A year in the life of a birder

A witty perspective

http://birdersconundrum.blogspot.com/2014/06/graph-year-in-life-of-birder.html

Fwd: GWC

-----Original Message-----
From: Orrin Tilevitz
To: Peter Dorosh <prosbird@aol.com>
Sent: Mon, Jun 23, 2014 11:03 am
Subject: GWC

Green-Wood this morning, largely by ear (which necessitated subtracting out mockingbird calls):.  Only mild surprise was a common yellowthroat singing in the underbrush on the west side of the Sylvan Water.  Here is the complete list:

Rock dove

Song sparrow

House sparrow

Monk parakeet

Chipping sparrow

Northern mockingbird

Black-crowned night heron (as many as 3)

Northern cardinal

Eastern kingbird

Barn swallow

European starling

Northern flicker (heard)

Eastern wood pewee (heard)

Brown-headed cowbird (heard)

House finch

Tufted titmouse (heard)

Mourning dove

House wren (heard)

Red-bellied woodpecker (heard)

Great blue heron

Common grackle

Gray catbird

Warbling vireo (heard)

Canada goose

Red-winged blackbird (heard)

Chimney swift

Common yellowthroat (heard)

Also, one FOS groundhog

Fwd: Prospect Park, Brooklyn, Jun 22, 2014

 

 

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------ Original Message ------
From: Rafael Guillermo Campos-Ramírez
Date: 6/22/2014 3:21 PM
To: Peter Dorosh;
Subject:  Prospect Park, Brooklyn, Jun 22, 2014

 

Peter:  A slow mid morning in the park.  The big surprise was the Ruddy Duck, 4 of them at the Lake.  Also 1 Chipping Sparrow, at the Vale.

 

Prospect Park, Brooklyn, Kings, US-NY
Jun 22, 2014 8:00 AM - 11:00 AM

Observer: Rafael G Campos
Protocol: Traveling
2.5 kilometer(s)
31 species

Mute Swan (Cygnus olor)  3
Wood Duck (Aix sponsa)  4
Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)  X
Ruddy Duck (Oxyura jamaicensis)  4    all the individuals seen in the SW side of the lake.  One of them a male.
Double-crested Cormorant (Phalacrocorax auritus)  1
Great Egret (Ardea alba)  1
Black-crowned Night-Heron (Nycticorax nycticorax)  1
Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon) (Columba livia (Domestic type))  1
Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura)  5
Chimney Swift (Chaetura pelagica)  5
Red-bellied Woodpecker (Melanerpes carolinus)  3
Downy Woodpecker (Picoides pubescens)  2
Eastern Kingbird (Tyrannus tyrannus)  1
Warbling Vireo (Eastern) (Vireo gilvus gilvus)  2
Red-eyed Vireo (Vireo olivaceus)  2
Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata)  1
American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos)  1
Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica)  4
Tufted Titmouse (Baeolophus bicolor)  2
House Wren (Troglodytes aedon)  6
Carolina Wren (Thryothorus ludovicianus)  1
American Robin (Turdus migratorius)  9
Gray Catbird (Dumetella carolinensis)  9
European Starling (Sturnus vulgaris)  X
Chipping Sparrow (Spizella passerina)  1    seen taking a bath at the Vale.
Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia)  2
Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis)  6
Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus)  5
Common Grackle (Quiscalus quiscula)  5
Brown-headed Cowbird (Molothrus ater)  1
House Sparrow (Passer domesticus)  X

Brooklyn is great birding!!!

First full day of summer

Today something to do to celebrate the first full day of summer, on Governors Island (accessed by ferry from South tip of Manhattan near the Staten Island Ferry)

Tern festival and bird walks

http://nycaudubon.org/tern-festival


[ blog colors,: summer foliage,sky,beach sand, lazy looking clouds,goldenrods]

Restoration project in Jamaica Bay

http://m.nydailynews.com/new-york/queens/queens-projects-federal-monies-ward-future-storms-article-1.1832057

Fwd: Prospect park, today

 

 

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------ Original Message ------
From: Kathleen Toomey
Date: 6/16/2014 7:36 PM
To: Peter Dorosh;
Subject: Prospect park, today

 

Prospect Park, Kings, US-NY
Jun 16, 2014 10:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Protocol: Traveling
2.0 mile(s)
33 species

