[nysbirds-l] Re: [nysbirds-l] Re: Swainson’s Warbler Brooklyn Bridge Park

[Alex Tey]

Do note that there's a Northern Cardinal nest right next to the gravel area
at the SWWA spot in the Pier 5 uplands. The female has been going to the
nest and staying put despite birders getting very close, but let's try to
not stress her out.

The nest is in the rightmost (southernmost) of the three shrubs at these
coordinates: (40.6947339, -73.9998001)


On Sat, Apr 20, 2024 at 11:02 AM Andrew Baksh  wrote:

> The Swainson’s Warbler continues this AM. See pin below courtesy of Ed
> Becher.
>
> The bird is spending its time tossing leaves as it forages on the ground
> and has just started singing intermittently.
>
> [image: staticmap.png]
>
> 40°41'40.5"N 73°59'59.5"W
> 
> maps.google.com 
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> 風 Swift as the wind
> 林 Quiet as the forest
> 火 Conquer like the fire
> 山 Steady as the mountain
> Sun Tzu   *The Art of War*
> 
>
> (\__/)
> (= '.'=)
>
> (") _ (")
>
> Sent from somewhere in the field using my mobile device!
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> Andrew Baksh
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> On Apr 19, 2024, at 10:51 AM, Andrew Baksh  wrote:
>
> Thanks to Dawn Hannay, Ian Bell and Ryan Mandelbaum who cross posted from
> the various birding reporting outlets.
>
> Coordinates from Ian.
>
> (40.6957004, -73.9993768)
>
>
> Some details from Ryan.
>
> “the bird is ranging across a large area around the brooklyn bridge park
> pier 5 lawn. it is singing every few minutes. it will be seen for a bit,
> then fly to another shrubby patch and go missing for a bit.”
>
> Good luck if you try for it and please keep on cross posting to help those
> who are not using the various bird report outlets, such as Discord,
> WhatsApp etc.
>
> Cheers,
>
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>
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> abhorrence." ~ Frederick Douglass
>
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> Sun Tzu   *The Art of War*
> 
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> (= '.'=)
>
> (") _ (")
>
> Sent from somewhere in the field using my mobile device!
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> Andrew Baksh
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[nysbirds-l] Black-bellied whistling duck Calvert Vaux park Brooklyn

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[nysbirds-l] OT: Request for Carpool

[Alex Hale]

Hi all,
My friend Anya Auerbach and I are desperate to chase the Whiskered Tern in
Cape May on Sunday but, unfortunately, find ourselves car-less. Is anyone
planning on driving down there this Sunday? If you have extra room in your
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[nysbirds-l] OT: Request for Carpool

[Alex Hale]

Hi all,
My friend Anya Auerbach and I are desperate to chase the Whiskered Tern in
Cape May on Sunday but, unfortunately, find ourselves car-less. Is anyone
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[nysbirds-l] OT: Request for Carpool

[Alex Hale]

Hi all,
My friend Anya Auerbach and I are desperate to chase the Whiskered Tern in
Cape May on Sunday but, unfortunately, find ourselves car-less. Is anyone
planning on driving down there this Sunday? If you have extra room in your
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[nysbirds-l] OT: Request for Carpool

[Alex Hale]

Hi all,
My friend Anya Auerbach and I are desperate to chase the Whiskered Tern in
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[nysbirds-l] Owl's Head, Brooklyn Red-headed Woodpeckers 10/8/13

[Alex Wilson]

A good run of Red-headed Woodpeckers continues at Brooklyn’s Owl’s Head
Park, with at least three seen today. That’s after two September
sightings, with an adult on the 11th and a juvenile on the 15th (as well
as one spring bird.) Three juveniles were seen at one time, flying back
and forth between the overlook terrace grove and the tree line on the
north side of the hill, as well as single birds before and after, which
are conservatively assumed to represent the same individuals…

Also of note: at least two Common Ravens in the area; over 100
Double-crested Cormorants migrating; White-crowned Sparrow; Red-breasted
Nuthatch; and a full array of Pine Warbler plumages, from bright adult
male to drab brown first fall female and various increments in between.

Good birding,
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[nysbirds-l] Common Raven, Lower Manhattan

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This morning on my way to school, I had a flyover COMMON RAVEN seen
from the Hudson River bike path where it crosses Christopher Street.
While I was walking, I heard the distinctive croaking vocalization and
stopped to look up for the bird. Sure enough, I spotted it flying a
little above building-height from the north west, presumably having
crossed the Hudson from New Jersey and continuing to fly south east
over lower Manhattan. It was showing long, narrow wings, a long,
wedge-shaped tail and slower, deeper wingbeats than those of an
American Crow as well as the obvious large size when compared to
nearby gulls. Unfortunately, I had no camera with me to document this
as I know it is a very rare sighting in this borough, especially this
far south.

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[nysbirds-l] Common Raven, Lower Manhattan

[Alex Krycek-Tyrell]

This morning on my way to school, I had a flyover COMMON RAVEN seen
from the Hudson River bike path where it crosses Christopher Street.
While I was walking, I heard the distinctive croaking vocalization and
stopped to look up for the bird. Sure enough, I spotted it flying a
little above building-height from the north west, presumably having
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over lower Manhattan. It was showing long, narrow wings, a long,
wedge-shaped tail and slower, deeper wingbeats than those of an
American Crow as well as the obvious large size when compared to
nearby gulls. Unfortunately, I had no camera with me to document this
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far south.

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[nysbirds-l] Slaty-backed Gull, Buffalo Harbor

[Alex Krycek-Tyrell]

Anya Auerbach, Billy Kaselow, my father and I made the drive up to Buffalo 
today to chase the previously reported Slaty-backed Gull in Buffalo Harbor. 
After about two hours of scanning, we found the bird (my 600th!) on the spit 
opposite the concrete tower. It flew down the spit, giving us great looks at 
its underwing, and then relanded behind several herring gulls.

We also had 4 Glaucous Gulls, 3 Iceland Gulls, 2 Lesser Black-backed Gulls 
along with the three regular species.

