New Duck Stamp

Official for July 1st , its depicting Mallards. ( Its about time !)

get your stamp at any National Wildlife Refuge or the US Postal Service ( online)

https://store.usps.com/store/product/stamp-collectors/mallards-souvenir-sheet-S_335904

(for birders , free access to any National wildlife refuge , typically most charge an admission fee/Furthermore, monies from duck stamp sales partially buy new lands)

Tweet from Brooklyn Bird Club (@BklynBirdClub)

Brooklyn Bird Club (@BklynBirdClub) tweeted at 0:08 PM on Sun, Jun 24, 2018:
The Check(s) Is In The Mail! The 2018 BBC Birdathon raised over $5,000 for WINORR.   

The big winners are the owls, hawks and all the other local wildlife tirelessly rescued by Bobby Horvath and Cathy Stpierre.  Thanks to all who participated and sponsored! https://t.co/6Iw9rc8sWo
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Young Urban Birders, Open Your Hearts to the Treetops! - The New York Times

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/23/style/birds-are-cool.html

Tweet from Manhattan Bird Alert (@BirdCentralPark)

Manhattan Bird Alert (@BirdCentralPark) tweeted at 0:07 PM on Sat, Jun 23, 2018:
Excellent @nytimes article on urban birding by @greenpnyt  https://t.co/4YfplKAt1d
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Today is a new season : Summer starts!

Summer started 6:07 this morning, the longest day of the year.

https://www.vox.com/science-and-health/2018/6/19/17479094/summer-solstice-2018-june-21

This week is Pollinator Week | Pollinator.org

http://pollinator.org/pollinator-week

article about Prospect Swans

http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/brooklyn/ny-brooklyn-missing-swans-20180618-story.html

Fwd: BBC Meeting Tuesday, June 19th

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Subject: BBC Meeting Tuesday, June 19th

Katie Fallon presents: Vulture: The Private Life of an Unloved Bird

June 19 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Brooklyn Public Library, Central Branch at Grand Army Plaza

Vultures are often overlooked, underappreciated, and unloved, despite the vital role they play healthy ecosystems. Worldwide, vultures are more likely to be threatened or endangered than any other group of raptor, but in the United States Turkey and Black Vultures may be increasing in number. Based on Katie Fallon's new book, this presentation will discuss the life and times of the noble Turkey Vulture, including its feeding, nesting, and roosting habits, migratory behaviors, and common misconceptions.

Katie Fallon lives in West Virginia and is co-founder of the Avian Conservation Center of Appalachia, a nonprofit organization dedicated to conserving the region's wild birds through research, education, and rehabilitation.

Fwd: [FFN] Brooklyn Botanic Garden shadow study forum [1 Attachment]

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The concern here for birders is the impact of an ALL GLASS Building as has been the trend in new high rises.

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Fwd: [eBird Alert] Kings County Rare Bird Alert

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- Cooper's Hawk (1 report)

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Cooper's Hawk (Accipiter cooperii) (1)
- Reported Jun 13, 2018 18:50 by Heather Wolf
- Brooklyn Botanic Garden, Kings, New York
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- Comments: "Hawk with long tail rounded at end. Perched 25ft up in tree at north end of garden."

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Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) (1)
- Reported Jun 13, 2018 16:23 by Peter Paul
- Prospect Park, Kings, New York
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- Comments: "Flying lowish over the Neathermead, seen from the path going from MD Monument to Neathermead, so it kept going in and out of view behind the trees on either side of the path. I ran out to the Neathermead, but by the time I got there, it had traveled out of sight. Huge raptor being mobbed by something small and angry. Young, dark bird with limited, blotchy white in wings. Wings were long and straight, with long fingers. "

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Teipper Paul reported Bald Eagle over the Neathermead the past hour

Beautiful and Brutal - The New York Times

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/05/31/nyregion/beautiful-and-brutal.html

John Yrizarry art exhibition June 16th 4-6 pm

Taking place in Tuxedo, NY in the town Public Library (very close to train station)

see link https://goo.gl/maps/Qq2LPF1JS7Q2

John was formerly the Brooklyn Bird Club president in the late 1960's. A truly charismatic personality !

