Monday, August 31, 2020

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Details on Lark

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*** Species Summary:

- Lark Sparrow (1 report)

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Lark Sparrow (Chondestes grammacus) (1)
- Reported Aug 31, 2020 07:35 by Shane Blodgett
- 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/S73051098
- Media: 3 Photos
- Comments: "Juvenile bird on path in front of Nibblo mausoleum at Crescent Water"

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CASPIAN terns

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- Caspian Tern (1 report)

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Caspian Tern (Hydroprogne caspia) (2)
- Reported Aug 31, 2020 14:10 by Kathleen Toomey
- 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/S73043670
- Media: 2 Photos
- Comments: "Flying together over Prospect Lake.  Large white terns with black caps and large red bills.  Poor photo"

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Rosy(less) fore cast? But hey no problem

Yesterday's rosy Birdcast prediction did not produced numbers,but hey for a few lucky birders there were some good ones.

 The top bird this morning was LARK SPARROW.Found on the east side of the Crescent Water in Greenwood Cemetery,Shane Blodgett was the first lucky birder. Lark Sparrow is sort of a regular rarity during late summer early fall from the midwest.On a side note Shane reported 7 Red breasted Nuthatches in one tree!

 Later in that same GWC area ,specifically the Niblo grave,Karen Ohearn found a female or immature Hooded warbler under the pine tree.

 Prospect Park stole some limelight though. Around 5 this afternoon,Kathy Toomey observed two CASPIAN TERNS flying over prospect Lake. This species is rare here,I'm guessing every 4 or 5 years.I'll look into the records on Ebird soon. One other note: Janet Schumacher found a Mourning Warbler in North Midwood across from the zoo service gate.

Tweet from Kathleen Toomey (@KingsKathy) PP Caspian terns

Kathleen Toomey (@KingsKathy) tweeted at 4:17 PM on Mon, Aug 31, 2020:
Two Caspian Terns over Prospect Lake just now
(https://twitter.com/KingsKathy/status/1300528227237191681?s=03)

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Friday, August 28, 2020

Fwd: [eBird Alert] Kings County Rare Bird Alert


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*** Species Summary:

- Yellow-bellied Flycatcher (1 report)
- Yellow-breasted Chat (1 report)

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Yellow-bellied Flycatcher (Empidonax flaviventris) (1)
- Reported Aug 28, 2020 06:39 by Ryan Mandelbaum
- 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/S72899108
- Comments: "teeny, overall greenish empid with biiig eyering and low contrast everything. pics. county bird for me!"

Yellow-breasted Chat (Icteria virens) (1)
- Reported Aug 28, 2020 06:39 by Ryan Mandelbaum
- 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/S72899108
- Comments: "yellow belly, olive back on a catbird sized bird. spectacles, cocked tail as it skulked through the trees. bad but diagnostic pics"

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Tweet from The Kingsboider (@BBCKingsbirds). OSFC PP

The Kingsboider (@BBCKingsbirds) tweeted at 8:19 AM on Fri, Aug 28, 2020:
Olive sided Flycatcher perched atop dead tree at Prospects northwest side of butterfly meadow
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Thursday, August 27, 2020

Fwd: [eBird Alert] Kings County Rare Bird Alert

Perez report

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*** Species Summary:

- Yellow-throated Vireo (1 report)
- Winter Wren (1 report)
- Mourning Warbler (1 report)

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Yellow-throated Vireo (Vireo flavifrons) (1)
- Reported Aug 26, 2020 09:00 by Jonathan Perez
- 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/S72887941
- Media: 3 Photos
- Comments: "Southern ridge of sylvan, pictures attached"

Winter Wren (Troglodytes hiemalis) (1)
- Reported Aug 26, 2020 09:00 by Jonathan Perez
- 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/S72887941
- Comments: "Clear call and small bird with bubbling eruptive song, seen by 2 other birders"

Mourning Warbler (Geothlypis philadelphia) (1)
- Reported Aug 26, 2020 09:00 by Jonathan Perez
- 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/S72887941
- Comments: "One large hulking bird with clear broken eye stripe, and distinguished from common yellow throat, much larger, heir not get picture, back end of the dell"

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eBird Checklist - 27 Aug 2020 - Prospect Park - 37 species

https://ebird.org/checklist/S72872285 

NOTE  Goldenwinged ( or hybrid) warbler and Hooded Warbler.. 

