Prospect Park Bird Sightings & North Brooklyn Nature News: September 2019

Monday, September 30, 2019

HOWA Vale

Hooded Warbler (Setophaga citrina) (1)
- Reported Sep 30, 2019 08:39 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/S60247379
- Comments: "In the vale in the morning, skulking and difficult, but good enough looks a few times. First year bird. Yellow face with green hint of a hood, white outer tail feathers. Eventually it flew back and either out of the vale or on the slope behind, but I never saw it again. "

Sylvan Water"spout"

Sylvan Water in Greenwood Cemetery really hit the sweet spot today . And birds found there were all rarities on all sides of the big pond.

On the pond's south side the LARK SPARROW continued from yesterday's Border Ave spot; then unknowingly a bird photographed turned out to be a DICKCISSEL found on the west area; then add a SUMMER TANAGER above Sylvans north ridge; all these birds were found by Paige Linden- Brams. Finally on the south slope with Chipping sparrows, Tripper Paul found a CLAY COLORED SPARROW.

WHEW.. now that's a waterspout there. 😄

Sunday, September 29, 2019

Home : BirdCast. Good potential for Monday

http://birdcast.info/

GWCem Lark Sparrow near Leonard Bernstein grave north area

Original spot Garland and Border Avenues

Lark Sparrow (Chondestes grammacus) (1)
- Reported Sep 29, 2019 12:21 by Peter Paul
- 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/view/checklist/S60223483
- Media: 4 Photos
- Comments: "Found by Rob J and Josh M. Not seen for a long time after. I eventually found it back where it had originated associating with a group of Chipping Sparrows. Medium sized Sparrow, obviously larger than the CHSPs. Harlequin facial pattern, long tail, v-shaped spot on breast. "

PHOTO OF BIRD in checklist below

ebird-alert@cornell.edu

Sun, Sep 29, 11:04 PM (8 hours ago)

*** Species Summary:

- Lark Sparrow (1 report)

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Lark Sparrow (Chondestes grammacus) (1)- Reported Sep 29, 2019 15:40 by Sean Sime
- 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/view/checklist/S60226262
- Media: 1 Photo
- Comments: "Found by Rob Jett, Relocated by Tripper Paul."

Fwd: BBC Photo and Art Night

Calling all artists and photographer s! the Brooklyn bird club is Recruiting works from you for a members night.If interested,please contact Jen Kepler our programs chair. Her email is in the attached email to me

--KB

-----Original Message-----
From: Jennifer Kepler <plummer.jen@gmail.com>
To: Peter Dorosh <Prosbird@aol.com>
Sent: Sat, Sep 28, 2019 08:06 PM
Subject: BBC Photo and Art Night

Hi Peter-

I am trying to recruit photographers from amateur to pro and artists who incorporate birds into their work to present on 10/22. Would you be able to share on your blog?

Information is as follows:

BBC Members are invited to share their photos, media, and new for this meeting, bird art! Please register to present by emailing Jen Kepler with digital files of your photos, video, and/or artworks. We ask for a submission of up to 10 files per presenter to share with the club. Please be prepared to share a little about you, the stories behind your work and the equipment/media used. We ask that photos and videos have been captured ethically, according to ABA code of birding ethics.

To register and submit files please email: Plummer.jen@gmail.com

This meeting will take place inside the Prospect Park Zoo in the C-classroom. Please ensure you are on time, doors open at 6:45pm and you must enter through the service gate on Flatbush Avenue.

Thank you!

Jen

Saturday, September 28, 2019

Fwd: eBird Report - Prospect Park, Sep 28, 2019 BBC WALK

Led by Dennis

---------- Forwarded message ---------
From: Dennis Hrehowsik <deepseagangster@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, Sep 28, 2019, 6:46 PM
Subject: Fwd: eBird Report - Prospect Park, Sep 28, 2019
To: Peter Dorosh <prosbird@gmail.com>, <roberta.manian@gmail.com>, <12toms@gmail.com>

Hey Peter,

Nice day of birding the south end of park for 25 birders. Highlights were blue wing teal at duck island, white eyed vireo spotted behind wellhouse by Bobbi and Two night hawks flying over center drive for a total of 56 species and 12 warblers.