Good birding!
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[nysbirds-l] Montauk Seawatch

[Alex Krycek-Tyrell]

Anya Auerbach and I just had 2 DOVEKIEs about 10 minutes apart seen from 
Montauk Point State Park.
Otherwise it is fairly quiet, with small numbers of all the usual suspects.

Alex Hale
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[nysbirds-l] Montauk Seawatch

[Alex Krycek-Tyrell]

Anya Auerbach and I just had 2 DOVEKIEs about 10 minutes apart seen from 
Montauk Point State Park.
Otherwise it is fairly quiet, with small numbers of all the usual suspects.

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Re: [nysbirds-l] Brooklyn Avocet - NO

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I birded Calvert Vaux Park on Sunday Morning (12/11) and did not see the
Avocet. I was only on the north side of the creek, but it would likely
have been visible from across the water if it were roosting on the beach
at Kaiser Park during the early high tide, as had been its habit. Still,
it’s not clear if this is the same bird that was also reported from
Jamaica Bay last week, and it could still be around the area.

The park was generally quiet, with a single Palm Warbler being the only
passerine of note. A single Snow Goose was around, first seen flying in
from the north with a small flock of Canada Geese a bit after dawn, and
subsequently in the basin and later browsing on the west field. This was
the same lesser SNGO seen on the creek last Sunday, as could be told by
the extensive amount of black showing on the right wingtip when closed.
The bird may have caused some confusion last week as it “replaced” the
Ross’s Goose that had been in the same spot on Saturday 12/3. On both days
last weekend a single white goose was in the flock near the school on the
south side of the creek, and on Sunday with a cursory look from across the
creek I assumed it was the Ross’s again, but crossing over I got a lesson
in birding discipline when I saw that it was the more common species. Both
birds were photographed, and the first was clearly a Ross’s; as far as I
know it has not been seen again in the vicinity since 12/3.

Good birding,
Alex Wilson
Brooklyn, NY

> Heydi Lopes and I were at Coney Island Creek from approximately 3:30pm to
> 4:15pm and did NOT locate the avocet. We ran into two Queens birders who
> had also checked from the Calvert Vaux Park side of the creek and were
> also unsuccessful. I'm curious if anyone else may have observed the bird
> earlier in the day.
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Re: [nysbirds-l] Brooklyn Avocet - NO

[Alex Wilson]

I birded Calvert Vaux Park on Sunday Morning (12/11) and did not see the
Avocet. I was only on the north side of the creek, but it would likely
have been visible from across the water if it were roosting on the beach
at Kaiser Park during the early high tide, as had been its habit. Still,
it’s not clear if this is the same bird that was also reported from
Jamaica Bay last week, and it could still be around the area.

The park was generally quiet, with a single Palm Warbler being the only
passerine of note. A single Snow Goose was around, first seen flying in
from the north with a small flock of Canada Geese a bit after dawn, and
subsequently in the basin and later browsing on the west field. This was
the same lesser SNGO seen on the creek last Sunday, as could be told by
the extensive amount of black showing on the right wingtip when closed.
The bird may have caused some confusion last week as it “replaced” the
Ross’s Goose that had been in the same spot on Saturday 12/3. On both days
last weekend a single white goose was in the flock near the school on the
south side of the creek, and on Sunday with a cursory look from across the
creek I assumed it was the Ross’s again, but crossing over I got a lesson
in birding discipline when I saw that it was the more common species. Both
birds were photographed, and the first was clearly a Ross’s; as far as I
know it has not been seen again in the vicinity since 12/3.

Good birding,
Alex Wilson
Brooklyn, NY

 Heydi Lopes and I were at Coney Island Creek from approximately 3:30pm to
 4:15pm and did NOT locate the avocet. We ran into two Queens birders who
 had also checked from the Calvert Vaux Park side of the creek and were
 also unsuccessful. I'm curious if anyone else may have observed the bird
 earlier in the day.

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[nysbirds-l] CP Kentucky Warbler continues

[Alex Burdo]

The Kentucky Warbler at Central Park in Manhattan continues as of 2:15  
this afternoon in the same spot Tom Fiore described. The bird was  
present on a wood-chipped path on your left if you are facing east on  
the NE side of The Pool. I saw the bird on the fence at the beginning  
of the path for a split-second before it moved into the shrubbery.


Also present in the same area were 2 Northern Waterthrushes, an  
Ovenbird, a Nashville Warbler and others.


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Fairfield, CT




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[nysbirds-l] CP Kentucky Warbler continues

[Alex Burdo]

The Kentucky Warbler at Central Park in Manhattan continues as of 2:15  
this afternoon in the same spot Tom Fiore described. The bird was  
present on a wood-chipped path on your left if you are facing east on  
the NE side of The Pool. I saw the bird on the fence at the beginning  
of the path for a split-second before it moved into the shrubbery.


Also present in the same area were 2 Northern Waterthrushes, an  
Ovenbird, a Nashville Warbler and others.


Alex Burdo
Fairfield, CT




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[nysbirds-l] SW Brooklyn weekend Clay-colored Spw

[Alex Wilson]

There was a CLAY-COLORED SPARROW today (5/16) at Calvert Vaux Park,  
in the same vicinity as a male BLUE GROSBEAK. The birds were on  
either side of the channel along the north edge of the park where  
there’s a crossover to an unkempt field that’s also accessible via  
Bay 44th St (note that a pair of Indigo Buntings was in the same  
area.) Other notables included LINCOLN’S SPARROW and singing  
BOBOLINKS, as well as arriving Willow Flycatchers, hopefully here to  
nest.

On Saturday there was good movement through Owl’s Head Park, with  
TENNESSE, CAPE MAY and BAY-BREASTED among 14 warbler species and  
other seasonal songbirds.

