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.

Wednesday, February 25, 2026

LBBGULL at btpp

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Lesser Black-backed Gull (Larus fuscus) (1) - Reported Feb 25, 2026 11:15 by Richard Fleming - Bush Terminal Piers Park, Kings, New York - M...

Long Continuing prospect conm mergs

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Common Merganser (Mergus merganser) (4) - Reported Feb 25, 2026 09:50 by Trevor Williams - Prospect Park--Prospect Lake, Kings, New York - M...

Red headed woodpecker flyover Bed Stuy

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Red-headed Woodpecker (Melanerpes erythrocephalus) (1) - Reported Feb 25, 2026 11:20 by Austin Johnson - home, Kings, New York - Map: http:/...

LBBGULL in prospect

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Lesser Black-backed Gull (Larus fuscus) (1) - Reported Feb 24, 2026 11:49 by MCHL ____ - Prospect Park, Kings, New York - Map: http://maps.g...
Tuesday, February 24, 2026

Excellent article about the Great Backyard bird count profiling Tina Alleva leading the Brooklyn Bird Club.

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Kudos to Tina ! https://insideclimatenews.org/news/24022026/todays-climate-great-backyard-bird-count-community-science/ "How many lesso...

Iceland gull BATP4

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Iceland Gull (Larus glaucoides) (1) - Reported Feb 24, 2026 12:04 by Austin Johnson - Brooklyn Army Terminal Pier 4, Kings, New York - Map: ...

Bald eagle at BTPP

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Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) (1) - Reported Feb 24, 2026 08:40 by Adam Subel - Bush Terminal Piers Park, Kings, New York - Map: htt...

Swainsons hawk continues at Sims

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Swainson's Hawk (Buteo swainsoni) (1) - Reported Feb 24, 2026 11:02 by Marleny Rafferty - Sims Municipal Recycling (restricted access), ...
Monday, February 23, 2026

First of season local woodcock

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The early bird is back. An American Woodcock hid out in Prospect Parks Lullwater before it flew upwards towards a birder named Lane today. I...

Continuing PP Comm Mergs

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Common Merganser (Mergus merganser) (6) - Reported Feb 23, 2026 14:37 by Jennifer Shirk - Prospect Park--Prospect Lake, Kings, New York - Ma...
Sunday, February 22, 2026

Barrows GoldenEye * at BTPP

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Barrow's Goldeneye (Bucephala islandica) (1) - Reported Feb 21, 2026 07:18 by Nick Dawson - Bush Terminal Piers Park, Kings, New York - ...

Before the big snow ..

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Common Merganser (Mergus merganser) (2) - Reported Feb 22, 2026 08:22 by Brett Graham - Prospect Park, Kings, New York - Map: http://maps.go...
Saturday, February 21, 2026

More local Rarities including Swainsons hawk

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Iceland Gull (Larus glaucoides) (1) - Reported Feb 21, 2026 11:11 by Corey Finger - Brooklyn Army Terminal Pier 4, Kings, New York - Map:  h...

Fwd: [eBird Alert] Kings County Rare Bird Alert multiple reports

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"How many lessons of faith and beauty we should lose, if there were no winter in our year!" -- Thomas Wentworth Higginson     ----...

Huggard Prospect chklist

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https://ebird.org/checklist/S302665219 Note flock common Mergansers  "How many lessons of faith and beauty we should lose, if there wer...

Natural habitats

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  The "ugly" brush pile in your corner is saving lives. Right now — late February — here's who's using it: 🐰 RABBITS Buil...
Friday, February 20, 2026

Swainsons. Continuing at rainy Sims

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Swainson's Hawk (Buteo swainsoni) (1) - Reported Feb 20, 2026 10:47 by Richard Haimes - Sims Municipal Recycling (restricted access), Ki...

