Note Sunset Park juv WCSP

White-crowned Sparrow (Zonotrichia leucophrys) (1)
- Reported Mar 11, 2022 09:48 by Nick Dawson
- Sunset Park (Brooklyn), Kings, New York
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=40.6479975,-74.0038026&ll=40.6479975,-74.0038026
- Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S104603181
- Media: 4 Photos
- Comments: "Continuing bird found yesterday by Ronnie Almonte, juvenile with rusty cap and pink beak. Now at 44th and 5th corner of park. Photos." 

Tweet from The Kingsboider (@BBCKingsbirds) pp come 2

The Kingsboider (@BBCKingsbirds) tweeted at 0:50 PM on Fri, Mar 11, 2022:
Divng mixed pair common Mergansers continuing center Prospect lake
(https://twitter.com/BBCKingsbirds/status/1502341321725554694?s=03)

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Tweet from The Kingsboider (@BBCKingsbirds) duck island wood ducks

The Kingsboider (@BBCKingsbirds) tweeted at 2:07 PM on Thu, Mar 10, 2022:
At least 14 Wood ducks hugging duck island eastern shoreline (facing Prospect lefrak rink). Cool sight!
(https://twitter.com/BBCKingsbirds/status/1501998150772477953?s=03)

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eBird Checklist - 9 Mar 2022 - Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn - 20 species inc1 woodcock

https://ebird.org/checklist/S104512172

eBird Checklist - 9 Mar 2022 - Prospect Park - 35 species Fleming chklist

https://ebird.org/checklist/S104498917

Note good number Wood ducks 6 Ring necked ducks

Gorgeous photo of Greenwood cemetery Greenwinged Teal

 Taken yesterday by Radka Osickova at the Dellwater ( quite rare there)..This is the first GWTeal here since Feb 14th, 2019 when also a drake found on Sylvan Water.

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

https://ebird.org/hotspot/L285884

3 wood cocks today in gwc plus GWTeal

Tweet from Diversity & Distributions (@consbiog)

Diversity & Distributions (@consbiog) tweeted at 11:08 AM on Thu, Mar 03, 2022:
The role of artificial light at night and road density in predicting the seasonal occurrence of nocturnally migrating birds https://t.co/nMjC67Oosj https://t.co/rOBZgYgdaC
(https://twitter.com/consbiog/status/1499416363315740673?s=03)

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Tweet from Kathleen Toomey (@KingsKathy) GWTeal at GEC Dellwater today

Kathleen Toomey (@KingsKathy) tweeted at 1:42 PM on Tue, Mar 08, 2022:
Green-winged teal reported earlier by Russ, now at Dell Water
(https://twitter.com/KingsKathy/status/1501267110294536195?s=03)

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Fwd: [eBird Alert] Kings County Rare Bird Alert

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- Common Merganser (3 reports)

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Common Merganser (Mergus merganser) (2)
- Reported Mar 08, 2022 09:58 by Radka Osickova
- Prospect Park, Kings, New York
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=40.6602841,-73.9689534&ll=40.6602841,-73.9689534
- Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S104431908
- Comments: "Seen in the middle of the lake. Appears to be one female one male"

Common Merganser (Mergus merganser) (3)
- Reported Mar 08, 2022 08:35 by Emily Clark
- Prospect Park, Kings, New York
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=40.6602841,-73.9689534&ll=40.6602841,-73.9689534
- Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S104431424
- Comments: "2 females, 1 male continuing"

Common Merganser (Mergus merganser) (3)
- Reported Mar 08, 2022 08:30 by Ryan Goldberg
- Prospect Park, Kings, New York
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=40.6602841,-73.9689534&ll=40.6602841,-73.9689534
- Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S104431335
- Comments: "Drake and two hens, directly out from the Peninsula meadow. Continuing."

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GWC PIWA

Pine Warbler (Setophaga pinus) (1)
- Reported Mar 08, 2022 08:34 by Russ Alderson
- Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, Kings, New York
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=40.6523083,-73.9904281&ll=40.6523083,-73.9904281
- Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S104426809
- Comments: "Heard only around Pine Hill"

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" Preserve and cherish the pale blue dot,the only home we've ever known"

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Greenwood Cemetery Monday --Radka's chklist

 Note 2 woodcocks and eastern Meadowlark.....

https://ebird.org/atlasny/checklist/S104386839

sidenote  Eastern Bluebird reported as well by Joshua

https://ebird.org/hotspot/L285884  (click on date inside link for chklits)

eBird Checklist - 7 Mar 2022 - Prospect Park - 42 species. Cook chklist

https://ebird.org/checklist/S104384877 

Note 12 wood ducks plus lesser black backed Gull, comm mergs, fish crows,etc

Today PPLake LBBGull

Lesser Black-backed Gull (Larus fuscus) (1)
- Reported Mar 07, 2022 11:56 by Matthew Cook

- Prospect Park, Kings, New York
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=40.6602841,-73.9689534&ll=40.6602841,-73.9689534
- Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S104384877
- Media: 1 Photo
- Comments: "1CY bird. Clean white head, stark white background color with cold dark checkerboard back, very long-winged appearance. All black bill. "Bruising" around eye. Visibly smaller than nearby HERG, distinctly larger than RBGU. World's worst, most washed out gull photo to be uploaded." 

