Fwd: Brooklyn Bridge Park Migration Morning 4-29-2026

"There is symbolic as well as actual beauty in the migration of the birds, the ebb and flow of the tides, the folded bud ready for spring." — Rachel Carson











   

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From: Mike Yuan <mjyuan@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, Apr 29, 2026, 9:24 PM
Subject: Brooklyn Bridge Park Migration Morning 4-29-2026
To: Peter Dorosh <prosbird@gmail.com>, Dennis Hrehowsik <deepseagangster@gmail.com>
Cc: sjschiffman@gmail.com <sjschiffman@gmail.com>

An all-time high 28 birders enjoyed a lovely sunny morning for our second Migration Morning of the season. The trees around the Long Pond on Pier 1 contained the concentration of birds and kept us anchored to the area for most of our time. Two male BALTIMORE and ORCHARD ORIOLES offered a terrific comparison, with NORTHERN YELLOW WARBLER and PALM WARBLER testing our necks before offering lower and less strenuous views.

In the fly-by and flyover category, We peeked at a COMMON LOON through the trees, shortly followed by an OSPREY, and while at the pilings, a rare for the park BELTED KINGFISHER gave us two passes up and down the river.

A great start to the day and hoping Wednesdays treat us well in May!

Brooklyn Bridge Park, Kings, New York, US
Apr 29, 2026 7:15 AM - 9:33 AM
Protocol: Traveling
0.512 mile(s)
Checklist Comments:     Brooklyn Bird Club Migration Morning walk. Pier 1 to pier 3
43 species (+1 other taxa)

Brant (Pale-bellied)  11
Canada Goose  1
Mallard  4
American Black Duck  2
Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon)  8
Mourning Dove  6
Laughing Gull  12
Ring-billed Gull  4
American Herring Gull  5
Great Black-backed Gull  3
Common Loon  1     Flyover heading south
Double-crested Cormorant  35
Osprey  1
Belted Kingfisher  1
Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted)  1
Eastern Warbling Vireo  1
Blue Jay  2
Barn Swallow  4
European Starling  2
Gray Catbird  4
Northern Mockingbird  2
Hermit Thrush  1
American Robin  8
House Sparrow  5
House Finch  2
American Goldfinch  3
Chipping Sparrow  1
White-throated Sparrow  28
Savannah Sparrow  2
Song Sparrow  2
Swamp Sparrow  1
Orchard Oriole  2
Baltimore Oriole  2
Red-winged Blackbird (Red-winged)  4
Common Grackle  8
Ovenbird  1
Northern Waterthrush  1
Black-and-white Warbler  2
Common Yellowthroat  1
Northern Yellow Warbler  2
Palm Warbler (Yellow)  1
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle)  3
new world warbler sp.  1     Blue winged seen by some
Northern Cardinal  3

View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S329422244

Fwd: Tuesday walk recap

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From: Ryan Goldberg <ryan.goldberg@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, Apr 28, 2026 at 3:34 PM
Subject: Tuesday walk recap
To: Peter Dorosh <prosbird@gmail.com>

Hi Peter,

Here's our list from today's walk: https://ebird.org/checklist/S329000687.

We observed 52 species, but it was very quiet in the park. We're still waiting on southwest winds. We had good looks at a singing Nashville Warbler on Center Drive by the Quaker Cemetery, one of only seven warbler species on the day. By the time we reached the Midwood, the Cerulean Warbler that had been found there earlier was gone.

One interesting sight was a Red-breasted Nuthatch carrying what appeared to be nesting material on Lookout. I know that's not a coastal breeder and they prefer conifer forests; have they ever bred in the park?

Ryan

--

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

                                                                            --Carl Sagan

April 26th Greenwood Cemetery Paul Keim memorial walk

( venue switched due to half marathon in Prospect Park)

Checklist ( courtesy of Xinyi Zhang ) https://ebird.org/checklist/S328168770

Leaders Peter Dorosh and Dennis Hrehowsik

And from Humming-Bird to Eagle, the daily existence of every bird is a remote and bewitching mystery.