Mute Swan  7     Two adults and five cygnets
Wood Duck  2     One adult and one immature
Mallard  5
Ruddy Duck  1     Clearly seen, diving on the lake, ruddy color with white cheek patch
Green Heron  3     Two babies were on the nest
Black-crowned Night-Heron  1
Red-tailed Hawk  2
Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon)  5
Mourning Dove  4
Chimney Swift  1
Red-bellied Woodpecker  3
Hairy Woodpecker  1
Northern Flicker  2
Eastern Wood-Pewee  1     Heard, in the Ravine
Eastern Kingbird  1
Warbling Vireo  5
Red-eyed Vireo  2
Blue Jay  2
Barn Swallow  4     Adult feeding three or four babies in a nest
House Wren  4
Carolina Wren  1
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher  2     Near the nest, but not feeding young in the nest
Wood Thrush  1
American Robin  25
Gray Catbird  10
European Starling  X
Northern Cardinal  5
Indigo Bunting  1     Butterfly Meadow
Red-winged Blackbird  10
Common Grackle  8
Brown-headed Cowbird  1
Baltimore Oriole  7
House Sparrow  X

Budgerigar 1 Probably an escapee, found by Karen O'Hearn in a tree by the     Vanderbilt Playground

Fwd: GWC This Morning

 

 

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------ Original Message ------
From: Orrin Tilevitz
Date: 6/16/2014 4:40 PM
To: Peter Dorosh;
Subject: Fw: GWC This Morning

 

Green-Wood Cemetery this morning:

Song sparrow
Mourning dove
European starling
Northern mockingbird
Monk Parakeet
American robin
House finch (many; picture attached)
Chipping sparrow
Cedar waxwing (many)
Northern cardinal
Common grackle
House sparrow
Eastern wood pewee
Red-bellied woodpecker
Northern flicker (Battle Hill)
Gray catbird
Great egret
Great blue heron
Black-crowned night heron
Baltimore oriole (a few heard)
Warbling vireo (a couple heard)
Rock dove

 

4 BLACK SKIMMERS Prospect Lake arrvd 8:54 tonite

Fwd: Fwd: BirdsEye-Prospect Park-2014-6-15

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Observer: joshua malbin
2014-06-15 17:35

Prospect Park
Protocol: Traveling
2 Miles
137 Minutes
Observers: 1
All birds reported? Yes
    6    Wood Duck    4 almost full grown chicks plus mom and dad. happy fathers day! 
    5    Mallard     
    1    Great Egret     
    1    Black-crowned Night-Heron     
    1    Red-tailed Hawk     
    4    Laughing Gull     
    1    Herring Gull     
    X    Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon)     
    2    Mourning Dove     
    2    Chimney Swift     
    1    Ruby-throated Hummingbird    heard only in midwood. 
    3    Red-bellied Woodpecker     
    1    Northern Flicker     
    4    Warbling Vireo     
    2    Red-eyed Vireo     
    2    Blue Jay     
    8    Barn Swallow     
    1    Tufted Titmouse     
    1    White-breasted Nuthatch     
    4    House Wren     
    1    Carolina Wren     
    X    American Robin     
    8    Gray Catbird     
    X    European Starling     
    4    Cedar Waxwing     
    1    Yellow Warbler     
    1    Song Sparrow     
    7    Northern Cardinal     
    2    Indigo Bunting    male and female butterfly meadow. 
    X    Red-winged Blackbird     
    9    Common Grackle     
    1    Brown-headed Cowbird     
    1    Orchard Oriole    flew into butterfly meadow and then flew away. Clearly appeared to be chestnut rather than orange and distinctly smaller than a Baltimore, but I was not aware that they bred in the park so I feel more unsure about this than otherwise I might. 
    X    House Sparrow       

This report was created and sent using BirdsEye BirdLog (http://birdseyebirding.com/)

A week for pollinators June 16th-22nd

http://pollinator.org/pollinator_week_2014.htm

Think of the world without pollination ?  yes,plants die off , threatening our very existence

BEES,MOTHS,BUTTERFLIES,BATS,and so on ....even hummingbirds

How you can help for starters:

http://www.nwf.org/How-to-Help/Garden-for-Wildlife/Create-a-Habitat.aspx?campaignid=WH13F1ASWTX&s_subsrc=Web_Sidebar_CWH_GardenSite_Main

Lake evening watch June 14

From 8:12 - 9 pm

Barn Swallows , a number
Northern Rough winged swallow (breeding ?)
Tree Swallow
Mallard
Ruddy Duck -2
Great Egret,perch 3Sisters
Red Tailed Hawk flyover
Chimney Swifts
Wood Duck pair at 3 Sisters
Common Grackle
House Sparrow

Today is....

