June 22nd Photographing at Nickerson Beach, Lido Long Island

Photography Leader: Rusty Harold

Participants  Sandy Paci, Steve Nanz

Photo album link from Sandy Paci


https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.681237668559368.1073741844.100000194238064&type=1


photo album link from Steve Nanz

http://www.stevenanz.com/Main_Directory/Recent%20Photos/2013/2013_06_22_Nickerson_Beach_LI/index.htm

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Bird list
(courtesy of  Rusty)

         Surf Scoter
  White-winged Scoter
  Black Scoter
  Double-crested Cormorant
  Great Egret 
  Snowy Egret 
  Green Heron 
  Black-crowned Night-Heron 
  Yellow-crowned Night-Heron 
  Glossy Ibis
  Osprey
  Clapper Rail 
  Piping Plover
  American Oystercatcher
  Willet
  Sanderling
  Laughing Gull
  Ring-billed Gull
  Herring Gull
  Great Black-backed Gull
  Least Tern
  Gull-billed Tern
  Common Tern
                Forster's Tern
  Black Skimmer
  Mourning Dove
                Rock Pigeon
  Fish Crow 
  Tree Swallow
  Barn Swallow
  Gray Catbird 
  Northern Mockingbird
  European Starling
  Song Sparrow
  Red-winged Blackbird
  Boat-tailed Grackle
  House Sparrow


-- 
Elliotte Rusty Harold

June 15th Exploring the natural beauty of Long Island's central north coast

date = 6/15/13

sites = Avalon Preserve,West Meadows Wetlands,David Weld Sanctuary, 

Sweetbriar Nature Preserve ( very briefly)

All photos taken by Sandy Paci, her facebook link below album

https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.678482152168253.1073741841.100000194238064&type=3

Least Terns ( or so we thought... ; / )

observers = Peter Dorosh ( leading), Sandy Paci, Monica Berger, James Buckler

Double-crested Cormorant 
Snowy Egret 
Black-crowned Night-Heron 
Great Egret 
Northern Shoveler 
American Black Duck 
Canada Goose 
Wood Duck with fledglings, Avalon Preserve
Mute Swan 
Mallard 
Bald Eagle immature momentarily perched above group, Avalon Preserve
Red-tailed Hawk 
Piping Plover with chicks, West Meadows Wetlands beach
Baby Piping Plover ( S.Paci)
American Oystercatcher 
Sanderling 1 breeding plmg West Meadows
Laughing Gull 
Great Black-backed Gull 
Ring-billed Gull 
Herring Gull 
Least Tern ( yes, I did see one real    one.)
Rock Pigeon 
Mourning Dove 
Yellow-billed Cuckoo calling ,

David Weld Sanctuary
Chimney Swift 
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 
Belted Kingfisher 
Downy Woodpecker 
Hairy Woodpecker 
Red-bellied Woodpecker 
Northern Flicker 
Eastern Wood-Pewee 
Eastern Kingbird 
Warbling Vireo 
Red-eyed Vireo 
American Crow 
Blue Jay 
Fish Crow 
Bank Swallow David Weld Sanctuary, colony in coastal bluff
Tree Swallow 
Barn Swallow 
Northern Rough-winged Swallow 
White-breasted Nuthatch 
House Wren nesting Avalon Preserve
Carolina Wren 

Tufted Titmouse
American Robin 
Gray Catbird 
Northern Mockingbird 
European Starling 
Cedar Waxwing 
Prairie Warbler West Meadows
Yellow Warbler 
Common Yellowthroat 
Blue-winged Warbler Avalon , David Weld preserves

American Redstart David Weld
Song Sparrow 
Northern Cardinal 
Indigo Bunting Avalon Preserve
Baltimore Oriole 
Red-winged Blackbird 
Orchard Oriole 
Common Grackle 
Brown-headed Cowbird 
House Finch 
American Goldfinch 
House Sparrow 

66 species

Native Prickly Pear Cactus at West Meadows Wetlands (S.Paci)

references

http://www.avalonparkandpreserve.org

http://tinyurl.com/DavidWeldBBC

http://www.recreationparks.net/NY/suffolk/west-meadow-wetlands-reserve-stony-brook ( note $20 admission parking fee for non residents, beach )

Sussex County,NJ Overnight June 10-June 11th

78 species

Red Eft from Kuser Bog, photo by Bobbi Manian

                                                  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eastern_newt

http://tinyurl.com/Sussexphotosjune10

date = June 10-June 11th

site = Sussex County Overnite

Locations 

Monday : Paulinskill WMA ( Hyper Hummus) ,Wantage Grasslands, Hainesville WMA, Old Mine Road/Van Ness

