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Wednesday, August 31, 2016
Fwd: Tuesday's sightings in the park
From: Evenvin <Evenvin@aol.com>
To: prosbird <prosbird@aol.com>
Sent: Wed, Aug 31, 2016 11:36 am
Subject: Tuesday's sightings in the park
Tuesday, August 30, 2016
Fwd: eBird Report - Prospect Park, Aug 30, 2016
From: <ebird-checklist@cornell.edu>
Date: Tue, Aug 30, 2016 at 4:28 PM
Subject: eBird Report - Prospect Park, Aug 30, 2016
To: roberta.manian@gmail.com
Prospect Park, Kings, New York, US
Aug 30, 2016 7:17 AM - 1:59 PM
Protocol: Traveling
3.0 mile(s)
Comments: BBC Tuesday walk <br />Submitted from eBird for iOS, version 1.1.3 Build 30
52 species
Canada Goose 12
Mute Swan 7
Wood Duck 9
American Black Duck 2
Mallard 6
Double-crested Cormorant 3
Green Heron 1
Black-crowned Night-Heron 1
Spotted Sandpiper 2
Laughing Gull 2
Ring-billed Gull 1
Herring Gull 1
Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon) X
Mourning Dove 6
Chimney Swift 16
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 2
Belted Kingfisher 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker 4
Downy Woodpecker 1
Northern Flicker 1
Great Crested Flycatcher 1
Eastern Kingbird 1
Warbling Vireo 2
Red-eyed Vireo 1
Blue Jay 5
Northern Rough-winged Swallow 2
Barn Swallow 5
Tufted Titmouse 1
White-breasted Nuthatch 1
House Wren 1
Carolina Wren 2
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 2
American Robin X
Gray Catbird 12
European Starling X
Cedar Waxwing 1
Northern Waterthrush 4
Black-and-white Warbler 4
Common Yellowthroat 1
American Redstart 13
Northern Parula 2
Yellow Warbler 5
Black-throated Blue Warbler 2
Prairie Warbler 1
Chipping Sparrow 1
Northern Cardinal 5
Rose-breasted Grosbeak 1
Common Grackle 3
Brown-headed Cowbird 1
Baltimore Oriole 3
American Goldfinch 4
House Sparrow X
View this checklist online at http://ebird.org/ebird/view/
This report was generated automatically by eBird v3 (http://ebird.org)
Monday, August 29, 2016
1st Common Nighthawk of fall last night
North wind alert
Sunday, August 28, 2016
Common nighthawk alert
Even without north winds,the nighthawk is migrating; its worthy a try tonite to check Prospect's potential from Long meadow by the tennis house or the south nethermead.
Good luck! (If u see any,tweet it!)
Saturday, August 27, 2016
hard work and patience
Highlighting warblers, the continuing CAPE MAY and a PRAIRIE were seen today. Cape May still is hanging out at the Peninsula shelter big pines. Found by Ryan Goldberg and friends,it was a tough bird to see with the strong back light and high up movement. The Prairie spotted by Kathy Toomey hung around Arleen's Pines adjacent to the Butterfly Meadow.I had no luck spotting this bird.
Other warblers around Lookout were usual: AMERICAN REDSTART,COMMON YELLOWTHROAT,BLACK THROATED BLUE, and OVENBIRD.
There's a RED BREASTED NUTHATCH In town. It too hung around Butterfly Meadow,but moved north to the slope of the hill's West flank where Kathy refound in the big pine,the nuthatch feeding from a pin e cone.
NORTHERN FLICKER and Red bellied woodpecker added to the hilltop list.So was seen SWAINSONS THRUSH in the Paper mulberry up from the Maryland monument top steps.Veery was seen earlier above the Wellhouse.
I guess it's not too early to see NORTHERN SHOVELERS. Early ducks that they are,three of them glided along in the lake Northwest section following a single bird yesterday. Winter dreams for the summer weary is a cool idea?
Friday, August 26, 2016
BBC Thurrsday walk checklist
photos by Tom, Black & White Warbler, Spotted sandpiper, Zabulon Skipper
Double-crested Cormorant |
Canada Goose |
Mute Swan |
Wood Duck |
Mallard |
Northern Shoveler |
Spotted Sandpiper |
Rock Dove |
Mourning Dove |
Chimney Swift |
Ruby-throated Hummingbird |
Red-bellied Woodpecker |
Downy Woodpecker |
Northern Flicker |
Eastern Wood-Pewee |
Eastern Kingbird |
Warbling Vireo |
Red-eyed Vireo |
Blue Jay |
Barn Swallow |
Tufted Titmouse |
Red-breasted Nuthatch |
White-breasted Nuthatch |
Veery |
American Robin |
Gray Catbird |
European Starling |
Cedar Waxwing |
Blue-winged Warbler |
Yellow Warbler |
Chestnut-sided Warbler |
Black-throated Green Warbler |
Black-and-white Warbler |
American Redstart |
Northern Waterthrush |
Common Yellowthroat |
Northern Cardinal |
Common Grackle |
Baltimore Oriole |
House Finch |
American Goldfinch |
House Sparrow
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Fwd: [eBird Alert] Kings County Rare Bird Alert
From: <ebird-alert@cornell.edu>
Date: Thu, Aug 25, 2016 at 8:46 PM
Subject: [eBird Alert] Kings County Rare Bird Alert <hourly>
To:
*** Species Summary:
- Pied-billed Grebe (1 report)
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NOTE: all sightings are UNCONFIRMED unless indicated
Pied-billed Grebe (Podilymbus podiceps) (1)
- Reported Aug 25, 2016 19:02 by Peter Ponticello
- Bush Terminal Piers Park, Kings, New York
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- Comments: "Small brown grebe with unmistakable black ring on beak. Got very close looks due to it hanging out right next to jetty. Not very active; it dove only once the whole time I saw it."