Dennis W Hrehowsik
President Brooklyn Bird Club

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> Prospect Park
> 56 species
>
> Canada Goose 10
> Mute Swan 4
> Wood Duck 15
> Blue-winged Teal 1
> Northern Shoveler 1
> American Wigeon 1
> Mallard 20
> Ruddy Duck 1
> Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon) 25
> Mourning Dove 5
> Common Nighthawk 2
> Chimney Swift 10
> Ruby-throated Hummingbird 1
> American Coot 1
> Laughing Gull 1
> Herring Gull 1
> Double-crested Cormorant 2
> Great Blue Heron 1
> Green Heron 1
> Osprey 1
> Red-tailed Hawk 2
> Belted Kingfisher 1
> Red-bellied Woodpecker 2
> Downy Woodpecker 4
> Northern Flicker 5
> Merlin 1
> Eastern Wood-Pewee 1
> Eastern Phoebe 1
> White-eyed Vireo 1
> Red-eyed Vireo 4
> Blue Jay 12
> Black-capped Chickadee 1
> White-breasted Nuthatch 1
> Carolina Wren 3
> European Starling 75
> Gray Catbird 5
> Northern Mockingbird 1
> American Robin 70
> House Sparrow 100
> House Finch 1
> Song Sparrow 1
> Red-winged Blackbird 5
> Brown-headed Cowbird 1
> Common Grackle 3
> Northern Waterthrush 1
> Black-and-white Warbler 3
> Common Yellowthroat 3
> American Redstart 10
> Northern Parula 5
> Magnolia Warbler 3
> Blackburnian Warbler 1
> Yellow Warbler 3
> Chestnut-sided Warbler 3
Black throated Blue 1
> Black-throated Green Warbler 1
> Northern Cardinal 1
>
> View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/view/checklist/S60182798
>
> This report was generated automatically by eBird v3 (https://ebird.org/home)

eBird Checklist - 28 Sep 2019 - Prospect Park - 50 species

https://ebird.org/view/checklist/S60185803

Sample PP list from today

Home : BirdCast for sunday

http://birdcast.info/

Red in upstate NY could mean some fast birds down here,maybe the initial beginning of Sparrow migration. ( We hope)

Friday, September 27, 2019

quiet north wind

There was a north wind at some point early this morning but it was quiet.I guess everything went earlier this week.

A few reports though for the record from today's birding. Hilights were Yellow billed Cuckoo, Rose breasted Grosbeaks and continuing Philadelphia Vireo. The Cuckoo was spotted by Ryan Goldberg, a cooperative bird up near Butterfly Meadow. The Rose Breasteds spotted by Ryan, Karen and Bob flew back and forth over Well Drive by the 3 shipping containers. And last the Philadelphia Vireo stay put in Greenwood Cemetery but at Sylvan Water area.

At this point warblers are fading away ( with more coming but their numbers dropping off) and pretty soon they will be displaced by the incoming sparrows.... Its the flow of the season...

Update: The Philly Vireo report has been retracted by the observer , misidentified.

but the following report was posted for your review

Philadelphia Vireo (Vireo philadelphicus) (1)
- Reported Sep 27, 2019 08:34 by Paul Merle
- 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/S60152957
- Comments: "Sparrow bowl"

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Thursday, September 26, 2019

Fwd: BBC walk today

Led by Tom S.

---------- Forwarded message ---------
From: Tom Stephenson <12toms@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, Sep 26, 2019, 4:57 PM
Subject: BBC walk today
To: Peter Dorosh <prosbird@gmail.com>
Cc: Roberta Manian <roberta.manian@gmail.com>, Dennis Hrehowsik <DeepSeaGangster@gmail.com>

Hi Peter,

Beautiful day today, and lots of good birds. The park was turned around from its state in the last two weeks: many of the good birds were in the North with fewer in the South.

Birds were still somewhat spotty, with many birds north of the vale, and not many past that prior to the South end, where there were some more flocks; so we did a lot of walking.

