Fwd: Prospect Park today

-----Original Message-----
From: kathleentoomey@
To: Peter Dorosh
Sent: Sun, Aug 17, 2014 3:10 pm
Subject: Prospect Park today

Prospect Park, Kings, US-NY
Aug 17, 2014 8:40 AM - 1:40 PM
Protocol: Traveling
2.0 mile(s)
36 species (+1 other taxa)

Canada Goose  8
Mute Swan  9     Five juveniles
Wood Duck  7
Green Heron  1     Heard
Cooper's Hawk  1
Laughing Gull  2
Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon)  3
Mourning Dove  4
Chimney Swift  3
Ruby-throated Hummingbird  1
Downy Woodpecker  1     Heard
Northern Flicker  1     Heard
Empidonax sp.  2
Great Crested Flycatcher  1
Eastern Kingbird  4
Red-eyed Vireo  2
Blue Jay  2
Barn Swallow  12
House Wren  2
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher  7
Veery  1     Seen on Peninsula with Raphael Campos.  Warm cinnamon thrush with faint breast spots.
American Robin  25
Gray Catbird  12
European Starling  10
Cedar Waxwing  40
Ovenbird  3
Northern Waterthrush  5
Blue-winged Warbler  1Black-and-white Warbler  1

Tennessee Warbler  1  Thanks to Raphael Campos, seen feeding in Paper Mulberry on Lookout Hill 

American Redstart  5
Yellow Warbler  3
Northern Cardinal  4
Common Grackle  9
Orchard Oriole  1
Baltimore Oriole  3
American Goldfinch  10
House Sparrow  X

Fwd: Prospect Park, Brooklyn, Aug 17, 2014

Rafael

-----Original Message-----
From: ticornis@
To: Peter Dorosh
Sent: Sun, Aug 17, 2014 12:37 pm
Subject: Prospect Park, Brooklyn, Aug 17, 2014

Prospect Park, Brooklyn, Kings, US-NY
Aug 17, 2014 8:00 AM - 12:30 PM

Observers: Rafael G Campos; Kathy T. & Emily G.

Protocol: Traveling

3.5 kilometer(s)

Comments:    Around 8 am, some rain, overcast skies.  By 10 am, bright & blue skies.

44 species

Canada Goose (Branta canadensis)  8

Mute Swan (Cygnus olor)  7

Wood Duck (Aix sponsa)  1

Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)  4

Green Heron (Butorides virescens)  2

Herring Gull (American) (Larus argentatus smithsonianus)  1

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

Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura)  4

Chimney Swift (Chaetura pelagica)  5

Red-bellied Woodpecker (Melanerpes carolinus)  1

Downy Woodpecker (Picoides pubescens)  2

Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted) (Colaptes auratus auratus/luteus)  1

Yellow-bellied Flycatcher (Empidonax flaviventris)  1

Great Crested Flycatcher (Myiarchus crinitus)  1

Eastern Kingbird (Tyrannus tyrannus)  3

Warbling Vireo (Eastern) (Vireo gilvus gilvus)  3

Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata)  2

Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica)  2

Black-capped Chickadee (Poecile atricapillus)  2

Tufted Titmouse (Baeolophus bicolor)  1

House Wren (Troglodytes aedon)  2

Blue-gray Gnatcatcher (Polioptila caerulea)  4

Veery (Catharus fuscescens)  1

American Robin (Turdus migratorius)  X

Gray Catbird (Dumetella carolinensis)  8

European Starling (Sturnus vulgaris)  X

Cedar Waxwing (Bombycilla cedrorum)  6

Ovenbird (Seiurus aurocapilla)  1
Northern Waterthrush (Parkesia noveboracensis)  3
Blue-winged Warbler (Vermivora cyanoptera)  3    First 2 individuals were seen around 8:54 am, Midwood.
Black-and-white Warbler (Mniotilta varia)  2    one individual at Midwood, the second at Peninsula.
Tennessee Warbler (Oreothlypis peregrina)  1    seen eaten the fruits of "paper mullberry".  General olive-green, white eyebrow, whitish vent.  Seen also by 2 others (Katty T., & Emily G.).
American Redstart (Setophaga ruticilla)  6    first individual seen around 8:30 am, Vale.
Yellow Warbler (Setophaga petechia)  1
Chestnut-sided Warbler (Setophaga pensylvanica)  1
Canada Warbler (Cardellina canadensis)  1    the only individual was seen around 8:51 am, Midwood.

Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia)  1

Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis)  5

Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus)  1

Common Grackle (Quiscalus quiscula)  8

Orchard Oriole (Icterus spurius)  1

Baltimore Oriole (Icterus galbula)  3

American Goldfinch (Spinus tristis)  5

House Sparrow (Passer domesticus)  X

Brooklyn is great birding!!

@deepseagangster: Purple Martin mixed in with swifts over lookout hill. m.twitter.com/deepseagangster

Fwd: PP Aug16th

From Keir

 

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------ Original Message ------
From: keir randall
Date: 8/16/2014 9:40 PM
To: peter dorosh;
Subject: PP Aug16th

 

hi Peter

2 reports from today, best, K.

http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S19489504

http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S19489836

eBird checklist: http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S19486240 from Tonin Waters

Fwd: eBird Report - Prospect Park, Aug 16, 2014

Frm Joshua

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------ Original Message ------
From: Joshua Malbin
Date: 8/16/2014 3:05 PM
To: Peter Dorosh;
Subject: Fwd: eBird Report - Prospect Park, Aug 16, 2014

My list from this morning. I also saw a possible female Cerulean Warbler in the trees over the cemetery gates. It was the right size and shape, was behaving right, and all the field marks I could see looked right, but I haven't seen the species many times so I'm not totally confident in the ID, and by the time anyone else could come to look for it, it was gone.

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Subject: eBird Report - Prospect Park, Aug 16, 2014
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Prospect Park, Kings, US-NY
Aug 16, 2014 6:10 AM - 10:55 AM
Protocol: Traveling
1.5 mile(s)
Comments:     Submitted from  BirdLog NA for Android v1.9.3
37 species

Wood Duck  2
Mallard  6
Red-tailed Hawk  1
Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon)  X
Mourning Dove  X
Chimney Swift  5
Ruby-throated Hummingbird  2
Red-bellied Woodpecker  2
Downy Woodpecker  4
Northern Flicker  1
Eastern Wood-Pewee  2
Eastern Kingbird  2
Warbling Vireo  1
Red-eyed Vireo  3
Blue Jay  X
Barn Swallow  9
White-breasted Nuthatch  1
House Wren  2
Carolina Wren  2
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher  2
American Robin  X
Gray Catbird  X
European Starling  X
Cedar Waxwing  5
Worm-eating Warbler  1     midwood. obvious stripy head.
Blue-winged Warbler  1
Golden-winged Warbler  1     clear wing bar and facial pattern. found by Jim from NJ at quaker cemetery.
Black-and-white Warbler  9
American Redstart  6
Chestnut-sided Warbler  2     midwood. yellowish back and bold white eyering. seen simultaneously.
Canada Warbler  2
Northern Cardinal  X
Indigo Bunting  2
Common Grackle  X
Baltimore Oriole  6
American Goldfinch  X
House Sparrow  X

View this checklist online at http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S19483586

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@railbabbler: Bald eagle circling over terrace bridge m.twitter.com/railbabbler

Tweet from Joshua Malbin (@JoshMalbinBirds)

Joshua Malbin (@JoshMalbinBirds) tweeted at 8:12am - 16 Aug 14:

Golden winged warbler quaker gates (https://twitter.com/JoshMalbinBirds/status/500616009292976129)

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@JoshMalbinBirds: Midwood highly active, WEWA, Blue winged, chestnut sided, at least 7 sps total m.twitter.com/JoshMalbinBirds

Tonin Waters repts black billed cuckoo Peninsula 75 feet from tip shelter

NYSBirds list serve reports Prospect

See Jett and Some reports

http://birding.aba.org/mobiledigest/NY01

Fwd: Prospect Park, Brooklyn, Aug 15, 2014

-----Original Message-----
From: ticornis@
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Sent: Fri, Aug 15, 2014 2:10 pm
Subject: Prospect Park, Brooklyn, Aug 15, 2014

Prospect Park, Brooklyn, Kings, US-NY
Aug 15, 2014 10:00 AM - 12:30 PM

Observer: Rafael G Campos R

Protocol: Traveling

2.5 kilometer(s)

30 species

Canada Goose (Branta canadensis)  17

Mute Swan (Cygnus olor)  3

Wood Duck (Aix sponsa)  12    Unusual number, most of them juveniles. Upper Pool.

Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)  6

Green Heron (Butorides virescens)  2

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

Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura)  3

Ruby-throated Hummingbird (Archilochus colubris)  1    Vale

Red-bellied Woodpecker (Melanerpes carolinus)  2

Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted) (Colaptes auratus auratus/luteus)  3

Willow Flycatcher (Empidonax traillii)  1

Eastern Kingbird (Tyrannus tyrannus)  1

Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata)  1

Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica)  6

Black-capped Chickadee (Poecile atricapillus)  1

Blue-gray Gnatcatcher (Polioptila caerulea)  1

American Robin (Turdus migratorius)  X

Gray Catbird (Dumetella carolinensis)  6

European Starling (Sturnus vulgaris)  X

Cedar Waxwing (Bombycilla cedrorum)  8

Northern Waterthrush (Parkesia noveboracensis)  2
Blue-winged Warbler (Vermivora cyanoptera)  2    near Nethermead Arches Bridge.
Black-and-white Warbler (Mniotilta varia)  1    edge of the Nethermead, near the bridge.
Common Yellowthroat (Geothlypis trichas)  1    the Cove, Lullwater.
American Redstart (Setophaga ruticilla)  1    Vale.

Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia)  1

Common Grackle (Quiscalus quiscula)  1

Baltimore Oriole (Icterus galbula)  1    Vale

American Goldfinch (Spinus tristis)  1

House Sparrow (Passer domesticus)  X

Brooklyn is great birding!!!

Fwd: Fwd: eBird Report - Prospect Park, Aug 15, 2014

-----Original Message-----
From: will@
To: Peter Dorosh
Sent: Fri, Aug 15, 2014 4:42 pm
Subject: Fwd: eBird Report - Prospect Park, Aug 15, 2014

13 warbler day

Prospect Park, Kings, US-NY
Aug 15, 2014 7:45 AM - 4:00 PM
Protocol: Traveling
2.5 mile(s)
47 species (+1 other taxa)

Canada Goose  X
Wood Duck  7
Mallard  X
Great Blue Heron  2     high flyover
Green Heron  1
Red-tailed Hawk  3
Mourning Dove  X
Chimney Swift  X
Ruby-throated Hummingbird  3
Red-bellied Woodpecker  1
Downy Woodpecker  4
Northern Flicker  2
Empidonax sp.  2     one with tear-drop shaped eyering and one with an almost non-existent eyering
Eastern Kingbird  7
Warbling Vireo  7
Red-eyed Vireo  3     2 fledglings and an adult
Blue Jay  X
Barn Swallow  X
Black-capped Chickadee  1
White-breasted Nuthatch  1
House Wren  5
Carolina Wren  1
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher  10     Seen all over the park. 5 in one tree in butterfly meadow
American Robin  X
Gray Catbird  X
Northern Mockingbird  X
European Starling  X
Cedar Waxwing  X
Ovenbird  2
Worm-eating Warbler  1     Wood chip path near Butterfly Meadow. Pecking at dead leaves at eye-level
Northern Waterthrush  5
Blue-winged Warbler  5     Conservative estimate. Seen in 3 different locations
Golden-winged Warbler  1     Female type. Yellow wingbar and yellowish crown with dark mask. Seen at Bridle Trail near Quaker Cemetery.
Black-and-white Warbler  12
Hooded Warbler  1     Bold male plumage
American Redstart  15
Cerulean Warbler  1     Female spotted by Rob Jett.
Northern Parula  1
Yellow Warbler  3
Chestnut-sided Warbler  3     First year types
Canada Warbler  3
Song Sparrow  1
Northern Cardinal  X
Red-winged Blackbird  X
Common Grackle  X
Baltimore Oriole  5
American Goldfinch  X
House Sparrow  X

View this checklist online at http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S19478209

This report was generated automatically by eBird v3 (http://ebird.org)

