common merg on prospect lake

Common Merganser (Mergus merganser) (1)
- Reported Jan 23, 2026 08:30 by Forrest Wickman
- 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/S295803146
- Media: 2 Photos
- Comments: "Flagged as rare, though they often visit the lake in small numbers in winter. Female between the Peninsula and Duck Island, with orange-y head, gray body, and white at base of bill. Photo."

"It is the life of the crystal, the architect of the flake, the fire of the frost, the soul of the sunbeam. This crisp winter air is full of it."

--John Burroughs, conservationist and author















   

Iceland gull at BTPP

 Iceland Gull on abandoned pier at Bush Terminal Park seen this early morning

"It is the life of the crystal, the architect of the flake, the fire of the frost, the soul of the sunbeam. This crisp winter air is full of it."

--John Burroughs, conservationist and author















   

a rescued Dovekie at BBP

Dovekie (Alle alle) (1)
- Reported Jan 22, 2026 14:19 by Jacob Kramer-Duffield
- Brooklyn Bridge Park, Kings, New York
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=40.6996104,-73.9973745&ll=40.6996104,-73.9973745
- Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S295691971
- Comments: "Injured down on the rocks in John Street Park; rescued and sent to Wild Bird Fund"

"It is the life of the crystal, the architect of the flake, the fire of the frost, the soul of the sunbeam. This crisp winter air is full of it."

--John Burroughs, conservationist and author















   

Orange crowned at BBG

Orange-crowned Warbler (Leiothlypis celata) (1)
- Reported Jan 22, 2026 10:01 by Ryan Treves
- Brooklyn Botanic Garden, Kings, New York
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=40.6680222,-73.96367&ll=40.6680222,-73.96367
- Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S295648476
- Comments: "What a wonderful surprise! First warbler of the year. Charming little olive-green warbler with yellow under the tail and grayish head, thin eye line. Sharp bill. Giving insistent little chip notes while feeding from sapsucker holes in a holly tree."

"It is the life of the crystal, the architect of the flake, the fire of the frost, the soul of the sunbeam. This crisp winter air is full of it."

--John Burroughs, conservationist and author















   

Red tailed hawk Center Drive

Flew up and perched as I pulled in with my work truck...

Prospect park...

"It is the life of the crystal, the architect of the flake, the fire of the frost, the soul of the sunbeam. This crisp winter air is full of it."

--John Burroughs, conservationist and author















   

Afternoon black headed Gull

At Brooklyn bridge park this late afternoon, a floating black headed Gull was seen off Pier 1 wading towards Pier 2 among a ring billed gull flock.

Black-headed Gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus) (1)
- Reported Jan 21, 2026 16:56 by Doug Gochfeld
- Brooklyn Bridge Park, Kings, New York
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=40.6996104,-73.9973745&ll=40.6996104,-73.9973745
- Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S295580271
- Comments: "Adult floating on water with hundreds of RBGU near P1 pilings. Apparently my first here in several years, and the species has been surprisingly scarce at this location since 2021. Mediocre photos."

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"It is the life of the crystal, the architect of the flake, the fire of the frost, the soul of the sunbeam. This crisp winter air is full of it."

--John Burroughs, conservationist and author















   

Rusty continuing in boathouse area

Rusty Blackbird (Euphagus carolinus) (3)
- Reported Jan 21, 2026 14:31 by Rusty H
- 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/S295535735
- Comments: "Photo"

"It is the life of the crystal, the architect of the flake, the fire of the frost, the soul of the sunbeam. This crisp winter air is full of it."

--John Burroughs, conservationist and author















   

Prospect Park Horned Lark records

Perhaps the latest the 11th or 12th historical record

Prospect ParkKings, US-NY

Date	#	Observer
2026-01-21	1	karen o'hearn
2026-01-21	1	Ant Tab
2026-01-20	1	Peter Paul
2026-01-20	1	Ben Wright
2025-12-15	1	Ryan Mandelbaum
2025-12-15	1	Austin Johnson
2008-11-19	1	Alex Wilson
1988-12-15	11	NYC Bird Report Data
1967-11-14	4	NYC Bird Report Data
1963-12-13	1	NYC Bird Report Data
1963-11-14	6	NYC Bird Report Data
1963-11-10	3	NYC Bird Report Data
1962-02-25	4	NYC Bird Report Data
1951-04-23	1	NYC Bird Report Data
1950-10-04	1	NYC Bird Report Data
1944-11-19	1	NYC Bird Report Data

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

                                                                            --Carl Sagan

Prospect rink Horned Lark**

 A single HORNED LARK reported on the knoll southwest of the Lefrak Rink was reported yesterday, still present this morning feeding in open area surround by snow cover. The knoll or rise is before the rink adjoining south lake drive or straight in across the drive from the Parkside ocean avenue park entrance.

