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Hope smiles from the threshold of the year to come, whispering, 'It will be happier.'
Alfred Lord Tennyson
Friday, December 31, 2021
Tweet from Caleb Crain (@caleb_crain) Dickcissel photos
Caleb Crain (@caleb_crain) tweeted at 3:31 PM on Thu, Dec 30, 2021:
The dickcissel in combat, today around noon at the bird feeders in @prospect_park. https://t.co/IkUdyUCXW4 https://t.co/oxCuae6uT7
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The dickcissel in combat, today around noon at the bird feeders in @prospect_park. https://t.co/IkUdyUCXW4 https://t.co/oxCuae6uT7
(https://twitter.com/caleb_crain/status/1476652272348241921?s=03)
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Ash throated fc continue s today
Ash-throated Flycatcher (Myiarchus cinerascens) (1)
- Reported Dec 31, 2021 07:46 by Tracey Chan
- Owls Head Park, Kings, New York
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=40.6403687,-74.0322153&ll=40.6403687,-74.0322153
- Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S99739913
- Comments: "Along start of the North path, by the skate park. Making its way around the path.
- Reported Dec 31, 2021 07:46 by Tracey Chan
- Owls Head Park, Kings, New York
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=40.6403687,-74.0322153&ll=40.6403687,-74.0322153
- Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S99739913
- Comments: "Along start of the North path, by the skate park. Making its way around the path.
Thursday, December 30, 2021
PP Dickcissel photos in chklist link
Dickcissel (Spiza americana) (1)
- Reported Dec 30, 2021 14:53 by Danny Wyatt
- 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/S99720972
- Media: 2 Photos
- Comments: "Continuing at feeders with the house sparrows."
- Reported Dec 30, 2021 14:53 by Danny Wyatt
- 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/S99720972
- Media: 2 Photos
- Comments: "Continuing at feeders with the house sparrows."
An afternoon visit to the feeders
In my attempt to observe a rare bird visiting the Prospect feeders, my third visit was a charm. Not only one but the other one showed up both together.
With feeder watchers already present,I stayed back out of bundle of caution. I saw Maggie and we talked about ; eventually time went by and space opened at the fence line. Thereby I took up my fence "post" for best looks at the far platform feeder,my presumption that's where the Dickcissel would show up. It turned out I was wrong,: it was the one -- the blue house-nearest me.
Upon the blue house feeder, there I finally saw the Dickcissel. A nicely plumage bird with lots of showy yellow for a dreary overcast day,I was happy, taking my time to enjoy the bird which cooperated. But nature was kind too to me figuring it'll throw in a bonus bird: the Pine Warbler. Seeing both yellow birds together was an awesome moment indeed.
If you're on the way out past the Lake, don't forget to look for the 5 drake Ring-necked Ducks in the southwest section.
Tweet from The Kingsboider (@BBCKingsbirds) rndu pplake
The Kingsboider (@BBCKingsbirds) tweeted at 3:03 PM on Thu, Dec 30, 2021:
5 ring necked duck drakes with geese southwest sector prospect lake
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5 ring necked duck drakes with geese southwest sector prospect lake
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eBird Checklist - 28 Dec 2021 - Brooklyn Bridge Park - 9 species (+2 other taxa) Gochfeld checklist BBP
https://ebird.org/checklist/S99612810
Note Iceland and lesser black backed gulls at dusk pier 1 bklyn bridge park.
NYS birds listservs post
Subject: Black-headed x Ring-billed Gull hybrid & more gulls, Brooklyn Bridge Park
From: Doug Gochfeld <fresha2411@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 29 Dec 2021 21:20:55 -0500
X-Message-Number: 4
The Brooklyn Bridge Park gull roost is, as usual, providing good
entertainment for all wholehearted and would-be larophiles this winter.
Yesterday evening, among the 3,000 or so Larus gulls roosting at the park,
there was a beautiful, crisply plumaged juvenile Iceland Gull
(Kumlien's-type), as well as a subadult Lesser Black-backed Gull. Despite
their increasing numbers in the region, and their relative local abundance
compared to Iceland Gull, Lesser Black-backed Gull has actually proven to
be the less common of the two at this site through the last few years of
intermittent-to-semi-regular gull roost watching.
Photos of these two individuals here:
Today, it hosted what is undoubtedly the rarest gull that has yet to be
detected at the site. Early in the evening, Jer Thorp and Mike Yuan found
an adult Iceland Gull on the Pier 1 pilings, and then a bit later, as light
was truly failing, they found an adult* Black-headed Gull x Ring-billed
Gull hybrid!* I came over from the marina, where I was looking at
Ring-billed Gulls, and much to my delight we were able to re-find the bird.
It was (and presumably still is) roosting on one of the pilings about
midway between the north and south ends of the pilings.
Photos and video of the bird, taken under poor light conditions, can be
seen here:
Mike Yuan & Jer Thorp's checklists: https://ebird.org/checklist/S99659899
My checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S99658765
This site, while sometimes hosting single uncommon gulls for much of a
winter, has lots and lots of turnover from day-to-day, providing a "you
never know what you'll see" feel to each evening's roost watching. This was
evidenced by today's absence of yesterday's Iceland and Lesser Black-backed
Gulls, and the appearance of a new adult Iceland Gull today, as well as a
change in the numbers of Great Black-backed Gulls using the pilings from
the single digits yesterday, to 35-40 this evening, and a reduction in the
Ring-billed Gull count by almost a thousand birds between last night and
tonight.
For those wishing to gull at the site, there are two night roosts: the Pier
1 pilings, which tend to host a much higher percentage of larger gulls
(Herring and Great Black-backed), as well as the marina between Piers 3 &
5, which usually features between 1,500-4,500 Ring-billed Gulls, depending
on date, weather conditions, tides, and surely many other things we do not
yet fully understand.
