Prospect Park Bird Sightings & North Brooklyn Nature News: 2024

Friday, December 20, 2024

Ocwa

Orange-crowned Warbler (Leiothlypis celata) (1)
- Reported Dec 19, 2024 12:59 by LotusWinnie Lee
- 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/S206040165
- Comments: "Foraging by the remaining patches of dried white flowers close to Music Island"

"Feed the birds in winter; in return, they will feed your soul with the look of gratitude!"

--Mehmet Murat ildan

hard to believe our eagle isn't officially national bird yet

https://www.audubon.org/magazine/bald-eagle-about-officially-become-our-national-bird-thanks-man

Bird sees donors

Thanks to the following members

For bird seed

Edith Goren $50

Stanley Greenberg $20

Donna Evans 2 bags

Much obliged for feeding the Prospect feeders birds!

🌲🦉

"Feed the birds in winter; in return, they will feed your soul with the look of gratitude!"

--Mehmet Murat ildan

todays Glaucous

Glaucous Gull (Larus hyperboreus) (1)
- Reported Dec 20, 2024 07:45 by Al Duvall
- 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/S205978261
- Comments: "Continuing, standing with ring-bills near the end of the pier. Photos to come"

" Preserve and cherish the pale blue dot,the only home we've ever known"

--Carl Sagan

Iceland joins the Galucous

Iceland Gull (kumlieni/glaucoides) (Larus glaucoides kumlieni/glaucoides) (1)
- Reported Dec 19, 2024 16:25 by Anya Auerbach
- 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/S205945903
- Comments: "First cycle flew over just as the ferry was pulling into the terminal, headed N up the bay but (unsurprisingly) didn't refind at bush terminal piers. Uniformly pale gull with light brown fringed feathers."

Glaucous Gull (Larus hyperboreus) (1)
- Reported Dec 19, 2024 08:52 by Jeff G
- 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/S205949496
- Media: 2 Photos
- Comments: "Continuing youngster monching bread on the end of the pier. Point blank photos WBA"

" Preserve and cherish the pale blue dot,the only home we've ever known"

--Carl Sagan

Thursday, December 19, 2024

Cackling GOose hanging around Prospect Lake

Cackling Goose (Branta hutchinsii) (1)
- Reported Dec 17, 2024 11:00 by Chris Miller
- 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/S205768315
- Media: 1 Photo
- Comments: "Small short-necked goose. Noticeably smaller than nearby Canada geese. Seen with Terry VP"

" Preserve and cherish the pale blue dot,the only home we've ever known"

--Carl Sagan

Prospect December warblers

Orange-crowned Warbler (Leiothlypis celata) (3)
- Reported Dec 19, 2024 08:21 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/S205902385
- Comments: "Flagged for date. One continuing on Hammerhead, feeding on sap wells. Then two feeding on another set of sap wells high above the green containers—these two seem simultaneously. Photos."

Nashville Warbler (Leiothlypis ruficapilla) (1)
- Reported Dec 19, 2024 08:37 by B F
- 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/S205902575
- Media: 1 Photo
- Comments: "Continuing in trees along water in center of Hammerhead. Photos. Thank you to Sameer for describing where he had seen it earlier."

Pine Warbler (Setophaga pinus) (1)
- Reported Dec 19, 2024 08:21 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/S205902385
- Comments: "Flagged for date. Continuing at feeders. Photos."

"Feed the birds in winter; in return, they will feed your soul with the look of gratitude!"

--Mehmet Murat ildan

Fwd: [eBird Alert] Kings County Rare Bird Alert glaucous gull continuing

Glaucous Gull (Larus hyperboreus) (1)
- Reported Dec 19, 2024 08:52 by Richard Fleming
- 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/S205894788
- Comments: "Continuing youngster monching bread on the end of the pier. Point blank photos WBA"

Glaucous Gull (Larus hyperboreus) (1)
- Reported Dec 19, 2024 15:21 by Joseph Trezza
- 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/S205933227
- Media: 1 Photo
- Comments: "Continuing imm. providing great views immediately upon arrival. Then flew onto roof of industrial building directly to the south of the pier."

Glaucous Gull (Larus hyperboreus) (1)
- Reported Dec 19, 2024 14:33 by Austin Johnson
- 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/S205934479
- Comments: "continuing bird originally found by Joshua M, very anticipated lifer for me!! massive pale larus, first cycle bird with lots of creamy brown tones and beautiful patterned back, bicolored pink and black bill, pink legs and white-ish tipped wings. photos tba, amazing bird, thank you to everyone who kept tabs on this bird 🫶"

"Feed the birds in winter; in return, they will feed your soul with the look of gratitude!"