A really good rare sighting for the park..

"It is the life of the crystal, the architect of the flake, the fire of the frost, the soul of the sunbeam. This crisp winter air is full of it."

--John Burroughs, conservationist and author















   

[eBird Alert] Kings County Rare Bird Rusty blackbirds at boathouse

Rusty Blackbird (Euphagus carolinus) (3)
- Reported Jan 20, 2026 15:00 by Stephan Nance
- 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/S295386684 

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

                                                                            --Carl Sagan

[eBird Alert] Kings County Rare Bird Alert rusty bb

Rusty Blackbird (Euphagus carolinus) (2)
- Reported Jan 19, 2026 14:00 by Kim Garrett
- 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/S295278875
- Comments: "Two foraging in leaf litter next to lake on west drive side. Both light brown with blueish speckling from neck to wings, where blueish became solid. Lighter brown striping around face. Yellow eyes." 

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

                                                                            --Carl Sagan

Glaucous Gull BTPP

Glaucous Gull (Larus hyperboreus) (1)
- Reported Jan 18, 2026 13:30 by Nick Dawson
- 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/S295085581
- Media: 3 Photos
- Comments: "Continuing individual drppped in for a few minutes on the rocks behind the woods and then continued on. Photos."

"It is the life of the crystal, the architect of the flake, the fire of the frost, the soul of the sunbeam. This crisp winter air is full of it."

--John Burroughs, conservationist and author















   

Yesterday's Iceland gull BTPP

Iceland Gull (Larus glaucoides) (2) CONFIRMED
- Reported Jan 17, 2026 10:31 by Alan Drogin
- 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/S294931064
- Comments: "Immature brownish gulls.Smaller than nearby Herring and larger than Ring Bill.  Smudgy eye and base of bill pinkish. Pinkish legs. Exact count in the inner pool of the park. When one was flying it showed white in the wings."

"It is the life of the crystal, the architect of the flake, the fire of the frost, the soul of the sunbeam. This crisp winter air is full of it."

--John Burroughs, conservationist and author















   

Rusties continue at boathouse

Rusty Blackbird (Euphagus carolinus) (2)
- Reported Jan 17, 2026 09:52 by Ryan Treves
- 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/S294687502
- Comments: "2 individuals seen behind the boathouse just before BBC beginner's walk. Moving with a mixed flock of robins and starlings.  Compact, short-tailed blackbirds with brownish splotches visible even with backlighting."

"It is the life of the crystal, the architect of the flake, the fire of the frost, the soul of the sunbeam. This crisp winter air is full of it."

--John Burroughs, conservationist and author















   

Bald eagle over eastern parkway

Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) (1)
- Reported Jan 16, 2026 11:11 by Misha Favorov
- Lincoln Terrace Park/Arthur S. Somers Park, Kings, New York
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=40.6669126,-73.9272044&ll=40.6669126,-73.9272044
- Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S294504981
- Comments: "Raptor with white head and dark body soaring west along Eastern Parkway"

"It is the life of the crystal, the architect of the flake, the fire of the frost, the soul of the sunbeam. This crisp winter air is full of it."

--John Burroughs, conservationist and author















   

COME prospect

Common Merganser (Mergus merganser) (1)
- Reported Jan 16, 2026 09:05 by B F
- 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/S294489002
- Comments: "Female seen in flight.  Large duck with rusty red head sharply demarcated from light underparts and square white patches in the wing.  Did not have my camera out.  It circled the lake a few times and headed south towards the Parade Grounds."

"It is the life of the crystal, the architect of the flake, the fire of the frost, the soul of the sunbeam. This crisp winter air is full of it."

--John Burroughs, conservationist and author















   

Rusty blackbird at boathouse

Rusty Blackbird (Euphagus carolinus) (1)
- Reported Jan 15, 2026 09:02 by B F
- 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/S294344105
- Media: 1 Photo
- Comments: "Photo.  Mixed in with a group of Robins by the boathouse

"It is the life of the crystal, the architect of the flake, the fire of the frost, the soul of the sunbeam. This crisp winter air is full of it."

