Sunday, January 27, 2013

January 26th "A Wintry Goose Chase"


Snowy Owl, photo by Bobbi Manian
Leader : Bob Washburn   

Locations: Belmont Lake State Park, Jones Beach State Park


Snow Buntings, photo by Bobbi Manian
Peter,

Happy to report there were actually geese on our goose chase. Plenty I arctic 
goodness. 

Greater white-fronted goose
Brant
Barnacle goose
Canada goose
Mute swan
Gadwall
American black duck
Mallard
Ring-necked duck
Greater scaup
Lesser scaup
Black scoter
Surf scoter
Long-tailed duck
Bufflehead
Common merganser 
Hooded merganser 
Red-breasted merganser 
Red-throated loon
Common loon
Pied-billed grebe
Horned grebe
Double-crested cormorant
Great cormorant
Great blue heron
Sharp-shinned hawk
Red-tailed hawk
American coot
Sanderling
Ring billed gull
Herring gull
Great black-backed gull
Rock pigeon
Mourning dove
Snowy owl
Belted kingfisher (heard only)
Northern flicker
Peregrine falcon
American crow
Horned lark
American robin
Northern mockingbird
European starling
American pipit
Lapland longspur
Snow bunting
Yellow-rumped warbler
Song sparrow
Dark-eyed junco
Northern cardinal
House sparrow
Jones Beach Snow Buntings , photo by Bobbi Manian

Saturday, January 12, 2013

January 12th, Pelham Bay Park and City Island region, Bronx

Barred Owl, photo by Bobbi Manian
Leader :Jack Rothman

List submitted courtesy of Dennis Hrehowsik

Pelham Bay Park, Bronx, US-NY
Jan 12, 2013 8:30 AM - 3:30 PM
Protocol: Traveling
3.0 mile(s)
Comments:     bbc bronx trip
53 species

Brant  X
Canada Goose  X
Gadwall  X
American Wigeon  10     several off hunter island
American Black Duck  X
Mallard  X
Greater Scaup  X
Bufflehead  X
Common Goldeneye  100     many off shore near orchard beach and hunter island.
Hooded Merganser  X
Red-breasted Merganser  X
Wild Turkey  X
Red-throated Loon  X
Common Loon  X
Horned Grebe  X
Double-crested Cormorant  X
Great Cormorant  X
Great Blue Heron  X
Red-tailed Hawk  X
Dunlin  1     among gulls on orchard beach near edge of shore
Ring-billed Gull  X
Herring Gull  X
Great Black-backed Gull  X
Rock Pigeon  X
Mourning Dove  X
Great Horned Owl  1     
Barred Owl  2  

Northern Saw-whet Owl  1     
Horned Grebe , photo by Bobbi Manian
Belted Kingfisher  X
Red-bellied Woodpecker  X
Downy Woodpecker  X
Hairy Woodpecker  X
American Kestrel  X
Blue Jay  X
American Crow  X
Black-capped Chickadee  X
Tufted Titmouse  X
White-breasted Nuthatch  X
Winter Wren  X
Carolina Wren  X
Golden-crowned Kinglet  X
American Robin  X
Northern Mockingbird  X
Brown Thrasher  X
European Starling  X
American Tree Sparrow  X
Fox Sparrow  X
Song Sparrow  X
White-throated Sparrow  X
Northern Cardinal  X
Red-winged Blackbird  X
American Goldfinch  X
House Sparrow  X


http://www.cityislandbirds.com/Bronx_Brooklyn_Walk.html



Sunday, January 6, 2013

Prospect Park January 6th

Leader : Dennis Hrehowsik

18 birders met on an overcast morning that gave way to a beautiful sunny afternoon. highlights were ww x-bills in the midwood spotted by kevin, ring neck duck spotted by mike yuan and the continuing common merganser on prospect lake for a pp merganser sweep. we were also treated to a show of aerial acrobatics as a peregrine falcon hunted the flock of gulls huddled on the frozen lake. other notables were swamp sparrows on look out chip trail, hermit thrush where nethermead meets base of lookout and a late day turkey vulture fly over at nelly's lawn. thanks to all for a great day of birding.