The gulls begin to arrive en masse right around sunset, with many
continuing to pile in after official sunset. A scope is particularly
helpful once night falls, and the ambient light at the park makes some gull
identification feasible well beyond nightfall.
The park is accessible by public transportation, and very limited metered
parking is available along Furman Street, with more expensive parking
garages also very close to the park. There are more parking options
available in Brooklyn Heights or near Atlantic Avenue, a short walk away
from the park.
Good gulling!
Doug Gochfeld. Brooklyn, NY.
Wednesday, December 29, 2021
Fwd: [eBird Alert] Kings County Rare Bird Alert interesting gulls at pier 1 BBP.
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Date: Wed, Dec 29, 2021, 6:54 PM
Subject: [eBird Alert] Kings County Rare Bird Alert <hourly>
To: <prosbird@gmail.com>
From: <ebird-alert@birds.cornell.edu>
Date: Wed, Dec 29, 2021, 6:54 PM
Subject: [eBird Alert] Kings County Rare Bird Alert <hourly>
To: <prosbird@gmail.com>
*** Species Summary:
- Black-headed x Ring-billed Gull (hybrid) (2 reports)
- Iceland Gull (kumlieni) (1 report)
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NOTE: all sightings are UNCONFIRMED unless indicated.
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Black-headed x Ring-billed Gull (hybrid) (Chroicocephalus ridibundus x Larus delawarensis) (1) CONFIRMED
- Reported Dec 29, 2021 16:08 by MI YU
- 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/S99659899
- Media: 2 Photos
- Comments: "Rare, potential first Kings County sighting. First seen swimming between pier 1 pilings after sunset. Smaller than ring-billed gulls. Faded hood only reaching the crown. Blackish bill, difficult to tell its true color, heavier than a typical BHGU's. Glaucous mantle. Dark primaries with small white spots, pale at the base à la RBGU. Relocated on pilings later."
Black-headed x Ring-billed Gull (hybrid) (Chroicocephalus ridibundus x Larus delawarensis) (1) CONFIRMED
- Reported Dec 29, 2021 15:56 by Doug Gochfeld
- 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/S99658765
- Comments: "**Very rare. Spotted floating on the water at the Pier 1 pilings by Jer Thorp and Mike Yuan around nightfall, while I was viewing the marina near Pier 3 with HW. We sauntered over shortly after Mike texted, and after a while scanning in the night we found it perched on one of the pilings. Small adult larus-type gull, noticeably shorter-legged than nearby RBGUs, pale back, black primaries with discernible white mirrors, bill seemingly intermediate between BHGU and RBGU, dark on head concentrated around auriculars, vaguely like winter Mediterranean Gull, though with some apparent light streaking bleeding towards hind-crown, a la RBGU. Structure appeared bulkier than BHGU. By the time I saw it, I could not discern bare parts color with certainty. Photos and video, though darkness made for difficult conditions. MY got some better photos earlier when it was less dark out. Perhaps my first of this hybrid combo."
Iceland Gull (kumlieni) (Larus glaucoides kumlieni) (1) CONFIRMED
- Reported Dec 29, 2021 16:08 by MI YU
- 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/S99659899
- Media: 2 Photos
- Comments: "An adult, different individual than the immature seen the night before."
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Continuing PP Feeders Dickcissel
Dickcissel (Spiza americana) (1)
- Reported Dec 29, 2021 12:58 by Sam Gebauer
- 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/S99639029
- Comments: "At prospect park birdfeeders; yellow breast"
- Reported Dec 29, 2021 12:58 by Sam Gebauer
- 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/S99639029
- Comments: "At prospect park birdfeeders; yellow breast"
Dickcissel (Spiza americana) (1)
- Reported Dec 29, 2021 12:10 by Rafael Campos-Ramírez
- Prospect Park--Prospect Lake, Kings, New York
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF
- Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S9
- Comments: "Seen at the feeders of Breezy Hill. At least 4 other birders saw it. Photos taken
- Reported Dec 29, 2021 12:10 by Rafael Campos-Ramírez
- Prospect Park--Prospect Lake, Kings, New York
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF
- Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S9
- Comments: "Seen at the feeders of Breezy Hill. At least 4 other birders saw it. Photos taken
Tweet from OP (@opie233)
OP (@opie233) tweeted at 3:43 PM on Tue, Dec 28, 2021:
Best shots of the Dickcissel at Prospect Park this afternoon. @BirdBrklyn https://t.co/Wbd6T3xQ3E
(https://twitter.com/opie233/status/1475930351998488583?s=03)
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Best shots of the Dickcissel at Prospect Park this afternoon. @BirdBrklyn https://t.co/Wbd6T3xQ3E
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Jamaica Bay - Littoral Society
https://www.littoralsociety.org/jamaica-bay.html
A worthy organization to join and be a part of. Something from the New Year list
Tuesday, December 28, 2021
The passing of a local naturalist legend American Littoral Society Mickey Cohen
(Don Reipe and Mickey Cohen)
Besides being a wonderful walk leader ,Mickey was a brilliant naturalist. From beach walks, to weekend trips and even Jamaica bay boat cruises for the American Littoral Society co leading with Bay Guardian Don Riepe,Mickey was a generous enthusiastic lecturer beloved by multitudes.
The Brooklyn Bird Club is greatly indebted to Mickey for his wetlands assessment and documentation of the Ridgewood Reservoir basins that eventually were saved from development. He lives on in that legacy
Rest in peace Mickey,I'm glad I met you.
Here's the Facebook link posted by Don Riepe
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It's a good time to be a Brooklyn birder...
