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I visited Brooklyn this past weekend. Despite jet lag, rain, and wind, I managed to spend a few hours in Prospect Park and picked up 39 species including 15 year birds:

• American Coot
• American Goldfinch
• White-throated Sparrow
• White-breasted Nuthatch
• Song Sparrow
• Ruddy Duck
• Rock Pigeon
• Ring-billed Gull
• Red-winged Blackbird
• Red-tailed Hawk
• Red-bellied Woodpecker
• Red-breasted Nuthatch
• American Robin
• Black-capped Chickadee
• Blue Jay
• Brown-headed Cowbird
• Canada Goose
• Common Grackle
• Double-crested Cormorant
• Downy Woodpecker
• Eastern Phoebe
• European Starling
• Herring Gull
• House Finch
• House Sparrow
• Mallard
• Mourning Dove
• Northern Shoveler
• Tufted Titmouse
• Ring-necked Duck
• Northern Flicker
• Hermit Thrush
• Northern Cardinal
• Wood Duck
• Great Egret
• Fox Sparrow
• Swamp Sparrow
• Eastern Towhee
• Brown Creeper

However, I did not find the Red-necked Grebe or the White-winged Crossbills that were reported earlier in the year.