Early Bird Special Walk: Clove Lake Park, Staten Island May 8

 Leader Peter Dorosh

https://ebird.org/checklist/S337971832

Fwd: Tuesday BBC walk recap

Leader Ryan Goldberg

"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


"Everyone likes birds. What wild creature is more accessible to our eyes and ears, as close to us and everyone in the world, as universal as a bird?"

David Attenborough
100 years old May 8th










   

---------- Forwarded message ---------
From: Ryan Goldberg <ryan.goldberg@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, May 12, 2026, 5:43 PM
Subject: Tuesday walk recap
To: Peter Dorosh <prosbird@gmail.com>

Hi Peter,

We had a fun outing today with the largest group I can remember for a Tuesday walk, over 60 people. The birds didn't disappoint. Black cherry trees were warbler magnets all over the park, including one near your recently-planted white oak; that tree alone had eight or 10 species, including several Bay-breasted and a Tennessee that came lower than any I can recall in spring. Thanks to Karen for the tip on that. 

Other highlights include a calling Acadian Flycatcher in the woods north of the maintenance yard, several Canada Warblers seen up close, and a Scarlet Tanager bathing in the Picnic House creek. A few people from our group saw the Mourning Warbler by the Vanderbilt Playground before the walk started and after breaking off mid-morning.

Here's our list: https://ebird.org/checklist/S337869497. We observed 72 species on the day, among them 18 warbler species, not counting the Mourning.

Thanks to Angie, Megan, and the many other experienced birders who pitched in today. We have two more weeks left in the season!

Ryan

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Ryan Goldberg (he/him)

ryangoldberg.net

(908) 489-7220

May 10th, FLOYD BENNETT BIRDING AND BEACH GRASS WALK WITH THE NYC PARKS PLANT ECOLOGY CENTER AND NURSERY

Leader Heydi Lopes

As always with BBC walks, it was a great group; Haley said some folks dropped out at the last minute for various reasons, but we had a group of 13 including myself.  Below is a list of the birds seen and/or heard.

Good Spring Birding!

Heydi

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Floyd Bennett Field, Kings, New York, US
May 10, 2026 7:39 AM - 1:34 PM
Protocol: Traveling
4.168 mile(s)
Checklist Comments:     BBC Walk with NYC Parks Beach Grass Nursery team.
66 species (+2 other taxa)

Brant (Branta bernicla)  56
Canada Goose (Branta canadensis)  2
Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)  3
Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon) (Columba livia (Feral Pigeon))  3
Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura)  9
Chimney Swift (Chaetura pelagica)  3
Ruby-throated Hummingbird (Archilochus colubris)  2
American Oystercatcher (Haematopus palliatus)  2
Willet (Eastern) (Tringa semipalmata semipalmata)  1
Least Sandpiper (Calidris minutilla)  1
shorebird sp. (Charadriiformes sp. (shorebird sp.))  10
Laughing Gull (Leucophaeus atricilla)  19
Ring-billed Gull (Larus delawarensis)  2
American Herring Gull (Larus smithsonianus)  4
Great Black-backed Gull (Larus marinus)  1
Double-crested Cormorant (Nannopterum auritum)  12
Glossy Ibis (Plegadis falcinellus)  46     Large flyover flock as we were walking Archery Rd.
Black-crowned Night Heron (Nycticorax nycticorax)  12
Great Egret (Ardea alba)  1
Osprey (Pandion haliaetus)  6
Cooper's Hawk (Astur cooperii)  2
Northern Harrier (Circus hudsonius)  1
Red-bellied Woodpecker (Melanerpes carolinus)  1
Downy Woodpecker (Dryobates pubescens)  2
Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted) (Colaptes auratus auratus/luteus)  1
Willow Flycatcher (Empidonax traillii)  1     Perhaps continuing bird from yesterday; heard “fitz-bee” as we were standing in the beach grass nursery.
White-eyed Vireo (Vireo griseus)  4
Eastern Warbling Vireo (Vireo gilvus)  3
Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata)  1
American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos)  1
crow sp. (Corvus sp. (crow sp.))  3
Common Raven (Corvus corax)  1
Tree Swallow (Tachycineta bicolor)  5
Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica)  17
Ruby-crowned Kinglet (Corthylio calendula)  1
Northern House Wren (Troglodytes aedon)  5
European Starling (Sturnus vulgaris)  5
Brown Thrasher (Toxostoma rufum)  1
Northern Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos)  4
Wood Thrush (Hylocichla mustelina)  1
American Robin (Turdus migratorius)  4
Cedar Waxwing (Bombycilla cedrorum)  2
House Finch (Haemorhous mexicanus)  2
American Goldfinch (Spinus tristis)  9
Field Sparrow (Spizella pusilla)  2
White-throated Sparrow (Zonotrichia albicollis)  4
Savannah Sparrow (Passerculus sandwichensis)  3
Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia)  4
Eastern Towhee (Pipilo erythrophthalmus)  7
Baltimore Oriole (Icterus galbula)  4
Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus)  30
Brown-headed Cowbird (Molothrus ater)  22     Flagged for count (1x1 count); decent sized flock on cricket field now taken over by Green Meadows Farms.
Boat-tailed Grackle (Quiscalus major)  2
Ovenbird (Seiurus aurocapilla)  1
Northern Waterthrush (Parkesia noveboracensis)  1
Black-and-white Warbler (Mniotilta varia)  1
Common Yellowthroat (Geothlypis trichas)  4
American Redstart (Setophaga ruticilla)  4
Northern Parula (Setophaga americana)  5
Magnolia Warbler (Setophaga magnolia)  2
Northern Yellow Warbler (Setophaga aestiva)  19
Blackpoll Warbler (Setophaga striata)  1
Black-throated Blue Warbler (Setophaga caerulescens)  4
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle) (Setophaga coronata coronata)  2
Black-throated Green Warbler (Setophaga virens)  1
Wilson's Warbler (Cardellina pusilla)  2
Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis)  3
Indigo Bunting (Passerina cyanea)  1