~Thomas Wentworth Higginson, "The Life of Birds," Out-door Papers, 1868

Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, Kings, New York, US
Apr 26, 2026 8:04 AM - 10:47 AM
Protocol: Traveling
2.011 mile(s)
Checklist Comments:     Brooklyn Bird Club Memorial Walk for Paul Keim
34 species (+1 other taxa)

Canada Goose  2
Mallard  5
Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon)  2
Mourning Dove  4
Solitary Sandpiper  1
Laughing Gull  20
American Herring Gull  5
Great Egret  1
Red-tailed Hawk  1
Red-bellied Woodpecker  1
Downy Woodpecker  3
Northern Flicker  5
Blue-headed Vireo  1
Blue Jay  8
crow sp.  1
Ruby-crowned Kinglet  2
Red-breasted Nuthatch  3
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher  2
Northern House Wren  3
European Starling  50
Gray Catbird  5
Northern Mockingbird  3
American Robin  35
House Sparrow  15
Chipping Sparrow  5
Field Sparrow  1
White-throated Sparrow  25
Eastern Towhee  9
Red-winged Blackbird  1
Brown-headed Cowbird  2
Common Grackle  1
Ovenbird  2
Black-and-white Warbler  1
Yellow-rumped Warbler  6
Northern Cardinal  6

Solitary Sandpiper photo by Xinyi Zhang 

In memory,Thank you Paul for your vast contribution to the BBC and the birding community

Fwd: Thursday's BBC walk

Leader Tom Stephenson

And from Humming-Bird to Eagle, the daily existence of every bird is a remote and bewitching mystery.

~Thomas Wentworth Higginson, "The Life of Birds," Out-door Papers, 1868

   

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From: Tom Stephenson <12toms@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, Apr 23, 2026, 4:06 PM
Subject: Thursday's walk
To: Peter Dorosh <prosbird@gmail.com>
Cc: 

Hi Peter,

It was a nice crisp day, eventually warming up, and surprisingly birdy. We had 58 species, highlights including Hooded Warbler in the Ravine, Worm-eating on Lookout, White-eyed Vireo in the Lullwater, and a good mix of other birds hiding amidst the yellow-rumps.

Here's the list.

Best regards,

Tom

Double-crested Cormorant

Canada Goose

Mute Swan

Wood Duck

Mallard

Osprey

Cooper's Hawk

Red-tailed Hawk

Laughing Gull

Rock Dove

Mourning Dove

Chimney Swift

Belted Kingfisher

Red-bellied Woodpecker

Yellow-bellied Sapsucker

Downy Woodpecker

Hairy Woodpecker

Northern Flicker

White-eyed Vireo

Blue-headed Vireo

Warbling Vireo

Blue Jay

Barn Swallow

Tufted Titmouse

Red-breasted Nuthatch

White-breasted Nuthatch

Brown Creeper

Carolina Wren

House Wren

Winter Wren

Ruby-crowned Kinglet

Blue-gray Gnatcatcher

Hermit Thrush

American Robin

Gray Catbird

European Starling

Cedar Waxwing

Yellow Warbler

Black-throated Blue Warbler

Yellow-rumped Warbler

Pine Warbler

Palm Warbler

Black-and-white Warbler

Worm-eating Warbler

Ovenbird

Louisiana Waterthrush

Hooded Warbler

Eastern Towhee

Chipping Sparrow

Savannah Sparrow

Swamp Sparrow

White-throated Sparrow

Northern Cardinal

Red-winged Blackbird

Common Grackle

Brown-headed Cowbird

American Goldfinch

House Sparrow

Fwd: Tuesday walk recap

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From: Ryan Goldberg <ryan.goldberg@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, Apr 21, 2026 at 9:01 PM
Subject: Tuesday walk recap
To: Peter Dorosh <prosbird@gmail.com>

Hi Peter,

It was chilly on the walk today, but that was preferable to last week's heatwave, and the first bird we found upon entering the park was a Yellow-throated Warbler, singing in a pine across from the Vanderbilt Playground. That was the highlight of the day, and a life bird for a bunch of folks. Other warblers included two Northern Yellows, a Louisiana Waterthrush on the south side of the lake, a Northern by the Lower Pool, and dozens of Yellow-rumps. Ruby-crowned Kinglets were also all over the park. A Rusty Blackbird was also on the Ambergill--that was one of the last birds of the morning. Thankfully it was sunny all morning, and the birds were singing.

We found 53 species. Here's our list: https://ebird.org/checklist/S325121424.

Thanks to the other Tuesday leaders, Angie Co and Megan Thornton. As attendance continues to grow--we had around 40 people--everyone benefits from having multiple experienced guides.

Ryan

--

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

                                                                            --Carl Sagan

Fwd: First BBC Thursday Walk

Led by Tom Stephenson 

And from Humming-Bird to Eagle, the daily existence of every bird is a remote and bewitching mystery.

