Leader : Steve Nanz
date = 3/26/11
site = Goethals Bridge Pond, River Rd., Mt. Loretto, Saw Mill Creek Marsh, Wolfes Pond, Great Kills
observers = Brooklyn Bird Club - Steve Nanz and 13 others
Pied-billed Grebe
Horned Grebe
Northern Gannet
Double-crested Cormorant
Great Cormorant
Black-crowned Night-Heron
Great Egret
Turkey Vulture
Northern Shoveler
Bufflehead
Gadwall
American Black Duck
Canada Goose
Ring-necked Duck
American Wigeon
Long-tailed Duck
Greater Scaup
Red-breasted Merganser
Green-winged Teal
Brant
Hooded Merganser
Mute Swan
Mallard
Cooper's Hawk
Red-tailed Hawk
Northern Harrier
Peregrine Falcon
Ring-necked Pheasant
Turkey
Killdeer
American Oystercatcher
Wilson's Snipe
Greater Yellowlegs
Great Black-backed Gull
Ring-billed Gull
Herring Gull
Rock Pigeon
Mourning Dove
Belted Kingfisher
Downy Woodpecker
Eastern Phoebe
Blue Jay
Fish Crow
Black-capped Chickadee
Carolina Wren
American Robin
Northern Mockingbird
European Starling
White-throated Sparrow
Song Sparrow
Northern Cardinal
Common Grackle
5 Deer seen at River Rd.
Wolf Spider at Wolfes Pond
Sunday, March 27, 2011
Sunday, March 13, 2011
March 13th Floyd Bennett "Green" March hike
Leading :Peter Dorosh
During my theme trip Brooklyn Bird Club walk starting from Marine Park's Salt Marsh Nature Center , walking most of the way down Flatbush Ave to Four Sparrow Marsh Preserve and last Floyd Bennett Field, we encountered our first sign of spring with EASTERN PHOEBE in Four Sparrow Marsh , in this weed lot that is slated for future development if not opposed. Whimsically, the Phoebe first alighted on a discarded push cart , then unto a nearby shopping cart handle in the trash strewn field. Prior that,a TURKEY VULTURE passed over very low with good visibility of the red head very near us without need for binoculars.
Though our count was quite low on this gusty day which impacted bird activity , nevertheless, the report of 10 species duck and an exceptional sighting for our last bird species before calling it a day , a soaring COMMON RAVEN in a standstill position over Floyd Bennett's cricket field adjacent to Aviator Sports, at precisely 3:15 pm. The large corvid soared low enough , undeterred by the strong winds, over the cricket field which earlier had 33 HORNED LARKS and 2 KILLDEER..For fickle , unpredictable March, a really terrific wind burned day for us.
Peter
BBC
Location: Marine Park (Gerritsen Creek area)
Observation date: 3/13/11
Number of species: 24
Brant X
Canada Goose X
American Wigeon 6
American Black Duck X
Mallard X
Northern Shoveler X
Green-winged Teal (American) 3
Lesser Scaup 2
Bufflehead X
Hooded Merganser 2
Ruddy Duck 60
Pied-billed Grebe 2
Great Blue Heron 4
Ring-billed Gull X
Herring Gull (American) X
Great Black-backed Gull 2
Rock Pigeon X
Mourning Dove X
Monk Parakeet 2
European Starling X
Song Sparrow X
Red-winged Blackbird X
House Finch X
House Sparrow X
Location: Four Sparrow Marsh
Observation date: 3/13/11
Number of species: 3
Brant X
Turkey Vulture 1
Accipiter sp. 1
Eastern Phoebe 1
Location: Floyd Bennett Field
Observation date: 3/13/11
Number of species: 25
Brant X
Canada Goose X
Mute Swan X
Gadwall 15
American Wigeon 12
American Black Duck X
Mallard X
Greater/Lesser Scaup X
Bufflehead X
Red-breasted Merganser 90
Horned Grebe 1
Double-crested Cormorant 1
Great Cormorant 4
Great Blue Heron 1
Red-tailed Hawk 1
American Kestrel 1
Killdeer 2
Ring-billed Gull X
Herring Gull X
Common Raven 1
Horned Lark 33
American Robin X
European Starling X
Song Sparrow X
Northern Cardinal X
Red-winged Blackbird 45
White-throated Sparrow
Black-capped Chickadee
This report was generated automatically by eBird v2(http://ebird
During my theme trip Brooklyn Bird Club walk starting from Marine Park's Salt Marsh Nature Center , walking most of the way down Flatbush Ave to Four Sparrow Marsh Preserve and last Floyd Bennett Field, we encountered our first sign of spring with EASTERN PHOEBE in Four Sparrow Marsh , in this weed lot that is slated for future development if not opposed. Whimsically, the Phoebe first alighted on a discarded push cart , then unto a nearby shopping cart handle in the trash strewn field. Prior that,a TURKEY VULTURE passed over very low with good visibility of the red head very near us without need for binoculars.
