Fwd: Prospect Park, Brooklyn, Oct 8, 2015

From Rafael Campos


-----Original Message-----
From: ticornis@yahoo.com
To: Peter Dorosh
Sent: Thu, Oct 8, 2015 2:06 pm
Subject: Prospect Park, Brooklyn, Oct 8, 2015

Today was Sparrows day.  But some warblers are still around the Park, and our backyard.

Sparrows, the biggest surprise was single Lincoln's at the Vale.  Other sps seen were Song, Swamp, Savannah, White-throated, & Indigo Bunting.  Missed the Blue Grosbeak spotted by Tom S. and the group around the Butterfly Meadow.

Warblers: in total I saw 6 sps in the Park (The 7th one was a male BT Blue in our backyard!!), and the best of all was 1 Tennessee seen from the Esdale Bridge.  Others were: Magnolia, Yellowthroat, Palm, Myrtle, Blackpoll.

A great walk today!!

Prospect Park, Brooklyn, Kings, New York, US
Oct 8, 2015 9:00 AM - 11:45 AM

Observer: Rafael G Campos
Protocol: Traveling
4.3 kilometer(s)
44 species

Canada Goose (Branta canadensis)  12
Mute Swan (Cygnus olor)  2
Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)  11
Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias)  1
Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis)  2
Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon) (Columba livia (Feral Pigeon))  22
Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura)  1
Red-bellied Woodpecker (Melanerpes carolinus)  1
Downy Woodpecker (Picoides pubescens)  2
Hairy Woodpecker (Picoides villosus)  2
Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted) (Colaptes auratus auratus/luteus)  4
Eastern Wood-Pewee (Contopus virens)  1
Eastern Phoebe (Sayornis phoebe)  6
Blue-headed Vireo (Vireo solitarius)  1
Red-eyed Vireo (Vireo olivaceus)  1
Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata)  4
Tufted Titmouse (Baeolophus bicolor)  1
White-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta carolinensis)  1
Brown Creeper (Certhia americana)  1
House Wren (Troglodytes aedon)  1
Golden-crowned Kinglet (Regulus satrapa)  1
Ruby-crowned Kinglet (Regulus calendula)  6
Swainson's Thrush (Catharus ustulatus)  2
Hermit Thrush (Catharus guttatus)  1
American Robin (Turdus migratorius)  4
Gray Catbird (Dumetella carolinensis)  1
European Starling (Sturnus vulgaris)  5
Tennessee Warbler (Oreothlypis peregrina)  1
Common Yellowthroat (Geothlypis trichas)  4
Magnolia Warbler (Setophaga magnolia)  1
Blackpoll Warbler (Setophaga striata)  2
Palm Warbler (Yellow) (Setophaga palmarum hypochrysea)  12
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle) (Setophaga coronata coronata)  12
Chipping Sparrow (Spizella passerina)  4
White-throated Sparrow (Zonotrichia albicollis)  13
Savannah Sparrow (Passerculus sandwichensis)  1
Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia)  10
Lincoln's Sparrow (Melospiza lincolnii)  1
Swamp Sparrow (Melospiza georgiana)  2
Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis)  5
Indigo Bunting (Passerina cyanea)  1
Common Grackle (Quiscalus quiscula)  1
American Goldfinch (Spinus tristis)  7
House Sparrow (Passer domesticus)  6

Brooklyn is great birding!!!

@robsbirder: Nighthawk over the vale m.twitter.com/robsbirder

Fwd: Today's BBC Walk

-----Original Message-----
From: 12toms@gmail.com
To: Peter Dorosh
Cc: Dennis Hrehowsik ; Bobbi Manian ; Rob Bate
Sent: Thu, Oct 8, 2015 12:02 pm
Subject: Today's BBC Walk

Hi Peter,

The day was very beautiful and there were plenty of birds, although many were a bit frantic for long views. And it was a great group including participants from Colorado and California.

All tolled we had 69 species including 15 species of warblers. Some highlights were a flight of about 200 Brant flying over LeFrak followed, a few minutes later, by a Peregrine Falcon; for me a FOS Dark-eyed Junco, Spotted Sandpiper, Kingfisher, several Brown Creeper, many Kinglets of both types; Cape May, Nashville, Black-throated Blue and Green Warblers along with Indigo Bunting on Lookout. We did try to relocate Karen's Blue Grosbeak but without success.

