Soozenyc
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A slice of city life… nowadays its mainly about birds.
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Soozenyc
@soozenyc.bsky.social
· Nov 17
The last time I saw Flaco was when he returned to his tree after visiting the Lower Eastside. Nov 17, 2023.
That summer, when birdwatching got boring I would visit Flaco. He kept me interested in my new hobby. Miss you.
#FlacotheOwl
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That summer, when birdwatching got boring I would visit Flaco. He kept me interested in my new hobby. Miss you.
#FlacotheOwl
#birdcpp
#owl
What do you think? Is this dapper bird going to watch
People or Birds?
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#brooklynbirds
#bklynbirdclub
#holidaybird
People or Birds?
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#holidaybird
November 18, 2025 at 1:15 PM
What do you think? Is this dapper bird going to watch
People or Birds?
#birds
#brooklynbirds
#bklynbirdclub
#holidaybird
People or Birds?
#birds
#brooklynbirds
#bklynbirdclub
#holidaybird
Forgive the graininess of this video. We located this American Woodcock from a distance and we took care not to get close and have it fly away.
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#brooklynbirds
#bklynbirdclub
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November 17, 2025 at 12:55 PM
Forgive the graininess of this video. We located this American Woodcock from a distance and we took care not to get close and have it fly away.
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#brooklynbirds
#bklynbirdclub
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#bklynbirdclub
Here is a juvenile American Oystercatcher finding its way south during fall migration. The eyes are still dark and the adults have slightly longer necks.
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#Forttildenbeach
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November 16, 2025 at 1:47 PM
Here is a juvenile American Oystercatcher finding its way south during fall migration. The eyes are still dark and the adults have slightly longer necks.
#birds
#Forttildenbeach
#bklynbirdclub
#birds
#Forttildenbeach
#bklynbirdclub
A birder recently told me one way to ID Royal Terns. “Look for the male patterned baldness on the head”. Yep that’s in my head FOREVER.
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#birdcpp
#forttilden
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#forttilden
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November 14, 2025 at 8:53 PM
A birder recently told me one way to ID Royal Terns. “Look for the male patterned baldness on the head”. Yep that’s in my head FOREVER.
#birds
#birdcpp
#forttilden
#bklynbirdclub
#birds
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#forttilden
#bklynbirdclub
A female Greater Scaup is brown with a darker head and white patches by the bill. They can dive up to 20 feet in search of food.
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#historicgreenwood
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#historicgreenwood
#brooklynbirds
#bklynbirdclub
November 14, 2025 at 4:57 AM
A female Greater Scaup is brown with a darker head and white patches by the bill. They can dive up to 20 feet in search of food.
#birds
#historicgreenwood
#brooklynbirds
#bklynbirdclub
#birds
#historicgreenwood
#brooklynbirds
#bklynbirdclub
Buffleheads are small diving ducks. Their name comes from the male’s “Buffalo like” puffy large head.
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#historicgreenwood
#brooklynbirds
#bklynbirdclub
#birds
#historicgreenwood
#brooklynbirds
#bklynbirdclub
November 13, 2025 at 11:11 AM
Buffleheads are small diving ducks. Their name comes from the male’s “Buffalo like” puffy large head.
#birds
#historicgreenwood
#brooklynbirds
#bklynbirdclub
#birds
#historicgreenwood
#brooklynbirds
#bklynbirdclub
November 10, 2025 at 4:57 PM
At this time of year Bumble (Prospect Park’s the leucistic squirrel) is usually holding some treasured food item and is sprinting off to bury it.
#birds
#squirrels
#brooklynbirds
#bklynbirdclub
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#squirrels
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#bklynbirdclub
November 9, 2025 at 12:01 PM
At this time of year Bumble (Prospect Park’s the leucistic squirrel) is usually holding some treasured food item and is sprinting off to bury it.
#birds
#squirrels
#brooklynbirds
#bklynbirdclub
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#squirrels
#brooklynbirds
#bklynbirdclub
Found a group of Tufted Titmouses, they gave themselves away by being chatty! The Chickadees won’t be far behind.
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#brooklynbirds
#bklynbirdclub
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#bklynbirdclub
November 7, 2025 at 11:09 AM
Found a group of Tufted Titmouses, they gave themselves away by being chatty! The Chickadees won’t be far behind.
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#brooklynbirds
#bklynbirdclub
#birds
#brooklynbirds
#bklynbirdclub
I learn so much on Ryan’s bird walks. If you like my posts I’m sure you’ll enjoy his new book, Bird City.
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#birdwatching
#birds
#birdwatching
Bird City is out today, and you can find it wherever you buy books.