Though our count was quite low on this gusty day which impacted bird activity , nevertheless, the report of 10 species duck and an exceptional sighting for our last bird species before calling it a day , a soaring COMMON RAVEN in a standstill position over Floyd Bennett's cricket field adjacent to Aviator Sports, at precisely 3:15 pm. The large corvid soared low enough , undeterred by the strong winds, over the cricket field which earlier had 33 HORNED LARKS and 2 KILLDEER..For fickle , unpredictable March, a really terrific wind burned day for us.
Peter
BBC
Location: Marine Park (Gerritsen Creek area)
Observation date: 3/13/11
Number of species: 24
Brant X
Canada Goose X
American Wigeon 6
American Black Duck X
Mallard X
Northern Shoveler X
Green-winged Teal (American) 3
Lesser Scaup 2
Bufflehead X
Hooded Merganser 2
Ruddy Duck 60
Pied-billed Grebe 2
Great Blue Heron 4
Ring-billed Gull X
Herring Gull (American) X
Great Black-backed Gull 2
Rock Pigeon X
Mourning Dove X
Monk Parakeet 2
European Starling X
Song Sparrow X
Red-winged Blackbird X
House Finch X
House Sparrow X
Location: Four Sparrow Marsh
Observation date: 3/13/11
Number of species: 3
Brant X
Turkey Vulture 1
Accipiter sp. 1
Eastern Phoebe 1
Location: Floyd Bennett Field
Observation date: 3/13/11
Number of species: 25
Brant X
Canada Goose X
Mute Swan X
Gadwall 15
American Wigeon 12
American Black Duck X
Mallard X
Greater/Lesser Scaup X
Bufflehead X
Red-breasted Merganser 90
Horned Grebe 1
Double-crested Cormorant 1
Great Cormorant 4
Great Blue Heron 1
Red-tailed Hawk 1
American Kestrel 1
Killdeer 2
Ring-billed Gull X
Herring Gull X
Common Raven 1
Horned Lark 33
American Robin X
European Starling X
Song Sparrow X
Northern Cardinal X
Red-winged Blackbird 45
White-throated Sparrow
Black-capped Chickadee
This report was generated automatically by eBird v2(http://ebird
Sunday, March 6, 2011
Prospect Park March 5th
leader: Eddie Davis
Highlights included Pine Siskins at the feeders (think we had 4 at one point), one Ring-necked drake at the upper pool, and a Ruby-crowned Kinglet (found by Kathy) behind the Wellhouse. Many areas (Ravine, Midwood, and Peninsula) were especially quiet.
Here's a complete list:
Location: Prospect Park
Observation date: 3/5/11
Number of species: 32
Canada Goose X
Mute Swan 5
Mallard X
Northern Shoveler X
Ring-necked Duck 1
Ruddy Duck X
Red-tailed Hawk 1
Ring-billed Gull X
Herring Gull X
Rock Pigeon X
Mourning Dove 5
Red-bellied Woodpecker 2
Downy Woodpecker 3
Blue Jay 5
Black-capped Chickadee X
Tufted Titmouse 1
Red-breasted Nuthatch 1 (vale)
White-breasted Nuthatch 4
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 1 (wellhouse)
American Robin X
Northern Mockingbird 1
European Starling X
Fox Sparrow 5 (feeders, vale, and lullwater)
Song Sparrow 2
White-throated Sparrow X
Dark-eyed Junco X
Northern Cardinal 6
Red-winged Blackbird X
House Finch X (feeders)
Pine Siskin 4 (feeders)
American Goldfinch X
House Sparrow X
Highlights included Pine Siskins at the feeders (think we had 4 at one point), one Ring-necked drake at the upper pool, and a Ruby-crowned Kinglet (found by Kathy) behind the Wellhouse. Many areas (Ravine, Midwood, and Peninsula) were especially quiet.
Here's a complete list:
Location: Prospect Park
Observation date: 3/5/11
Number of species: 32
Canada Goose X
Mute Swan 5
Mallard X
Northern Shoveler X
Ring-necked Duck 1
Ruddy Duck X
Red-tailed Hawk 1
Ring-billed Gull X
Herring Gull X
Rock Pigeon X
Mourning Dove 5
Red-bellied Woodpecker 2
Downy Woodpecker 3
Blue Jay 5
Black-capped Chickadee X
Tufted Titmouse 1
Red-breasted Nuthatch 1 (vale)
White-breasted Nuthatch 4
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 1 (wellhouse)
American Robin X
Northern Mockingbird 1
European Starling X
Fox Sparrow 5 (feeders, vale, and lullwater)
Song Sparrow 2
White-throated Sparrow X
Dark-eyed Junco X
Northern Cardinal 6
Red-winged Blackbird X
House Finch X (feeders)
Pine Siskin 4 (feeders)
American Goldfinch X
House Sparrow X
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