The 150th birthday of Frank Chapman, famed ornithologist who started the Christmas Bird Count. The hall of birds in the American Museum of Natural history is named after him , the first curator of that wing.

Hat tip to Mr Chapman

for more on Mr Chapman, thanks to Rick Wright on this history note, read Ricks blog post

http://birdaz.com/blog/2014/06/12/looking-for-chapman/

Feral Cat Colony at Plumb Beach

National Park Service has initiated a program to remove the large cat colony at Plumb Beach in Brooklyn

see the photo below.

Feral cats wreak terrible havoc and toll on birds and other small creatures.  Read ABC Birds Conservancy about it (link )

http://www.abcbirds.org/abcprograms/policy/cats/index.html

If you want to , send a personal note of thanks to NPS NRC manager Doug Adamo Doug_adamo@nps.gov

Some interesting links "summer reading"

http://www.jamaicabaylives.com/#!gallery/cnec

http://nationalmothweek.org/

In Memoriam: Jean Bourque

 Jean Bourque, birder , naturalist , quiet conservationist and wife of Ron Bourque, passed away last night.

 Jean was an outstanding long time member of the Brooklyn Bird Club , a ranking and active participant in club events since the late 1960's until her retirement a number of years ago.

She was a compassionate humanitarian and kind friend, an inspiration to long time birders everywhere, particularly here in Brooklyn.; oftentimes involved with planting projects, especially in Floyd Bennett Field, where Ron is a vital voice for Floyd Bennett's conservation as well in regional habitats and locales.She was often seen on trips led by Ron in older days as well as a Floyd Bennett Field advocate, and as well an active participant on Christmas Bird Counts and dinners.

My very first Brooklyn Bird Club trip way back in 1977 was to High Tor, led by Ron and Jean Bourque.It was a very memorable and great personal experience to which this day , inspired by that day, led me to the path of presidency and trip leading, inspired by the Bourques.

Jean was a quiet and gentle person, who contributed greatly to the Brooklyn birding community and environment , with a caring and beneficent concern towards all.She was co- editor of the BBC Clapper Rail in the 1970's .

Rest in Peace , Jean. I am glad we met.

Peter Dorosh


"Life has not ended, but merely changed"

-from Mass of Christian Burial

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From the NYS Birding Listserve , post by NYC Audubon

Subject: Jean Bourque
Date: Thu Jun 12 2014 7:34 am
From: hmaas

On behalf of NYC Audubon, I sadly share with all of you the news that Jean Borque, a long-time tireless and dedicated defender of wildlife and its habitat in New York City, has passed away. She was a leading advocate for conservation in the city and was particularly instrumental in the protection of the grasslands at Floyd Bennett Field, in forming the native plant Garden at Marine Park/Garritsen Creek and many other endeavors. Together with her husband Ron, with whom she constituted a formidable team, she is responsible for many of the efforts over the years designed to protect birds and other wildlife in New York City, particularly in Brooklyn.



A long-time supporter of NYC Audubon and our programs, we thank her and are so very apprciative for all the contributions she has made to our organization and, more importantly, to the natural history and the outdoors in New York City.



A person with her commitment, her dynamic nature and her unflagging willingness to go the extra mile on behalf of the birds and other wildlife of this city cannot be replaced. She will be missed.



Harry Maas

President, NYC Audubon

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Rob Jett's Citybirder post

http://citybirder.blogspot.com/2014/06/in-memorium.html

(Note . In the photo , Jean is the last person on the right, looking through binoculars)

Back from Central New Jersey BBC weekend

101 species.... pretty good...

Fwd: birds on a gray day

-----Original Message-----
From: Karenohearn@
To: prosbird
Sent: Mon, Jun 9, 2014 2:24 pm
Subject: birds on a gray day

Hey Peter,

A male Goldfinch, a few Baltimore Orioles, a Yellow Warbler, and 5 Monk Parakeets seemed ultra bright on this gray day in P.P.

Also seen, a female RB Grosbeak at butterfly meadow around 4:30.

best,

karen o

Fwd: Bird Babies

Breeding prospect birds update

-----Original Message-----
From: robsbate@
To: Peter Dorosh
Sent: Mon, Jun 9, 2014 12:19 pm
Subject: Bird Babies

There were 3 Green Heron babies in the Lilly Pond nest on Saturday but the nest was empty on Sunday when I returned for a photo shoot.  An adult came in to the nest but no heads popped up and the adult flew away.  Nothing again today.

