August 29th Thursday Fall BBC walk Prospect Park

Leading : Tom Stephenson

Hi Peter,

We had a good and hardy group today, including several people from Europe and the Middle East. It was pretty slow, though, with only 7 species of warblers, although one was a Mourning on lookout.

Besides the Mourning Warbler, the best bird of the day was the caterpillar. I haven't had a chance to try and ID it, but probably Steve or others will know. Picture attached.

Best regards,
Tom

Double-crested Cormorant

Great Egret

Green Heron

Canada Goose

Mallard

Spotted Sandpiper

Forster's Tern

Rock Dove

Mourning Dove

Chimney Swift

Belted Kingfisher

Red-bellied Woodpecker

Downy Woodpecker

Hairy Woodpecker

Northern Flicker

Eastern Wood-Pewee

Willow Flycatcher

Eastern Phoebe

White-eyed Vireo

Warbling Vireo

Red-eyed Vireo

Blue Jay

American Crow

Black-capped Chickadee

Tufted Titmouse

White-breasted Nuthatch

Carolina Wren

Hermit Thrush

American Robin

Gray Catbird

European Starling

Cedar Waxwing

Yellow Warbler

Chestnut-sided Warbler

Black-and-white Warbler

American Redstart

Northern Waterthrush

Mourning Warbler

Common Yellowthroat

Song Sparrow

Northern Cardinal

Baltimore Oriole

American Goldfinch

House Sparrow

EASTERN SWALLOWTAIL Larvae Caterpillar below ( Photo by Tom  Stepehson, ID confirmed by Steve Nanz)

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August 25th, Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge, Queens

Trip Leader: Peter Dorosh

all photos by Steve Roffman and Peggy Herron

At the Raunt

date = 2013/08/25
site = Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge
observers = Brooklyn Bird Club , 

8 members

Double-crested Cormorant 
Snowy Egret 
Little Blue Heron 
Black-crowned Night-Heron 
Great Egret 
Yellow-crowned Night-Heron 
Northern Shoveler 
American Black Duck 
Canada Goose 
Green-winged Teal 
Mute Swan 
Mallard 

Shorebird species= 13

Black-bellied Plover 
Semipalmated Plover 
American Oystercatcher 
Semipalmated Sandpiper 
Stilt Sandpiper 
Red Knot 
Least Sandpiper 
Short-billed Dowitcher 
Lesser Yellowlegs 
Spotted Sandpiper 
White-rumped Sandpiper 
Ruddy Turnstone 
Greater Yellowlegs 

At the East pond south end

Laughing Gull 
Great Black-backed Gull 
Forster's Tern 
Herring Gull 
Rock Pigeon 
Mourning Dove 
Yellow-billed Cuckoo 
Barn Owl 
Red-bellied Woodpecker 
Willow Flycatcher Traill's Empid,likely this species
Fish Crow ?
Barn Swallow 
American Robin 
Gray Catbird 
Northern Mockingbird 
European Starling 
Yellow Warbler 
American Redstart 
Black-and-white Warbler 
Northern Waterthrush 
Yellow-rumped Warbler 
Northern Cardinal 
Boat-tailed Grackle 
Brown-headed Cowbird 
House Sparrow 

addenum

Rinng-billed gull, American Crow,  Northern Cardinal

House Wren and Carolina Wren (heard)

Outside Big Johns Pond blind, Yellow Crowned Night heron immature

Peeking out from inside Big John's Pond blind

Thursday Fall series walk August 22nd

Thursdays Fall series walk

Leading Tom Stephenson

Hi Peter,

We had a very brave group of 10 or so today...but unfortunately after an hour or two we got completely rained out....we really never made it much past the Vale and a bit of the midwood...

We did have one great bird: a female
(most likely 1st year...as it was very drab) Golden-winged Warbler.

Otherwise both waterthrush sp and a few other warblers, 7 Wood Duck who didn't seem to mind the rain...

Next week....!