There was on a separate birder's report Mourning Warbler ,all these in the Midwood.. summary later

Bbc evening watch 8/26

https://ebird.org/atlasny/checklist/S72856357 

During a pop-up Brooklyn bird club Wednesday event,the evening Common Nighthawks watch found 7 birds. A few came down to almost the Nethermead meadow!  A great hour and half watching for these migrants.

All about Brewster's,Lawrence's,etc

Yesterdays Prospect"Golden winged" Warbler

Based on a photo obtained ,yesterday's sighting at Butterfly meadow has been determined by the Ebird monitor to be a Brewster's warbler ,a hybrid of golden winged X Blue winged warblers.. the bird showed yellow on the breast and green back

Nevertheless a rare treat to see.


GWC Olive-sided Flycatcher

Olive-sided Flycatcher (Contopus cooperi) (1)
- Reported Aug 27, 2020 07:05 by Patrick Shure
- 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/S72867825
- Comments: "On snag near Dell water. Flycatcher with vest.  Photo" 

Tweet from Team BirdCast (@DrBirdCast) red breasted nuthatches report

Team BirdCast (@DrBirdCast) tweeted at 8:52 PM on Wed, Aug 26, 2020:
Major southward push of Red-breasted Nuthatches in the last three weeks alone. The southern range limit on our map has moved from Pittsburgh (Aug 8) to North Carolina (today). https://t.co/b7NBSxykUZ https://t.co/Y11HYoYgly
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PP Olive sides fc

Olive-sided Flycatcher (Contopus cooperi) (1)
- Reported Aug 26, 2020 16:00 by Mike Wilper
- Prospect Park, Kings, New York
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=40.6649101,-73.9754889&ll=40.6649101,-73.9754889
- Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S72852640
- Media: 1 Photo
- Comments: "Perched high on a tree, see picture

Wednesday, August 26, 2020

Kickstart the new season :above expectations

The first major push of the fall passeriene season kicked off today with quaility birds in a few parks and greenspots.A good northwest wind produced rarity finds of early Connecticut Warbler,Mourning warbler, Golden-winged warbler, Yellow bellied Flycather, Black-billed Cuckoo and a very good list of warblers. ***************** Prospect Park was the beneficiary of the good finds. The Conencticut warbler popped up into view atop the Lefrak Rink roof where Tripper Paul spotted it. Tripper earlier had a lucky day with a previous Oporornis species Mourning Warbler along Nellies Lawn edge near the Vale Cashmere south entrance. But likely the toughest find regarding a warbler is Golden-winged. Karen Ohearn found this bird among a mix of warblers at the western edge of the Butterfly Meadow, low down in midstory ;later other birders found the Golden winged but higher up along the dirt trail that runs up to the Lookout Hill summit. Blue winged warbler later appeared along the same western edge of Butterfly Meadow. ****************** Other great finds in Prospect occurred. Black-billed Cuckoo was seen flying across the Butterfly Meadow.A reported Cerulean Warbler at the Rink (with little certification to the actual location) was detailed on Ebird rarity alert. ******************* Meanwhile Greenwood Cometery has its own good offerings. Most notably, two Mourning Warblers were reported and seen well at The Chapel hillside grasses, and the Dellwater northern edge. A Hooded Warbler found by Rob Jett lurked along the southern ridge of Sylvan Water. Rob also found Worm-eating warbler at Pine Hill,and Blue-winged Warbler, one of 15 warbler species on his GWC list. Yellow-bellied Flycather, a gorgeous small bird put in an appearance at the Crescent Water .Early Hermit Thrush and Yellow Rumped Warbler portends an early trend of a number of species this fall. ************** At Brooklyn Bridge Park, a tearsured gem for its new lush habitat, Yellow Bellied Flycather was observed at pier 3 , in low brush. So today was a day with above expectations, with a strong migration push of birds. Its always different with each northwest wind but being out there to enjoy the magic is what its all about. ************** There should be a decent Common Niighthawk migration tonight at dusk. Find an open green spot and enjoy. ************** PP Checklist https://ebird.org/hotspot/L109516 sample lists https://ebird.org/checklist/S72844441 https://ebird.org/checklist/S72841672

Tuesday, August 25, 2020

Live Migration Maps : BirdCast

https://birdcast.info/live-migration-maps/

This is a useful tool you can check hourly to see the movement Nd migration densities.

