Kings Christmas BIrd Count December 14th

 Compiler Rick Cech

Brooklyn Christmas Count Annual Report: 2024

Species

Total

Seen NS BP PP RP GW JB OH MP FB BB SC BT

Snow Goose 566 505 60 1

Greater White-fronted Goose 0 cw

Brant 11,134 58 461 360 2482 1079 2192 1810 234 158 2300

Canada Goose 2,689 107 422 95 241 122 339 271 361 681 22 12 16

Mute Swan 94 5 70 8 2 2 2 4 1

Wood Duck 17 17

Northern Shoveler 208 165 1 22 20

Gadwall 160 55 2 6 5 2 32 58

American Wigeon 122 12 2 24 8 32 17 9 6 12

Mallard 300 24 73 4 43 45 5 9 69 28

American Black Duck 576 43 7 70 42 49 44 112 70 32 5 102

Northern Pintail 46 46

Green-winged Teal 115 81 34

Redhead 0 cw

Ring-necked Duck 1 1

Greater Scaup 600 5 12 104 46 13 269 143 8

Lesser Scaup 82 28 54

Common Eider 15 12 3

Surf Scoter 35 4 8 2 21

White-winged Scoter 115 10 105

Black Scoter 6,567 714 353 5500

Scoter (sp.) 3,500 500 3000

Long-tailed Duck 99 9 10 32 48

Bufflehead 1,068 75 5 68 82 61 137 237 147 81 71 104

Common Goldeneye 11 1 1 6 1 2

Hooded Merganser 131 3 5 7 24 63 29

Red-breasted Merganser 626 6 16 126 103 107 93 66 61 46 2

Ruddy Duck 1,026 2 23 185 1 17 575 223

Pied-billed Grebe 9 1 1 2 5

Horned Grebe 51 2 12 8 15 7 4 2 1

Red-necked Grebe 2 1 1

Rock Pigeon 2,203 547 117 28 860 46 27 140 204 84 110 40

Mourning Dove 798 140 240 89 56 6 163 27 16 3 45 13

Clapper Rail 2 2

American Coot 13 6 1 4 2

American Oystercatcher 73 15 2 36 20

Black-bellied Plover 8 1 1 6

Killdeer 18 3 3 4 2 6

Sanderling 283 8 150 125

Dunlin 104 3 81 20

Purple Sandpiper 23 18 3 2

American Woodcock 2 1 1

Greater Yellowlegs 3 3

Black-legged Kittiwake 0 cw

Laughing Gull 2 1 1

Ring-billed Gull 6,232 2355 483 15 1650 94 587 142 361 17 310 216 2

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Species

Total

Seen NS BP PP RP GW JB OH MP FB BB SC BT

Herring Gull 2,764 335 163 12 218 68 191 201 291 548 322 275 140

Lesser Black-backed Gull 6 2 4

Great Black-backed Gull 222 38 36 6 19 7 2 12 32 58 12

Black Skimmer 7 7

Red-throated Loon 247 1 2 132 112

Common Loon 114 12 5 4 1 2 36 54

Northern Gannet 250 50 200

Great Cormorant 28 3 6 1 6 12

Double-crested Cormorant 260 24 1 14 61 53 12 15 15 21 32 12

Black-crowned Night Heron 8 1 2 5

Great Egret 4 1 3

Great Blue Heron 26 1 5 2 4 3 5 4 2

Turkey Vulture 4 2 1 1

Bald Eagle 7 2 1 1 3

Northern Harrier 15 1 4 1 3 3 2 1

Sharp-shinned Hawk 2 1 1

Cooper's Hawk 33 1 5 5 2 2 4 2 4 4 3 1

Red-shouldered Hawk 4 1 1 1 1

Red-tailed Hawk 38 7 9 7 3 1 5 5 1

American Barn Owl 2 1 1

Great Horned Owl 6 1 3 2

Belted Kingfisher 10 2 1 3 3 1

Red-headed Woodpecker 1 1

Red-bellied Woodpecker 48 2 20 16 7 2 1

Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 31 3 15 12 1

Downy Woodpecker 100 2 24 8 12 6 11 6 9 6 11 5

Hairy Woodpecker 1 1

Northern Flicker 104 2 2 1 2 4 26 8 18 25 11 5

American Kestrel 17 4 1 4 2 1 1 1 1 2

Merlin 9 1 1 2 1 1 2 1

Peregrine Falcon 12 1 1 1 1 2 2 3 1

Monk Parakeet 13 8 5

Blue Jay 159 3 54 49 18 9 2 3 19 2

American Crow 340 41 145 57 8 4 25 14 39 6 1

Fish Crow 737 48 1 4 22 1 250 411

Common Raven 18 1 1 1 1 4 3 2 2 3

Horned Lark 19 18 1

Black-capped Chickadee 230 6 44 31 13 12 52 17 24 24 7

Tufted Titmouse 74 1 32 21 11 7 2

Tree Swallow 11 2 9

Ruby-crowned Kinglet 17 1 1 1 1 2 3 3 2 2 1

Golden-crowned Kinglet 16 4 6 1 1 1 2 1

Cedar Waxwing 38 3 29 6

Red-breasted Nuthatch 13 7 1 5

White-breasted Nuthatch 71 1 27 30 9 1 3

Brown Creeper 12 7 1 3 1

Carolina Wren 65 3 8 4 3 4 6 2 6 9 12 8

Winter Wren 4 3 1

