A newsboard for reporting bird sightings, happenings & announcements,miscellany in north Brooklyn and the 3 main central north Brooklyn green regions : historic Prospect Park, Brooklyn Botanic Garden & north half of Kings County, & Greenwood Cemetery.A service for Brooklyn birders and visitors. Also note: Conservation issues & miscellany posts.
Wednesday, August 31, 2022
Prospect Nighthawks
Tweet from The Kingsboider (@BBCKingsbirds)
SNag behind prospect MD monument Olive-sided Flycatcher, then Amer kestrel harassed by blue jay
(https://twitter.com/BBCKingsbirds/status/1565108824499011585?s=03)
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Tuesday, August 30, 2022
Fwd: [eBird Alert] Kings County Rare Bird Alert Sora update
From: <ebird-alert@birds.cornell.edu>
Date: Tue, Aug 30, 2022, 8:02 PM
Subject: [eBird Alert] Kings County Rare Bird Alert <hourly>
To: <prosbird@gmail.com>
*** Species Summary:
- Sora (3 reports)
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Sora (Porzana carolina) (1)
- Reported Aug 30, 2022 17:30 by E R
- 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/S117830218
- Media: 2 Photos
- Comments: "County bird! Found by Zach M this morning and continuing at Sylvan Water; will add photos. Bird hiding in vegetation at water edge for quite a while. Seen with large group of other birders— nice to see everyone!"
Sora (Porzana carolina) (1)
- Reported Aug 30, 2022 14:59 by MCHL ____
- Green-Wood Cemetery, New York US-NY 40.65546, -73.98601, Kings, New York
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=40.655455,-73.986012&ll=40.655455,-73.986012
- Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S117829483
- Media: 7 Photos
- Comments: "First reported by Zach M."
Sora (Porzana carolina) (1)
- Reported Aug 30, 2022 16:30 by Jeff G
- Green-Wood Cemetery--Sylvan Water, Kings, New York
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=40.6537472,-73.9986235&ll=40.6537472,-73.9986235
- Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S117829939
- Comments: "Reported this morning by Zach and spotted by Josh M right when I pulled up. I have some poor photos but others surely have better. Small, short-billed, brown rail."
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Fwd: [eBird Alert] Kings County Rare Bird Alert GWC SORA
From: <ebird-alert@birds.cornell.edu>
Date: Tue, Aug 30, 2022 at 3:49 PM
Subject: [eBird Alert] Kings County Rare Bird Alert <hourly>
To: <prosbird@gmail.com>
*** Species Summary:
- Sora (1 report)
Sora (Porzana carolina) (1)
- Reported Aug 30, 2022 07:30 by Zach M
- 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/S117820735
- Media: 4 Photos
- Comments: "What a pleasant surprise first thing this morning at the Sylvan. Beautiful tiny, very tiny bird. Obviously juvenile. Have about 70+ more pics if anyone need it as a proof."
Monday, August 29, 2022
Fw: Pop-up Nighthawk watch, Prospect Park 8/31
Brooklyn Bird Club Pop-up Nighthawk watch, Wednesday, August 31, 7PM
Join Karen O'hearn for a Pop-up Nighthawk watch, Wednesday, August 31, 7PM in the Nethermead, Prospect Park.
Winds are favorable! Bring snacks and blanket!
Tweet from The Green-Wood Cemetery (@GreenWoodHF)
The biodiversity—flora and fauna alike!—at Green-Wood is impressive in all seasons.
Join us in September for any one (or all!) of our programs focusing on the plant life and urban wildlife found here at the Cemetery. See below for just a couple... https://t.co/eXD3SlmY2x
(https://twitter.com/GreenWoodHF/status/1564360909870563331?s=03)
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Aug 24th Prospect Peninsula Summer tanager
- Reported Aug 24, 2022 07:30 by Zach M
- 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/S117511880
- Media: 1 Photo
- Comments: "Penninsula"
Sunday, August 28, 2022
Brooklyn, NY 10-Day Weather Forecast - The Weather Channel | Weather.com
67°
2%
NW 9 mph
Clear. Low 67F. Winds NW at 5 to 10 mph.