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Pub Day
Bird City has landed
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November 5, 2025 at 10:54 AM
I learn so much on Ryan’s bird walks. If you like my posts I’m sure you’ll enjoy his new book, Bird City.
#birds
#birdwatching
#birds
#birdwatching
The moon glistens as the sun sets at 4:50pm.
Green-wood closes at 6pm.
So its quiet and darkness seeps in.
Saw two bats, a Great Blue Heron hunting for fish and a Red-tailed Hawk, well, just hunting.
#birds
#brooklynbirds
#bklynbirdclub
Green-wood closes at 6pm.
So its quiet and darkness seeps in.
Saw two bats, a Great Blue Heron hunting for fish and a Red-tailed Hawk, well, just hunting.
#birds
#brooklynbirds
#bklynbirdclub
November 3, 2025 at 1:09 AM
The moon glistens as the sun sets at 4:50pm.
Green-wood closes at 6pm.
So its quiet and darkness seeps in.
Saw two bats, a Great Blue Heron hunting for fish and a Red-tailed Hawk, well, just hunting.
#birds
#brooklynbirds
#bklynbirdclub
Green-wood closes at 6pm.
So its quiet and darkness seeps in.
Saw two bats, a Great Blue Heron hunting for fish and a Red-tailed Hawk, well, just hunting.
#birds
#brooklynbirds
#bklynbirdclub
I’m getting better at spotting birds from a distance. Good thing I captured this Cooper’s Hawk, once I got closer it flew off.
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#brooklynbirds
#bklynbirdclub
#birds
#brooklynbirds
#bklynbirdclub
October 31, 2025 at 2:54 PM
I’m getting better at spotting birds from a distance. Good thing I captured this Cooper’s Hawk, once I got closer it flew off.
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#brooklynbirds
#bklynbirdclub
#birds
#brooklynbirds
#bklynbirdclub
Another lost tourist! At this time of year Horned Grebes are white and gray with a black cap and contrasting white cheek. Wasn't close enough to capture the red eyes.
LIFER.
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#birdcpp
#brooklynbirds
#bklynbirdclub
LIFER.
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#birdcpp
#brooklynbirds
#bklynbirdclub
October 28, 2025 at 12:58 PM
Another lost tourist! At this time of year Horned Grebes are white and gray with a black cap and contrasting white cheek. Wasn't close enough to capture the red eyes.
LIFER.
#birds
#birdcpp
#brooklynbirds
#bklynbirdclub
LIFER.
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#birdcpp
#brooklynbirds
#bklynbirdclub
We have a guest from the West Coast, a stunning Varied Thrush. Bright orange with a black face mask. Bounced around all afternoon, eating to get enough strength for its return trip home.
LIFER
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#brooklynbirds
#bklynbirdclub
LIFER
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#bklynbirdclub
October 27, 2025 at 9:41 PM
We have a guest from the West Coast, a stunning Varied Thrush. Bright orange with a black face mask. Bounced around all afternoon, eating to get enough strength for its return trip home.
LIFER
#birds
#brooklynbirds
#bklynbirdclub
LIFER
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#brooklynbirds
#bklynbirdclub
A Vesper Sparrow is a chunky bird with a long tail and a white eye ring. Likes to sings in the evening.
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#bklynbirdclub
October 24, 2025 at 1:50 PM
A Vesper Sparrow is a chunky bird with a long tail and a white eye ring. Likes to sings in the evening.
#birds
#brooklynbirds
#bklynbirdclub
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#bklynbirdclub
Winter Wrens are so cute but they can be hard to find. I always describe them as little brown golf balls.
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#brooklynbirds
#bklynbirdclub
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#brooklynbirds
#bklynbirdclub
October 23, 2025 at 10:07 PM
Winter Wrens are so cute but they can be hard to find. I always describe them as little brown golf balls.
#birds
#brooklynbirds
#bklynbirdclub
#birds
#brooklynbirds
#bklynbirdclub
We usually don't find Rusty Blackbirds atop a Pine tree. They must be going after the insects that are around the pine cones.
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#bklynbirdclub
October 20, 2025 at 4:05 PM
We usually don't find Rusty Blackbirds atop a Pine tree. They must be going after the insects that are around the pine cones.
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#birdcpp
#brooklynbirds
#bklynbirdclub
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#brooklynbirds
#bklynbirdclub
Compared to the last few days Sunday was a slow bird day. But hey, this chipmunk scored a grape!
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#bklynbirdclub
October 20, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Compared to the last few days Sunday was a slow bird day. But hey, this chipmunk scored a grape!
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#brooklynbirds
#bklynbirdclub
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At one point while Merlin was eating breakfast there was a group of toddlers sitting at the base of the tree.
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October 17, 2025 at 1:17 PM
At one point while Merlin was eating breakfast there was a group of toddlers sitting at the base of the tree.