--John Burroughs, conservationist and author















   

[eBird Alert] Kings County Rare Bird Alert - bald eagle BTPP

Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) (1)
- Reported Jan 12, 2026 10:43 by Marleny Rafferty
- 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/S293888105
- Media: 1 Photo
- Comments: "Wasn't sure what it was as it flew away from me towards Manhattan skyline but, I noticed as I snapped photos, that it had a white tail and scattered every bird at the pier.  I assumed it must be a bald eagle but I wanted to take a closer look at my pics before making determination and I was correct.  It was a very large dark-bodied raptor with a white tail.  Will post the one "decent" shot I got..."
 

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

                                                                            --Carl Sagan

[eBird Alert] Kings County Rare Bird Alert ICELAND GULL prospect lake

Iceland Gull (Larus glaucoides) (1)
- Reported Jan 12, 2026 10:27 by E R
- 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/S293892553
- Comments: "Beautiful all-pale first-year kumlieni at the edge of the ice. Will add photo" 

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

                                                                            --Carl Sagan

Prospect Park latest

Quiet time in the park but link shows the latest/most recent stuff

https://ebird.org/hotspot/L109516

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

                                                                            --Carl Sagan

Treves BBG List

https://ebird.org/checklist/S293144946

Note eagle and purple fiinch

Something to think about for the New year:

What is success?
To laugh often and much; to win the respect of intelligent people and the affection of children; to earn the appreciation of honest critics and endure the betrayal of false friends; to appreciate the beauty; to find the best in others; to leave the world a bit better, whether by a healthy child, a garden patch Or a redeemed social condition; to know even one life has breathed easier because you have lived. This is to have succeeded!

Ralph Waldo Emerson
















   

Black vulture over GWC

Black Vulture (Coragyps atratus) (1)
- Reported Jan 08, 2026 08:00 by matt bourke
- 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/S293145356
- Media: 1 Photo
- Comments: "flyover and perched atop the large chimney on the water front . all black bird with silver wingtips, distinct flight style 'bat like snappy wing beats'  poor photo attached ."

Something to think about for the New year:

What is success?
To laugh often and much; to win the respect of intelligent people and the affection of children; to earn the appreciation of honest critics and endure the betrayal of false friends; to appreciate the beauty; to find the best in others; to leave the world a bit better, whether by a healthy child, a garden patch Or a redeemed social condition; to know even one life has breathed easier because you have lived. This is to have succeeded!

Ralph Waldo Emerson
















   

Saturdays walk change update

Dear birders:

Megan Thorton's walk in Greenwood Cemetery has been moved to Sunday January 11th due to rain forecast Saturday.

see the revised date on the Brooklyn Bird Club (BBC) website

https://brooklynbirdclub.org/event/a-finchy-winter-walk-in-green-wood-cemetery/

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

                                                                            --Carl Sagan

Overwinter chippie at. GWC

Chipping Sparrow (Spizella passerina) (1)
- Reported Jan 07, 2026 08:02 by Asher Fusco
- 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/S292928276
- Comments: "Expected overwinterer at Green-Wood. Dell Water feeders

Something to think about for the New year:

What is success?
To laugh often and much; to win the respect of intelligent people and the affection of children; to earn the appreciation of honest critics and endure the betrayal of false friends; to appreciate the beauty; to find the best in others; to leave the world a bit better, whether by a healthy child, a garden patch Or a redeemed social condition; to know even one life has breathed easier because you have lived. This is to have succeeded!

Ralph Waldo Emerson
















   

Cobble Hill OCWA

Orange-crowned Warbler (Leiothlypis celata) (1) CONFIRMED
- Reported Jan 07, 2026 08:37 by E R
- Cobble Hill Park, Kings, New York
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=40.6882527,-73.9961675&ll=40.6882527,-73.9961675
- Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S292927286
- Media: 1 Photo
- Comments: "Back again- this time in the dense raised plantings at Clinton Street side. Thought I might have heard a second one while looking at this one, unless it was just throwing its voice. Will check again later…Cell phone photo"

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Something to think about for the New year:

What is success?
To laugh often and much; to win the respect of intelligent people and the affection of children; to earn the appreciation of honest critics and endure the betrayal of false friends; to appreciate the beauty; to find the best in others; to leave the world a bit better, whether by a healthy child, a garden patch Or a redeemed social condition; to know even one life has breathed easier because you have lived. This is to have succeeded!

