Fwd: 10/26/24 BBC Trip to Staten Island

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From: Tom Preston
Date: Tue, Oct 29, 2024 at 11:19 PM
Subject: 10/26/24 BBC Trip to Staten Island
To: Peter Dorosh <>

Hi Peter

9 of us enjoyed a good birding day to the Eastern coast of Staten Island on Saturday. We had a great group, and saw some nice birds - 70 species in total.

Participants: Louis DeMarco, Barbara Schelkle, Amy Cook, Brian Foy, Michele Truong, Richard Payne, Tim Seguin, Annie T, Tom Preston (leader)

Locations visited: Conference House Park, Sprague Avenue Waterfront, North Mount Loretto - Snag Swamp, Wolfe;s Pond Park, Delete Avenue Marsh, Oakwood tidal marshes, New Creek Watershed and Staten Island University Hospital (Turkey Twitch!).

Highlights included:

- the lingering Wood Stork at the Snag Swamp in N Mount Loretto. The bird wasn't immediately obvious, but Barbara spotted it  - for her 300th NY state bird

- an Orange-crowned warbler at the Lenape playground at Conference House Park, found by Michele

- a late Tennessee Warbler at the Oakwood water treatment plant

- Eastern Meadowlarks at two different locations, both spotted by Richard

- a flyover Pine Siskin was heard at Conference House Park.

I created an eBird trip list. It's at

https://ebird.org/tripreport/287796

Species found are also listed below

- Tom

Brant

Canada Goose
Mute Swan
Wood Duck
Gadwall
Mallard
American Black Duck
Green-winged Teal
Ring-necked Duck
Ruddy Duck
Wild Turkey
Rock Pigeon
Mourning Dove
Greater Yellowlegs
Laughing Gull
Ring-billed Gull
American Herring Gull
Great Black-backed Gull
Common Loon
Wood Stork
Double-crested Cormorant
Great Blue Heron
Turkey Vulture
Osprey
Sharp-shinned Hawk
Cooper's Hawk
Bald Eagle
Red-tailed Hawk
Belted Kingfisher
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Downy Woodpecker
Hairy Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
Eastern Phoebe
Blue Jay
American Crow
Common Raven
Black-capped Chickadee
Tufted Titmouse
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Golden-crowned Kinglet
White-breasted Nuthatch
Red-breasted Nuthatch
Carolina Wren
European Starling
Northern Mockingbird
Hermit Thrush
American Robin
House Sparrow
House Finch
Pine Siskin
American Goldfinch
Chipping Sparrow
Field Sparrow
Dark-eyed Junco
White-throated Sparrow
Savannah Sparrow
Song Sparrow
Swamp Sparrow
Eastern Towhee
Eastern Meadowlark
Red-winged Blackbird
Brown-headed Cowbird
Common Grackle
Boat-tailed Grackle
Tennessee Warbler
Orange-crowned Warbler
Blackpoll Warbler
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Northern Cardinal

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

                                                                            --Carl Sagan

Fwd: Migration Morning in BBP 10-23-2024

Final BBP wed walk

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From: Mike Yuan <
Date: Wednesday, October 23, 2024
Subject: Migration Morning in BBP 10-23-2024
To: Peter Dorosh 


Hi Peter-
We had a lovely final Migration Morning of the fall at Brooklyn Bridge Park.
Within a few minutes of stepping onto the Harbor Lawn, 15 of us had 4 species of warbler feeding on the ground with the sparrows- Palm, Blackpoll, Pine, and Yellow-rumped.
Surprisingly, no Black-Crowned Night Herons roosting on the Long Pond, where we've seen up to 19 this season. A continuing, late Northern Waterthrush made up for their absence. 
On Pier 3, a Tufted Titmouse greeted us, and we picked up one more warbler in the maze, a Nashville Warbler. On the lawn, we detected a Purple Finch by its gentle "pik" call and it gave brief views. 
Great turnout this season, and we'll pick it up again next Spring!
Mike

Brooklyn Bridge Park, Kings, New York, US
Oct 23, 2024 7:18 AM - 9:54 AM
Protocol: Traveling
2.131 mile(s)
Checklist Comments:     Brooklyn Bird Club Migration Morning. Pier 1 to 3 and back
37 species

