Monday, September 9, 2013

Weekend Overnight Sept 7th-8th "Brigatine"

Co-leaders Peter Dorosh ( Saturday), Rick Wright ( Sunday)

Saturday locales :  Thompson Park, Island Beach State Park, Manahawkin NWR

Sunday Edward G.Forsythe NWR  "Brigatine"

Note : All photos taken by Bobbi Manian


After the dusty drive around Brigatine impoundments, Peter's car had wit.

Sunday's leader Rick Wright flanked by Mimi,Edith, Karen, Bobbi and Sandy


Bird species list= 103 species

Legend :  T=Thompson Park, IBSP=Island Beach, M=Manahawkin, B=Brigatine, Var=Various, none=somewhere

date = Sept 7th-8th
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Saturday locales :  Thompson Park, Island Beach State Park, Manahawkin NWR

Sunday : Edward G.Forsythe NWR  "Brigatine" 



observers = Brooklyn Bird Club 

(in not correct taxonomic order)


Brown Pelican 9   IBSP
Royal Tern  IBSP
Pied-billed Grebe M
Double-crested Cormorant 
Snowy Egret 
Little Blue Heron B
Green Heron 
Great Egret 
Great Blue Heron VAR
Glossy Ibis M & B
Turkey Vulture 
Northern Shoveler B
Blue-winged Teal B
American Black Duck 
Canada Goose 
Wood Duck 2B
Green-winged Teal B
Northern Pintail B
Mute Swan 
Mallard 
Red-tailed Hawk M
Osprey Var
accipitae species at B
Northern Harrier Var
Peregrine Falcon M
Merlin M
Clapper Rail heard at B
American Golden-Plover B
Black-bellied Plover 
Semipalmated Plover 
American Oystercatcher 
Semipalmated Sandpiper 
Western Sandpiper 3B
Least Sandpiper 
Short-billed Dowitcher B
Long-billed Dowitcher juvB
Lesser Yellowlegs 
Spotted Sandpiper 
Willet B
Solitary Sandpiper B
Hudsonian Godwit 2B
Ruddy Turnstone B
Greater Yellowlegs 
Gull-billed Tern B
Laughing Gull 
Great Black-backed Gull 
Caspian Tern B & IBSP
Forster's Tern Var  
Ring-billed Gull 
Herring Gull 
Rock Pigeon 
Mourning Dove 
Chimney Swift 
Ruby-throated Hummingbird IBSP & B (2)
Belted Kingfisher IBSP & B
Downy Woodpecker 
Hairy Woodpecker B
Red-bellied Woodpecker 
Northern Flicker 
Great Crested Flycatcher B
Eastern Phoebe B
Red-eyed Vireo 
American Crow 
Blue Jay 
Fish Crow 
Bank Swallow B
Tree Swallow Var 
Barn Swallow Var 
Tufted Titmouse B
Carolina Chickadee  
White-breasted Nuthatch T,B
Carolina Wren T, B
Marsh Wren heard at B
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher B
American Robin 
Eastern Bluebird B
Veery
Gray Catbird 
Brown Thrasher B
Northern Mockingbird 
European Starling 
American Redstart IBSP, B, T
Black-throated Green Warbler B
Common Yellowthroat T, B
Palm Warbler B
Nashville Warbler T
Magnolia Warbler B
Pine Warbler B
Northern Waterthrush B
Chipping Sparrow B
Song Sparrow 
Seaside Sparrow M
Clay-colored Sparrow B
Eastern Towhee IBSP
Northern Cardinal 
Baltimore Oriole T
Boat-tailed Grackle M, B
Bobolink 15 B
Red-winged Blackbird B
Common Grackle 
House Finch 
American Goldfinch B
House Sparrow 

Note- 16 species shorebirds

Looking for ocean birds at Island Beach State Park.; Hilight on bay side was 9 Brown Pelicans thrashing about

Fauna list

Eastern Box Turtle 
Eastern Chipmunk ?

Garwsh, I really needed a coffee break ! Saturdays Leader Peter Dorosh, with Rick behind him (Brigatine Visitor Center area)


Butterfly list (in no taxonomic order ,we are too lazy )

Cloudless Sulphur ( common)

Orange Sulphur
Clouded Sulphur
Red-spotted Purple
Cabbage White
Least Skipper
Buckeye
Appalachian Brown
Eastern Tailed Blue
Red Banded Hairstreak
Pearl Crescent
Monarch
Black Swallowtail
Spicebush Swallowtail
Eastern Tiger Swallowtail
Mourning Cloak
= 16 species
Azalea Caterpillar Moth , crossing Brigatine woods road. ( Thanks to Steve Nanz Id help) http://bugguide.net/node/view/26425/bgimage