🐦It's a good time to be a Brooklyn birder these days when rarities abound. It's a matter of being in the right place,at the right time and looking in the right direction. To summarize rather than forward all the Ebird reports some with photos,I'll undertake that task now.
In a stunning display representing the largest number ever seen in Kings County, a flock of 7 Harlequin Ducks flew by the Van Brunt Pier in Red Hook. Just down from the Food Bazaar, several birders flipped out seeing the clownish ducks while searching for the Shortbilled Gull (that's a split Mew Gull taxa). After those birders tweeting it the same westward moving flock were spotted off BAT Pier 4 minutes later. There's speculation the ducks flew by or from Governor's Island. Nevertheless it's very rare to see this species here and for that record number.Likely they will wound up at Jones Beach.
As mentioned before the Short-billed Gull bought in the birders to underbirded industrial Red Hook. And the mega gull provided cooperative looks mid-afternoon for birder proximity in a parking lot at the west end of Sullivan Street. (There's a previous post with an Ebird report with photos.) Earlier,the Shortbilled was found distant north of BAT ( or Brooklyn Army terminal) pier 4 on the open water.
Sticking with rare gulls,the overshadowed Black-headed Gull needs some limelight. Veterans Pier at the end of 65th street found this gull resting here.
If you seek more earthly birds,I got that information for you . Ash-throated Flycatcher continues its residence at Owls Head Park. This morning it was found at the hilltop overlooking the Belt Parkway. Generally though it moves around downslope; after all it's not a very big park for this typically active bird.
Head for Prospects feeders where you can still view Dickcissel and Pine Warbler. Multiple reports are submitted so there's a good chance of seeing the birds as seed and suet remain..
And finally go to the Vale of Cashmere where you might spot Rusty Blackbird.
Who the heck knows what else is out there ? Put in the time and hope to get lucky.
Shortbilled gull in Red Hook parking lot west end Sullivan St.
Short-billed Gull (Larus brachyrhynchus) (1)
- Reported Dec 28, 2021 15:44 by The Wildlab
- 260–298 Sullivan St, New York US-NY 40.68061, -74.01631, Kings, New York
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=40.680612,-74.016306&ll=40.680612,-74.016306
- Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S99592007
- Media: 6 Photos
- Comments: "Post-split lifer! Finally found after a long search, and nice and close too! Stood out among the Ring-bills more than I expected- noticeably darker mantle, heavily streaked head & neck. And yes, tiny bill. Photos."
- Reported Dec 28, 2021 15:44 by The Wildlab
- 260–298 Sullivan St, New York US-NY 40.68061, -74.01631, Kings, New York
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=40.680612,-74.016306&ll=40.680612,-74.016306
- Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S99592007
- Media: 6 Photos
- Comments: "Post-split lifer! Finally found after a long search, and nice and close too! Stood out among the Ring-bills more than I expected- noticeably darker mantle, heavily streaked head & neck. And yes, tiny bill. Photos."
Mega Brooklyn find 7 Harlequin Ducks Red Hook
Harlequin Duck (Histrionicus histrionicus) (7)
- Reported Dec 28, 2021 10:54 by Peter Paul
- Van Brunt St. Pier, Red Hook, Kings, New York
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=40.6727793,-74.0177375&ll=40.6727793,-74.0177375
- Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S99574824
- Comments: "Rare!! Complete surprise! Flew in from Governor's Island area maybe? An expletive was yelled out, before Mike Y said "A flock of Harlequin Ducks!!" Very pretty dark ducks, mix of adult males and female/young types - males with harlequin patterning and white crescent on face, females/young birds with white ear patches. Photos"
- Reported Dec 28, 2021 10:54 by Peter Paul
- Van Brunt St. Pier, Red Hook, Kings, New York
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=40.6727793,-74.0177375&ll=40.6727793,-74.0177375
- Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S99574824
- Comments: "Rare!! Complete surprise! Flew in from Governor's Island area maybe? An expletive was yelled out, before Mike Y said "A flock of Harlequin Ducks!!" Very pretty dark ducks, mix of adult males and female/young types - males with harlequin patterning and white crescent on face, females/young birds with white ear patches. Photos"
Shortbilled gull (Mew) at BAT Pier4
Short-billed Gull (Larus brachyrhynchus) (1)
- Reported Dec 28, 2021 07:22 by Corey Finger
- Brooklyn Army Terminal Pier 4, Kings, New York
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=40.646519,-74.026074&ll=40.646519,-74.026074
- Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S99568121
- Comments: "Continuing bird seen quite distantly through scope. Smaller than RBGU with obvious and extensive white in the tertials. Dainty-billed, no dark ring visible. Round-headed, seemingly thin-necked. Attempted Digiscoping probably not good but others might have pulled diagnostic photos. Multiple observers - found this AM by R. Mandelbaum."
- Reported Dec 28, 2021 07:22 by Corey Finger
- Brooklyn Army Terminal Pier 4, Kings, New York
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=40.646519,-74.026074&ll=40.646519,-74.026074
- Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S99568121
- Comments: "Continuing bird seen quite distantly through scope. Smaller than RBGU with obvious and extensive white in the tertials. Dainty-billed, no dark ring visible. Round-headed, seemingly thin-necked. Attempted Digiscoping probably not good but others might have pulled diagnostic photos. Multiple observers - found this AM by R. Mandelbaum."
