Fwd: 9.30.23 BBC Walk

Led by Dennis

Note YBChat at wellhouse containers

"Nature does not hurry, yet everything is accomplished" --Lao Tzu

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From: Dennis Hrehowsik <deepseagangster@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, Sep 30, 2023, 7:43 PM
Subject: 9.30.23
To: Peter Dorosh <prosbird@gmail.com>, Roberta <roberta.manian@gmail.com>, Tom Stephenson <12toms@gmail.com>

Hey Peter,

An intrepid group of birders met on a rainy morning that help 60 species including 14 species of warbler and yellow breasted chat which was a life bird for everyone still on the walk. A wonderful day of fall birding in prospect park.

Yours,

Dennis W Hrehowsik
President Brooklyn Bird Club

Prospect Park
Sep 30, 2023
12:04 PM
Traveling
2.00 miles
401 Minutes
All birds reported? Yes
Comments: Submitted from eBird for iOS, version 2.20.1 Build 2.20.4

25 Canada Goose
5 Mute Swan
9 Wood Duck
3 Northern Shoveler
14 Mallard
3 American Black Duck
1 Green-winged Teal
2 Ruddy Duck
9 Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon)
12 Mourning Dove
8 Chimney Swift
3 Laughing Gull
9 Ring-billed Gull
3 Herring Gull
3 Double-crested Cormorant
1 Great Blue Heron
1 Osprey
1 Sharp-shinned Hawk
2 Cooper's Hawk
2 Red-tailed Hawk
2 Belted Kingfisher
1 Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
3 Red-bellied Woodpecker
4 Downy Woodpecker
2 Hairy Woodpecker
14 Northern Flicker
1 American Kestrel
2 Eastern Wood-Pewee
2 Eastern Phoebe
1 Blue Jay
2 Carolina Wren
9 European Starling
5 Gray Catbird
1 Swainson's Thrush
30 American Robin
150 House Sparrow
2 Song Sparrow
1 Swamp Sparrow
1 Yellow-breasted Chat -- Green backed brite ochre yellow breast white and black spectacles in Willow above wellhouse continuing bird found by Joe earlier in the week
2 Red-winged Blackbird
1 Ovenbird
3 Northern Waterthrush
5 Black-and-white Warbler
1 Tennessee Warbler
3 Common Yellowthroat
7 American Redstart
3 Cape May Warbler -- One yellowish male by three sisters one drab in sane area another drab above sumac grove
15 Northern Parula
2 Magnolia Warbler
1 Yellow Warbler
3 Blackpoll Warbler
2 Black-throated Blue Warbler
1 Palm Warbler
3 Palm Warbler (Western)
3 Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle)
2 Black-throated Green Warbler
2 Wilson's Warbler
1 Scarlet Tanager
12 Northern Cardinal
1 Indigo Bunting

Number of Taxa: 60

Fwd: BBC Thursday walk

"Nature does not hurry, yet everything is accomplished" --Lao Tzu

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From: Tom Stephenson <12toms@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, Sep 28, 2023, 4:13 PM
Subject: Thursday walk
To: Peter Dorosh <prosbird@gmail.com>
Cc: Dennis Hrehowsik

Hi Peter,

Good seeing you today in your mega-TRUCK....

Well, in contrast to last Thursday, today was considerably less birdy, with a clear change in populations....

Instead of 20 species of warblers we had 10  (but one really good one.....) And lots of Palms that were missing from last week, and a good number of White-throated Sparrows and Thrush.

Highlights included:  Connecticut Warbler (in the midwood near the zoo...)  

At least 3 Gray-cheeked Thrush including a very warm "Bicknell's/GC sp" and two cold gray ones from their western breeding range, a very low cooperative Eastern Wood-Pewee, and a number of raptors including Sharpie, Peregrine, and Kestrel; cooperative Scarlet Tanagers and Rose-breasted Grosbeaks. A total of 56 species.

Here's the list.