Gray Catbird 25 12 1 1 4 6 1

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Species

Total

Seen NS BP PP RP GW JB OH MP FB BB SC BT

Brown Thrasher 1 1

Northern Mockingbird 216 19 6 20 19 6 49 10 23 27 26 11

European Starling 1,136 116 56 20 155 34 126 50 85 76 198 220

Eastern Bluebird 1 1

Hermit Thrush 45 10 6 2 4 1 4 2 2 3 9 2

American Robin 726 146 86 153 50 8 184 9 11 35 33 11

House Sparrow 1,257 359 252 40 209 10 5 33 214 32 71 32

American Pipit 36 5 5 17 1 7 1

House Finch 158 5 10 1 5 11 9 27 34 19 37

Purple Finch 2 1 1

Pine Siskin 1 1

American Goldfinch 145 4 22 10 17 16 25 9 15 18 9

Snow Bunting 134 4 40 90

Chipping Sparrow 10 1 6 1 2

Field Sparrow 13 1 2 2 8

Fox Sparrow 68 2 4 6 1 1 9 5 28 3 5 4

American Tree Sparrow 37 1 5 20 6 2 3

Dark-eyed Junco 459 34 72 92 64 22 32 12 64 18 21 28

White-throated Sparrow 1,069 170 238 76 49 20 119 74 129 117 29 48

Seaside Sparrow 1 1

Savannah Sparrow 55 2 33 11 4 3 2

Song Sparrow 277 13 10 15 11 11 26 26 60 34 23 48

Swamp Sparrow 67 12 6 1 4 4 3 13 16 8

Eastern Towhee 5 2 1 1 1

Eastern Meadowlark 5 2 3

Baltimore Oriole 1 1

Red-winged Blackbird 173 44 1 11 6 14 20 16 40 21

Brown-headed Cowbird 121 1 22 98

Rusty Blackbird 1 1

Common Grackle 58 50 8

Boat-tailed Grackle 321 21 300

Orange-crowned Warbler 13 3 1 1 5 1 2

Nashville Warbler 1 1

Common Yellowthroat 1 1

Palm Warbler 2 1 1

Pine Warbler 2 1 1

Yellow-rumped Warbler 814 2 1 16 123 97 5 106 249 215

Wilson's Warbler 1 1

Northern Cardinal 338 12 50 53 12 20 60 26 31 31 22 21

58

4,913

Species Count:

Number Seen:

61

3,017

49

1,016

67

5,371

75

1,728

73

5,348

55

2,958

74

6,456

71

5,547

61

3,137

65

8,005

130

50,242

15

2,746

Overnight trip: Salute to birds of the Sandy Hook National Seashore region – Brooklyn Bird Club

Spermaceti cove upland marsh

Leader Peter Dorosh

Locations Thompson County Park ,Manasquan Reservoir,Sandy Hook National Seashore (Gat

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



   

Spermaceti cove historic lifesaving station

Horseshoe cove

71 species

Brant

Canada Goose

Mute Swan

Northern Shoveler

Gadwall

American Wigeon

Mallard

American Black Duck

Northern Pintail

Green winged Teal

Ring Necked Duck

Greater Scaup

White-winged Scoter

Black Scoter

Bufflehead Hooded Merganser

Ruddy Duck

Rock Pigeon

Mourning Dove

American Coot

Black-bellied Plover

American Golden Plover

Greater Yellowlegs

Sanderling

Dunlin

Western Sandpiper

Ring-billed Gull

Herring Gull

Great Black-backed Gull

Pied-billed Grebe

Horned Grebe

Red-throated Loon

Common LOon

Northern Gannet

Double-crested Cormorant

Great BLue Heron

Black Vulture

Turkey Vulture

Coopers Hawk

Northern Harrier

Bald EagleRed-tailed Hwk

Belted Kingfisher

Yellow-bellied Sapsucker

Red-bellied Woodpecker

Downy Woodpecker

Northern Flicker

Peregrine Falcon

Blue Jay

American Crow

Common Raven

Carolina Chickadee

Tufted Titmouse

Ruby-crowned Kinglet

White-breasted Nuthatch

Carolina Wren

European Starling

Northern Mockingbird

Eastern Bluebird

American Robin

House Finch

American Goldfinch

Dark eyed Junco

White throated Sparrow

Song Sparrow

Swamp Sparrow 

Eastern Towhee

Red-winged Blackbird

Brown headed Cowbird

Yellow-rumped Warbler

Northern Cardinal

eBird Checklist - 3 Nov 2024 - Prospect Park - 58 species (+1 other taxa)

https://ebird.org/checklist/S201302091

First Sunday BBC walk ,led by Ryan Goldberg

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



   