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Thursday, August 25, 2016
Fwd: eBird -- Prospect Park -- Aug 25, 2016
Aug 25, 2016
1:40 PM
Traveling
2.50 miles
234 Minutes
All birds reported? Yes
Comments: Most bird activity was on the Peninsula
Submitted from eBird for iOS, version 1.2.6 Build 75
27 Canada Goose
7 Mute Swan
5 Wood Duck
8 Mallard
1 Red-tailed Hawk
3 Spotted Sandpiper
1 Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon)
1 Mourning Dove
1 Black-billed Cuckoo
1 Chimney Swift
1 Red-bellied Woodpecker
1 Northern Flicker
5 Eastern Kingbird
1 Warbling Vireo
1 Blue Jay
16 Barn Swallow -- Four young ones in nest under 3arches bridge
1 Tufted Titmouse
12 American Robin
6 Gray Catbird
3 European Starling
2 Cedar Waxwing
6 Northern Waterthrush
4 Black-and-white Warbler
7 American Redstart
1 Cape May Warbler -- Peninsula tip
2 Song Sparrow
5 Northern Cardinal
1 Red-winged Blackbird
2 Common Grackle
30 House Sparrow
Number of Taxa: 30
Sent from my iPhone
Slow time for the Cuckoo
update on the tern:
It was FORSTERS TERN seen yesterday..Howver viewing Paige's list, SNOWY EGRET was also seen, a rarity for the park..A Good one.
Forster's Tern | 1 | 24 Aug 2016 | Paige Linden-Brams |
Centennial (U.S. National Park Service)
Wednesday, August 24, 2016
Fwd: Fw: solitary sandpiper
From: Orrin Tilevitz <tilevitzo@yahoo.com>
Date: Wed, Aug 24, 2016 at 1:28 PM
Subject: Fw: solitary sandpiper
To: Peter Dorosh <prosbird@gmail.com>
Upcoming BBC evening programs
Usually held at the Great Public Library at Grand Army Plaza. Check Brooklyn Bird Club website for future post.
Fwd: eBird Report - Prospect Park, Aug 23, 2016
From: Janet Zinn <bkbirdr@gmail.com>
To: Roberta Manian <roberta.manian@gmail.com>; ProsBird <prosbird@aol.com>
Sent: Tue, Aug 23, 2016 3:58 pm
Subject: Re: eBird Report - Prospect Park, Aug 23, 2016
Tuesday, August 23, 2016
Northwest wind yields birds
The Cuckoo was found along Well Drive near the picnic tables Lamppost 249) .it Sat out in the open and even preened. A great photo by Janet Zinn is on the BBC Facebook page.
Reports of AMERICAN Redstart, Magnolia WARBLER , Black throated Green Chestnut Sided warblers were earlier single sightings ,whereas Lookout Hill summit meadows were unexpectedly quiet just after sunset to 8 am. But fortunately later for the BBC group with patience were rewarded with a moderate scattere production of birds here and there.
See the list below post. There will be more days to come ..
By the way Joshua Malbin found SOLITARY SANDPIPER and YELLOW BELLIED FLYCATCHER ( seen later by BBC).Respectively, the sandpiper was along Prospect Lake south shore and the rare flycatcher at Lookout Hilltop .
Brooklyn Bird Club
Brooklyn Bird Club
Published by Janet Zinn · 4 hrs ·
A highlight of today's Prospect Park walk, led by Bobbi Manian, was this Black-billed Cuckoo seen early in the day near lamp post 249. Great looks were had by all as it sat in the open and preened!
Here is complete list from today's walk:
56 species (+2 other taxa)
Canada Goose 24
Mute Swan 2
American Black Duck 5
Mallard X
Double-crested Cormorant 2
Great Egret 1
Green Heron 2
Red-tailed Hawk 1
peep sp. 4 Flyover by lake
Spotted Sandpiper 2
Solitary Sandpiper 1
Laughing Gull 1
Ring-billed Gull 1
Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon) X
Mourning Dove 3
Black-billed Cuckoo 1
Chimney Swift 4
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 2
Red-bellied Woodpecker 1
Downy Woodpecker 1
Northern Flicker 1
Empidonax sp. 1 a possible yellow-bellied flycatcher was reported on Lookout. We saw a likely bird but no one got a definitive look as far as I know. Some saw an eye-ring, some saw yellow in the throat.
