April 29th Prospect Big Sit

Leading : Peter Dorosh

Despite the spare pickings of the Big Sit, the

first in many years for a BBC outing--

did offered the likes of BLUE-WINGED

WARBLER, CHESTNUT-SIDED WARBLER and

BLACK THROATED GREEN WARBLERS the

best results. After the Big Sit, both waterthrush

species put in shows as well a RUSTY BLACKBIRD

either at the Vale of Cashmere pool or back shore

of Lower and Upper Pools.

BBC Big Sit at Butterfly Meadow 630 am - 930


leading Peter Dorosh

7 participants

Prospect Park, Kings, US-NY

Apr 29, 2012 6:30 AM - 9:30 AM

Protocol: Stationary

Comments: Butterfly Meadow

21 species



Red-tailed Hawk 1

Ring-billed Gull 1

Herring Gull 1

Chimney Swift 1

Northern Flicker 1

Blue Jay 14

Black-capped Chickadee 2

Wood Thrush 1 heard

American Robin X

European Starling X

Blue-winged Warbler 1

Black-and-white Warbler 1

Chestnut-sided Warbler 1

Palm Warbler 1

Yellow-rumped Warbler X

Black-throated Green Warbler 1

White-throated Sparrow X

Northern Cardinal 2

Red-winged Blackbird X

Common Grackle X

American Goldfinch 2

Photo taken by Dolores Brandon

This report was generated automatically by eBird v3 (http://ebird.org)

BBC walk post Big Sit

Prospect Park, Kings, US-NY

Apr 29, 2012 10:00 AM - 1:30 PM

Protocol: Traveling

4.0 mile(s)

41 species



Canada Goose X

Mallard X

Ruddy Duck 1 lake

Double-crested Cormorant 1

Great Egret 1

Green Heron 1 Terrace br

Red-tailed Hawk 1

Spotted Sandpiper 1 Rink Cofferdam

Solitary Sandpiper 1 Rink cofferdam

Herring Gull X

Rock Pigeon X

Mourning Dove X

Chimney Swift 7

Red-bellied Woodpecker 1

Blue-headed Vireo 2--Lookout Hill

Warbling Vireo 1

Blue Jay X

Northern Rough-winged Swallow 2 Duck Isl

Barn Swallow X

Tufted Titmouse X

House Wren 2-- Midwood

Hermit Thrush X

American Robin X

Gray Catbird 1

European Starling X

Louisiana Waterthrush 2--Ambergill Pool; Vale Cashnere pool

Northern Waterthrush 2 Upper Pool/Lower Pool back shore

Black-and-white Warbler 1

Common Yellowthroat 1

Northern Parula 1 Binnen Run

Palm Warbler 2

Yellow-rumped Warbler X

Eastern Towhee 2

Swamp Sparrow 1

White-throated Sparrow X

Northern Cardinal X

Red-winged Blackbird X

Rusty Blackbird 1

Common Grackle X

American Goldfinch X

House Sparrow X

April 28th Prospect Park

leading : Tom Stephenson

Hi Peter,




Another fun walk with over 30 great birders. We had almost 70 species including 14 species of warblers including Prairie, Blue-winged, Worm-eating (fleeting), a late Pine, Black-throated Blue and Green, and N Parula. Kind of cold but lots of bird activity.



Here's the list.



