A "field book" of day (or occasional weekend)sightings of previous field trips led by skilled leaders to various habitats and locales within and beyond Brooklyn and NYC boundaries. Founded in 1909 , BBC Birding has provided enjoyment for over 100 years!
Sunday, October 2, 2011
Fort Tilden Hawkwatch Oct 1st
Bobolink at Riis Beach boardwalk edge, photo by Sandy Paci
date = 2011/10/01
site = Fort Tilden Hawkwatch 9am-12 , ( walk before /after, Floyd Bennett late afternoon)
observers = Brooklyn Bird Club leader Peter Dorosh 7 participants
Hawk watch 9 am -12 noon session Battery Harris East bunker
Cooper's Hawk 3
Red-tailed Hawk 1
Osprey 54 ( very good movement seen)
Sharp-shinned Hawk 33
Peregrine Falcon 1
American Kestrel 12
Merlin 5
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other locations ( not on hawkwatch)
Royal Tern flyover Floyd Bennett Archery Rd
Double-crested Cormorant
Great Egret
Great Blue Heron
Canada Goose
Wood Duck
Mallard
Cooper's Hawk
Red-tailed Hawk
Osprey
Sharp-shinned Hawk
Peregrine Falcon
American Kestrel
Merlin
Laughing Gull
Great Black-backed Gull
Forster's Tern
Ring-billed Gull
Herring Gull
Rock Pigeon
Mourning Dove
Chimney Swift
Belted Kingfisher
Northern Flicker
Red-eyed Vireo
Eastern Phoebe
American Crow
Blue Jay
Tree Swallow
Black-capped Chickadee
House Wren
Carolina Wren
American Robin
Gray Catbird
Brown Thrasher
Northern Mockingbird
European Starling
Cedar Waxwing
Prairie Warbler
American Redstart
Blackpoll Warbler
Black-throated Green Warbler
Common Yellowthroat
Palm Warbler
Yellow-breasted Chat Ft TIlden trail head to Battery East Bunker
Northern Parula
Magnolia Warbler
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Scarlet Tanager
Chipping Sparrow
White-throated Sparrow
Savannah Sparrow
Song Sparrow
White-crowned Sparrow
Clay-colored Sparrow 50%
Eastern Towhee
Northern Cardinal
Indigo Bunting
Blue Grosbeak female Floyd Bennett Nursery
Baltimore Oriole
Bobolink 5 Riis Golf Course south fence
Red-winged Blackbird
House Sparrow
Savannah Sparrow at Floyd Bennett Field , photo by Sandy Paci