We visited the grasslands over LeFrak and had close views of Yellow and Pine Warblers, some sparrows, and 3 fly-by European Goldfinch followed later by one very close bird feeding in thistle.

All in all a great trip. Here's the list with a couple of photos.

Best regards,

Tom

Great Blue Heron

Black-crowned Night-Heron

Canada Goose

Mute Swan

Wood Duck

Mallard

Northern Shoveler

Ruddy Duck

Sharp-shinned Hawk

Peregrine Falcon

Spotted Sandpiper

Rock Dove

Mourning Dove

Chimney Swift

Ruby-throated Hummingbird

Belted Kingfisher

Red-bellied Woodpecker

Yellow-bellied Sapsucker

Downy Woodpecker

Hairy Woodpecker

Northern Flicker

Eastern Wood-Pewee

Eastern Phoebe

Blue-headed Vireo

Warbling Vireo

Red-eyed Vireo

Blue Jay

Tufted Titmouse

White-breasted Nuthatch

Brown Creeper

House Wren

Golden-crowned Kinglet

Ruby-crowned Kinglet

Wood Thrush

American Robin

Gray Catbird

Northern Mockingbird

European Starling

Cedar Waxwing

Nashville Warbler

Northern Parula

Yellow Warbler

Magnolia Warbler

Cape May Warbler

Black-throated Blue Warbler

Yellow-rumped Warbler

Black-throated Green Warbler

Pine Warbler

Palm Warbler

Blackpoll Warbler

Black-and-white Warbler

American Redstart

Northern Waterthrush

Common Yellowthroat

Scarlet Tanager

Eastern Towhee

Chipping Sparrow

Song Sparrow

Swamp Sparrow

White-throated Sparrow

Dark-eyed Junco

Northern Cardinal

Indigo Bunting

Red-winged Blackbird

Common Grackle

American Goldfinch

House Sparrow

European Goldfinch

Brant

warm hilights

Today's unseasonably warm weather doesn't disappoint park goers, but sparrows still seem sparse this late into the month. There is a trickle infusion of sparrows but top hilight appears to be the BLUE GROSBEAK and TENNESSEE WARBLER at Butterfly Meadow.

Spurred by Karen O' Hearn's report of the Grosbeak,I noted good activity in Butterfly Meadow. Hard to see in the dense meadow, WHITE THROATED SPARROWS , SONG SPARROWS easily outnumbered EASTERN TOWHEE, and SWAMP SPARROW.Though missing the chance for the grosbeak, my lunchtime was salvaged by the appearance of two TENNESSEE WARBLERS feeding within the northeast mature Locust tree. Nearby a pair of YELLOW BELLIED SAPSUCKERS pecked away on another Locust,one an immature bird.

A quick run through of the Rink rooftop revealed not much except a scattering of SONG ,one SWAMP and more WHITE THROATED SPARROWS.

Earlier in the sparrowbowl, as we drove in with new wildflowers, CHIPPING SPARROWS kept flying ahead of us , perching in the fence ,moving along as my vehicle rumbled in.

2 tennesee warblers butterfly mead ne locust tree

Tweet from ko (@KarenOhearn)

ko (@KarenOhearn) tweeted at 10:12 AM on Thu, Oct 08, 2015:
Blue grosbeak butterfly meadow
(https://twitter.com/KarenOhearn/status/652124485424955392?s=03)

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Deja Vu

For the second consecutive morning as I walked out my home at 640 am, a COMMON NIGHTHAWK flies over me along Greenwood Ave. In also a rare event , the morning conjunction of the waning Moon with very bright Venus, Jupiter and Mars were seen well, this morning after cloud cover parted around 625 am.

But seeing a Common Nighthawk about the same time two straight mornings under the Venus /Moon conjunction has me thinking whether I am reliving the Twilight Zone...... ;)

something for the garden

Attract insects, brings in the birds

http://www.motherearthnews.com/organic-gardening/pest-control/beneficial-insects-ze0z1509zbay.aspx

white crowned sparrow

From the rink roof, photo' d by Karen O' Hearn

wildlife poaching trapping

I received a text from a birder that some people were trapping turtles with a net at West Island  over at the south end of Prospect Lake.

My boss promptly called the NYC Urban Park Rangers stationed at Fort Greene Park in the downtown Brooklyn area.

If anytime, for speedy action, one should promptly call the rangers at this number to save time ( as sometime i am busy in the work field) going thru me.


