https://app.bluebutterfly.com/memorial/v2/gerald-layton
A longtime Brooklyn bird club member and naturalist who passed away over the summer
Latest birdcast. Could be a lively morning
Connecticut Warbler (Oporornis agilis) (1)
- Reported Sep 11, 2024 17:05 by EL BKBird
- 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/S194789120
- Comments: "Grey back, blueish head, yellow throat and continuing down. Thick white eye ring with line through in the front. On the ground by Valley."
Hooded Warbler (Setophaga citrina) (1)
- Reported Sep 11, 2024 17:34 by James Byatt
- 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/S194787601
- Comments: "At pine/central intersection"
Hooded Warbler (Setophaga citrina) (1)
- Reported Sep 11, 2024 16:56 by Asher Fusco
- 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/S194788387
- Comments: "Vivid male in a birdy spot near Larch and Central avenues. Yellow-bodied warbler with yellow face framed by a bold black mask. Good looks in the open before it decamped to a shady spot under one of the European Beeches."
I was tending to my office desktop filling out the work sheet mid-afternoon when my coworker Oliver Martinez comes over to me to show a bird in his hand. I looked at it and after 5 seconds scrutiny, I had to say "holy crap!". 😆
The bird in Oliver's hand turned out to be a first winter Connecticut Warbler. Apparently it was in a stunned phase after hearing from Oliver the bird hit a parks truck windshield at the 9th Street garage. He picked it up wisely and bought it to our Picnic House office trailers.
After observing it i instructed Oliver to set the bird down in habitat behind our trailer . Hopefully it will shake off its accidental impact stupor and fly on. Fingers crossed .
Of all the birds,it turns out to be a rarity.
| Green Heron |
| Canada Goose |
| Wood Duck |
| American Black Duck |
| Mallard |
| Northern Shoveler |
| Red-tailed Hawk |
| Rock Dove |
| Mourning Dove |
| Ruby-throated Hummingbird |
| Belted Kingfisher |
| Red-bellied Woodpecker |
| Downy Woodpecker |
| Northern Flicker |
| Olive-sided Flycatcher |
| Warbling Vireo |
| Red-eyed Vireo |
| Blue Jay |
| Brown Creeper |
| Carolina Wren |
| Veery |
| American Robin |
| Gray Catbird |
| European Starling |
| Tennessee Warbler |
| Black-throated Blue Warbler |
| Bay-breasted Warbler |
| Black-and-white Warbler |
| American Redstart |
| Ovenbird |
| Northern Waterthrush |
| Common Yellowthroat |
| Scarlet Tanager |
| Northern Cardinal |
| Baltimore Oriole |
| American Goldfinch |
| House Sparrow |
sent by leader Karen O'Hearn
Much obliged for her hosting the Nethermead party of 60 !
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On a brief note, a few sightings of Philly vireo to report.
One was seen on the dead ash tree on the perimeter of Butterfly meadow west side. It was reported later after noon in the same area under the big pin oak.
A second bird ( maybe the same) showed up along east lullwater below the terrace bridge, or south slope of breeze hill.
Pursuing rarity might be your thing. On my way to the nighthawk watch, and olive sided flycatcher perched on the dead snag behind Maryland monument. In greenwood Cemetery, mourning warbler is the highlight.ill forward the checklist for more details.