BHGU at Vets pier (65th st terminus)
The gull northern /western places to go for gulls : Veterans Pier,BAT Pier 4 ( Brooklyn Army terminal),Bush Terminal Pier Park and on lesser scale Red Hook particularly by former fairway supermarket ( different name now) and Ikea / Columbia St Pier
- Reported Dec 28, 2021 08:29 by Peter Paul
- Veterans Memorial Pier, Kings, New York
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=
- Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/
- Comments: "Red bill, red legs, black earmuffs, distinctive wing
Monday, December 27, 2021
Prospect Park, Kings County, NY, US - eBird Hotspot
https://ebird.org/hotspot/L109516?m=&yr=cur&changeDate=
Its been a VERY SPECTACULAR Prospect year,now at 212 species. The top bird obviously is the Gray breasted Martin.
And it helps having zillions of eyes looking nowadays with far more birders around.
Hat tip to Prospect boiding!
Its been a VERY SPECTACULAR Prospect year,now at 212 species. The top bird obviously is the Gray breasted Martin.
And it helps having zillions of eyes looking nowadays with far more birders around.
Hat tip to Prospect boiding!
Fwd: [eBird Alert] Kings County Rare Bird Alert
rarities in the local nabe ...on land and on sea....
*** Species Summary:
- Black-headed Gull (1 report)
- Short-billed Gull (3 reports)
- Eastern Phoebe (2 reports)
- Ash-throated Flycatcher (1 report)
- Dickcissel (2 reports)
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Black-headed Gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus) (1)
- Reported Dec 27, 2021 10:51 by Brendan Fogarty
- Bush Terminal Piers Park, Kings, New York
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=40.6541609,-74.0204451&ll=40.6541609,-74.0204451
- Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S99526893
- Comments: "Roosting near end of jetty"
Short-billed Gull (Larus brachyrhynchus) (1)
- Reported Dec 27, 2021 10:15 by Vincent Koczurik
- Brooklyn Army Terminal Pier 4, Kings, New York
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=40.646519,-74.026074&ll=40.646519,-74.026074
- Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S99528303
- Media: 2 Photos
- Comments: "Dark eyes. Heavily streaked neck, almost collared appearance. Large white crescents. Poor, distant photos."
Short-billed Gull (Larus brachyrhynchus) (1)
- Reported Dec 27, 2021 10:51 by Brendan Fogarty
- Bush Terminal Piers Park, Kings, New York
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=40.6541609,-74.0204451&ll=40.6541609,-74.0204451
- Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S99526893
- Comments: "***Feeding off in bay. Very few records for NYS and east coast, but records around NYC for a few winters now, possibly involving returning birds (although there have definitely been more than one). Adult. Even at a distance, dark shawl (lighter of head) apparent to identify the individual, with darker gray mantle and broad white skirt. When first seen, was close enough to see that the beak did not have any black ring. Picking at surface with a small group of RBGU. Found by Andrew Baksh a week ago today (who has diagnostic wing shots), seen first this morning by Shane Blodgett, who found it quickly at Army Pier 4 at 59th around 9:50. From there it drifted north continuously until about noon, when it was seen in Red Hook near Conover St, and then lost. Poor photos."
Short-billed Gull (Larus brachyrhynchus) (1)
- Reported Dec 27, 2021 12:00 by Brendan Fogarty
- Van Brunt St. Pier, Red Hook, Kings, New York
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=40.6727793,-74.0177375&ll=40.6727793,-74.0177375
- Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S99528296
- Comments: "Shane and I tried a few angles around Red Hook and encountered the bird very close to the pier at the end of Conover. Shortly after, it relocated back out to the bay and was sitting with a group of RBGU far again. The group disbanded quickly but we missed it. More details at https://ebird.org/atlasny/checklist/S99526893"
Eastern Phoebe (Sayornis phoebe) (1)
- Reported Dec 27, 2021 13:29 by Angela Panetta
- 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/S99531166
- Comments: "Same one by crescent for awhile"
Eastern Phoebe (Sayornis phoebe) (1)
- Reported Dec 27, 2021 13:24 by Christopher Engel
- 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/S99528254
- Comments: "Continuing at Crescent water"
Ash-throated Flycatcher (Myiarchus cinerascens) (1)
- Reported Dec 27, 2021 10:30 by Vincent Koczurik
- Owls Head Park, Kings, New York
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=40.6403687,-74.0322153&ll=40.6403687,-74.0322153
- Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S99528475
- Media: 3 Photos
- Comments: "Many observers. Photos. Continuing in center of park."
Dickcissel (Spiza americana) (1)
- Reported Dec 27, 2021 13:26 by Casey Michel
- 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/S99527130
- Comments: "Same one spotted at Prospect Park feeders the past few days. Impossible to mix up. Daffodil yellow breast, yellow eye stripe. Feeding amidst flock of House Sparrows."
Dickcissel (Spiza americana) (1)
- Reported Dec 27, 2021 13:45 by Richard Wood
- Prospect Park--Feeders, Kings, New York
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=40.6580479,-73.9676857&ll=40.6580479,-73.9676857
- Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S99528582
- Comments: "Feeding on ground among House Sparrows"
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*** Species Summary:
- Black-headed Gull (1 report)
- Short-billed Gull (3 reports)
- Eastern Phoebe (2 reports)
- Ash-throated Flycatcher (1 report)
- Dickcissel (2 reports)
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Black-headed Gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus) (1)
- Reported Dec 27, 2021 10:51 by Brendan Fogarty
- Bush Terminal Piers Park, Kings, New York
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=40.6541609,-74.0204451&ll=40.6541609,-74.0204451
- Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S99526893
- Comments: "Roosting near end of jetty"
Short-billed Gull (Larus brachyrhynchus) (1)
- Reported Dec 27, 2021 10:15 by Vincent Koczurik
- Brooklyn Army Terminal Pier 4, Kings, New York
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=40.646519,-74.026074&ll=40.646519,-74.026074
- Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S99528303
- Media: 2 Photos
- Comments: "Dark eyes. Heavily streaked neck, almost collared appearance. Large white crescents. Poor, distant photos."