On a brighter note

​

The Blue-gray Gnatcatcher has a big chick.  I thought it might be a cowbird at first but it has definite BG Gnatcatcher markings.

Rob

Fwd: Prospect Park bird list today

 

 

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------ Original Message ------
From: Adam Welz
Date: 6/7/2014 12:40 PM
To: Tom Stephenson;Peter Dorosh;Stanley Greenberg;Steve Nanz;zdanfreed@gmail.com;Keir Randall;
Subject: Prospect Park bird list today

 

Walked across the park this morn. Not very birdy, though lots of peewees about, which I found interesting. One late Redstart, a female near Terrace Bridge.

Cheers

Adam

Prospect Park, Kings, US-NY
Jun 6, 2014 8:20 AM - 10:30 AM
Protocol: Traveling
3.0 kilometer(s)
Comments:     Sunny. From Parkside entrance to Lookout to Pools through Midwood & Vale and out.
35 species

Mute Swan (Cygnus olor)  1
Wood Duck (Aix sponsa)  2     Ambergill
Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)  2
Double-crested Cormorant (Phalacrocorax auritus)  1
Green Heron (Butorides virescens)  1
Herring Gull (Larus argentatus)  1
Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon) (Columba livia (Domestic type))  X
Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura)  2
Chimney Swift (Chaetura pelagica)  20     approx count
Red-bellied Woodpecker (Melanerpes carolinus)  2
Downy Woodpecker (Picoides pubescens)  1
Northern Flicker (Colaptes auratus)  1
Eastern Wood-Pewee (Contopus virens)  4     All heard singing, two of which were seen. One near 'new islands', two on Lookout, one in Midwood.
Great Crested Flycatcher (Myiarchus crinitus)  1
Warbling Vireo (Vireo gilvus)  4
Red-eyed Vireo (Vireo olivaceus)  3
Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica)  1
Tufted Titmouse (Baeolophus bicolor)  2
House Wren (Troglodytes aedon)  4
Carolina Wren (Thryothorus ludovicianus)  1
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher (Polioptila caerulea)  3     pair feeding 3 young at nest near Terrace Bridge, another adult seen later
American Robin (Turdus migratorius)  X
Gray Catbird (Dumetella carolinensis)  4
European Starling (Sturnus vulgaris)  X
Cedar Waxwing (Bombycilla cedrorum)  15     conservative estimate. Near new islands.
Common Yellowthroat (Geothlypis trichas)  1     singing
American Redstart (Setophaga ruticilla)  1
Yellow Warbler (Setophaga petechia)  4     singing
Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia)  1
Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis)  5
Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus)  4
Common Grackle (Quiscalus quiscula)  6
Brown-headed Cowbird (Molothrus ater)  1
Baltimore Oriole (Icterus galbula)  2
House Sparrow (Passer domesticus)  X

View this checklist online at http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S18716454

off to

....somewhere

Monarchs need our help

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/next/nature/monarch-butterfly-populations-at-risk-but-theres-an-easy-way-to-help/?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=pbsofficial&utm_campaign=nova_next

Today is...

Today into the weekend is

National Trails Day  June 6th -8th

http://www.americanhiking.org/national-trails-day/

Fwd: prospect park

 

 

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------ Original Message ------
From: Orrin Tilevitz
Date: 6/5/2014 9:58 PM
To: Peter Dorosh;
Subject: prospect park

 

This afternoon my wife and I heard a yellow warbler near the pools, somewhere to the left of the dog beach and a blackpoll warbler near Three Sisters Island.

West Brooklyn PERE

From EBird Yahoo

Message

1 Brooklyn Peregrine Update Wed Jun 4, 2014 2:23 pm (PDT) . Posted by:"Matthew Wills"

I learned today from a building owner that the BBC was on his roof filming THREE young Peregrines in their Atlantic Avenue scrape for a documentary to be released in 2016. I've still only seen, and now heard, two from the street.

