Saturday, September 12, 2009

September 12th, Staten Island

Honorary Centennial Classic Leader : Rob Jett

Observation date: 9/12/09
Notes: Observers: John Criscitiello, Eddie Davis, Donna Evans, Rusty Harold, Rob Jett, Suzanne Ortiz, Janet Schumacher, Elizabeth Stone, Heather Walters, Bob Washburn

Location: Conference House Park
Number of species: 34

Mallard X
Common Loon 1
Double-crested Cormorant X
Cooper's Hawk 1
Spotted Sandpiper 3
Ring-billed Gull X
Herring Gull X
Great Black-backed Gull X
Rock Pigeon X
Mourning Dove X
Chimney Swift X
Downy Woodpecker 1
Hairy Woodpecker 1
Northern Flicker X
Empidonax sp. 1
Red-eyed Vireo 2
Blue Jay X
American Crow X
Tree Swallow X
Barn Swallow X
Carolina Wren X
House Wren X
American Robin X
Gray Catbird X
Northern Mockingbird X
European Starling X
Cedar Waxwing X
American Redstart X
Common Yellowthroat X
Song Sparrow X
Northern Cardinal X
Common Grackle X
American Goldfinch X
House Sparrow X

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Location: Mount Loretto Unique Area
Number of species: 35

Wood Duck 10
Mallard X
Double-crested Cormorant X
Great Blue Heron 1
Great Egret 1
Green Heron 1
Black-crowned Night-Heron 2
Osprey 1
Ring-billed Gull X
Herring Gull (American) X
Great Black-backed Gull X
Common Tern 1
Rock Pigeon X
Mourning Dove X
Northern Flicker X
Eastern Phoebe 1
Eastern Kingbird 2
Warbling Vireo 1
Blue Jay X
American Crow X
Tree Swallow X
Carolina Wren X
House Wren 1
American Robin X
Gray Catbird X
Northern Mockingbird X
European Starling X
Cedar Waxwing X
Yellow Warbler 1
American Redstart X
Northern Waterthrush 1
Common Yellowthroat 1
Song Sparrow X
Northern Cardinal X
Common Grackle X

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Location: Blue Heron Park
Number of species: 26

Wood Duck X
Mallard X
Mourning Dove X
Red-bellied Woodpecker 1
Downy Woodpecker 1
Hairy Woodpecker 1
Northern Flicker 3
Blue Jay X
Tree Swallow X
Black-capped Chickadee X
White-breasted Nuthatch 2
Carolina Wren X
Veery 1
American Robin X
Gray Catbird X
European Starling X
Cedar Waxwing X
Northern Parula 3
Black-throated Blue Warbler 2
Black-and-white Warbler 2
American Redstart X
Common Yellowthroat 1
Northern Cardinal X
Common Grackle X
American Goldfinch 8
House Sparrow X

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Location: Wolfe's Pond Park
Number of species: 19

Mute Swan 4
Mallard X
Double-crested Cormorant X
Spotted Sandpiper 1
Ring-billed Gull X
Herring Gull (American) X
Great Black-backed Gull X
Rock Pigeon X
Mourning Dove X
Northern Flicker X
Blue Jay X
Tree Swallow X
American Robin X
Gray Catbird X
European Starling X
Cedar Waxwing X
Northern Cardinal X
House Finch 1
House Sparrow X

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Location: Arden Avenue Beach
Number of species: 11

Mallard X
Double-crested Cormorant X
Ruddy Turnstone 12
Semipalmated Sandpiper 2
Least Sandpiper 1
Ring-billed Gull X
Herring Gull (American) X
Great Black-backed Gull X
Tree Swallow X
European Starling X
House Sparrow X

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Location: Great Kills Park
Number of species: 21

Mallard X
Double-crested Cormorant X
Great Blue Heron 1
Ring-billed Gull X
Herring Gull (American) X
Great Black-backed Gull X
Rock Pigeon X
Belted Kingfisher 1
Northern Flicker X
Blue Jay 1
Tree Swallow X
Bank Swallow 1
Barn Swallow X
American Robin X
Gray Catbird X
European Starling X
Cedar Waxwing X
Song Sparrow X
Northern Cardinal X
Brown-headed Cowbird X
House Sparrow X

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Combined list:


1) Mute Swan
2) Wood Duck
3) Mallard
4) Common Loon
5) Double-crested Cormorant
6) Great Blue Heron
7) Great Egret
8) Green Heron
9) Black-crowned Night-Heron
10) Osprey
11) Cooper's Hawk
12) Spotted Sandpiper
13) Ruddy Turnstone
14) Semipalmated Sandpiper
15) Least Sandpiper
16) Ring-billed Gull
17) Herring Gull
18) Great Black-backed Gull
19) Common Tern
20) Rock Pigeon
21) Mourning Dove
22) Chimney Swift
23) Belted Kingfisher
24) Red-bellied Woodpecker
25) Downy Woodpecker
26) Hairy Woodpecker
27) Northern Flicker
28) Empidonax sp.
29) Eastern Phoebe
30) Eastern Kingbird
31) Warbling Vireo
32) Red-eyed Vireo
33) Blue Jay
34) American Crow
35) Tree Swallow
36) Bank Swallow
37) Barn Swallow
38) Black-capped Chickadee
39) White-breasted Nuthatch
40) Carolina Wren
41) House Wren
42) Veery
43) American Robin
44) Gray Catbird
45) Northern Mockingbird
46) European Starling
47) Cedar Waxwing
48) Northern Parula
49) Yellow Warbler
50) Black-throated Blue Warbler
51) Black-and-white Warbler
52) American Redstart
53) Northern Waterthrush
54) Common Yellowthroat
55) Song Sparrow
56) Northern Cardinal
57) Common Grackle
58) Brown-headed Cowbird
59) House Finch
60) American Goldfinch
61) House Sparrow
62) Laughing Gulls
63) Belted Kingfisher
64) Snowy Egret