Good birding,
Alex Wilson
Brooklyn, NY

Location:Calvert Vaux Park AKA Dreier-Offerman Park
Observation date: 5/16/10
Number of species: 71

Brant 150
Canada Goose 20
Mute Swan 6
American Black Duck 1
Mallard 20
Common Loon 6 (Flyovers.)
Double-crested Cormorant 50
Great Egret 3
Snowy Egret 1
Green Heron 2
Black-crowned Night-Heron 2
Yellow-crowned Night-Heron 2
Semipalmated Plover 26
Killdeer 4
American Oystercatcher 1
Spotted Sandpiper 10
Solitary Sandpiper 1
Least Sandpiper 3
Laughing Gull 30
Ring-billed Gull 50
Herring Gull (American) 25
Great Black-backed Gull 15
Common Tern 6
Rock Pigeon 30
Mourning Dove 10
Monk Parakeet 2
Chimney Swift 10
Belted Kingfisher 1
Willow Flycatcher 3
Great Crested Flycatcher 1
Eastern Kingbird 2
Warbling Vireo 5
Blue Jay 1
American Crow 3
Fish Crow 1
Tree Swallow 3
Barn Swallow 25
Carolina Wren 3
American Robin 20
Gray Catbird 15
Northern Mockingbird 1
Brown Thrasher 1
European Starling 75
Northern Parula 4
Yellow Warbler 8
Magnolia Warbler 5
Black-throated Blue Warbler 2
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle) 3
Blackpoll Warbler 2
Black-and-white Warbler 1
American Redstart 3
Ovenbird 1
Northern Waterthrush 2
Common Yellowthroat 12
Wilson's Warbler 1
Clay-colored Sparrow 1 (Moving back-and-forth across the  
channel, perching, then back to the north field where seen again  
later up and down among the weed stalks. Less buffy than fall birds,  
distinct facial pattern with mustache stripe and clear lores; gray  
nape contrasting with sandy brown back and rump; pale stripe through  
crown; clear breast.)
Savannah Sparrow 3
Song Sparrow 8
Lincoln's Sparrow 1
Swamp Sparrow 1
White-throated Sparrow 2
Northern Cardinal 5
Blue Grosbeak 1 (Adult male, singing at edge of north field  
along the channel mouth near the crossing point.)
Indigo Bunting 2 (Male and female on either side of the north  
channel.)
Bobolink 7 (At least 4 males and 3 females, scattered; three  
singing including one in transitional plumage.)
Red-winged Blackbird 40
Common Grackle 5
Brown-headed Cowbird 2
Baltimore Oriole 3
American Goldfinch 2
House Sparrow 5


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[nysbirds-l] SW Brooklyn weekend Clay-colored Spw

[Alex Wilson]

There was a CLAY-COLORED SPARROW today (5/16) at Calvert Vaux Park,  
in the same vicinity as a male BLUE GROSBEAK. The birds were on  
either side of the channel along the north edge of the park where  
there’s a crossover to an unkempt field that’s also accessible via  
Bay 44th St (note that a pair of Indigo Buntings was in the same  
area.) Other notables included LINCOLN’S SPARROW and singing  
BOBOLINKS, as well as arriving Willow Flycatchers, hopefully here to  
nest.

On Saturday there was good movement through Owl’s Head Park, with  
TENNESSE, CAPE MAY and BAY-BREASTED among 14 warbler species and  
other seasonal songbirds.

Good birding,
Alex Wilson
Brooklyn, NY

Location:Calvert Vaux Park AKA Dreier-Offerman Park
Observation date: 5/16/10
Number of species: 71

Brant 150
Canada Goose 20
Mute Swan 6
American Black Duck 1
Mallard 20
Common Loon 6 (Flyovers.)
Double-crested Cormorant 50
Great Egret 3
Snowy Egret 1
Green Heron 2
Black-crowned Night-Heron 2
Yellow-crowned Night-Heron 2
Semipalmated Plover 26
Killdeer 4
American Oystercatcher 1
Spotted Sandpiper 10
Solitary Sandpiper 1
Least Sandpiper 3
Laughing Gull 30
Ring-billed Gull 50
Herring Gull (American) 25
Great Black-backed Gull 15
Common Tern 6
Rock Pigeon 30
Mourning Dove 10
Monk Parakeet 2
Chimney Swift 10
Belted Kingfisher 1
Willow Flycatcher 3
Great Crested Flycatcher 1
Eastern Kingbird 2
Warbling Vireo 5
Blue Jay 1
American Crow 3
Fish Crow 1
Tree Swallow 3
Barn Swallow 25
Carolina Wren 3
American Robin 20
Gray Catbird 15
Northern Mockingbird 1
Brown Thrasher 1
European Starling 75
Northern Parula 4
Yellow Warbler 8
Magnolia Warbler 5
Black-throated Blue Warbler 2
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle) 3
Blackpoll Warbler 2
Black-and-white Warbler 1
American Redstart 3
Ovenbird 1
Northern Waterthrush 2
Common Yellowthroat 12
Wilson's Warbler 1
Clay-colored Sparrow 1 (Moving back-and-forth across the  
channel, perching, then back to the north field where seen again  
later up and down among the weed stalks. Less buffy than fall birds,  
distinct facial pattern with mustache stripe and clear lores; gray  
nape contrasting with sandy brown back and rump; pale stripe through  
crown; clear breast.)
Savannah Sparrow 3
Song Sparrow 8
Lincoln's Sparrow 1
Swamp Sparrow 1
White-throated Sparrow 2
Northern Cardinal 5
Blue Grosbeak 1 (Adult male, singing at edge of north field  
along the channel mouth near the crossing point.)
Indigo Bunting 2 (Male and female on either side of the north  
channel.)
Bobolink 7 (At least 4 males and 3 females, scattered; three  
singing including one in transitional plumage.)
Red-winged Blackbird 40
Common Grackle 5
Brown-headed Cowbird 2
Baltimore Oriole 3
American Goldfinch 2
House Sparrow 5


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[nysbirds-l] Brooklyn Upland Sandpiper 5/1/10

[Alex Wilson]

An UPLAND SANDPIPER was at Calvert Vaux Park (Coney Island Creek,  
Brooklyn) this morning, perhaps, though not necessarily, the same  
bird seen on 4/17. With good movement going on and appropriate  
habitat a second individual doesn’t seem too unlikely. Today it was  
joined on the fenced soccer fields by a group of BOBOLINKS before the  
soccer players arrived around 9:30 AM; once again, I did not relocate  
the bird.