Home : BirdCast

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Wednesday looks quite promising as a cold front passes thru tonight triggering bird migration.its not gonna be a peak push but definitely birds coming thru.. good luck


Saturday, August 22, 2020

BkBrPk YBCH

Yellow-breasted Chat (Icteria virens) (1)
- Reported Aug 22, 2020 08:31 by Heather Wolf
- Brooklyn Bridge Park, Kings, New York
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=40.6996104,-73.9973745&ll=40.6996104,-73.9973745
- Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S72687470
- Comments: "Bright yellow throat and chest, thick bill. Secretive, hiding low in shrub." 

Thursday, August 20, 2020

Nuthatches and a cuckoo

Red breastes nuthatches continue their headline news with reports in Greenwood cemetery and Prospect. The beginning migration is in early stages. Following up an initial single Red breasted Nuthatch in Prospect,Rob J reported five in a single tree at Oaken Bluff and two at Cliff path in GWC. A BLACK BILLED CUCKOO flew across Dellwater observed by RobJ. In Prospect Ryan M reported 4 RNBU plus a few warblers: Canada and Bluewinged.

Warbler report from Greenwood Cemetery per Orrin T.

Two Canadas

One each: common yellowthroat (female), ovenbird, redstart, hooded warbler, black and white 

Wednesday, August 19, 2020

PP RBNU

Red-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta canadensis) (1)
- Reported Aug 16, 2020 18:00 by Alan Barnes
- 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/S72575366
- Comments: "Single individual in pines near Grand Army entrance. Likely one of the large number reported this weekend around the city. Nuthatch shape, eye stripe, red breast."

Fwd: Worm eating warbler



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Subject: Worm eating warbler


Peter:

Highlight of the day were great looks at a worm eating warbler on the Peninsular by the thumb. Other sightings: red eyed vireo, yellow warbler, black and white and redstart. Birds beginning to trickle in.

Eni & Vinnie Falci

Online virtual Jamaica Bay shore bird festival

Tweet from Charles Tang (@charlesbrooklyn) Hummers on the move

Charles Tang (@charlesbrooklyn) tweeted at 4:19 PM on Tue, Aug 18, 2020:
Ruby-throated hummingbird at Brooklyn Botanic Garden. https://t.co/sS241CDFPe
(https://twitter.com/charlesbrooklyn/status/1295817540816576514?s=03)

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Migration forecast for Thursday looks promising, spurring a early warbler and whatever else movement. For shorebirds even with sparse mudflats for now, a good time to look.

Tweet from Michael Yuan (@themeowking). BkBrPk RNBU

Michael Yuan (@themeowking) tweeted at 7:53 AM on Wed, Aug 19, 2020:
Brooklyn Bridge Park @bbpnyc gets in on the Red-breasted nuthatch action. Huzzah! https://t.co/bXskZxeJpD
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Monday, August 17, 2020

Fwd: Warblers today

In Prospect.

"I took a walk in the woods and came out taller than the trees." 

                                                   - Henry David Thoreau



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Sent: Mon, Aug 17, 2020 01:58 PM
Subject: Warblers today


Peter:

Eni and I made our first trip together to the park for the fall birding season. It was pretty quiet all over but we were lucky go get a mixed flock of warblers in one of the lower paths of the Midwood. We had several Canadas, Oven Birds, Black and White, Red Starts and Northern Water Thrushes.

Vinnie

RBNU report

Red-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta canadensis) (4)
- Reported Aug 17, 2020 13:00 by Anthony Ferino
- Owl's head park, Kings, New York
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=40.6391241,-74.0311863&ll=40.6391241,-74.0311863
- Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S72511350
- Comments: "Followed a tip from another local birder to find these continuing  birds. Three seen at once in a single small pine, and 1-3 additional birds were seen and heard in nearby pine trees. These nuthatches were quite vocal and easy to observe at close range in a young pine." 

Fwd: BirdCast: Migration alert: Red-breasted Nuthatch



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Sent: Sun, Aug 16, 2020 11:17 PM
Subject: BirdCast: Migration alert: Red-breasted Nuthatch


BirdCast
Forecasting bird migration across North America 
Migration alert: Red-breasted Nuthatch
Aug 17th 2020, 02:50, by af27

Red-breasted Nuthatch. Doug Gochfeld/Macaulay Library. eBird S48861684.