Highlights include a brief view of the Yellow-breasted Chat at the south end (thanks to Isabel), not including which, we had 14 species of warblers including 2 or 3 Tennessees Warblers, several Rose-breasted Grosbeak males, the Great Cormorant (they're still here...), Wood and Swainson's Thrush, Yellow-bellied Sapsucker, and lots more.

Here's the list and a few photos.

Best regards,

Tom

Double-crested Cormorant
Great Cormorant
Great Blue Heron
Canada Goose
Mute Swan
Wood Duck
Mallard
Ruddy Duck
Sharp-shinned Hawk
Red-tailed Hawk
American Coot
Rock Dove
Mourning Dove
Chimney Swift
Ruby-throated Hummingbird
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
Downy Woodpecker
Hairy Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
Eastern Wood-Pewee
Eastern Phoebe
Red-eyed Vireo
Blue Jay
American Crow
House Wren
Swainson's Thrush
Wood Thrush
American Robin
Gray Catbird
Northern Mockingbird
European Starling
Tennessee Warbler
Northern Parula
Yellow Warbler
Chestnut-sided Warbler
Magnolia Warbler
Cape May Warbler
Black-throated Blue Warbler
Black-throated Green Warbler
Palm Warbler
Blackpoll Warbler
Black-and-white Warbler
American Redstart
Northern Waterthrush
Common Yellowthroat
Yellow-breasted Chat
Scarlet Tanager
Song Sparrow
Northern Cardinal
Rose-breasted Grosbeak
Common Grackle
Baltimore Oriole
House Finch
American Goldfinch
House Sparrow

Home : BirdCast forecast projection for friday

http://birdcast.info/

Looks good for Brooklyn..

PP Philly vireo

Philadelphia Vireo (Vireo philadelphicus) (1)
- Reported Sep 26, 2019 08:15 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/S60130781
- Media: 1 Photo
- Comments: "small, prominent whitish supercilium, underparts yellow, greyish crown."

GWC Philly vireo

One of the prettiest birds in my book , mostly seen in fall migration is PHILADELPHIA VIREO.
One was reported at Greenwood Cemetery.

The beneficiary was Rob Jett. Rob spotted the uncommon vireo in a Holly Tree adjacent to the George Catlin Native American Sculpture,

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/183/george-catlin

Yellow breasted Chat in Prospect

Clarifying Will Pollard's late morning sighting, the rare former warbler was spotted in the east grove that is overshadowed by the giant Redwood tree , mere steps away form the Lake drain at Prospect Lake south shore.

Other news : the Peninsula was good this morning with multiple Black throated Green and a single Blackburnian Warblers according to a passing birder. In fall, I always hear or personally seen the Peninsula as a great spot , a mini-trap land feature for migratory birds. Sometimes even the late afternoon is still good under the right conditions.

Tweet from will pollard (@billmiky) YB CHAT prospect lake Southeastcove east of the lake drain

will pollard (@billmiky) tweeted at 11:53 AM on Thu, Sep 26, 2019:
Yb chat Southwest of lakeside in cove with black plastic
(https://twitter.com/billmiky/status/1177249732034535425?ref_src=twcamp%5Eshare%7Ctwsrc%5Eandroid%7Ctwgr%5Egmail%7Ctwcon%5E7090%7Ctwterm%5E3)

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Wednesday, September 25, 2019

Fwd: [eBird Alert] Kings County Rare Bird Alert downtown Brooklyn Virginia Rail

Zany birds! Pop up just about anywhere! 😄

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Subject: [eBird Alert] Kings County Rare Bird Alert <hourly>
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*** Species Summary:

- Virginia Rail (1 report)

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NOTE: all sightings are UNCONFIRMED unless indicated

Virginia Rail (Rallus limicola) (1)
- Reported Sep 25, 2019 18:50 by Ryan Candee
- Jay Street Metrotech subway station, Kings, New York
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=40.6923724,-73.9874396&ll=40.6923724,-73.9874396
- Checklist: https://ebird.org/view/checklist/S60116592
- Media: 6 Photos
- Comments: "Stunned bird on sidewalk, then started running under buses and flying underground. Finally was able to capture. Thank you to the nice woman who donated her scarf to aid in the capture as well as my friend who alerted me to it, and put me in a Lyft to the Wild Bird Fund."