Public Transportation is available by Metro North ( from NJ Transit ) and the Shoreline bus and the train have stops across the street from the library. Plus Harriman State Park is just a few hundred yards to the east of the center of town and Sterling Forest State Park is a few miles away.

Details:
http://www.route94.com/event/artist-reception-for-john-cameron-yrizarry-art-for-conservation-cclmbrqdbo

You can contact Dena Steele for more info at piperdog@me.com

Prospect swans mystery

In case anyone asks me eventually,I'm going to cite it here now. As for answers, I don't know. (yet)

Prospect Lake's Mute Swans have disappeared. Sometime over the weekend, the resident 7 swans went poof, last seen last Friday.

As to where they went, I have not the slightest idea after getting a report today of their absence. I'm sure something will come about from the media end as these birds are beloved by the community.

Plastic straws clog the ocean and hurt fish. Now there's a growing movement to ban them.

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/plastic-straws-clog-ocean-hurt-fish-now-there-s-growing-n877356

Tweet from Dennis Hrehowsik (@deepseagangster)

Dennis Hrehowsik (@deepseagangster) tweeted at 10:42 AM on Sat, Jun 02, 2018:
BBC volunteers weeding at the Jean Bourque Memorial Garden. https://t.co/FqQVwwMOzF
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Fwd: Celebrate National Trails Day

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Things to do at Gateway

Things to do in Jamaica Bay, Staten Island, NY, and Sandy Hook, NJ. Celebrate National Trails Day June 2 Student Conservation Association interns constructing the new ADA trail now open at  Jamaica Bay Wildife Refuge, photo by Margaret Belton.  Things to do this weekend at Gateway Jamaica Bay  National Trails Day Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge Saturday, June 2, 10AM - 2PM Join us on National Trails Day as we take a hike around the West Pond Trail. After the hike, volunteers are welcome to help us conduct some trail maintenance work linking our new ADA Trail platform with the West Pond Loop Trail.   National Trails Day with NYC Urban Park Rangers Flushing Meadow Corona Park Saturday, June 2   11AM - 12:30PM Mauro Playground, Park Drive East and 73rd Terrace. Join us as we team up with NYC Urban Park Rangers in celebrating National Trails Day! What better way to celebrate than getting out and enjoying the fresh air in one of New York City's parks. Family-friendly activities will be offered. *Please note this is an off-site event hosted at Flushing Meadows Corona Park. For more information, call: 718-318-4340. Sandy Hook National Trails Day Beach Lot B, Beach Plaza Saturday, June 2, 10 AM - 12 PM Get fit and lean, and enjoy the outdoors! Join a park ranger and bike the Multiple Use Path from the beginning of the path to the end of the path. Followed up with a beach clean-up in Fort Hancock. Don't forget your bicycle, helmet and water. No reservations, just show up.   The Big Three: Battery Potter, Battery Granger and Mortar Battery Sunday, June 3, 5 PM - 7 PM Explore and tour Fort Hancock's three oldest gun batteries on this guided walking tour.   Park at Battery Potter to meet with park staff to explore Potter, then walk to Battery Granger and lastly the Mortar Battery. Please wear comfortable walking shoes and bring a flashlight and insect repellent. Call 732-872-5970 to make reservations. Staten Island Discover Fort Tompkins Meet at Fort Wadsworth Visitor Center Daily, Wednesday-Sunday, 11AM and 2PM Explore the little known areas of this historic structure with a park ranger and learn about coastal fortifications and life in the 1800's. Wear sturdy footwear.   Fort Wadsworth Top to Bottom Tour Meet at Fort Wadsworth Visitor Center Saturdays, 11AM Have you been on one of our famous tours of Fort Tompkins? Learn about the rest of Fort Wadsworth on this weekly walking tour. Summer Program Guide: See the listings for these events and many more in the program guides posted on the Plan Your Visit Page:  https://www.nps.gov/gate/planyourvisit/index.htm Charles Markis Program Guide Editor   Gateway NRA | www.nps.gov/GATE STAY CONNECTED:

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Spectacular mind blowing warbler fallout in Quebec

From the NY Times

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/05/31/science/warblers-canada-migration.html?action=click&module=MoreInSection&pgtype=Article&region=Footer&contentCollection=Science