May 18, 2026 16:19 by Austin Johnson
- 903–913 Dekalb Ave, New York US-NY 40.69270, -73.94008, Kings, New York
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=40.692697,-73.940084&ll=40.692697,-73.940084
- Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S342259901
- Media: 1 Video, 3 Photos
- Comments: "rare! long awaited lifer, and tragically close to my apartment but not close enough to warrant adding it to my list. on my way home from the train i noticed two raptors high up, the first bird darted off out of sight quickly and i couldn’t discern much of its silhouette or color, the second bird is this kite. i noticed its pointy wings and long tail, and bouyant flight but assumed peregrine, which is a mainstay species here in bedstuy that i assume nests atop woodhull hospital. only in sight for a few moments before it flew off to the west. only later when i checked my video back was i completely flabbergasted by the shape of this bird and clocked it as a potential kite, after sending to some friends who both agreed and disagreed, and posting on the raptor id fb group do i feel confident in listing to species."

"There is symbolic as well as actual beauty in the migration of the birds, the ebb and flow of the tides, the folded bud ready for spring." — Rachel Carson


"Everyone likes birds. What wild creature is more accessible to our eyes and ears, as close to us and everyone in the world, as universal as a bird?"

David Attenborough
100 years old May 8th










   

Yellow throated warbler prospect

Yellow-throated Warbler (Setophaga dominica) (1)
- Reported May 18, 2026 18:09 by Matt Erdosy
- 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/S341978772
- Comments: "Seen from below. Bright yellow throat. Black streaks on sides. Decent looks on two occasions a few minutes apart to confirm ID."

"There is symbolic as well as actual beauty in the migration of the birds, the ebb and flow of the tides, the folded bud ready for spring." — Rachel Carson


"Everyone likes birds. What wild creature is more accessible to our eyes and ears, as close to us and everyone in the world, as universal as a bird?"

David Attenborough
100 years old May 8th










   

Bicknells thrush at Dongan Oak

Bicknell's Thrush (Catharus bicknelli) (1)
- Reported May 18, 2026 09:00 by Tzvi Deutsch
- 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/S341726404
- Comments: "Behind Dongan oak monument. Seen compared with two gray cheeked thrushes, more yellow to the base of the bill. Vocalized briefly, Photos tba"

Bicknell's Thrush (Catharus bicknelli) (1)
- Reported May 18, 2026 06:34 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/S341718661
- Comments: "Flagged: Some mysterious combination of rare and difficult to identify. This was probably the same individual I had yesterday, in the same location just east of the Dongan Oak and N of the mulch pile, today often hopping around on the lower path, and then it did the same thing I’ve seen each BITH do this year: After foraging on the ground for a while, it hopped up on a perch, called repeatedly, louder and louder and higher-pitched each time (note that Merlin sometimes identities these calls, at first, as GCTH, because the calls alone are not reliable, though in my experience it tends to get it right as the calls rise), before pouring forth with a stream of song, usually for about as long as it’s left alone. More audio. Video also available."

***********

You received this message because you are subscribed to eBird's Kings County Rare Bird Alert

"There is symbolic as well as actual beauty in the migration of the birds, the ebb and flow of the tides, the folded bud ready for spring." — Rachel Carson


"Everyone likes birds. What wild creature is more accessible to our eyes and ears, as close to us and everyone in the world, as universal as a bird?"

David Attenborough
100 years old May 8th










   

Fwd: Sunday's GWC Two Michelle's BBC walk

"There is symbolic as well as actual beauty in the migration of the birds, the ebb and flow of the tides, the folded bud ready for spring." — Rachel Carson


"Everyone likes birds. What wild creature is more accessible to our eyes and ears, as close to us and everyone in the world, as universal as a bird?"

David Attenborough
100 years old May 8th










   

---------- Forwarded message ---------
From: michelle
Date: Sun, May 17, 2026, 7:19 PM
Subject: Sunday's GWC Two Michelle's walk
To: Peter Dorosh <prosbird@gmail.com>
Cc

Hi Peter,

Michelle and I had a beautiful spring Sunday leading the BBC walk. We were joined by several BBC first-timers and out-of-town guests.

We observed 68 wonderful species in total. Birding highlights included both tanagers, several warblers as expected, and a Yellow-breasted Chat that provided excellent views while foraging in the open. We also witnessed Baltimore Orioles, a Ruby-throated Hummingbird, and a Downy Woodpecker nest-building. Other sightings included fresh goslings in Sylvan Water, a fledgling Starling being fed, a young groundhog, and a small lizard.