Fwd: GWC

Orrin:


-----Original Message-----
From: tilevitzo@com
To: Peter Dorosh
Sent: Fri, Aug 15, 2014 6:53 am
Subject: GWC

Green-Wood Cemetery this morning.  Birds of interest were a great-crested flycatcher, a pair of blue-gray gnatcatchers, and three warbler species.  Here is the complete list, in the order seen:

Great blue heron

Monk parakeet (on the ground)

Rock dove

Northern mockingbird (many, including juveniles)

Red-bellied woodpecker

Baltimore oriole (3)

Northern cardinal

Blue jay

Chipping sparrow

Great egret

American redstart (a handful)

Gray catbird

American robin

European starling

House sparrow

Chimney swift

Great crested flycatcher

Black and white warbler

Tufted titmouse (heard)

Cedar waxwing (heard)

Yellow warbler (several near Sylvan Water)

Song sparrow

Blue-gray gnatcatcher (2 near Sylvan water)

Tweet from will pollard (@billmiky)

will pollard (@billmiky) tweeted at 8:50 AM on Fri, Aug 15, 2014:
South side of lookout mildly active. Blue-winged and chestnut-sided
(https://twitter.com/billmiky/status/500263168128479233)

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Tweet from will pollard (@billmiky)

will pollard (@billmiky) tweeted at 10:31 AM on Fri, Aug 15, 2014:
Male hooded warbler btwn nethermead arches and lower pool
(https://twitter.com/billmiky/status/500288559983915008)

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Tweet from Rob Jett (@thecitybirder)

Rob Jett (@thecitybirder) tweeted at 11:58 AM on Fri, Aug 15, 2014:
Female Cerulean Warbler in with other warblers along bridle path
(https://twitter.com/thecitybirder/status/500310495837294592)

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Will pollard has Golden winged warbler male ad bridle trail by quaker cemetery main gate center dr

Fwd: [Ridgewood Reservoir 848] Ridgewood Reservoir tour this Sunday

-----Original Message-----
From: nutrichris@rcn.com
To: ridgewoodreservoir
Sent: Fri, Aug 15, 2014 5:52 am
Subject: [Ridgewood Reservoir 848] Ridgewood Reservoir tour this Sunday

Newtown Historical Society will be touring the Ridgewood Reservoir this Sunday at 9am, with special guest leader, Rob Jett.  Here are the details:

http://myemail.constantcontact.com/Special-Ridgewood-Reservoir-tour-8-17.html?soid=1103956636298&aid=lyE7DsWaG6A

And here is an article about the Change.org petition from this week's Times Ledger:

http://www.timesledger.com/stories/2014/33/ridgewoodreservoir_tl_2014_08_15_q.html

Hope to see you Sunday.

Christina

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Ridge wood Reservoir article

http://www.timesledger.com/stories/2014/33/ridgewoodreservoir_tl_2014_08_15_q.html

Fwd: Aug. 14th morning walk

Prospect reptd by Eni Falci

-----Original Message-----
From: Evenvin@
To: prosbird
Sent: Thu, Aug 14, 2014 10:23 am
Subject: Aug. 14th morning walk

Hi Peter-

Too nice a day to stay away from the park and good winds last night so hopeful  of new arrivals. Met us with Gus by chance and we walked the Lullwater to Ricks & Pools by way of the horse path to Ravine.  Highlight of day was  probable Louisiana Waterthrush in Ambergils Waterfall.

Eni

Green Heron 3 juv. on log in Lullwater still had downy head feathers

Great Blue Heron flyby Lullwater

Mallard female with 3 juv.

Wood ducks numerous females and juv. on upper pool

Mute Swan 1 w/5 signets

Mourning dove

Belted Kingfisher heard Gus saw it before we met

Downy Woodpecker

Red bellied Woodpecker heard

Eastern Wood Pewee calling and seen wood above Ricks

Eastern Kingbird

Warbling Vireo

Blue Jays

Barn Swallow

House Wren 2 adults w/juv. feeding - wood above Ricks]

Robin numerous juv.

