A newsboard for reporting bird sightings, happenings & announcements in north Brooklyn and the 3 main central north Brooklyn green regions : historic Prospect Park, Brooklyn Botanic Garden , & Greenwood Cemetery.A Brooklyn Bird Club service www.brooklynbirdclub.org
Note: short posts of rare sightings /activity alerts are sent by cell phone.If the species name(s)/locale is first in the title heading, it's a cellphone text message afield.Also note: Brooklyn Conservation posts.
Wednesday, July 22, 2009
Short-billed Dowitcher Prospect records
AS mentioned in yesterday's posting, the Short-billed Dowitcher seen by Duck Island shelter represents only the third such record for Prospect Park.
Other SBDOW dates were 5/11/1951 (Source: Carleton, 1958 &1967) and