Red-breasted Nuthatches are on the move in northeastern North America!

Large autumn irruptions of Red-breasted Nuthatches in eastern North America (2018, for example) are often presaged by a coastal arrival of the species in late summer (especially August). For the past year or more, these conifer specialists were largely absent from most non-breeding zones across the eastern United States. But in recent days (e.g. the second week of August) Red-breasted Nuthatches have appeared in the New York City region in small numbers in coastal parks (also here), migrant traps, and even urban backyards.

These songbirds rely on cyclical food sources, for example from cones of spruce and fir trees, and their distribution varies accordingly from year-to-year. Nuthatches irrupt south in eastern North America roughly every two years (Dunn 2019), but this generalization is messy. Evaluating spruce and fir cone crops, including their distribution and abundance in the eastern boreal forest, as Ron Pittaway has done for years in his famous Winter Finch Forecasts, can predict fall and winter status of Red-breasted Nuthatch in the East (see here for his 2018 prediction that "called" the last big nuthatch flight in the region). At its simplest description a strong crop of conifer cones one year followed by a poor crop the next year predict large irruptive flights of Red-breasted Nuthatches (Koenig and Knops 2001).

In western North America, Red-breasted Nuthatch irruptions may be more complex due to the more diverse and varied topography of montane regions as well as increased variability in micro, local and regional weather and climate. Moreover, these nuthatches breeding in many montane ribbons cutting across the landscape, including in many near-coastal areas, further complicating the pattern. Irruptions here can be quite noticeable, but elevational shifts in seasonal distribution can blur the impact of any major latitudinal irruption from north to south.

But back to the present, and the eastern US: could the recent August observations represent the beginning of another strong southbound flight of Red-breasted Nuthatches this autumn and winter? Time will tell, but by getting out and checking your local patches, you might be able to find some of the early participants in this movement. Our calendars show August, but fall songbird migration is decidedly here! If you need to be convinced further, enjoy salivating over this awesome morning flight tally from the southern bank of the St. Lawrence River at Rimouski, Quebec by Vincent Giroux on 2 August 2020.

Dig more deeply into the pattern by looking at Red-breasted Nuthatch maps for 2018, 2017, 2016, and beyond at eBird.org. You'll see recent occurrences for this species in many areas this August where the species was not present last year. And even more importantly, you can contribute to our understanding of this year's nuthatch flight by submitting your observations of the species here or with the eBird app!

Red-breasted Nuthatch. Marky Mutchler/Macaulay Library. eBird S49514562


Doug Gochfeld and Tom Johnson

References

Dunn, Erica H. 2019. Dynamics and population consequences of irruption in the Red-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta canadensis). The Auk: Ornithological Advances 136: 1–10.

Koenig, W.D. and J.M.H. Knops. 2001. Seed-crop size and eruptions of North American boreal seed-eating birds. Journal of Animal Ecology 70: 609-620.

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Sunday, August 16, 2020

Tweet from Charles Tang (@charlesbrooklyn)

Charles Tang (@charlesbrooklyn) tweeted at 5:35 PM on Sat, Aug 15, 2020:
It's nice to see Sandpiper at Prospect Park. I was surprised to see two different one together on the same rock. The Solitude and the Spotted sandpiper. They both were chase away by a turtle! https://t.co/yGgbdU67me
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Saturday, August 15, 2020

Fall for the Red breasted Nuthatch?

A spate of Red breasted Nuthatches were reported today with Greenwood cemetery hosting the numbers. Linda Ewing spotted a small flock in the Cemetery at Pine Hill; a later report on ebird submitted by A.Romani mentioned three together in GWC. Several Brooklyn coastal locales also had singles of RBNuthatches. Could an irruption be in the m making? We'll see in the fall.

Mighty oak fall

It's a shame to lose these great oaks as they are high keystone species for birds that feed on caterpillar and insect variety.. but it is what it is..
This one fell in the south Midwood, a beast that took down a few other trees during Isaias wrath.

A heck of a job to clear the path and remove all brush. Hence this exhausting weeks long storm damage cleanup job during the peak summer makes it tough for me to get up Saturdays birding.

Support your park and we'll plant the future.

