Fwd: Saturday's BBC Green-Wood Cemetery Walk

Led by Valerie Masten in her BBC debut.

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

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From: Valerie Masten <valerie.masten@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, Oct 28, 2023, 6:05 PM
Subject: Saturday's BBC Green-Wood Cemetery Walk
To: Peter Dorosh <prosbird@gmail.com>
Cc: 

Hi Peter, 

It was an absolutely gorgeous day at Green-Wood, making for a quite enjoyable day though not super birdy. We had an extra large group today, and I'm so appreciative of Ryan Goldberg, Michele T, Radka, Jeremy and the many others that helped manage and spot at the times we became almost 2 groups: front and back. Winds haven't been favorable to blow in the next round of migrants, it seems, but there were some life birds in the group, which included some new birders, and made me happy! Highlights were field sparrows in 2 locations, a Belted Kingfisher, an awkwardly-posing Great Blue Heron, Towhees and a few Purple Finches on Dell. For the smaller group who continued past the 'ending' time, we had Eastern Bluebirds on Morse Monument.  Thank you for believing I could manage this! Birding and leading at the same time is genuinely HARD. Here is the list, and the link to the ebird list; if anyone asks, i'm happy to share:

Canada Goose

Rock Pigeon

Mourning Dove

Herring Gull

Ring-billed Gull

Great Blue Heron (not sure if there is someone to report this to, but a non-BBC person at Sylvan approached the bird dangerously close, even with us yelling to stop; it flew into the big tree across and seemed to be trying to cool off, folding its wings inward and doing gular fluttering - which i just googled BTW)

Sharp-shinned Hawk

Cooper's Hawk

Red-tailed Hawk

Belted Kingfisher

Yellow-bellied Sapsucker

Red-bellied Woodpecker

Downy Woodpecker

Northern Flicker

American Kestrel

Monk Parakeet

Eastern Phoebe

Blue-headed Vireo

Blue Jay

American Crow

Common Raven

Ruby-crowned Kinglet

Golden-crowned Kinglet

Winter Wren

Carolina Wren (we had one calling at Sylvain AND a mockingbird doing a Carolina Wren call at Crescent, which was very cool!)

European Starling

Gray Catbird

Northern Mockingbird

Eastern Bluebird

Hermit Thrush

American Robin

House Finch

Purple Finch

Chipping Sparrow

Field Sparrow

Dark-eyed Junco

White-throated Sparrow

Song Sparrow

Swamp Sparrow

Eastern Towhee

Red-winged Blackbird

Palm Warbler

Yellow-rumped Warbler

Northern Cardinal

https://ebird.org/checklist/S153278839?subID=S153278839

Have a great weekend!

Valerie

Fwd: Brooklyn Bridge Park - Migration Morning report

Last Wednesday walk led by Mike.

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

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From: Michael Yuan <mjyuan@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, Oct 25, 2023, 4:42 PM
Subject: Brooklyn Bridge Park - Migration Morning report
To: Peter Dorosh <prosbird@gmail.com>
Cc: Dennis Hrehowsik <deepseagangster@gmail.com>

Hi Peter-

We had a pleasant final Wednesday Migration Morning of the fall season. Plenty of birds leftover from Tuesday's pulse of migration. 13 attendees and I saw a good variety of sparrows and a not-every day Peregrine Falcon as highlights.

The best nature highlight was a roosting Silver-haired Bat in the Pier 4 uplands area. It unfortunately might not be doing well as it has lingered in the area for a few days. A ranger came by shortly after and the patient is with a rehabber now.

Great to be out in the park this season and look forward to doing these outings again next spring.

Roosting bat pic by me, bat being taken in pic by BBP horticulture team member Pawel Pielusznski.