Best regards,
Tom

Black-crowned Night-Heron

Canada Goose

Wood Duck

Mallard

Herring Gull

Rock Dove

Mourning Dove

Chimney Swift

Ruby-throated Hummingbird

Red-bellied Woodpecker

Downy Woodpecker

Northern Flicker

Eastern Kingbird

Blue Jay

Tree Swallow

Barn Swallow

Carolina Wren

House Wren

American Robin

Gray Catbird

European Starling

Cedar Waxwing

Golden-winged Warbler

Black-and-white Warbler

American Redstart

Ovenbird

Northern Waterthrush

Louisiana Waterthrush

Chipping Sparrow

Northern Cardinal

Red-winged Blackbird

Common Grackle

Baltimore Oriole

House Sparrow

Thursday Walk Fall series August 15th

Leader Rob Bate ( subbing for Tom Stephenson)

Rob Bate BBC walk :

Migration is underway.  Nine of us ventured out on the inaugural fall 2013 Thursday morning walk starting from Grand Army Plaza.  It was slow at first but we hit paydirt with a Louisianna Waterthrush in the horse trail puddle by Rick's Place.  There was good activity for the rest of our walk puncuated by periodic lulls in the action.  Good warbler activity with lots of Redstarts and Black and White Warblers.  Good looks at a couple of Canada Warblers as well as the Yellow-throated Vireo at the base of the road to Lookout Hill.  Also of note was a flock of Semipalmated Sandpipers flying above the Lullwater on their way to more suitable habitat.

Rob Bate

42 species (+1 other taxa)

Canada Goose  X
Mute Swan  X
Mallard  X
Great Blue Heron  1
Green Heron  3
Spotted Sandpiper  3
Semipalmated Sandpiper  13     Flyover group, Lower Lullwater
Laughing Gull  1
Herring Gull  3
Forster's Tern  1
Rock Pigeon  X
Mourning Dove  X
Chimney Swift  5
Belted Kingfisher  1
Downy Woodpecker  2
Northern Flicker  1
Empidonax sp.  2
Eastern Kingbird  2
Yellow-throated Vireo  1     Seen by many base of Lookout Hill
Warbling Vireo  1
Red-eyed Vireo  2
Blue Jay  2
Black-capped Chickadee  1
House Wren  1
Carolina Wren  4
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher  5
American Robin  X
Gray Catbird  X
Northern Mockingbird  1
European Starling  X
Louisiana Waterthrush  1
Black-and-white Warbler  7
Common Yellowthroat  1  Seen in the Vale on my way to meet the group
American Redstart  12
Blackburnian Warbler  1     Drab female type on Penninsula near point found by Keir
Yellow Warbler  3
Canada Warbler  2
Song Sparrow  2
Northern Cardinal  X
Common Grackle  3
Baltimore Oriole  3
American Goldfinch  X
House Sparrow  X

Jamaica Bay Refuge August 10th

On East Pond, photo by Bobbi Manian

Leader : Bob Washburn

Brant

Mute Swan

American Black Duck

Mallard

Blue-winged teal

Ruddy-duck

Double-crested Cormorant

Great Blue Heron

Great Egret

Snowy Egret

Green Heron 

Black-crowned Night-Heron

Yellow-crowned Night-Heron

Glossy Ibis

Osprey

Black-bellied Plover

Semipalmated Plover

Killdeer

American Oystercatcher

Spotted Sandpiper

Greater Yellowlegs

Lesser Yellowlegs

Ruddy Turnstone

Semipalmated Sandpiper

Least Sandpiper

White-rumped Sandpiper

Stilt Sandpiper

Short-billed Dowitcher

Laughing Gull

Ring-billed Gull

Herring Gull

Great Black-backed Gull

Least Tern

Common Tern

Forster’s Tern

Rock Pigeon

Mourning Dove

Chimney Swift

American Crow

Fish Crow

Tree Swallow

Barn Swallow

House Wren

Marsh Wren

Carolina Wren

American Robin

Gray Catbird

Northern Mockingbird

European Starling

Eastern Towhee

Seaside Sparrow

Song Sparrow

Northern Cardinal

Red-winged Blackbird

Boat-tailed Grackle

American Goldfinch

House Sparrow

adds

Canada Goose

Blue Jay
Downy Woodpecker (called at GAP)

Brown Thrasher

Common Grackle

Yellow Warbler (two across path)


photo gallery

tom stephenson's  http://www.thewarblerguide.com/photo-2/

http://www.tombirdphotos.com/Nature/Shorebirds/31134235_FLjBKR