Excellent new habitat created by greenwood Cemetery,on the west slope facing the Chapel. A field of native flowers will be a boon for autumn migration,sparrows, Warblers, and potentially rarities.

City Birding Escapes: Where to Go and What to See in New York City | All About Birds

https://www.allaboutbirds.org/city-birding-escapes-where-to-go-and-what-to-see-in-new-york-city/

Natural Areas Conservancy Nature Map ( New)

open the link

http://naturalareasnyc.org/map?blm_aid=2600970

Jamaica Bay-Rockaway Parks Conservancy Volunteer event

http://www.jbrpc.org/

This weekend planting salt water grasses etc at new park sunset cove park broad channel Jamaica bay 

BBC Bat walk this friday evening

This Friday evening a Brooklyn Bird Club Bat walk will be led by Danielle Gustafson of Bat Conservation International http://www.batcon.org/, starting 8 PM at Prospect Park's Bartel Pritchard Square Entrance.

A $5 dollar donation will be requested to help bats fend off White Nose Syndrome, a fungus disease

For more details on the walk, check the BBC field trips link

http://brooklynbirdclub.org/event/prospect-park-evening-bat-walk-to-benefit-bat-conservation-international/

Northern Oriole nest

From Kathleen Ehrenberg,\ who photo'd a Northen Oriole nest at the Wellhouse yesterday Peter Dorosh shared 2 photos with you  View photos You received this mail because Peter Dorosh shared these photos with you. If you no longer wish to receive email notifications of shared photos, unsubscribe here. Get the Google Photos app Google LLC 1600 Amphitheatre Pkwy Mountain View, CA 94043 USA

Summer solstice - Northern and Southern

☀🌞🔆☀🌞🔆☀🌞🔆☀🌞🔆☀🌞☀🌞🔆☀🌞🔆☀🌞🔆☀

Summer starts today at 11:42 this morning. Enjoy the new season! 🍹

https://www.timeanddate.com/calendar/summer-solstice.html

Coreopsis in Prospect Sparrowbowl ( planted by us NRC) 

Tweet from Dennis Hrehowsik (@deepseagangster) Birdathon update funds total

Dennis Hrehowsik (@deepseagangster) tweeted at 10:54 AM on Sat, Jun 15, 2019:
The Birdathon has passed the $14,000 mark which means with matched funds from the rain forest trust we have saved 100 acres in the Choco! Well done Brooklyn Bird Club!!!
(https://twitter.com/deepseagangster/status/1139909030380523520?ref_src=twcamp%5Eshare%7Ctwsrc%5Eandroid%7Ctwgr%5Egmail%7Ctwcon%5E7090%7Ctwterm%5E3)

Get the official Twitter app at https://twitter.com/download?s=13

A New Book Encourages Birding for Mental Well-Being | Audubon

https://www.audubon.org/news/a-new-book-encourages-birding-mental-well-being

Fwd: [eBird Alert] Kings County Rare Bird Alert

Rare for season ( breeding?) In PP

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Date: Fri, Jun 14, 2019, 8:07 AM
Subject: [eBird Alert] Kings County Rare Bird Alert <hourly>
To:

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- Northern Rough-winged Swallow (1 report)

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Thank you for subscribing to the <hourly> Kings County Rare Bird Alert.The report below shows observations of rare birds in Kings County.  View or unsubscribe to this alert at https://ebird.org/alert/summary?sid=SN35645
NOTE: all sightings are UNCONFIRMED unless indicated

Northern Rough-winged Swallow (Stelgidopteryx serripennis) (1)
- Reported Jun 12, 2019 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/view/checklist/S57360788
- Comments: "Late but not a surprise with many lingering across numerous sites around Long Island. Brown swallow with dusty brown chin fading to white underneath. Rounded tail. "

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Jamaica bay festival

Conservation to protect birds in NYC windows

From the Brooklyn Bird Club facebook

Brooklyn Bird Club

Published by Robert Bate · 14 mins · 

Hey BBCers! Want to help protect birds through legislation? Come out tomorrow the 11th at Kettle of Fish in Greenwich Village for a postcard blizzard to our NYState representatives in support of the Bird Safe Buildings Council Act!
https://mailchi.mp/…/avian-advocates-post-card-writing-part…

Migration documentary

Now that spring migration is over, time to relax and enjoy bird videos!

