Thursday, October 1, 2026

GWC dickcissel

Dickcissel (Spiza americana) (1)
- Reported Oct 01, 2026 10:05 by MCHL ____
- 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/S398115567
- Comments: "!Heard Zrt call. Audio for review." 


"Delicious autumn! My very soul is wedded to it, and if I were a bird I would fly about the earth seeking the successive autumns."
— George Eliot

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Fwd: Today's BBC Walk

Leader Tom Stephenson


"Delicious autumn! My very soul is wedded to it, and if I were a bird I would fly about the earth seeking the successive autumns."
— George Eliot

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From: Tom Stephenson <12toms@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 4:02 PM
Subject: Today's Walk
To: Peter Dorosh <prosbird@gmail.com>
Cc: Dennis Hrehowsik <DeepSeaGangster@gmail.com>, Ryan Goldberg <ryangoldberg@gmail.com>, Marisa Hernandez <shishi47@gmail.com>, Valerie Masten <valerie.masten@gmail.com>, Bob Curtis <bobolink@nyct.net>, Lisa Curtiss <lccurtiss@gmail.com>, Chris Miller <cmnyc79@gmail.com>


Hi Peter,
We had a beautiful and quite birdy day today. A good group of 40-50 people, and birds in various pockets, especially in the south end of the park. We ended up with 58 species including 14 species of warblers.

Highlights were probably the 5 common nighthawks migrating, and many black-and-white and northern parulas.

Here's the list.

Best regards,
Tom

Double-crested Cormorant
Great Blue Heron
Canada Goose
Mute Swan
Wood Duck
American Black Duck
Mallard
Northern Shoveler
Sharp-shinned Hawk
Red-tailed Hawk
Laughing Gull
Ring-billed Gull
Rock Dove
Common Nighthawk
Chimney Swift
Belted Kingfisher
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
Downy Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
Olive-sided Flycatcher
Eastern Phoebe
White-eyed Vireo
Red-eyed Vireo
Blue Jay
Common Raven
Brown Creeper
Carolina Wren
Golden-crowned Kinglet
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Gray-cheeked Thrush
Swainson's Thrush
American Robin
Gray Catbird
Brown Thrasher
European Starling
Cedar Waxwing
Northern Parula
Yellow Warbler
Magnolia Warbler
Cape May Warbler
Black-throated Blue Warbler
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Black-throated Green Warbler
Palm Warbler
Blackpoll Warbler
Black-and-white Warbler
American Redstart
Ovenbird
Northern Waterthrush
Common Yellowthroat
Scarlet Tanager
Song Sparrow
Northern Cardinal
Rose-breasted Grosbeak
Common Grackle
American Goldfinch
House Sparrow
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October 1st

Olive-sided Flycatcher (Contopus cooperi) (1)
- Reported Oct 01, 2026 08:48 by Kayla Schwarz
- 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/S398067952
- Comments: "Tom positively identified"

Olive-sided Flycatcher (Contopus cooperi) (1)
- Reported Oct 01, 2026 08:47 by deb price
- 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/S398071792
- Comments: "Seen on prospect park bird walk. Identified by leader Tom. Others with photos."

Bay-breasted Warbler (Setophaga castanea) (1)
- Reported Oct 01, 2026 10:40 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/S398070336
- Comments: "Wouldn’t have been flagged yesterday! Showing a definite wash of pale maroon on flanks"
 


"Delicious autumn! My very soul is wedded to it, and if I were a bird I would fly about the earth seeking the successive autumns."
— George Eliot

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Connecticut warbler at Brooklyn Bridge patch


Connecticut Warbler (Oporornis agilis) (1)
- Reported Sep 30, 2026 17:18 by MI YU
- Sketchy wooded circle off the Brooklyn Bridge, Kings, New York
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=40.700302,-73.990279&ll=40.700302,-73.990279
- Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S397883431
- Comments: "Found by Doug G in the morning. Perched low on tree in the middle of the woods. Gave thin, rising and buzzy flight call as it took a short flight to south. Adult- fairly contrasting gray hood."
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"Learn from yesterday. Live for today. Look to tomorrow. Rest this afternoon." 

Snoopy, "Peanuts"
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Fwd: Wednesday Migration Morning in BBP 9-30-2026

Wed Walk in BBP

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From: Mike Yuan <mjyuan@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, Sep 30, 2026 at 8:25 PM
Subject: Wednesday Migration Morning in BBP 9-30-2026
To: Peter Dorosh <prosbird@gmail.com>, Dennis Hrehowsik <deepseagangster@gmail.com>


Post-nor’easter gates still open on a lovely morning in the park. A few flocks of migrating Blue Jays, and an uncommon for the park Red-bellied Woodpecker on pier 1. The best spot was the rocks by the pier 1 marsh, where a Yellow-breasted Chat showed well along with a Lincoln’s sparrow and assorted warblers. 

We nearly walked into a Red-tailed Hawk on Pier, who didn’t mind our presence, and caught up with a few more sparrows. After I left, the group picked up more warblers and Rose-breasted Grosbeaks. More to come as we get into fall. 

20 attendees, 35 species. 

Mike


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"Learn from yesterday. Live for today. Look to tomorrow. Rest this afternoon." 

Snoopy, "Peanuts"
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