Leader: Sandy Paci
Brooklyn Bird Club Field Trip
Caumsett State Park Oct. 17, 2009
Participants:
Sandy Paci (leader), Lenore Swenson, Suzanne Ortiz, John Cristiciello,
Rusty Harold, Donna Evans, Hilary Salk
1 Brant
2 Canada Goose
3 Mute Swan
4 Black Duck
5 Mallard
6 Surf Scoter (flock of 8 to 10 flying west on LI Sound)
7 Common Loon (2 on LI Sound & 1 flyover)
8 DC Cormorant
9 Great Blue Heron
10 Great Egret
11 Osprey
12 Northern Harrier
13 Sharp Shinned Hawk
14 Cooper's Hawk
15 Red-tailed Hawk (multiple)
16 American Kestrel
17 Merlin (1 ind seen several times, including dogfight w/5 Crows)
18 Killdeer (flock of 6 calling in flight, late afternoon)
19 Dunlin (flock of 6 on beach of LI Sound)
20 Laughing Gull
21 Ring Billed Gull
22 Herring Gull
23 Great Black Backed Gull
24 Rock Pigeon
25 Mourning Dove
26 Yellow Billed Cuckoo (heard only --"tuk-tuk" -- in several spots)
27 Belted Kingfisher
28 Red Bellied Woodpecker
29 Downy Woodpecker
30 Hairy Woodpecker
31 Northern Flicker
32 Eastern Wood PeeWee
33 Eastern Phoebe
34 Eastern Kingbird
35 Blue Headed Vireo
36 American Crow (group of 5 defended Meadowlark, attacked Merlin & drove it from area)
37 Blue Jay
38 Black Capped Chickadee (heard only)
39 Tufted Titmouse (heard only)
40 White Breasted Nuthatch
41 Carolina Wren (heard only)
42 Golden Crowned Kinglet
43 Ruby Crowned Kinglet
44 Hermit Thrush
45 American Robin
46 Gray Catbird (heard only)
47 Northern Mockingbird
48 European Starling
49 Cedar Waxwing
50 Black Throated Blue Warbler (1 female)
51 Yellow Rumped Warbler (numerous)
52 Black Throated Green Warbler
53 Palm Warbler (multiple, seen several spots)
54 Common Yellowthroat
55 Eastern Towhee (heard only)
56 Chipping Sparrow
57 Savannah Sparrow
58 Song Sparrow
59 Swamp Sparrow
60 White Throated Sparrow
61 White Crowned Sparrow (multiple adults & juveniles, great looks in several spots, prob. 8-10 inds altogether)
62 Dark Eyed Junco
63 Northern Cardinal
64 Indigo Bunting (heard only)
65 Eastern Meadowlark (2 inds, 1 attacked by Merlin & defended by Crows!)
66 Baltimore Oriole (1 male)
67 American Goldfinch (flock flyover & heard)
68 House Sparrow