Some pics up on the blog: http://matthewwills.com/2014/06/04/falcons/

Matthew

Brooklyn Bird Club is 105

Today is the 105th birthday of the Brooklyn Bird Club, founded 1909

BBC Evening program tonight

A reminder : on tonights talk on Tanzania ,presented by Janet Zinn 630 pm.Litchfield Villa

http://www.brooklynbirdclub.org/meetings.htm

Ridgewood Reservoir, in the News

Plan to cut culverts in historic Ridgewood Reservoir
has local activists fearful it will lead to development
of the natural oasis
Parks Department says it is mandated to do the work to stave off flooding
and that it will cause minimal damage to the area. But local activists don't
trust city and state officials to safeguard the defunct reservoir which has
turned into natural preserve.
BY LISA L. COLANGELO



NEW YORK DAILY NEWS



Wednesday, June 4, 2014, 2:00 AM

The defunct Ridgewood Reservoir at Highland Park is a natural oasis on the Queens-Brooklyn border. Some local activists are worried that a state-mandated plan to dig out culverts in the reservoir will destroy the natural beauty of the area. Parks officials said it is necessary to stave off flooding but some activists disagree.

DANIEL AVILA/NYC PARKS DEPARTMENT/ PHOTO BY D

The defunct Ridgewood Reservoir at Highland Park is a natural oasis on the Queens-Brooklyn border.

Some local activists are worried that a state-mandated plan to dig out culverts in the reservoir will destroy

the natural beauty of the area. Parks officials said it is necessary to stave off flooding but some activists disagree.



Local activists are fuming over a city plan to cut culverts into the historic Ridgewood Reservoir in order to stave off the
threat of future flooding.

They say the $6 million plan — currently awaiting state environmental approvals — is unnecessary and wasteful of money.

“It would have to rain 24 hours a day for months to reach capacity,” said Geoffrey Croft of New York City Park Advocates.

Critics also worry the project will disturb the ecosystems in the defunct reservoir.

“Construction will destroy the natural habitats within the basins, not to mention that it is also a colossal waste of taxpayer money,”
said local civic activist Christina Wilkinson said. “Furthermore, if this weather event actually were to occur, allowing the basins to drain into a
small catch basin on Vermont Place would be pointless as the sewer system would already be overflowing.”

But the Parks Department said it will face fines by the state if the work is not done, since the reservoir is considered a flooding hazard.

Exported.;

Back in 2004, Mayor Bloomberg announced the defunct Ridgewood Reservoir would be transferred

from the city Department of Environmental Protection to the city Parks Department. A plan to develop

the site never materialized and local activists want to keep the area a wild sanctuary.


The only other solution that would satisfy the state — which would involve extensive tree removal and ongoing
maintenance — is more costly and intrusive, parks officials said.

The reservoir, located on the Brooklyn-Queens border, was built in 1858. It supplied water to Brooklyn until 1959.

Former Mayor Bloomberg announced 10 years ago that the site would be transferred from the city Department of
Environmental Protection to the Parks Department as parkland.

The Bloomberg Administration originally pegged the reservoir and surrounding Highland Park for renovations.

But the $50 million proposal to clear out 20 acres for ballfields and develop the area for recreation died for lack of funds.

The Ridgewood Reservoir is home to birds and other wildlife. Some local activists are worried about a plan that will dig culverts into the reservoir in order to hold off potential flooding. They say its unnecessary but the state is requiring the Parks Department to do the work.

MAISEL, TODD,, NY DAILY NEWS

The Ridgewood Reservoir is home to birds and other wildlife. Some local activists are worried about a
plan that will dig culverts into the reservoir in order to hold off potential flooding. They say it’s unnecessary
but the state is requiring the Parks Department to do the work.



The city did complete a smaller project to repair pathways and lighting around the reservoir, and make the areas more handicapped accessible.

Agency officials said the flood prevention project would not change the condition of the reservoir or reduce public access.

But concerned citizens worried that the culverts could pave the way for future development.

“It is my firm belief that (the Parks Department) crying crocodile tears when they say that they’d rather not breach the basins but are being forced
to by the DEC,” said Rob Jett, who founded the Save the Ridgewood Reservoir website.

He and others worry that the city will revive old plans to clear parts of the reservoir to build the ballfields.

lcolangelo@nydailynews.com
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Skimmers continue their show

2 BLACK SKIMMERS appeared tonite at Prospect Lake, the first appearing at 8:27 till i left around 8:45. Karen O'Hearn also was a spectator. These very graceful flying birds are a wonder to watch ,how they smoothly glide along, their odd beaks amazingly catching whatever the heck it is.

Looks like they will be back,maybe telling their buddies theres a clambake here at the lake.Hope some of you will try for the skimmer show..

-kb

2 Black Skimmers tonite Prospect Lake

Bklyn peregrine s

NYC Peregrines

Mon Jun 2, 2014 5:33 pm (PDT) .