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Continuing great cormorant in in PP

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Subject: [eBird Alert] Kings County Rare Bird Alert <hourly>
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*** Species Summary:

- Great Cormorant (1 report)

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Great Cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo) (1)
- Reported Sep 25, 2019 16:07 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/S60113846
- Comments: "Continuing south of the lake near the weed gazebo. White chinstrap. "

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eBird Checklist - 25 Sep 2019 - Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn - 57 species (+1 other taxa)

https://ebird.org/view/checklist/S60111413

Paiges checklist note 18 species Warblers, Philadelphia VIREO

A nice Birdy day there!

Todays forecast and the early reports

With the forecast of a good northwestern winds, early reports indicated good birding activity with Greenwood Cemetery getting the upper hand on its neighbor.

First report though not specifically on species focused on the general activity. Orrin Tilevitz and later Paige Linden texted and tweeted respectively good waves at Greenwood. First at Central Ridge , Orrin reported a good variety of warblers, vireos, thrushes and woodpeckers. Paige reported 2 hours later the upper ridge overlooking Sylvan Water being quite birdy. I'll try to look up the checklists if any as well as Prospect with links below.

As busy as I'm with work, wishing i was out there, its life as it is...

click on the dates for the birders checklist in the following GWC checklist and check back often into the evening

https://ebird.org/hotspot/L285884?yr=all&m=&rank=mrec

Prospect Park

https://ebird.org/hotspot/L109516

Tuesday, September 24, 2019

The most critical assignment to save Plum Island send your letter!

https://secure.everyaction.com/1PT6wLDt1E2cx_Dwb-Wu5Q2?fbclid=IwAR2xS5_UpDYY5RmuW59_pSmAFOJUQjpKpWAC2UnLsQKaFUeF17vbUkSGYrY

Coney Island Creek sunrise morning flight

Doug Gochfeld will be doing his usual sunrise/early morning morning songbird etc flight watch from Coney Island Creek park; here's his info:

Doug Gochfeld

1:02 PM (2 hours ago)

, doug@fieldguides.com

It’s a bit last second, but I am planning to be at Coney Island Creek Park tomorrow morning for morning flight. There should be some warblers, and hopefully they won’t be too high up (the wind is projected to be fairly light, which often leads to some birds being higher.

Anyway, I’m happy to entertain and/or educate those that would want to come. I’m planning to arrive as close to sun The park is on Bayview Ave. between 37th and Seagate Ave.

I will be in the dunes at the NW corner of the park, around where the red pin in the attached screenshot is (coordinates: 40.5814764, -74.0061100).

I can’t commit to personally giving any rides tomorrow to or from therrise as possible, perhaps earlier.

KB Note: The B36 bus stops at Bayview Ave. between 37th and Seagate Ave Take the B36 from the Stillwell Avenue MTA Subway stop.

Fwd: [eBird Alert] Kings County Rare Bird Alert BBC WALK

Denis Tuesday BBC walk, subbing for Bobbi

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Subject: [eBird Alert] Kings County Rare Bird Alert <hourly>
To:

*** Species Summary:

- Great Cormorant (1 report)
- Red-headed Woodpecker (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

Great Cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo) (1)
- Reported Sep 24, 2019 07:16 by Dennis Hrehowsik
- 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/S60076361
- Comments: "One juv continuing on hammerhead wall"

Red-headed Woodpecker (Melanerpes erythrocephalus) (1)
- Reported Sep 24, 2019 07:16 by Dennis Hrehowsik
- 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/S60076361
- Comments: "Breeding male bright red head clean white belly and large wing patches. Seen in flight on west side of lake near ring road. Flew toward Windsor terrace maybe out of park "

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Tweet from Dennis Hrehowsik (@deepseagangster) PP RHWO