Best regards,

Tom

Double-crested Cormorant

Great Blue Heron

Green Heron

Canada Goose

Mute Swan

Wood Duck

Mallard

Sharp-shinned Hawk

Cooper's Hawk

Red-tailed Hawk

American Kestrel

Peregrine Falcon

Spotted Sandpiper

Ring-billed Gull

Herring Gull

Rock Dove

Mourning Dove

Chimney Swift

Red-bellied Woodpecker

Yellow-bellied Sapsucker

Downy Woodpecker

Eastern Wood-Pewee

Eastern Phoebe

Red-eyed Vireo

Blue Jay

American Crow

White-breasted Nuthatch

Carolina Wren

Ruby-crowned Kinglet

Blue-gray Gnatcatcher

Veery

Gray-cheeked Thrush

Swainson's Thrush

Wood Thrush

American Robin

Gray Catbird

Brown Thrasher

European Starling

Northern Parula

Chestnut-sided Warbler

Cape May Warbler

Black-throated Blue Warbler

Pine Warbler

Palm Warbler

Black-and-white Warbler

American Redstart

Connecticut Warbler

Common Yellowthroat

Scarlet Tanager

White-throated Sparrow

Northern Cardinal

Rose-breasted Grosbeak

Common Grackle

Baltimore Oriole

House Finch

House Sparrow

Fwd: Migration Morning at Brooklyn Bridge Park, Sep 27, 2023

Led by Mike Yuan

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From: Michael Yuan <mjyuan@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, Sep 27, 2023 at 4:05 PM
Subject: Migration Morning at Brooklyn Bridge Park, Sep 27, 2023
To: Dennis Hrehowsik <deepseagangster@gmail.com>, Peter Dorosh <prosbird@gmail.com>

Hi Peter-

It really felt like fall on this morning's outing at Brooklyn Bridge Park. 7 participants enjoyed a breezy start on the Bridge Lawn on Pier 1, loaded with Palm Warblers and one very obliging Magnolia Warbler. A Ruby-throated hummingbird continues to visit the jewelweed by the Long Pond, and we also briefly saw one on the Pier 3 lawn. The first sunny morning in several days brought a good mix of warblers, an influx of Flickers, and first of season Ruby-crowned Kinglet and Yellow-rumped Warbler. Later in the mornin, the hawthorn trees on the Harbor Lawn were really lit up with Blackpolls, a stunning Scarlet Tanager, and several flocks of Cedar Waxwings. 

Mike

Brooklyn Bridge Park, Kings, New York, US
Sep 27, 2023 7:03 AM - 9:52 AM
Protocol: Traveling
2.645 mile(s)
Checklist Comments:     Brooklyn Bird Club Wednesday Migration Morning
44 species (+2 other taxa)

Canada Goose  5
Mallard  2
American Black Duck  4
Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon)  11
Mourning Dove  3
Ruby-throated Hummingbird  2
Laughing Gull  23
Ring-billed Gull  17
Herring Gull  5
Great Black-backed Gull  1
Double-crested Cormorant  15
Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted)  16
Eastern Wood-Pewee  1
Eastern Phoebe  4
Red-eyed Vireo  1
American Crow  4
Ruby-crowned Kinglet  1
European Starling  7
Gray Catbird  5
Northern Mockingbird  2
Swainson's Thrush  1
American Robin  6
Cedar Waxwing  14
House Sparrow  12
House Finch  2
American Goldfinch  4
Chipping Sparrow  1
Swamp Sparrow  2
Baltimore Oriole  1
Northern Waterthrush  1
Black-and-white Warbler  3
Tennessee Warbler  1
Common Yellowthroat  6
American Redstart  4
Northern Parula  5
Magnolia Warbler  1
Yellow Warbler  1
Chestnut-sided Warbler  1
Blackpoll Warbler  3
Bay-breasted/Blackpoll Warbler  1
Palm Warbler (Western)  2
Palm Warbler (Yellow)  9
Pine Warbler  1
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle)  1
Scarlet Tanager  1
Northern Cardinal  4

View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S150883762

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

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

                                                                            --Carl Sagan

Fwd: Thursday Walk

Tom leading BBC Thursday

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From: Tom Stephenson <12toms@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, Sep 22, 2023 at 10:29 AM
Subject: Thursday Walk
To: Peter Dorosh <prosbird@gmail.com>

Hi Peter,

In addition to being a really beautiful day, T/hursday was one of the birdiest days I remember in the park.  There were warblers and thrushes almost everywhere.