--Mehmet Murat ildan

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- Glaucous Gull (1 report)

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Glaucous Gull (Larus hyperboreus) (1)
- Reported Dec 19, 2024 07:00 by Nate L-S
- 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/S205889444
- Media: 1 Photo
- Comments: "Fortuitously the first bird I saw as I arrived. Flying overhead, immediately noticeable due to its large size, uniform tan and cream color, and pink bill with a clean black tip. After quickly losing it, I picked it up again circling the pier where it eventually landed."

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Wednesday, December 18, 2024

Glaucous Gull offshore at BAT Pier 4

Glaucous Gull (Larus hyperboreus) (1)
- Reported Dec 18, 2024 12:47 by KZ F
- 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/S205838813
- Media: 4 Photos
- Comments: "*Continuing bird now sitting on sand-filled barge in the middle of the bay. Very large pale gull with white wingtips. Dusky enough individual that it was difficult to pick out at this distance when the wingtips were not visible. Distant photos"

Glaucous Gull (Larus hyperboreus) (1)
- Reported Dec 18, 2024 11:35 by Tom Preston
- 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/S205837531
- Media: 9 Photos
- Comments: "Found by Josh. Darker first winter, in range for Glaucous. Seemed a tad on the small side, but white primaries appear to exclude Nelson's"

Glaucous Gull (Larus hyperboreus) (1)

- Reported Dec 18, 2024 14:21 by Asher Fusco

- 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/S205851222
- Media: 7 Photos
- Comments: "Continuing, originally found earlier in the day by Josh Malbin. Dark first-cycle bird with scaly, light brownish gray upperparts and gray-white-flecked body and head. Beady little eye, pink legs, and bulky pink bill with a black tip. Primaries subtly patterned but light overall when compared to reference images of Nelson’s Gull. Overall, a hefty gull — far larger than nearby RBGU — but its scale was most apparent once it took to the water. Chris and I observed it briefly on the pier amid the Rock Pigeons before it flew east toward the Army Terminal and landed in the cove south of the pier. Photos."

"Feed the birds in winter; in return, they will feed your soul with the look of gratitude!"

--Mehmet Murat ildan

eBird Checklist - 18 Dec 2024 - Prospect Park--Prospect Lake - 33 species Ajmani chklist

https://ebird.org/checklist/S205814068

Note specific location of orange crowned and Nashville Warblers on the Hammerhead ( between 3 sisters and west islands)

"Feed the birds in winter; in return, they will feed your oul with the look of gratitude!"

--Mehmet Murat ildan

Post from The Kingsboider (@BBCKingsbirds) PineWarb feeder

The Kingsboider (@BBCKingsbirds) posted at 9:11 AM on Wed, Dec 18, 2024:
Female/ 1st yr Pine Warbler visiting prospect feeders suet
(https://x.com/BBCKingsbirds/status/1869384974715301892?s=03)

"Feed the birds in winter; in return, they will feed your soul with the look of gratitude!"

--Mehmet Murat ildan

Tuesday, December 17, 2024

eBird Checklist - 17 Dec 2024 - Prospect Park - 33 species Miller chklist

https://ebird.org/checklist/S205768315

Note canvasback

"Feed the birds in winter; in return, they will feed your soul with the look of gratitude!"

--Mehmet Murat ildan

GWC RHWP showing color

Red-headed Woodpecker (Melanerpes erythrocephalus) (1)
- Reported Dec 17, 2024 10:10 by Z .
- 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/S205747522
- Comments: "Continuing. Shocking what a week can do: full red collar and more red peek over the rest of the head."

" Preserve and cherish the pale blue dot,the only home we've ever known"

--Carl Sagan

warblers Prospecting

Orange-crowned Warbler (Leiothlypis celata) (1)
- Reported Dec 17, 2024 10:16 by Brad Wolchansky
- 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/S205742859
- Comments: "Hammerhead, actively foraging around the phragmites."

