Sunday, March 27, 2011

March 26th Staten Island

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 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

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