Fort Greene Urban Park rangers

718-421-2021

also their webpage 

http://www.nycgovparks.org/facilities/naturecenters

Rooftop birding

Rob Bate and Karen O'hearn observed WHITE-CROWNED SPARROWS at Lakeside rink rooftop , a green oasis now for ground species like the sparrows, Palm Warblers and whatever  attracted to the green delicious roof.

Take advantage of this opportunity , rooftop birding !

Note 7 sparrow species reported on the roof

@KarenOhearn: 2 white-crowned sparrows top lakeside rink green roof m.twitter.com/KarenOhearn

@robsbirder: White crowned sparrow on Lefeak Center roof m.twitter.com/robsbirder

Morning sky conjunction

Check out the morning sky if clear the next two nights in the eastern sky . The lunar conjunction with three planets: Venus, Mars and Jupiter in that downward order.( 530-615 am)

http://classicalastronomy.com/2015/10/lunar-conjunctions-this-week/

Today's reports,oak and ash warblers

Based on the previous reports posted below, it looks like a really decent day.I did not observe what should be numbers but given the cards, everyone out there including the BBC walk must have been satisfied.

Not wanting to go with into details of others observations,I will simply note what I observed after work. Enroute towards the Nethermead, Both single species kinglets appeared by the Upper Pool. The Wildflower meadow and the mugwort row beneath the Tennis House remain mostly quiet; if anything was in there,they remained skittish.

But at the northeast corner of the Nethermead,two dead or dying oak trees drew my attention. There was several species hanging out here ,dominated by EASTERN PHOEBE. However,I was delighted seeing two PINE WARBLERS accompanied by PALM WARBLER, RUBY CROWNED KINGLET & CHIPPING SPARROWs.

Fast forward to a mature shoreline ash tree covered with poison ivy at the south side of the Terrace Bridge. The ivy is a temporary home to 6 YELLOW RUMPED WARBLERS using the strung out vines as bouncy planks for insects. For a common bird in migration,its always great to see something dynamic,action by a species.

The lake by the way has ducks. A hen AMERICAN WIGEON, several NORTHERN SHOVELERS and four WOOD DUCKS I saw away over at Three Sisters Islands means winter isn't too far off.

Northwest wind

Forecast mentioned North Northwest wind tonight..perhaps tomorrow will be birdy,at least sparrows on cue?

BBC Tuesday walk

Scarlet Tanager male,photo' d by Janet Zinn

Leaders Bobbi Manian ,Kathy Toomey
BBC Tues migration walk had a nice long 7+ hour walk today. 8 or 9 participants including a visitor from AZ for whom we got a few life birds. There are still lots of warblers, but also kinglets, junkos and chipping sparrows coming thru. Scarlet Tanager by Janet Zinn. Wigeon by Gus Keri
Prospect Park, Kings, New York, US
Oct 6, 2015 7:38 AM - 3:04 PM
Protocol: Traveling
6.0 mile(s)
Comments: BBC Tues walk. Kathy/Bobbi leafing <br />Submitted from eBird for iOS, version 1.0.1 Build 5
60 species (+1 other taxa)
Canada Goose 12
Mute Swan 7
American Wigeon 2
American Black Duck 2
Mallard 6
Northern Shoveler 4
Great Blue Heron 1
Sharp-shinned Hawk 1
Cooper's Hawk 1
Red-tailed Hawk 2
American Coot 1
Spotted Sandpiper 1
Laughing Gull 1
Ring-billed Gull 2
Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon) X
Mourning Dove X
Chimney Swift 6
Red-bellied Woodpecker 3
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 2
Downy Woodpecker 1
Northern Flicker 5
Peregrine Falcon 1
Empidonax sp. 1 Slight vest wing bars not pumping tail
Eastern Phoebe 23
Blue-headed Vireo 3
Red-eyed Vireo 1
Blue Jay 7
House Wren 1
Golden-crowned Kinglet 5
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 18
Swainson's Thrush 1
American Robin X
Gray Catbird 5
Brown Thrasher 1
Northern Mockingbird 1
European Starling X
Northern Waterthrush 1
Black-and-white Warbler 3
Nashville Warbler 1
Common Yellowthroat 2
American Redstart 1
Northern Parula 8
Blackpoll Warbler 7
Black-throated Blue Warbler 2
Palm Warbler 7
Pine Warbler 2
Yellow-rumped Warbler 15
Black-throated Green Warbler 2
Chipping Sparrow 5
Dark-eyed Junco 2
White-throated Sparrow 5
Song Sparrow 4
Swamp Sparrow 2
Eastern Towhee 1
Scarlet Tanager 1
Northern Cardinal 8
Rose-breasted Grosbeak 1
Red-winged Blackbird 5
Common Grackle 5
American Goldfinch 4
House Sparrow X
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Fwd: eBird Report - Prospect Park, Oct 5, 2015