Fwd: bird list from BBC memorial walk for Lenore

Pending Bullock's Oriole ,at Sparrowbowl, photo taken by Kellie Q.

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

   

---------- Forwarded message ---------
From: Alice Deutsch >
Date: Sat, Nov 2, 2024, 7:48 PM
Subject: bird list
To: <prosbird@gmail.com>

Hi Peter,
Thank you for leading a wonderful walk and tribute to Lenore's memory.

Here's my list. Let me know if you need any more info. I hope it is ok that I'm sending it as a pdf. That's how my software works. Note that I included the Merlin which only you and I saw before the start of the walk.

Not sure about the Bullock's vs Baltimore. Perhaps you can clarify. I saw the photos on eBird of the Bullock's at Stillwell and that one is a mature adult male.

BR
Alice

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

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

--

" 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

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

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

                                                                            --Carl Sagan

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

Vesper and Clay-colored Sparrows photo by Chris Miller

bbc Led by Megan

---------- Forwarded message ----------
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. 

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



   

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



   

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



   

---------- Forwarded message ---------
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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From: <do-not-reply@ebird.org>
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)

Fwd: BBC field trip report: Governors Island on September 28

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: Mon, Sep 30, 2024, 10:57 AM
Subject: BBC field trip report: Governors Island on September 28
To: Peter Dorosh <prosbird@gmail.com>

Hi Peter,

The trip I led to Governors Island on Saturday was the fourth one I've led there now, and each visit has been outstanding. Fall is an especially good time because of the meadow around Fort Jay, a bunch of overgrown lots around the old buildings, and the native plantings at the south end of the island -- even on a gray, rainy day they were sparrow and warbler magnets. Even the old officers' houses of Nolan Park have lots of wildflowers planted around them. 

So birds can pop up anywhere, and they did. Our highlights were a group of four Bobolinks around Fort Jay that were very vocal and offered exceptional views; a Marsh Wren that popped up in a bush there (we took time to rule out Sedge Wren); and a Dickcissel on a fence at the south end of the glamping area. We had 55 species, which was excellent for a day with crappy weather and ENE winds. Thank you to the 10 birders who were game for yet another adventure to this beautiful island.

Here is the checklist from the day, with photos from some in the group: https://ebird.org/checklist/S196789140

Until next time!

Ryan

eBird Checklist - 28 Sep 2024 - Governors Island (N.Y. County) - 55 species (+1 other taxa)

BBC Walk to Governor's Island Les by Ryan Goldberg Saturday

Note bobolinks and dickcissel

https://ebird.org/checklist/S196789140

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



   

Fwd: Migration Morning at Brooklyn Bridge Park 9-25-2024

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From: Mike Yuan <mjyuan@gmail.com>
Date: Wednesday, September 25, 2024
Subject: Migration Morning at Brooklyn Bridge Park 9-25-2024
To: Peter Dorosh <prosbird@gmail.com>
Cc: Dennis Hrehowsik <deepseagangster@gmail.com>


Peter-
Slower in the park today but good to see the blend of newly-arrived sparrows and flickers with the continuing warblers.
Low and close observation at obliging Red-eyed Vireos by the Pier 2 uplands and continuing Parula, Yellow, and Redstart in the Pier 3 maze were the best looks of the morning.
31 species
https://ebird.org/checklist/S196466611
Mike



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"No bird soars too high if he soars with his own wings." -- William Blake, artist,author

Fwd: Tuesday BBC walk

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From: Ryan Goldberg <ryan.goldberg@gmail.com>
Date: Tuesday, September 24, 2024
Subject: Tuesday walk
To: Peter Dorosh <prosbird@gmail.com>


Hi Peter,
Today's walk was the best of the season for us, with the south side of the lake a real hotspot. It took our group two and a half hours to go from Vanderbilt Playground to the Lefrak Center. There was an incredible amount of warbler activity from around West Island to 3 Sisters, with large flocks moving through a few trees in particular -- the main species being northern parula, black-and-white, and American redstart. In one tree, we had around 12-15 warblers in one binocular view. Around the SE corner of the lake, a patch of pokeweed attracted a good assortment of fruit-eating birds, including a scarlet tanager. We had 62 species in total, 16 of them warblers. 
Here is the list: https://ebird.org/checklist/S196357658
Ryan


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"No bird soars too high if he soars with his own wings." -- William Blake, artist,author

Fwd: Wednesday Migration Morning at BBP 9-11-2024

Clever man is a chicken; it can fly, but a little. Genius, on the other hand, is a migratory bird; it can fly at high altitudes until He disappears on the horizon!