Humidity
49%
UV Index
0 of 10"
https://weather.com/weather/tenday/l/Carlstadt+NJ?canonicalCityId=9d82109dc5e6c4da24b732789c3e69ea478b5980d5993cd2477e11e64a836289#:~:text=Wed%2031%20%7C%20Night,0%20of%2010
Tweet from Brooklyn Bird Club (@BklynBirdClub)
Pop-up Nighthawk watch, Wednesday, August 31, 7PM Join Karen Ohearn for a Pop-up Nighthawk watch, Wednesday, August 31, 7PM in the Nethermead, Prospect Park. Winds are favorable! Bring snacks and blanket! https://t.co/juVaHARQqe
(https://twitter.com/BklynBirdClub/status/1564047711850139649?s=02)
Saturday, August 27, 2022
Prospect Park, Kings County, NY, US - eBird Hotspot
17 warbler species reported today Aug 27th in Prospect, coincidentally on The Battle of Brooklyn anniversary. Note wormeating, pine, early yellow rumped, cape may , black throated blue &green,etc
Big surprise at GWC Dellwater
Ryan Mandlebau tweeted out the sighting showing the bird with the prominent eyering. See the Ebird report below from Michelle Talich and Ryan.
- Reported Aug 27, 2022 08:01 by MCHL ____
- Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, Kings, New York
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=
- Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/
- Media: 1 Photo
- Comments: "Image"
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=
- Media: 1 Photo
- Comments: "Uncommon, difficult to detect migrant and maybe a little early. Thick, yellowish warbler with full eye ring, robust legs, and very long UTCs giving it a short-tailed, diapery kinda look. Gave us a few ovenbird-style struts to clinch the ID"
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Tweet from Kathleen Toomey (@KingsKathy)
Blackburnian and Cape Mays in trees across from 3 Sisters
(https://twitter.com/KingsKathy/status/1563537691089969156?s=03)
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Friday, August 26, 2022
Fwd: [eBird Alert] Kings County Rare Bird Alert
From: <ebird-alert@birds.cornell.edu>
Date: Fri, Aug 26, 2022 at 12:51 PM
Subject: [eBird Alert] Kings County Rare Bird Alert <hourly>
To: <prosbird@gmail.com>
*** Species Summary:
- Swainson's Thrush (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.
eBird encourages our users to bird safely, responsibly, and mindfully. Please follow the recommendations of your local health authorities and respect any active travel restrictions in your area. For more information visit: https://ebird.org/news/please-bird-mindfully
Swainson's Thrush (Catharus ustulatus) (1)
- Reported Aug 25, 2022 07:30 by Zach M
- 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/S117561201
- Media: 1 Photo
- Comments: "By Waterline Garden. Mixed with bunch of Veery's. Not surprised, see them lately in New Jersey and in Prospect Park on Wednesday"
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Wednesday, August 24, 2022
New York Breeding Bird Atlas Checklist - 24 Aug 2022 - Prospect Park - 40 species (+2 other taxa)
Note blue winged warbler in butterfly meadow Gochfeld chklist
Prospect Park, Kings County, NY, US - eBird Hotspot
64 species today including 10? Warbler species, bobolink, bald eagle
Tuesday, August 23, 2022
BirdCast - Bird migration forecasts in real-time
A northwest wind is predicted Tonight ....so...you might have better migration movement tomorrow..
A Black Tern in Prospect
- Reported Aug 23, 2022 08:30 by terry VP
- Prospect Park, Kings, New York
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF
- Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S1
- Media: 6 Photos
- Comments: "black billed smudgy darker tern by music island (seen from peninsula). lots of diving and staying close to water surface like hovering. behavior caught my interest so took photos and determined later w/ID help, thx PP."