Prospect Park, Kings, US-NY
Jan 6, 2013 8:00 AM - 2:00 PM
Protocol: Traveling
3.0 mile(s)
Comments:     BBC walk
52 species

Canada Goose  X
Mute Swan  X
Mallard  X
Northern Shoveler  X
Ring-necked Duck  X
Bufflehead  X
Hooded Merganser  X
Common Merganser  1     continues on prospect lake
Red-breasted Merganser  X
Ruddy Duck  X
Pied-billed Grebe  X
Double-crested Cormorant  X
Great Blue Heron  X
Turkey Vulture  1     Flyover, Nelly's lawn. white trailing edge of wing, red head and wobbly flight clearly visible
Sharp-shinned Hawk  X
Red-shouldered Hawk X  Flyover Lookout Hill south
Cooper's Hawk  X
Red-tailed Hawk  X
American Coot  X
Ring-billed Gull  X
Herring Gull  X
Great Black-backed Gull  X
Rock Pigeon  X
Mourning Dove  X
Red-bellied Woodpecker  X
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker  X
Downy Woodpecker  X
Hairy Woodpecker  X
Peregrine Falcon  X
Blue Jay  X
Black-capped Chickadee  X
Tufted Titmouse  X
Red-breasted Nuthatch  X
White-breasted Nuthatch  X
Brown Creeper  X
Winter Wren  X
Carolina Wren  X
Hermit Thrush  X
American Robin  X
European Starling  X
Eastern Towhee  X
Fox Sparrow  X
Song Sparrow  X
Swamp Sparrow  X
White-throated Sparrow  X
Dark-eyed Junco  X
Northern Cardinal  X
Red-winged Blackbird  X
House Finch  X
White-winged Crossbill  12     feeding on the sweet gum in the midwood near battle pass
Pine Siskin  X
American Goldfinch  X
House Sparrow  X

View this checklist online at http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S12516156

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

Red-shouldered Hawk juvenile/subadult flyover south Lookout Hill

Ring-necked Duck Prospect Lake

Swamp Sparrow on Lookout Hill switchback trail

Wednesday, January 2, 2013

January 1st,2013 : A Marathon New Year's Day along Brooklyn's Bay and Bight

Leader : Peter Dorosh


date = 2013/01/01
site = Owls Head, Gravesend Bay shore,Dreier Offerman Park, Coney Island region
observers = 5 BBC members

14 miles attained.

46 species    ( or 3.285 species per mile)

Common Loon 
Red-throated Loon 
Horned Grebe 
Northern Gannet 
Double-crested Cormorant 
Great Cormorant 
Great Blue Heron 
Northern Shoveler 
Bufflehead 
Gadwall 
American Black Duck 
Snow Goose 2
Canada Goose 
Common Goldeneye 5
American Wigeon 
Long-tailed Duck 
Greater Scaup 
Red-breasted Merganser 
Brant 
Ruddy Duck 
Mute Swan 
Mallard 
American Kestrel 
American Coot 
Purple Sandpiper 11
Great Black-backed Gull 
Bonaparte's Gull 
Ring-billed Gull 
Herring Gull 
Rock Pigeon 
Mourning Dove 
Downy Woodpecker 
American Crow 
Tufted Titmouse 
Black-capped Chickadee 
Carolina Wren 3
American Robin sign ?
Northern Mockingbird 
European Starling 
White-throated Sparrow 
Song Sparrow 
American Tree Sparrow 3
Dark-eyed Junco 
Eastern Towhee 
Northern Cardinal 
House Sparrow 

"Mine's a dog's life.I walk here and there and everywhere"

--Claude Monet