Mega bird Swainsons Warbler ** + Bicknells thrush upper West slope Lookout hill

Side along bridle trail Swainsons with Bicknells thrush

Bicknell's Thrush (Catharus bicknelli) (1)
- Reported May 13, 2026 09:40 by Anonymous eBirder
- 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/S338307702
- Comments: "First seen earlier this morning, gray cheeked type thrush with yellow lower mandible, heard it sing once."

Bicknell's Thrush (Catharus bicknelli) (1)
- Reported May 13, 2026 09:00 by Cailyn Hansen
- 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/S338303410
- Comments: "First reported by Ant when it sang on west side of Lookout Hill. Walked over with Eli where we met a group of folks there including Jeff, Marleny, Chris, and others. Seen repeatedly in the brush and out on the path. Many folks got great photos. Thrush with yellowish mandible with predominantly grey body. After about 90 minutes, Forrest heard it sing and I finally got a recording of it. That audio to be attached."

Bicknell's Thrush (Catharus bicknelli) (1)
- Reported May 13, 2026 07:32 by Ant Tab
- 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/S338296182
- Comments: "Nice! My first one since 2023. Jumped out in front of me on the western path of Lookout, instantly gave the visual impression of a Bicknell’s Thrush (mostly due to extensive yellow in the lower mandible), and fortunately I didn’t have to wait long for it to vocalize. It sang a lot, with distinct rising note at end, although it sang rather quietly, and at a couple points, I could not hear the last note of the song. Friendly reminder to all that this bird is only truly identifiable by its song—Merlin consistently thought its call note was a Gray-cheeked. Photos, audio."

Bicknell's Thrush (Catharus bicknelli) (1)
- Reported May 13, 2026 06:15 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/S338304455
- Comments: "Flagged: rare—a scarce and difficult to identify migrant, for which hearing the bird’s song (mostly descending but then rising at the end) is crucial. Great find by Ant just a few minutes earlier, and when I showed up it was calling frequently and then sang almost immediately. It then bopped around that area for quite a while, as folks looked for the Swainson’s Warbler, and sang again faintly just a little bit later. Audio, photos."

Dark-eyed Junco (Slate-colored) (Junco hyemalis hyemalis/carolinensis) (1)
- Reported May 13, 2026 07:32 by Ant Tab
- 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/S338296182
- Comments: "Very late, near Carousel. Thanks Gab for the heads up. Photo."



Swainson's Warbler (Limnothlypis swainsonii) (1)
- Reported May 13, 2026 10:51 by Ant Tab
- 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/S338289483
- Media: 1 Photo
- Comments: "Jeff G, the Swainson’s Warbler Whisperer, does it again! Right in the same spot as the BITH on the lower path on the western edge of Lookout. Very, very skulky as expected—a real pain in the ass, but amazing patch bird. Temp BOC photo."

Swainson's Warbler (Limnothlypis swainsonii) (1)
- Reported May 13, 2026 09:40 by Anonymous eBirder
- 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/S338307702
- Comments: "Brown backed warbler with buffy supercilium and dark eye stripe. Extremely skulky and hard to see, others have photos"

Swainson's Warbler (Limnothlypis swainsonii) (1)
- Reported May 13, 2026 09:00 by Cailyn Hansen
- 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/S338303410
- Comments: "First seen by Jeff G (while we were searching for Bicknell's - I pointed out a Bicknell's candidate in the brush to which Jeff said "that's not a thrush". We quickly cleared up the confusion of seeing different birds and then he exclaimed "I think that was a Swainson's warbler!"). Shortly refound by Josh M further along the path. Seen repeatedly for about an hour in the brush along the west side hill down from Butterfly Meadow towards the road. Drab ground warbler with visible white ish supercilium. Initially an IDable photo by Chris. Later photos by various others as it made repeat appearances."

Swainson's Warbler (Limnothlypis swainsonii) (1)
- Reported May 13, 2026 06:15 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/S338304455
- Comments: "Flagged: rare in New York, north of its regular Southeastern breeding range, though somehow this is the second (!) found by Jeff Gramm in Brooklyn, and with thanks to Josh M for quickly refinding and confirming. Right near where the Bicknell’s Thrush has been, on the West side of Lookout Hill, albeit generally uphill from that low mulch path, skulking around in the undergrowth, as this species tends to do, walking, generally quite slowly, on the ground. Seen with many others, and I don’t think I got photos, but: Very drab, plain, skulky, olive-brown warbler, with dark eyeline and plain creamy underside. Long-desired patch bird!"

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