Monday, August 22, 2022
BBC call for Butterfly meadow volunteers
Golden winged warbler at Lullwater Bridge today ( Boathouse)
- Reported Aug 22, 2022 14:58 by Ben Wright
- 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/S117401386
- Comments: "Unmistakeable male; dark black throat, yellow cap, golden wing bars. Flitting about near Lullwater bridge"
Sunday, August 21, 2022
Prospect Park, Kings County, NY, US - eBird Hotspot
Note among 54 species Sunday blue winged teal,YB cuckoo, BG gnatcatcher,8 warbler species?
Saturday, August 20, 2022
eBird Checklist - 19 Aug 2022 - Prospect Park - 30 species Cook Prospect chk list Friday
Note YB cuckoo, black vulture &several warblers including prairie
Friday, August 19, 2022
Wickman Prospect chklist
Toomey Prospect Chklist
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Thursday, August 18, 2022
Tweet from Hugh Sansom (@hughsansom) slaty skimmer
Close-up of Slaty Skimmer (Libellula incesta) in @prospect_park, around the tree the that came down near the Audubon Center. Many dragonflies there — 1 tree down, and a new little ecosystem emerges. https://t.co/TleakzM7Oz
(https://twitter.com/hughsansom/status/1559881885454671872?s=03)
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PP Olive sided FC Hill Chklist
Wednesday, August 17, 2022
Monday, August 15, 2022
Sunday, August 14, 2022
Just a start..
Talich GWC Chklist
Tweet from Vee Nabong (@VenusNabs). Need more Flycatcher s, this one eating spotted lantern fly
Great Crested flycatcher with a Spotted lantern fly meal at Central Park Loch today @CentralParkNYC #birdcpp #nature #NaturePhotography #wildlifephotography #birding #birdwatching https://t.co/VFCNMDeNoM
(https://twitter.com/VenusNabs/status/1558641728344711168?s=03)
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Prospect Park, Kings County, NY, US - eBird Hotspot
At least 6 warbler species observed yesterday
Saturday, August 13, 2022
eBird Checklist - 13 Aug 2022 - Prospect Park - 40 species Cook PP chklist
Note worm eating warbler and scarlet tanager. Early migration for neotropic songbirds in swing. Keep
Posted to northerly wind patterns ( Birdcast)
Fwd: [eBird Alert] Kings County Rare Bird Alert
From: <ebird-alert@birds.cornell.edu>
Date: Sat, Aug 13, 2022, 4:44 PM
Subject: [eBird Alert] Kings County Rare Bird Alert <hourly>
To: <prosbird@gmail.com>
*** Species Summary:
- Red-breasted Nuthatch (1 report)
- Ovenbird (1 report)
- Cape May Warbler (1 report)
- Chestnut-sided Warbler (2 reports)
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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.
eBird encourages our users to bird safely, responsibly, and mindfully. Please follow the recommendations of your local health authorities and respect any active travel restrictions in your area. For more information visit: https://ebird.org/news/please-bird-mindfully
Red-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta canadensis) (4)
- Reported Aug 12, 2022 11:15 by mark iantosca
- 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/S116864953
- Comments: "In pines next to Sylvan Water. Photos"
Ovenbird (Seiurus aurocapilla) (1) CONFIRMED
- Reported Aug 12, 2022 08:40 by mark iantosca
- 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/S116864955
- Comments: "Popped up on branch, streaked breast, brown back, short tail, orange patch thru crown bordered by black, white eye ring, etc. near CSWA"
Cape May Warbler (Setophaga tigrina) (1)
- Reported Aug 12, 2022 11:15 by mark iantosca
- 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/S116864953
- Comments: "Photos. Ad female here (40.6549970, -73.9957634)"
Chestnut-sided Warbler (Setophaga pensylvanica) (1)
- Reported Aug 12, 2022 11:15 by mark iantosca
- 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/S116864953
- Comments: "Near CMWA. Photos"
Chestnut-sided Warbler (Setophaga pensylvanica) (1) CONFIRMED
- Reported Aug 12, 2022 08:40 by mark iantosca
- 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/S116864955
- Comments: "Early ig? Adult I believe w Lime green back, smudge of chestnut on flanks, small but obv eye ring, here (40.6598950, -73.9673987)"
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Tweet from Ed Crowne (@ecrowne). Bluewinged warbler lookout hill south
Blue-winged Warbler among others feeding on Paperbark Mullberry trees on switchback trail on Lookout, Prospect Park.
