Fwd: BBC Tuesday walk recap

"Sunshine and spring bring out the best in everyone."

  -- Kenny Chesney ,country singer

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From: Ryan Goldberg <ryan.goldberg@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, Apr 15, 2025, 2:36 PM
Subject: BBC Tuesday walk recap
To: Peter Dorosh <prosbird@gmail.com>

Hi Peter,

We got lucky today with our first Tuesday walk of the spring in Prospect Park. Birdcast showed almost 250k birds overnight, and I think it was one of the first nights with southwest winds so far this month. A few of the highlights were an Eastern Meadowlark spotted by Paul at the north end of the Nethermead, foraging among robins and off-leash dogs; two Vesper Sparrows together in the Sparrow Bowl; and the many hundreds of Chipping Sparrows on the Long Meadow and Nethermead. Sparrows arrived en masse; we also had eight Field Sparrows. Pine Warblers were everywhere in twos and threes.

We had 67 species in all, which is a great showing for mid-April: https://ebird.org/checklist/S225885908.

Thanks to Megan and Angie for co-leading. The three of us plus Sheila Friedman will be leading this season.

Ryan

Fwd: First spring walk

"Sunshine and spring bring out the best in everyone."

  -- Kenny Chesney ,country singer

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From: Dennis Hrehowsik <deepseagangster@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, Apr 12, 2025, 6:16 PM
Subject: Re: First spring walk
To: Peter Dorosh <prosbird@gmail.com>

list 😺

Prospect Park, Kings, New York, US
Apr 12, 2025 10:46 AM - 4:46 PM
Protocol: Traveling
2.5 mile(s)
51 species

Canada Goose  15
Mute Swan  4
Wood Duck  4
Mallard  8
Hooded Merganser  1
Ruddy Duck  16
Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon)  6
Mourning Dove  1
American Coot  5
Laughing Gull  17
Ring-billed Gull  2
American Herring Gull  7
Pied-billed Grebe  1
Double-crested Cormorant  4
Black-crowned Night Heron  3
Green Heron  2     One three sisters one Penna
Osprey  3
Cooper's Hawk  1
Belted Kingfisher  2
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker  1
Red-bellied Woodpecker  2
Downy Woodpecker  3
Northern Flicker  3
Eastern Phoebe  17     Maybe more conservative count
Blue Jay  7
American Crow  2
Black-capped Chickadee  3
Tufted Titmouse  4
Ruby-crowned Kinglet  6
Golden-crowned Kinglet  1
White-breasted Nuthatch  2
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher  3
Carolina Wren  2
European Starling  25
Hermit Thrush  5
American Robin  36
House Sparrow  60
European Goldfinch  1
Chipping Sparrow  6
Field Sparrow  1
White-throated Sparrow  6
Song Sparrow  5
Swamp Sparrow  3
Red-winged Blackbird  20
Common Grackle  25
Boat-tailed Grackle  1
Louisiana Waterthrush  2     One near West Island one near pink beach
Palm Warbler  7
Pine Warbler  8
Yellow-rumped Warbler  3
Northern Cardinal  5

Dennis W Hrehowsik
President Brooklyn Bird Club

> On Apr 12, 2025, at 6:15 PM, Dennis Hrehowsik <deepseagangster@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Hey Peter,
>
> A dozen hearty birders met on a very cold and rainy Saturday. Highlights were many pine warbler low on the ground (12?) palm, Louisiana and gnatcatcher and many Phoebe (20?) We were able to see and hear a boat tailed grackle (only my second in pk) on duck island for a total of 51 species. A great start can't wait for more birds.
>
> Yours,
>
> Dennis W Hrehowsik
> President Brooklyn Bird Club

Fwd: eBird Report - Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, Apr 5, 2025

Leaders Angie Co and Sean Krepski

"Sunshine and spring bring out the best in everyone."

  -- Kenny Chesney ,country singer

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From: Angie Co <angie.co@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, Apr 11, 2025, 4:48 PM
Subject: Fwd: eBird Report - Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, Apr 5, 2025
To: Peter Dorosh <prosbird@gmail.com>, Sean Krepski <krepskis@gmail.com>

Hi Peter,

Sorry for the delay in getting you Sean and my Green-Wood birding and photography walk from last Saturday, April 5. We had 8 people show up for a cold and cloudy day, but we had a great time--even though we got caught in the rain at the end. Sean led the photography "workshop" and people asked a lot of questions and shared their own tips and experiences. Overall, we had a great discussion about photography, composition, lighting, settings, and techniques. And we had 46 species--not bad!

List is below and I'm attaching a few of my photos here. Sean, perhpas you'd like to share some with Peter also? 

Angie

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From: <do-not-reply@ebird.org>
Date: Fri, Apr 11, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Subject: eBird Report - Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, Apr 5, 2025
To: <angie@birdcollective.com>

Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, Kings, New York, US
Apr 5, 2025 8:20 AM - 1:09 PM
Protocol: Traveling
7.61 kilometer(s)
Checklist Comments:     Brooklyn Bird Club photography walk led by Angie Co and Sean Krepski
46 species (+3 other taxa)

Canada Goose  6
Mallard  1
Hooded Merganser  4
Mourning Dove  11
gull sp.  1
Green Heron  1     Flagged as early. At Sylvan water, some of us got photos.
Turkey Vulture  2
Osprey  1
Cooper's Hawk  1
Red-tailed Hawk  1
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker  3
Red-headed Woodpecker  1     Long continuing bird. Woodpecker with meanwhile full red head.
Red-bellied Woodpecker  1
Downy Woodpecker  1
Northern Flicker  5
American Kestrel  1
Monk Parakeet  8
Eastern Phoebe  10
Blue Jay  4
Tufted Titmouse  2
Tree Swallow  1
swallow sp.  2
Ruby-crowned Kinglet  1
Golden-crowned Kinglet  2
White-breasted Nuthatch  3
Red-breasted Nuthatch  1
Brown Creeper  3
Winter Wren  1
European Starling  22
Northern Mockingbird  3
Hermit Thrush  10
American Robin  100
House Sparrow  5
House Finch  1
American Goldfinch  1
Chipping Sparrow  2
Field Sparrow  2
Fox Sparrow  2
Dark-eyed Junco  50
White-throated Sparrow  5
Song Sparrow  4
Swamp Sparrow  1
Eastern Towhee  1
Red-winged Blackbird  1
Rusty Blackbird  1     At Dell. Spotted by Radka (of course)
Palm Warbler  1
Pine Warbler  3
Northern Cardinal  2
bird sp.  2

View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S223409127

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