~Thomas Wentworth Higginson, "The Life of Birds," Out-door Papers, 1868









   

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From: Tom Stephenson <12toms@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, Apr 16, 2026, 2:37 PM
Subject: First Thursday Walk
To: Peter Dorosh <prosbird@gmail.com>
Cc: Dennis Hrehowsik <DeepSeaGangster@gmail.com>, Roberta Manian <roberta.manian@gmail.com>, Megan Thornton <megankthornton@gmail.com>, Bob Curtis <bobolink@nyct.net>, Lisa Curtiss <lccurtiss@gmail.com>, Valerie Masten <valerie.masten@gmail.com>, Carol Page <carolpagebu@yahoo.com>, Ryan Goldberg <ryangoldberg@gmail.com>, Angie Co <Angie.co@gmail.com>

Hi Peter,

It was a beautiful (but very hot...) spring day with a good group of about 45 including one gentleman from Dublin. The park was very birdy with lots of yellowrumps and 56 species seen.

Highlights included a male Summer Tanager, the bright Yellow-throated Warbler, a fairly cooperative Hooded Warbler, Brown Thrasher, a very low Cooper's Hawk drinking swamp water, and more.

Here's the list.

Best regards,

Tom

Common Loon

Double-crested Cormorant

Black-crowned Night-Heron

Canada Goose

Mute Swan

Wood Duck

American Black Duck

Mallard

Ruddy Duck

Cooper's Hawk

Red-tailed Hawk

Peregrine Falcon

Laughing Gull

Ring-billed Gull

Rock Dove

Mourning Dove

Belted Kingfisher

Red-bellied Woodpecker

Downy Woodpecker

Hairy Woodpecker

Northern Flicker

Blue-headed Vireo

Blue Jay

Barn Swallow

Tufted Titmouse

Red-breasted Nuthatch

Carolina Wren

House Wren

Golden-crowned Kinglet

Ruby-crowned Kinglet

Blue-gray Gnatcatcher

Hermit Thrush

American Robin

Northern Mockingbird

Brown Thrasher

European Starling

Yellow-rumped Warbler

Black-throated Green Warbler

Yellow-throated Warbler

Pine Warbler

Palm Warbler

Black-and-white Warbler

Common Yellowthroat

Hooded Warbler

Summer Tanager

Eastern Towhee

Song Sparrow

Swamp Sparrow

White-throated Sparrow

Dark-eyed Junco

Northern Cardinal

Red-winged Blackbird

Common Grackle

Brown-headed Cowbird

American Goldfinch

House Sparrow

Fwd: BBC Tuesday walk

Led by Ryan goldberg and Angie Co

And from Humming-Bird to Eagle, the daily existence of every bird is a remote and bewitching mystery.

~Thomas Wentworth Higginson, "The Life of Birds," Out-door Papers, 1868









   

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From: Ryan Goldberg <ryan.goldberg@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, Apr 14, 2026, 4:39 PM
Subject: BBC Tuesday walk
To: Peter Dorosh <prosbird@gmail.com>

Hi Peter,

Here is the list from our first Tuesday walk of the season. A great group of regulars and new faces joined, more than 30 people in all. It was a warm day, but the birds were cooperative, with plenty of the early-ish migrants out in good numbers. We found 51 species in all: https://ebird.org/checklist/S321664375.

Thanks to Angie for co-leading. We'll see everyone again next Tuesday for week two of seven this spring.

Ryan

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Ryan Goldberg (he/him)

ryangoldberg.net

(908) 489-7220

Vernal Awakenings at Shu Swamp Nature Preserve, Hume and Upper Francis Pond Preserves in Oyster Bay April 4

 

Skunk cabbage Shu Swamp

Checklists:

Shu swamp https://ebird.org/checklist/S317415648

Humes Preserve https://ebird.org/checklist/S317416649

Upper Francis Pond https://ebird.org/checklist/S317417689

Leader :Peter Dorosh

Highlights : Skunk Cabbage massed bloom ,Eastern Bluebird,Common Raven, Rusty Blackbird, 3 warblers-Pine,Palm Yellow rumped,Pied Billed Grebe,Ring-necked Ducks

Participants :Surya,Jen ,Laura,Leslie,Kenelma and Meranda

EASTERN  BLUEBIRD at Humes Preserve photo by Laura Waterbury

Palm Warbler at Upper Francis pond photo by Laura Waterbury

Shu Swamp pond photo by Meranda

Glory in the snow squill at Shu Swamp photo by Meranda

MARCH 28 March in Marine Park

Leader Heydi Lopes

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From: Heydi Lopes <
Date: Sun, Mar 29, 2026 at 6:26 PM
Subject: Re: Yesterday's walk
To: Peter Dorosh <prosbird@gmail.com>

Hey Peter,

Well, it was a chilly morning and certainly did not feel like Spring, but it was a nice walk regardless.  Below is a list of the birds seen and/or heard.  I shared the list with participants who wanted it, while others kept their own lists.