Catbirds numerous

Starling

Cedar Waxwings

Yellow Warbler

American Redstarts many horse trail behind music pagoda

Black & White

Northern Waterthrush  1Ricks,3 Lullwater

Louisiana Waterthrush Ambergills falls (probable)

Goldfinch

Balt. Oriole 2 juv. lullwater

Cardinal

Common Grackle

Fwd: Fw: BBG

-----Original Message-----
From: tilevitzo@
To: Peter Dorosh
Sent: Thu, Aug 14, 2014 7:09 am
Subject: Fw: BBG

BBG this morning.  Other than a couple of first-year redstarts, pretty slim pickings.   (The dragonfly is  blue dasher)

House sparrow

Blue jay

Song sparrow

American goldfinch

Gray catbird

Red-tailed hawk

American robin

Northern cardinal

Black-capped chickadee

Tufted titmouse (heard)

American redstart (2)

Chimney swift

Mourning dove

European starling

Shorebird Of The Year Deadline Extended | World Shorebirds' Day

http://worldshorebirdsday.wordpress.com/2014/08/09/shorebird-of-the-year/

Catbird rescue

A Gray Catbird is fortunate it had good friends  to come to its rescue while it struggled and certainty would have expired within the hour. Will Pollard spotted the bird hooked up on fishing lure and line  high up in a Hackberry tree on the Peninsula shoreline. His tweet bought Rob Jett who alerted my coworker Marty Woess.

A call to the arborist Jared Kuhn who with his climbing expertise got the bird down after cutting the small limb and carefully lowering down the limb to Marty who cut the line and worked afterwards on removing the lure from the birds bloody beak

At last report, the bird at Sean Casey animal rescue says the outlook looks good for the bird ,being checked on by vets.

Again,its the bad behavior of fishermen who fish in restricted areas and leave behind dangerous stuff that's oftentimes a deathtrap for wildlife.. If you see tangled lines lures, etc, email me or text. thanks

PS Carry as habit a plastic bag every time you go out and please pick up discarded fishing line and material when u see some.It helps if everyone pitches in for the birds and wildlife.

Fwd: GwC

-----Original Message-----
From: Orrin Tilevitz
To: Peter Dorosh <prosbird@aol.com>
Sent: Mon, Aug 11, 2014 1:51 pm
Subject: GwC

Green-Wood this morning

Highlights were two (2) warbler species and a common raven calling in the Flats.

Double-crested cormorant (flyover)

Common raven

Monk parakeet

Yellow warbler

Mourning dove

Northern mockingbird

Chimney swift

American robin

European starling

Canada goose

Red-tailed hawk

Blue jay

House sparrow

Chipping sparrow

Carolina wren (heard)

Northern cardinal

Great egret

Great blue heron

Gray catbird

Northern flicker

House finch

Rock dove

Black and white warbler

eBird Checklist – Prospect Park, New York – Sat Aug 09, 2014 – 37 species

http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S19379160

From Torin Waters.

Note Bluewinged Warbler & Raven

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Fwd: Prospect Park today, note 7 species warbler

 

 

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------ Original Message ------
From: Kathleen Toomey
Date: 8/8/2014 6:42 PM
To: Peter Dorosh;
Subject: Prospect Park today, note 7 species warbler

 

Prospect Park, Kings, US-NY
Aug 8, 2014 10:30 AM - 3:30 PM
Protocol: Traveling
2.0 mile(s)
33 species (+2 other taxa)

Mute Swan  10     Including five cygnets
Wood Duck  16     Upper Pool, all showing "halter' pattern on face
American Black Duck x Mallard (hybrid)  1
Great Blue Heron  1
Red-tailed Hawk  1
Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon)  1
Mourning Dove  1
Chimney Swift  1
Red-bellied Woodpecker  2
Downy Woodpecker  1
Empidonax sp.  2
Great Crested Flycatcher  1     Ravine
Eastern Kingbird  4
Warbling Vireo  3
Blue Jay  3
Barn Swallow  10
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher  1     Pagoda
American Robin  65
Gray Catbird  15
European Starling  30
Cedar Waxwing  22
Ovenbird  1     Lullwater Cove area, walking on the ground, orange crown stripe and black stripes on chest seen clearly
Northern Waterthrush  2
Black-and-white Warbler  2
American Redstart  4
Yellow Warbler  8
Yellow-rumped Warbler  1     Near Nethermeade Arches Bridge, yellow rump patch and  shoulders, black cheek
Canada Warbler  1     Behind Pagoda, faded looking 'necklace', white eyering
Song Sparrow  2
Northern Cardinal  3
Red-winged Blackbird  1
Common Grackle  9
Baltimore Oriole  6
American Goldfinch  1     Heard
House Sparrow  X

16 Wood Ducks upper pool per Kathy T

Prospect Park brief

In the field reports from Kathy Toomey and separately Will Pollard at least 6 species warblers ( among them juvenile Canada ) seen today plus Blue Gray Gnatcatcher.

