Registrar: Amanda Bielskas
Weather: Beautiful, fall day
Participants: 14
Bird species: 36
It was a great day birding around Green-Wood Cemetery—the first Birds & Brews excursion to Brooklyn! We started near the main entrance at the sandstone gate, where the Monk Parakeets, as usual, put on a show. We also had a Chukar walk by, giving us good looks as it foraged in the bushes.
We then headed into the cemetery and quickly spotted a Merlin perched atop a pine tree. We spent the rest of the time meandering through the grounds, admiring a good number of fall sparrows (eight species!), a couple of lingering warblers, and a Great Blue Heron.
After birding for about three hours, we headed over to Greenwood Park for conversation and snacks. We tallied 36 species and enjoyed great birds and great weather. The Chukar, an escapee, was a fun observation but does not count on our life lists.
Species Lists
Mallard
American Black Duck
Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon)
Mourning Dove
Ring-billed Gull
Great Blue Heron
Cooper’s Hawk
Red-tailed Hawk
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
American Kestrel
Merlin
Monk Parakeet
Blue Jay
Fish Crow
Tufted Titmouse
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Kinglet sp
White-breasted Nuthatch
European Starling
Gray Catbird
Northern Mockingbird
Hermit Thrush
American Robin
House Sparrow
Chipping Sparrow
Field Sparrow
Dark-eyed Junco
White-throated Sparrow
Savannah Sparrow
Song Sparrow
Swamp Sparrow
Eastern Towhee
Common Yellowthroat
Palm Warbler
Northern Cardinal
Chukar* escapee