Ralph Waldo Emerson
















   

Pplake ICGU

Iceland Gull (Larus glaucoides) (1)
- Reported Jan 05, 2026 13:24 by Susie Dippel
- 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/S292689344
- Comments: "Dark eyes and bill, oatmeal coloring. Immature."

Iceland Gull (Larus glaucoides) (1)
- Reported Jan 05, 2026 13:36 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/S292652802
- Comments: "Juvenile w gull flock on lake. Pale overall, patterned in warm beige/ecru (trying to come up w the most accurate color description here). Larger than surrounding RBGUs, with a dainty dark bill and pink legs. Not a trace of black on wings. Really pretty gull, and much easier to pick out than the Thayer’s!"

Something to think about for the New year:

What is success?
To laugh often and much; to win the respect of intelligent people and the affection of children; to earn the appreciation of honest critics and endure the betrayal of false friends; to appreciate the beauty; to find the best in others; to leave the world a bit better, whether by a healthy child, a garden patch Or a redeemed social condition; to know even one life has breathed easier because you have lived. This is to have succeeded!

Ralph Waldo Emerson
















   

[eBird Alert] Kings County Rare Bird

Lesser Black-backed Gull (Larus fuscus) (1)
- Reported Jan 05, 2026 08:46 by B F
- 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/S292611358
- Media: 7 Photos
- Comments: "3rd cycle, it appears.  Photos."

Iceland Gull (Larus glaucoides) (1)
- Reported Jan 05, 2026 13:36 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/S292652802
- Comments: "Juvenile w gull flock on lake. Pale overall, patterned in warm beige/ecru (trying to come up w the most accurate color description here). Larger than surrounding RBGUs, with a dainty dark bill and pink legs. Not a trace of black on wings. Really pretty gull, and much easier to pick out than the Thayer’s!"
 

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

                                                                            --Carl Sagan

Glaucous Gull reported on prospect lake

Glaucous Gull (Larus hyperboreus) (1)
- Reported Jan 04, 2026 14:07 by Brett Graham
- 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/S292462763
- Comments: "Larger than herring gulls, dark gull with pinkish feet huddled on the ice of the lake among hundreds of herring gulls."

Something to think about for the New year:

What is success?
To laugh often and much; to win the respect of intelligent people and the affection of children; to earn the appreciation of honest critics and endure the betrayal of false friends; to appreciate the beauty; to find the best in others; to leave the world a bit better, whether by a healthy child, a garden patch Or a redeemed social condition; to know even one life has breathed easier because you have lived. This is to have succeeded!

Ralph Waldo Emerson
















   

Orange-crowned Warbler Overview, All About Birds, Cornell Lab of Ornithology

Orange-crowned Warbler Overview, All About Birds, Cornell Lab of Ornithology https://share.google/TBzNFIBQIFBHexVfc

I highly favor this bird species not only for its subtle tones of gray,green and yellow but also its winter survival instincts,its hardiness and its ability to improvise. Such is the case of the one currently seen at Greenwood Cemetery.

Having seen reports of one at the cemetery,I ventured over there yesterday in the south region and  thanks to a friend's direction info over the phone that within a minute of receiving the text, I saw the bird. What was it doing? It was sipping from sapsucker holes newly made by the woodpecker created upon an exotic fir tree. It was quite a exhilarating sight seeing my favorite ( or top 5) warbler.

 Yesterday along with the warbler, I also saw the yellow bellied sapsucker, a Ruby crowned kinglet duplicating the feeding behavior of the warbler and both nuthatch species in the same spot. Oh add a Merlin perched behind me, being harassed by blue jays ( yes that's favorite too along with the Merlin)

So a winter day well accomplished and satisfying for me with the scarce bird sightings typical of the winter woodlands.

Oh ,the orange crowned warbler was spotted again late this morning on my revisit .

Good Boiding!

Something to think about for the New year:

What is success?
To laugh often and much; to win the respect of intelligent people and the affection of children; to earn the appreciation of honest critics and endure the betrayal of false friends; to appreciate the beauty; to find the best in others; to leave the world a bit better, whether by a healthy child, a garden patch Or a redeemed social condition; to know even one life has breathed easier because you have lived. This is to have succeeded!