After a rainy visit last week it was good to see many FoS species,  
including several that have nested at the park in recent years such  
as Brown Thrasher, Yellow Warbler, Common Yellowthroat and Indigo  
Bunting.

Good birding,
Alex Wilson
Brooklyn, NY

Location: Dreier-Offerman Park
Observation date: 5/1/10
Number of species: 68

Brant 125
Canada Goose 20
Mute Swan 3
Mallard 15
Bufflehead 1
Red-breasted Merganser 3
Common Loon 2
Double-crested Cormorant 10
Great Blue Heron 1
Great Egret 2
Black-crowned Night-Heron 5
American Kestrel 1
Killdeer 4
Spotted Sandpiper 1
Solitary Sandpiper 2 (With Yellowlegs at puddle near parking  
lot entry.)
Lesser Yellowlegs 2
Upland Sandpiper 1 (On the fenced soccer fields west of the  
parking lot. Photographed.)
Laughing Gull 60
Ring-billed Gull 75
Herring Gull (American) 35
Great Black-backed Gull 25
Common Tern 2
Rock Pigeon 30
Mourning Dove 10
Chimney Swift 4
Red-bellied Woodpecker 1
Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted) 12
Eastern Phoebe 1
Eastern Kingbird 5
White-eyed Vireo 1
Warbling Vireo 3
American Crow 5
Fish Crow 2
crow sp. 5
Tree Swallow 5
Barn Swallow 7
Carolina Wren 2
House Wren 2
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 1
American Robin 20
Gray Catbird 10
Northern Mockingbird 2
Brown Thrasher 2
European Starling 100
Nashville Warbler 1
Yellow Warbler 4
Black-throated Blue Warbler 1
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle) 3
Prairie Warbler 1
Black-and-white Warbler 2
Northern Waterthrush 1
Common Yellowthroat 3
Eastern Towhee 1
Chipping Sparrow 3
Field Sparrow 1
Savannah Sparrow 10
Song Sparrow 10
Swamp Sparrow 3
White-throated Sparrow 7
Northern Cardinal 4
Indigo Bunting 1
Bobolink 7 (3 singing along edge of west field; also on  
fenced soccer fields.)
Red-winged Blackbird 25
Common Grackle 4
Brown-headed Cowbird 10
Baltimore Oriole 1
House Finch 5
American Goldfinch 10
House Sparrow 10


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[nysbirds-l] Brooklyn Upland Sandpiper

[Alex Wilson]

There was an UPLAND SANDPIPER at Calvert Vaux Park this morning  
around 9:00 AM, perhaps brought in by the damp and misty weather. It  
was on the western-most lawn of the main part of the park. Initially  
alone, except for a few Killdeer, it was joined by a mix of Brant,  
Ring-billed Gulls and Starlings. These birds eventually flushed  
(though I’m not sure why) but the Sandpiper just hunkered down. After  
the flock returned there was a second flush and I lost the bird. I  
thought it would stand up again but apparently it flew, as further  
searching by myself and a few intrepid Brooklyn regulars did not  
recover the bird.
A couple of point-and-shoot photos are posted at:

http://www.digitalmediatree.com/arboretum/upland/

There weren’t a lot of passerine migrants, but Double-crested  
Cormorant was on the move in numbers, and Northern Gannet continues  
over the bay.

Good birding,
Alex Wilson
Brooklyn

Location: Dreier-Offerman Park
Observation date: 4/17/10
Number of species: 53

Brant 100
Canada Goose 20
Mute Swan 3
Gadwall 3
American Black Duck 2
Mallard 15
Green-winged Teal (American) 6
Bufflehead 7
Red-breasted Merganser 5
Ring-necked Pheasant 1 (Heard.)
Red-throated Loon 5
Common Loon 1
Northern Gannet 15
Double-crested Cormorant 150
Great Cormorant 1
Great Blue Heron 1
Great Egret 1
Snowy Egret 1
American Kestrel 1
Killdeer 6
Greater Yellowlegs 2
Upland Sandpiper 1 (On west lawn, 9:00AM.)
Bonaparte's Gull 1 (1 in breeding plumage on the dilapidated  
pier in the bay.)
Laughing Gull 10
Ring-billed Gull 40
Herring Gull (American) 25
Great Black-backed Gull 10
Rock Pigeon 20
Mourning Dove 1
Downy Woodpecker 2
Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted) 10
Eastern Phoebe 1
American Crow 7
Fish Crow 1
Tree Swallow 2
Carolina Wren 1
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 1
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 1
American Robin 20
Northern Mockingbird 1
European Starling 75
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle) 1
Eastern Towhee 3
Field Sparrow 1
Savannah Sparrow 4
Song Sparrow 5
Swamp Sparrow 1
White-throated Sparrow 4
Northern Cardinal 2
Red-winged Blackbird 20
Common Grackle 3
Brown-headed Cowbird 5
House Sparrow 5


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[nysbirds-l] Brooklyn Upland Sandpiper

[Alex Wilson]

There was an UPLAND SANDPIPER at Calvert Vaux Park this morning  
around 9:00 AM, perhaps brought in by the damp and misty weather. It  
was on the western-most lawn of the main part of the park. Initially  
alone, except for a few Killdeer, it was joined by a mix of Brant,  
Ring-billed Gulls and Starlings. These birds eventually flushed  
(though I’m not sure why) but the Sandpiper just hunkered down. After  
the flock returned there was a second flush and I lost the bird. I  
thought it would stand up again but apparently it flew, as further  
searching by myself and a few intrepid Brooklyn regulars did not  
recover the bird.
A couple of point-and-shoot photos are posted at:

http://www.digitalmediatree.com/arboretum/upland/

There weren’t a lot of passerine migrants, but Double-crested  
Cormorant was on the move in numbers, and Northern Gannet continues  
over the bay.

