Friday, September 2, 2022

Prospect has a Sora too

Unlike earlier in the week Sora in Greenwood Cemetery, Prospects Sora was more reclusive. Skulking in the Peninsula Phragmites opposite Music Island, it offered fleeting views.  Read more from original spotter Caleb Crain report below.

Sora (Porzana carolina) (1)
- Reported Sep 02, 2022 07:25 by Caleb Crain- Media: 6 Photos
- Comments: "Photos (a bit muddy, best I could do, since it was backlit and in reeds). Short, yellowish bill, chickenish figure, brown-and-black paisley back. Seen low in phragmites on the side of the Peninsula facing Music Island


Sora (Porzana carolina) (1)
- Reported Sep 02, 2022 10:00 by R 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/S117957856
- Comments: "Nice Caleb spot. Extremely skulky, Robin-sized crake with blunt yellowish bill, black face mask. Overall lighter brown color (the kind you want to confuse for yellow rail) denoted juvenile bird. Photos."