Special thanks to Val for volunteering to compile the eBird list, which can be found here: 

https://ebird.org/checklist/S341071023

See you outside,

The Michelle's

More chat details in GWC Sylvan water South low slope

Yellow-breasted Chat (Icteria virens) (1)
- Reported May 17, 2026 09:35 by Laura Silverstein
- 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/S341198381
- Comments: "By the Sylvan Pond. Very showy on the ground and the bench. Took photos, others near us have better ones but can provide:"

Yellow-breasted Chat (Icteria virens) (1)
- Reported May 17, 2026 07:14 by Barbara S
- 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/S341234497
- Media: 2 Photos
- Comments: "Found by Michele. Unmistakable, but behaving very unlike a chat, out in the open and feeding in the grass, not disturbed by the excited group of observers. Photos."

Yellow-breasted Chat (Icteria virens) (1)
- Reported May 17, 2026 06:55 by Susie Dippel
- 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/S341198814
- Media: 1 Video
- Comments: "Bright yellow throat and chest, spectacle eyes. Perhaps a first year bird, did not mind giving looks or having a crowd admire it. Found by Michele 

Yellow-breasted Chat (Icteria virens) (1)
- Reported May 17, 2026 10:59 by Xinyi 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/S341320276
- Comments: "Flagged: rare, especially in spring. Great find by the Michelles’ Brooklyn Bird Club walk earlier, and a remarkably cooperative  individual, sometimes moving out onto the grass in the open like a robin. At S end of Sylvan. Photos."

Yellow-breasted Chat (Icteria virens) (1)
- Reported May 17, 2026 15:12 by Coco D
- Green-Wood Cemetery--Sylvan Water, Kings, New York
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=40.6537472,-73.9986235&ll=40.6537472,-73.9986235
- Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S341353711
- Comments: "Continuing individual; re-found by me at SW of Sylvan Water. Unmistakable; medium sized (between a redstart and a robin), yellow breast, dark eye stripe with white around the eye."

"There is symbolic as well as actual beauty in the migration of the birds, the ebb and flow of the tides, the folded bud ready for spring." — Rachel Carson


"Everyone likes birds. What wild creature is more accessible to our eyes and ears, as close to us and everyone in the world, as universal as a bird?"

David Attenborough
100 years old May 8th










   

If it's on the front page of the Brooklyn Eagle, it must be big news ! 😆

"There is symbolic as well as actual beauty in the migration of the birds, the ebb and flow of the tides, the folded bud ready for spring." — Rachel Carson


"Everyone likes birds. What wild creature is more accessible to our eyes and ears, as close to us and everyone in the world, as universal as a bird?"

David Attenborough
100 years old May 8th










   

Cooperative chat

Base is south Sylvan pond ( below ridge)

Yellow-breasted Chat (Icteria virens) (1)
- Reported May 17, 2026 07:41 by Anonymous eBirder
- Green-Wood Cemetery--Sylvan Water, Kings, New York
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=40.6537472,-73.9986235&ll=40.6537472,-73.9986235
- Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S340856667
- Comments: "ID’ed with Brooklyn birding club."

"There is symbolic as well as actual beauty in the migration of the birds, the ebb and flow of the tides, the folded bud ready for spring." — Rachel Carson


"Everyone likes birds. What wild creature is more accessible to our eyes and ears, as close to us and everyone in the world, as universal as a bird?"

David Attenborough
100 years old May 8th










   

[eBird Alert] Kings County Rare Bird Alert time for flycatchers

Yellow-bellied Flycatcher (Empidonax flaviventris) (1)
- Reported May 16, 2026 11:59 by Rusty H
- 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/S340263239
- Media: 1 Photo
- Comments: "complete eyering; hanging out by termite hatchout

In native flora section

" Preserve and cherish the pale blue dot,the only home we've ever known"

                                                                            --Carl Sagan

GWC MOWA

Mourning Warbler (Geothlypis philadelphia) (1)
- Reported May 16, 2026 08:51 by Elizabeth Monson
- 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/S340471400
- Comments: "Spotting by Elizabeth M. Larger, skulky, dark blue-grey hood, pale pink beak yellow underparts. Spotted near portapotty on landscape and vista."