Mike


>
> Brooklyn Bridge Park, Kings, New York, US
> Oct 25, 2023 7:17 AM - 9:51 AM
> Protocol: Traveling
> 2.211 mile(s)
> Checklist Comments:     Brooklyn Bird Club Wednesday Migration Morning
> 38 species
>
> Canada Goose  1
> Gadwall  4
> Mallard  1
> American Black Duck  7
> Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon)  8
> Mourning Dove  6
> Laughing Gull  3
> Ring-billed Gull  31
> Herring Gull  7
> Great Black-backed Gull  3
> Double-crested Cormorant  6
> Yellow-bellied Sapsucker  1
> Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted)  3
> Peregrine Falcon  1
> Eastern Phoebe  1
> American Crow  2
> Ruby-crowned Kinglet  3
> Golden-crowned Kinglet  1
> Carolina Wren  1
> European Starling  8
> Gray Catbird  6
> Northern Mockingbird  3
> Hermit Thrush  4
> American Robin  13
> Cedar Waxwing  1
> House Sparrow  5
> Chipping Sparrow  2
> Field Sparrow  2
> Dark-eyed Junco (Slate-colored)  18
> White-throated Sparrow  34
> Savannah Sparrow  1
> Song Sparrow  14
> Swamp Sparrow  3
> Eastern Towhee  1
> Common Grackle  5
> Palm Warbler (Yellow)  1
> Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle)  40
> Northern Cardinal  4
>
> View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S153039661
>
> This report was generated automatically by eBird v3 (https://ebird.org/home)

BBC trip to Governor s Island

Led by Ryan Goldberg

A fantastic bird seen SEOW

Ryan's report

Hi Peter,

When I led my first BBC trip to Governors Island, in May 2022, our group found a number of exciting birds, among them a Seaside Sparrow and roosting Eastern Whip-poor-will. Several people from that trip returned for our fall excursion to the island yesterday, October 22. Riding the 7:30 AM ferry over, I joked to them that we'd find something rare again, like a Short-eared Owl.

Birding is funny. Getting to the island before the inevitable crowds (there was a pumpkin picking event that day), we quickly made our way to the meadow south of Fort Jay. Walking single-file on a mown path, trying to identify fast-moving sparrows, a Short-eared Owl flushed out of the grasses in front of me! My heart skipped a beat; I'm sure everyone else felt the same. We watched the owl land somewhere farther on in the meadow. About 15 minutes later, walking a lower path, it flushed again, this time into the lowest branch of an oak tree behind Nolan Park. From a safe remove we watched it flex its wings, look around with its yellow eyes, and hop along the branch. It was a life bird for a good many in the group -- one of whom was birding for the very first time.

Here is our eBird checklist from the day: https://ebird.org/checklist/S152872864. We had 19 participants: a great turnout.

The winds were strong out of the west, close to 20mph by mid-day, so that kept a lot of birds down. We saw 39 species in all, though of course the shortie was the major highlight. We also saw two pipits fly out of those grasses and witnessed a good variety of other raptors. Over the Hills at the south end of the island, we watched a Red-tailed Hawk at eye level kite into a 20mph headwind; the hawk would pull in its wings and then flex them out, and we watched it make these little adjustments to continue hovering mid-air in the same spot. It was a sight to behold. 

There are photos in the checklist, and I'm attaching a few from Barbara Schelkle (of the shortie perched and the red-tail kiting) and Marisa Hernandez (of the shortie in flight). 

Ryan

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

Floyd Bennett October 15th

(All photos taken by Marisa Hernandez)

Leader: Heydi Lopes

European Starling  230
Gray Catbird  4
Northern Mockingbird  6
Hermit Thrush  4
American Robin  33
Cedar Waxwing  1
American Pipit  2

House Finch  5
Chipping Sparrow  1
Field Sparrow  1
Dark-eyed Junco (Slate-colored)  1
White-throated Sparrow  5
Savannah Sparrow  19
Song Sparrow  17
Swamp Sparrow  14

Eastern Towhee  5
Eastern Meadowlark  3
Brown-headed Cowbird  7
Common Yellowthroat  3
Chestnut-sided Warbler  1     Flagged for date.  In N40; spotted by Marisa. Warbler with greenish/yellow cap, chestnut on sides.  Photos.
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle)  77
new world warbler sp.  1
Northern Cardinal  3

View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S152349016

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

Fwd: Thursday Walk

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

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From: Tom Stephenson <12toms@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, Oct 19, 2023, 3:13 PM
Subject: Thursday Walk
To: Peter Dorosh <prosbird@gmail.com>
Cc: Marisa Hernandez <shishi47@gmail.com>, Dennis Hrehowsik <DeepSeaGangster@gmail.com>, Roberta Manian <roberta.manian@gmail.com>, Bob Curtis <bobolink@nyct.net>, Jeremy Nadel <jeremynadel@gmail.com>, Valerie Masten <valerie.masten@gmail.com>

Hi Peter,

A beautiful day, clearly late in the migration season (i.e. not very birdy...), for our last  Thursday walk. 

