Brooklyn Bird Club Field Trip Reports

Wednesday, September 16, 2026

Fwd: Tuesday BBC walk recap

Leader Ryan Goldberg

Beauty is the only thing that time cannot harm. Philosophies fall away like sand, creeds follow one another, but what is beautiful is a joy for all seasons, a possession for all eternity.

--Oscar Wilde,author

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From: Ryan Goldberg <ryan.goldberg@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, Sep 15, 2026, 8:42 PM
Subject: Tuesday walk recap
To: Peter Dorosh <prosbird@gmail.com>

Hi Peter,

Here is our list from today's Tuesday walk, the second of the season: https://ebird.org/checklist/S393184001.

We had a great day. An overnight cold front definitely led to greater diversity and numbers than last week. We saw 15 species of warblers, including Tennessee, Canada, and Wilson's, and there was some decent hawk migration underway, with a high-flying Bald Eagle over Lookout Hill being the standout. One Least Sandpiper is still sticking around the Lefrak splash pad. Our total was 64 species.

Ryan

Sunday, September 13, 2026

Fwd: 9/12/26 bbc fall migration walk

Leader Dennis Hrehowsik

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From: Dennis Hrehowsik <deepseagangster@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, Sep 13, 2026, 5:25 PM
Subject: 9/12/26 bbc fall migration walk
To: Peter Dorosh <prosbird@gmail.com>

Hey Peter!

i just realized i forgot to send list last week. we had a similar species list this week but lower numbers of individuals. we had a total of 57 species and a mystery empid. n 8 hours. highlights were 3 species of sandpiper which is a first for my walk. least, solitary and spotted. a dozen warblers and a pair of scarlet tanagers. we had a great time on a perfect september day. can't wait till next week.

Dennis

8 Canada Goose
2 Mute Swan
9 Wood Duck
1 Northern Shoveler
10 Mallard
2 American Black Duck
1 Green-winged Teal
6 Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon)
3 Mourning Dove
15 Chimney Swift
1 Ruby-throated Hummingbird
1 Spotted Sandpiper
2 Solitary Sandpiper
3 Least Sandpiper -- Brown peeps yellow legs on splash pad
7 Laughing Gull
1 Ring-billed Gull
2 Green Heron
2 Great Blue Heron
1 Osprey
1 Cooper's Hawk
6 Red-tailed Hawk
1 Belted Kingfisher
4 Red-bellied Woodpecker
3 Downy Woodpecker
1 Hairy Woodpecker
2 Northern Flicker
3 Eastern Wood-Pewee

1 eastern Phoebe
1 Empidonax sp.
1 Eastern Kingbird
2 Red-eyed Vireo
5 Blue Jay
2 American Crow
1 Carolina Wren
15 European Starling
5 Gray Catbird
1 Swainson's Thrush
25 American Robin
7 Cedar Waxwing
50 House Sparrow
2 American Goldfinch
2 Song Sparrow
3 Red-winged Blackbird
1 Common Grackle
3 Northern Waterthrush
4 Black-and-white Warbler
3 Common Yellowthroat
10 American Redstart
3 Northern Parula
2 Magnolia Warbler
2 Northern Yellow Warbler
2 Chestnut-sided Warbler
2 Blackpoll Warbler
1 Yellow-rumped Warbler
2 Black-throated Green Warbler
1 Canada Warbler
2 Scarlet Tanager
6 Northern Cardinal

Saturday, September 12, 2026

Celebrating Migration on the 250th Anniversary of the Staten Island Peace Conference in Tottenville September 12

Leader Peter Dorosh

Attendees Dan Smith, Lea Toki

The Billop House ( restored) where Ben Franklin,John Adams and Edward Rutledge representing the Continental Congress met British Admiral Richard Howe for surrender terms peace conference

Distant photo of Bald Eagle on Mount Loretto RC Church from the Unique Area by Dan Smith

Cropped photo of Eagle ( Dan Smith )