We ended up with 69 species including 20 species of warblers (even though we missed Yellow and Palm, which we know were in the other end of the park...)

Highlights included very cooperative Cape May, Bay-breasted, Tennessee, Wilson's, Canada and Blackburnian Warblers, Philadelphia Vireo, and lots of other species. We also had first-of-season (for me at least) White-throated Sparrows and Dark-eyed Juncos. Winter is coming...

Here's the list.

Best regards,

Tom

Double-crested Cormorant

Great Blue Heron

Green Heron

Black-crowned Night-Heron

Canada Goose

Mute Swan

Wood Duck

Mallard

Osprey

Sharp-shinned Hawk

Cooper's Hawk

Red-tailed Hawk

Rock Dove

Mourning Dove

Chimney Swift

Ruby-throated Hummingbird

Belted Kingfisher

Red-bellied Woodpecker

Northern Flicker

Eastern Wood-Pewee

Eastern Phoebe

Great Crested Flycatcher

Philadelphia Vireo

Red-eyed Vireo

Blue Jay

American Crow

Carolina Wren

House Wren

Ruby-crowned Kinglet

Blue-gray Gnatcatcher

Veery

Gray-cheeked Thrush

Swainson's Thrush

Wood Thrush

American Robin

Gray Catbird

Northern Mockingbird

European Starling

Cedar Waxwing

Tennessee Warbler

Nashville Warbler

Northern Parula

Chestnut-sided Warbler

Magnolia Warbler

Cape May Warbler

Black-throated Blue Warbler

Yellow-rumped Warbler

Black-throated Green Warbler

Blackburnian Warbler

Pine Warbler

Bay-breasted Warbler

Blackpoll Warbler

Black-and-white Warbler

American Redstart

Ovenbird

Northern Waterthrush

Common Yellowthroat

Wilson's Warbler

Canada Warbler

Scarlet Tanager

Lincoln's Sparrow

White-throated Sparrow

Dark-eyed Junco

Northern Cardinal

Rose-breasted Grosbeak

Common Grackle

Baltimore Oriole

American Goldfinch

House Sparrow

--

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

                                                                            --Carl Sagan

LATE SUMMER DRAGONFLIES OF PROSPECT PARK SEPTEMBER 17

Walk leader Hugh Sansom

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From: Hugh Sansom <hughsansom@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, Sep 19, 2023 at 11:35 AM

Hi Peter —

 The walk went well, and I learned a few things that I could do if there are any more walks in the future. 7 people showed up. I gave some introduction to dragonflies and damselflies, identified the species we saw, gave some background when there was something of note (male vs. female, territoriality, reproduction, hunting, color characteristics, flight abilities, vision abilities, life cycle).

We observed the following:

Dragonflies

Blue Dasher                                several                                     Lower Pool, Boathouse Bridge    
Autumn Meadowhawk                1 or 2                                        Lower Pool
Great Blue Skimmer                   between 4 & 8                          Lower Pool, Boathouse Bridge
Twelve-spotted Skimmer            1                                               Boathouse bridge
Eastern Pondhawk                      2 or 3                                       Boathouse bridge
Slaty Skimmer                             maybe 1                                   Boathouse bridge
Green Darner                              too many to count                    meadows
Black Saddlebags                       a few                                        long meadow

Damselflies (a little less certain here because some species resemble one another)

American Bluet

Fragile Forktail

Eastern Forktail

Orange Bluet

Thanks!

Hugh

                                                                                                              

Hugh Sansom | MS, MPA
GravityLens • 917.604.4844 • linkedin.com/in/hughsansom/

Fwd: eBird Report - Prospect Park, Sep 19, 2023

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From: Roberta Manian <
Date: Tuesday, September 19, 2023
Subject: Fwd: eBird Report - Prospect Park, Sep 19, 2023
To: Peter Dorosh <prosbird@gmail.com>, Tom Stephenson <