Highlights were the Purple Gallinule, Winter Wren, lots of Golden-crowned Kinglets, many low, Broad-winged Hawk, Orange-crowned Warbler and more.

Here's the list. On to Winter!

Best regards,

Tom

Great Blue Heron

Canada Goose

Mute Swan

Wood Duck

Mallard

Northern Shoveler

Ruddy Duck

Sharp-shinned Hawk

Cooper's Hawk

Broad-winged Hawk

Red-tailed Hawk

Herring Gull

Rock Dove

Mourning Dove

Red-bellied Woodpecker

Yellow-bellied Sapsucker

Downy Woodpecker

Hairy Woodpecker

Northern Flicker

Eastern Phoebe

Blue-headed Vireo

Blue Jay

Common Raven

Carolina Wren

Winter Wren

Golden-crowned Kinglet

Ruby-crowned Kinglet

Hermit Thrush

American Robin

Gray Catbird

Northern Mockingbird

European Starling

Orange-crowned Warbler

Nashville Warbler

Northern Parula

Black-throated Blue Warbler

Yellow-rumped Warbler

Palm Warbler

Blackpoll Warbler

American Redstart

Common Yellowthroat

Scarlet Tanager

Eastern Towhee

Swamp Sparrow

White-throated Sparrow

Northern Cardinal

Rose-breasted Grosbeak

Common Grackle

House Finch

House Sparrow

Purple Gallinule

Fwd: Thursday Walk

Tom leading 

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From: Tom Stephenson <12toms@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, Oct 12, 2023 at 2:29 PM
Subject: Thursday Walk
To: Peter Dorosh <prosbird@gmail.com>
Cc: >

Hi Peter,

A beautiful Fall day, with great weather. Unfortunately most of the birds seem to have decided that they'd rather be in the tropics....so they missed a great time in the park.

Although all was very quiet, we did have some highlights including a fairly cooperative Winter Wren, a striking Blue-headed Vireo, a brilliant male Black-throated Blue Warbler, a few raptors, Swainson's, Hermit and Gray-cheeked Thrush, and a peaceful Green-winged Teal near that crazy white-tufted Wood Duck.

All in all 53 species including a few warblers.

Here's the list.

Best regards,

Tom

Double-crested Cormorant

Great Blue Heron

Canada Goose

Mute Swan

Wood Duck

Northern Shoveler Mallard

Green-winged Teal

Ruddy Duck

Osprey

Cooper's Hawk

Red-tailed Hawk

American Kestrel

Rock Dove

Mourning Dove

Chimney Swift

Belted Kingfisher

Red-bellied Woodpecker

Yellow-bellied Sapsucker

Downy Woodpecker

Northern Flicker

Eastern Phoebe

Blue-headed Vireo

Red-eyed Vireo

Blue Jay

American Crow

Carolina Wren

Winter Wren

Golden-crowned Kinglet

Ruby-crowned Kinglet

Gray-cheeked Thrush

Swainson's Thrush

Hermit Thrush

American Robin

Gray Catbird

Northern Mockingbird

European Starling

Cedar Waxwing

Northern Parula

Magnolia Warbler

Black-throated Blue Warbler

Black-throated Green Warbler

Black-and-white Warbler

American Redstart

Common Yellowthroat

Scarlet Tanager

Eastern Towhee

Song Sparrow

White-throated Sparrow

Dark-eyed Junco

Northern Cardinal

Common Grackle

Baltimore Oriole

House Sparrow

--

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

                                                                            --Carl Sagan

Fwd: 10.7.23 BBC Prospect walk

Leader Dennis

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

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From: Dennis Hrehowsik <deepseagangster@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, Oct 8, 2023, 9:57 AM
Subject: 10.7.23
To: Peter Dorosh <prosbird@gmail.com>, Roberta <roberta.manian@gmail.com>, Tom Stephenson <12toms@gmail.com>

Hey Peter,

Ten birders met on yet another rainy Saturday where highlights were marsh wren 8 green wing teal and 10 warbler species with 48 sp total. Hoping for some dry fall weather next week.