Orange-crowned Warbler (Leiothlypis celata) (1)
- Reported Dec 17, 2024 11:47 by leo wexler-mann
- 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/S205748064
- Comments: "feeding on sapsucker wells approx here:
40.6531916, -73.9699297"

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Pine Warbler (Setophaga pinus) (1)
- Reported Dec 17, 2024 09:14 by Linda Ewing
- 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/S205737718
- Comments: "Exceedingly drab individual, took me a while to think "pine warbler." Brownish-grayish, weak wing bars, barely-there broken eye ring, bit of a pale collar setting off head from back, faint streaking on underside. Lullwater, down the slope from the feeders."

Orange-crowned Warbler (Leiothlypis celata) (1)
- Reported Dec 17, 2024 11:00 by Janet Rogers
- 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/S205772470
- Comments: "Observed in Hammerhead with Terry VP
Feeding in sapwells after Sapsucker would leave (and come back again)"

Nashville Warbler (Leiothlypis ruficapilla) (1)
- Reported Dec 17, 2024 11:00 by Janet Rogers
- 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/S205772470
- Comments: "Observed in Hammerhead with Terry VP
Feeding in sapwells after Sapsucker would leave (and come back again)"

" Preserve and cherish the pale blue dot,the only home we've ever known"

--Carl Sagan

Forrest Wickman Prospect Chklist inc CANVASBACK

A Great find by Forrest with drake Canvasback ..last seen March 6th, 2022

https://ebird.org/checklist/S205734409

the duck mainly stayed in the area between Duck Island and Peninsula Cove, but did wandered near the tips of the Peninsula and thumb as well as Center of lake.

" Preserve and cherish the pale blue dot,the only home we've ever known"

--Carl Sagan

Post from The Kingsboider (@BBCKingsbirds) prospect lake canvasback drake

The Kingsboider (@BBCKingsbirds) posted at 10:32 AM on Tue, Dec 17, 2024:
Canvasback( found per Forrest ) sleeping between Peninsula thumb and duck island southeast section of prospect lake
(https://x.com/BBCKingsbirds/status/1869043108530503859?s=03)

"Feed the birds in winter; in return, they will feed your soul with the look of gratitude!"

--Mehmet Murat ildan

A flash of yellow...why its Mr Wilson!

Serendipity: being in the right place at the right time brings us our luck.

Late Monday morning I had just left my work container located on Center Drive, driving my work vehicle towards the west end of Center Drive where I must stop before entering West Drive (opposite 16th St entrance ). While hesitating to cross, I knew I saw something low and left: a quick flash of yellow above the ground, into mugwort. So I waited to see what it was, figuring it had to be a warbler ( the only things that are small and yellow in our part of the world)

After a minute, I found my guy. Flickering and making quick movements to different spots on the bridle trail ground, the Wilsons Warbler shone brightly in the dreary cheerless day, just a few feet away from me.I didn't even need bins! I watched the Wilsons for 5 minutes as it worked the edges of the bridle trail at Lookout Hill's base; this guy is a perky survivor!

I know a Wilsons has been hanging out a mile away at Breeze HIlls south slope where the Rufous Hummingbird made famous last year. Likely this is the same bird. Maybe it's hopeful finally Mr Wilson realizes he better get the heck outta here and be home for christmas way down south.

But I got my present as it's the first time I've seen Mr Wilson this year, my nemesis bird all nicely wrapped ready for opening.

" Preserve and cherish the pale blue dot,the only home we've ever known"

--Carl Sagan

Monday, December 16, 2024

OCWA Lefrak

Orange-crowned Warbler (Leiothlypis celata) (1)
- Reported Dec 16, 2024 08:52 by B F
- 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/S205607468
- Comments: "Continuing behind LeFrak near paths up to the roof. Warbler with grey hood, faint eyeline, olive back, and drab yellow underparts."

" Preserve and cherish the pale blue dot,the only home we've ever known"

--Carl Sagan

Ft Greene EEagle

Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) (1)
- Reported Dec 15, 2024 13:00 by Taylor Duffy
- Fort Greene Park, Kings, New York
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=40.691923,-73.9754964&ll=40.691923,-73.9754964
- Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S205598836
- Comments: "Seen flying low over the park - I got a good look and confirmed dark body with white head"

" Preserve and cherish the pale blue dot,the only home we've ever known"

--Carl Sagan

Post from The Kingsboider (@BBCKingsbirds) WIWA !

The Kingsboider (@BBCKingsbirds) posted at 10:44 AM on Mon, Dec 16, 2024:
Prospect park Wilson's Warbler at Center Dr /West drive junction along bridle trail ,working the ground,opposite 16th park entrance
(https://x.com/BBCKingsbirds/status/1868683605754691834?s=03)

"Feed the birds in winter; in return, they will feed your soul with the look of gratitude!"