View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S337072298

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

                                                                            --Carl Sagan

Fwd: Thursday bbc walk

BBC walk led by Tom Stephenson 

"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


"Everyone likes birds. What wild creature is more accessible to our eyes and ears, as close to us and everyone in the world, as universal as a bird?"

David Attenborough
100 years old May 8th

---------- Forwarded message ---------
From: Tom Stephenson <12toms@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, May 7, 2026, 5:43 PM
Subject: Thursday
To: Peter Dorosh <prosbird@gmail.com>
Cc: 

Hi Peter,

Given that yesterday was birdless, today was actually really great. It was a really large group, well over 50 people, all enthusiastic...

We had 52 species. Nothing was unusual, but all well seen.  Here's the list.

Best regards,

Tom

Great Blue Heron

Green Heron

Canada Goose

Mute Swan

Wood Duck

Mallard

Cooper's Hawk

Red-tailed Hawk

Spotted Sandpiper

Herring Gull

Rock Dove

Mourning Dove

Chimney Swift

Red-bellied Woodpecker

Downy Woodpecker

Hairy Woodpecker

Great Crested Flycatcher

Eastern Kingbird

Warbling Vireo

Red-eyed Vireo

Blue Jay

Northern Rough-winged Swallow

Barn Swallow

Tufted Titmouse

House Wren

Veery

Wood Thrush

American Robin

Gray Catbird

European Starling

Nashville Warbler

Northern Parula

Chestnut-sided Warbler

Cape May Warbler

Black-throated Blue Warbler

Yellow-rumped Warbler

Black-throated Green Warbler

Black-and-white Warbler

American Redstart

Ovenbird

Northern Waterthrush

Common Yellowthroat

Scarlet Tanager

White-throated Sparrow

Northern Cardinal

Rose-breasted Grosbeak

Indigo Bunting

Red-winged Blackbird

Common Grackle

Baltimore Oriole

American Goldfinch

House Sparrow

Fwd: Tuesday BBC walk recap

"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


"Everyone likes birds. What wild creature is more accessible to our eyes and ears, as close to us and everyone in the world, as universal as a bird?"

David Attenborough
100 years old May 8th










   

---------- Forwarded message ---------
From: Ryan Goldberg <ryan.goldberg@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, May 5, 2026, 6:13 PM
Subject: Tuesday walk recap
To: Peter Dorosh <prosbird@gmail.com>

Hi Peter,

We had a great turnout on today's walk—you included!—and I don't think those who joined were disappointed. There was a good diversity and total number of warblers, especially in the oaks at the top of the Maryland Monument steps and in the oaks between the maintenance yard and 3rd Street, which tend to be good this time of year. Hard to pick the best sightings, but I know everyone who was there loved seeing a group of birds—a Black-and-white Warbler, several Black-throated Green Warblers, lots of catbirds—feeding on termites at a hatchout in those perimeter woods.

We had 69 species, including 19 of warblers: https://ebird.org/checklist/S333162950. Thanks to Angie for co-leading and all the other experienced hands who pitched in today with a large group.