Best regards,

Tom



Pied-billed Grebe

Double-crested Cormorant

Great Egret

Green Heron

Black-crowned Night-Heron

Canada Goose

Mute Swan

Wood Duck

Mallard

Red-tailed Hawk

Spotted Sandpiper

Laughing Gull

Ring-billed Gull

Herring Gull

Rock Dove

Mourning Dove

Chimney Swift

Belted Kingfisher

Red-bellied Woodpecker

Downy Woodpecker

Hairy Woodpecker

Northern Flicker

Great Crested Flycatcher

Blue-headed Vireo

Warbling Vireo

Red-eyed Vireo

Blue Jay

American Crow

Tree Swallow

Northern Rough-winged Swallow

Barn Swallow

Black-capped Chickadee

Tufted Titmouse

Carolina Wren

House Wren

Ruby-crowned Kinglet

Hermit Thrush

American Robin

Gray Catbird

Brown Thrasher

European Starling

Blue-winged Warbler

Northern Parula

Yellow Warbler

Black-throated Blue Warbler

Yellow-rumped Warbler

Black-throated Green Warbler

Pine Warbler

Prairie Warbler

Palm Warbler

Black-and-white Warbler

Worm-eating Warbler

Ovenbird

Northern Waterthrush

Common Yellowthroat

Eastern Towhee

Chipping Sparrow

Song Sparrow

Swamp Sparrow

White-throated Sparrow

Northern Cardinal

Red-winged Blackbird

Common Grackle

Brown-headed Cowbird

Baltimore Oriole

American Goldfinch

House Sparrow

April 26th Prospect Thursday

Leading : Tom Stephenson

From Tom Stephenson , Thursday BBC walk






Hi Peter,



We had a great group today, about 20 or so, that braved the cold and clouds to help uncover some good birds. Warbler species were a bit scarce, but we had some really good birds including Cerulean Warbler, Ovenbird, Rose-breasted Grosbeak, Baltimore and Orchard Orioles, Peregrine (twice..), Great Egret and Laughing Gull. Lots of Yellow-rumps, several Warbling Vireos seem to be in, 3 Hairy Woodpecker territories, and tons of robins making nests...



Here's the list.



Best regards,

Tom





Double-crested Cormorant

Great Egret

Black-crowned Night-Heron

Canada Goose

Mute Swan

Wood Duck

Mallard

Red-tailed Hawk

Peregrine Falcon

Laughing Gull

Ring-billed Gull

Herring Gull

Rock Dove

Mourning Dove

Belted Kingfisher

Red-bellied Woodpecker

Downy Woodpecker

Hairy Woodpecker

Northern Flicker

Blue-headed Vireo

Warbling Vireo

Blue Jay

American Crow

Tree Swallow

Northern Rough-winged Swallow

Barn Swallow

Black-capped Chickadee

Tufted Titmouse

Carolina Wren

House Wren

Ruby-crowned Kinglet

Blue-gray Gnatcatcher

Hermit Thrush

American Robin

Gray Catbird

European Starling

Yellow-rumped Warbler

Palm Warbler

Cerulean Warbler

Black-and-white Warbler

Ovenbird

Northern Waterthrush

Eastern Towhee

Chipping Sparrow

Song Sparrow

White-throated Sparrow

Northern Cardinal

Rose-breasted Grosbeak

Red-winged Blackbird

Common Grackle

Brown-headed Cowbird

Orchard Oriole

Baltimore Oriole

House Finch

American Goldfinch

House Sparrow

April 24th Prospect Tuesday walk

Leading: Rob Bate:

Hilights Tuesday BBC walk ( Bartel Pritchard location)


Leading : Rob Bate



We had a great walk with Rob this morning. Perfect size group, i think 7. some of our good birds - Indigo Bunting, Blue-headed Vireo, and baby Mourning Doves



From Rob Bate



(we also had 2 Palm Warblers)





Highlight of the day was 3 Indigo Buntings in the lower Midwood near the Zoo first spotted by Bobbi. Everyone got good looks.

Otherwise, pretty slow, one N Waterthrush heard singing above the Esdale Bridge but unable to spot, Blue Headed Vireos giving good looks.





42 species



Canada Goose 2

Mute Swan X

Wood Duck 2

Mallard X

Double-crested Cormorant 37

Great Egret 1

Red-tailed Hawk 1

Laughing Gull 1

Ring-billed Gull X

Rock Pigeon X

Mourning Dove X

Chimney Swift 1

Red-bellied Woodpecker X

Yellow-bellied Sapsucker X

Hairy Woodpecker 1

Northern Flicker X

Eastern Phoebe 1

Blue-headed Vireo 4

Blue Jay X

American Crow X

Barn Swallow X

Carolina Wren 3

House Wren 6

Hermit Thrush 7

American Robin X

Gray Catbird 1

Northern Mockingbird 1

European Starling X

Northern Waterthrush 1

Black-and-white Warbler 1

Palm Warbler 2

Yellow-rumped Warbler X

Eastern Towhee 3

Chipping Sparrow 3

Song Sparrow 1

Swamp Sparrow 1

Northern Cardinal X

Indigo Bunting 3

Red-winged Blackbird X

Common Grackle X

Brown-headed Cowbird 1

American Goldfinch 3

House Sparrow X



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April 24th Tuesday BBC walk

From Bartel Pritchard Square:

Leading Rob Bate

Note From Rob Bate


Highlight of the day was 3 Indigo Buntings in the lower Midwood near the Zoo first spotted by Bobbi. Everyone got good looks.