Hi Peter, 
today was my first walk leading Tues as i was away last week.  we didn't have the fallout we were expecting, but a great group w/ sharp eyes made it all fun.  our highlights were a Peregrine high up in a tree dissecting a pigeon along wellhouse and a super-active BTG warber chasing moths down to the ground and back up into the trees.  he finally caught one and we all spent a good 5 minutes watching him beat it until the wings fell off, then gorging on the body.  Here's a photo from Radka at the moment of the kill.   so i guess today's theme was Circle of Life???
best,
Bobbi
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From: <do-not-reply@ebird.org>
Date: Tue, Sep 19, 2023 at 7:20 PM
Subject: eBird Report - Prospect Park, Sep 19, 2023
To: <


Prospect Park, Kings, New York, US
Sep 19, 2023 7:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Protocol: Traveling
4.0 mile(s)
Checklist Comments:     BBC tues migration walk
45 species (+1 other taxa)

Canada Goose  5
Wood Duck  5
Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon)  X
Mourning Dove  8
Chimney Swift  11
Ruby-throated Hummingbird  2
Laughing Gull  4
Ring-billed Gull  2
Herring Gull (American)  3
Double-crested Cormorant  1
Great Blue Heron  1
Sharp-shinned/Cooper's Hawk  1
Red-tailed Hawk (borealis)  1
Red-bellied Woodpecker  1
Downy Woodpecker (Eastern)  1
Hairy Woodpecker (Eastern)  1     heard only
Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted)  5
Merlin (Taiga)  1
Peregrine Falcon (North American)  1
Eastern Phoebe  1
White-eyed Vireo  1
Red-eyed Vireo  1
Blue Jay  4
American Crow  5
Winter Wren  1
Carolina Wren  1
European Starling  X
Gray Catbird  5
American Robin  5
Cedar Waxwing  8
House Sparrow  X
Northern Waterthrush  2
Black-and-white Warbler  3
Tennessee Warbler  1
Nashville Warbler  1
Common Yellowthroat  2
American Redstart  3
Northern Parula  3
Magnolia Warbler  3
Chestnut-sided Warbler  2
Black-throated Blue Warbler  1
Palm Warbler  1
Black-throated Green Warbler  2
Scarlet Tanager  1
Northern Cardinal  5
Rose-breasted Grosbeak  1

View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S150300164

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



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"No bird soars too high if he soars with his own wings." -- William Blake, artist,author

Fwd: Best fall day in prospect

"Migrations speak to us, not just as observers, but as integral parts of nature."

preface excerpt " Living on the Wind", Scott Wiedensaul

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From: Peter Dorosh <prosbird@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, Sep 17, 2023, 2:03 PM
Subject: Best fall day in prospect
To: blogger <prosbird.-Taurus7337-@blogger.com>, Peter Dorosh <prosbird@gmail.com>

Great day of birding in prospect park  yesterday Peter. 25 birders found 60 sp of birds with 20 warblers including Connecticut warbler 4-5 cape May and Philly vireo. Most of the birds we were seeing were warblers amazing.

Best,

Dennis W Hrehowsik 
President Brooklyn Bird Club 

"Migrations speak to us, not just as observers, but as integral parts of nature."

preface excerpt " Living on the Wind", Scott Wiedensaul

Fwd: Thursday BBC Walk

Tom Stephenson leading

"Migrations speak to us, not just as observers, but as integral parts of nature."

preface excerpt " Living on the Wind", Scott Wiedensaul

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From: Tom Stephenson <12toms@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, Sep 14, 2023, 5:22 PM
Subject: Re: Thursday Walk
To: Peter Dorosh <

Hi Peter,

It was a beautiful day today, with fairly mild weather most of the time. There had clearly been some migration last night, with a number of birds in the northern end of the park. That being said, the rest of the park was rather spotty by the time we made our rounds, with a few flocks here and there, mostly of the same species mix.

The highlight was (Michele, you might want to avert your eyes for a second...)  Black-billed Cuckoo.

It was spotted by Daniele, who may be taking over Valeries' place in the cuckoo-spotting category (although not yet in the cuckoo-calling category...)

We also had a couple of Bay-breasted Warblers, a couple of Blackpolls, a Turkey Vulture, and more.

All in all we had 50 species including 13 warbler species with lots of Northern Parula, American Redstarts, and a mix of the rest.

Here's the list.