--Mehmet Murat ildan

Kings Christmas Bird Count preliminary numbers December 14th 2024

Dear reader

Below is the prelim numbers for the Kings CBC that took place December 14th. The first number after the species is the overall total .Numbers that follow are area/sector totals that due to a copy and paste from a PDF file not aligned with the location. Look at the first number-- see in BOLD BLUE for example after "Snow Goose"

"cw" is Count week , two days before and after Count Day (14th)

A great count !

Brooklyn Christmas Count Annual Report: 2024

Species

Seen at NS BP PP RP GW JB OH MP FB BB SC BT (locations) See bottom of page for site names

Snow Goose 566 505 60 1

Greater White-fronted Goose 0 cw

Brant 11,134 58 461 360 2482 1079 2192 1810 234 158 2300

Canada Goose 2,689 107 422 95 241 122 339 271 361 681 22 12 16

Mute Swan 94 5 70 8 2 2 2 4 1

Wood Duck 17 17

Northern Shoveler 208 165 1 22 20

Gadwall 160 55 2 6 5 2 32 58

American Wigeon 122 12 2 24 8 32 17 9 6 12

Mallard 300 24 73 4 43 45 5 9 69 28

American Black Duck 576 43 7 70 42 49 44 112 70 32 5 102

Northern Pintail 46 46

Green-winged Teal 115 81 34

Redhead 0 cw

Ring-necked Duck 1 1

Greater Scaup 600 5 12 104 46 13 269 143 8

Lesser Scaup 82 28 54

Common Eider 15 12 3

Surf Scoter 35 4 8 2 21

White-winged Scoter 115 10 105

Black Scoter 6,567 714 353 5500

Scoter (sp.) 3,500 500 3000

Long-tailed Duck 99 9 10 32 48

Bufflehead 1,068 75 5 68 82 61 137 237 147 81 71 104

Common Goldeneye 11 1 1 6 1 2

Hooded Merganser 131 3 5 7 24 63 29

Red-breasted Merganser 626 6 16 126 103 107 93 66 61 46 2

Ruddy Duck 1,026 2 23 185 1 17 575 223

Pied-billed Grebe 9 1 1 2 5

Horned Grebe 51 2 12 8 15 7 4 2 1

Red-necked Grebe 2 1 1

Rock Pigeon 2,203 547 117 28 860 46 27 140 204 84 110 40

Mourning Dove 798 140 240 89 56 6 163 27 16 3 45 13

Clapper Rail 2 2

American Coot 13 6 1 4 2

American Oystercatcher 73 15 2 36 20

Black-bellied Plover 8 1 1 6

Killdeer 18 3 3 4 2 6

Sanderling 283 8 150 125

Dunlin 104 3 81 20

Purple Sandpiper 23 18 3 2

American Woodcock 2 1 1

Greater Yellowlegs 3 3

Black-legged Kittiwake 0 cw

Laughing Gull 2 1 1

Ring-billed Gull 6,232 2355 483 15 1650 94 587 142 361 17 310 216 2

Seen NS BP PP RP GW JB OH MP FB BB SC BT

Herring Gull 2,764 335 163 12 218 68 191 201 291 548 322 275 140

Lesser Black-backed Gull 6 2 4

Great Black-backed Gull 222 38 36 6 19 7 2 12 32 58 12

Black Skimmer 7 7

Red-throated Loon 247 1 2 132 112

Common Loon 114 12 5 4 1 2 36 54

Northern Gannet 250 50 200

Great Cormorant 28 3 6 1 6 12

Double-crested Cormorant 260 24 1 14 61 53 12 15 15 21 32 12

Black-crowned Night Heron 8 1 2 5

Great Egret 4 1 3

Great Blue Heron 26 1 5 2 4 3 5 4 2

Turkey Vulture 4 2 1 1

Bald Eagle 7 2 1 1 3

Northern Harrier 15 1 4 1 3 3 2 1

Sharp-shinned Hawk 2 1 1

Cooper's Hawk 33 1 5 5 2 2 4 2 4 4 3 1

Red-shouldered Hawk 4 1 1 1 1

Red-tailed Hawk 38 7 9 7 3 1 5 5 1

American Barn Owl 2 1 1

Great Horned Owl 6 1 3 2

Belted Kingfisher 10 2 1 3 3 1

Red-headed Woodpecker 1 1

Red-bellied Woodpecker 48 2 20 16 7 2 1

Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 31 3 15 12 1