Good birding,
Alex Wilson
Brooklyn

Location: Dreier-Offerman Park
Observation date: 4/17/10
Number of species: 53

Brant 100
Canada Goose 20
Mute Swan 3
Gadwall 3
American Black Duck 2
Mallard 15
Green-winged Teal (American) 6
Bufflehead 7
Red-breasted Merganser 5
Ring-necked Pheasant 1 (Heard.)
Red-throated Loon 5
Common Loon 1
Northern Gannet 15
Double-crested Cormorant 150
Great Cormorant 1
Great Blue Heron 1
Great Egret 1
Snowy Egret 1
American Kestrel 1
Killdeer 6
Greater Yellowlegs 2
Upland Sandpiper 1 (On west lawn, 9:00AM.)
Bonaparte's Gull 1 (1 in breeding plumage on the dilapidated  
pier in the bay.)
Laughing Gull 10
Ring-billed Gull 40
Herring Gull (American) 25
Great Black-backed Gull 10
Rock Pigeon 20
Mourning Dove 1
Downy Woodpecker 2
Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted) 10
Eastern Phoebe 1
American Crow 7
Fish Crow 1
Tree Swallow 2
Carolina Wren 1
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 1
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 1
American Robin 20
Northern Mockingbird 1
European Starling 75
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle) 1
Eastern Towhee 3
Field Sparrow 1
Savannah Sparrow 4
Song Sparrow 5
Swamp Sparrow 1
White-throated Sparrow 4
Northern Cardinal 2
Red-winged Blackbird 20
Common Grackle 3
Brown-headed Cowbird 5
House Sparrow 5


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[nysbirds-l] Prospect Park, Brooklyn 3/10/10 Eastern Phoebe

[Alex Wilson]

Saw my first-of-year EASTERN PHOEBE today in Prospect, a sure sign  
that spring migration is on. A fair number of birds were moving, with  
increased numbers of Blackbirds, Juncos and Song Sparrows on hand, as  
well as a flyover flock of 16 WOOD DUCKS. The blackbirds were mostly  
Red-winged, but at least 2 RUSTY BLACKBIRDS were seen within the  
park; Rustys have been present in Prospect for most of the winter but  
these singing males were probably migrants.


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Brooklyn 


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[nysbirds-l] South Brooklyn including SI Black Vultures 2/28/10

[Alex Wilson]

I birded Calvert Vaux Park this morning, then walked west along  
Gravesend Bay to the Verrazano Bridge. I did not encounter the Mew  
Gull that’s been seen intermittently along the bay shoreline since  
12/26/09. It may well persist, but gull numbers seemed down overall.  
This may relate to the weather, but with spring only three weeks away  
winter patterns are starting to change and a few arrivals have been  
noted lately, including the BLACK VULTURES that nested at Fort  
Wadsworth on the Staten Island side of the Verrazano Narrows last  
year. I only learned about those birds recently and surmised that  
they might be visible from the Brooklyn side. It’s about a mile  
across the Narrows to Wadsworth, but with the scope I could clearly  
see two large black birds perched in a bare tree above the fort. They  
appeared appropriately small-headed and short-tailed, and after about  
15 minutes they took flight, providing definitive views as they  
soared over the fort, eventually drifting southeast and disappearing  
behind the bridge.

I’m not familiar with the history of this pair (I assume these are  
the returnees) but I was reminded of my first NYC sighting of the  
species, which occurred in the same general vicinity over Bath Beach  
Brooklyn on 3/3/07. That bird did not appear to be migrating and I  
wonder if there might be any connection with the breeders, but  
perhaps it’s just reflective of an increased presence around the city  
and Long Island in the last few years.

No real notables otherwise, but land bird activity (and song) was  
certainly on the increase at Calvert Vaux Park with FoS Savannah  
Sparrow, Red-winged Blackbird and Common Grackle on hand (also  
Eastern Bluebird last week,) and the nesting pair of Peregrine  
Falcons together atop the Brooklyn tower of the Verrazano Bridge.  
Record snowfall aside, spring is surely on the way.

Good birding,
Alex Wilson
Brooklyn 
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[nysbirds-l] South Brooklyn including SI Black Vultures 2/28/10

[Alex Wilson]

I birded Calvert Vaux Park this morning, then walked west along  
Gravesend Bay to the Verrazano Bridge. I did not encounter the Mew  
Gull that’s been seen intermittently along the bay shoreline since  
12/26/09. It may well persist, but gull numbers seemed down overall.  
This may relate to the weather, but with spring only three weeks away  
winter patterns are starting to change and a few arrivals have been  
noted lately, including the BLACK VULTURES that nested at Fort  
Wadsworth on the Staten Island side of the Verrazano Narrows last  
year. I only learned about those birds recently and surmised that  
they might be visible from the Brooklyn side. It’s about a mile  
across the Narrows to Wadsworth, but with the scope I could clearly  
see two large black birds perched in a bare tree above the fort. They  
appeared appropriately small-headed and short-tailed, and after about  
15 minutes they took flight, providing definitive views as they  
soared over the fort, eventually drifting southeast and disappearing  
behind the bridge.

I’m not familiar with the history of this pair (I assume these are  
the returnees) but I was reminded of my first NYC sighting of the  
species, which occurred in the same general vicinity over Bath Beach  
Brooklyn on 3/3/07. That bird did not appear to be migrating and I  
wonder if there might be any connection with the breeders, but  
perhaps it’s just reflective of an increased presence around the city  
and Long Island in the last few years.

No real notables otherwise, but land bird activity (and song) was  
certainly on the increase at Calvert Vaux Park with FoS Savannah  
Sparrow, Red-winged Blackbird and Common Grackle on hand (also  
Eastern Bluebird last week,) and the nesting pair of Peregrine  
Falcons together atop the Brooklyn tower of the Verrazano Bridge.  
Record snowfall aside, spring is surely on the way.

