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, May 16, 2023

Bicknells details

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Bicknell's Thrush (Catharus bicknelli) (1) - Reported May 16, 2023 10:45 by Ryan Goldberg - Prospect Park, Kings, New York - Map: http:/...

Water is life

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Among the three critical elements of birds journey is water. Besides food and shelter,water fulfills a bird's survival success. So as a ...

Tweet from The Kingsboider (@BBCKingsbirds) wewa upper pool

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The Kingsboider (@BBCKingsbirds) tweeted at 4:52 PM on Tue, May 16, 2023: Worm eating warbler along back path Upper Pool  Prospect.rhz to Mi...

Tweet from The Kingsboider (@BBCKingsbirds)

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The Kingsboider (@BBCKingsbirds) tweeted at 8:35 AM on Tue, May 16, 2023: Active Warbler spot at Vale cashmere pool north ( https://twitter....
Monday, May 15, 2023

Tweet from Brooklyn Bird Club (@BklynBirdClub) park high #

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Brooklyn Bird Club (@BklynBirdClub) tweeted at 8:40 AM on Mon, May 15, 2023: Nice job to team No Egrets!  We got 92 species for the park!Tha...

Prospect Park Alliance newsletter

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Anhinga article https://www.prospectpark.org/spot-the-parks-newest-species-the-devil-bird/ ( of course the bird left for greener pastures.. ...
Sunday, May 14, 2023

Rate warblers reports

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Mourning Warbler (Geothlypis philadelphia) (1) CONFIRMED - Reported May 14, 2023 11:11 by Elizabeth Monson - Fort Greene Park, Kings, New Yo...

And the winnah is....

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From Brooklyn bird club Facebook: Congratulations to A Solitary Beer, Yo! (Josh, Heydi, Michael, Spencer, Richard, and Tom) on seeing 129 sp...

Prospect rare warblers

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Some standout warblers surfaced today in Prospect as migration took a break ( it slowed down) , motivation still high for birders in their p...

Latest NYC BIRD ALERT : Goodbye Anhinga..it was great seeing ya...

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"nysbirds-l digest: May 14, 2023 New York State Birds digest To nysbirds-l digest recipients May 14 at 12:01 AM NYSBIRDS-L Digest for S...

Tweet from ryan (@RyanFMandelbaum) birdathon

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ryan (@RyanFMandelbaum) tweeted at 6:14 PM on Sat, May 13, 2023: pretty epic day birding  with @elcwt @jcmcnamee @pablo_dulce @JenKepler for...
Saturday, May 13, 2023

prospect drippin with cerulean

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Among finds by today's birdathon teams, the astounding number of Cerulean warblers is a big deal. . Even at three total, this is a high ...

Tweet from Elizabeth Paredes (@ElizabethP501) gwc howa

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Elizabeth Paredes (@ElizabethP501) tweeted at 6:00 PM on Sat, May 13, 2023: #Hoodedwarbler today 05/13/2023 by Sylvan Water @GreenWoodHF htt...

Tweet from Lotus Winnie Lee (@lotuswinnielee) Lawrence's warbler photo

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Lotus Winnie Lee (@lotuswinnielee) tweeted at 7:18 AM on Sat, May 13, 2023: Another picture of the Lawrences's Warbler @prospect_park on...

Tweet from Elizabeth Paredes (@ElizabethP501) gwc blue

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Elizabeth Paredes (@ElizabethP501) tweeted at 7:17 PM on Sat, May 13, 2023: I'm very happy to se this beautiful #bluegrosbeak today 05/1...

Lost memory card in prospect park today

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See this tweet from Lotus Winnie Lee: PLEASE HELP!!! I dropped my 128GB memory card today on the dirt path going up from the statute to the ...

Photos from Matt Beck

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Prospect including fledgling Carolina Wren on fence, Blackburnian Warbler Hey Peter....great seeing you in the park this morning.  Wanted to...

World Migratory Bird Day | in the Americas

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https://www.migratorybirdday.org/   Today is International Bird migration day Support and enjoy!
Friday, May 12, 2023

Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, Kings County, NY, US - eBird Hotspot

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https://ebird.org/hotspot/L285884 98 species reported

Prospect Park, Kings County, NY, US - eBird Hotspot

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https://ebird.org/hotspot/L109516 All set for the big parade tomorrow.114 species friday.

Friday good for a hybrid

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Today didn't seem like a massed mivementy,more so with scattered single sightings. But one can get excited for a warbler hybrid. The Fal...

Facebook BBC BIRDATHON

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https://m.facebook.com/story.php/?story_fbid=pfbid0WaQNjgywCBDnSXTx7RjzNtd1KuhA8XU3QDVKoapNrmnsAW1DyEWzXxM7iafqdPy7l&id=100064831802926 ...

Boiding the easy way

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Boiding is difficult. As one gets older, finding birds by sight alone can be hard. But older folks are wiser and seek out easy ways to find ...

Tweet from Brooklyn Bird Club (@BklynBirdClub) birdathon teams

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Brooklyn Bird Club (@BklynBirdClub) tweeted at 11:25 AM on Fri, May 12, 2023: Good luck to all our bird-athoners  tomorrow. Check out these ...

Tweet from The Kingsboider (@BBCKingsbirds) VOC Pool warblers

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The Kingsboider (@BBCKingsbirds) tweeted at 8:41 AM on Fri, May 12, 2023: Vale cashmere pool attracting a number of Warbler s: blackpoll,par...
Thursday, May 11, 2023

BirdCast - Bird migration forecasts in real-time

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https://birdcast.info / Still looking up for Friday

Fwd: Thursday Walk Extravaganza

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BBC walk led by Tom ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Tom Stephenson < 12toms@gmail.com > Date: Thursday, May 11, 2023 Sub...

eBird Checklist - 11 May 2023 - Prospect Park - 67 species

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https://ebird.org/checklist/S137084495   Agood day today..note Ryan's chklist

New book I got by premier author birder Kenn Kaufmann

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If you want to be the " complete birder" you need to understand the dynamics of bird migration and the toils , hardships and deter...

Falkill Falls magic spot

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During today's slowdown, the best thing done was watch the puddle at Falkill Falls. With the water turned off, birds took advantage. Whe...
Wednesday, May 10, 2023

Fw: Sign up for this Saturday's Brooklyn Bird Club Birdathon!

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"To plant a garden is to believe in tomorrow." --Audrey Hepburn ----...

Tweet from Cornell Lab (@CornellBirds) migration alert

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Cornell Lab (@CornellBirds) tweeted at 3:00 PM on Wed, May 10, 2023: Migration Alert!! 400 million birds will be migrating tonight—a good ti...

Tweet from Michael Sand (@MLSandline)

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Michael Sand (@MLSandline) tweeted at 8:56 AM on Wed, May 10, 2023: Ruby-throated Hummingbird carrying spider silk up to her nest-build @pro...

Tweet from Brooklyn Bird Alert (@BirdBrklyn) bye bye Anhinga?

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Brooklyn Bird Alert (@BirdBrklyn) tweeted at 11:11 AM on Wed, May 10, 2023: The Anhinga was reported earlier flying off from Prospect Park a...

Tweet from Kathleen Toomey (@KingsKathy)

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Kathleen Toomey (@KingsKathy) tweeted at 3:02 PM on Wed, May 10, 2023: Female blue grosbeak also continuing at fallkill puddle ( https://twi...
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