Dennis Hrehowsik (@deepseagangster) tweeted at 8:18 AM on Tue, Sep 24, 2019:
Breeding Red headed wood pecker flying between West Island and Vanderbilt playground in Pp seen on BBC walk
(https://twitter.com/deepseagangster/status/1176470927627948032?ref_src=twcamp%5Eshare%7Ctwsrc%5Eandroid%7Ctwgr%5Egmail%7Ctwcon%5E7090%7Ctwterm%5E3)

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Monday, September 23, 2019

Fall Equinox – Autumnal Equinox

https://www.timeanddate.com/calendar/autumnal-equinox.html

Today was the first day of Autumn equinox at 350 AM.

Goodbye to Sean Zimmer

A hearty goodbye and much gratitude to Sean Zimmer who has moved to Massachusetts last week..

The Brooklyn Bird Club is grateful to Sean for the few times he has led club walks;personally for me Sean was a tremendous help on my leg of the Prospect Park South Xmas counts ,oftentimes my asking him to lead a split team to cover more areas quicker as he was quite a skilled birder. I recalled one time he came into the Quaker Cemetery with me and found a second Prospect Xmas count Northern Saw Whet Owl high in the big white Pine, thanks to his sharp eye!

So long Sean and good luck and good boiding up in Mass!

The Americas bird migration

Sent by Anindya Sen to the BBC FB page, a wonderful depiction of bird migration via a GIF

https://giphy.com/gifs/species-migration-seasonal-4KdyN6hv2Ia2Y

Sunday, September 22, 2019

Tweet from Ed Crowne (@ecrowne) ybcuckoo

Ed Crowne (@ecrowne) tweeted at 9:26 AM on Sun, Sep 22, 2019:
Yellow billed Cuckoo on Lookout at Butterfly Meadow, Prospect
(https://twitter.com/ecrowne/status/1175763311524294656?ref_src=twcamp%5Eshare%7Ctwsrc%5Eandroid%7Ctwgr%5Egmail%7Ctwcon%5E7090%7Ctwterm%5E3)

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Saturday, September 21, 2019

Out of town

If you are wondering where are the bird posts,well I'm out of town birding..

There's been a Caspian tern over prospect lake and bald eagle flyover nearby ad well a brief Lark So Sparrow appearance in Greenwood cemetery.

Busy day tomorrow during a hot day

Thursday, September 19, 2019

Ominous .....

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/19/science/bird-populations-america-canada.hhhhy65665y#click=https://t.co/lmw8O1wWND

https://www.audubon.org/news/north-america-has-lost-more-1-4-birds-last-50-years-new-study-says?ms=digital-eng-social-facebook-x-20190900_fb_link_-_3bb_editorial&utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=20190900_fb_link_-_3bb_editorial&fbclid=IwAR1KfHWOiPqSlsNqLkpva5s1hvVFTi6T45t7azsjE10ieSFosYXJs2M0rcE

Fwd: BBC Thursday Walk

Led by Tom S.

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From: Tom Stephenson <12toms@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, Sep 19, 2019, 2:01 PM
Subject: Thursday Walk
To: Peter Dorosh <prosbird@gmail.com>
Cc: Roberta Manian <roberta.manian@gmail.com>, Dennis Hrehowsik <DeepSeaGangster@gmail.com>, Ryan Goldberg <ryan.goldberg@gmail.com>

Hi Peter,

Beautiful weather today...and lots of crickets singing....

For the first half of the trip this AM that's what I thought this report was going to be about....BUT....we finally reeled in a good number of species, including 14 warblers and 51 total bird sp.

The highlights were Orange-crowned, 2 Cape Mays, Black-throated Blue, many Northern Parulas, several Northern Waterthrush, and lots more.

It was a tie for most individuals between Northern Parula and Eastern Wood-pewee...

Most of the diversity was in the south end of the park...

All-in-all lots of fun. Here's the list.