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#bklynbirdclub
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Found a Great Blue Heron on top of a small tree. It was sleeping but then woke up and started preening. A feather floated to the ground and I got it!
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October 12, 2025 at 1:03 AM
Found a Great Blue Heron on top of a small tree. It was sleeping but then woke up and started preening. A feather floated to the ground and I got it!
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(Reposted w/video)
When I got to this spot there were only three birds. Lucky for me one of them was a Nelson’s Sparrow. I was the only birder there and I got quite a show from this little bird.
LIFER.
#birds
#birdwatching
#fallmigration2025
#Brklynbirds
#bklynbirdclub
#prospectpark
When I got to this spot there were only three birds. Lucky for me one of them was a Nelson’s Sparrow. I was the only birder there and I got quite a show from this little bird.
LIFER.
#birds
#birdwatching
#fallmigration2025
#Brklynbirds
#bklynbirdclub
#prospectpark
October 10, 2025 at 12:55 PM
(Reposted w/video)
When I got to this spot there were only three birds. Lucky for me one of them was a Nelson’s Sparrow. I was the only birder there and I got quite a show from this little bird.
LIFER.
#birds
#birdwatching
#fallmigration2025
#Brklynbirds
#bklynbirdclub
#prospectpark
When I got to this spot there were only three birds. Lucky for me one of them was a Nelson’s Sparrow. I was the only birder there and I got quite a show from this little bird.
LIFER.
#birds
#birdwatching
#fallmigration2025
#Brklynbirds
#bklynbirdclub
#prospectpark
When I got to this spot there were only three birds. Lucky for me one of them was a Nelson’s Sparrow. I was the only birder there and I got quite a show from this little bird.
LIFER.
#birds
#birdwatching
#fallmigration2025
#Brklynbirds
#bklynbirdclub
#prospectpark
LIFER.
#birds
#birdwatching
#fallmigration2025
#Brklynbirds
#bklynbirdclub
#prospectpark
October 10, 2025 at 2:09 AM
When I got to this spot there were only three birds. Lucky for me one of them was a Nelson’s Sparrow. I was the only birder there and I got quite a show from this little bird.
LIFER.
#birds
#birdwatching
#fallmigration2025
#Brklynbirds
#bklynbirdclub
#prospectpark
LIFER.
#birds
#birdwatching
#fallmigration2025
#Brklynbirds
#bklynbirdclub
#prospectpark
Look at this Palm Warbler bobbing its tail. The tail movement stirs up insects which is the bird’s preferred food source.
#birds
#birdwatching
#fallmigration2025
#Brklynbirds
#bklynbirdclub
#historicgreenwood
#birdcpp
#birds
#birdwatching
#fallmigration2025
#Brklynbirds
#bklynbirdclub
#historicgreenwood
#birdcpp
October 8, 2025 at 1:55 PM
Look at this Palm Warbler bobbing its tail. The tail movement stirs up insects which is the bird’s preferred food source.
#birds
#birdwatching
#fallmigration2025
#Brklynbirds
#bklynbirdclub
#historicgreenwood
#birdcpp
#birds
#birdwatching
#fallmigration2025
#Brklynbirds
#bklynbirdclub
#historicgreenwood
#birdcpp
A Blue Jay being quiet.
#birds
#birdwatching
#fallmigration2025
#Brklynbirds
#bklynbirdclub
#ProspectPark
#birdcpp
#birds
#birdwatching
#fallmigration2025
#Brklynbirds
#bklynbirdclub
#ProspectPark
#birdcpp
October 7, 2025 at 8:25 PM
A Blue Jay being quiet.
#birds
#birdwatching
#fallmigration2025
#Brklynbirds
#bklynbirdclub
#ProspectPark
#birdcpp
#birds
#birdwatching
#fallmigration2025
#Brklynbirds
#bklynbirdclub
#ProspectPark
#birdcpp
A murder of Crows did not like us. Cackling and flying the whole time, it felt like a scene from “The Birds”. They actually cracked a branch and it fell behind our group. (Sound up to hear it). One of the birders took the branch as a souvenir.
#birds
#fallmigration2025
#Brklynbirds
#bklynbirdclub
#birds
#fallmigration2025
#Brklynbirds
#bklynbirdclub
October 5, 2025 at 11:16 PM
A murder of Crows did not like us. Cackling and flying the whole time, it felt like a scene from “The Birds”. They actually cracked a branch and it fell behind our group. (Sound up to hear it). One of the birders took the branch as a souvenir.
#birds
#fallmigration2025
#Brklynbirds
#bklynbirdclub
#birds
#fallmigration2025
#Brklynbirds
#bklynbirdclub