Cape May Warbler photo by Dan Smith

Brown Thrasher photo by Dan Smith

Thursday, September 10, 2026

Fwd: BBC Thursday Fall Migration Walk 9/10/26

Led by Chris Miller

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From: Chris Miller <cmnyc79@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, Sep 10, 2026, 8:27 PM
Subject: Thursday Fall Migration Walk 9/10/26
To: prosbird@gmail.com <Prosbird@gmail.com>, Dennis Hrehowsik <deepseagangster@gmail.com>, Tom Stephenson <12toms@gmail.com>

Hi Peter,
Another great Thursday walk with a group of approximately 15 people
including some new faces. Highlights included
2 Yellow-billed Cuckoos, 2 Green-winged Teal, Solitary Sandpiper,
Rose-breasted Grosbeak and 8 warbler species.

Here's the list:

Mute Swan
Wood Duck
Mallard
Green-winged Teal
Rock Pigeon
Mourning Dove
Yellow-billed Cuckoo
Chimney Swift
Solitary Sandpiper
Pied-billed Grebe
Double-crested Cormorant
Green Heron
Great Blue Heron
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Downy Woodpecker
Hairy Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
American Kestrel
Red-eyed Vireo
Blue Jay
Ruby-throated Hummingbird
White-breasted Nuthatch
Carolina Wren
Gray Catbird
Veery Catharus
Swainson's Thrush
American Robin
House Sparrow
House Finch
American Goldfinch
Baltimore Oriole
Common Grackle
Ovenbird
Northern Waterthrush
Black-and-white Warbler
Nashville Warbler
Common Yellowthroat
American Redstart
Magnolia Warbler
Black-throated Blue Warbler
Northern Cardinal
Rose-breasted Grosbeak

https://ebird.org/checklist/S391612883

Best,
Chris Miller

Wednesday, September 9, 2026

Fwd: Wednesday Migration Morning 9-9-2026

Leader Mike Yuan

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From: Mike Yuan <mjyuan@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, Sep 9, 2026, 8:10 PM
Subject: Wednesday Migration Morning 9-9-2026
To: Peter Dorosh <prosbird@gmail.com>, Dennis Hrehowsik <deepseagangster@gmail.com>

We had a pleasant start to the fall series in Brooklyn Bridge Park. A smattering of warblers on Pier 1 was a teaser for the main course of a nice variety of warblers in and around the Pier 3 maze - Blue-winged, Prairie, Tennessee, and Blackpoll the highlights.

On the walk over to Pier 3 we detected a full nest of American Goldfinches, at least the. 3rd nest discovered in the park this year.

29 species, 11 participants

https://ebird.org/checklist/S391406646

Mike

Monday, September 7, 2026

Fwd: First Sunday recap

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From: Ryan Goldberg <ryan.goldberg@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, Sep 7, 2026, 4:49 PM
Subject: First Sunday recap
To: Peter Dorosh <prosbird@gmail.com>

Hi Peter,

I led the first Sunday walk yesterday and with a group of about 20 people we had a fine morning. Though it was less active than the day before, there were still some fun sightings: a Cooper's Hawk and Peregrine Falcon chasing each other in the airspace over Wellhouse Drive; a group of one Least and three Semipalmated Sandpipers on the Lefrak splash pad, offering us instructive side-by-side views; and a flyover Blue-winged Teal as we gathered at the Boathouse to start the outing. We also heard a Red-breasted Nuthatch in the pines at the Peninsula tip, which, on the same day as an Evening Grosbeak was sighted at Green-Wood Cemetery, perhaps bodes well for a finch irruption this fall/winter.

Our overall tally was 47 species. Here's the checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S390380619.

The Tuesday walks start tomorrow, which Angie and I will be co-leading again this season!

Ryan

Saturday, September 5, 2026

Sept 4 Nighthawk Watch

Host leader Karen O'Hearn

The annual event despite the favorable northwest wind didn't produce the high count of nighthawks but the party of birders didn't mind.Its always a crapshoot but tonight did get us several nighthawks.