Posted by:

"Matthew Wills"

 

News from the two Peregrine

scrapes I keep a lens or two on:

 

1. The 55 Water Street scrape,

as you probably know, has four

young Peregrines. The nest

cam is at http://www.55water.com/falcons/live.php

 

2. The Brooklyn House of

Detention scrape has at least

two young Peregrines in it. We

saw them poking their heads

out of the chick-safe grating

(by default) yesterday, looking

down, up, and all around.

These birds are much further

along, feathering-in, though

with some down still visible.

 

(Was heading to a play last

night and didn't have my

camera.)

 

Matthew

Backyard & Beyond

http://matthewwills.com

 

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Black Skimmers return

Donna Evans reported 4 BLACK SKIMMERS patrolling Prospect Lake tonight, precisely at 8:45 pm.

Fwd: Prospect Park, Brooklyn, Jun 2, 2014

-----Original Message-----
From: ticornis@
To: Peter Dorosh
Sent: Mon, Jun 2, 2014 1:07 pm
Subject: Prospect Park, Brooklyn, Jun 2, 2014

Peter:  June 2nd, was probably the last day for migration.  I saw only 3 sps of warblers, 2 of them probably breeding in the park (COYE & YEWA), the 3rd one, AMRE, was on its way north.  An unidentified Cuckoo flew over the cove, Lullwater. But there is always hope that a rarity visits the park in the next days.

From Rafàel

Prospect Park, Brooklyn, Kings, US-NY

Jun 2, 2014 7:30 AM - 11:00 AM

Protocol: Traveling

2.5 kilometer(s)

35 species (+1 other taxa)

Canada Goose (Branta canadensis)  10

Mute Swan (Cygnus olor)  2

Wood Duck (Aix sponsa)  2    pair, Upper Pool.

Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)  X

Great Egret (Ardea alba)  1    Lower Lullwater

Green Heron (Butorides virescens)  1    Lower Lullwater

Black-crowned Night-Heron (Nycticorax nycticorax)  4    All along the Lullwater

Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis)  1    near Music Pagoda, chased away by RWBL & COGR.

Spotted Sandpiper (Actitis macularius)  1    near the peninsula tip

Laughing Gull (Leucophaeus atricilla)  1    Lake

Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon) (Columba livia (Domestic type))  X

Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura)  5

Coccyzus sp. (Coccyzus sp.)  1    one individual flew over the cove (Lullwater), could be either sps of Coccyzus

Chimney Swift (Chaetura pelagica)  6

Red-bellied Woodpecker (Melanerpes carolinus)  2

Downy Woodpecker (Picoides pubescens)  1

Great Crested Flycatcher (Myiarchus crinitus)  1    Lullwater

Warbling Vireo (Eastern) (Vireo gilvus gilvus)  2

Red-eyed Vireo (Vireo olivaceus)  5

Tree Swallow (Tachycineta bicolor)  1

Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica)  6

House Wren (Troglodytes aedon)  2

Swainson's Thrush (Catharus ustulatus)  1    near the Upper Pool

Wood Thrush (Hylocichla mustelina)  1

American Robin (Turdus migratorius)  20

Gray Catbird (Dumetella carolinensis)  4

European Starling (Sturnus vulgaris)  X

Common Yellowthroat (Geothlypis trichas)  1    Midwood, female
American Redstart (Setophaga ruticilla)  1    Lullwater, near the cove
Yellow Warbler (Setophaga petechia)  2

Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis)  2

Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus)  3

Common Grackle (Quiscalus quiscula)  3

Brown-headed Cowbird (Molothrus ater)  3    all males, Lookout Hill

Baltimore Oriole (Icterus galbula)  2

House Sparrow (Passer domesticus)  X

Brooklyn is great birding!!!

Coney Island shoreline hurricane mitigation hearing

https://groups.google.com/forum/m/#!topic/jamaica-bay/WxMgPhJg8zo

OR

http://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/NYSDEC/bulletins/bb02a5

Might mean wetland marsh restoration for Coney Island Creek (more shorebirds. For example).


http://www.brooklyndaily.com/stories/2013/25/bn_coneycreekmarsh_2013_06_21_bk.html


( don't forget,Governor Coumo is the real force behind his  hurricane mitigation agenda)

-kb

Black Skimmers on Prospect Lake

Karen O'Hearn reports her dog walker friend seeing 2 BLACK SKIMMERS on Prospect Lake 9 PM two nights ago (May 30th).

A heads up for anyone willing to venture out in the evening for these graceful birds.

Alder FC

Alder Flycatcher heard only Peninsula per Dale Dyer