Monday, March 24, 2014

Saturday, March 22nd Brooklyn "Wildcard"

Salt Marsh Marine Park, photo by Chris Laskowski

Leader Keir Randall

We had a great trip yesterday with a group total of around 60 species. Sites and highlights:

Floyd Bennett Field:
Snowy Owl, Red-necked Grebe, FOS Osprey, Field Sparrow


Marine Park:
Redhead, Boat-tailed Grackle, Turkey Vulture, Tree Swalllow


Coney Island Creek/ Drier Offerman:
Red-necked Grebe (very close), Eurasian Wigeon, leucistic Ring-billed Gull


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Keir

Location
Floyd Bennett Field, Kings County, New York, US Map )
Date and Effort
Sat Mar 22, 2014 7:30 AM
Protocol:
Traveling
Party Size:
12
Duration:
2 hour(s)
Distance:
2.0 mile(s)
Observers:
, Bambi Friedman, Chris Las, Dennis Hrehowsik, Janet Schumacher, Joshua Malbin, Kathleen Toomey, Keir Randall, Monica Berger, Roberta Manian, kristin costello
Species
35 species total
45
Brant (Atlantic)
12
Canada Goose
5
Mute Swan
2
American Wigeon
3
American Black Duck
3
Bufflehead
5
Red-breasted Merganser
1
Ring-necked Pheasant
Heard only, Ecology Village
1
Red-throated Loon
2
Common Loon
2
Horned Grebe
1
Red-necked Grebe
Off of Archery Road, probably two
2
Great Cormorant
1
Osprey
4
Killdeer
X
Ring-billed Gull
X
Herring Gull
3
Great Black-backed Gull
X
Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon)
1
Snowy Owl
A darker individual on the fields
3
American Crow
20
Horned Lark
1
Carolina Wren
7
American Robin
1
Northern Mockingbird
X
European Starling
9
American Tree Sparrow
1
Field Sparrow
3
Song Sparrow
2
White-throated Sparrow
1
Dark-eyed Junco (Slate-colored)
1
Northern Cardinal
10
Red-winged Blackbird
2
Brown-headed Cowbird
2
House Sparrow
Additional species seen by Janet Schumacher:
1
Northern Flicker
Additional species seen by Dennis Hrehowsik:
1
Northern Flicker
Additional species seen by Roberta Manian:
1
Northern Flicker
Additional species seen by Kathleen Toomey:
6
Gadwall
1
Peregrine Falcon
Additional species seen by Joshua Malbin:
1
Northern Flicker
1
Dark-eyed Junco
Additional species seen by kristin costello:
1
Northern Flicker
Additional species seen by Chris Las:
1
Northern Flicker
1
Dark-eyed Junco
Additional species seen by Monica Berger:
1
Northern Flicker
1
Dark-eyed Junco
Additional species seen by Bambi Friedman:
1
Northern Flicker

Brown headed Cowbirds

Location
Salt Marsh Nature Center at Marine Park, Kings County, New York, USMap )
Date and Effort
Sat Mar 22, 2014 10:00 AM
Protocol:
Traveling
Party Size:
12
Duration:
2 hour(s)
Distance:
1.0 mile(s)
Observers:
, Chris Las, Dennis Hrehowsik, Janet Schumacher, Joshua Malbin, Keir Randall, Monica Berger, Roberta Manian, kristin costello
Species
34 species (+1 other taxa) total
40
Brant (Atlantic)
25
Canada Goose
2
Mute Swan
2
American Wigeon
7
American Black Duck
30
Mallard
1
American Black Duck x Mallard (hybrid)
25
Northern Shoveler
2
Green-winged Teal (American)
1
Redhead
Female with Brant on water near golf course. "Scaup like" but no white at bill base, darker on cap and nape with lighter cheeks.
5
Lesser Scaup
9
Bufflehead
1
Red-breasted Merganser
20
Ruddy Duck
1
Ring-necked Pheasant
HO near golf course
1
Common Loon
1
Pied-billed Grebe
1
Horned Grebe
1
Turkey Vulture
5
American Coot
2
American Oystercatcher
1
Killdeer
25
Ring-billed Gull
12
Herring Gull (American)
2
Great Black-backed Gull
X
Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon)
1
Peregrine Falcon
1
Fish Crow
2
Tree Swallow
1
Northern Mockingbird
X
European Starling
5
Song Sparrow
1
Northern Cardinal
5
Red-winged Blackbird
2
Boat-tailed Grackle
Additional species seen by Janet Schumacher:
1
Double-crested Cormorant
1
American Goldfinch
Additional species seen by Dennis Hrehowsik:
1
Double-crested Cormorant
1
American Goldfinch
Additional species seen by Roberta Manian:
1
Double-crested Cormorant
1
American Goldfinch
Additional species seen by Joshua Malbin:
1
Double-crested Cormorant
1
Greater Yellowlegs
1
American Goldfinch
Additional species seen by kristin costello:
1
Double-crested Cormorant
Additional species seen by Unknown Observer:
1
Double-crested Cormorant
Additional species seen by Chris Las:
1
Double-crested Cormorant
Additional species seen by Monica Berger:
1
Double-crested Cormorant
1
American Goldfinch


Location
Coney Island Creek, Kings County, New York, US Map )
Date and Effort
Sat Mar 22, 2014 2:21 PM
Protocol:
Traveling
Party Size:
8
Duration:
2 hour(s), 45 minute(s)
Distance:
2.0 mile(s)
Observers:
, Chris Las, Dennis Hrehowsik, Joshua Malbin, Keir Randall, Monica Berger, Roberta Manian, kristin costello
Species
27 species (+2 other taxa) total
300
Brant (Atlantic)
12
Canada Goose
4
Gadwall
3
American Wigeon
1
Eurasian x American Wigeon (hybrid)
Swimming near the piers off the restored habitat on the west side of the inlet (opposite Six Diamonds). Originally identified as Eurasian Wigeon but it has been suggested that the hint of green around eye, the extended pink into the gray in flanks etc. make this better for hybrid. A very distant record shot:
25
American Black Duck
30
Mallard
8
Lesser Scaup
2
Greater/Lesser Scaup
13
Bufflehead
5
Red-breasted Merganser
1
Common Loon
2
Horned Grebe
1
Red-necked Grebe
Continues in the creek between Home Depot and the Cropsey Ave. bridge.
2
American Coot
2
Killdeer
250
Ring-billed Gull
Including one presumed leucistic (or partially so) Ring-billed Gull
20
Herring Gull
2
Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon)
1
Mourning Dove
1
Downy Woodpecker
5
Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted)
1
Eastern Phoebe
3
American Robin
2
Northern Mockingbird
35
European Starling
1
Field Sparrow
8
Song Sparrow
2
Northern Cardinal
Additional species seen by Dennis Hrehowsik:
1
Eurasian Wigeon
1
Belted Kingfisher
Additional species seen by Roberta Manian:
1
Eurasian Wigeon
Additional species seen by Joshua Malbin:
1
Eurasian Wigeon
5
Great Black-backed Gull
3
American Crow
3
Red-winged Blackbird
Additional species seen by kristin costello:
1
Eurasian Wigeon
Additional species seen by Unknown Observer:
1
Eurasian Wigeon
Additional species seen by Chris Las:
1
Eurasian Wigeon
5
Great Black-backed Gull
3
American Crow
3
Red-winged Blackbird
Additional species seen by Monica Berger:
1
Eurasian Wigeon
5
Great Black-backed Gull
3
American Crow
3
Red-winged Blackbird



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Drier- Offerman /Calvert Vaux Park, photo by Chris Laskowski