"Birdy" says Will.

Reports later

-KB

Brooklyn Botanic Garden

From Orrin

The wooded part of the Native Plant Garden had at least 6 warbler or vireo species, and none of the ones I saw was a yellow warbler or a black-and-white.  I identified a northern waterthrush (one of 4 I saw in the Garden), at least one American redstart, a palm warbler, and a warbling vireo.  Then there was a freshly-washed guy with an eye-ring and someone else the underside of whose tail whose outlined in black and otherwise seemed to have a clear breast--your guess is as good as mine.

Here is a complete list of what I ID'ed:

Blue Jay

American goldfinch

Gray catbird

Northern cardinal

Downy woodpecker

Northern waterthrush (4 total)

American robin

Song sparrow

Black-capped chickadee (several)

House sparrow

Cedar waxwing

American redstart

Warbling vireo

House wren

Palm warbler

Chipping sparrow

Fwd: Prospect Park, Brooklyn, Aug 7, 2014

Note Warbler species including CAWA.



-----Original Message-----
From: ticornis@
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Sent: Fri, Aug 8, 2014 12:57 am
Subject: Prospect Park, Brooklyn, Aug 7, 2014

Prospect Park, Brooklyn, Kings, US-NY
Aug 7, 2014 8:00 AM - 11:30 AM

Observer: Rafael G Campos R
Protocol: Traveling
3.0 kilometer(s)
40 species

Mute Swan (Cygnus olor)  3
Wood Duck (Aix sponsa)  3
Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)  X
Green Heron (Butorides virescens)  1
Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis)  2
Spotted Sandpiper (Actitis macularius)  1
Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon) (Columba livia (Feral Pigeon))  X
Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura)  14
Chimney Swift (Chaetura pelagica)  3
Red-bellied Woodpecker (Melanerpes carolinus)  4
Downy Woodpecker (Picoides pubescens)  3
Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted) (Colaptes auratus auratus/luteus)  1
Eastern Kingbird (Tyrannus tyrannus)  3
Warbling Vireo (Eastern) (Vireo gilvus gilvus)  4
Red-eyed Vireo (Vireo olivaceus)  2
Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata)  3
Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica)  5
Black-capped Chickadee (Poecile atricapillus)  1
Tufted Titmouse (Baeolophus bicolor)  2
House Wren (Troglodytes aedon)  4
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher (Polioptila caerulea)  3    Maryland Monument.
American Robin (Turdus migratorius)  X
Gray Catbird (Dumetella carolinensis)  15
Northern Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos)  2
European Starling (Sturnus vulgaris)  X
Cedar Waxwing (Bombycilla cedrorum)  15
Northern Waterthrush (Parkesia noveboracensis)  6
Black-and-white Warbler (Mniotilta varia)  6
American Redstart (Setophaga ruticilla)  7
Yellow Warbler (Setophaga petechia)  6
Canada Warbler (Cardellina canadensis)  1    probably a juvenal. The collared was barely present, dorsum mostly gray.  Seen for 2-3 minutes,from a distance of 4 m±. Ravine.
Chipping Sparrow (Spizella passerina)  2    Rose Garden
Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia)  1
Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis)  9
Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus)  1
Common Grackle (Quiscalus quiscula)  8
Orchard Oriole (Icterus spurius)  1
Baltimore Oriole (Icterus galbula)  4
American Goldfinch (Spinus tristis)  3
House Sparrow (Passer domesticus)  X

Brooklyn is great birding!!!