Ryan

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Ryan Goldberg (he/him)

ryangoldberg.net

(908) 489-7220

Fwd: Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, May 3rd Walk

Leader Matthew Wills

"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











   

---------- Forwarded message ---------
From: Matthew Wills <matthewwills@earthlink.net>
Date: Sun, May 3, 2026, 5:26 PM
Subject: Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, May 3rd Walk
To: Peter Dorosh <prosbird@gmail.com>

Hey, Peter

Twenty birders joined me this chilly morning for today's Green-Wood Cemetery Walk. No fallout, I think all the birds are in Ohio, but we still found a few.

Matthew

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To: <matthewwills@earthlink.net>
Subject: eBird Report - Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, May 3, 2026

Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, Kings, New York, US
May 3, 2026 7:00 AM - 10:30 AM
Protocol: Traveling
3.0 mile(s)
Checklist Comments: Brooklyn Bird Club walk.
51 species

Canada Goose X Including two broods on Sylvan Water, about ten goslings all together.
Mallard 4
Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon) X
Mourning Dove X
Chimney Swift 8
Laughing Gull X Small flock fly-over
American Herring Gull 1 Fly-over
Double-crested Cormorant 1 Fly-over
Osprey 1 High fly-over
Red-tailed Hawk 2 Minimum number.
Red-bellied Woodpecker 2
Northern Flicker 1
American Kestrel 1
Monk Parakeet X
Great Crested Flycatcher 2
Blue-headed Vireo 1
Eastern Warbling Vireo 1
Blue Jay 1
American Crow 1 IDed by voice
Northern Rough-winged Swallow 1
Barn Swallow 10 Low over Valley and Sylvan Waters
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 2
Northern House Wren 1
European Starling X
Gray Catbird 4
Brown Thrasher 1
Northern Mockingbird 8
Wood Thrush 1
American Robin X
House Sparrow X
House Finch 1
American Goldfinch 1
Chipping Sparrow 6
White-throated Sparrow 7
Savannah Sparrow 1
Swamp Sparrow 1
Orchard Oriole 1
Baltimore Oriole 3 Minimum of two males and one female
Red-winged Blackbird 3
Brown-headed Cowbird 1
Common Grackle X
Ovenbird 1
Northern Waterthrush 1
Black-and-white Warbler 1
Common Yellowthroat 1
American Redstart 1
Northern Yellow Warbler 1
Yellow-rumped Warbler 6
Scarlet Tanager 1
Northern Cardinal 2
Rose-breasted Grosbeak 1

View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S331990553

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

Fwd: Thursday BBC Walk

"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


---------- Forwarded message ---------

From: Tom Stephenson <12toms@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, Apr 30, 2026, 6:19 PM
Subject: Thursday Walk
To: Peter Dorosh <prosbird@gmail.com>
Cc: 

Hi Peter,

It was a cold but very birdy day in the park. And a great group. I co-led with Chris Miller (and another shadow guide), which was really fun. Over all we had 53 species with a few key highlights including Summer Tanager, Cerulean, Worm-eating, Nashville, Prairie and Blue-winged Warblers; and a White-eyed Vireo. 

Migration is ramping up.

Here's the list.

Best regards,

Tom

Double-crested Cormorant

Mute Swan

Wood Duck

Mallard

Osprey

Cooper's Hawk

Red-tailed Hawk

Herring Gull

Rock Dove

Mourning Dove

Chimney Swift

Belted Kingfisher

Red-bellied Woodpecker

Downy Woodpecker

White-eyed Vireo

Yellow-throated Vireo (H)

Blue-headed Vireo

Warbling Vireo

Blue Jay

American Crow

Tufted Titmouse

Red-breasted Nuthatch

House Wren

Ruby-crowned Kinglet

Blue-gray Gnatcatcher

Hermit Thrush

Wood Thrush

American Robin

Gray Catbird

European Starling

Blue-winged Warbler

Nashville Warbler

Northern Parula

Black-throated Blue Warbler

Yellow-rumped Warbler

Prairie Warbler

Cerulean Warbler

Black-and-white Warbler

Worm-eating Warbler

Ovenbird

Northern Waterthrush

Summer Tanager

Eastern Towhee

Chipping Sparrow

Swamp Sparrow

White-throated Sparrow

Northern Cardinal

Common Grackle

Brown-headed Cowbird

Baltimore Oriole

Purple Finch

American Goldfinch

House Sparrow

 

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











   

---------- Forwarded message ---------
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

---------- Forwarded message ---------
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