Ralph Waldo Emerson
















   

ICGU at BATP4

Iceland Gull (kumlieni) (Larus glaucoides kumlieni) (1)
- Reported Jan 03, 2026 09:00 by Michael Auda
- Brooklyn Army Terminal Pier 4, Kings, New York
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=40.646519,-74.026074&ll=40.646519,-74.026074
- Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S292230988
- Media: 2 Photos
- Comments: "Feeding w ring bills close in on close S side of pier. Was gone when I circled back 5 mins later"

Something to think about for the New year:

What is success?
To laugh often and much; to win the respect of intelligent people and the affection of children; to earn the appreciation of honest critics and endure the betrayal of false friends; to appreciate the beauty; to find the best in others; to leave the world a bit better, whether by a healthy child, a garden patch Or a redeemed social condition; to know even one life has breathed easier because you have lived. This is to have succeeded!

Ralph Waldo Emerson
















   

GWC OCWA

Orange-crowned Warbler (Leiothlypis celata) (1)
- Reported Jan 03, 2026 13:06 by John Huggard
- 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/S292205710
- Comments: "Dull yellow bird with split eye ring .  Brightest yellow on under tail coverts.  Continuing at silver fir near vine and sassafras."

Something to think about for the New year:

What is success?
To laugh often and much; to win the respect of intelligent people and the affection of children; to earn the appreciation of honest critics and endure the betrayal of false friends; to appreciate the beauty; to find the best in others; to leave the world a bit better, whether by a healthy child, a garden patch Or a redeemed social condition; to know even one life has breathed easier because you have lived. This is to have succeeded!

Ralph Waldo Emerson
















   

Palm warbler BTPP

Palm Warbler (Western) (Setophaga palmarum palmarum) (1)
- Reported Jan 03, 2026 12:12 by Nick Dawson
- 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/S292183591
- Comments: "Continuing bird, incredibly secretive. Finally got a photo. Noticeably paler than the Western we saw best a few weeks prior."

Something to think about for the New year:

What is success?
To laugh often and much; to win the respect of intelligent people and the affection of children; to earn the appreciation of honest critics and endure the betrayal of false friends; to appreciate the beauty; to find the best in others; to leave the world a bit better, whether by a healthy child, a garden patch Or a redeemed social condition; to know even one life has breathed easier because you have lived. This is to have succeeded!

Ralph Waldo Emerson
















   

Rusty BB in Prospect ambergill

Rusty Blackbird (Euphagus carolinus) (1)
- Reported Jan 03, 2026 08:07 by John Huggard
- 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/S292156697
- Comments: "Rusty flotation with whitish facial pattern.  Pale eye.

Something to think about for the New year:

What is success?
To laugh often and much; to win the respect of intelligent people and the affection of children; to earn the appreciation of honest critics and endure the betrayal of false friends; to appreciate the beauty; to find the best in others; to leave the world a bit better, whether by a healthy child, a garden patch Or a redeemed social condition; to know even one life has breathed easier because you have lived. This is to have succeeded!

Ralph Waldo Emerson
















   

[eBird Alert] Kings County Rare Bird Glaucous Gull* at BTPP

Glaucous Gull (Larus hyperboreus) (1)
- Reported Jan 02, 2026 14:15 by Amy and Toby
- 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/S292029936
- Comments: "Continuing. Thanks to Ryan for posting its location. Large gull with entirely off-white plumage and a black-tipped bill. Distant photos before my camera battery gave up in the cold; seen at much closer range a little later, from where Maureen and Nick both got photos" 

Ryan M. Reported earlier this Gull on the jetty seen from the pier.

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

                                                                            --Carl Sagan

[eBird Alert] Kings County Rare Bird Alert

Iceland Gull (Thayer's) (Larus glaucoides thayeri) (1)
- Reported Jan 02, 2026 14:28 by Austin Johnson
- 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/S291958314
- Comments: "continuing bird - dark eye, small rounded head, pale bill, pink legs - photos"

Chipping Sparrow (Spizella passerina) (2)
- Reported Jan 02, 2026 13:22 by chel sea
- 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/S291950453
- Comments: "Dell Water, where they've been observed the last few days. Two in tree."

Chipping Sparrow (Spizella passerina) (2)
- Reported Jan 02, 2026 13:22 by MCHL ____
- 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/S291950455
- Comments: "Dell Water, where they've been observed the last few days. Two in tree." 

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

                                                                            --Carl Sagan