Sunday, March 24, 2013

March 24th, Morning stroll for waterfowl and gulls in Coney Island, Brooklyn

American Oystercatcher, photo by Peter Colen



Leading : Keir Randall


hi Peter 
Here's the birdlist from this morning (thanks Mike!) Mike also found us the best bird of the day, a Bonaparte's Gull. Thanks also to Dennis, Peter and Bobbi for chipping in with bird finding and sharing scopes. Peter may have pics that can be added too.
best
Keir



Coney Island Beach, Kings, US-NY
Mar 24, 2013 8:10 AM - 10:10 AM 
Protocol: Traveling
0.5 mile(s) 
Comments: 
Submitted from BirdLog NA for iOS, version 1.5.2
19 species

 Brant (Atlantic) 180 
Canada Goose 110 1 flyover skein 
Greater Scaup 2 
Lesser Scaup 18
Long-tailed Duck 750 Conservative count. Streams flying over and sitting in Gravesend Bay.
Bufflehead 1
 Red-breasted Merganser 22 
Red-throated Loon 1
 Common Loon 3 
Horned Grebe 3 --1 in breeding plumage or close to it 
Northern Gannet 1 
American Oystercatcher 2 
Purple Sandpiper
Ring-billed Gull 200 
Herring Gull 30
 Great Black-backed Gull 6
 Rock Pigeon 4 
Common Loon eating Starfish, ( credit Peter Colen)
American Crow 2 
European Starling 2



Coney Island Creek Park, Kings, US-NY
Mar 24, 2013 10:25 AM - 11:40 AM

Protocol: Traveling
0.75 mile(s) 
Comments: 
Submitted from BirdLog NA for iOS, version 1.5.2
31 species (+1 other taxa) 

Brant (Atlantic) 200 
Canada Goose 18 
Mute Swan 2 
Gadwall 6 
American Wigeon 4 
American Black Duck 3

Mallard 23 
Greater Scaup 6 
Lesser Scaup 16 
Bufflehead 12 
Red-breasted Merganser 10 
Common Loon 1 
Horned Grebe 2 
Double-crested Cormorant 1 
Bonaparte's Gull Adult found by Mike Y in flight and then sitting preening on beach 
Ring-billed Gull 75

Herring Gull 8 
Great Black-backed Gull 4 
Rock Pigeon 5 
American Crow 1 
Black-capped Chickadee 1 
Carolina Wren 1 
American Robin 2 
Northern Mockingbird 1 
European Starling 3 
Song Sparrow 2 
Dark-eyed Junco (Slate-colored) 1
sparrow sp. 1 Light colored, short tailed 
Northern Cardinal 2 
Red-winged Blackbird 1 
Common Grackle 2 
Bonarpartes Gull, ( credit Peter Colen)
House Sparrow 5