Note HOODED WARBLER, COMMON NIGHTHAWKS

-----Original Message-----
From: Kathleen Toomey <kathleentoomey@gmail.com>
To: prosbird <Prosbird@aol.com>
Sent: Mon, Oct 5, 2015 9:38 pm
Subject: Fwd: eBird Report - Prospect Park, Oct 5, 2015

Begin forwarded message:

From: ebird-checklist@cornell.edu
Date: October 5, 2015 at 9:35:29 PM EDT
To: Kathleentoomey
Subject: eBird Report - Prospect Park, Oct 5, 2015

Prospect Park, Kings, New York, US
Oct 5, 2015 2:00 PM - 6:30 PM
Protocol: Traveling
2.0 mile(s)
42 species (+2 other taxa)

Canada Goose  X
Mute Swan  11
Wood Duck  2
Mallard  7
Buteo sp.  1
American Coot  1
gull sp.  1
Mourning Dove  3
Common Nighthawk  4     Seen as I was leaving the park in the southwest corner
Chimney Swift  8
Red-bellied Woodpecker  1     Heard
Northern Flicker  4
Eastern Phoebe  3
Blue-headed Vireo  1
Blue Jay  3
Ruby-crowned Kinglet  2
Swainson's Thrush  1
American Robin  9
Gray Catbird  2
European Starling  1
Ovenbird  2     One seen behind the Upper Pool, the other in the Ambergill part of the Ravine
Northern Waterthrush  2
Black-and-white Warbler  2
Nashville Warbler  2
Common Yellowthroat  3
Hooded Warbler  1     Continuing near Terrace Bridge, olive back and top of head, very bright yellow below and yellow face, white outer tail feathers
American Redstart  1
Northern Parula  1
Blackpoll Warbler  7
Black-throated Blue Warbler  4
Palm Warbler  3
Pine Warbler  1
Yellow-rumped Warbler  5
Black-throated Green Warbler  1
Chipping Sparrow  10
Dark-eyed Junco  1
White-throated Sparrow  1
Song Sparrow  1
Swamp Sparrow  2
Northern Cardinal  2
Rose-breasted Grosbeak  1
Indigo Bunting  1
Red-winged Blackbird  1     Saw one, heard several more
House Sparrow  X

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@chebirds: Active morning at Brooklyn Botanic Garden - Wilson's Warbler in native grassland area, Nashville and YB Cuckoo in Native Forest, others.

From Ebird Yahoo Listserve

reported on the listserve yesterday, LARK SPARROW

Subject:
Brooklyn/Cem. Evergreens Lark Sparrow - 10/5/15
From: Dominik Mosur
<callipepla@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 5 Oct 2015 12:39:55 -0400
X-Message-Number:
1

Late this morning there was a LARK SPARROW along the fence line just to the
left as you enter Cemetary of the Evergreens at Central Avenue.

Dominik
Mosur
Brooklyn/(visiting from San Francisco)


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Kingsboider NOte...nearest train line is the J to Broadway Junction I beleive... neighbor greenspace is Ridgewood Reservoir

Vivaldi's Goldfinch | Audubon

https://www.audubon.org/news/vivaldis-goldfinch

Since we had this species in Prospect Park and Bush Terminal Park

Fwd: Prospect Park - late morning walk

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From: Sean Zimmer <seankzimmer@gmail.com>

Date:10/04/2015 3:20 PM (GMT-05:00)

To: Peter Dorosh <Prosbird@aol.com>

Cc:

Subject: Prospect Park - late morning walk

Hi Peter,

A late morning walk in Prospect Park turned out to be very productive, with some quality birds. 

The "bird du jour" seems to be  Black-Throated Blue Warblers, which I saw regularly throughout my 2-hour walk. I was surprised to see a pair of Golden-Crowned Kinglets in the ravine (I always think of them as winter birds). 