Best regards,

Tom

Double-crested Cormorant

Great Blue Heron

Green Heron

Canada Goose

Wood Duck

Mallard

Ruddy Duck

Osprey

Cooper's Hawk

Red-tailed Hawk

Rock Dove

Mourning Dove

Chimney Swift

Red-bellied Woodpecker

Downy Woodpecker

Hairy Woodpecker

Northern Flicker

Eastern Wood-Pewee

Philadelphia Vireo

Red-eyed Vireo

Blue Jay

American Crow

Carolina Wren

House Wren

Veery

American Robin

Gray Catbird

European Starling

Cedar Waxwing

Orange-crowned Warbler

Northern Parula

Yellow Warbler

Magnolia Warbler

Cape May Warbler

Black-throated Blue Warbler

Black-throated Green Warbler

Palm Warbler

Blackpoll Warbler

Black-and-white Warbler

American Redstart

Northern Waterthrush

Common Yellowthroat

Canada Warbler

Scarlet Tanager

Song Sparrow

Northern Cardinal

Rose-breasted Grosbeak

Common Grackle

House Finch

American Goldfinch

House Sparrow

Fwd: [eBird Alert] Kings County Rare Bird Alert

Great cormorant in continues in PP

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*** Species Summary:

- Great Cormorant (1 report)

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NOTE: all sightings are UNCONFIRMED unless indicated

Great Cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo) (1)
- Reported Sep 18, 2019 16:07 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/S59910628
- Comments: "Continuing, early, and uncommon in the park. It was swimming, so I didn't see the belly, but white chin patch was easy to see. "

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Tweet from Heather Wolf (@heatherwolf) Chat at BBrPark

Heather Wolf (@heatherwolf) tweeted at 8:24 AM on Wed, Sep 18, 2019:
My 162nd patch bird, Yellow-breasted Chat! 6pm last night at #Brooklyn Bridge Park, Pier 6. #nyc #birding #birds https://t.co/5VsWiNqh9a
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Wednesday, September 18, 2019

Watch "How to Keep Birds from Hitting Your Windows - Tips from a Wildlife Biologist" on YouTube

https://youtu.be/c1u3auWG9qc

Watch "Incredibly simple tip to prevent birds flying into window" on YouTube

https://youtu.be/UC9xQkUtQ98

Uv fluorescent markers

https://www.amazon.com/s?k=flourescent+markers+for+glass&sprefix=flourescent+matker&ref=nb_sb_ss_sc_2_18

Prospect new entrance groundbreaking

https://patch.com/new-york/windsorterrace/s/guho9/two-new-prospect-park-entrances-coming-to-crown-heights?utm_term=article-slot-1&utm_source=newsletter-daily&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=newsletter

Tuesday, September 17, 2019

Fwd: Peregrine falcon

The windflower and the violet, they perished long ago, And the brier-rose and the orchis died amid the summer glow; But on the hills the golden-rod, and the aster in the wood, And the yellow sunflower by the brook, in autumn beauty stood, Till fell the frost from the clear cold heaven, as falls the plague on men, And the brightness of their smile was gone, from upland glade and glen.

William Cullen Bryant

-----Original Message-----
From: Charles Tang <charles.tang@gmail.com>
To: Peter Dorosh <Prosbird@aol.com>
Sent: Tue, Sep 17, 2019 07:56 PM
Subject: Peregrine falcon

Hi Peter,

A Peregrine falcon was perched on a tree at Hummerhead after Bobbi's walk.

Charles

GWCemetery report from Orrin T

Interesting variety of birds at Green-Wood this morning, if not a flood. Blue-gray gnatcatcher, winter wren and some promising warblers around Pine Avenue-Central Avenue, olive-sided flycatcher at Crescent Water, a couple of juvenile rose-breasted grossbeaks at the nearby catacombs. Along with flickers, lots of redstarts, black and white, common yellowthroat, juvenile chestnut-sided, etc.