Best regards,

Tom

Double-crested Cormorant

Black-crowned Night-Heron

Turkey Vulture

Canada Goose

Mute Swan

Wood Duck

Osprey

Red-tailed Hawk

Merlin

Rock Dove

Mourning Dove

Black-billed Cuckoo

Chimney Swift

Ruby-throated Hummingbird

Red-bellied Woodpecker

Downy Woodpecker

Northern Flicker

Eastern Wood-Pewee

Red-eyed Vireo

Blue Jay

Carolina Wren

House Wren

Veery

Swainson's Thrush

American Robin

Gray Catbird

European Starling

Cedar Waxwing

Northern Parula

Yellow Warbler

Chestnut-sided Warbler

Magnolia Warbler

Black-throated Blue Warbler

Black-throated Green Warbler

Bay-breasted Warbler

Blackpoll Warbler

Black-and-white Warbler

American Redstart

Ovenbird

Northern Waterthrush

Common Yellowthroat

Scarlet Tanager

Song Sparrow

Northern Cardinal

Rose-breasted Grosbeak

Common Grackle

Baltimore Oriole

House Finch

American Goldfinch

House Sparrow

Red-eyed Vireo

Blue Jay

Black-capped Chickadee

Carolina Wren

House Wren

Swainson's Thrush

Hermit Thrush

American Robin

Gray Catbird

Northern Mockingbird

European Starling

Cedar Waxwing

Northern Parula

Yellow Warbler

Magnolia Warbler

Cape May Warbler

Prairie Warbler

Bay-breasted Warbler

Blackpoll Warbler

Black-and-white Warbler

American Redstart

Northern Waterthrush

Common Yellowthroat

Canada Warbler

Northern Cardinal

Common Grackle

Purple Finch

House Finch

American Goldfinch

House Sparrow

Fwd: eBird Report - Prospect Park, Sep 12, 2023 BBC Friends walk

"Migrations speak to us, not just as observers, but as integral parts of nature."

preface excerpt " Living on the Wind", Scott Wiedensaul

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From: Kathleen Toomey <kathleentoomey@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, Sep 13, 2023, 1:27 PM
Subject: Fwd: eBird Report - Prospect Park, Sep 12, 2023
To: <12Toms@gmail.com>, Dennis Hrehowsik <deepseagangster@gmail.com>, Peter Dorosh <prosbird@gmail.com>, Roberta Manian <roberta.manian@gmail.com>

Hi Peter,

 

Here are the results of our first fall Tuesday Friends walk.   It was great seeing everyone, but we missed Bobbi's leadership.  

Birds were scarce, especially early on, however we managed to find small numbers of 15 species of warblers on Wellhouse Drive, Lookout and the Peninsula.  

Kathy

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From: <do-not-reply@ebird.org>
Date: Wed, Sep 13, 2023 at 1:08 PM
Subject: eBird Report - Prospect Park, Sep 12, 2023
To: <Kathleentoomey@gmail.com>

Prospect Park, Kings, New York, US
Sep 12, 2023 7:35 AM - 2:05 PM
Protocol: Traveling
2.3 mile(s)
Checklist Comments:     BBC Tuesday Friends' walk
48 species (+5 other taxa)

Canada Goose  20
Mute Swan  3
Northern Shoveler  1
Mallard  12
Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon)  20
Mourning Dove  10
Chimney Swift  3
Spotted Sandpiper  1
Laughing Gull  1
gull sp.  1
Double-crested Cormorant  2
Great Blue Heron  3
Green Heron  1
Osprey  1     Carrying a fish
Red-tailed Hawk  2
Buteo sp.  1     Seemed smaller than a Red-tailed.  Quick look
Red-bellied Woodpecker  3
Downy Woodpecker  3
Hairy Woodpecker  1
Northern Flicker  3
Eastern Wood-Pewee  2
Empidonax sp.  2
Warbling Vireo  2
Philadelphia/Warbling Vireo  1
Red-eyed Vireo  4
Blue Jay  3
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher  1
House Wren  3
Carolina Wren  5
European Starling  10
Gray Catbird  7
American Robin  20
House Sparrow  20
American Goldfinch  4
Song Sparrow  2
Red-winged Blackbird  1
Northern Waterthrush  5
Blue-winged Warbler  1     Found by Myles
Black-and-white Warbler  7
Tennessee Warbler  1     Found by Chris, a visitor from Chicago
Nashville Warbler  1     Found by Jennifer
Common Yellowthroat  6
American Redstart  9
Northern Parula  3
Yellow Warbler  1
Chestnut-sided Warbler  2
Blackpoll Warbler  2
Black-throated Blue Warbler  1
Palm Warbler  1
Yellow-rumped Warbler  1
Black-throated Green Warbler  1
Northern Cardinal  12
bird sp.  1     Thrush not seen long enough to ID