Canada Goose  8
American Black Duck  5
Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon)  6
Ring-billed Gull  7
American Herring Gull  3
Great Black-backed Gull  1
Double-crested Cormorant  8
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker  1
Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted)  1
Peregrine Falcon  1
Blue-headed Vireo  1
American Crow  2
Tufted Titmouse  1
Ruby-crowned Kinglet  1
Golden-crowned Kinglet  2
Carolina Wren  1
European Starling  6
Gray Catbird  9
Northern Mockingbird  3
Hermit Thrush  4
American Robin  7
Cedar Waxwing  1
House Sparrow  12
Purple Finch (Eastern)  1     Fem/imm male, pier 3 lawn
Dark-eyed Junco (Slate-colored)  6
White-throated Sparrow  21
Song Sparrow  5
Swamp Sparrow  3
Eastern Towhee  1
Common Grackle  6
Northern Waterthrush  1     Continuing on long pond
Nashville Warbler  1
Blackpoll Warbler  1
Palm Warbler (Yellow)  1
Pine Warbler  1
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle)  28
Northern Cardinal  2

View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S199994337



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"Life starts all over again when it gets crisp in the fall."
- F. Scott Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby

A Lovely Autumn Day at Floyd Bennett Field October 19

Leader Heydi Lopes

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From: Heydi Lopes 
Date: Sun, Oct 20, 2024 at 8:49 PM
Subject: Re: How was your walk?
To: Peter Dorosh <

Hi Peter,

It was a beautiful day for sure!  And as always with BBC walks, it was a great group.  It was a relaxed walk, and while we didn't see as many sparrow species as I had hoped, we did have some nice birds, including 4 Eastern Meadowlarks, American Pipits, Purple Finches, and a Broad-winged Hawk.

Forrest graciously agreed to do the list, which I have attached and also listed below.  As for photos,  Barbara, Forrest, Marisa all took great photos, some of which they did enter into the checklist, but I'd be happy to ask them to send photos to you - let me know and I'll do so.  (Only photo I managed to get was one of the BWHA, and it's not that great a shot 😡).

Thanks again for keeping me in mind for these walks.  It's always a pleasure to lead a BBC walk, as the participants are always great!

Best regards,

Heydi

Floyd Bennett Field, Kings, New York, US
Oct 19, 2024 8:04 AM - 2:05 PM
Protocol: Traveling
6.308 mile(s)
Checklist Comments:     BBC Walk
59 species (+2 other taxa)

Brant (Branta bernicla)  50
Canada Goose (Branta canadensis)  4
Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon) (Columba livia (Feral Pigeon))  4
Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura)  25
Killdeer (Charadrius vociferus)  3
Laughing Gull (Leucophaeus atricilla)  3
Ring-billed Gull (Larus delawarensis)  8
Herring Gull (Larus argentatus)  7
Great Black-backed Gull (Larus marinus)  1
Double-crested Cormorant (Nannopterum auritum)  60
Osprey (Pandion haliaetus)  2
Northern Harrier (Circus hudsonius)  2     North 40
Sharp-shinned Hawk (Accipiter striatus)  3
Cooper's Hawk (Accipiter cooperii)  2
Sharp-shinned/Cooper's Hawk (Accipiter striatus/cooperii)  3
Red-shouldered Hawk (Buteo lineatus)  1     High, afternoon flyover at Ecology Village.
Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis)  4
Red-bellied Woodpecker (Melanerpes carolinus)  2
Downy Woodpecker (Dryobates pubescens)  4
Northern Flicker (Colaptes auratus)  7
American Kestrel (Falco sparverius)  3
Eastern Phoebe (Sayornis phoebe)  4
Blue-headed Vireo (Vireo solitarius)  2
Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata)  11
American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos)  4
crow sp. (Corvus sp. (crow sp.))  5
Common Raven (Corvus corax)  1     Perched on a lamp post near entrance, then in flight
Black-capped Chickadee (Poecile atricapillus)  4
Tufted Titmouse (Baeolophus bicolor)  2
Tree Swallow (Tachycineta bicolor)  1
Ruby-crowned Kinglet (Corthylio calendula)  3
Golden-crowned Kinglet (Regulus satrapa)  28
White-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta carolinensis)  1
Red-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta canadensis)  3
Brown Creeper (Certhia americana)  4
Carolina Wren (Thryothorus ludovicianus)  4
European Starling (Sturnus vulgaris)  45
Gray Catbird (Dumetella carolinensis)  3
Northern Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos)  7
Hermit Thrush (Catharus guttatus)  2
American Robin (Turdus migratorius)  80
Cedar Waxwing (Bombycilla cedrorum)  17
House Sparrow (Passer domesticus)  20
American Pipit (Anthus rubescens)  5     At least four on field between Aviator parking lot and North 40, then one heard only closer to Ecology Village
House Finch (Haemorhous mexicanus)  9
Purple Finch (Haemorhous purpureus)  5
American Goldfinch (Spinus tristis)  5
Chipping Sparrow (Spizella passerina)  9
Field Sparrow (Spizella pusilla)  2
Dark-eyed Junco (Junco hyemalis)  52
White-throated Sparrow (Zonotrichia albicollis)  25
Savannah Sparrow (Passerculus sandwichensis)  10
Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia)  27
Swamp Sparrow (Melospiza georgiana)  5
Eastern Towhee (Pipilo erythrophthalmus)  2
Eastern Meadowlark (Sturnella magna)  4     Flying back and forth around Aviator parking lot in early morning, with at least one singing (!).
Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus)  6
Common Yellowthroat (Geothlypis trichas)  1
Palm Warbler (Setophaga palmarum)  9
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Setophaga coronata)  96
Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis)  9