"There is symbolic as well as actual beauty in the migration of the birds, the ebb and flow of the tides, the folded bud ready for spring." — Rachel Carson


"Everyone likes birds. What wild creature is more accessible to our eyes and ears, as close to us and everyone in the world, as universal as a bird?"

David Attenborough
100 years old May 8th










   

Pursuing those common warblers

In a weird twist, I'm missing many of the common warblers this season despite getting rare ones ( like Swainsons, hooded, yellow throated,and Prothonotary).My free time available hasn't been fruitful with cold weather impacting my off time birding plus family obligations as well as supervising volunteer groups three times a week keeps me grounded . So this morning was my first full weekend morning other than the Clove trip I led the bird club May 8th.

Again it was very slow as I ventured thru Greenwood Cemetery. It's tough with all the leaf out plus the bright sunny glare makes it difficult spotting birds. If only I could pick up three new warbler species...

Well I got my wish. Three it was after a very long walk. First along the road near Crescent Water , I spotted luckily a male American Redstart in a pin oak. I was happy as I missed this bird in Staten Island Great Kills park , a bird near my feet as I was looking straight into the brush..

After running into friends Alan and Janet who informed me they had a small pocket of warblers by Dell water, I calmly sauntered over there and ...nope ..they took off. Darn it.

  

It wasn't until I got to Sylvan Water South low slope that I picked up two in one shot . A group of birders were there already, one birder pointing to a small tree that I figure had a warbler. Yep, there was but another distracted me and that bird a little upslope was a Chestnut sided warbler. And right away in front of me too close for my bins, a male Wilson's Warbler.. I was happy as a lark . The Wilsons continued to entertain us as it visited various young trees  likely newly planted in front of us. Upon hearing there was a Canada Warbler on the north shore in the birch grove I naturally pursued that. No luck but I can't get greedy. There's still migration time for another 2 weeks.

Greenwood was a good spot today . Other birders reported a few things.Most surprisingly , a late appearance of two drake Common Mergansers flew over Grape Ave. Black billed Cuckoo got the same birders attention at Dell water takes to a photo he took . A different birder reported Olive sided Flycatcher along Greenbough Ave . some flyover Black Vultures added suspense 

Meanwhile over at Prospect where the half marathon impacted plans, a reported Mourning Warbler popped up near the Boathouse while behind the Well house , ass a Lincoln Sparrow 

In other green preserves, namely the Botanic Garden and Fort Greene Park, the Native Flora section was a site of a termite hatch out where Rusty reported lots of warblers and vireos . In Fort Greene Park,  an adult Blue Grosbeak was found at the north lawn.

🐦

"There is symbolic as well as actual beauty in the migration of the birds, the ebb and flow of the tides, the folded bud ready for spring." — Rachel Carson


"Everyone likes birds. What wild creature is more accessible to our eyes and ears, as close to us and everyone in the world, as universal as a bird?"

David Attenborough
100 years old May 8th










   

Forecast Maps – BirdCast

https://birdcast.org/migration-tools/migration-forecast-maps/

The latest

"There is symbolic as well as actual beauty in the migration of the birds, the ebb and flow of the tides, the folded bud ready for spring." — Rachel Carson


"Everyone likes birds. What wild creature is more accessible to our eyes and ears, as close to us and everyone in the world, as universal as a bird?"

David Attenborough
100 years old May 8th










   

Don Riepe ( Amer littoral society) walk for horseshoe crabs

10th Annual HORSESHOE CRAB FESTIVAL, Sunday, May 17th (10am-1pm).  Come join me at the ball field beach at the south end of Broad Channel. (West 22nd street just before the bridge to Rockaway).  Bring kids to see the ancient 'crabs' come ashore to lay their eggs. Free. For more info contact: don@littoralsociety.org

"There is symbolic as well as actual beauty in the migration of the birds, the ebb and flow of the tides, the folded bud ready for spring." — Rachel Carson


"Everyone likes birds. What wild creature is more accessible to our eyes and ears, as close to us and everyone in the world, as universal as a bird?"

David Attenborough
100 years old May 8th










   

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

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

Prospects week

"There is symbolic as well as actual beauty in the migration of the birds, the ebb and flow of the tides, the folded bud ready for spring." — Rachel Carson


"Everyone likes birds. What wild creature is more accessible to our eyes and ears, as close to us and everyone in the world, as universal as a bird?"