--Mehmet Murat Ildan




   

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From: Mike Yuan <mjyuan@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, Sep 12, 2024, 10:40 AM
Subject: Wednesday Migration Morning at BBP 9-11-2024
To: Peter Dorosh <prosbird@gmail.com>

Hi Peter-

17 participants enjoyed a gorgeous morning full of seeps, zeeps, and zips. Loads of birds around, many too quick to stay on as birds tend to be jumpy in the park early in the day. We chased the sunny spots, moving from the turtle pond on Pier 1 to the recent hotspot of the Quaking Aspens in the maze on Pier 3. Nice close looks at a Tennessee Warbler and a slightly early western Palm Warbler.  

Chasing the light back at the Bridge Lawn on Pier 1, we noticed the Marine 1 helicopters at the lower Manhattan helipad, and tried to stake out a view of POTUS, but found out his schedule would have him arriving later. A Red breasted nuthatch tooting in the Vale was a nice treat. 

Good variety with 36 species.

https://ebird.org/checklist/S194777561

Mike

Fwd: BBC Tuesday walk recap

Clever man is a chicken; it can fly, but a little. Genius, on the other hand, is a migratory bird; it can fly at high altitudes until He disappears on the horizon!

--Mehmet Murat Ildan




   

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From: Ryan Goldberg <ryan.goldberg@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, Sep 10, 2024, 2:30 PM
Subject: Tuesday walk recap
To: Peter Dorosh <prosbird@gmail.com>

Hi Peter,

Angie, Sheila, and I co-facilitated Tuesday's "Friends' Walk" today. We had an excellent turnout and a good mix of birds: 12 warbler species, including 3 bay-breasted, a green-winged teal mixed in with wood ducks at the Lullwater Cove, and a yellow-billed cuckoo on the steps up from the Maryland Monument that was a lifer for some. For the second week in a row, we had an international visitor join us. The BBC is globally renowned!

Here's the list: https://ebird.org/checklist/S194662910.

Ryan

Fwd: Green-Wood Cemetery day list

Results of Brooklyn Bird club walk led by Rob Jett

16 species warblers plus notable flycatchers

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From: Rob Jett <>
Date: Sunday, September 8, 2024
Subject: Green-Wood Cemetery day list
To: Peter Dorosh <prosbird@gmail.com>


Here's the list from this morning's walk:

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Brooklyn Bird Club Green-Wood Cemetery walk
Sunday, September 8, 2024 8:10 AM - 12:13 PM
55 species

Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon)  4
Mourning Dove  6
Yellow-billed Cuckoo  1
Chimney Swift  4
Laughing Gull  1
Ring-billed Gull  1
Herring Gull  2
Green Heron  1
Great Blue Heron  1
Osprey  1
Bald Eagle  1
Red-tailed Hawk  2
Red-bellied Woodpecker  3
Northern Flicker  4
American Kestrel  2
Olive-sided Flycatcher  1
Eastern Wood-Pewee  5     Individual count.
Least Flycatcher  1     Small empidonax flycatcher with buffy wingbars, proportionally large, rounded head and pronounced eye-ring. Flycatching from cedar tree on Hill of Graves.
Eastern Kingbird  1
Red-eyed Vireo  5
Blue Jay  6
American Crow  1
Tree Swallow  1
Barn Swallow  1
House Wren  1
Carolina Wren  1
European Starling  100     Approximate count.
Gray Catbird  3
Northern Mockingbird  8
Veery  6
Swainson's Thrush  1
American Robin  5
House Sparrow  X
American Goldfinch  3
Chipping Sparrow  5
Baltimore Oriole  1
Common Grackle  1

Ovenbird  1
Northern Waterthrush  1
Black-and-white Warbler  5
Common Yellowthroat  2
American Redstart  10
Cape May Warbler  2
Northern Parula  3
Magnolia Warbler  1
Bay-breasted Warbler  1
Yellow Warbler  6
Chestnut-sided Warbler  3
Blackpoll Warbler  1
Black-throated Blue Warbler  1
Palm Warbler  1
Prairie Warbler  3
Black-throated Green Warbler  2

Scarlet Tanager  1
Northern Cardinal  4


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"No bird soars too high if he soars with his own wings." -- William Blake, artist,author