As always with BBC walks, it was a great group!  I did not take any photos, but many participants did (I know that Sameer, Marleny did).

If you need anything else, please don't hesitate to let me know!

Best regards,

Heydi

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Salt Marsh Nature Center at Marine Park, Kings, New York, US
Mar 28, 2026 7:32 AM - 11:18 AM
Protocol: Traveling
1.316 mile(s)
Checklist Comments:     BBC Walk.
☀️
Clear sky
Temperature: 33 - 36°F
Wind: Moderate breeze - fresh breeze
Wind Direction: N - NW
Cloud Cover: 3 - 4%
Humidity: 35 - 50%
Dew point: 13 - 18°F
Sunrise: 6:45am
Sunset: 7:15pm
Weather generated by <a href="https://raincrow.app/">RainCrow</a>
44 species (+1 other taxa)

Brant (Branta bernicla)  3
Canada Goose (Branta canadensis)  3
Northern Shoveler (Spatula clypeata)  8
Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)  12
American Black Duck (Anas rubripes)  2
Greater Scaup (Aythya marila)  6
Lesser Scaup (Aythya affinis)  2
Bufflehead (Bucephala albeola)  7
Red-breasted Merganser (Mergus serrator)  4
Ruddy Duck (Oxyura jamaicensis)  55
Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon) (Columba livia (Feral Pigeon))  2
Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura)  5
Laughing Gull (Leucophaeus atricilla)  1
Ring-billed Gull (Larus delawarensis)  49
American Herring Gull (Larus smithsonianus)  10
Horned Grebe (Podiceps auritus)  1
Common Loon (Gavia immer)  1
Double-crested Cormorant (Nannopterum auritum)  3
Turkey Vulture (Cathartes aura)  2
Osprey (Pandion haliaetus)  4
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker (Sphyrapicus varius)  2
Red-bellied Woodpecker (Melanerpes carolinus)  1
Downy Woodpecker (Dryobates pubescens)  2
Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted) (Colaptes auratus auratus/luteus)  6
American Kestrel (Falco sparverius)  1
Eastern Phoebe (Sayornis phoebe)  2
Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata)  5
American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos)  4
Fish Crow (Corvus ossifragus)  1
Ruby-crowned Kinglet (Corthylio calendula)  3
Brown Creeper (Certhia americana)  2
European Starling (Sturnus vulgaris)  8
Northern Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos)  4
American Robin (Turdus migratorius)  32
House Sparrow (Passer domesticus)  3
Purple Finch (Haemorhous purpureus)  2
Fox Sparrow (Red) (Passerella iliaca iliaca/zaboria)  1
Dark-eyed Junco (Slate-colored) (Junco hyemalis hyemalis/carolinensis)  3
Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia)  4
Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus)  8
Brown-headed Cowbird (Molothrus ater)  5
Boat-tailed Grackle (Quiscalus major)  3
grackle sp. (Quiscalus sp.)  4
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle) (Setophaga coronata coronata)  2
Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis)  3

View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S314037667

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

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Results of Spring BBC walk Prospect Park March 21

Leader Linda Ewing

"Lines Written in Early Spring" (excerpt)

I heard a thousand interwoven notes of birdsong while I lay in a grove, where I was enjoying the kind of mood in which happy thoughts remind you of sad ones.

Nature connected my soul to all the beautiful creatures around me—and I felt terribly sad to think about what humanity has done to itself.

poet William Wordsworth

for full poem , see link below:

https://www.litcharts.com/poetry/william-wordsworth/lines-written-in-early-spring













   

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From: Linda Ewing 
Date: Sat, Mar 21, 2026, 2:51 PM
Subject: Great walk this morning!
To: Peter Dorosh <prosbird@gmail.com>

We had around 20-25 people join the walk, saw 42 species, and had a lot of fun. The participants were a good mix of old hands (I especially appreciated Rusty's keen eyes) and relative newcomers; several birds were lifers for some, and the osprey (ospreys? seen twice, but most likely the same bird) were FOY for most of us.

Thanks for the opportunity to lead! The list is posted on eBird here:

eBird Checklist - 21 Mar 2026 - Prospect Park - 42 species ebird.org

Let me know if you'd like me to share it with you.

Linda 

Sent from my iPhone