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.

Tuesday, February 14, 2017

How Walking in Nature Changes the Brain - NYTimes.com

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https://mobile.nytimes.com/blogs/well/2015/07/22/how-nature-changes-the-brain/?referer=https://m.facebook.com/

Fwd: Hi Peter

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Sent from AOL Mobile Mail -----Original Message----- From: Gerald Slevin <geraldslevin@gmail.com> To: Peter Dorosh <prosbird@aol.co...

Fwd: [eBird Alert] Kings County Rare Bird Alert

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---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: < ebird-alert@cornell.edu > Date: Feb 14, 2017 11:02 AM Subject: [eBird Alert] Kings Co...
Monday, February 13, 2017

Iceland at Bklyn army terminal

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2 Iceland Gulls Brooklyn NY Mon Feb 13, 2017 4:54 pm (PST) . Posted by: "Andrew Baksh" birdingdude Not the best day for Gullin...

Fwd: [eBird Alert] Kings County Rare Bird Alert

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---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: < ebird-alert@cornell.edu > Date: Feb 13, 2017 3:10 PM Subject: [eBird Alert] Kings Cou...

Fwd: [eBird Alert] Kings County Rare Bird Alert

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---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: < ebird-alert@cornell.edu > Date: Feb 13, 2017 2:11 PM Subject: [eBird Alert] Kings Cou...

Next Tuesday the 21st

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BBC evening program. https://m.facebook.com/events/250755178713181?view=permalink&id=250755188713180 Or http://brooklynbirdclub.or...

a windy day

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As a winter enthusiast and recreationist, days that are gusty and very windy àre not my favorite. You have to deal with windchills,blown off...

Tweet from The Kingsboider (@BBCKingsbirds)

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The Kingsboider (@BBCKingsbirds) tweeted at 1:24 PM on Mon, Feb 13, 2017: Comm Merganser diving 200 ft north side eastern Three sisters isla...

Tweet from Shane Blodgett (@Aplomadokestrel)

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Shane Blodgett (@Aplomadokestrel) tweeted at 0:54 PM on Mon, Feb 13, 2017: Drake Common Merganser Prosoect Lake ( https://twitter.com/Aploma...
Sunday, February 12, 2017

RUBB

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Rusty Blackbird continues at prospect feeders per Sean Sime

Fwd: [eBird Alert] Kings County Rare Bird Alert

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---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: < ebird-alert@cornell.edu > Date: Feb 11, 2017 6:28 PM Subject: [eBird Alert] Kings Cou...

Fwd: [eBird Alert] Kings County Rare Bird Alert

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---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: < ebird-alert@cornell.edu > Date: Feb 11, 2017 5:27 PM Subject: [eBird Alert] Kings Cou...

Birding by snowshoes

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My belated report this morning tells of yesterday's hilights.Beset by a weeklong cold attacking my throat with sore throat and cough, n...
Saturday, February 11, 2017

feeders my list

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https://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist/S34311820

Iceland

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ICELAND GULL back at ice edge OPP Well Dr shipping containers Prospect lake

Prospect feeders now

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Continuing RUSTY BLACKBIRD foraging ground with American Tree Sparrow. ( Thx Dale Dyer)

Quick notes

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Reported this morning Prospect: --3 Ringneck duck on lake --Iceland gull on ice by Wellhouse --Rusty blackbird at feeders

eBird Checklist – Prospect Park, New York – Fri Feb 10, 2017 – 1 species Hermit Thrush

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https://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist/S34294677
Friday, February 10, 2017

Save Ridgewood Reservoir: Support Letter for Reservoir Listing

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http://ridgewoodreservoir.blogspot.com/2017/02/support-letter-for-reservoir-listing.html?m=1

Fwd: [eBird Alert] Kings County Rare Bird Alert

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---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: < ebird-alert@cornell.edu > Date: Fri, Feb 10, 2017 at 3:37 PM Subject: [eBird Alert] K...

Bird tracks

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Seen around the Prospect feeders. Finally got to refilling those feeders.

Death of an owl tree

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The European type spruce in the ravine was a casualty of yesterday s wet snow storm.A tall spruce that captured the heavy wet snow on its...

Canvasback -NO

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It appears yesterdays snow driven down Canvasback is todays Snow fairy. Despites a quick scan of the lake, I found no sighting of the duck. ...
Thursday, February 9, 2017

Feb Snow moon tonite

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The CANVASBACK was to the left distant ,near the wellhouse

look what the snow brought down

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 If you recall the last line from my last post sure enough a good one descended upon Prospect Lake.Thanks to Dennis' very late afternoon...
Wednesday, February 8, 2017

prospect lake late afternoon

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http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist/email?subID=S34252390 With sun splashed Prospect Lake before the snow storm comes, several duck spec...
Sunday, February 5, 2017

Three sisters island ducks

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Seen on front of the islands,a mixed pair BUFFLEHEADS & one Drake RING NECKED DUCK Closer to me at West shore 3AMERICAN WIGEON. NORTH...

February's Deep Penumbral Lunar Eclipse - Sky & Telescope

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http://www.skyandtelescope.com/astronomy-news/feb-10th-penumbral-lunar-eclipse/

Fwd: [eBird Alert] Kings County Rare Bird Alert

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---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: < ebird-alert@cornell.edu > Date: Feb 5, 2017 12:28 PM Subject: [eBird Alert] Kings Cou...
Saturday, February 4, 2017

Fwd: [eBird Alert] Kings County Rare Bird Alert

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---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: < ebird-alert@cornell.edu > Date: Feb 4, 2017 1:35 PM Subject: [eBird Alert] Kings Coun...

Photo bird workshop

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https://www.facebook.com/events/1852642808345450/?ti=as See also Brooklyn Bird club calendar website http://brooklynbirdclub.org/meet...
Thursday, February 2, 2017

Prospect Lake

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The Snow geese pair was seen on the south lake shore by Duck Island. A single Ring-necked Duck drake seen at the east side of Three Sist...

Photo of West Pond mitigation

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From Don Riepe, Jamaica Baykeeper  showing  the JB Refuge West Pond Breach finally closed after 5 years

Fwd: Prospect First Sunday in February Bird Walk - February 5 ay 10am

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From: michele dreger <msdreger@yahoo.com> Subject: First Sunday in February Bird Walk - February 5 ay 10am   The first Su...
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