Downy Woodpecker 100 2 24 8 12 6 11 6 9 6 11 5

Hairy Woodpecker 1 1

Northern Flicker 104 2 2 1 2 4 26 8 18 25 11 5

American Kestrel 17 4 1 4 2 1 1 1 1 2

Merlin 9 1 1 2 1 1 2 1

Peregrine Falcon 12 1 1 1 1 2 2 3 1

Monk Parakeet 13 8 5

Blue Jay 159 3 54 49 18 9 2 3 19 2

American Crow 340 41 145 57 8 4 25 14 39 6 1

Fish Crow 737 48 1 4 22 1 250 411

Common Raven 18 1 1 1 1 4 3 2 2 3

Horned Lark 19 18 1

Black-capped Chickadee 230 6 44 31 13 12 52 17 24 24 7

Tufted Titmouse 74 1 32 21 11 7 2

Tree Swallow 11 2 9

Ruby-crowned Kinglet 17 1 1 1 1 2 3 3 2 2 1

Golden-crowned Kinglet 16 4 6 1 1 1 2 1

Cedar Waxwing 38 3 29 6

Red-breasted Nuthatch 13 7 1 5

White-breasted Nuthatch 71 1 27 30 9 1 3

Brown Creeper 12 7 1 3 1

Carolina Wren 65 3 8 4 3 4 6 2 6 9 12 8

Winter Wren 4 3 1

Gray Catbird 25 12 1 1 4 6 1

Sunday, December 15, 2024 Page 2 of 3

Seen NS BP PP RP GW JB OH MP FB BB SC BT

Brown Thrasher 1 1

Northern Mockingbird 216 19 6 20 19 6 49 10 23 27 26 11

European Starling 1,136 116 56 20 155 34 126 50 85 76 198 220

Eastern Bluebird 1 1

Hermit Thrush 45 10 6 2 4 1 4 2 2 3 9 2

American Robin 726 146 86 153 50 8 184 9 11 35 33 11

House Sparrow 1,257 359 252 40 209 10 5 33 214 32 71 32

American Pipit 36 5 5 17 1 7 1

House Finch 158 5 10 1 5 11 9 27 34 19 37

Purple Finch 2 1 1

Pine Siskin 1 1

American Goldfinch 145 4 22 10 17 16 25 9 15 18 9

Snow Bunting 134 4 40 90

Chipping Sparrow 10 1 6 1 2

Field Sparrow 13 1 2 2 8

Fox Sparrow 68 2 4 6 1 1 9 5 28 3 5 4

American Tree Sparrow 37 1 5 20 6 2 3

Dark-eyed Junco 459 34 72 92 64 22 32 12 64 18 21 28

White-throated Sparrow 1,069 170 238 76 49 20 119 74 129 117 29 48

Seaside Sparrow 1 1

Savannah Sparrow 55 2 33 11 4 3 2

Song Sparrow 277 13 10 15 11 11 26 26 60 34 23 48

Swamp Sparrow 67 12 6 1 4 4 3 13 16 8

Eastern Towhee 5 2 1 1 1

Eastern Meadowlark 5 2 3

Baltimore Oriole 1 1

Red-winged Blackbird 173 44 1 11 6 14 20 16 40 21

Brown-headed Cowbird 121 1 22 98

Rusty Blackbird 1 1

Common Grackle 58 50 8

Boat-tailed Grackle 321 21 300

Orange-crowned Warbler 13 3 1 1 5 1 2

Nashville Warbler 1 1

Common Yellowthroat 1 1

Palm Warbler 2 1 1

Pine Warbler 2 1 1

Yellow-rumped Warbler 814 2 1 16 123 97 5 106 249 215

Wilson's Warbler 1 1

Northern Cardinal 338 12 50 53 12 20 60 26 31 31 22 21

North Shore

58 species

4,913 total birds

Prospect Park

61 species

3,017 total birds

Greenwood Cemetery

1,016

Owls Head

5,371

Marine Park

1,728

Floyd Bennett

5,348

Bergen Beach

2,958

Spring Creek

6,456

Jamaica Bay

5,547

Riis Park

3,137

Breezy Pont

8,005

Boat

2,746

Total Kings CBC species count

130 species

50,242 birds

Saturday, December 14, 2024

Grave hopping Redheaded Woodpecker

Red-headed Woodpecker (Melanerpes erythrocephalus) (1)
- Reported Dec 14, 2024 08:28 by - KFR -
- 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/S205427923
- Media: 3 Photos
- Comments: "Continuing, same area. Flying from tree to tree, giving great looks sitting on top of monuments

"Feed the birds in winter; in return, they will feed your soul with the look of gratitude!"

