9/20 Fort Tilden region

Leader : Rob Jett

Participants: Amy Cooke, James Cooke, Donna Evans, Sandy Paci, Jen Uscher, Jason Conradt, Bob (?), Rob Jett, Tom Preston, Jo Ann Segretto

Location:     Fort Tilden
Observation date:     9/20/08
Number of species:     36

Canada Goose
Double-crested Cormorant
Black-crowned Night-Heron
American Kestrel
Peregrine Falcon
Sanderling
Herring Gull
Rock Pigeon
Mourning Dove
Downy Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
Eastern Phoebe
Red-eyed Vireo
Blue Jay     50
American Crow
Tree Swallow
Carolina Wren
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
American Robin
Gray Catbird
Northern Mockingbird
European Starling
Northern Parula
American Redstart
Northern Waterthrush
Common Yellowthroat
Eastern Towhee
Savannah Sparrow
Song Sparrow
Lincoln's Sparrow     1, community garden.
Northern Cardinal
Red-winged Blackbird
Brown-headed Cowbird
House Finch
American Goldfinch
House Sparrow

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Location:     Jacob Riis Park
Observation date:     9/20/08
Number of species:     27

Canada Goose
American Oystercatcher     3, bay 8.
Sanderling
Laughing Gull
Herring Gull
Great Black-backed Gull
Rock Pigeon
Mourning Dove
Northern Flicker
Eastern Phoebe
Red-eyed Vireo
Blue Jay
American Crow
Carolina Wren
American Robin
Gray Catbird
Northern Mockingbird
European Starling
American Redstart
Common Yellowthroat
Eastern Towhee
Savannah Sparrow
Song Sparrow
Northern Cardinal
Dickcissel     1, female between Beach 169th street and handball courts.
Brown-headed Cowbird
House Sparrow

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Prospect Park 9/14

Leader Mary Eyster

reported by Donna Evans

Sunday's walk.7:30 AM- 2:30 PM. A good time!

Leader : Mary Eyster; reported by Donna Evans

Green Heron
Black Crowned Night-Heron
Mallard
Rock Dove
Mourning Dove
Chimney Swift
Red Bellied Woodpecker
Downy Woodpecker
Hairy Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
Eastern Wood Peewee
Eastern Phoebe
Blue Jay
American Crow
Black-Capped Chickadee
House Wren
Blue-Gray Gnatcatcher
Tufted Titmouse
Veery
American Robin
Gray Catbird
Brown Thrasher
Cedar Waxwing
Starling
Philadelphia Vireo [brush along Binnenwater west of wooden bridge btwn viewing 
platform/music pagoda] 
Red-Eyed Vireo

WARBLERs
Northern Parula 
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Palm 
Chestnut-sided "
Magnolia 
Black-Throated Blue (f & imm)
Prairie
Black-&-White
American Redstart (f & imm)
Common Yellowthroat (f & imm)
Wilson's 

*[Parula, Maggnolia, Prairie, Palm, Redstart all seen in trees by path at Sumac 
grove/meadow/Lake nexus]

Scarlet Tanager
Rose Breasted Grosbeak (f)
Common Grackle
Northern Oriole
American Goldfinch
House Sparrow

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Sandy Hook 8/31/08

Leader : Bob Machover

1.   Canada Goose - heard

2.   Double-crested Cormorant - a few

3.   Snowy Egret - 4

4.   Turkey Vulture - 1

5.   Osprey - 2

6.   Broad-winged Hawk - 1 adult flew into tree in front of us as we were having lunch...then disappeared   

      mysteriously as no one saw it leave.  Sneaky!

7.   Black-bellied Plover - 1 heard

8.   American Golden Plover - 1 adult

9.   Semipalmated Plover - 30?

10. Piping Plover - 9 (including juveniles and adults)

11. American Oysercatcher - 2

12. Whimbrel - 1 

13. Sanderling - 40?

14. Semipalmated Sandpiper - 35?

15. Western Sandpiper - at least 2...with almost Dunlin-like bills

16. Least Sandpiper - 20?

17. White-rumped Sandpiper - 2

18. Laughing Gull

19. Ring-billed Gull

20. Herring Gull

21. Great Black-backed Gull

22. Common Tern - Big flock...125?

23. Least Tern - 2...1 adult, 1 juvenile

24. Rock Pigeon

25. Mourning Dove

26. Chimney Swift (I missed this)

27. Ruby-throated Hummingbird - 2

28. Downy Woodpecker - 1 heard

29. Eastern Wood-Pewee - 2

30. Yellow-bellied Flycatcher - 1...brief glimpses

31. Least Flycatcher -1 (Probable...I saw it briefly)

32. White-eyed Vireo - 4

33. Red-eyed Vireo - 2....1 sang almost non-stop for 15 minutes!

34. American Crow

35. Tree Swallow - 40?

36. Barn Swallow - 4

37. Carolina Wren

38. House Wren -1

39. Veery - 1 heard

40. American Robin - 12?

41. Gray Catbird - Abundant!  Catbird capital!

42. Northern Mockingbird - 8

43. European Starling

44. Cedar Waxwing - 60?

45. Northern Parula - 6

46. Magnolia Warbler - 3

47. Cape May Warbler - I missed this...female seen and well-described by Kellie

48. Black-throated Blue Warbler - 1 female

49. Black-throated Green Warbler - I missed this, too

50. Black-and-white Warbler - 8

51. American Redstart - 10

52. Northern Waterthrush - 1

53. Common Yellowthroat - 10

54. Canada Warbler - 1

55. Eastern Towhee - 5-6 heard

56. Field Sparrow - 1

57. Northern Cardinal - fairly common

58. Bobolink - 6-8 flyovers

59. Baltimore Oriole - 2

60. House Finch - a few

61. American Goldfinch - a few heard

 

Til the next.....

 

Bob