Short-billed Gull (Larus brachyrhynchus) (1)
- Reported Dec 27, 2021 10:51 by Brendan Fogarty
- Bush Terminal Piers Park, Kings, New York
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=40.6541609,-74.0204451&ll=40.6541609,-74.0204451
- Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S99526893
- Comments: "***Feeding off in bay. Very few records for NYS and east coast, but records around NYC for a few winters now, possibly involving returning birds (although there have definitely been more than one). Adult. Even at a distance, dark shawl (lighter of head) apparent to identify the individual, with darker gray mantle and broad white skirt. When first seen, was close enough to see that the beak did not have any black ring. Picking at surface with a small group of RBGU. Found by Andrew Baksh a week ago today (who has diagnostic wing shots), seen first this morning by Shane Blodgett, who found it quickly at Army Pier 4 at 59th around 9:50. From there it drifted north continuously until about noon, when it was seen in Red Hook near Conover St, and then lost. Poor photos."
Short-billed Gull (Larus brachyrhynchus) (1)
- Reported Dec 27, 2021 12:00 by Brendan Fogarty
- Van Brunt St. Pier, Red Hook, Kings, New York
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=40.6727793,-74.0177375&ll=40.6727793,-74.0177375
- Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S99528296
- Comments: "Shane and I tried a few angles around Red Hook and encountered the bird very close to the pier at the end of Conover. Shortly after, it relocated back out to the bay and was sitting with a group of RBGU far again. The group disbanded quickly but we missed it. More details at https://ebird.org/atlasny/checklist/S99526893"
Eastern Phoebe (Sayornis phoebe) (1)
- Reported Dec 27, 2021 13:29 by Angela Panetta
- 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/S99531166
- Comments: "Same one by crescent for awhile"
Eastern Phoebe (Sayornis phoebe) (1)
- Reported Dec 27, 2021 13:24 by Christopher Engel
- 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/S99528254
- Comments: "Continuing at Crescent water"
Ash-throated Flycatcher (Myiarchus cinerascens) (1)
- Reported Dec 27, 2021 10:30 by Vincent Koczurik
- Owls Head Park, Kings, New York
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=40.6403687,-74.0322153&ll=40.6403687,-74.0322153
- Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S99528475
- Media: 3 Photos
- Comments: "Many observers. Photos. Continuing in center of park."
Dickcissel (Spiza americana) (1)
- Reported Dec 27, 2021 13:26 by Casey Michel
- 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/S99527130
- Comments: "Same one spotted at Prospect Park feeders the past few days. Impossible to mix up. Daffodil yellow breast, yellow eye stripe. Feeding amidst flock of House Sparrows."
Dickcissel (Spiza americana) (1)
- Reported Dec 27, 2021 13:45 by Richard Wood
- Prospect Park--Feeders, Kings, New York
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=40.6580479,-73.9676857&ll=40.6580479,-73.9676857
- Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S99528582
- Comments: "Feeding on ground among House Sparrows"
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" Preserve and cherish the pale blue dot,the only home we've ever known"
--Carl Sagan
Tweet from Heidi (@heidicleven) ATFL Video
Heidi (@heidicleven) tweeted at 6:16 PM on Sun, Dec 26, 2021:
Ash-throated Flycatcher. It was eyeing a soaring Red-tailed Hawk that made it nervous, and it bolted into the pine tree to hide for a bit before it came back out. A lifer for me, and what a beautiful bird it is! https://t.co/jSRLsCetGd
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Ash-throated Flycatcher. It was eyeing a soaring Red-tailed Hawk that made it nervous, and it bolted into the pine tree to hide for a bit before it came back out. A lifer for me, and what a beautiful bird it is! https://t.co/jSRLsCetGd
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E. O. Wilson - Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/E._O._Wilson
The passing yesterday of a biologist giant...truly legendary..the "father of Biodiversity"
Fwd: [eBird Alert] Kings County Rare Bird Alert
Bird reportedly drifted northerly along coast all the way to Red Hook Ikea...
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*** Species Summary:
- Short-billed Gull (1 report)
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Short-billed Gull (Larus brachyrhynchus) (1)
- Reported Dec 27, 2021 10:25 by Patrick Shure
- Brooklyn Army Terminal Pier 4, Kings, New York
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=40.646519,-74.026074&ll=40.646519,-74.026074
- Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S99510770
- Comments: "Continuing bird sitting in the water north of pier spotted by Shane B. Dark shawl, small headed appearance, darker mantle than other RBGU, prominent tertial crescent and large white mirrors in primaries. Distant ID photo"
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Sunday, December 26, 2021
A raptor expert passing Jerry Liguori
Subject: Encore - A Life in Raptors with Jerry Liguori - American Birding Association
For any of you birders who are raptor enthusiasts or admirers, you likely read a book or article on identifying Hawks in flight, at a distance and so on.
I just read Mr Liguori passed away Christmas Eve. He leaves behind quite a legacy for birders becoming better birders. He had ALS.RIP Mr Liguori.🦅
Christmas day Redtails on a church cross
From my friend Donna today :" "Merry Christmas!
Two Red-tails atop the bell tower of Immaculate Heart of Mary in honor of the day."