Fwd: eBird Report - Prospect Park, Sep 17, 2019. BBC WALK

Led by Bobbi

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From: Roberta Manian <roberta.manian@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, Sep 17, 2019, 6:50 PM
Subject: Fwd: eBird Report - Prospect Park, Sep 17, 2019
To: Peter Dorosh <prosbird@gmail.com>, Dennis Hrehowsik <deepseagangster@gmail.com>, Tom Stephenson <12toms@gmail.com>

Hi Peter,

we had a good sized group today and the park was fairly active, especially around the picnic tables by the lake and lookout. The Wednesday weeding crew cleared a nice patch of Butterfly Meadow and that enticed a very cooperative Wilson's Warbler to put on a show for us. List is below.

Best,

Bobbi

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Subject: eBird Report - Prospect Park, Sep 17, 2019
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Prospect Park, Kings, New York, US
Sep 17, 2019 7:30 AM - 11:00 AM
Protocol: Traveling
2.0 mile(s)
43 species

Canada Goose 3
Mute Swan 1
Northern Shoveler 3
Mallard X
American Black Duck X
Ruddy Duck 1 continuing on lake
Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon) X
Mourning Dove 4
Chimney Swift 5
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 1
Laughing Gull 2
Ring-billed Gull 2
Herring Gull 1
Double-crested Cormorant 2
Great Blue Heron 1
Green Heron 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker 1
Downy Woodpecker 2
Northern Flicker 1
Eastern Wood-Pewee 2
Great Crested Flycatcher 1
Red-eyed Vireo 3
Blue Jay 6
Carolina Wren 1
European Starling X
Gray Catbird 2
American Robin 6
Cedar Waxwing 7
House Sparrow X
American Goldfinch 35
Song Sparrow 2
Baltimore Oriole 2
Black-and-white Warbler 1
Common Yellowthroat 2
American Redstart 5
Northern Parula 2
Yellow Warbler 2
Chestnut-sided Warbler 1
Black-throated Green Warbler 1
Wilson's Warbler 1
Scarlet Tanager 3
Northern Cardinal 4
Rose-breasted Grosbeak 1

View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/view/checklist/S59885501

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Continuing GRCO in PP

Great Cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo) (1)
- Reported Sep 17, 2019 07:43 by Kathy Willens

- 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/S59880661
- Comments: "Seen on southwest side of Prospect Lake across from Hammerhead. From that distance it appeared similar in size to the two juvenile Great Cormorants we saw nearby four days earlier. I saw a light colored belly, but was unable to see white chin strap from my vantage point. "

Fwd: Extinct in New York - Governors Island

From conservationist Bart Chezar on Art exhibit Gov Island plants extinction from NYC.

William Cullen Bryant

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From: BCHEZAR <bchezar@nyc.rr.com>
To: 'BCHEZAR' <bchezar@nyc.rr.com>
Cc: 'BCHEZAR' <bchezar@nyc.rr.com>
Sent: Mon, Sep 16, 2019 09:32 PM
Subject: Extinct in New York - Governors Island

Hi All,

I am sending this e-mail to the distribution list concerning my work with the American chestnut and, eelgrass and Sargassum. I apologize for those on both lists who will get this e-mail twice.

There is an exhibit on Governors Island I believe you may find interesting - https://lmcc.net/lmcc-arts-center-at-governors-island/michael-wang-extinct-in-new-york/ . This exhibit is an artistic display of plants that have gone "Extinct in New York". It runs from September 19^th to October 31 (Thursday – Sunday 12pm – 5pm.

A couple of months ago the artist, Michael Wang, met with me and I provided him with American chestnut seedlings for the exhibit. I spoke with him about my work with eelgrass, Zostera marina, and Sargassum filipendula and their prior history in New York harbor. He decided to include them in the exhibit and obtained specimens from Steve Schott at the Cornell Extension Service.

Though I have not seen the exhibit yet, I look forward to visiting it soon. If you know others who might be interested in seeing the exhibit please pass on the link.

Regards,

Bart

Fwd: BBC Meeting Tuesday, September 17

William Cullen Bryant

-----Original Message-----
From: membership <membership@brooklynbirdclub.org>
To: membership <membership@brooklynbirdclub.org>
Sent: Sun, Sep 15, 2019 08:47 PM
Subject: BBC Meeting Tuesday, September 17

Bats at Prospect Park Zoo, Presented by the Wildlife Conservation Society Staff and Paul Keim

September 17 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm

Come learn about the bats native to our area with a presentation from Wildlife Conservation Society Employees who are studying the bat diversity within the grounds of our WCS institutions. We will conclude our evening with a walk, with naturalist Paul Keim, on zoo grounds looking for bats and other evening fauna that call the natural areas of the zoo home.

