Wednesday, October 21, 2026

Vesper sparrows in smaller parks

Vesper Sparrow (Pooecetes gramineus) (1)
- Reported Oct 21, 2026 12:18 by Jeremy Thorp
- Brooklyn Bridge Park, Kings, New York
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=40.6996104,-73.9973745&ll=40.6996104,-73.9973745
- Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S404283039
- Comments: "Streaky sparrow with thin white eyering"

Vesper Sparrow (Pooecetes gramineus) (2)
- Reported Oct 21, 2026 07:31 by Joe Weisbord
- McCarren Park, Kings, New York
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=40.7198951,-73.9512669&ll=40.7198951,-73.9512669
- Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S404278199
- Media: 3 Photos
- Comments: "Uncommon migrant; spotted by Landry on the north ball fields. Larger gray/brown sparrow streaked back and breast w buffy wash; bold eye ring, light outer tail feathers. Flushed several times into trees at the perimeter, ranging widely. Later found two together on the ground nr NW corner of ballfields. Second McCarren park record. Photos." 


"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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