Aside from the usual suspects, some highlights include:

Ovenbird

American Redstart

Common Yellowthroat

Palm Warbler

Black and White Warbler

Black-Throated Green Warbler

Yellow-Rumped Warbler

Northern Parula

Belted Kingfisher

Red-tailed Hawk

Sharp-shinned Hawk 

Best,

Sean

Fwd: (no subject)

1ST Sunday walk result 

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From: Evenvin@aol.com

Date:10/04/2015 2:56 PM (GMT-05:00)

To: prosbird@aol.com

Cc: msdreger@yahoo.com

Subject: (no subject)

We had a small but energetic group this morning. Lead by Vinnie Neal and Ann

 

American Redstart

Black and White

Blackpoll Warbler

Black-throated Blue Warbler

Common Yellowthroat

Hooded Warbler

Northen Parula

Northern Waterthrush

Ovenbird

Palm Warbler

Yellow-rumped Warbler

Belted Kingfisher

Ruby-crowned Kinglet

Spotted Sandpiper

Eastern Phoebe

Canada Goose

Northern Shoveler

Double-crested Cormorant

Black-crowned Night-Heron

Mute Swan

Red-bellied Woodpecker

Downy Woodpecker

Hairy Woodpecker

Northern Flicker

Mallard

Red-tailed Hawk

Ring-billed Gull

Rock Pigeon

Mourning Dove

Blue Jay

Gray Catbird

European Starling

Song Sparrow

White-throated Sparrow

House Sparrow

Northern Cardinal

Fwd: eBird Report - Prospect Park, Oct 3, 2015

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From: Kathleen Toomey <kathleentoomey@gmail.com>

Date:10/03/2015 6:09 PM (GMT-05:00)

To: prosbird <Prosbird@aol.com>

Cc:

Subject: Fwd: eBird Report - Prospect Park, Oct 3, 2015

Begin forwarded message:

From: ebird-checklist@cornell.edu
Date: October 3, 2015 at 5:58:57 PM EDT
To: Kathleentoomey
Subject: eBird Report - Prospect Park, Oct 3, 2015

Prospect Park, Kings, New York, US
Oct 3, 2015 12:00 PM - 3:30 PM
Protocol: Traveling
0.5 mile(s)
Comments:     Wellhouse Drive and the Peninsula
32 species (+4 other taxa)

Canada Goose  20
Mute Swan  5
American Black Duck  5
Mallard  24
Northern Shoveler  1     Probably about seven more, but their heads were tucked and I wasn't sure
Ruddy Duck  2
duck sp.  5     In center of lake, possibly Green Winged Teal, small ducks, two seemed to have a buffy streak on their sides near their tails, too far to be sure
Sharp-shinned/Cooper's Hawk  1
Solitary Sandpiper  2     Seen together, in flight when close, white sides of tails with dark center, one seen in the distance, dark back, darkish breast
Herring Gull  1
gull sp.  20
Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon)  2
Belted Kingfisher  1
Red-bellied Woodpecker  1     Heard
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker  1
Northern Flicker  15
Alder/Willow Flycatcher (Traill's Flycatcher)  1     Wing-bars, no noticeable eyering, white throat, very slight vest
Eastern Phoebe  3
Ruby-crowned Kinglet  1
American Robin  3
Gray Catbird  2
Northern Waterthrush  1
Black-and-white Warbler  1
Common Yellowthroat  4
Hooded Warbler  1     Continuing bird near Terrace Bridge, 1st year female type, bright olive back and top of head, yellow cheek, yellow below, white outer tail feathers
American Redstart  2
Northern Parula  3
Blackpoll Warbler  4
Palm Warbler  4
Pine Warbler  2
Yellow-rumped Warbler  6
White-throated Sparrow  1
Song Sparrow  1
Swamp Sparrow  1
Northern Cardinal  2
House Sparrow  25

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rainy reward

A working day for me as I had to supervise park volunteers by the Tennis House ,breaking up ground and planting; But at the end of my shift, a little rainy reward.

Outside along the Tennis House western fence, heavy rains fill up the pit,or kettlehole. There, a small flock of warblers gathered. Upon my exiting the Tennis House entrance,I spotted a white flash flying across the road. I search and found the small bird,a gorgeous BLACK THROATED WARBLER,a male seemingly brighter than usual ,a counterpoint to any dreary weather.

Soon, as I turned towards the water pool, I observed warblers on the ground near the water edge. The majority were PALM WARBLERS; those were joined by two drab YELLOW RUMPED WARBLERS, a PINE WARBLER,also a drab form, while above in the beech tree, a female BLACK THROATED GREEN WARBLER, and AMERICAN REDSTART increased my WARBLER list in under ten minutes. Truly for a dreary day, something special to enjoy after working all day.