--Mehmet Murat ildan

Friday, December 13, 2024

Nashville at edge of drive Swale near west island bridle trail

Nashville Warbler (Leiothlypis ruficapilla) (1)
- Reported Dec 13, 2024 15:45 by Isaiah Erven
- 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/S205284876
- Comments: "continuing - "newly planted landscape" area near SW entrance"

"Feed the birds in winter; in return, they will feed your soul with the look of gratitude!"

--Mehmet Murat ildan

orange crowned moving around abit plus more

Also someone reported one at the feeders...that's a new one I read..

Orange-crowned Warbler (Leiothlypis celata) (1)
- Reported Dec 13, 2024 13:09 by Elana Bell
- 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/S205264321
- Comments: "Seen in the holly tree by public restroom at Lincoln St entrance. Gray and yellow, with dark streak through eye and yellow under tail coverts."

Orange-crowned Warbler (Leiothlypis celata) (1)
- Reported Dec 13, 2024 10:16 by Colby Baker
- 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/S205250778
- Comments: "Continuing SE of Lefrak"

Common Yellowthroat (Geothlypis trichas) (2)
- Reported Dec 13, 2024 10:37 by Rusty H
- 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/S205250742
- Comments: "Photo"

Wilson's Warbler (Cardellina pusilla) (1)
- Reported Dec 13, 2024 10:16 by Colby Baker
- 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/S205250778
- Comments: "Continuing on Breeze Hill"

Common Yellowthroat (Geothlypis trichas) (1)
- Reported Dec 13, 2024 08:44 by B F
- 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/S205247044
- Media: 1 Photo
- Comments: "LeFrak roof, approx. 40.656938, -73.963590. Photo."

Wilson's Warbler (Cardellina pusilla) (1)
- Reported Dec 13, 2024 08:44 by B F
- 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/S205247044
- Media: 1 Photo
- Comments: "Continuing in same general area, albeit a little further to the right of where I've seen it previously, in a tree behind the Concert Grove wall. With a ruby-crowned kinglet and one other bird I didn't get a good look at. Photo."

Orange-crowned Warbler (Leiothlypis celata) (1)
- Reported Dec 13, 2024 08:20 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/S205243082
- Comments: "Flagged for date. Continuing SE of Lefrak (40.6568810, -73.9631910). Photos."

Wilson's Warbler (Cardellina pusilla) (1)
- Reported Dec 13, 2024 08:20 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/S205243082
- Comments: "Flagged for date. Back to its usual spot today after disappearing for most of the week, and still chipping away. Basically exactly where the old Rufous Hummingbird used to visit the feeder. (40.6583623, -73.9664834)"

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125 Years of Conservation Magic

For 125 years, Audubon's Christmas Bird Count (CBC) has brought bird lovers together for the simple task of counting birds, which has grown into one of the world's most extensive community science programs.

By participating, you'll contribute to a legacy of understanding bird populations and how they respond to environmental shifts like climate change and habitat loss. The data collected by volunteers like you has been critical to scientific research, helping us uncover trends and protect birds across the Americas.

Whether you're a seasoned birder or new to the CBC, your involvement matters. Count birds, connect with nature, and contribute to vital science this December. Read on for reflections from Brooke Bateman, our Senior Director of Climate & Community Science, on this historic program's milestone anniversary.

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" Preserve and cherish the pale blue dot,the only home we've ever known"

--Carl Sagan

eBird Checklist - 13 Dec 2024 - Prospect Park - 43 species

"95"
https://ebird.org/checklist/S205243082#:~:text=Number%20observed%3A-,95,-Gadwall

Return of the Wilson's

"Feed the birds in winter; in return, they will feed your soul with the look of gratitude!"

--Mehmet Murat ildan

Thursday, December 12, 2024

"daGoose"

Apologies for the nickname, but we have at least White-fronted Goose counted in the Kings County Christmas Bird Count Period which is two days before and after count day this Saturday.

"DaGoose" was spotted in Prospect Lake center , out in the open this morning.

Pray it sticks around for me Saturday. 😇

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" Preserve and cherish the pale blue dot,the only home we've ever known"

--Carl Sagan