Good birding,
Alex Wilson
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Re:[nysbirds-l] Odd Prospect Park Shoveler

[Alex Wilson]

Regarding the odd shoveler-type duck in Prospect Park, this bird (I assume
the same) was first noted on 12/24/09 and reported on Peter Dorosh’s
Prospect sightings blog:

http://peters-prospect-bird-sightings.blogspot.com/2009/12/christmas-eve-day-prospect-and-garden.html

Some photos I took are posted at:

http://www.digitalmediatree.com/arboretum/shoveler/

My photos show the bird next to a female Northern Shoveler; though male by
plumage it is barely as large as the female shoveler, and the bill appears
smaller. From what I see online the Australasian Shoveler is at least as
big as Northern, with equally extreme bill proportions. Australasian also
appears to have a more gray-tinged head and darker markings on the breast,
whereas the Prospect bird has a strongly green head. Based on these
factors I tend to think it’s a Northern Shoveler X Blue-winged Teal
hybrid, but I’d be interested in more knowledgeable opinions.

Good birding,
Alex Wilson
Brooklyn, NY

> Prospect Park's lake is notorious for hosting some very strange hybrid
> waterfowl, so I wasn't too surprised to find an odd-looking shoveler
> in the park. What was first perceived to be a Northern Shoveler x Blue-
> winged Teal hybrid, I'm now pretty certain is actually an Australasian
> Shoveler (Anas rhynchotis). I have some photos and a short video on my
> blog here:
>
> http://citybirder.blogspot.com/2010/01/strange-waterfowl.html
>
> Just wondering:
>
> - How common are Australasian Shovelers in zoos or private collections?
> - Have Australasian Shovelers ever been recorded outside of New
> Zealand or Australia?
> - What is the air-speed velocity of an unladen swallow?
>
> Good birding,
>
> Rob
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Re:[nysbirds-l] Odd Prospect Park Shoveler

[Alex Wilson]

Regarding the odd shoveler-type duck in Prospect Park, this bird (I assume
the same) was first noted on 12/24/09 and reported on Peter Dorosh’s
Prospect sightings blog:

http://peters-prospect-bird-sightings.blogspot.com/2009/12/christmas-eve-day-prospect-and-garden.html

Some photos I took are posted at:

http://www.digitalmediatree.com/arboretum/shoveler/

My photos show the bird next to a female Northern Shoveler; though male by
plumage it is barely as large as the female shoveler, and the bill appears
smaller. From what I see online the Australasian Shoveler is at least as
big as Northern, with equally extreme bill proportions. Australasian also
appears to have a more gray-tinged head and darker markings on the breast,
whereas the Prospect bird has a strongly green head. Based on these
factors I tend to think it’s a Northern Shoveler X Blue-winged Teal
hybrid, but I’d be interested in more knowledgeable opinions.

Good birding,
Alex Wilson
Brooklyn, NY

 Prospect Park's lake is notorious for hosting some very strange hybrid
 waterfowl, so I wasn't too surprised to find an odd-looking shoveler
 in the park. What was first perceived to be a Northern Shoveler x Blue-
 winged Teal hybrid, I'm now pretty certain is actually an Australasian
 Shoveler (Anas rhynchotis). I have some photos and a short video on my
 blog here:

 http://citybirder.blogspot.com/2010/01/strange-waterfowl.html

 Just wondering:

 - How common are Australasian Shovelers in zoos or private collections?
 - Have Australasian Shovelers ever been recorded outside of New
 Zealand or Australia?
 - What is the air-speed velocity of an unladen swallow?

 Good birding,

 Rob

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[nysbirds-l] Prospect Park 10/20 Lark Sparrow continues

[Alex Wilson]

Good birding continues in Prospect Park, with the LARK SPARROW  
present for the third day in a row. I saw it in the fenced area of  
the Long Meadow just below the 9th Street divide early and late,  
joined at dusk by Rob Jett along with Shane Blodgett who came in to  
add one more to a 14 sparrow day around town. Overall volume was  
perhaps down a bit from the rainy weekend as more birds move on in  
the fair weather, but diversity was good, including ORANGE-CROWNED  
WARBLER, a late Baltimore Oriole, Red-shouldered Hawk and 7 wood  
warblers.

One noteworthy sighting yesterday at Calvert Vaux Park was a duck  
that might have gone unidentified as it drifted, tightly tucked,  
towards Gravesend Bay. Just before it passed out of view it lifted  
its head and shifted its wing to reveal white patches at the ear and  
inner wing that proved it to be a White-winged Scoter, a bird that  
doesn’t often make into the bay.

Good birding,
Alex Wilson
Brooklyn, NY

Highlights:
Location: Prospect Park
Observation date: 10/20/09
Number of species: 69

Wood Duck 25
Northern Shoveler 400
Ruddy Duck 15
Pied-billed Grebe 3
Sharp-shinned Hawk 3
Red-shouldered Hawk 1 (Juvenile, flyover seen from Lullwater.)
Red-tailed Hawk 3
Merlin 3
Spotted Sandpiper 1
Belted Kingfisher 1
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 1
Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted) 40
Eastern Phoebe 30
Blue-headed Vireo 1
Brown Creeper 1
House Wren 1
Winter Wren 3
Golden-crowned Kinglet 15
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 50
Eastern Bluebird 2 (2 at once on the Long Meadow fences  
early, only one seemed to hang around.)
Hermit Thrush 50
American Robin 75
Gray Catbird 5
Orange-crowned Warbler 1 (Upper Lullwater near the cove, in  
the little point area across from the rustic shelter, photographed.)
Northern Parula 1 (Sparrow Bowl.)
Magnolia Warbler 1 (Dull female, Lookout Hill.)
Black-throated Blue Warbler 1 (Lullwater, with Orange-crowned.)
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle) 100
Palm Warbler (Yellow) 25
Common Yellowthroat 10
Eastern Towhee 4
Chipping Sparrow 15
Field Sparrow 2
Lark Sparrow 1 (Seen at 8:30AM and 5:30PM in the fenced area  
just north of the Long Meadow ball fields.)
Savannah Sparrow 10
Song Sparrow 50
Swamp Sparrow 30
White-throated Sparrow 100
White-crowned Sparrow 2
Dark-eyed Junco (Slate-colored) 20
Indigo Bunting 2
Red-winged Blackbird 30
Baltimore Oriole 1 (Female, Lookout summit meadow.)
American Goldfinch 15