View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S199513354

https://ebird.org/checklist/S199500793

"Autumn…the year's last, loveliest smile." ~ William Cullen Bryant



   

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Fwd: eBird Report - Prospect Park, Oct 15, 2024

Vesper and Clay-colored Sparrows photo by Chris Miller

bbc Led by Megan

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From: Kathleen Toomey
Date: Tuesday, October 15, 2024
Subject: Fwd: eBird Report - Prospect Park, Oct 15, 2024
To: Peter Dorosh <prosbird@gmail.com>,



Hi Peter,
Here's our list for today's BBC walk led by Megan. 

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From: <do-not-reply@ebird.org>
Date: Tue, Oct 15, 2024 at 9:06 PM
Subject: eBird Report - Prospect Park, Oct 15, 2024
To:


Prospect Park, Kings, New York, US
Oct 15, 2024 7:30 AM - 2:50 PM
Protocol: Traveling
2.0 mile(s)
Checklist Comments:     Tuesday BBC walk led by Megan
53 species

Canada Goose  40
Mute Swan  2
Wood Duck  2
Northern Shoveler  13
Mallard  10
American Black Duck  1
Ruddy Duck  7
Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon)  7
Mourning Dove  4
Herring Gull  1
American Bittern  1     Continuing in phragmites across from the pink beach on the peninsula.   Spotted by Sheila.  Streaky brown heron with a long pointy bill
Black Vulture  1     Pointed out to us by Ant.    Very high over the Nethermeade, a vulture with silvery wingtips
Cooper's Hawk  1
Red-tailed Hawk  3
Belted Kingfisher  1
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker  2
Red-bellied Woodpecker  3
Downy Woodpecker  2
Northern Flicker  2
Eastern Phoebe  10
Blue-headed Vireo  2
Blue Jay  6
American Crow  2
Tufted Titmouse  1
Ruby-crowned Kinglet  20
Golden-crowned Kinglet  2
White-breasted Nuthatch  3
Brown Creeper  1
House Wren  1
Winter Wren  2
Carolina Wren  1
European Starling  10
Gray Catbird  3
Hermit Thrush  2
American Robin  8
House Sparrow  40
American Goldfinch  2
Chipping Sparrow  25
Clay-colored Sparrow  1     Continuing in one of the fenced in areas of the Nethermeade.  Paler than nearby Chipping Sparrows, with a all gray collar and clear lores
Field Sparrow  3
Dark-eyed Junco  20
White-throated Sparrow  50
Vesper Sparrow  2     Two seen together in a fenced in area of the Nethermeade.  Largish sparrows with pronounced eyerings and white outer tail feathers
Savannah Sparrow  3
Song Sparrow  20
Swamp Sparrow  2
Eastern Towhee  1
Red-winged Blackbird  6
Common Yellowthroat  2
Blackpoll Warbler  1
Palm Warbler  6
Yellow-rumped Warbler  8
Northern Cardinal  3

View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S199069542

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



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"Life starts all over again when it gets crisp in the fall."
- F. Scott Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby

Fwd: The Last BBC Thursday Walk

"Autumn…the year's last, loveliest smile." ~ William Cullen Bryant



   

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From: Tom Stephenson
Date: Thu, Oct 10, 2024, 4:11 PM
Subject: The Last Thursday Walk
To: Peter Dorosh <

Hi Peter,

It was a beautiful Fall day in the park, with a good number of birds. Our "bird of the day" was going to be the Bobolink, first spotted by Rafael in the newly rejuvenated Sparrow Bowl. But that was outshined by an American Bittern across from the pink beach. 

We ended up with 67 species including 15 species of warblers, Phila Vireo along with 2 other vireo species, and lots more.

Here's the list.

And everyone, please send a note to the Prospect Park Alliance telling them how important their restored habitat in the Sparrow Bowl is for our migrants.