Tuesday : High Point State Park- Sawmille Road, Kuser Bog; Stokes State Forest

Leaders Peter Dorosh ( Monday ) , Rick Wright ( Tuesday ),

Observers = Sandy Paci, Bobbi Manian

Wild Turkey

Common Raven

Black-crowned Night-Heron

Green Heron

Great Blue Heron

Turkey Vulture

Canada Goose

Wood Duck

Mute Swan

Mallard

Red-tailed Hawk

Virginia Rail Number heard at Paulinskill WMA "Hyper Hummus"

Yellow-billed Cuckoo

Chimney Swift

Ruby-throated Hummingbird

Belted Kingfisher

Downy Woodpecker

Hairy Woodpecker

Yellow-bellied Sapsucker

Northern Flicker

Least Flycatcher

Willow Flycatcher

Great Crested Flycatcher

Eastern Phoebe

Acadian Flycatcher

Eastern Kingbird

White-eyed Vireo

Red-eyed Vireo

American Crow

Blue Jay

Tree Swallow

Barn Swallow

Northern Rough-winged Swallow

Tufted Titmouse

White-breasted Nuthatch

Blue-gray Gnatcatcher

American Robin

Eastern Bluebird

Wood Thrush

Veery

Gray Catbird

Brown Thrasher

European Starling

Prairie Warbler

Yellow Warbler

American Redstart

Black-and-white Warbler

Ovenbird

Common Yellowthroat

Cerulean Warbler

Chestnut-sided Warbler

Blue-winged Warbler

Northern Parula

Magnolia Warbler

Blackburnian Warbler

Scarlet Tanager

Swamp Sparrow

Chipping Sparrow

Song Sparrow

Eastern Towhee

Rose-breasted Grosbeak

Northern Cardinal

Indigo Bunting

Baltimore Oriole

Red-winged Blackbird

Orchard Oriole

Common Grackle

Brown-headed Cowbird

American Goldfinch

Double Crested Cormorant 

Mourning Dove

Rock dove

Eastern wood Pewee 

Blue headed vireo 

Black capped chickadee 

Red breasted nuthatch 

Cedar waxwing

Purple finch 

 Mammals

MINK  

Woodchuck

Deer

Eastern Rabbit

Gray Squirrel

Red Squirrel

On Kuser Bog boardwalk: Sandy, me, Rick Wright, photo by Bobbi Manian

June 1st Doodletown

Leading : Tom Preston (also reporting)

We had a great group for the trip and had some very nice birds, along with other wildlife including cicadas, an Eyed Click Beetle, a Hummingbird Moth, Bullfrog adult and tadpoles, Red-Spotted Purple and several Swallowtails including a very large specimen which we thought was likely a Giant Swallowtail,

 

60 bird species:

Wood Duck - pair on Doodletown Res
Great Blue Heron
Green Heron
Black Vulture - Doodletown
Turkey Vulture
Broad-winged Hawk - Sterling
Red-tailed Hawk
Yellow-billed Cuckoo - many seen and heard including a pair mating by the Doodltown 'car park'
Black-billed Cuckoo - seen by Louis at Doodletown, heard at Sterling
Ruby-throated Hummingbird
Red-bellied Woodpecker

Downy Woodpecker
Hairy Woodpecker
Pileated Woodpecker
Eastern Wood-Pewee
Eastern Phoebe
Great Crested Flycatcher
Eastern Kingbird
Willow Flycatcher - Near start of Doodletown Trail, per Rusty
Yellow-throated Vireo
Warbling Vireo
Red-eyed Vireo
Blue Jay
American Crow
Fish Crow
Common Raven - Doodltown, also seen while driving at Central Valley
Tree Swallow
Barn Swallow
Tufted Titmouse
Carolina Wren
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
Eastern Bluebird
Wood Thrush - Near start of Doodletown Trail, per Louis
American Robin
Gray Catbird
Northern Mockingbird
Cedar Waxwing
Worm-eating Warbler - 3 heard at Doodletown
Louisiana Waterthrush - 2 at Doodletown
Blue-winged Warbler
Golden-winged Warbler - 1 at Ironwood Drive
Black-and-white Warbler
Common Yellowthroat
Hooded Warbler - many heard at Doodletown, eventually we got great views
American Redstart
Cerulean Warbler - many at Doodletown, 2 at Sterling
Yellow Warbler
Prairie Warbler- Power line cut at Ironwood
Eastern Towhee
Chipping Sparrow
Scarlet Tanager
Northern Cardinal
Indigo Bunting
Red-winged Blackbird
Common Grackle
Brown-headed Cowbird
Orchard Oriole
Baltimore Oriole
House Finch
American Goldfinch

 

photos

Peter Colen:

http://www.petercolenphotography.com/WinterWrens/Doodletown220130601/29765803_P476BD#!i=2550037585&k=VMnNF9g

This time (2 weeks later) I went with the Brooklyn Bird Club and had a
great time with my fellow Brooklynites.

We saw most of our target birds. Alas no rattlesnake.

Good Birding
Peter Colen
Brooklyn NY