It's my parish by the way... KB
very nice to see in a symbolic way these birds drawn to the outside nativity creche ? ( Where animals were quite present)
😇
Fwd: [eBird Alert] Kings County Rare Bird Alert GWC out of season rarities
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*** Species Summary:
- Eastern Phoebe (1 report)
- Baltimore Oriole (1 report)
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Eastern Phoebe (Sayornis phoebe) (1)
- Reported Dec 26, 2021 10:50 by Michael Silber
- 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/S99467043
- Comments: "Image"
Baltimore Oriole (Icterus galbula) (1)
- Reported Dec 26, 2021 10:50 by Michael Silber
- 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/S99467043
- Comments: "Image"
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Fwd: [eBird Alert] Kings County Rare Bird Alert continuing rarities
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*** Species Summary:
- Ash-throated Flycatcher (1 report)
- Northern Parula (1 report)
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Ash-throated Flycatcher (Myiarchus cinerascens) (1)
- Reported Dec 26, 2021 10:26 by Yijia Chen
- Owls Head Park, Kings, New York
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=40.6403687,-74.0322153&ll=40.6403687,-74.0322153
- Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S99454685
- Comments: "Flying between the pine trees near the bathroom"
Northern Parula (Setophaga americana) (1)
- Reported Dec 26, 2021 11:35 by Theodore Muth
- 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/checklist/S99457874
- Comments: "Behind bathrooms at well house. Wing bars green back yellow breast. Seen by several others."
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Tweet from Kathleen Toomey (@KingsKathy) feeders Dickcissel Sunday afternoon
Kathleen Toomey (@KingsKathy) tweeted at 2:25 PM on Sun, Dec 26, 2021:
Dickcissel still at feeders
(https://twitter.com/KingsKathy/status/1475186048707792908?s=03)
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Dickcissel still at feeders
(https://twitter.com/KingsKathy/status/1475186048707792908?s=03)
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Sunday Dickcissel at PP feeders
Also reported on the feeder
- Reported Dec 26, 2021 09:54 by Alex Rich
- Prospect Park--Feeders, Kings, New York
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=40.6580479,-73.9676857&ll=40.6580479,-73.9676857
- Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S99447911
- Comments: "Continuing bird seen by others at feeders. Sparrow like bird with yellow on upper breast and face"
Xmas day Mew Gull at BAT pier
- Subject: Mew at Brooklyn Army Terminal, BrooklynFrom: Joshua Malbin <joshuamalbin@gmail.com>Date: Sat, 25 Dec 2021 11:36:40 -0500X-Message-Number: 2About an hour ago at Brooklyn Army Terminal I came on the presumedShort-billed Gull Andrew Baksh found a few days ago at Bush Terminal. I saton it awhile waiting for a spread wing shot but missed that 15 secondwindow when someone threw bread and the Ring-billed flock it was with tookflight. I am still trying to find it again, a few others are helping. Rainis making visibility difficult, but Veterans Pier might also be worthchecking. If anyone finds it, I believe a spread wing shot would helpestablish the species most definitively.Good birding,Joshua Malbin----------------------------------------------------------------------Subject: Re: Mew at Brooklyn Army Terminal, BrooklynFrom: Joshua Malbin <joshuamalbin@gmail.com>Date: Sat, 25 Dec 2021 11:47:59 -0500X-Message-Number: 3Sorry, I didn’t realize Andrew did already get spread-wing shots that dididentify this bird definitively as Short-billed. Apologies to Andrew.On Sat, Dec 25, 2021 at 11:36 AM Joshua Malbin <joshuamalbin@gmail.com>wrote:> About an hour ago at Brooklyn Army Terminal I came on the presumed> Short-billed Gull Andrew Baksh found a few days ago at Bush Terminal. I sat> on it awhile waiting for a spread wing shot but missed that 15 second> window when someone threw bread and the Ring-billed flock it was with took> flight. I am still trying to find it again, a few others are helping. Rain> is making visibility difficult, but Veterans Pier might also be worth> checking. If anyone finds it, I believe a spread wing shot would help> establish the species most definitively.>> Good birding,>> Joshua Malbin>----------------------------------------------------------------------
Saturday, December 25, 2021
Prospect feeders Dickcissel
Per Stanley Greenberg :
Still there at 9:20AM. Then an airplane spooked all the birds, none had come back 15 minutes later. I didn’t wait any longer, but expect that it will return.
Friday, December 24, 2021
Christmas Greetings! 🎄✨
The Kingsboider wishes all Merry Christmas ,good will and peace.
May we cherish our fellow brothers and sisters with charity to all in the spirit of Christmas!
Prospect feeders Christmas Eve shocker
In a totally unexpected surprise and likely one of the best birds to visit the feeders,this late afternoon, a brightly plumaged DICKCISSEL was found.
In a photo taken by Benjamin, the confirmed species was seen on the ground. Normally a bird of open prairie, it's a real Christmas Eve gift that hopefully will stick around for adoring elves..
Merry Christmas birders! 🎄🎅
Christmas Eve ash throated as well sticks around
Ash-throated Flycatcher (Myiarchus cinerascens) (1) CONFIRMED
- Reported Dec 24, 2021 13:55 by Anthony Ferino
- Owls Head Park, Kings, New York
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=40.6403687,-74.0322153&ll=40.6403687,-74.0322153
- Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S99373715
- Media: 3 Photos
- Comments: "Continuing rarity, flycatching actively (not sure to what degree of success) around the split pine tree, here
(40.6401008, -74.0324939)
Another birder in the park said it had not been active or visible for the past two hours or so. Not much wind today, but pretty cold - not the kind of weather you want to be a flycatcher in. An ash-throated flycatcher did apparently overwinter successfully at Sandy Hook a couple years ago, but I'm not sure this park has the resources to support a bird like this long-term. Got some quick binocular photos that turned out to be obscured by the pines, but I was too cold to keep trying, and the bird was very active and mostly sticking to higher branches."