Otherwise, pretty slow, one N Waterthrush heard singing above the Esdale Bridge but unable to spot, Blue Headed Vireos giving good looks.

42 species
Canada Goose 2

Mute Swan X

Wood Duck 2

Mallard X

Double-crested Cormorant 37

Great Egret 1

Red-tailed Hawk 1

Laughing Gull 1

Ring-billed Gull X

Rock Pigeon X

Mourning Dove X

Chimney Swift 1

Red-bellied Woodpecker X

Yellow-bellied Sapsucker X

Hairy Woodpecker 1

Northern Flicker X

Eastern Phoebe 1

Blue-headed Vireo 4

Blue Jay X

American Crow X

Barn Swallow X

Carolina Wren 3

House Wren 6

Hermit Thrush 7

American Robin X

Gray Catbird 1

Northern Mockingbird 1

European Starling X

Northern Waterthrush 1

Black-and-white Warbler 1

Palm Warbler 2

Yellow-rumped Warbler X

Eastern Towhee 3

Chipping Sparrow 3

Song Sparrow 1

Swamp Sparrow 1

Northern Cardinal X

Indigo Bunting 3

Red-winged Blackbird X

Common Grackle X

Brown-headed Cowbird 1

American Goldfinch 3

House Sparrow X

April 21st , Caumsett Park & Target Rock

Caumsett State Park and Target Rock National Wildlife Refuge

Group photos by Bobbi Manian
http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.3223067774739.2138063.1207827614&type=1&l=9bd3de17cf


Brooklyn Bird Club trip: 4/21/12

Summary report from Sandy Paci

Leader: Sandy Paci, plus 8 BBC members: Lenore S, Donna E, Rusty H, Dennis H, Bobbi M, Phil H, Monica B, Lindsey F

Hi Peter,

It was a hardy BBC group that explored Caumsett State Park and Target Rock NWR on Saturday. After lucking out big time on the weather, we made the most of the gorgeous day, birding the entire loop at Caumsett (approx. 6 miles) then walking down to the beach and back at Target Rock (approx. 1 1/2 miles) netting 57 species of birds and 13 species of butterflies.

All in all -- a very enjoyable day with an easy-going and fun group. I hope to see everyone again soon.

Sandy

BIRDS:

Common Loon



Double-crested Cormorant



Great Blue Heron



Great Egret



Brant



Canada Goose



Mute Swan



American Black Duck



Red Breasted Merganser



Osprey



Red-tailed Hawk



American Kestrel (H)



American Oystercatcher (H)



Ring-billed Gull



Herring Gull



Greater Black Backed Gull



Rock Dove



Mourning Dove (H)



Belted Kingfisher



Red-bellied Woodpecker



Hairy Woodpecker



Downy Woodpecker



Northern Flicker



Eastern Phoebe



Blue Jay



American Crow



Fish Crow



Tree Swallow



Barn Swallow



Black-capped Chickadee



Tufted Titmouse



White Breasted Nuthatch



Carolina Wren



House Wren



Marsh Wren



Ruby-crowned Kinglet



Hermit Thrush



Wood Thrush (H)



American Robin



European Starling



Northern Mockingbird



Yellow-rumped Warbler



Yellow Warbler



Palm Warbler



Ovenbird (H)



Eastern Towhee



Chipping Sparrow



Song Sparrow



Savannah Sparrow



White-throated Sparrow



Dark Eyed Junco



Northern Cardinal



Red-winged Blackbird



Common Grackle



Brown-headed Cowbird



American Goldfinch



House Sparrow







BUTTERFLIES:



Eastern Tiger Swallowtail



Spicebush Swallowtail



Black Swallowtail



Cabbage White



Orange Sulphur



Clouded Sulphur



Spring Azure



Eastern Tail Blue



Question Mark



Mourning Cloak



Red Admiral



American Lady



Juvenal’s Duskywing

Thursday Prospect walk April 19th

Leading : Tom Stephenson

Hi Peter,


Another great day in the park. We had over 20 people with some from far-away places including Ireland, Norway, and Manhattan.

