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, November 27, 2025

Thanksgiving greetings

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The Kingsboider wishes everyone Happy Thanksgiving 🦃. May your day be festive, enjoyable and time well spent with family ,friends or birds....
Wednesday, November 26, 2025

Treves BBG Chklist

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Note BH Vireo and late yellow warbler https://ebird.org/checklist/S286226115 "Is not this a true autumn day? Just the still melancholy ...
Tuesday, November 25, 2025

Lincolns at BBP Pier 2

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Lincoln's Sparrow (Melospiza lincolnii) (1) - Reported Nov 25, 2025 08:45 by Catherine Quayle - Brooklyn Bridge Park, Kings, New York - ...
Monday, November 24, 2025

Winter Finch Forecast Update - FINCH RESEARCH NETWORK

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https://finchnetwork.org/here-come-the-finches "Is not this a true autumn day? Just the still melancholy that I love—that makes life an...

its a whole new ballgame! Prospect feeders are up

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  Its a new season... Enjoy! ( please as a rule never enter the premises beyond the fence..If anything is amiss, send me an email or contact...
Sunday, November 23, 2025

Ash throated FC at Bush Terminal park

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Ash-throated Flycatcher (Myiarchus cinerascens) (1) - Reported Nov 23, 2025 11:15 by Anonymous eBirder - Bush Terminal Piers Park, Kings, Ne...

My golden year concludes

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In a fun way to celebrate my golden anniversary this year, pursuing  bird species with "gold" in their names, I set out to find 8 ...
Saturday, November 22, 2025

Evening Grosbeak - Species Map - eBird

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https://ebird.org/map/evegro   Less than 5 records is prospects total history,  last sighting in April 2023 after today's Maryland monum...

[eBird Alert] Kings County Rare Bird Alert - **EVENING GROSBEAK at Maryland monument

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bird." Evening Grosbeak (Hesperiphona vespertina) (1) - Reported Nov 22, 2025 10:16 by John Huggard - Prospect Park, Kings, New York - ...

Warbs Around the nabe

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Northern Yellow Warbler (Setophaga aestiva) (1) - Reported Nov 22, 2025 09:58 by Ryan Treves - Brooklyn Botanic Garden, Kings, New York - Ma...

The conclusion to a golden year: American Goldfinch claims Prospect Park as Lucky “Golden Bird” #8 in a celebratory year November 22

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Leader : Peter Dorosh.  With Sameer and Nolan https://ebird.org/checklist/S285664015 My conclusion to my golden year , achieving success wit...

Late warblers

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Blue-headed Vireo (Vireo solitarius) (1) - Reported Nov 21, 2025 10:58 by Indigo Goodson - Brooklyn Botanic Garden, Kings, New York - Map: h...
Friday, November 21, 2025

cool article about Greenwood Cemetery with reference to Brooklyn Bird Club.

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https://www.brownstoner.com/brooklyn-life/green-wood-cemetery-urban-grasslands-native-plants/ -- " Preserve and cherish the pale blue d...
Thursday, November 20, 2025

Grasshopper sparrow continuing at BTPP + Nashville Warbler at GWC

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Grasshopper Sparrow (Ammodramus savannarum) (1) - Reported Nov 20, 2025 09:36 by Chris Miller - Bush Terminal Piers Park, Kings, New York - ...
Wednesday, November 19, 2025

[eBird Alert] Kings County Rare alert **Grasshopper sparrow at BTPP

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Grasshopper Sparrow (Ammodramus savannarum) (1) - Reported Nov 19, 2025 15:21 by MCHL ____ - Bush Terminal Piers Park, Kings, New York - Map...

fascinating read

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https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/18/climate/washington-birds-habitat-health.html?unlocked_article_code=1.2U8.icvu.UJVYGeTnvsiw&smid=url-s...

Flyover Cackling Goose Cobble Hill section

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Cackling Goose (Branta hutchinsii) (1) - Reported Nov 18, 2025 14:45 by E R - Congress Street, Kings, New York - Map:  http://maps.google.co...

Juncos everywhere

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Currently Im seeing the Western Nethermead filled with juncos lots of them on the lawn.. Pretty cool ... "I hope I can be the autumn le...

Fwd: Two hundred fifty miles and counting…

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---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Natural Areas Conservancy < info@naturalareasnyc.org > Date: Tue, Nov 18, 2025 at 11:10 ...
Tuesday, November 18, 2025

Late indigo

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Indigo Bunting (Passerina cyanea) (1) - Reported Nov 18, 2025 09:58 by Ryan Treves - Brooklyn Botanic Garden, Kings, New York - Map: http://...

Warbs around the nabe

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Ovenbird (Seiurus aurocapilla) (3) - Reported Nov 18, 2025 07:30 by MI YU - Brooklyn Bridge Park, Kings, New York - Map: http://maps.google....

GWC Baltimore oriole

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Baltimore Oriole (Icterus galbula) (1) - Reported Nov 16, 2025 13:56 by Peter Paul - Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, Kings, New York - Map:  ...
Monday, November 17, 2025

Sandhill Cranes over Sunset Park

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spotted by Gabireil Willow, with photos https://ebird.org/checklist/S284963865 -- " Preserve and cherish the pale blue dot,the only hom...
Sunday, November 16, 2025

Late osprey

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Osprey (Pandion haliaetus) (1) - Reported Nov 16, 2025 12:27 by chel sea - Prospect Park, Kings, New York - Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=...

NAWA in Janet's Meadow (Valley Water)

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Nashville Warbler (Leiothlypis ruficapilla) (1) - Reported Nov 16, 2025 08:59 by Adam Subel - Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, Kings, New York...

Brown pelican sightings in NYC could mean the southern birds are here to stay, according to scientists - CBS New York

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https://www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news/brown-pelicans-nyc-jamaica-bay-birds/ " Preserve and cherish the pale blue dot,the only home we...
Friday, November 14, 2025

GWC Lincoln sparrow

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Lincoln's Sparrow (Melospiza lincolnii) (1) - Reported Nov 14, 2025 08:00 by matt bourke - Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, Kings, New Yor...

Prospect rarities

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Two reports worth pursuing  An orange crowned warbler-- quite a beauty-- reported by Chris Miller at the north end of the Vale of Cashmere (...

Bald eagle over gwc

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Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) (1) - Reported Nov 14, 2025 14:00 by Linda Ewing - Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, Kings, New York - Ma...

BBP Gochfeld chklist

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Note cackling goose, Baltimore people, warblers,pipit and ravens at  this coastal site https://ebird.org/checklist/S284443472 "I hope I...

Prospect woodcocks

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In prospect park ,a coworker reported amer woodcocks."Between Garfield and 3rd street and one in sugar bowl yesterday" ( latter al...
Thursday, November 13, 2025

Bird List - Prospect Park, Kings, New York, United States - eBird Hotspot. Today's chklist

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https://ebird.org/hotspot/L109516/bird-list "I hope I can be the autumn leaf, who looked at the sky and lived. And when it was time to ...

Butterfly meadow today

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After a year's work eradicating mostly mugwort, this is the tremendous result , thanks to Brooklyn Bird club members led by Janet Zinn, ...
Wednesday, November 12, 2025

Around the nabe

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Blue-headed Vireo (Vireo solitarius) (1) - Reported Nov 12, 2025 07:25 by Forrest Wickman - Prospect Park, Kings, New York - Map:  http://ma...
Tuesday, November 11, 2025

Wickman PP Chklist

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Note Nashville warbler, chipping and fox Sparrow s https://ebird.org/checklist/S284004599 "I hope I can be the autumn leaf, who looked ...
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