Fwd: GWC

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From: Orrin Tilevitz 
To: Peter Dorosh <prosbird@aol.com>
Sent: Thu, Aug 7, 2014 10:43 am
Subject: Fw: GWC

North winds overnight, mid-summer dispersal, shorebird migration, a sunny day and a good deal of patience combined for some interesting viewing this morning at Green-Wood Cemetery, including 4 warbler species, and 2 sandpiper species (spotted and lesser yellowlegs) at the Sylvan Water.  But it looks like things are beginning early.

Monk parakeet
Northern mockingbird
American robin
European starling
Rock Dove
Northern waterthrush (1 at Valley Water, 2 at Dell Water)
Barn swallow
Yellow warbler (several juveniles)
Eastern kingbird
Song sparrow
Mourning dove
Chipping sparrow
Downy woodpecker (pair)
Canada goose (2 on Crescent Water, chased onto it by biped flapping big plastic wings and blowing eagle whistle, who then drove away in pickup, leaving said geese afloat)
Gray catbird
Great blue heron (flew away in response to above-mentioned whistle)
Black-crowned night heron
Cedar waxwing (many, including juveniles)
House finch
Black & white warbler
American redstart
White-breasted nuthatch
Black-capped chickadee (heard)
Northern cardinal (juvenile)
Spotted sandpiper (juvenile) (picture)
Lesser yellowlegs
Great egret (picture)
chimney swifts

On Thursday, August 7, 2014 10:17 AM, Orrin Tilevitz <otilevitz@junoinvestments.com> wrote:

Fwd: A short walk in Prospect Park today

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From: kathleentoomey@
To: Peter Dorosh
Sent: Wed, Aug 6, 2014 4:12 pm
Subject: A short walk in Prospect Park today

Canada Goose  17

Mute Swan  8
Black-crowned Night-Heron  1
Laughing Gull  11
Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon)  12
Mourning Dove  1
Chimney Swift  4
Eastern Kingbird  1
Blue Jay  1
American Robin  10
Gray Catbird  3
Cedar Waxwing  3
Black-and-white Warbler  1
Yellow Warbler  4
Song Sparrow  2
Red-winged Blackbird  2
Common Grackle  1
House Sparrow  10

Fwd: Save the Ridgewood Reservoir !

-----Original Message-----
From: gnchome@kqsi.com
To: Gary Comorau
Sent: Tue, Aug 5, 2014 5:14 pm
Subject: Save the RIdgewood Reservoir !

                                                        Highland Park / Ridgewood Reservoir Alliance

                                       77-15 62^nd Street          Glendale NY 11385          (718) 456-2621

 

Dear Supporter:

Our organization has been working since 2007 to preserve and protect the Ridgewood Reservoir and Highland Park. Our efforts were instrumental in convincing the NYC Department of Parks to scale back their original plans for development and eventually they simply restored the path, replaced and improved the lighting and removed some invasive species.

Phase I was a success!

But now the reservoir is once again in danger. The DEC has mistakenly classified the reservoir as a Class “C” “High Hazard” dam. To have it reclassified as a Class “D” “Negligible or No Hazard” dam, NYC Department of Parks has plans to breach basin 3, the largest basin, with an 11’ x 14’ tunnel, and then build a road in it. The plan calls for breaches in each of the basins.

The reservoir is not a dam and this project, estimated to cost $6,000,000 - $11,000,000, will destroy important wetlands and irreversibly change the character and uniqueness of the site. NYC Department of Parks wanted to start construction in August 2014, but we have been able to get a short postponement.

If the Ridgewood Reservoir is lost it cannot be reclaimed. Please support our effort to preserve the site.

Please sign our petition on Change.org telling DEC to reconsider its outdated assessment and stop this destruction.

If you can, we would appreciate your signing our support letter at SaveTheReservoir. This will be sent to NYSDEC Commissioner Joseph Martens and NYSDEC Commissioner Mitchell J. Silver as well as Mayor Bill DiBlasio and Governor Andrew Cuomo.

Please forward this email.

Thanks for your support

Gary Comorau  

President HPRRA

To learn more about the site and our organization go to RidgewoodReservoir.

Long standing migration hypothesis in new light

a scientific paper published about the long standing belief species migrated out of the tropics may not be the case. Read on

http://m.pnas.org/content/early/2014/07/31/1405000111