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[nysbirds-l] Brooklyn birds, 9/15 & 14

[Alex Wilson]

Some good birds in advance of the bad weather today at Calvert Vaux  
Park, or actually in the northern parcel that’s accessed at the foot  
of Bay 44th Street. As the rain was starting to pick up around 10:30,  
several birds were congregating in the shelter of the rise just east  
of the dilapidated pier, among them a first fall BLUE GROSEBEAK as  
well as two ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLERS that chased each other through  
the scrub. Five heron species remain, but the turn toward winter was  
evident in the increased numbers of waterfowl, especially Brant and  
ducks including Wood Duck and Northern Pintail.

Regarding the construction project, the park remains accessible via  
the east arm along the Six Diamonds ball fields, while much of the  
northeast area of the main peninsula has been fenced off, including  
the upper edge of the boat basin. Only preparatory work seems to have  
gone on so far, and a contractor there today seemed frustrated that  
he had not yet been given “the go ahead.”

Today’s birds come on the heels of a strong flight observed Wednesday  
in Prospect Park which included good numbers of sparrows and other  
seasonal birds, the highlight being an EASTERN MEADOWLARK, a rarity  
in Prospect and the first I’d seen there in five years of birding the  
park. Details are posted to Peter Dorosh’s Prospect sightings blog at:
http://peters-prospect-bird-sightings.blogspot.com/

Good birding,
Alex Wilson
Brooklyn, NY

Location: Dreier-Offerman Park
Observation date: 10/15/09
Number of species: 56
Highlights:

Brant 400
Wood Duck 3
Gadwall 8
American Wigeon 8
American Black Duck 25
Northern Pintail 1 (Drake in basin.)
Great Blue Heron 2
Great Egret 2
Snowy Egret 1
Black-crowned Night-Heron 6
Yellow-crowned Night-Heron 1
Osprey 2
Sharp-shinned Hawk 2
Cooper's Hawk 1
American Kestrel 2
Merlin 2
Killdeer 1
Spotted Sandpiper 1
Short-billed Dowitcher 4 (Early flyover group of 3 calling;  
heard once more later.)
Belted Kingfisher 2
Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted) 15
Eastern Phoebe 1
Golden-crowned Kinglet 1
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 10
Hermit Thrush 3
Gray Catbird 2
Orange-crowned Warbler 2 (Together along the sheltered edge  
of the north field east of the pier.)
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle) 50
Palm Warbler (Western) 1
Palm Warbler (Yellow) 30
Common Yellowthroat 3
Chipping Sparrow 4
Field Sparrow 1
Savannah Sparrow 3
Song Sparrow 20
Swamp Sparrow 20
White-throated Sparrow 35
White-crowned Sparrow 2 (Juveniles.)
Blue Grosbeak 1 (First fall, in brush at sheltered corner of  
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[nysbirds-l] Calvert Vaux Park, Brooklyn 9/5/09 Clay-colored; Whimbrels

[Alex Wilson]

A CLAY-COLORED SPARROW popped up from the scrub on the previously  
cleared-now overgrown edge of the boat basin at Calvert Vaux Park  
today around 1 PM. As I tried to track the bird I was distracted by  
the calls of two WHIMBRELS, flying east up the creek, and  
disappearing beyond the tree line on the far side of the park.  
Earlier in the morning they’d been feeding on the west lawn,  
retreating a couple of times to the water’s edge along the creek’s  
mouth. These have been around since at least 9/1 when first reported  
by Rob Jett and represent a new species for the park list, which now  
numbers over 200 species.

Also notable was a good movement of BOBOLINKS, with numerous birds  
passing overhead as well as through the park's grassy areas.

The park is also good for insects, today's butterflies including  
Viceroy, Variegated Fritillary and numbers of Common Buckeye.

Good Birding,
Alex Wilson
Brooklyn

Highlights:

Location: Calvert Vaux Park, AKA Dreier-Offerman Park
Observation date: 9/5/09
Number of species: 57

Red-breasted Merganser 1 (Female roosting along edge of creek  
mouth.)
Great Blue Heron 1
Snowy Egret 2
Green Heron 3
Black-crowned Night-Heron 5
Yellow-crowned Night-Heron 3
Sharp-shinned Hawk 1 (1 or 2, seen on east and west edges of  
park.)
Red-shouldered Hawk 1 (Juvenile flyover, harassed by 4  
Kestrels.)
American Kestrel 5 (Mostly from local family.)
Solitary Sandpiper 1 (Flew out from basin early AM.)
Whimbrel 2 (Moving between west lawn and edge of creek mouth  
in the AM; flying east up the creek, across the mouth of the basin  
and out of sight at 1PM.)
Least Sandpiper 1
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 2
Willow Flycatcher 1
Least Flycatcher 2
Eastern Kingbird 2
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 1
Veery 3
Brown Thrasher 1
Yellow Warbler 6
Magnolia Warbler 1
Black-throated Blue Warbler 1   (Female.)
Palm Warbler (Yellow) 1 (FoS, early.)
American Redstart 15
Northern Waterthrush 2
Common Yellowthroat 4
Clay-colored Sparrow 1 (Flew up from scrub along edge of  
basin on main peninsula of park; perched briefly in tree giving clear  
views.)
Bobolink 100 (Flocks of 30 and 20 on either side of main  
peninsula; one larger flyover flock with several other calling flybys  
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[nysbirds-l] Calvert Vaux Park, Brooklyn 9/5/09 Clay-colored; Whimbrels

[Alex Wilson]

A CLAY-COLORED SPARROW popped up from the scrub on the previously  
cleared-now overgrown edge of the boat basin at Calvert Vaux Park  
today around 1 PM. As I tried to track the bird I was distracted by  
the calls of two WHIMBRELS, flying east up the creek, and  
disappearing beyond the tree line on the far side of the park.  
Earlier in the morning they’d been feeding on the west lawn,  
retreating a couple of times to the water’s edge along the creek’s  
mouth. These have been around since at least 9/1 when first reported  
by Rob Jett and represent a new species for the park list, which now  
numbers over 200 species.

