Swanson hawk hanging out at gwc more

Swainson's Hawk (Buteo swainsoni) (1)
- Reported Mar 02, 2025 09:59 by Hailey Clancy
- 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/S216312646
- Comments: "After seeing only crows and starlings at the recycling center I went to the cemetery. The perch he favors at the recycling station is clearly visible from the cemetery on top of the hill not far from the red-headed woodpecker, so he can scan the cemetery from his perch. Seen soaring over the hill. Brown bib jumped out at first glance. Light belly and neck. Leading edge of wings light, flight feathers darker. As I lowered my binoculars to take a picture I saw a more athletic birder (turned out to be Leo Traub) sprinting uphill with camera in hand. I was too slow to get any photos 

A magical tree

My typical after church and breakfast drive with the family into greenwood cemetery was quite special today. I found a temporary magic tree that included one rarity among early March species. Mind you ,I didn't find the golden fleece but for a smallish tree, it made my day.

Typically my drive takes me pass all the water ponds. And the third one was a charm. Crescent water was my last spot and there at the West shore , a tree no higher than 25 feet high in front of a crypt with red brick doorway was the magic tree. I was in the car and from it I saw a " frozen still" Red bellies woodpecker on the trunk no more than 2 feet above ground. A Tufted Titmouse perched higher up. Two lady birders came by shortly after and watched awhile. They soon walked around crescent water. I figure time to go but as the lady birders got near the intersection, I decided to ask them if they saw anything else. "We got an Orange crowned warbler." Darn! I gotta go back!.

I parked the car near the corner and got out. For the next ten minutes, I saw about 7 species in that tree: Red- bellies Woodpecker ,Titmouse,white breasted nuthatch ,chickadees,junco,yellow bellies sapsucker and halfway thru that bunch excellent views of one of my favorite warblers,Oranges crowned. I tell you,in the sun rays, that warbler looks beautiful!

It was an amazing Sunday moment.

First Sunday BBC Prospect walk led by Ryan G.

https://ebird.org/checklist/S216301591 

First of year osprey

Osprey (Pandion haliaetus) (1)
- Reported Mar 02, 2025 10:06 by Dylan Mitchell
- 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/S216281306
- Comments: "Soaring above the Picnic house" 

Big Las prospect chklist

https://ebird.org/checklist/S216288026 

Redheaded (90%red,) gec

On hemlock Ave between mulberry and Battle avenues,visiting fave perch broken top trunk with white bark and hole it dug .I saw it late this morning. - kb

Red-headed Woodpecker (Melanerpes erythrocephalus) (1)
- Reported Mar 02, 2025 08:24 by Corey Finger
- 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/S216231165
- Comments: "Continuing bird transitioning into adult plumage. Photographed." 

Redheaded wp Hill of the graves area

KB note hill graves is ridge in line with prospect park west ave Cemetery's entrance

Red-headed Woodpecker (Melanerpes erythrocephalus) (1)
- Reported Mar 01, 2025 09:30 by Marc Brawer
- 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/S216071812
- Comments: "Continuing bird"

 Red-headed Woodpecker (Melanerpes erythrocephalus) (1)

- Reported Mar 01, 2025 09:30 by Ryan Goldberg
- 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/S216071518
- Comments: "Long staying near the Hill of Graves, head nearly all red."

Prospect bluebird

Eastern Bluebird (Sialia sialis) (3)
- Reported Mar 01, 2025 08:53 by Nate L-S
- 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/S216047382
- Media: 1 Photo
- Comments: "Along the southern edge of the Nethermead. 1female, 2 males. Female blue-gray with light rusty chest and partial eye ring, males bright blue with bold rusty chest. Great spot by Emily L!"
 

4 Come pp

Common Merganser (Mergus merganser) (4)
- Reported Mar 01, 2025 06:59 by Asher Fusco
- 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/S215990098
- Comments: "Continuing on the lake, near Hammerhead. Two male, two female."