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| Today's photo of Ruby -throated Hummingbird by Sarah Tilevitz, in Brooklyn Botanic Garden |
This morning while I was in the garage complex ,a BROAD-WINGED HAWK flew into a tree and perched momentarily above the fence near the 9th Street entrance. It flew to another tree and shortly thereafter took off over the park garage due east.. Then a second Broad-winged Hawk flew over and soared for a bit above the east portico of the bandshell. Time was 8:00 am. Peter.
Kingsboider note: Broad- winged hawk peak migration is about now into the next two weeks. see http://www.hmana.org/ or http://hawkmountain.org/ for more about hawks and their passage details.
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Results of Thursday Brooklyn Bird Club walk
Leading : Tom Stephenson ( reporting list)
Hi Peter,
We had a good group today of about 30 mostly very patient people. After spending 45 very slow going minutes in the Vale, Nellie's lawn and Midwood, I was afraid that most of our species diversity was going to be in the duck area.....
But finally, when we hit the bottom of Lookout, things began to pick up. We finally ended up with Philadelphia Vireo, Yellow-bellied Flycatcher and 15 species of warblers including an amazingly colored and cooperative Bay-breasted.
Here's the list.
Best regards,
Tom
Double-crested Cormorant
Green Heron
Black-crowned Night-Heron
Turkey Vulture
Canada Goose
Mute Swan
Wood Duck
Mallard
Northern Shoveler
Green-winged Teal
Osprey
Sharp-shinned Hawk One flying around the top of lookout
Red-tailed Hawk
American Kestrel
Rock Dove
Mourning Dove
Chimney Swift
Ruby-throated Hummingbird
Belted Kingfisher
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Downy Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
Eastern Wood-Pewee
Yellow-bellied Flycatcher In Peninsula area close to pink beach
Willow Flycatcher
Philadelphia Vireo On Lookout, butterfly meadow
Red-eyed Vireo
Blue Jay
American Crow
Tree Swallow
Black-capped Chickadee
Tufted Titmouse
Red-breasted Nuthatch
Carolina Wren
House Wren
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Veery
Swainson's Thrush
American Robin
Gray Catbird
Black Catbird
European Starling
Cedar Waxwing
Nashville Warbler
Northern Parula
Yellow Warbler
Chestnut-sided Warbler
Magnolia Warbler
Black-throated Green Warbler
Pine Warbler
Prairie Warbler
Bay-breasted Warbler wow!!
Blackpoll Warbler
Black-and-white Warbler
American Redstart
Ovenbird
Northern Waterthrush
Common Yellowthroat
Song Sparrow
Northern Cardinal
Rose-breasted Grosbeak
Common Grackle
American Goldfinch
House Sparrow
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From Tom Fiore, birding with Edith Katsnelson:
Hi Peter,
Sorry to get this to you so late in the evening. Tom Stephenson did a super job leading a large group, with some good assistance from Rob Bate as well. We had a great couple of flurries the longest and richest of which had to be up Lookout Hill, well after the start at maybe even 8:45 or 9, and after. Then after the walk disbanded I continued on with one other participant, a very sharp young birder visiting us from Israel, & staying in the bird-filled borough of Brooklyn while here in NYC, Edith Katsnelson - we covered the Lullwater south side and had a few more birds there, and then worked our way around the entire Lake shore, with very good activity after 2 thru 5 p.m. at the south side Lake shore, & roughly opposite from the Parade Ground area (all at lake shore trees & shores) - the birds had definitely begun collecting there & that was where we picked up most "new" numbers and any additional species for our day list in PP. To add our later sightings to what was found by Tom S. and his good group, I made a list of only what we saw after 1 p,.m. beginning with south side Lullwater path and then to south side Lake shore.
Thursday 9/16 (all after 1 p.m. below with one exception; Wilson's W.)
Green Heron (2, S.side Lake)
Wood Duck (minimum 9, Lake 3 Sisters area roost)
American Black Duck (4 - 2 Lullwater and at least 2 Lake 3 Sisters area)
Green-winged Teal (hen, bridge by Boathouse - as seen by all of group)
Osprey (3 additional fly-overs, p.m.)
Spotted Sandpiper (1 Lake shore 3 sisters area)
Ruby-throated Hummingbird (1 additional, later)
Belted Kingfisher (1 female at Lake shore, south)
Eastern Wood-Pewee (4 additional, later p.m.)
Least Flycatcher (1, Binnen Water area)
Eastern Phoebe (1, Lake shore south side)
Red-eyed Vireo (8+ additional lake shore s. side)
Tree Swallow (12+, late day Lake fly-bys)
Black-capped Chickadee (4 additionals, Lake s. side)
Red-breasted Nuthatch (several additionals seen, p.m.)
Ruby-crowned Kinglet (several additionals, p.m.)
Swainson's Thrush (1 additional, Lullwater south side slopes)
I see at least 20 species [warblers], & at least 15 of those in Tom Stephenson's walk.
Northern Parula (6+ additional including 4 in one view, Lake s. side, p.m.)
Yellow Warbler (3-4 at Lake shore S. side, all were 1st-year birds)
Chestnut-sided Warbler (4+ additionals, p.m.)
Magnolia Warbler (6+ additionals , p.m.)
Black-throated Blue Warbler (female, Lullwater south slope, p.m.)
Myrtle [Yellow-rumped] Warbler (1)
Black-throated Green Warbler (3+ additionals, p.m.)