Also notable was a good movement of BOBOLINKS, with numerous birds  
passing overhead as well as through the park's grassy areas.

The park is also good for insects, today's butterflies including  
Viceroy, Variegated Fritillary and numbers of Common Buckeye.

Good Birding,
Alex Wilson
Brooklyn

Highlights:

Location: Calvert Vaux Park, AKA Dreier-Offerman Park
Observation date: 9/5/09
Number of species: 57

Red-breasted Merganser 1 (Female roosting along edge of creek  
mouth.)
Great Blue Heron 1
Snowy Egret 2
Green Heron 3
Black-crowned Night-Heron 5
Yellow-crowned Night-Heron 3
Sharp-shinned Hawk 1 (1 or 2, seen on east and west edges of  
park.)
Red-shouldered Hawk 1 (Juvenile flyover, harassed by 4  
Kestrels.)
American Kestrel 5 (Mostly from local family.)
Solitary Sandpiper 1 (Flew out from basin early AM.)
Whimbrel 2 (Moving between west lawn and edge of creek mouth  
in the AM; flying east up the creek, across the mouth of the basin  
and out of sight at 1PM.)
Least Sandpiper 1
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 2
Willow Flycatcher 1
Least Flycatcher 2
Eastern Kingbird 2
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 1
Veery 3
Brown Thrasher 1
Yellow Warbler 6
Magnolia Warbler 1
Black-throated Blue Warbler 1   (Female.)
Palm Warbler (Yellow) 1 (FoS, early.)
American Redstart 15
Northern Waterthrush 2
Common Yellowthroat 4
Clay-colored Sparrow 1 (Flew up from scrub along edge of  
basin on main peninsula of park; perched briefly in tree giving clear  
views.)
Bobolink 100 (Flocks of 30 and 20 on either side of main  
peninsula; one larger flyover flock with several other calling flybys  
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[nysbirds-l] Calvert Vaux Park, Brooklyn 9/5/09 Clay-colored; Whimbrels

[Alex Wilson]

A CLAY-COLORED SPARROW popped up from the scrub on the previously  
cleared-now overgrown edge of the boat basin at Calvert Vaux Park  
today around 1 PM. As I tried to track the bird I was distracted by  
the calls of two WHIMBRELS, flying east up the creek, and  
disappearing beyond the tree line on the far side of the park.  
Earlier in the morning they’d been feeding on the west lawn,  
retreating a couple of times to the water’s edge along the creek’s  
mouth. These have been around since at least 9/1 when first reported  
by Rob Jett and represent a new species for the park list, which now  
numbers over 200 species.

Also notable was a good movement of BOBOLINKS, with numerous birds  
passing overhead as well as through the park's grassy areas.

The park is also good for insects, today's butterflies including  
Viceroy, Variegated Fritillary and numbers of Common Buckeye.

Good Birding,
Alex Wilson
Brooklyn

Highlights:

Location: Calvert Vaux Park, AKA Dreier-Offerman Park
Observation date: 9/5/09
Number of species: 57

Red-breasted Merganser 1 (Female roosting along edge of creek  
mouth.)
Great Blue Heron 1
Snowy Egret 2
Green Heron 3
Black-crowned Night-Heron 5
Yellow-crowned Night-Heron 3
Sharp-shinned Hawk 1 (1 or 2, seen on east and west edges of  
park.)
Red-shouldered Hawk 1 (Juvenile flyover, harassed by 4  
Kestrels.)
American Kestrel 5 (Mostly from local family.)
Solitary Sandpiper 1 (Flew out from basin early AM.)
Whimbrel 2 (Moving between west lawn and edge of creek mouth  
in the AM; flying east up the creek, across the mouth of the basin  
and out of sight at 1PM.)
Least Sandpiper 1
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 2
Willow Flycatcher 1
Least Flycatcher 2
Eastern Kingbird 2
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 1
Veery 3
Brown Thrasher 1
Yellow Warbler 6
Magnolia Warbler 1
Black-throated Blue Warbler 1   (Female.)
Palm Warbler (Yellow) 1 (FoS, early.)
American Redstart 15
Northern Waterthrush 2
Common Yellowthroat 4
Clay-colored Sparrow 1 (Flew up from scrub along edge of  
basin on main peninsula of park; perched briefly in tree giving clear  
views.)
Bobolink 100 (Flocks of 30 and 20 on either side of main  
peninsula; one larger flyover flock with several other calling flybys  
and passovers.)


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[nysbirds-l] Prospect Park Brooklyn Prothonotary 8/19

[Alex Wilson]

A first year PROTHONOTARY WARBLER continued at Prospect Park’s Lily Pond
on Wednesday 8/19. Seen briefly from the Binnen Bridge, but best views
were from the viewing platform on the east side of the pond, from which it
was seen in the morning along the opposite edge of the pond, an area
difficult to view from other vantages. On a second visit in the early
afternoon the bird appeared at closer range, just to the left of the
platform. It was mostly working within the first layer of foliage without
exposing itself for extended periods; this habit, along with the presence
of similarly plumaged Blue-winged and Yellow Warblers in the same area
made it somewhat challenging to pick out.

Overall activity was low, with few migrants on hand. The only other
notable bird was a MERLIN on a familiar perch above the Nethermead. These
are not typically around in summer, but I had a sighting in the same spot
on 7/29, and last year one was seen regularly throughout the summer. This
may be a single returning bird (and I’ve seen nothing to indicate
breeding) but Peter Dorosh mentioned that he’d seen one at Coney Island in
July, so perhaps more are finding their way to our region during this
season.

Good birding,
Alex Wilson
Brooklyn, NY



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