![]() ![]() ![]() During migration, it is a great place to look for waterthrushes, Pine Warblers, and any number of passerine migrants. Green Heron have nested here in the past, and a variety of waterfowl, such as Wood Duck, Pied-billed Grebe, and American Coot, may be found, depending on the season. Proceed along the footpath under the bridge and along the Lullwater, a stretch of stream that widens and narrows. Periodically, The Brooklyn Bird Club collects nesting data during the month of June. In recent years, nesting species in Prospect Park have included Green Heron, Wood Duck, Great Horned Owl (though not every year), Red-tailed Hawk, Cooper’s Hawk, Great Crested Flycatcher, Acadian Flycatcher, White-eyed Vireo, Red-eyed Vireo, Warbling Vireo, Carolina Wren, Wood Thrush, Brown Thrasher, Yellow Warbler, and both Orchard and Baltimore Oriole. "}" data-trix-content-type="undefined" class="attachment attachment-content"> It has been held in Brooklyn since 1903, in the Bronx since 1902, and in Manhattan since 1900.) (The Audubon Christmas Bird Count is a long-time tradition in New York City. The Audubon Christmas Bird Count, conducted by the Brooklyn Bird Club, has occasionally recorded more than 60 species in Prospect Park, almost half of the number counted in the entire borough. Great Horned Owls can sometimes be found, and less common species such as Saw-whet and Long-eared Owls may roost some seasons. Sightings are enhanced when feeders are up on Breeze Hill and when open water occurs in Prospect Lake, which can host a good variety of waterfowl including Common Merganser, and a healthy contingent of wintering Ring-billed Gulls sometimes joined by rarities such as Black-headed or Iceland Gull. The Park also offers good birding during winter. ![]() According to eBird records, 290 species have been recorded in Prospect Park. In spring the number of bird species on a peak day can top 100, including five species of vireo, Vesper, Lincoln’s, and White-crowned Sparrow, Rose-breasted Grosbeak, Indigo Bunting, Bobolink, Orchard Oriole, and Baltimore Oriole, not to mention an incredible diversity of warblers (nearing 35 species yearly, with rare spring occasions on which 25 or more species have been seen in a single day). Prospect Park is a migration hotspot to rival any other in New York City. The Alliance also partners with Audubon New York, the state office of National Audubon, to operate the Prospect Park Audubon Center at the Boathouse, a land marked terra-cotta clad pavilion. Thousands of cubic yards of new topsoil were added, and thousands of native species of herbs, shrubs, and trees have been planted. The Alliance carried out a long-term reforestation project to revitalize and stabilize extensive woodlands which, combined with Prospect Lake, cover half the Park. The City of New York/Parks and Recreation manages Prospect Park in partnership with the Prospect Park Alliance, a nonprofit advocacy and preservation organization. ![]()
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