Also of note ,in the Upper Pool meadow, an INDIGO BUNTING in its very handsome brown finery added appreciation. American GOLDFINCHES were there as well.

Jamaica Bay update

From BBC Facebook

Brooklyn Bird Club

Published by Robert Bate · 1 hr · 

Environmental Assessment Notice of Public Availability and Open House:
Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge, West Pond Breach Repair Project

The National Park Service (NPS) has made available for public and regulatory review the Environmental Assessment (EA) for the Jamaica Bay Unit, Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge, West Pond Breach Repair Project. This project would make the West Pond embankment and loop trail resilient to coastal storms and flooding and protect environmentally sensitive conditions along the West Pond loop trail that support a diversity of Jamaica Bay habitat, wildlife and enhanced visitor experience.

The EA evaluates the potential impacts of four alternatives: two action alternatives, the NPS preferred alternative and the no-action alternative. The NPS preferred alternative includes filling and repairing the primary and secondary breaches and the subsequent restoration of West Pond and the loop trail. The preferred alternative would be implemented in phases, with the initial phase addressing filling and repairing the primary and secondary breaches, replacing the water control structure, the possible installation of a supplemental water supply system (either groundwater or municipal water) to provide freshwater to the pond, and restoring the West Pond loop trail. Future phases of work would include upland habitat restoration at Terrapin Point, shoreline and saltmarsh restoration to increase resiliency against potential future storm damage, and installation of other visitor amenities, such as boardwalks, trails, pathways, viewing blinds, and educational signage.

The ongoing participation of the public is very important to the success of this project. We invite you to attend an Open House to learn more about the project, the Environmental Assessment, ask questions, and share your comments.

Open House:

Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge Visitor Center
Thursday, October 22nd, 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
715-10 Cross Bay Boulevard
Broad Channel, Queens, New York

Fwd: BBC Walk today

-----Original Message-----
From: 12toms@gmail.com
To: Peter Dorosh ; Rob Bate
Cc: Dennis Hrehowsik ; Bobbi Manian
Sent: Thu, Oct 1, 2015 12:10 pm
Subject: BBC Walk today

Hi Peter,

Well, we had a very hardy group of birders today out braving the elements. Actually other than it being freezing cold with lots of wind it was a great fall day.

Although at first there weren't many birds as brave as the birders, eventually they came out in full force, and we ended up with 62 species. Possibly due to the wind and cold, birds were moving very fast so some of the sightings were too brief; but in the end, most birds provided multiple views.

Hot spots were Lookout and the Lullwater. Highlights include 19 species of warblers with Hooded twice (once by the upper pool, mostly just heard, and then displaying very well in the lullwater); 5 species of woodpeckers, 2 Raccoons, Veery, Wood, Swainson's and Gray-cheeked Thrushes; 2 kinglet species; Scarlet Tanager, Indigo Bunting and Philadelphia Vireo.

Here's the list and a couple of rough photos.

Best regards,

Tom

Black-crowned Night-Heron

Canada Goose

Mute Swan

Mallard

Ruddy Duck

Osprey

Red-tailed Hawk

Ring-billed Gull

Rock Dove

Mourning Dove

Chimney Swift

Red-bellied Woodpecker

Yellow-bellied Sapsucker

Downy Woodpecker

Hairy Woodpecker

Northern Flicker

Eastern Wood-Pewee

Eastern Phoebe

Blue-headed Vireo

Philadelphia Vireo

Red-eyed Vireo

Blue Jay

Black-capped Chickadee

Winter Wren

Golden-crowned Kinglet

Ruby-crowned Kinglet

Veery

Gray-cheeked Thrush

Swainson's Thrush

Wood Thrush

American Robin

Gray Catbird

Northern Mockingbird

European Starling

Cedar Waxwing

Tennessee Warbler

Orange-crowned Warbler

Northern Parula

Chestnut-sided Warbler

Magnolia Warbler

Cape May Warbler

Black-throated Blue Warbler

Yellow-rumped Warbler

Black-throated Green Warbler

Pine Warbler

Palm Warbler

Bay-breasted Warbler

Blackpoll Warbler

Black-and-white Warbler

American Redstart

Ovenbird

Northern Waterthrush

Common Yellowthroat

Hooded Warbler

Scarlet Tanager

Song Sparrow

White-throated Sparrow

Northern Cardinal

Indigo Bunting

Baltimore Oriole

American Goldfinch

House Sparrow

between the storms

Squeezed between the storms , with the ominous big one down south, a north wind overnight bought in some migrants.Notably Brooklyn Bridge Park impressed with a condensed drop-in of birds in its small pier one locale and Prospect showing some fruit as well, with a trickle of sparrows and buntings ,as well as the persistent HOODED WARBLER in the Upper Pool section.

