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.

Thursday, January 8, 2026

Treves BBG List

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https://ebird.org/checklist/S293144946 Note eagle and purple fiinch Something to think about for the New year: What is success? To laugh oft...

Black vulture over GWC

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Black Vulture (Coragyps atratus) (1) - Reported Jan 08, 2026 08:00 by matt bourke - Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, Kings, New York - Map: ht...
Wednesday, January 7, 2026

Saturdays walk change update

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Dear birders: Megan Thorton's walk in Greenwood Cemetery has been moved to Sunday January 11th due to rain forecast Saturday. see the re...

Overwinter chippie at. GWC

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Chipping Sparrow (Spizella passerina) (1) - Reported Jan 07, 2026 08:02 by Asher Fusco - Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, Kings, New York - Ma...

Cobble Hill OCWA

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Orange-crowned Warbler (Leiothlypis celata) (1) CONFIRMED - Reported Jan 07, 2026 08:37 by E R - Cobble Hill Park, Kings, New York - Map: ht...
Monday, January 5, 2026

Pplake ICGU

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Iceland Gull (Larus glaucoides) (1) - Reported Jan 05, 2026 13:24 by Susie Dippel - Prospect Park, Kings, New York - Map: http://maps.google...

[eBird Alert] Kings County Rare Bird

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Lesser Black-backed Gull (Larus fuscus) (1) - Reported Jan 05, 2026 08:46 by B F - Prospect Park, Kings, New York - Map: http://maps.google....
Sunday, January 4, 2026

Glaucous Gull reported on prospect lake

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Glaucous Gull (Larus hyperboreus) (1) - Reported Jan 04, 2026 14:07 by Brett Graham - Prospect Park, Kings, New York - Map: http://maps.goog...

Orange-crowned Warbler Overview, All About Birds, Cornell Lab of Ornithology

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Orange-crowned Warbler Overview, All About Birds, Cornell Lab of Ornithology https://share.google/TBzNFIBQIFBHexVfc I highly favor this bird...
Saturday, January 3, 2026

ICGU at BATP4

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Iceland Gull (kumlieni) (Larus glaucoides kumlieni) (1) - Reported Jan 03, 2026 09:00 by Michael Auda - Brooklyn Army Terminal Pier 4, Kings...

GWC OCWA

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Orange-crowned Warbler (Leiothlypis celata) (1) - Reported Jan 03, 2026 13:06 by John Huggard - Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, Kings, New Yo...

Palm warbler BTPP

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Palm Warbler (Western) (Setophaga palmarum palmarum) (1) - Reported Jan 03, 2026 12:12 by Nick Dawson - Bush Terminal Piers Park, Kings, New...

Rusty BB in Prospect ambergill

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Rusty Blackbird (Euphagus carolinus) (1) - Reported Jan 03, 2026 08:07 by John Huggard - Prospect Park, Kings, New York - Map: http://maps.g...

[eBird Alert] Kings County Rare Bird Glaucous Gull* at BTPP

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Glaucous Gull (Larus hyperboreus) (1) - Reported Jan 02, 2026 14:15 by Amy and Toby - Bush Terminal Piers Park, Kings, New York - Map: http:...
Friday, January 2, 2026

[eBird Alert] Kings County Rare Bird Alert

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Iceland Gull (Thayer's) (Larus glaucoides thayeri) (1) - Reported Jan 02, 2026 14:28 by Austin Johnson - Prospect Park, Kings, New York ...

Two local rarities today

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Glaucous Gull (Larus hyperboreus) (1) CONFIRMED - Reported Jan 02, 2026 13:02 by Ryan Mandelbaum - Bush Terminal Piers Park, Kings, New York...
Thursday, January 1, 2026

Chippie at feeders in GWC

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Now the only feeders locally with Prospects ended. Chipping Sparrow (Spizella passerina) (1) - Reported Jan 01, 2026 14:18 by Caroline Quinn...

LBBG Roost at BBP Pier 1 pilings

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Lesser Black-backed Gull (Larus fuscus) (1) - Reported Jan 01, 2026 16:40 by Doug Gochfeld - Brooklyn Bridge Park, Kings, New York - Map: ht...

1st day Huggard prospect chklist

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https://ebird.org/checklist/S291656390 Note hen Common merganser, Rusty bb, ring necked neck ducks, Carolina Wren,fox sparrow A good first d...

Cobble Hill patch patchy OCWA..

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New spot for blog Orange-crowned Warbler (Leiothlypis celata) (1) - Reported Jan 01, 2026 11:20 by E R - Cobble Hill Park, Kings, New York -...

Common merganser on Prospect lake

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Common Merganser (Mergus merganser) (1) - Reported Jan 01, 2026 08:10 by Sean Sime - Prospect Park, Kings, New York - Map: http://maps.googl...

eBird Checklist - 1 Jan 2026 - Prospect Park - 29 species. BBC walk led by Karen Ohearn

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https://ebird.org/checklist/S291608713 Something to think about for the New year: What is success? To laugh often and much; to win the respe...

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

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https://ebird.org/hotspot/L109516 First Birds *  Something to think about for the New year: What is success? To laugh often and much; to wi...

New Years Greetings!

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  May your New Year be a special one, healthy and prosperous, with dreams and hopes fulfilled. The Kingsboider wishes you a Happy New Year!

New Year Greetings!

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Something to think about for the New year: What is success? To laugh often and much; to win the respect of intelligent people and the affect...
Wednesday, December 31, 2025

Last day gulls

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On this last last of the year,it's all gulls. Bush Terminal Pier Park hosted both Glaucous and Black headed Gulls, with the latter also ...
Tuesday, December 30, 2025

Rare gulls trifecta at Bush Terminal Pier #4 and waste treatments plant

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Reports today of Glaucous Gull at Owls Head waste treatments plant , a Black headed Gull there as well but reported flying afterwards  towar...
Monday, December 29, 2025

Possible slaty backed gull prospect lake

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A strong possibility with an immature seen from the Hammerhead or southwest mainland of prospect lake, up close. Something to think about fo...

Come flock prosLake

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13 Common Mergansers just circled over Prospect Park Lake.l Something to think about for the New year: What is success? To laugh often and m...

COME prospect lake

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Common Merganser (Mergus merganser) (2) - Reported Dec 29, 2025 15:10 by Joseph Trezza - Prospect Park--Prospect Lake, Kings, New York - Map...

Good gulls at prospect lake

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Lesser Black-backed Gull (Larus fuscus) (1) - Reported Dec 29, 2025 11:45 by Jeanne Cimorelli - Prospect Park--Prospect Lake, Kings, New Yor...

Glaucous gull*at BATPier4

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Glaucous Gull (Larus hyperboreus) (1) - Reported Dec 29, 2025 11:16 by Casey Ferio - Brooklyn Army Terminal Pier 4, Kings, New York - Map: h...
Sunday, December 28, 2025

OCWA in GWC ( unknown specific location) one of 3 reports

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Orange-crowned Warbler (Leiothlypis celata) (1) - Reported Dec 28, 2025 07:14 by Susie Dippel - Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, Kings, New Yo...

LBBG juvenile on prospect lake

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Lesser Black-backed Gull (Larus fuscus) (2) - Reported Dec 28, 2025 13:07 by Austin Johnson - Prospect Park, Kings, New York - Map: http://m...

Glaucous Gull continuing at BTPP

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Glaucous Gull (Larus hyperboreus) (1) - Reported Dec 28, 2025 12:16 by Asher Fusco - Brooklyn Army Terminal Pier 4, Kings, New York - Map: h...
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