BTPP EUWI today

Eurasian Wigeon (Mareca penelope) (1)
- Reported Mar 07, 2022 13:35 by Maureen Matthews
- Bush Terminal Piers Park, Kings, New York
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=40.6541609,-74.0204451&ll=40.6541609,-74.0204451
- Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S104384409
- Comments: "Continuing bird. Observed in the first bay before the park entrance. Richly colored chestnut headed wigeon." 

1st season pine warbler in gwc

Seth had one yesterday at prospect ballfields. Early birds

Pine Warbler (Setophaga pinus) (1)
- Reported Mar 07, 2022 11:02 by Benjamin Forbes
- Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, Kings, New York
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=40.6523083,-73.9904281&ll=40.6523083,-73.9904281
- Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S104381874
- Comments: "Feeding on ground with mixed flock of Robin's and sparrows." 

Pp blvu

Black Vulture (Coragyps atratus) (1)
- Reported Mar 07, 2022 10:17 by Roberta Manian 🐥

- Prospect Park, Kings, New York
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=40.6602841,-73.9689534&ll=40.6602841,-73.9689534
- Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S104382953
- Comments: "Messy looking vulture with white wing tips Kathy T had one in GWC a few days ago no pics" 

PP come

Common Merganser (Mergus merganser) (2)
- Reported Mar 07, 2022 07:45 by Linda Ewing

- Prospect Park, Kings, New York
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=40.6602841,-73.9689534&ll=40.6602841,-73.9689534
- Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S104370724
- Comments: "Continuing. One drake and one hen, seen together by 3 Sisters. Both characterized by sharp definition of head (dark green for drake, rusty brown for hen) vs white breast." 

Fwd: woodcock photo

one out of multiple woodcocks in Greenwood Cemetery yesterday, this one ironically near a tomb named "Woodcock".Photo taken by Rob Bate.

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From: Rob Bate <robsbate@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, Mar 7, 2022 at 11:46 AM
Subject: Re: woodcock photo
To: Peter Dorosh <prosbird@gmail.com>

On Mon, Mar 7, 2022 at 7:53 AM Peter Dorosh <prosbird@gmail.com> wrote:

Hey Rob

can u send me your facebook photo of the GWC Woodcook ?  PEEEENNNTT! (my thanks translated)

P

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" Preserve and cherish the pale blue dot,the only home we've ever known"

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Eastern meadowlarks in GWC

I forgot to mention earlier two meadowlarks were seen in greenwood cemetery at the Hill of Graves the section just inside from the prospect park west ave entrance today.

Fwd: Canvasback

From Eric,awesome photos of Prospect bird.

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From: Erik Von Ploennies <erikvp99@yahoo.com>
Date: Sun, Mar 6, 2022, 5:47 PM
Subject: Canvasback
To: Peter Dorosh <prosbird@gmail.com>

Hi Peter,

Here are two photos from today of the Canvasback on the lake.

Erik& Terry

Timberdoodle fallout at Greenwood, a canvasback comes in at prospect.

Greenwood cemetery experienced a fallout of woodcocks today with a reported 24 tallied by Ryan M. Another birder told me that they were scattered in numerous places throughout the cemetery. This is a great time to go this week to look for these tomberdoodles.

Meanwhile while meeting with a new birder to discuss birders fascination with Prospect and its lake, I received word from Eric passing by that a drake Canvasback was reported in the lake just east of Three Sisters Islands. And sure enough ,sleeping with a small flock of Ruddy ducks, there's a Canvasback. An awesome find for this rare park species-- the first since February of 2017 -- this Canvasback eventually woke from its slumber and started diving at 440 pm. Next to it at one point a hen Hooded Merganser glides by.

Speaking of mergansers, three or two Common Mergansers kept to the middle of the lake,one a drake. A Ring-necked Duck was spotted as well, last seen by Three Sisters islands.

A great Sunday all around !