Best regards,

Tom

Great Blue Heron

American Bittern

Turkey Vulture

Canada Goose

Mute Swan

Wood Duck

American Black Duck

Mallard

Northern Shoveler

Ruddy Duck

Cooper's Hawk

Red-tailed Hawk

Merlin

Rock Dove

Mourning Dove

Belted Kingfisher

Red-bellied Woodpecker

Yellow-bellied Sapsucker

Downy Woodpecker

Northern Flicker

Eastern Phoebe

Blue-headed Vireo

Philadelphia Vireo

Red-eyed Vireo

Blue Jay

American Crow

Tufted Titmouse

White-breasted Nuthatch

Brown Creeper

Winter Wren

Golden-crowned Kinglet

Ruby-crowned Kinglet

Swainson's Thrush

Hermit Thrush

American Robin

Gray Catbird

European Starling

Tennessee Warbler

Nashville Warbler

Northern Parula

Yellow Warbler

Magnolia Warbler

Black-throated Blue Warbler

Yellow-rumped Warbler

Black-throated Green Warbler

Blackburnian Warbler

Palm Warbler

Bay-breasted Warbler

Blackpoll Warbler

Black-and-white Warbler

American Redstart

Common Yellowthroat

Scarlet Tanager

Eastern Towhee

Chipping Sparrow

Song Sparrow

Lincoln's Sparrow

Swamp Sparrow

White-throated Sparrow

Northern Cardinal

Common Grackle

Baltimore Oriole

American Goldfinch

House Sparrow

Bobolink

Fwd: BBC First Sunday walk

Led by Ryan G.

"Autumn…the year's last, loveliest smile." ~ William Cullen Bryant



   

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From: Ryan Goldberg <ryan.goldberg@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, Oct 8, 2024, 11:06 AM
Subject: BBC First Sunday walk
To: Peter Dorosh <prosbird@gmail.com>

Hi Peter,

Here is a checklist from the club's first Sunday walk this past weekend: https://ebird.org/checklist/S197785991

We had a great turnout of 35 people and some excellent sightings along the way. Lots of sparrows and kinglets, a perched juvenile Cooper's Hawk in Arleen's pines, and a large flock of wood ducks on the Lullwater. 

The first Sunday walk will be back in November with a 10 a.m. start time. 

Ryan

Fort Tilden: Aerial highway of hawks October 5

      Atop Battery Harris East Bunker hawk platforms (photo taken by Myles S.)

Leader Peter Dorosh

Bald Eagle

6 attendees

https://ebird.org/checklist/S197631654       

all photos taken by Tracy Chan

Red Tailed Hawk

Eastern Phoebe

Coopers Hawk

Fwd: Thursday's Walk

"Autumn…the year's last, loveliest smile." ~ William Cullen Bryant



   

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From: Tom Stephenson <12toms@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, Oct 3, 2024, 3:37 PM
Subject: Thursday's Walk
To: Peter Dorosh <prosbird@gmail.com>
Cc: Valerie Masten <valerie.masten@gmail.com>, Marisa Hernandez <shishi47@gmail.com>, Dennis Hrehowsik <DeepSeaGangster@gmail.com>, Roberta Manian <roberta.manian@gmail.com>, Lisa Curtiss <lccurtiss@gmail.com>, brian d foy <briandfoy@pobox.com>, Amy Cook <brklynamy@gmail.com>

Hi Peter,

A beautiful day, a great group and, in the northern parts of the park, lots of birds. It became eirily quiet south of lookout. For me the most amazing location was the newly fenced in Sparrow Bowl. Wow, it was so birdy there and a great testament to the real benefits of good habitat.

Please thank Director Monaco for that newly refurbished habitat. I had three different conversations with her when she first joined about the destruction caused by the dog walkers and all of their many dogs. My goal had been just to get enforcement down there to try to protect what was left. But the newly grown, protected habitat, was fantastic.

Highlights were: Nashville, Chestnut-sided, Swamp Sparrow, Magnolia, Gray-cheeked Thrush, Indigo Bunting, Scarlet Tanager, Black-throated Green: all in that fenced in area or on the fence.

Other highlights: Olive-sided Flycatcher, Bald Eagle (spotted by our top raptor spotter, Lisa Curtiss), White-eyed Vireo in the Vale, Green-winged Teal and more: 67 species.

Here's the list.