Probably the best bird was a Common Loon that flew over. We also had Fish Crow, Common Yellowthroat, Black-and-White Warbler, Warbling and Blue-headed Vireos, Northern Waterthrush, Eastern Kingbird, Chimney Swifts, Blue-gray Gnatcatcher and other relatively new arrivals.

Here's the list.

Best regards,

Tom

<><><><> Common Loon

Pied-billed Grebe

Double-crested Cormorant

Great Blue Heron

Green Heron

Black-crowned Night-Heron

Canada Goose

Mute Swan

Wood Duck

Mallard

Ruddy Duck

Red-tailed Hawk

American Coot

Ring-billed Gull

Herring Gull

Rock Dove

Mourning Dove

Chimney Swift

Belted Kingfisher

Red-bellied Woodpecker

Yellow-bellied Sapsucker

Downy Woodpecker

Northern Flicker

Eastern Kingbird

Blue-headed Vireo

Warbling Vireo

Blue Jay

Fish Crow

Tree Swallow

Barn Swallow

Black-capped Chickadee

Tufted Titmouse

Carolina Wren

House Wren

Winter Wren

Golden-crowned Kinglet

Ruby-crowned Kinglet

Blue-gray Gnatcatcher

Hermit Thrush

American Robin

European Starling

Yellow-rumped Warbler

Pine Warbler

Palm Warbler

Black-and-white Warbler

Northern Waterthrush

Common Yellowthroat

Eastern Towhee

Chipping Sparrow

Song Sparrow

Swamp Sparrow

White-throated Sparrow

Northern Cardinal

Red-winged Blackbird

Common Grackle

Brown-headed Cowbird

American Goldfinch

House Sparrow

April 15th Coastal Brooklyn

Leading : Tom Preston

For the April 15th Brooklyn Bird Club 'Coastal Brooklyn' trip we visited Owl's Head Park, Gravesend Bay, Floyd Bennett Field and Jamaica Bay. It was a trip with a good variety of birds, including many First Of Year sightings for all of us.

An hour spent at Owl's Head produced some migrants, though not the numbers we were hoping for after the overnight southerly winds

There were an unusually large number of Sapsuckers - we saw 8 - plus a number of Hermit Thrushes, Flickers, Palm Warblers, Juncos and Chipping Sparrows. We also had our first House Wren, found by Monica. Everyone enjoyed a very close male American Kestrel spotted by Alan.

We moved onto Gravesend Bay for a brief stop to look for Purple Sandpipers. We had a couple of close ones, out of about a dozen which flew back and forth, as well as close views of a Red-throated Loon in winter plumage.

At Floyd Bennett Field, sightings included singing Northern Parula and Field Sparrow near the Community Gardens, Northern Harrier, several more Kestrels and 4 Black-crowned Night Herons at the Return-a-Gift Pond, along with a well-hidden drake Green-winged Teal found by Alexandra.

At Jamaica Bay, spring was obviously in full swing. Among the birds there were 2 Little Blue Herons, Snowy Egret, many Forster's Terns and Boat-tailed Grackles, Glossy Ibis, Ospreys on the nest and over the East Pond, breeding plumage Horned Grebes, Pied-billed Grebe, and a good view of Barn Owl. Towhees are in - we had them in all suitable spots we visited.

Participants: Monica Berger, Alexandra Ratay, Jamie Newman, Alan, JoAnn Preston (registrar), Tom Preston (leader)

71 Species Total:

Brant
Canada Goose
Mute Swan
Gadwall
American Black Duck
Mallard
Northern Shoveler
Green-winged Teal
Greater Scaup
Lesser Scaup
Bufflehead
Red-breasted Merganser
Ruddy Duck
Red-throated Loon
Pied-billed Grebe
Horned Grebe
Double-crested Cormorant
Great Blue Heron
Great Egret
Snowy Egret
Little Blue Heron
Black-crowned Night-Heron
Glossy Ibis
Osprey
Northern Harrier
American Kestrel
American Coot
American Oystercatcher
Greater Yellowlegs
Purple Sandpiper
Laughing Gull
Ring-billed Gull
Herring Gull
Great Black-backed Gull
Forster's Tern
Rock Pigeon
Mourning Dove
Barn Owl
Belted Kingfisher
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
Downy Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
Eastern Phoebe
Blue Jay
American Crow
Fish Crow
Tree Swallow
Barn Swallow
Carolina Wren
House Wren
Hermit Thrush
American Robin
Northern Mockingbird
European Starling
Northern Parula
Palm Warbler
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Eastern Towhee
Chipping Sparrow
Field Sparrow
Song Sparrow
Swamp Sparrow
White-throated Sparrow
Dark-eyed Junco
Northern Cardinal
Red-winged Blackbird
Boat-tailed Grackle
Brown-headed Cowbird
House Finch
American Goldfinch
House Sparrow

Prospect Park April 7th

Leader : Tom Stephenson

Hi Peter,

Happy Easter.

