December 9th Long Island State parks and duck ponds

Note : this trip original trip locations from Fort Tilden and Floyd Bennett were changed due to Hurricane Sandy severe impact on these parks and their closures. 

Red Crossbills at Hecksher SP, by Mike Yuan

Changed Locations: Hecksher State Park, Seatuck NWR, Belmont State Park, Massepequa Preserve, Massepequa Lake, Mill Pond

Leader Peter Dorosh
11 trip participants

White-winged Crossbills at Hecksher SP, by Bobbi Manian

date = 2012/12/10
site = Hecksher State Park, Seatuck NWR, Belmont State Park, Massepequa Preserve, 

Massepequa Lake, Mill Pond

observers = BBC members 11

57 species birds

Red Crossbills, by Bobbi Manian

White-winged Crossbill ~9 Hecksher State Park field 7
Red Crossbill ~10 Hecksher State Park field 7
Common Loon 
Red-throated Loon 
Pied-billed Grebe 
Double-crested Cormorant 
Snowy Egret Mill Pond-1
Great Egret Mill Pond
Great Blue Heron 
Northern Shoveler 
Bufflehead 
Gadwall 
American Black Duck 
Canada Goose 
American Wigeon 
Long-tailed Duck 
Greater Scaup Hecksher SP
Red-breasted Merganser Hecksher SP
Green-winged Teal Belmont Lake SP
Brant 
Hooded Merganser abundant
Ruddy Duck 
Northern Pintail Massepequa Lake
Mute Swan 
Mallard 
Red-tailed Hawk Southern State Highway
Sharp-shinned Hawk Hecksher SP
American Coot 
Killdeer 7 Seatuck NWR
Dunlin Seatuck NWR
Wilson's Snipe Seatuck NWR
Great Black-backed Gull 
Ring-billed Gull 
Herring Gull 
Rock Pigeon 
Belted Kingfisher Hecksher SP
Downy Woodpecker 
Red-bellied Woodpecker 
Northern Flicker 
Blue Jay 
Black-capped Chickadee 
Red-breasted Nuthatch 
Carolina Wren 
American Robin 

Tufted Titmouse
Northern Mockingbird 
European Starling 
Swamp Sparrow 
White-throated Sparrow 
Savannah Sparrow 
Song Sparrow 
American Tree Sparrow Common but difficult
Dark-eyed Junco 
Field Sparrow 2 Seatuck NWR
Northern Cardinal 
Red-winged Blackbird Seatuck NWR
Brown-headed Cowbird 
American Goldfinch 

Red Crossbills at Hecksher SP, by Mike Yuan

December 1st Jones Beach

Leading :  Rafael Campos

list courtesy of Mike Yuan

13 participants braved the chill at Jones Beach and Point Lookout to
enjoy a nice day out.  Highlights were 2 late Semipalmated Plovers at
the West End 2 swale, Snow Buntings, Horned Larks, and brief looks at
a Common Redpoll and 5 White-winged Crossbills at the Roosevelt Nature
Center parking lot.  At Point Lookout, the group easily found 3
Harlequin Ducks around the jetties at Point Lookout Town Park, and
observed all 3 scoter species.  50 species total.

Snow Goose
Brant
American Black Duck
Common Eider
Harlequin Duck - Point Lookout jetties
Surf Scoter - Point Lookout jetties
White-winged Scoter - Point Lookout jetties
Black Scoter - Point Lookout jetties
Long-tailed Duck
Red-breasted Merganser
Red-throated Loon
Common Loon
Northern Gannet
Double-crested Cormorant
Great Cormorant
Northern Harrier
Red-tailed Hawk
Black-bellied Plover
Semipalmated Plover - 2 in WE2 swale
American Oystercatcher
Greater Yellowlegs
Sanderling
Dunlin
Bonaparte's Gull
Ring-billed Gull
Herring Gull
Great Black-backed Gull
Rock Pigeon
Mourning Dove
Northern Flicker
Merlin
Peregrine Falcon
American Crow
Horned Lark
Black-capped Chickadee
Red-breasted Nuthatch
Hermit Thrush
American Robin
Northern Mockingbird
European Starling
Snow Bunting
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Song Sparrow
Dark-eyed Junco
Northern Cardinal
House Finch
White-winged Crossbill - Nature Center
Common Redpoll - Nature Center
American Goldfinch
House Sparrow