Tweet from The Kingsboider (@BBCKingsbirds) Rare PPlake canvasback

The Kingsboider (@BBCKingsbirds) tweeted at 2:52 PM on Sun, Mar 06, 2022:
Rare Drake Canvasback southeast prospect lake 1/2 way betw 3 sisters n duck island,with Ruddies,rept earlier by Jeff G.
(https://twitter.com/BBCKingsbirds/status/1500559993237557248?s=03)

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BTPP EUWI

Eurasian Wigeon (Mareca penelope) (1)
- Reported Mar 05, 2022 13:50 by Matthew Cook
- Bush Terminal Piers Park, Kings, New York
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=40.6541609,-74.0204451&ll=40.6541609,-74.0204451
- Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S104230964
- Comments: "Continuing, beautiful, rusty red-headed male being terrorized by some jerk playing calls loudly from the shore." 

3 PP COME

Common Merganser (Mergus merganser) (3)
- Reported Mar 05, 2022 10:16 by Mike Elfassy
- Prospect Park, Kings, New York
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=40.6602841,-73.9689534&ll=40.6602841,-73.9689534
- Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S104225802
- Comments: "One male and two hens. Male with dark head and clean white breast. Both females have white chin patch." 

Green-Wood Cemetery to construct dozens of rain gardens on its grounds over next decade • Brooklyn Paper

https://www.brooklynpaper.com/green-wood-cemetery-dozens-rain-gardens/ 

Tweet from Kathleen Toomey (@KingsKathy) GWC BLVU

Kathleen Toomey (@KingsKathy) tweeted at 2:28 PM on Fri, Mar 04, 2022:
Black Vulture flew over Green-wood about 20 minutes ago
(https://twitter.com/KingsKathy/status/1499829159224299522?s=03)

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March 4th COME 2

Common Merganser (Mergus merganser) (2)
- Reported Mar 04, 2022 06:45 by MI YU

- Prospect Park, Kings, New York
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=40.6602841,-73.9689534&ll=40.6602841,-73.9689534
- Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S104150556
- Comments: "Continuing females, moving around a lot around the lake." 

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pair of Common Mergansers Prospect Lake

 Common Merganser (Mergus merganser) (2)

- Reported Mar 03, 2022 09:25 by Radka Osickova
- Prospect Park, Kings, New York
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=40.6602841,-73.9689534&ll=40.6602841,-73.9689534
- Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S104088848
- Comments: "In the middle of lake, Male and female"

EUWI continuing at BTPP

 Seen from 51st street imaginary line of the park path..

Eurasian Wigeon (Mareca penelope) (1)
- Reported Mar 03, 2022 08:37 by Ryan McGrady
- Bush Terminal Piers Park, Kings, New York
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=40.6541609,-74.0204451&ll=40.6541609,-74.0204451
- Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S104084917
- Comments: "Bright cinnamon head, with American wigeons visible from 51st"

Prospect lake 3/2 COME

Common Merganser (Mergus merganser) (2)
- Reported Mar 02, 2022 16:36 by Emily Clark
- Prospect Park, Kings, New York
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=40.6602841,-73.9689534&ll=40.6602841,-73.9689534
- Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S104053436
- Media: 2 Photos
- Comments: "Two together on the lake, reddish brown head, white chin"

EUWI at BTPP continuing

Eurasian Wigeon (Mareca penelope) (1)
- Reported Mar 02, 2022 08:35 by Richard Fleming
- Bush Terminal waterfront, 51st St. access, Kings, New York
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=40.6511335,-74.0227568&ll=40.6511335,-74.0227568
- Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S104018767
- Comments: "Continuing male, photos"

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Tweet from The Kingsboider (@BBCKingsbirds) east pplake Ring-necked Ducks 6

The Kingsboider (@BBCKingsbirds) tweeted at 9:50 AM on Wed, Mar 02, 2022:
6 Ring-necked duck reported earlier by Ryan Goldberg now in peninsula cove by Duck Island east prospect lake
(https://twitter.com/BBCKingsbirds/status/1499034505193078784?s=03)

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PPLake COME continues -2 birds

 Common Merganser (Mergus merganser) (2)

- Reported Mar 01, 2022 09:36 by Radka Osickova
- Prospect Park, Kings, New York
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=40.6602841,-73.9689534&ll=40.6602841,-73.9689534
- Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S103969396
- Comments: "2 by Three sisters"

Common Merganser (Mergus merganser) (2)
- Reported Mar 01, 2022 07:50 by Caleb Crain
- Prospect Park, Kings, New York
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=40.6602841,-73.9689534&ll=40.6602841,-73.9689534
- Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S103968367
- Media: 1 Photo
- Comments: "Continuing, near Three Sisters Island. Photos."