- Broad-winged Hawk (1 report)
- Least Flycatcher (1 report)
- Philadelphia Vireo (1 report)
- Ruby-crowned Kinglet (1 report)
- Swainson's Thrush (3 reports)
- Louisiana Waterthrush (2 reports)
- Golden-winged Warbler (4 reports)
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Broad-winged Hawk (Buteo platypterus) (1)
- Reported Sep 05, 2026 08:30 by Zohara Nguyen
- 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/S390090320
- Media: 2 Photos
- Comments: "Flying close to red tailed hawk but smaller and with white tail band. Photo attached."
Least Flycatcher (Empidonax minimus) (1)
- Reported Sep 05, 2026 12:42 by Lander Zurikarai
- 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/S390020455
- Comments: "Empidonax flycatcher, most likely this species"
Philadelphia Vireo (Vireo philadelphicus) (1)
- Reported Sep 05, 2026 06:04 by Paul Merle
- 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/S390086719
- Comments: "Like a warbling vireo with a yellow wash and a brighter yellow throat"
Ruby-crowned Kinglet (Corthylio calendula) (1)
- Reported Sep 05, 2026 06:04 by Paul Merle
- 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/S390086719
- Comments: "Plain grey overall. White wing bar. Partial eye rings"
Swainson's Thrush (Catharus ustulatus) (1)
- Reported Sep 05, 2026 14:01 by Xinyi Z
- 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/S390094489
- Comments: "A bit early. Buffy eye rings. Photo available"
Swainson's Thrush (Catharus ustulatus) (1)
- Reported Sep 05, 2026 09:26 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/S390096441
- Comments: "FOS for me. Buffy eyering. Later saw at least one more, and had my camera to photograph it, though that one is on a separate list when I came back—it’s clear they really arrived overnight."
Swainson's Thrush (Catharus ustulatus) (2)
- Reported Sep 05, 2026 06:04 by Paul Merle
- 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/S390086719
- Comments: "Clear buff eyering"
Louisiana Waterthrush (Parkesia motacilla) (1)
- Reported Sep 05, 2026 11:45 by Radka Osickova
- 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/S390091782
- Comments: "Late, clean throat, bold white eyebrow. Lullwater by terrace bridge"
Louisiana Waterthrush (Parkesia motacilla) (1)
- Reported Sep 05, 2026 06:04 by Paul Merle
- 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/S390086719
- Comments: "Bright white eyeline that doesn’t taper in the back"
Golden-winged Warbler (Vermivora chrysoptera) (1)
- Reported Sep 05, 2026 11:45 by Radka Osickova
- 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/S390091782
- Comments: "Black head, golden wing. Refound by lower pool"
Golden-winged Warbler (Vermivora chrysoptera) (1)
- Reported Sep 05, 2026 09:26 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/S390096441
- Comments: "Flagged: rare, low-density migrant, and rarely chaseable in Brooklyn—my first this year. In this case I got the notification about Zohara’s find while up in the Butterfly Meadow and decided to quickly run (literally—was supposed to be mostly running this morning) over to her pin, where she and Daisy and Tripper were able to put me on it fairly quickly. Mostly seen from below while it was very high above, from which vantage the view was mainly the black throat and otherwise plain underside—I saw no hint of yellow on the underside either in real life or in anyone’s photos, so this seems to me good for a “pure” Golden-winged—though I was able to eventually get a little more of a view of the namesake yellow upper wings, as it clung to some dead leaves searching them for bugs. A challenging bird but always good to see them hanging on."
Golden-winged Warbler (Vermivora chrysoptera) (1)
- Reported Sep 05, 2026 08:30 by Zohara Nguyen
- 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/S390090320
- Media: 3 Photos
- Comments: "Seen dangling off and inspecting the clumps of dead leaves at The Ravine. Yellow on crown, black around eye, black throat, grey back with yellow wing panel against grey back. Absolutely stunning find! Photos attached."
Golden-winged Warbler (Vermivora chrysoptera) (1)
- Reported Sep 05, 2026 06:04 by Paul Merle
- 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/S390086719
- Comments: "Black throat and eye patch with bright white above and below. Yellow crown and big yellow wingbars"
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