Here's a documentary from PBS that mentions Magee Marsh in NW Ohio , a magical place I visited twice. Its possible there to get 30 species warblers in one day including the "holy grail"  Kirtlands Warbler

the title is

Flight Path: The World of Migratory Birds  ( it already aired on NYC PBS May 9th )

Enjoy the video on the link!

Flight Path: The World of Migratory Birds

eBird Checklist - 8 Jun 2019 - Prospect Park - 30 species

https://ebird.org/view/checklist/S57229405

Breeding birds in Prospect

Land and Wildlife Issues - The Safina Center call to ban chemicals against nature nys

http://safinacenter.org/land-wildlife-issues/?fbclid=IwAR1QvcBT7B6W5Um0qlTb-3W3RvZpWDXqTn29f8UHzieg5Aqjrq7_vCFx4-w#Pollinators

Park algae

https://patch.com/new-york/windsorterrace/toxic-algae-found-prospect-park-lake-6th-year-map-shows?utm_term=article-slot-1&utm_source=newsletter-daily&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=newsletter

Happy 110th to the BBC!

Founded this day in 1909.

HAPPY 110TH BIRTHDAY BROOKLYN BIRD CLUB !

Birthday shout-out!

Happy Birthday to Brooklyn Birding legend Ron Bourque who is a "yootful" 85  years old today!

Ron in the the middle,to my right

PP MOWA

Mourning Warbler (Geothlypis philadelphia) (1)
- Reported Jun 03, 2019 08:18 by Tom Coughlan
- 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/view/checklist/S57029121
- Comments: "On Lookout Hill, clear view but moved so couldn't get a picture. Singing. probably the continuing bird"

Fwd: [eBird Alert] Kings County Rare Bird Alert

Pp Acadian

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Date: Mon, Jun 3, 2019, 7:03 AM
Subject: [eBird Alert] Kings County Rare Bird Alert <hourly>
To:

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- Acadian Flycatcher (1 report)

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Thank you for subscribing to the <hourly> Kings County Rare Bird Alert.The report below shows observations of rare birds in Kings County.  View or unsubscribe to this alert at https://ebird.org/alert/summary?sid=SN35645
NOTE: all sightings are UNCONFIRMED unless indicated

Acadian Flycatcher (Empidonax virescens) (1)
- Reported Jun 02, 2019 07:45 by Rafael Campos-Ramírez
- 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/view/checklist/S57025578
- Comments: "ID by voice.  Heard beyond the fence of the quaker's cemetery.  Briefly seen."

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Fwd: Saturday Walk

-----Original Message-----
From: soccervinnie <soccervinnie@aol.com>
To: prosbird <prosbird@aol.com>
Sent: Sun, Jun 2, 2019 09:53 AM
Subject: Saturday Walk

Peter:

Mostly just nesting birds. Mother wood duck still had 11 ducklings.

Vinnie

Fwd: Spring Clapper Rail

-----Original Message-----
From: Ryan Goldberg <ryan.goldberg@gmail.com>
To: Peter Dorosh <prosbird@aol.com>
Sent: Sat, Jun 1, 2019 07:39 AM
Subject: Spring Clapper Rail

Hey Peter, 

Here's a link to the Spring Clapper Rail if you'd like to post it to your blog:

http://brooklynbirdclub.org/ClapperRail/Clapper_Rail_Spring_2019.pdf

Lots of great photos, artwork, and articles from the season, plus a spin through the BBC Archives. 

Ryan

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