David Attenborough
100 years old May 8th










   

Prospect Swainsons Warbler general area

https://maps.app.goo.gl/DibaAZbXbH8AVzB4A?g_st=am


Bird reportedly moved a little south but moving or expanding its original area ..

"There is symbolic as well as actual beauty in the migration of the birds, the ebb and flow of the tides, the folded bud ready for spring." — Rachel Carson


"Everyone likes birds. What wild creature is more accessible to our eyes and ears, as close to us and everyone in the world, as universal as a bird?"

David Attenborough
100 years old May 8th










   

Swainsons Warbler general area

At the red pin 

 

Swainsons Warbler continues today at midslope Western Lookout Hill

Swainson's Warbler (Limnothlypis swainsonii) (1)
- Reported May 15, 2026 08:03 by Chen Lei
- 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/S339454954
- Comments: "Continuing at (40.6574622, -73.9727108). Brown warbler with long bill and dark eyeline. Foraging on the ground and went up in the tree for a brief moment to give some good looks."

Swainson's Warbler (Limnothlypis swainsonii) (1)
- Reported May 15, 2026 08:17 by Anna Ho
- 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/S339234036
- Comments: "Seem and heard by many of us"

Swainson's Warbler (Limnothlypis swainsonii) (1)
- Reported May 15, 2026 07:21 by A 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/S339239763
- Comments: "Ongoing bird on lookout hill. Viewed with many others. Vocalized once."

Swainson's Warbler (Limnothlypis swainsonii) (1)
- Reported May 15, 2026 07:10 by Gab C
- 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/S339269514
- Comments: "Continuing on lookout hill, observed with many other birders. Small, yellowy beige warbler with brown cap and brown line behind eye, mostly hiding in the understory, but jumping up and singing every few minutes to birders’ delights."

"There is symbolic as well as actual beauty in the migration of the birds, the ebb and flow of the tides, the folded bud ready for spring." — Rachel Carson


"Everyone likes birds. What wild creature is more accessible to our eyes and ears, as close to us and everyone in the world, as universal as a bird?"

David Attenborough
100 years old May 8th










   

Fwd: Thursday Spring Migration Walk

Leaders Chris Miller and Michelle

"There is symbolic as well as actual beauty in the migration of the birds, the ebb and flow of the tides, the folded bud ready for spring." — Rachel Carson


"Everyone likes birds. What wild creature is more accessible to our eyes and ears, as close to us and everyone in the world, as universal as a bird?"

David Attenborough
100 years old May 8th










   

---------- Forwarded message ---------
From: Chris Miller <cmnyc79@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, May 14, 2026, 5:37 PM
Subject: Thursday Spring Migration Walk
To: prosbird@gmail.com <Prosbird@gmail.com>, Tom Stephenson <12toms@gmail.com>

Hi Peter,

Despite the rainy weather forecast, Michele and I had a nice group of people today. The park was very birdy with highlights including Blackburnian Warbler, Hooded Warbler, Canada Warbler, Kentucky Warbler and Swainson's Warbler. Migration felt near its peak with 21 warbler species on our list!

We had 67 species total.

Mute Swan 
Wood Duck 
Mallard 
Rock Pigeon 
Mourning Dove 
Chimney Swift 
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 
Laughing Gull 
Double-crested Cormorant 
Green Heron 
Red-tailed Hawk 
Red-bellied Woodpecker 
Downy Woodpecker 
Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted) 
Great Crested Flycatcher 
Eastern Kingbird 
Blue-headed Vireo 
Eastern Warbling Vireo 
Red-eyed Vireo 
Blue Jay 
American Crow 
Fish Crow 
Tufted Titmouse 
Northern Rough-winged Swallow 
Barn Swallow 
Northern House Wren 
European Starling 
Gray Catbird 
Northern Mockingbird 
Veery 
Swainson's Thrush 
American Robin 
Cedar Waxwing 
House Sparrow 
American Goldfinch 
Song Sparrow 
Orchard Oriole 
Baltimore Oriole
Red-winged Blackbird
Brown-headed Cowbird 
Common Grackle 
Ovenbird 
Northern Waterthrush 
Black-and-white Warbler 
Swainson's Warbler
Nashville Warbler
Kentucky Warbler 
Common Yellowthroat 
Hooded Warbler 
American Redstart 
Cape May Warbler
Northern Parula 
Magnolia Warbler 
Bay-breasted Warbler 
Blackburnian Warbler 
Northern Yellow Warbler
Chestnut-sided Warbler 
Blackpoll Warbler 
Black-throated Blue Warbler 
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle) 
Black-throated Green Warbler 
Canada Warbler 
Summer Tanager 
Scarlet Tanager 
Northern Cardinal 
Rose-breasted Grosbeak 
Indigo Bunting