Best regards,

Tom

Double-crested Cormorant

Great Blue Heron

Green Heron

Canada Goose

Mute Swan

Wood Duck

Mallard

Northern Shoveler

Green-winged Teal

Bald Eagle

Cooper's Hawk

Red-tailed Hawk

Herring Gull

Rock Dove

Mourning Dove

Belted Kingfisher

Red-bellied Woodpecker

Yellow-bellied Sapsucker

Downy Woodpecker

Hairy Woodpecker

Northern Flicker

Olive-sided Flycatcher

Eastern Wood-Pewee

Eastern Phoebe

White-eyed Vireo

Blue-headed Vireo

Red-eyed Vireo

Blue Jay

American Crow

Red-breasted Nuthatch

White-breasted Nuthatch

Brown Creeper

Carolina Wren

House Wren

Ruby-crowned Kinglet

Gray-cheeked Thrush

Swainson's Thrush

Wood Thrush

American Robin

Gray Catbird

Brown Thrasher

European Starling

Nashville Warbler

Northern Parula

Chestnut-sided Warbler

Magnolia Warbler

Black-throated Blue Warbler

Black-throated Green Warbler

Palm Warbler

Bay-breasted Warbler

Black-and-white Warbler

American Redstart

Common Yellowthroat

Yellow-breasted Chat

Scarlet Tanager

Eastern Towhee

Chipping Sparrow

Song Sparrow

Swamp Sparrow

White-throated Sparrow

Northern Cardinal

Rose-breasted Grosbeak

Indigo Bunting

Common Grackle

Baltimore Oriole

American Goldfinch

House Sparrow

Fwd: eBird Report - Prospect Park, Oct 1, 2024

Tuesday BBC Walk

"Autumn…the year's last, loveliest smile." ~ William Cullen Bryant



   

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From: Angie Co <angie@birdcollective.com>
Date: Wed, Oct 2, 2024, 9:34 AM
Subject: Fwd: eBird Report - Prospect Park, Oct 1, 2024
To: <prosbird@gmail.com>, <kathytoomy@gmail.com>, <megankthornton@gmail.com>, <roberta.manian@yahoo.com>

Hi Peter,

We had a great Tuesday walk yesterday. Thanks Megan for leading us, and Kathy for keeping and sharing the list!

I'm forwarding it here below.

Bobbi, I hope you have a great walk next week. Sorry Ryan and I won't be there--we'll be in Montreal.

Angie

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Date: Wed, Oct 2, 2024 at 9:23 AM
Subject: eBird Report - Prospect Park, Oct 1, 2024
To: <angie@birdcollective.com>

Prospect Park, Kings, New York, US
Oct 1, 2024 7:40 AM - 2:20 PM
Protocol: Traveling
3.1 mile(s)
Checklist Comments:     BBC Tuesday walk led by Megan
63 species (+1 other taxa)

Canada Goose  1
Mute Swan  2
Wood Duck  10
Northern Shoveler  6
Mallard  2
American Black Duck  3
Green-winged Teal  24     A large flock reported by Forrest W. in the center of the lake;  smaller than nearby Shovelers.  Photos.
Mourning Dove  1
Common Nighthawk  1
Spotted Sandpiper  1
Green Heron  1
Great Blue Heron  1
Osprey  1
Cooper's Hawk  2
Belted Kingfisher  2
Red-bellied Woodpecker  4
Downy Woodpecker  5
Hairy Woodpecker  1
Northern Flicker  20
Peregrine Falcon  1
Eastern Wood-Pewee  2
Eastern Phoebe  14
Blue-headed Vireo  2
Red-eyed Vireo  4
Blue Jay  6
American Crow  1
Ruby-crowned Kinglet  4
White-breasted Nuthatch  1
Brown Creeper  1
House Wren  2
Carolina Wren  5
European Starling  5
Gray Catbird  6
Brown Thrasher  1
Swainson's Thrush  3
Wood Thrush  1
American Robin  10
House Sparrow  20
American Goldfinch  8
Chipping Sparrow  4
Field Sparrow  1
White-throated Sparrow  2
Savannah Sparrow  2
Swamp Sparrow  1
Baltimore Oriole  1
Ovenbird  2
Northern Waterthrush  1
Black-and-white Warbler  5
Common Yellowthroat  4
American Redstart  5
Cape May Warbler  1
Northern Parula  20     At least 10 seen in from the Vanderbilt St.  entrance to the park.  Many more scattered throughout the park
Magnolia Warbler  2
Yellow Warbler  1
Blackpoll Warbler  1
Black-throated Blue Warbler  2
Palm Warbler  5
Yellow-rumped Warbler  5
Black-throated Green Warbler  1
new world warbler sp.  1     We had a brief look at a warbler walking in vegetation on the Peninsula.   It didn't walk like either a waterthrush or an ovenbird.
Scarlet Tanager  2
Northern Cardinal  5
Rose-breasted Grosbeak  5
Indigo Bunting  2

View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S197232746

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