I have a question. Could this be just a juvenile male Purple Martin who is in the process of turning into an adult? Last year, I suspected that Purple Martin was nesting in Brooklyn, somewhere close to Prospect park. On April 28, two of them were seen at the peninsula (south part of the park) and two days later, one seen at the Rose Garden (north part of the park). Five days later, I saw one just above the trees of the Vale (near the Rose Garden). It was very low, I couldn't believe it. Unfortunately, it disappeared before I got a photo and never seen it again. It is very unusual for this species to last that long in Prospect park. At that point, I suspected that they could have a nest somewhere close to the northern section of the park. It might be outside the park. This bird could be one of the fledging's from that nest who is returning home. It is just a theory of mine and I could be wrong like many times before. LOL Gus
---- On Sat, 03 Apr 2021 08:27:32 -0400 Doug Gochfeld <fresha2...@gmail.com> wrote ---- > As far as I am aware, the martin has not yet put in an appearance this > morning. People are spread all around the lake searching, including where a > few swallows are perched at yesterday’s morning martin perch spot. Others > are also looking at other potential sunbathing perched around the park’s > waterbodies. > Best-Doug Gochfeld > > > On Sat, Apr 3, 2021 at 08:22 Robert Lewis <rfer...@yahoo.com> wrote: > How do birders in Brooklyn communicate with each other rapidly? Whatsapp? > Twitter? > > Bob Lewis > > > > > > > On Friday, April 2, 2021, 9:27:27 PM EDT, Doug Gochfeld > <fresha2...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > > This morning, the Progne was perched in a tree at the NW corner of Prospect > Park Lake with a dozen Tree Swallows and a single Northern Rough-winged > Swallow. It stayed perched in the tree, puffed up in the sub-freezing temps, > for several hours, only occasionally sallying out over the lake before > returning to its arboreal perches. It finally went out to forage for the day > around 11 AM. > > From what I gather, it was putting on an excellent show for much of mid day > around the cove at the SW corner of the lake, best viewed from the nearby > gazebo. Around 16:00, it relocated to the area between The Peninsula and > Duck Island (both labeled on Google Maps), and it was there through 17:30. I > am not aware of other sightings past this time, though it was getting > darker, cooler, and presumably less insect-heavy around the lake by that > time. > > If it continues to follow today’s pattern, the NW shore of the lake, where > the sun first hits, closest to the park entrance at Prospect Park SW and > Vanderbilt Ave., would be the place to be early in the morning. It is > supposed to be not quite as cold as last night here, and we’re slated for > sun in the morning, so it should warm up more quickly than this morning. > > The bird continued to strike me, and others, as smaller and shorter-winged > than a Purple Martin, perhaps bringing Gray-breasted Martin into play as one > of the more likely candidates. > > Good Birding! > -Doug Gochfeld. Brooklyn, NY. > > > > -- > > NYSbirds-L List Info: > > Welcome and Basics > > Rules and Information > > Subscribe, Configuration and Leave > > Archives: > > The Mail Archive > > Surfbirds > > ABA > > Please submit your observations to eBird! > > -- > -- NYSbirds-L List > Info: Welcome and Basics > Rules and Information > Subscribe, Configuration and Leave > Archives: The Mail Archive > Surfbirds > ABA Please submit your observations to > eBird! -- -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME.htm http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES.htm http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L 3) http://birding.aba.org/maillist/NY01 Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
