Brooklyn Bird Alert

Sleeping swan in Williamsburg 💜 #birdcpp

Watched a male Osprey give his mate a cloacal kiss in between her rebuilding their summer home at the Marine Park Salt Marsh. @BirdBrklyn #osprey #brooklynbirding #brooklynbirdsofprey #birding #birdphotography #birdwatching

Northern flicker in Prospect Park today. @BirdBrklyn @prospect_park

Northern Gannet very close to the middle parking lot of Gravesend Bay now

Double-crested Cormorant perched at Sylvan Water Pond in Green-Wood Cemetery on Friday afternoon.

Spring. Monk Parakeets in Greenwood Cemetery today. @BirdBrklyn

The little Golden-crowned Kinglets are back 😊. Greenwood Cemetery today. @BirdBrklyn

House Finch in Greenwood Cemetery today. @BirdBrklyn

Two Ospreys at platform #1 & one individual at platform #2, Marine Park Salt Marsh.

Red-tailed Hawk perched at the Ravine of Prospect Park. Video by Gus Keri.

Hermit Thrush at Owl's Head Park. Video by Gus Keri.

It is very rare to see a Song Sparrow on the rocks of the Belt Parkway Promenade of Bay Ridge. Video by Gus Keri.

Brown Creeper doing what it does best, creeping up trees at Prospect Park. Video by Gus Keri.

Unmute the video and listen to the Carolina Wren singing at Owl's Head Park. Video by Gus Keri.

@DAllenNYC @CentralParkNYC You're welcome

@BirdBrklyn Thanks for posting. You're so lucky to have nest boxes. I wish we had some in Central Park. @CentralParkNYC

Watch at the beginning of the video, in slow motion, the hen Wood Duck enters the nesting box at Prospect Park (although we were a bit late in filming), while the male sitting on the top for protection. Video by Gus Keri.

Louisiana Waterthrush seen foraging amidst the bickering Canada Geese at Sylvan Water in Green-Wood Cemetery today.

Chipping Sparrow stopover at Dell Water in Green-Wood Cemetery today.

Also, there was a large influx of Northern Flickers at Owl's Head Park today. Video by Gus Keri.

Believe it or not, this is the first Chipping Sparrow reported in Bay Ridge this year and this is very unusual. This one was at Owl's Head Park. Video by Gus Keri.

There were many Golden-crown Kinglets at Owl's head Park today. Some of them were foraging on the ground very close to people and off-leash dogs. Video by Gus keri.