Pine Warbler (2 additionals, Lake south shore area)
Prairie Warbler (1 very bright, additional to the a.m. imm. bird w/group)
Palm Warbler (1 "western" race, Lake south shore 3 sisters area, p.m.)
Blackpoll Warbler (2 additional together, Lake south shore 3 sisters.p.m.)
Black-and-white Warbler (5+ additionals, p.m.)
American Redstart (15+ additionals, mostly lake south side areas, p.m.)
Ovenbird (2 additionals, p.m.)
Northern Waterthrush (3 seen simultaneously, lake s. side/shore, p.m.)
Common Yellowthroat (8+ additionals including 2 locations w/ 3 at once)
Wilson's Warbler (1, apparently TF only sighting, Peninsula, mid-day)
Canada Warbler (1, Edith Katsnelson ID at 6:55 a.m., W. of Vale 'entry')
this last also seen by TF after EK made ID.
Red-winged Blackbird (5+, lake shore s. side)
Common Grackle (20+, lake shore south side)
Brown-headed Cowbird (1 female)
I suppose some birds may have crossed the lake but there was also a
good mix, including the additional species we were able to find in p.m.!
Nice day - crazy heavy t-storm after 5 p.m.- end of birding!! - Super job
by Tom Stephenson in the morning & at mid-day on BBC Thursday walk.
Best,
Tom Fiore
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From Tom Fiore, birding with Edith Katsnelson:
Hi Peter,
Sorry to get this to you so late in the evening. Tom Stephenson did a super job leading a large group, with some good assistance from Rob Bate as well. We had a great couple of flurries the longest and richest of which had to be up Lookout Hill, well after the start at maybe even 8:45 or 9, and after. Then after the walk disbanded I continued on with one other participant, a very sharp young birder visiting us from Israel, & staying in the bird-filled borough of Brooklyn while here in NYC, Edith Katsnelson - we covered the Lullwater south side and had a few more birds there, and then worked our way around the entire Lake shore, with very good activity after 2 thru 5 p.m. at the south side Lake shore, & roughly opposite from the Parade Ground area (all at lake shore trees & shores) - the birds had definitely begun collecting there & that was where we picked up most "new" numbers and any additional species for our day list in PP. To add our later sightings to what was found by Tom S. and his good group, I made a list of only what we saw after 1 p,.m. beginning with south side Lullwater path and then to south side Lake shore.
Thursday 9/16 (all after 1 p.m. below with one exception; Wilson's W.)
Green Heron (2, S.side Lake)
Wood Duck (minimum 9, Lake 3 Sisters area roost)
American Black Duck (4 - 2 Lullwater and at least 2 Lake 3 Sisters area)
Green-winged Teal (hen, bridge by Boathouse - as seen by all of group)
Osprey (3 additional fly-overs, p.m.)
Spotted Sandpiper (1 Lake shore 3 sisters area)
Ruby-throated Hummingbird (1 additional, later)
Belted Kingfisher (1 female at Lake shore, south)
Eastern Wood-Pewee (4 additional, later p.m.)
Least Flycatcher (1, Binnen Water area)
Eastern Phoebe (1, Lake shore south side)
Red-eyed Vireo (8+ additional lake shore s. side)
Tree Swallow (12+, late day Lake fly-bys)
Black-capped Chickadee (4 additionals, Lake s. side)
Red-breasted Nuthatch (several additionals seen, p.m.)
Ruby-crowned Kinglet (several additionals, p.m.)
Swainson's Thrush (1 additional, Lullwater south side slopes)
I see at least 20 species [warblers], & at least 15 of those in Tom Stephenson's walk.
Northern Parula (6+ additional including 4 in one view, Lake s. side, p.m.)
Yellow Warbler (3-4 at Lake shore S. side, all were 1st-year birds)
Chestnut-sided Warbler (4+ additionals, p.m.)
Magnolia Warbler (6+ additionals , p.m.)
Black-throated Blue Warbler (female, Lullwater south slope, p.m.)
Myrtle [Yellow-rumped] Warbler (1)
Black-throated Green Warbler (3+ additionals, p.m.)
Pine Warbler (2 additionals, Lake south shore area)
Prairie Warbler (1 very bright, additional to the a.m. imm. bird w/group)
Palm Warbler (1 "western" race, Lake south shore 3 sisters area, p.m.)
Blackpoll Warbler (2 additional together, Lake south shore 3 sisters.p.m.)
Black-and-white Warbler (5+ additionals, p.m.)
American Redstart (15+ additionals, mostly lake south side areas, p.m.)
Ovenbird (2 additionals, p.m.)
Northern Waterthrush (3 seen simultaneously, lake s. side/shore, p.m.)
Common Yellowthroat (8+ additionals including 2 locations w/ 3 at once)
Wilson's Warbler (1, apparently TF only sighting, Peninsula, mid-day)
Canada Warbler (1, Edith Katsnelson ID at 6:55 a.m., W. of Vale 'entry')
this last also seen by TF after EK made ID.
Red-winged Blackbird (5+, lake shore s. side)
Common Grackle (20+, lake shore south side)
Brown-headed Cowbird (1 female)
I suppose some birds may have crossed the lake but there was also a
good mix, including the additional species we were able to find in p.m.!
Nice day - crazy heavy t-storm after 5 p.m.- end of birding!! - Super job
by Tom Stephenson in the morning & at mid-day on BBC Thursday walk.
Best,
Tom Fiore