(https://twitter.com/ecrowne/status/1558469126737248256?s=03)
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Thursday, August 11, 2022
Fwd: Pop Up Morning Flight Watch at Jamaica Bay with Doug Gochfeld
Pop Up Morning Flight Watch at Jamaica Bay with Doug Gochfeld.
Saturday August 13th 6AM. meet at North Channel Bridge Parking lot. No registration required.
The calendar says summer, but as far as many birds are concerned, autumn has arrived! Meet the first “cold front” of the fall on Saturday morning at Jamaica Bay, and join Doug Gochfeld for some early season morning flight birding. While the volume of birds may not be what it is later in the season, we’re hoping for early-migrating warblers that are missed during migration watches later on in the season. We’ll be trying to see and identify small migrant birds in flight, and hopefully the north winds will give us plenty of chances to try, learn, and try again. This will take place as a stationary count, as we wait for the birds to fly by us, so there will be no hiking involved for this activity.
The parking lot gate for the North Channel bridge (we'll be at the one on the east side of Cross Bay Blvd.) parking lot is usually closed until 6 AM, and this event will last for a couple of hours, depending on how the activity is. If you’re looking to extend your birding and shift gears from songbirds to shorebirds, the Jamaica Bay Shorebird Festival takes place just down the road at 9 AM this morning as well.
Early merlin
- Reported Aug 10, 2022 06:12 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/S116698652
- Comments: "Flying over the East River side of Manhattan, initially being harasses by a lankier, thinner winged kestrel, before the Merlin used its more compact build and broader based wings to power away over southern Manhattan. No plumage details seen except that it was overall darker than the kestrel. Shape and flight style were diagnostic."
BirdCast - Bird migration forecasts in real-time
Bird cast has resumed for fall
Saturday, August 6, 2022
Fwd: [eBird Alert] Kings County Rare Bird Alert
Unusual sightings for the date
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From: <ebird-alert@birds.cornell.edu>
Date: Saturday, August 6, 2022
Subject: [eBird Alert] Kings County Rare Bird Alert <hourly>
To: prosbird@gmail.com
*** Species Summary:
- Red-breasted Nuthatch (1 report)
- Northern Parula (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.
eBird encourages our users to bird safely, responsibly, and mindfully. Please follow the recommendations of your local health authorities and respect any active travel restrictions in your area. For more information visit: https://ebird.org/news/please-bird-mindfully
Red-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta canadensis) (2) CONFIRMED
- Reported Aug 06, 2022 08:40 by Linda Ewing
- 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/S116425578
- Comments: "Pair moving together around crescent water; seen (striped head, rusty underparts) and heard (nasal tooting)."
Northern Parula (Setophaga americana) (1) CONFIRMED
- Reported Aug 06, 2022 08:04 by Forrest Wickman
- 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/S116428274
- Comments: "Our boy is still here, singing and seen by Quaker cemetery gate. Photos available."
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"Sweet, sweet burn of sun and summer wind, and you, my friend, my new fun thing, my summer fling."
--K.D. Lang
Thursday, August 4, 2022
Wednesday, August 3, 2022
Tuesday, August 2, 2022
Monday, August 1, 2022
Gwc chat
- Reported Jul 31, 2022 10:15 by Zach M
- 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/S116118990
- Media: 1 Audio