Best,

D

48 species (+2 other taxa)

Canada Goose  25
Mute Swan  5
Wood Duck  8
Northern Shoveler  3
Mallard  15
American Black Duck  10
Green-winged Teal  8     A small raft of female type teal near three sisters
Ruddy Duck  3
Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon)  8
Mourning Dove  7
American Coot  2
Laughing Gull  1
Ring-billed Gull  2
Herring Gull  5
Double-crested Cormorant  4
Great Blue Heron  1
Green Heron  1
Accipiter sp.  2
Red-tailed Hawk  1
Red-bellied Woodpecker  2
Downy Woodpecker  3
Hairy Woodpecker  1
Northern Flicker  3
Merlin  1
Eastern Phoebe  1
Blue Jay  8
American Crow  3
Ruby-crowned Kinglet  6
Marsh Wren  1
Carolina Wren  1
wren sp.  1
European Starling  15
Gray Catbird  5
Northern Mockingbird  1
American Robin  75
House Sparrow  100
White-throated Sparrow  2
Song Sparrow  3
Common Grackle  5
Northern Waterthrush  1
Black-and-white Warbler  3
Common Yellowthroat  3
American Redstart  5
Northern Parula  3
Yellow Warbler  1     On three sisters
Blackpoll Warbler  1
Black-throated Blue Warbler  2
Yellow-rumped Warbler  2
Black-throated Green Warbler  1
Northern Cardinal  10

Dennis W Hrehowsik
President Brooklyn Bird Club

Fwd: Thursday Walk

Led by Tom

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From: Tom Stephenson <12toms@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, Oct 5, 2023 at 3:14 PM
Subject: Thursday Walk
To: Peter Dorosh <prosbird@gmail.com>
Cc: Dennis Hrehowsik <DeepSeaGangster@gmail.com>, Roberta Manian <roberta.manian@gmail.com>

Hi Peter,

Good seeing you in the park on a beautiful (if not very birdy....) day.

We were, eventually, able to pull out 53 species...but birds were very few and far between. The highlights were Merlin, providing some great views, perching and flying and catching a dragonfly; and 3 Green-winged Teal and 2 Gadwall...

As for warblers....mostly parulas.....and Golden-crowned Kinglets  (almost warblers....)

Here's the list.

Best regards,

Tom

Double-crested Cormorant

Great Blue Heron

Green Heron

Canada Goose

Mute Swan

Wood Duck

Gadwall

American Black Duck

Mallard

Green-winged Teal

Ruddy Duck

Osprey

Red-tailed Hawk

Merlin

Herring Gull

Rock Dove

Mourning Dove

Yellow-billed Cuckoo

Chimney Swift

Ruby-throated Hummingbird

Belted Kingfisher

Red-bellied Woodpecker

Yellow-bellied Sapsucker

Downy Woodpecker

Hairy Woodpecker

Northern Flicker

Eastern Wood-Pewee

Blue Jay

American Crow

Carolina Wren

Golden-crowned Kinglet

Ruby-crowned Kinglet

Swainson's Thrush

American Robin

Gray Catbird

European Starling

Cedar Waxwing

Northern Parula

Yellow Warbler

Black-throated Blue Warbler

Yellow-rumped Warbler

Black-and-white Warbler

American Redstart

Common Yellowthroat

Scarlet Tanager

Song Sparrow

White-throated Sparrow

Northern Cardinal

Rose-breasted Grosbeak

Common Grackle

House Finch

American Goldfinch

House Sparrow

--

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

                                                                            --Carl Sagan