Prospect Park Bird Sightings & North Brooklyn Nature News

A newsboard for reporting bird sightings, happenings & announcements,miscellany in north Brooklyn and the 3 main central north Brooklyn green regions : historic Prospect Park, Brooklyn Botanic Garden & north half of Kings County, & Greenwood Cemetery.A service for Brooklyn birders and visitors. Also note: Conservation issues & miscellany posts.

Friday, August 22, 2025

Olive sided fc in PP

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Olive-sided Flycatcher (Contopus cooperi) (1) - Reported Aug 22, 2025 09:14 by B F - Prospect Park, Kings, New York - Map: http://maps.googl...
Thursday, August 21, 2025

Mich GWC list

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Note eagle and yb flycatcher  https://ebird.org/checklist/S268644561 "The crickets felt it was their duty to warn everybody that summer...

Local bird walks BBC Calendar

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Everything is up on schedule.... https://brooklynbirdclub.org/events/ -- " Preserve and cherish the pale blue dot,the only home we'...

Cool current wind map

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especially looking for north winds in migration push.. https://www.wunderground.com/wundermap?lat=40.713&lon=-74.006 -- " Preserve ...
Tuesday, August 19, 2025

Bird List - Prospect Park, Kings, New York, United States - eBird Hotspot

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https://ebird.org/hotspot/L109516/bird-list?yr=curM 58 species monday...migration starts
Monday, August 18, 2025

Lowa prospect

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Louisiana Waterthrush (Parkesia motacilla) (2) - Reported Aug 18, 2025 11:00 by Jacob Kramer-Duffield - Prospect Park, Kings, New York - Map...
Sunday, August 17, 2025

Golden winged hybrid in pp

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Golden-winged x Blue-winged Warbler (hybrid) (Vermivora chrysoptera x cyanoptera) (1) - Reported Aug 17, 2025 08:55 by Forrest Wickman - Pro...
Saturday, August 16, 2025

An Uppie in Greenwood Aug 15th

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Likely first record  Upland Sandpiper (Bartramia longicauda) (1) CONFIRMED - Reported Aug 15, 2025 07:05 by Z . - Green-Wood Cemetery, Brook...

Good warblers on the move

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Also reported two blue winged warblers on the switchback trail as well slope trail by Maryland monument  https://ebird.org/checklist/S267650...

In memoriam: BBC President emeritus Paul Keim

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I received the sad word that Paul passed away ,from complications of cancer .It was a day I was not looking forward to . Paul was a major pa...
Thursday, August 14, 2025

Fw: Annual Shorebird Festival, August 17th

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Wednesday, August 13, 2025

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Tuesday, August 12, 2025

Hilton Head birders identify first known hybrid bird species | Hilton Head Island Packet

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Hilton Head birders identify first known hybrid bird species | Hilton Head Island Packet https://share.google/O1FG1BTeIDOXeis6t "Summer...
Monday, August 11, 2025

Bald eagle over PP

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Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) (1) - Reported Aug 10, 2025 09:21 by Kathleen Toomey - Prospect Park, Kings, New York - Map:  http://m...
Saturday, August 9, 2025

WEWA in GWC

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Worm-eating Warbler (Helmitheros vermivorum) (1) - Reported Aug 09, 2025 07:57 by Tracey Chan - Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, Kings, New Yo...

Bird List - Prospect Park, Kings, New York, United States - eBird Hotspot

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https://ebird.org/hotspot/L109516/bird-list?yr=curM Prospect past week
Friday, August 8, 2025

WEWA BBG

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Worm-eating Warbler (Helmitheros vermivorum) (1) - Reported Aug 08, 2025 14:15 by Chris Miller - Brooklyn Botanic Garden, Kings, New York - ...

Wickman PP chklist

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https://ebird.org/checklist/S265838200 Note early ovenbird , north waterthrush, breeding bg gnat "Summer was our best season: it was sl...
Thursday, August 7, 2025

OSFC in PP

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Olive-sided Flycatcher (Contopus cooperi) (1) - Reported Aug 07, 2025 08:11 by Kathleen Toomey - Prospect Park, Kings, New York - Map:  http...
Tuesday, August 5, 2025

TEWA in BBP

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Tennessee Warbler (Leiothlypis peregrina) (1) - Reported Aug 05, 2025 07:12 by MI YU - Brooklyn Bridge Park, Kings, New York - Map: http://m...
Monday, August 4, 2025

Warblers around the nabe

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Blue-winged Warbler (Vermivora cyanoptera) (1) - Reported Aug 02, 2025 07:00 by matt bourke - Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, Kings, New York...

Warblers on the move in Prospect

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Worm eating ,blue winged reported yesterday. Start birding, slow at first ,picks up towards month end... "Summer was our best season: i...
Saturday, August 2, 2025

Toomey prospect list

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https://ebird.org/checklist/S264576753 Note early ovenbird and Louisiana waterthrush "Summer was our best season: it was sleeping on th...

GWC BWWA

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Blue-winged Warbler (Vermivora cyanoptera) (1) - Reported Aug 02, 2025 10:24 by Pooja Jayaraman - Green-Wood Cemetery--Dell Water, Kings, Ne...
Friday, August 1, 2025

Early scarlet tanager

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Scarlet Tanager (Piranga olivacea) (1) - Reported Aug 01, 2025 13:33 by MCHL ____ - Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, Kings, New York - Map: ht...

Bonys at Vet Pier

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Bonaparte's Gull (Chroicocephalus philadelphia) (1) - Reported Jul 31, 2025 16:20 by KZ F - Veterans Memorial Pier, Kings, New York - Ma...
Monday, July 28, 2025

early bird ( warbler)

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note Parula...per Forrest Northern Parula (Setophaga americana) (1) - Reported Jul 28, 2025 07:17 by Forrest Wickman - Prospect Park, Kings,...
Wednesday, July 23, 2025

Northern Waterthrush in BBG

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Northern Waterthrush (Parkesia noveboracensis) (1) - Reported Jul 22, 2025 16:30 by Lisa Curtiss - Brooklyn Botanic Garden, Kings, New York ...
Sunday, July 20, 2025

Fwd: Moth night with Matthew

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Venue at Litchfield Villa woods "Summer was our best season: it was sleeping on the back screened porch in cots, or trying to sleep in ...
Friday, July 18, 2025

Greenwood birds

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Red-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta canadensis) (1) - Reported Jul 18, 2025 15:35 by KZ F - Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, Kings, New York - Map: h...
Wednesday, July 16, 2025

Solitary at GWC

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Solitary Sandpiper (Tringa solitaria) (1) - Reported Jul 16, 2025 07:15 by Z . - Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, Kings, New York - Map:  http...

rare date for Blackpoll warbler in July Prospect

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Either a "floater " ( unattached male) or actually breeding male ?.. a good sighting...in any case Blackpoll Warbler (Setophaga st...
Tuesday, July 15, 2025

First fall Louie waterthrush

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Louisiana Waterthrush (Parkesia motacilla) (1) - Reported Jul 15, 2025 10:40 by Mike Wilper - Prospect Park, Kings, New York - Map:  http://...
Sunday, July 13, 2025

Night life of bugs and moths event in prospect park July 18th. Brooklyn Bird club

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https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1YpD7jpnjW/ Night-fliers! Join Matthew Wills in a celebration of National Moth Week by exploring the wild w...
Thursday, July 10, 2025

Hoodie on the lake

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Hooded Merganser (Lophodytes cucullatus) (1) - Reported Jul 10, 2025 10:45 by Chris Miller - Prospect Park, Kings, New York - Map: http://ma...
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