( The White Oak measured about 48 inches diameter. It must've attained close to 175 feet height)

Friday, August 14, 2020

Fwd: NYTimes.com: How the World’s Largest Garbage Dump Evolved Into a Green Oasis



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Date: Fri, Aug 14, 2020 at 1:43 PM
Subject: NYTimes.com: How the World's Largest Garbage Dump Evolved Into a Green Oasis
To: Peter Dorosh <prosbird@gmail.com>


From The New York Times:

How the World's Largest Garbage Dump Evolved Into a Green Oasis

The radical fix for a noxious landfill in Staten Island: Bury the trash, plant some grass and do nothing for 20 years.

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/14/nyregion/freshkills-garbage-dump-nyc.html?smid=em-share


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August Warblers in GWC

Orrin reported a few warblers as these birds begin their southward migration.

In Greenwood, Northern Waterthrush, Black and White and Yellow were reported today.

In another note

At his Ditmas Park home, Doug G reported a Worm eating Warbler.

Start looking even if its slow going the start of warblers and other species especially Swallows, Fycathers, and Orioles....


PPA report on Isaias damage in PP

https://www.prospectpark.org/news-events/news/alliance-tackles-isaias-damage/?utm_source=Prospect+Park+Alliance+Mailing+List&utm_campaign=c7289576b5-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2020_08_10_05_42_COPY_01&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_a10be927e3-c7289576b5-183795049 

Thursday, August 13, 2020

Winter Finch forecast



"Winter forecast changing if the guard..

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NYSBIRDS-L Digest for Thursday, August 13, 2020.

1. FW: [Birdnews] NEW WINTER FINCH FORECASTER
2. Jones Beach West End  now open for bird watching
3. Re: Jones Beach West End  now open for bird watching

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Subject: FW: [Birdnews] NEW WINTER FINCH FORECASTER
From: Willie D'Anna <dannapotter@roadrunner.com>
Date: Wed, 12 Aug 2020 06:25:13 -0400
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So many birders eagerly anticipate Ron Pittaway's winter finch forecast
every fall but unfortunately for all of us, Ron has decided to retire from
the finch forecast. Below, Ron introduces the new finch forecaster.

Good birding!
Willie

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From: birdnews [mailto:birdnews-bounces@ontbirds.ca] On Behalf Of Ron
Pittaway via birdnews
Sent: Tuesday, August 11, 2020 7:34 PM
Subject: [Birdnews] NEW WINTER FINCH FORECASTER

Dear Birders,

Please welcome Tyler Hoar of Oshawa, Ontario as the new winter finch
forecaster. Tyler was one of my main sources of tree seed crop information
and insights on finches over the years. He authored the account of the
Evening Grosbeak in the last Ontario Breeding Bird Atlas. We look forward
with great anticipation to Tyler's first Winter Finch Forecast in September.

Ron Pittaway
Toronto ON



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Tuesday, August 11, 2020

Re: Red Tailed Hawk gets its orey

Wow, I'm sure it must've been thrilling to see that in person.

On Tue, Aug 11, 2020 at 5:42 PM Peter Dorosh <prosbird@gmail.com> wrote:
My nephew enroute this afternoon to pick up his son from summer camp,( he's not a birder) caught sight of the hawk catching the prey, a mourning dove in midair . Then landed along west drive near the cemetery in Prospect.

Here's his cell photo.

Red Tailed Hawk gets its prey

My nephew enroute this afternoon to pick up his son from summer camp,( he's not a birder) caught sight of the hawk catching the prey, a mourning dove in midair . Then landed along west drive near the cemetery in Prospect.

Here's his cell photo.

Monday, August 10, 2020

Fwd: Brooklyn Bird Club's Clapper Rail - Summer 2020 issue



"I took a walk in the woods and came out taller than the trees." 

                                                   - Henry David Thoreau



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Subject: Brooklyn Bird Club's Clapper Rail - Summer 2020 issue


Greetings Brooklyn Bird Club members:

Here at last is our new issue of the Clapper Rail. It combines spring and summer, as the coronavirus pandemic that seized
New York this spring scattered members of the club and dramatically altered how we interact with the city and birding within
it. Those were terrifying days. Some were able to find peace while birding in places like Green-Wood Cemetery, while others
departed or remained homebound, and thus experienced spring migration in new or reduced ways. We missed the club's
walks and field trips and the camaraderie of seeing birding compatriots in the field. We hope that you have been able to
weather these trying times.