This meeting will take place inside the Prospect Park Zoo in the Conservation Classroom, please wear comfortable shoes to venture outside with.

Please ensure you are on time, doors open at 6:45pm and you must enter through the service gate on Flatbush Avenue.

http://brooklynbirdclub.org/event/bats-at-prospect-park-zoo-presented-by-the-wildlife-conservation-society-staff-and-paul-keim/

Sunday, September 15, 2019

Upcoming Events – Brooklyn Bird Club this Tuesday eve

http://brooklynbirdclub.org/events/category/meetings/list/

Bats topic plus post walk.

Great cormorant

Great Cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo) (1)
- Reported Sep 14, 2019 08:30 by Marc Brawer
- 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/S59818559
- Comments: "Continuing bird

Saturday, September 14, 2019

Fwd: [eBird Alert] Kings County Rare Bird Alert

TWO Great Cormorants now reported on prrospect lake

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Date: Sat, Sep 14, 2019, 11:26 AM
Subject: [eBird Alert] Kings County Rare Bird Alert <hourly>
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*** Species Summary:

- Great Cormorant (1 report)

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Great Cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo) (2)
- Reported Sep 14, 2019 07:40 by Addie Smock
- 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/S59790226
- Comments: "Two sub adults on snag at SW corner of lake. One clearly had a developing white chinstrap and the had a slight chinstrap. Both had dark grey bills and white bellies that went down to their feet. Seen on Brooklyn Bird Club walk. "

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Friday, September 13, 2019

Fwd: [eBird Alert] Kings County Rare Bird Alert PP GRCO

Still present.

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Subject: [eBird Alert] Kings County Rare Bird Alert <hourly>
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*** Species Summary:

- Great Cormorant (1 report)

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Great Cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo) (1)
- Reported Sep 13, 2019 14:58 by Alex Tey
- 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/S59778653
- Comments: "Large brown cormorant with white belly, found by tip on Twitter. Photos to come."

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Where the pinball drops

A pinball travels at the mercy of gravity and bumps and physics whatever before it drops in a hole.Likewise its the same in my view with bird migration during a good wind.

When a cold front passage occurs, along that front are bandwidths of birds. Some band widths may be thick with birds; others much thinner. ON Lookout Hill, a premier location for northwest wind fronts, it wasn't much activity at either meadow, Butterfly or the summit. Kathy Toomey did report scarlet tanager, rose breasted grosbeak,blackpoll warbler,redeye & warbling vireo with magnolia warbler. I walked around and didn't see anything , my poor timing as well as the harsh glare undermining my ability seeing stuff; heck when I did the birds hide well in the thick foliage.

Meanwhile my friend Orrin reported over at Greenwood Cemetery's Central Ridge a "zoo of birds" Warblers,vireos and thrushes were the name of the game.

IT comes down to your lucky location, location and location....

Thursday, September 12, 2019

Fwd: Connecticut Warbler GWCemetery

William Cullen Bryant

-----Original Message-----
From: Charles Tang <charles.tang@gmail.com>
To: Peter Dorosh <Prosbird@aol.com>
Sent: Thu, Sep 12, 2019 06:38 PM
Subject: Connecticut Warbler

Hi Peter,

My first Connecticut Warbler I refind it at Greenwood this afternoon. Adler or Least flycatcher? I will leave that to Tom S.

Charles

Fwd: [eBird Alert] Kings County Rare Bird Alert GWC COWA

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- Connecticut Warbler (1 report)

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Connecticut Warbler (Oporornis agilis) (1)
- Reported Sep 12, 2019 14:15 by karen o'hearn
- 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/view/checklist/S59715416
- Media: 2 Photos
- Comments: "spotted by Danielle earlier. dell water on the ground in the brush left side towards the back"

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