December 11th Coney Island Hike

date = 2010/12/12


site = Coney Island



Leading Peter Dorosh

observers = Mary, Monica, Linda, Dennis, Lenore



Common Loon

Red-throated Loon

Horned Grebe

Double-crested Cormorant

Great Cormorant

Black-crowned Night-Heron

Lesser Scaup

Bufflehead

Gadwall

American Black Duck

Canada Goose

Black Scoter

American Wigeon

Long-tailed Duck

Greater Scaup

Red-breasted Merganser

Brant

Hooded Merganser

Ruddy Duck

Surf Scoter

Mute Swan

Mallard

Cooper's Hawk --perched on closed Shore Theater rooftop.

Red-tailed Hawk

Peregrine Falcon -3; 2 on historic Parachute Jimp

American Coot

Purple Sandpiper - 5 , on jetties

Great Black-backed Gull

Bonaparte's Gull

Black Skimmer 11 Coney Island Beach, late

Ring-billed Gull

Herring Gull

Rock Pigeon

Mourning Dove

American Crow

Hermit Thrush

Northern Mockingbird

European Starling

White-throated Sparrow

Song Sparrow

Baltimore Oriole Kaiser Park dunes, late

House Finch

Northern Cardinal

American Goldfinch

House Sparrow

45 Species

Other : Harbor Seal

December 5th Prospect Park

Leading Eddie Davis

Seven Brooklyn dedicated Brooklyn birders decided to brave the near-freezing temperatures this morning and join me on a Prospect Park walk. We got most of the expected winter birds, plus a few nice surprises. Highlights included a Rusty Blackbird female at the Vale of Cashmere, both Kinglet species, a Purple Finch female at the feeders, and a surprising American Woodcock near the Lullwater arbor.




Location: Prospect Park



Observers: Eddie Davis with Dovid, Eni, Jess, Mike, Monica, Phil, and Sara



Observation date: 12/5/10



Number of species: 35





Canada Goose



Mute Swan



Mallard



Northern Shoveler



Ruddy Duck



Pied-billed Grebe 2 - upper pool and lower lullwater



Great Blue Heron 2 - upper pool and lullwater cove



Red-tailed Hawk



American Coot



American Woodcock 1 - lullwater path between arbor and boathouse—startled by the group, it flew across the path and landed close to us, offering great extended looks



Ring-billed Gull



Mourning Dove



Red-bellied Woodpecker 1 - lamppost 249



Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 1 - lamppost 249



Downy Woodpecker



Blue Jay



Black-capped Chickadee



Tufted Titmouse



Red-breasted Nuthatch 1 - feeders



White-breasted Nuthatch



Carolina Wren 2 - lookout hill slope



Golden-crowned Kinglet 1 - peninsula



Ruby-crowned Kinglet 1 - lamppost 249



Hermit Thrush 1 - lamppost 249



European Starling



Fox Sparrow 2 - lamppost 249



White-throated Sparrow



Dark-eyed Junco



Northern Cardinal



Red-winged Blackbird 1 - feeders



Rusty Blackbird 1 - vale of cashmere



Purple Finch 1 - feeders



House Finch 3 - feeders



American Goldfinch



House Sparrow