It wasn't until 710 pm for the first nighthawk to appear and it was a fast direct flyer.Over the Nethermead spotted coming fast and straight through along the lull water,most birders saw it while others missed it. It was the second bird I spotted that offered a little more time flying the same route as the first . Then the third bird appeared behind the group heading northwest .Overall I was told 5 nighthawks were tallied.. Oh well,it's better than none!

Thursday, September 3, 2026

Fwd: Thursday BBC Fall Migration Walk 9/3/26

Season kicks off..led by Chris Miller

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From: Chris Miller <cmnyc79@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, Sep 3, 2026, 5:07 PM
Subject: Thursday Fall Migration Walk 9/3/26
To: prosbird@gmail.com <Prosbird@gmail.com>, Tom Stephenson <12toms@gmail.com>, Dennis Hrehowsik <deepseagangster@gmail.com>

Hi Peter,

We had a great group of roughly 30 people today to kick off the first fall walk!

Highlights for the day were Scarlet Tanager, Yellow-bellied Flycatcher, and 5 Warbler species.

Here's the list:

Mute Swan
Wood Duck
Mallard
American Black Duck
Rock Pigeon
Mourning Dove
Chimney Swift
Spotted Sandpiper
American Herring Gull
Pied-billed Grebe
Double-crested Cormorant
Green Heron
Great Blue Heron
Turkey Vulture
Osprey
Cooper's Hawk
Red-tailed Hawk
Belted Kingfisher
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Downy Woodpecker
Hairy Woodpecker
Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted)
Yellow-bellied Flycatcher
Great Crested Flycatcher
Eastern Kingbird
Eastern Warbling Vireo
Red-eyed Vireo Vireo
Blue Jay
American Crow
Common Raven
Barn Swallow
Northern House Wren
Carolina Wren
European Starling
Gray Catbird
Veery
American Robin
Cedar Waxwing
House Sparrow
House Finch
American Goldfinch
Baltimore Oriole
Common Grackle
Northern Waterthrush
Black-and-white Warbler
American Redstart
Magnolia Warbler
Chestnut-sided Warbler
Scarlet Tanager
Northern Cardinal

Ruby-throated Hummingbird

https://ebird.org/checklist/S389442985

Best,

Chris Miller

Monday, August 31, 2026

Greenwood Cemetery BBC walk August 29th

Leader Matthew Wills

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From: Matthew Wills <>
Date: Mon, Aug 31, 2026, 2:16 PM
Subject: Re: Gwc
To: Peter Dorosh <prosbird@gmail.com>

Hi, Peter

Big group: 35 people. List of boids below, a modest amount considering we were also looking at plants and other life forms: skippers, dragonflies, cicadas, numerous other insects; turtles (two species); American Bullfrog (heard); Groundhog, Grey Squirrel.

No redcoats (above ground).

Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, Kings, New York, US
Aug 29, 2026 7:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Protocol: Traveling
3.0 mile(s)
Checklist Comments:     Brooklyn Bird Club Late Summer Bounty Walk
29 species

Canada Goose  8
Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon)  6
Mourning Dove  6
Chimney Swift  2
Spotted Sandpiper  2     Could have been the same bird following us from Valley Water to Sylvan Water
Laughing Gull  1
Osprey  1
Red-tailed Hawk  3     Minimum number. Two vocal juveniles at Crescent Water; one silent juvenile above Valley Water.
Belted Kingfisher  1     Female around Sylvan, seen and heard.
Red-bellied Woodpecker  1
Northern Flicker  1
American Kestrel  2
Monk Parakeet  25     Leaving cemetery at 7 am like commuters.
Great Crested Flycatcher  1     Maybe two.
Eastern Warbling Vireo  1
Red-eyed Vireo  1
Blue Jay  3
European Starling  X
Gray Catbird  5
Brown Thrasher  2     Together in Dell Water's waterless depths.
Northern Mockingbird  6
American Robin  X
Cedar Waxwing  15
House Sparrow  X
House Finch  1
Black-and-white Warbler  2
Common Yellowthroat  1
American Redstart  10
Northern Cardinal  1

"Learn from yesterday. Live for today. Look to tomorrow. Rest this afternoon."

Snoopy, "Peanuts"