Glaucous Gull also at Sims & BATP4

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Glaucous Gull (Larus hyperboreus) (1) CONFIRMED - Reported Feb 20, 2026 11:49 by Doug Gochfeld - Sims Municipal Recycling (restricted access...
Thursday, February 19, 2026

BATP4 Glaucous Gull continuing

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Glaucous Gull (Larus hyperboreus) (1) - Reported Feb 19, 2026 09:55 by Linda Ewing - Brooklyn Army Terminal Pier 4, Kings, New York - Map: h...

iceland thayers gull at sims recycling

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Iceland Gull (Thayer's) (Larus glaucoides thayeri) (1) - Reported Feb 19, 2026 09:15 by Austin Johnson - Sims Municipal Recycling (restr...

40°39'39.4"N 74°00'17.5"W

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https://goo.gl/maps/GYH6Mr6PhE2R8Gxh8?g_st=am Swainsons Hawk pin location from today at Sims a recycling plant "How many lessons of fai...

Fwd: [eBird Alert] Kings County Rare Bird Alert Feb 19th offerings

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"How many lessons of faith and beauty we should lose, if there were no winter in our year!" -- Thomas Wentworth Higginson     ----...
Wednesday, February 18, 2026

Common mergs pplake

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Common Merganser (Mergus merganser) (5) - Reported Feb 18, 2026 11:20 by Chris Miller - Prospect Park, Kings, New York - Map: http://maps.go...

Canvasback east river

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Canvasback (Aythya valisineria) (1) - Reported Feb 18, 2026 07:33 by Greg Thornberg - Kosciuszko Bridge (Kings Co.), Kings, New York - Map: ...

Sims SWAINSON hawk**

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Swainsons hawk continues at sims  recycling..see previous post details Swainson's Hawk (Buteo swainsoni) (1) - Reported Feb 18, 2026 12:...
Tuesday, February 17, 2026

SWAINSON HAWK ** returns to Sims Recycling

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Mike Silber reported today the return of the Swainsons Hawk likely in its 4th year gracing the Sims Recycling plant along 1st avenue by 32th...

[eBird Alert] Kings County Rare Bird Alert early Eastern Phoebe in BBG

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Eastern Phoebe (Sayornis phoebe) (1) - Reported Feb 17, 2026 10:10 by Brad Mielke - Brooklyn Botanic Garden, Kings, New York - Map: http://m...

[eBird Alert] Kings County Rare Bird Alert 10 CommMergs on PPLake

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Common Merganser (Mergus merganser) (10) - Reported Feb 17, 2026 07:59 by Forrest Wickman - Prospect Park, Kings, New York - Map: http://map...

[eBird Alert] Kings County Rare Bird Alert Nelson's Gull at BTPP

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American Herring x Glaucous Gull (hybrid) (Larus smithsonianus x hyperboreus) (1) - Reported Feb 16, 2026 13:45 by Nick Dawson - Bush Termin...

[eBird Alert] Kings County Rare Bird Alert Red necked grebe at BATP4

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Red-necked Grebe (Podiceps grisegena) (1) - Reported Feb 17, 2026 07:51 by Corey Finger - Brooklyn Army Terminal Pier 4, Kings, New York - M...
Monday, February 16, 2026

Around the nabe

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Glaucous Gull (Larus hyperboreus) (1) - Reported Feb 16, 2026 08:51 by Nick Dawson - Bush Terminal Piers Park, Kings, New York - Map:  http:...

Woodcock show...spring is coming!

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  Floyd Bennett one of the best places,also jbwr at the visitors center, maybe marine park salt marsh center  " Preserve and cherish th...
Sunday, February 15, 2026

GBBC Prospect walk by BBC Feb 15th

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Leader Tina Alleva ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Tina Alleva <> Date: Sun, Feb 15, 2026, 1:38 PM Subject: GBBC To: Pet...

Prospect lake Common Mergansers staying put

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Common Merganser (Mergus merganser) (5) - Reported Feb 15, 2026 09:40 by Jacob Turetsky - Prospect Park, Kings, New York - Map: http://maps....
Saturday, February 14, 2026

Iceland gulls stays at BATP4

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Iceland Gull (Larus glaucoides) (1) CONFIRMED - Reported Feb 14, 2026 14:04 by Tom Preston - Brooklyn Army Terminal Pier 4, Kings, New York ...
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