With little bird reporting going on, I thought about posting these links about the upcoming Christmas Bird Count ( and regions) to give you an idea of the scope and range of this great event .
http://www.nybirds.org/ProjCBC.htm#1218
historical data tool for Brooklyn ( for a query search) : input circle count code "NYBR" for the query
http://audubon2.org/cbchist/count_table.html
--Kingsboider