In these pages, you'll see how some members coped with life in the early months of covid-19. It's no surprise that birds and
nature kept us connected to the outside world, forcing us to slow down and observe birds and their behavior from our
windows or backyards or local patches. Wherever we turned, there were articles in the mainstream press about the joys of
birds and birding, as people woke up to birdsong in a quiet metropolis and noticed the colorful sights of spring migration.
Our hope is that this appreciation continues long into the future.

Thank you to everyone who contributed to this issue.

-- The Clapper Rail team


Tweet from José R. Ramírez-Garofalo (@egarzetta). Invasive Spotted Lanternfly alert

José R. Ramírez-Garofalo (@egarzetta) tweeted at 11:44 AM on Fri, Jul 17, 2020:
A spotted lanterfly was found at Mount Loretto Unique Area, Staten Island, NYC this week. Please be on the lookout, it may only be a matter of time before they are in your local park.

Info on Spotted Lanternflies: https://t.co/EpumiYHm54 https://t.co/XOD2QnISqs
(https://twitter.com/egarzetta/status/1284151939735969792?s=03)

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Sunday, August 9, 2020

Little blue. Her on recs prospect

Data

Prospect Little Blue Heron records

 Yesterday's sighting would likely be the 13th sighting for Prospect.however it's increasingly frequent the last several years.photos help particularly of juvenile birds.

DATE#OBSERVER
2020-08-081Anonymous eBirder
2020-08-081Martha Weintraub
2020-08-071Radka Osickova
2019-05-181oona stern
2019-05-041Addie Smock
2018-09-211Casey Michel
2017-04-181Anonymous eBirder
2014-05-021MI YU
2013-05-101Robert Bate
1998-08-061Anonymous eBirder
1998-08-061NYC Bird Report Data
1956-05-101NYC Bird Report Data
1955-08-131NYC Bird Report Data
1954-07-141NYC Bird Report Data
1954-07-131NYC Bird Report Data
1954-07-121NYC Bird Report Data
1954-07-111NYC Bird Report Data
1954-07-101NYC Bird Report Data
1954-07-091NYC Bird Report Data
1953-08-141NYC Bird Report Data

Fwd: Juvenile Little blue heron

Charles photo of rare sighting. ( Like every five years or so..I'll check Ebird recs)

"I took a walk in the woods and came out taller than the trees." 

                                                   - Henry David Thoreau



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From: Charles Tang <charles.tang@gmail.com>
To: Peter Dorosh <Prosbird@aol.com>
Sent: Sun, Aug 9, 2020 08:27 AM
Subject: Juvenile Little blue heron


Hi Peter,
Is the Juvenile Little blue heron usual at PP.  Behind Music island, seen from the peninsula. It has been here for 2 days. I will check and see if it is still here.
Charles


Tweet from Elliotte Harold (@elharo) rare Little Blue heron

Elliotte Harold (@elharo) tweeted at 0:55 PM on Sat, Aug 08, 2020:
Park rarity juvenile Little Blue Heron this morning near Lefrak Center in #ProspectPark @BirdBrklyn https://t.co/gB963psLcW
(https://twitter.com/elharo/status/1292142331206959106?s=03)

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Tweet from Charles Tang (@charlesbrooklyn)


*Rare* for Prospect,reported yesterday at Music Island off the shoreline plaza near the Lincoln statue. Heard best seen from the Peninsula point..

Charles Tang (@charlesbrooklyn) tweeted at 10:10 PM on Sat, Aug 08, 2020:
juvenile Little blue heron from yesterday and today at Prospect lake, Prospect park. https://t.co/NB9lqkCOV3
(https://twitter.com/charlesbrooklyn/status/1292282001144385538?s=03)

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Peak season for shorebirds,free Cornell guide.

Sunday, August 2, 2020

outcome August shorebirds at JBWR

Forget shorebird watching on Jamaica bays refuge east pond this month. A look at TS Isaias storm track shows the eye going right thru the refuge this Tuesday. With valve problems not releasing water since early July, there's no mudflats for these shorebirds to land.. been like that the last few years... 😟. Bird plumb beach at low tide if anyone interested

Over 5 inches rain forecasted here

Fwd: [eBird Alert] Kings County Rare Bird Alert



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- Louisiana Waterthrush (1 report)

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Louisiana Waterthrush (Parkesia motacilla) (1)
- Reported Aug 02, 2020 07:33 by MI YU
- Brooklyn Bridge Park, Kings, New York
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- Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S72041831
- Comments: "Calling low, resounding chip. Long white supercilium, white underparts, clean throat."

