Thursday, April 18, 2013

April 18th Thursday Spring walk Prospect

Leader Tom Stephenson:



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Hi Peter,
The woods were a bit quieter today, with only 64 species; but a great group with several new attendees.
Highlights were Fish Crow, Ovenbird, White-winged Crossbills (still here!..maybe getting brighter?), 17 Pine Siskin, many Pine, some Palm warblers, several Blue-gray Gnatcatcher, 3 Winter Wren, at least 2 Green Herons, Blue-winged Teal, Osprey, Kestrel, and 4 species of swallows including Bank and Rough-winged.
Best regards,
Tom
Double-crested Cormorant
Great Egret
Green Heron
Black-crowned Night-Heron
Canada Goose
Mute Swan
Mallard
Blue-winged Teal
Northern Shoveler
Bufflehead
Ruddy Duck
Osprey
Red-tailed Hawk
American Kestrel
American Coot
Ring-billed Gull
Herring Gull
Great Black-backed Gull
Rock Dove
Mourning Dove
Chimney Swift
Belted Kingfisher
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Downy Woodpecker
Hairy Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
Blue-headed Vireo
Blue Jay
Fish Crow
Tree Swallow
Northern Rough-winged Swallow
Bank Swallow
Barn Swallow
Black-capped Chickadee
Tufted Titmouse
White-breasted Nuthatch
Brown Creeper
Carolina Wren
House Wren
Winter Wren
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
Hermit Thrush
American Robin
Northern Mockingbird
Brown Thrasher (brief; called)
European Starling
Cedar Waxwing
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Pine Warbler
Palm Warbler
Ovenbird
Eastern Towhee
Song Sparrow
Swamp Sparrow
White-throated Sparrow
Northern Cardinal
Red-winged Blackbird
Common Grackle
Brown-headed Cowbird
Pine Siskin
American Goldfinch
House Sparrow
White-winged Crossbill

April 16th Tuesday Spring Walk Prospect

Leader, From Rob Bate :

Peter,
This is Bobbi's list from this morning's inaugural Tuesday Spring Migration Birdwalk 2013.  Six of us worked our way down the west side, over Lookout Hill, around the Penninsula, and up the Lullwater and watercourse ending at the Fallkill Falls.  In addition to Bobbi's list I had a Turkey Vulture and a lone Eastern Phoebe.


 Rob, Bobbi, Matthew, Phil, Louis, Francis

55 species

Canada Goose  4
Mute Swan  1
Mallard  8
Northern Shoveler  8
Bufflehead  3
Ruddy Duck  6
Pied-billed Grebe  1
Double-crested Cormorant  5
Great Blue Heron  2
Great Egret  1
Black-crowned Night-Heron  4
Osprey  3
Red-tailed Hawk  4
American Coot  7
Laughing Gull  1
Ring-billed Gull  X
Herring Gull  X
Rock Pigeon  5
Mourning Dove  4
Chimney Swift  3
Red-bellied Woodpecker  1
Downy Woodpecker  3
Hairy Woodpecker  3
Northern Flicker  4
Blue-headed Vireo  2
Blue Jay  2
American Crow  1
Tree Swallow  10
Barn Swallow  20
Black-capped Chickadee  12
Tufted Titmouse  8
White-breasted Nuthatch  3
Brown Creeper  3
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher  3
Golden-crowned Kinglet  3
Ruby-crowned Kinglet  8
Hermit Thrush  3
American Robin  18
Northern Mockingbird  1
European Starling  X
Cedar Waxwing  2
Palm Warbler  18
Pine Warbler  23

Yellow-rumped Warbler  9
Chipping Sparrow  2
Song Sparrow  5
Swamp Sparrow  2
White-throated Sparrow  12
Dark-eyed Junco  5
Northern Cardinal  6
Red-winged Blackbird  9
Common Grackle  13
Brown-headed Cowbird  7
White-winged Crossbill  3    Butterfly Meadow - same birds continue
House Sparrow  8

View this checklist online at http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S13768653

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

Wednesday, April 17, 2013

Saturday, April 13th Butterflies (&birds) of the northern Jersey Pine Barrens: Whiting WMA

Leader : Peter Dorosh, with help from Larry and Shari Zirlin

10 participants

Comments:  weather too cold and rain last few days  impacted elfin movement.  Bird and nature list pending , awaiting list from Lenore Swenson.