Best,
Chris Miller
instagram.com/otrodios

Swainsons and Kentucky reports

Swainson's Warbler (Limnothlypis swainsonii) (1)
- Reported May 14, 2026 06:12 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/S338794231
- Comments: "Flagged for rare: Continuing Jeff G find, still skulking around the exact same area as yesterday, and today even harder to see in the low light, though I glimpsed it once, and it sang a few times during my 20 or so minutes in the area: To me most like a Louisiana Waterthrush song—loud and emphatic and with long, mostly descending bends—but without the jumbled explosion at the end. (Or a little like Hooded, but again, mostly descending.) I might have some audio but the singing kept being when I was between recordings or someone (often me) was talking."

Swainson's Warbler (Limnothlypis swainsonii) (1)
- Reported May 14, 2026 09:27 by Randy Maharaj
- Prospect Park--Prospect Lake, Kings, New York
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=40.6553787,-73.9686421&ll=40.6553787,-73.9686421
- Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S338793967
- Comments: "It was feeding on the ground and posed a lot. I was about to write in the discord that it was pretty cooperative then it flew into the bushes."

Kentucky Warbler (Geothlypis formosa) (1)
- Reported May 14, 2026 06:12 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/S338794231
- Comments: "Flagged as rare: An annual overshoot. Great find by Josh M. Heard singing regularly just south and downhill of the Butterfly Meadow and above the path that’s uphill from the Well House, and seen once or twice in that same area. Audio."

Kentucky Warbler (Geothlypis formosa) (1)
- Reported May 14, 2026 09:27 by Randy Maharaj
- Prospect Park--Prospect Lake, Kings, New York
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=40.6553787,-73.9686421&ll=40.6553787,-73.9686421
- Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S338793967
- Comments: "Got the audio"

"There is symbolic as well as actual beauty in the migration of the birds, the ebb and flow of the tides, the folded bud ready for spring." — Rachel Carson


"Everyone likes birds. What wild creature is more accessible to our eyes and ears, as close to us and everyone in the world, as universal as a bird?"

David Attenborough
100 years old May 8th










   

Swanson warbler continues 310

Seen as usual mid slope West side lookout hill dirt trail.. Thanks to Sean S getting me on the bird as it moved slowly...a hard bird to see with the matching color leaves..

"There is symbolic as well as actual beauty in the migration of the birds, the ebb and flow of the tides, the folded bud ready for spring." — Rachel Carson


"Everyone likes birds. What wild creature is more accessible to our eyes and ears, as close to us and everyone in the world, as universal as a bird?"

David Attenborough
100 years old May 8th










   

Lookout Hill South upper slope Kentucky Warbler ,

Seen from mid slope path in line with three green shipping containers

Kentucky Warbler (Geothlypis formosa) (1)
- Reported May 14, 2026 06:55 by Julian Elman
- 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/S338688764
- Comments: "Found by Josh, galloping song around (40.6575985, -73.9711357) on lookout slope"

Kentucky Warbler (Geothlypis formosa) (1)
- Reported May 14, 2026 05:52 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/S338671954
- Comments: "Southern slope of Lookout, behind Well House. Drab spectacles, olive back yellow underside."

"There is symbolic as well as actual beauty in the migration of the birds, the ebb and flow of the tides, the folded bud ready for spring." — Rachel Carson


"Everyone likes birds. What wild creature is more accessible to our eyes and ears, as close to us and everyone in the world, as universal as a bird?"

David Attenborough
100 years old May 8th










   

Prospect Swainsons Warbler location and snapshot of spot

https://maps.app.goo.gl/Y5j2L3kygMvaBRhy8

"There is symbolic as well as actual beauty in the migration of the birds, the ebb and flow of the tides, the folded bud ready for spring." — Rachel Carson


"Everyone likes birds. What wild creature is more accessible to our eyes and ears, as close to us and everyone in the world, as universal as a bird?"

David Attenborough
100 years old May 8th