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Who Was Rick of Rick’s Place in Prospect Park? - The New York Times

https://www.nytimes.com/2013/12/01/nyregion/who-was-rick-of-ricks-place-in-prospect-park.html

A friend asked me today about who was Rick and so I thought it was fitting to remember a terrific person and naturalist whom unfortunately for me to not have met. But what you see now there would surprised You greatly what it looked before the degraded area was filled in and restored by PPA landscape corps. Before, A concrete cinder block house served as an elephant station
Likely exercise spot that was a gravel stubble field hence why the road towards center drive was called Elephant Hill. before Ricks Place that previous location became a notorious solicitation area in the 1970s thru 80s. ( the area scared the bejeepers outta me when I birded there then.)

Anyway in Tribute to Urban Park Ranger Rick Garcia. ( who played the role of the Headless horseman in the PPA Halloween walks)

https://www.prospectpark.org/news-events/news/archives-halloween/?page=2

Saturday, August 1, 2020

How Oak Trees Evolved to Rule the Forests of the Northern Hemisphere - Scientific American

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/how-oak-trees-evolved-to-rule-the-forests-of-the-northern-hemisphere/

The most important tree for birds

Conjunction tonight after 930 SE Sky

https://scontent-lga3-2.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/116693647_10157825065522775_5958669201344214194_n.png?_nc_cat=102&_nc_sid=8024bb&efg=eyJpIjoidCJ9&_nc_ohc=6lXtIdVJ9iEAX8UAidL&_nc_ht=scontent-lga3-2.xx&oh=7e8e8e1986062f21b62f73eb62681e2e&oe=5F4A7B83

Fwd: BirdCast: Isaias approaches


Impact and possibilities of pelagic bird showing up anywhere,even inland lakes.

Stay safe


"I took a walk in the woods and came out taller than the trees." 

                                                   - Henry David Thoreau



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Sent: Sat, Aug 1, 2020 06:51 AM
Subject: BirdCast: Isaias approaches


BirdCast
Forecasting bird migration across North America 
Isaias approaches
Aug 1st 2020, 10:14, by af27

Hurricane Isaias is forecast to make landfall in the US on the Carolina coast after grazing the Florida Peninsula and passing directly over the Bahamas and nearby islands. This storm will likely produce hazardous conditions where it passes, including damaging winds, dangerous storm surges, and torrential rains with flooding. Safety in the path and wake of this storm is of the utmost importance, particular in this time of public health emergencies throughout the region.

For those able to move safely in a physically distanced and protected manner, particularly in coastal areas of North Carolina, eastern Virginia and DelMarVa, portions of coastal New Jersey and eastern Long Island, and coastal southern New England, the passage of this system could presumably bring the typical array of tropical terns (e.g. our favorite aerialist Sooty Tern) and a number of Gulf Stream seabirds including Black-capped Petrel (and perhaps rare Pterodroma petrels, although the storm may be too coastal in nature and not sufficiently far enough offshore to entrain many of any members of this genus) and Band-rumped Storm-Petrel ashore and inland. Whether an array of near shore species (e.g. Royal and Sandwich Terns, Laughing Gull) will be displaced and entrained is an open question! We will post updated species lists as the forecast track becomes clearer in the coming days.

Hurricane Dorian, a very strong storm that followed a path that was similar albeit offshore, brought a number of coastal and near shore species far afield into Canada, such as Gull-billed Tern, Black Skimmer, and Royal Tern. That storm was a full month later, with a number of species presumably dispersing and migrating at that point; will we see a similar pattern for these species with Isaias?

Black Skimmers appeared in large numbers in Nova Scotia after the passage of Hurricane Dorian. Mark Dennis/Macaulay Library. eBird S59679203

Hurricane Irene was followed a similar path to that predicted for Isaias after making landfall, but this storm spent time significantly farther offshore of the Florida Peninsula and Carolinas before making landfall – an example of some of its windfall is here. (Note, Black Swift is included in this array of entrained species, and observers should watch carefully for this and other large swift species.) A more complete account of that storm is here.

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