The walk went very well today. We had a large and enthusiastic group of about 35-40 people.
The weather was beautiful and there were a lot of birds around.

We had 3 Winter Wren, a beautiful Rusty Blackbird will still a lot of rusty feather edgings, a very early Ruby-throated Hummingbird, Rufous-sided Towhee, lots of Pine and Palm Warblers, Louisiana Waterthrush, 5 species of woodpeckers, Osprey, American Kestrel, and more. All in all almost 60 species.


I've attached a couple of shots, so some group members can reminisce.

Best regards,
Tom


Here's the list

Pied-billed Grebe
Double-crested Cormorant
Black-crowned Night-Heron
Canada Goose
Mute Swan
Wood Duck
Mallard
Northern Shoveler
Ring-necked Duck
Ruddy Duck
Osprey
Red-tailed Hawk
American Kestrel
American Coot
Ring-billed Gull
Herring Gull
Rock Dove
Mourning Dove
Ruby-throated Hummingbird
Belted Kingfisher
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
Downy Woodpecker
Hairy Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
Eastern Phoebe
Blue Jay
American Crow
Tree Swallow
Northern Rough-winged Swallow
Black-capped Chickadee
Tufted Titmouse
White-breasted Nuthatch
Brown Creeper
Carolina Wren
Winter Wren
Golden-crowned Kinglet
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Hermit Thrush
American Robin
European Starling
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Pine Warbler
Palm Warbler
Louisiana Waterthrush
Eastern Towhee
Chipping Sparrow
Song Sparrow
Swamp Sparrow
White-throated Sparrow
Dark-eyed Junco
Northern Cardinal
Rusty Blackbird
Red-winged Blackbird
Common Grackle
Brown-headed Cowbird
House Finch
American Goldfinch
House Sparrow

Photos by Tom Stephenson

In Order, 1st yr Pine Warbler;Pine Warbler, Winter Wren, Palm Warbler,

Birding the North Bronx April 1st

Leader : Peter Dorosh
12 participants

Photo of Cutleaf Toothwort spring ephemeral wildflower Hunters Island Pelham Bay Park ( photo by Peter D.)

http://wildflower.org/plants/result.php?id_plant=CACO26

Photo of Great Horned Owl owlet

Taken by Sandy Paci

SPECIEs LIST

NYC Bird Report
Date = 2012/04/01
Site = Nature Study Woods, Pelham Bay Park
Observers = BBC Walk 12 members

Wild Turkey –2 Turtle Cove Pelham Bay Park
Common Loon - - Pelham Bay
Pied-billed Grebe Twin Lakes
Horned Grebe in breeding plmg Pelham Bay
Double-crested Cormorant
Snowy Egret 2
Great Egret 2
Great Blue Heron flyover Nature Study Woods
Turkey Vulture
Bufflehead
American Black Duck
Canada Goose
Wood Duck 5 Nature Study/Twin Lakes
Red-breasted Merganser
Green-winged Teal drake Pelham Bay
Mute Swan
Mallard
Red-tailed Hawk
Osprey
American Oystercatcher
Greater Yellowlegs 3 Turtle Cove
Great Black-backed Gull
Ring-billed Gull
Herring Gull
Rock Pigeon
Mourning Dove
Monk Parakeet
Great Horned Owl
Belted Kingfisher
Downy Woodpecker
Hairy Woodpecker
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
Eastern Phoebe
American Crow
Blue Jay
Fish Crow
Tufted Titmouse
Black-capped Chickadee
Carolina Wren
American Robin
Northern Mockingbird
European Starling
White-throated Sparrow
Song Sparrow
Northern Cardinal
Red-winged Blackbird
Common Grackle
Brown-headed Cowbird
American Goldfinch
House Sparrow

Photo gallery members by Bobbi Manian : http://tinyurl.com/BBCBronx4-1