View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S149755663

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

Fwd: BBC Green-Wood Cemetery walk list Jett Sept 10th

"Migrations speak to us, not just as observers, but as integral parts of nature."

preface excerpt " Living on the Wind", Scott Wiedensaul

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From: Rob Jett 
Date: Sun, Sep 10, 2023, 11:36 AM
Subject: Green-Wood Cemetery walk list
To: Peter Dorosh <prosbird@gmail.com>

Peter,

Below is the day list from this morning's Green-Wood Cemetery walk. There were 14 participants, including myself. 

The highlight of the walk was nice looks at a Mourning Warbler at Dell Water.

I decided to end the walk early as a pretty massive storm system was heading directly our way. All said, any day you get to see a Mourning Warbler and Little Blue Heron just 50 yards away from each other is pretty good IMHO.

I've shared the list on eBird with everyone, however, I'm not sure they all have accounts, so have copied them on this email.

Good birding and LET'S GO CYCLONES!

Rob

PS - I was not able to take pics of the MOWA as I was busy getting the group on it. Perhaps someone else did and can share it.

**********

Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, Kings, New York, US

Sep 10, 2023 8:02 AM - 10:20 AM

Protocol: Traveling

2.789 mile(s)

Checklist Comments:     Brooklyn Bird Club walk lead by myself. Ended walk early as thunderstorms were imminent.

32 species

Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon)  3

Mourning Dove  8

Chimney Swift  8

Solitary Sandpiper  1     At Dell Water.

Herring Gull  1

Little Blue Heron  1     Juvenile continuing at Dell Water.

Green Heron  1

Osprey  1

Red-tailed Hawk  2

Red-bellied Woodpecker  4

Downy Woodpecker  2

Northern Flicker  2

American Kestrel  2

Great Crested Flycatcher  1

Warbling Vireo  1

Red-eyed Vireo  1

Blue Jay  3

American Crow  2

European Starling  25

Gray Catbird  5

Brown Thrasher  3

Northern Mockingbird  6

Veery  1

American Robin  16

House Sparrow  X

Brown-headed Cowbird  1

Mourning Warbler  1     Found by young Elias. Bird was skulking in the thickets above the wall at east edge of Dell Water. Making loud, "spitting" chip call nearly continuously. Walked along top of coping wall several time giving good views. Immature male or adult female. Bright yellow underside with unmarked olive wings; contrasting gray hood and thin eye arcs. No black breast patch apparent.

Common Yellowthroat  1

American Redstart  1

Cape May Warbler  1

Northern Parula  1

Northern Cardinal  5

View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S149532673

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

Fwd: Sat Walk 9.9.23

Dennis first fall BBC walk

"Migrations speak to us, not just as observers, but as integral parts of nature."

preface excerpt " Living on the Wind", Scott Wiedensaul

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From: Dennis Hrehowsik <deepseagangster@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, Sep 9, 2023, 10:49 PM
Subject: Sat Walk 9.9.23
To: Peter Dorosh <prosbird@gmail.com>

Hey Peter it was great to see you at terrace bridge today. Twenty birders met on a hot muggy early sept morn. Activity was slow with 41 sp highlights were 8 warbler sp. and an unkindness of four Raven over the lull-water. Other participants saw green wing teal and yellow bellied flycatcher. Fun day and looking forward to next week.