- Reported Dec 24, 2021 13:55 by Anthony Ferino
- Owls Head Park, Kings, New York
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=40.6403687,-74.0322153&ll=40.6403687,-74.0322153
- Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S99373715
- Media: 3 Photos
- Comments: "Continuing rarity, flycatching actively (not sure to what degree of success) around the split pine tree, here
(40.6401008, -74.0324939)
Another birder in the park said it had not been active or visible for the past two hours or so. Not much wind today, but pretty cold - not the kind of weather you want to be a flycatcher in. An ash-throated flycatcher did apparently overwinter successfully at Sandy Hook a couple years ago, but I'm not sure this park has the resources to support a bird like this long-term. Got some quick binocular photos that turned out to be obscured by the pines, but I was too cold to keep trying, and the bird was very active and mostly sticking to higher branches."
Christmas Eve parula
The good boid continues
- Reported Dec 24, 2021 10:01 by Radka Osickova
- 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/S99365244
- Comments: "On peninsula, continuing"
Thursday, December 23, 2021
Dec 23rd west coast Brooklyn rarities
Black-headed Gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus) (1)
- Reported Dec 23, 2021 09:53 by Jennifer Kepler- Bush Terminal Piers Park, Kings, New York
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF
- Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S9
- Comments: "Previously reported. Bright orange/red legs, small, spot on head."
Ash-throated Flycatcher (Myiarchus cinerascens) (1)
- Reported Dec 23, 2021 08:54 by Jennifer Kepler
- Owls Head Park, Kings, New York
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF
- Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S9
- Comments: "Medium bird with rusty colored primaries, yellow belly, gray head. Feeding by diving down into leaf litter"
Ash-throated Flycatcher (Myiarchus cinerascens) (1)
- Reported Dec 23, 2021 11:56 by The Wildlab- Owls Head Park, Kings, New York
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF
- Comments: "Continuing in clump of pines west of playground- disappeared for about 30min then reappeared"
Fwd: Kings cbc list
2021 Kings Xmas Count report from co-compiler Mike Yuan.
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-"To appreciate the beauty of a snowflake it is necessary to stand out in the cold."
The Brooklyn Christmas Bird Count (CBC), one of the most urban of counts in the state, was conducted on Saturday, December 18th, 2021, and compiled on Zoom. The count circle includes most of the borough of Brooklyn, western Jamaica Bay, and the western end of the Rockaway peninsula. On a gray and occasionally spitting day that turned out much nicer than feared, over 100 participants in 12 areas within the count circle recorded 49,961 individuals, representing 129 species. These totals exceed our average totals of 43,897 individuals and 123 species.
High Counts
We established all-time high counts of SANDERLING (1,121) more than doubling our average sum. Our intrepid team of kayakers who explored the inner regions of Jamaica Bay islands contributed the bulk of the DUNLIN (907) count. GREAT BLUE HERON (38) flourished in Prospect Park and along the Brooklyn coast. Perhaps helped by successful, undisturbed breeding in the borough, GREAT HORNED OWLs (4) were detected in several locations. 1,100 TREE SWALLOWs, composed mainly of one 1000-strong flock that has roamed the western Rockaways for well over a month, obliterated the previous high count of 180. Mild temperatures in late autumn assisted in the high counts of GRAY CATBIRD (48), BROWN CREEPER (18), and AMERICAN ROBIN (564).
Low counts
Continuing a downward trend, counters tallied an all-time low of GREATER SCAUP (483), which have wholly disappeared from Dead Horse Bay, where they once amassed in the thousands in winter. We are curious if this flock has shifted elsewhere, and if nearby count circles have seen an uptick in this species. SHARP-SHINNED HAWKs (2) were poorly represented, which corresponds to a notably weak flight of them along the coast this fall. A count of 3 COMMON RAVENs seemed low, as they’ve profoundly settled into urban areas, but their presence on this year’s count promoted their frequency status to Regular (seen 8 or more times in the last 10 years). It’s terrific to see increased sightings in the field reflected in the count’s moving average method of monitoring species’ presence and frequency.
Rare sightings
The Brooklyn CBC deems rare species as those seen 0 to 3 times in the last 10 years. Topping the rarities, Emily Peyton and former Brooklyn CBC compiler and database mastermind, Rick Cech, spotted a LARK SPARROW at Hendrix Creek, rare for winter in New York and a count first. An ASH-THROATED FLYCATCHER, seen at Owls Head Park the day before the count, benevolently stayed the night and became the 2nd occurrence of this species on the count.
CBCers in Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge and on the west side of Cross Bay Boulevard and noted a YELLOW-CROWNED NIGHT HERON, the 4th record and first seen on the count since 2004, a GREAT EGRET, a single SEMIPALMATED PLOVER, a drake EURASIAN WIGEON, and 3 flyover DOWITCHERs over the West Pond, likely LONG-BILLED due to the date, but ultimately left as a “sp.,” as Short-billed Dowitchers linger in the Northeast.
Rounding out the other rarities, Floyd Bennett Field counters and Jamaica Bay kayakers tallied a ten-year high count of 74 RED KNOTs. The north shore of Brooklyn, including Brooklyn Bridge Park, contributed sightings of BALD EAGLE and LAUGHING GULL to the rare list. Perhaps classified as rare for the last time, an ICELAND GULL was spotted over Prospect Lake and LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULLs (6) were seen on Breezy Point beaches, and will be promoted to Irregular (seen 4-7 times in the last ten years) for next year’s count. Increased distribution of gulls in the area, and increased interest in gulls among birders will hopefully make them regulars on the count.
Worst Misses/Count Week birds
It was tough to miss COMMON GRACKLE, a species seen on 85% of our counts, and tougher to see eBird reports of large flocks of them in Brooklyn on adjacent days. We suffered a harsh about-face in missing BONAPARTE’s GULL, scarcer in the last ten years but seen on 90% of our counts, including an all-time high of 2,789 in 2020.