Great Crested Flycatcher 2
Eastern Kingbird 3
Warbling Vireo 2
Red-eyed Vireo 2
Blue Jay 3
Barn Swallow 1
Black-capped Chickadee 1
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 3
American Robin 21
Gray Catbird 7
Northern Mockingbird 1
European Starling X
Cedar Waxwing 4
Ovenbird 1
Louisiana Waterthrush 1
Northern Waterthrush 2
Blue-winged Warbler 1
Black-and-white Warbler 8
Common Yellowthroat 1
American Redstart 14
Northern Parula 1
Magnolia Warbler 3
Yellow Warbler 5
Chestnut-sided Warbler 1
Black-throated Green Warbler 1
Canada Warbler 3
Song Sparrow 1
Northern Cardinal 3
Rose-breasted Grosbeak 2 2 young makes obs by Kathy Karen and Gus in Ravine
Indigo Bunting 2
Red-winged Blackbird 5
Common Grackle 6
Baltimore Oriole 4
House Finch 2
American Goldfinch 10
House Sparrow X
Monday, August 22, 2016
Fwd: [eBird Alert] Kings County Rare Bird Alert
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Date: Aug 22, 2016 1:15 PM
Subject: [eBird Alert] Kings County Rare Bird Alert <hourly>
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*** Species Summary:
- Philadelphia Vireo (1 report)
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NOTE: all sightings are UNCONFIRMED unless indicated
Philadelphia Vireo (Vireo philadelphicus) (1)
- Reported Aug 22, 2016 08:50 by Rafael Campos-RamÃrez
- Prospect Park--Prospect Lake, Kings, New York
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NORTHWEST Wind now
blows steady topping 14 mph at one point all day into tomorrow morning.
This is the favorable wind for fall migrants.
Tuesday morning looks good.
This morning, on the south Lookout hill middle slope path, these warblers seen : OVENBIRD,NORTHERN WATERTHRUSH &CHESTNUT -SIDED
Sunday, August 21, 2016
Birds monday morning?
Perhaps a trigger for migrants.good luck.
Saturday, August 20, 2016
Fwd: [eBird Alert] Kings County Rare Bird Alert
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Date: Aug 20, 2016 11:32 AM
Subject: [eBird Alert] Kings County Rare Bird Alert <hourly>
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*** Species Summary:
- Rose-breasted Grosbeak (1 report)
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Rose-breasted Grosbeak (Pheucticus ludovicianus) (1)
- Reported Aug 19, 2016 16:43 by Daisy Paul
- Prospect Park, Kings, New York
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- Media: 1 Photo
- Comments: "Juv male. Pictures later."
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Friday, August 19, 2016
Golden sighting
After leaving the meadow area , Phil ran into Linda Ewing and both headed back to the Hill top for the bird. But it cooperated with its sighting at the dirt switchback trail by the Maryland Monument, this GOLDEN WINGED reappearing in the brush next to the trail for a brief spell before it flew upward the slope parallel to the Monument stairs. I missed out shortly after reading the twitter tweets. It has not been reported since as the day got warmer.
Fwd: [eBird Alert] Kings County Rare Bird Alert
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Date: Aug 19, 2016 1:39 PM
Subject: [eBird Alert] Kings County Rare Bird Alert <hourly>
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*** Species Summary:
- Golden-winged Warbler (1 report)
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Golden-winged Warbler (Vermivora chrysoptera) (1)
- Reported Aug 19, 2016 08:20 by Linda Ewing
- Prospect Park, Kings, New York
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- Comments: "Drab bird, but yellow cap and yellow wingbars clearly seen. Gray-black eye mask, dingy gray around throat. Foraging upside down in dead leaves. Seen with one other observer (Phil Payne)."
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Thursday, August 18, 2016
Fwd: Photos BBC WALK Tom's photos
Fwd: BBC Walk today
Double-crested Cormorant |
Great Blue Heron |
Great Egret |
Green Heron |
Mute Swan |
Red-tailed Hawk |
Spotted Sandpiper |
Laughing Gull |
Ring-billed Gull |
Rock Dove |
Mourning Dove |
Chimney Swift |
Ruby-throated Hummingbird |
Belted Kingfisher |
Red-bellied Woodpecker |
Downy Woodpecker |
Northern Flicker |
Eastern Wood-Pewee |
Yellow-bellied Flycatcher |
Alder Flycatcher |
Willow Flycatcher |
Eastern Kingbird |
White-eyed Vireo |
Warbling Vireo |
Red-eyed Vireo |
Blue Jay |
Barn Swallow |
Black-capped Chickadee |
Tufted Titmouse |
House Wren |
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher |
American Robin |
Gray Catbird |
European Starling |
Cedar Waxwing |
Blue-winged Warbler |
Northern Parula |
Yellow Warbler |
Chestnut-sided Warbler |
Magnolia Warbler |
Cape May Warbler |
Black-and-white Warbler |
American Redstart |
Northern Waterthrush |
Louisiana Waterthrush |
Chipping Sparrow |
Northern Cardinal |
Rose-breasted Grosbeak |
Red-winged Blackbird |
Common Grackle |
Baltimore Oriole |
House Finch |
American Goldfinch |
House Sparrow |