All photos taken by Sandy Paci

Spring Azure Marginata Morph
Field Sparrow
Tiger Beetle
Chipping Sparrow

Friday, April 12, 2013

April 11th Thursday Spring Walk Prospect


Leading :  Tom Stephenson

Hi Peter,
 
I wanted to report in on the walk today.
 
It was a small but hardy and energetic group and the park was incredibly birdy. I have never seen so many Pine and Palm Warblers or Brown Creepers in one day...(maybe higher than all other days combined for the creepers!) There were also many kinglets and Hermit Thrush.
 
The large numbers of some of these species gave us great opportunities to study their calls and songs. All told we have 67 species including a couple seen by Rob on the way in to the park.
 
Highlights included 40+ Pine Warblers, 40+ Palm Warblers, 20-30 Brown Creepers, Wilson's Snipe (thanks to text tip from Keir), Blue-gray Gnatcatcher, brilliant Blue-headed Vireo, Blue-winged Teal, 6+ White-winged Crossbills, Chipping and American Tree Sparrows (6 sparrow species), a brilliant Louisiana Waterthrush, 3 species of swallow, 5 species of woodpecker, 4 species of warblers, and more. Migration has begun...
 
The list is below.
 
Best regards,
Tom
 
Pied-billed Grebe
Great Blue Heron
Black-crowned Night-Heron
Canada Goose
Mute Swan
Wood Duck
American Black Duck
Mallard
Blue-winged Teal
Northern Shoveler
Ring-necked Duck
Ruddy Duck
Cooper's Hawk
Red-tailed Hawk
Peregrine Falcon
American Coot
Wilson's Snipe
Ring-billed Gull
Herring Gull
Rock Dove
Mourning Dove
Belted Kingfisher
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
Downy Woodpecker
Hairy Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
Eastern Phoebe
Blue-headed Vireo
Blue Jay
American Crow
Tree Swallow
Northern Rough-winged Swallow
Barn Swallow
Black-capped Chickadee
Tufted Titmouse
Red-breasted Nuthatch
White-breasted Nuthatch
Brown Creeper
Carolina Wren
Golden-crowned Kinglet
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
Hermit Thrush
American Robin
Northern Mockingbird
European Starling
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Pine Warbler
Palm Warbler
Louisiana Waterthrush
American Tree Sparrow
Chipping Sparrow
Fox Sparrow
Song Sparrow
Swamp Sparrow
White-throated Sparrow
Dark-eyed Junco
Northern Cardinal
Red-winged Blackbird
Rusty Blackbird
Common Grackle
Purple Finch
White-winged Crossbill
Pine Siskin
American Goldfinch
House Sparrow

Monday, April 8, 2013

April 7th Mount Loretto Preserve, Staten Island




Leader : Gil Shrank

Brooklyn Bird Club Field Trip to Staten Island
April 7, 2013
16 participants
Mt. Loretto, cemetery, Blue Heron Park
51 species

Brant
Canada Goose
Wood Duck
American Black Duck
Mallard
Green-winged Teal
Ring-necked Duck
Red-breasted Merganser
Red-throated Loon
Common Loon
Horned Grebe
Double-crested Cormorant
Great Cormorant
Great Blue Heron
Great Egret
Turkey Vulture
Red-tailed Hawk
Killdeer
American Oyster Catcher
Ruddy Turnstone
Wilson's Snipe
Ring-billed Gull
Herring Gull
Great Black-backed Gull
Rock Pigeon
Mourning Dove
Belted Kingfisher
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Downy Woodpecker
Hairy Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
Eastern Phoebe
American Crow
Tree Swallow
Northern Rough-winged Swallow
Bank Swallow
Cliff Swallow
Barn Swallow

Black-capped Chickadee
Carolina Wren
American Robin
European Starling
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Savannah Sparrow
Song Sparrow
Dark-eyed junco
Northern Cardinal
Red-winged Blackbird
Common Grackle
American Goldfinch
House Sparrow

Photo gallery from  Peter Colen  http://tinyurl.com/bbcapr7SI