D

Prospect Park, Kings, New York, US
Sep 9, 2023 11:56 AM - 4:56 PM
Protocol: Traveling
2.5 mile(s)
41 species (+1 other taxa)

Canada Goose  25
Mute Swan  4
Wood Duck  4
Mallard  10
Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon)  8
Mourning Dove  5
Chimney Swift  4
Spotted Sandpiper  2
Double-crested Cormorant  5
Great Blue Heron  2
Osprey  2
Accipiter sp.  1
Red-tailed Hawk  1
Red-bellied Woodpecker  3
Downy Woodpecker  4
Hairy Woodpecker  2
Northern Flicker  3
American Kestrel  1
Warbling Vireo  4     Singing near lefrak, wellhouse and Penna, 1 seen on breeze hill
Blue Jay  4
American Crow  1
Common Raven  4     An unkindness of four seen together over pink beach area, croaky wedge
House Wren  1
Carolina Wren  3
European Starling  25
Gray Catbird  7
Northern Mockingbird  2
American Robin  25
Cedar Waxwing  12
House Sparrow  15
American Goldfinch  3
Song Sparrow  2
Common Grackle  3
Northern Waterthrush  3
Black-and-white Warbler  2
Common Yellowthroat  1
American Redstart  3
Northern Parula  1
Magnolia Warbler  1
Yellow Warbler  2
Wilson's Warbler  1
Northern Cardinal  6

Dennis W Hrehowsik 

President Brooklyn Bird Club 

Fwd: Thursday BBC 9/7 Walk (Stephenson)

"Migrations speak to us, not just as observers, but as integral parts of nature."

preface excerpt " Living on the Wind", Scott Wiedensaul

---------- Forwarded message ---------
From: Tom Stephenson <12toms@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, Sep 7, 2023, 4:16 PM
Subject: Thursday Walk
To: Peter Dorosh <prosbird@gmail.com>
Cc: Dennis Hrehowsik <deepseagangster@gmail.com>, Roberta Manian <roberta.manian@gmail.com>, Valerie Masten <valerie.masten@gmail.com>, Marisa Hernandez <shishi47@gmail.com>, radka osickova <Radkadesign@yahoo.com>, Danielle <daniellek97@gmail.com>, Michele <truongmichele@gmail.com>, Bob Curtis <bobolink@nyct.net>, ANTHONY DALILEO <dalileo@att.net>, Jeremy Nadel <jeremynadel@gmail.com>, Carol Page <carolpagebu@yahoo.com>

Hi Peter,

Well, it was hot and seemingly birdless in the northern parts of the park. We started to think that the bird of the day would be the white squirrel that lives in the Vale.

But the group was full of great spotters and we persevered and eventually had some really great birds including 12 species of warblers. 

Highlights include: Yellow-billed Cuckoo (unfortunately Valerie had just left so we didn't get to hear her clarion call...), Purple and House Finches, and several warbler species including Bay-breasted, Cape May, Blackpoll, Prairie, and Canada.

Here's the list. We probably should have started our walk Aug 1....lots of migration has already happened, possibly due to birds displaced by the fires in Canada and then unable to continue their breeding activities.

Best regards,

Tom

Double-crested Cormorant

Great Blue Heron

Green Heron

Canada Goose

Mute Swan

Wood Duck

Gadwall

American Black Duck

Mallard

Osprey

Cooper's Hawk

American Coot

Rock Dove

Mourning Dove

Yellow-billed Cuckoo

Chimney Swift

Ruby-throated Hummingbird

Red-bellied Woodpecker

Downy Woodpecker

Northern Flicker

Eastern Wood-Pewee

Least Flycatcher

Great Crested Flycatcher

Eastern Kingbird

Warbling Vireo

Red-eyed Vireo

Blue Jay

Black-capped Chickadee

Carolina Wren

House Wren

Swainson's Thrush

Hermit Thrush

American Robin

Gray Catbird

Northern Mockingbird

European Starling

Cedar Waxwing

Northern Parula

Yellow Warbler

Magnolia Warbler

Cape May Warbler

Prairie Warbler

Bay-breasted Warbler

Blackpoll Warbler

Black-and-white Warbler

American Redstart

Northern Waterthrush

Common Yellowthroat

Canada Warbler

Northern Cardinal

Common Grackle

Purple Finch

House Finch

American Goldfinch

House Sparrow