This compiler has a sweet and sour feeling towards “count week” birds, those species not seen on Count Day but seen on the three days before and after Count Day. While it’s nice to see a variety of species in the area, the sightings are a stinging reminder of what could have been. This year, a number of species were not seen on count day, but before and after, such as a potential count first NORTHERN PARULA, and RUSTY BLACKBIRD. Thanks to a recent AOS split, a SHORT-BILLED GULL, first seen on Tuesday, would have been a count first.
Other count week birds include TURKEY VULTURE, RED-SHOULDERED HAWK, HOUSE WREN, NELSON’S SPARROW, and YELLOW-BREASTED CHAT.
A complete report will be published later in the Brooklyn Bird Club’s Clapper Rail newsletter. Special thanks to co-compiler Chris Laskowski for keeping everyone honest, and teams coordinator Bobbi Manian for always finding a place for everyone. Much gratitude to the participants, area leaders, and the Brooklyn Bird Club for making the count truly amazing year after year, no matter what we see and total.
Thank you,
Mike Yuan
Co-compiler, Brooklyn CBC
Brooklyn, NY
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---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Michael Yuan
Date: Thursday, December 23, 2021
Subject: Kings cbc list
To: Peter Dorosh <prosbird@gmail.com>
Hi Peter-
Thanks for your patience. I've been in Denver with family, but have completed this year's reports.
Here's the file for your blog.
-Mike
Brooklyn Xmas Count Annual Report: 2021
Total
Species Seen
Snow Goose 690
Brant 14695
Canada Goose 2060
Mute Swan 117
Wood Duck 2
Northern Shoveler 351
Gadwall 335
Eurasian Wigeon 1 RARE
American Wigeon 142
Mallard 569
American Black Duck 713
Northern Pintail 10
Green-winged Teal 324
Ring-necked Duck 4 IRR
Greater Scaup 483
Lesser Scaup 63
Surf Scoter 12
White-winged Scoter 8
Black Scoter 33
Scoter (sp.) 12
Long-tailed Duck 184
Bufflehead 939
Common Goldeneye 28
Hooded Merganser 69
Red-breasted Merganser 522
Ruddy Duck 359
Ring-necked Pheasant 2
Pied-billed Grebe 20
Horned Grebe 63
Rock Pigeon 1316
Mourning Dove 623
Clapper Rail 3 IRR
American Coot 68
American Oystercatcher 9 IRR
Black-bellied Plover 53
Killdeer 1
Semipalmated Plover 1 RARE
Ruddy Turnstone 34 IRR
Red Knot 74 RARE
Sanderling 1121
Dunlin 907
Purple Sandpiper 44
Dowitcher (sp.) 3 RARE
American Woodcock 4
Greater Yellowlegs 8
Laughing Gull 6 RARE
Total
Species Seen
Short-billed Gull cw
Ring-billed Gull 8844
Herring Gull 1634
Iceland Gull 1 RARE
Lesser Black-backed Gull 9 RARE
Great Black-backed Gull 388
Red-throated Loon 104
Common Loon 109
Northern Gannet 1750
Great Cormorant 34
Double-crested Cormorant 152
Great Blue Heron 48
Great Egret 1 RARE
Black-crowned Night-Heron 8 IRR
Yellow-crowned Night-Heron 1 RARE
Turkey Vulture cw IRR
Bald Eagle 1 RARE
Northern Harrier 25
Sharp-shinned Hawk 2
Cooper's Hawk 16
Red-shouldered Hawk cw IRR
Red-tailed Hawk 22
Barn Owl 3 IRR
Great Horned Owl 4
Snowy Owl 6 IRR
Northern Saw-whet Owl 2 IRR
Belted Kingfisher 3
Red-bellied Woodpecker 37
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 18
Downy Woodpecker 64
Hairy Woodpecker 2
Northern Flicker 50
American Kestrel 11
Merlin 8
Peregrine Falcon 12
Monk Parakeet 20
Eastern Phoebe 1 IRR
Ash-throated Flycatcher 1 RARE
Blue Jay 223
American Crow 83
Fish Crow 208
Common Raven 3 IRR
Horned Lark 8
Black-capped Chickadee 9
Tufted Titmouse 5
Tree Swallow 1100
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 19
Golden-crowned Kinglet 22
Cedar Waxwing 138
Total
Species Seen
Red-breasted Nuthatch 10 IRR
White-breasted Nuthatch 6
Brown Creeper 18
House Wren cw RARE
Winter Wren 5
Marsh Wren 1 RARE
Carolina Wren 77
Gray Catbird 48
Brown Thrasher cw IRR
Northern Mockingbird 136
European Starling 3236
Hermit Thrush 18
American Robin 564
House Sparrow 559
American Pipit 2
House Finch 155
Purple Finch 1 IRR
European Goldfinch 1 RARE
American Goldfinch 39
Snow Bunting 162
Lark Sparrow 1 RARE
Chipping Sparrow 6
Field Sparrow 8
Fox Sparrow 41
American Tree Sparrow 23
Dark-eyed Junco 95
White-throated Sparrow 1066
Nelson's Sparrow cw IRR
Savannah Sparrow 46
Song Sparrow 354
Swamp Sparrow 33
Eastern Towhee 9
Eastern Meadowlark 2 IRR
Baltimore Oriole 4 IRR
Red-winged Blackbird 80
Brown-headed Cowbird 103
Rusty Blackbird cw IRR
Common Grackle cw
Boat-tailed Grackle 16 IRR
Orange-crowned Warbler 4
Northern Parula cw RARE
Palm Warbler 1
Pine Warbler 2 IRR
Yellow-rumped Warbler 531
Northern Cardinal 217
Total
Species Seen
Species Count: 129
Number Seen: 49,961
NOTE: "cw" = Count Week only
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