Heather Wolf reported from her "patch of woods" Brooklyn bridge Park a nice fallout of birds , mostly good numbers of PALM WARBLERS reaching 30, and BLACKPOLL hitting the ten number, with 8 species warblers; given a small park with yet matured woods, an impressive morning there. The park should do well in October for sparrows. Heather' s list is in a previous post here.

Meanwhile in Prospect, the Upper Pool mainland sees much of interesting birds,with Butterfly Meadow following suit. First the HOODED WARBLER, the one from the Terrace Bridge of the past week moved westward. Actually seen late afternoon yesterday that I forgot to report, the Wildflower grass meadow whence it came from was also active with CHIPPING SPARROWS ( about 8)  with 4 at least INDIGO BUNTINGS,all immatures or females. The female or a immature HOODED was reported along the back path by Mike Yuan.

Butterfly Meadow had action mainly with Warblers.While birding briefly with Karen Ohearn, we spotted two PINE WARBLERS,one a first year bird, BLACKPOLL WARBLER, SCARLET TANAGER; WHITE THROATED SPARROWS are in, hiding among the meadow' s dense flower beds. I will post my list later.

Tom Stephenson led his usual Thursday walk.His report has been received and appears above.

Stay dry !

Saturday prospect walk cancellation

From Brooklyn Bird Club facebook

Hey All,

Saturday's fall migration series walk is cancelled. It looks like rain and probable heavy winds. Not fun or safe conditions for a bird walk in the Park. I will do an additional make up walk Saturday Oct 17.

See you next Saturday October 10th at the pergola.

Best,

Hurricane Dennis

Fwd: Bird List BBP - Palm & Blackpoll

Per Heather... this is a good turnout for a small park...

-----Original Message-----
From: Heather Wolf <heather.wolf@jugglefit.com>
To: Peter Dorosh <prosbird@aol.com>
Sent: Thu, Oct 1, 2015 3:12 pm
Subject: Bird List BBP - Palm & Blackpoll

Hi Peter,

The numbers were with the palm (over 30) and blackpoll (over 10). All on list below were at Pier 1.

It was windy so I'm sure there were plenty of birds hiding under cover as well.

I know this isn't that great compared to Prospect, but for Pier 1 at BBP this is a very good day!

Best,

Heather

Brooklyn Bridge Park, Kings, New York, US
Oct 1, 2015 8:30 AM - 2:30 PM
36 species

American Black Duck  2
Mallard  5
Double-crested Cormorant  12
Laughing Gull  5
Ring-billed Gull  15
Herring Gull  1
Great Black-backed Gull  1
Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon)  12
Mourning Dove  2
Downy Woodpecker  1
Northern Flicker  1
Eastern Phoebe  2
Blue Jay  1
Carolina Wren  1
Ruby-crowned Kinglet  1
Swainson's Thrush  1
Hermit Thrush  1
Wood Thrush  1
American Robin  10
Gray Catbird  10
Brown Thrasher  2
Northern Mockingbird  1
European Starling  15
Ovenbird  2
Black-and-white Warbler  2
Nashville Warbler  1
Common Yellowthroat  1
Northern Parula  1
Blackpoll Warbler  10    Conservative estimate, likely more.
Palm Warbler  30    Conservative estimate, likely more.
Black-throated Green Warbler  1
Dark-eyed Junco  2
White-throated Sparrow  5
Song Sparrow  2
Northern Cardinal  2
House Sparrow  20

A minimum four indigo bunting with chipping sparrow flock in upper pool wildflower grass meadow

Heather Wolf reports hi bird activity at bklyn br park.await mo details

Tweet from Michael Yuan (@themeowking)

Michael Yuan (@themeowking) tweeted at 7:21 AM on Thu, Oct 01, 2015:
Female/imm Hooded Warbler on path behind Upper Pool
(https://twitter.com/themeowking/status/649544726509699072?s=03)

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