Leader : Michael Yuan
Sent: Mon, Apr 13, 2015 10:07 am
Subject: April 12 BBC trip to Staten Island
Sent: Mon, Apr 13, 2015 10:07 am
Subject: April 12 BBC trip to Staten Island
6 birders were treated to a increasingly delightful day in Staten Island. No jackets required by noon!
The group found herons and shorebirds at the tidal pond and marshes near the Goethals Bridge, and enjoyed a mix of waterfowl, gulls, swallows, and passerines at several locations along the South Shore.
Group pic from me/a friendly Staten Island birder, Purple Martin pic from Dennis, and all others from Marc.
Thanks all for a terrific day. Looking forward to the next time. Thanks to Marc for driving, and thanks to Dennis for driving AND organizing (but not at the same time).
-Mike
Locations Goethals Bridge Pond--Observation Platform, River Rd. marshes and RR tracks, Saw Mill Creek Marsh, Mt. Loretto Unique Area, Cemetery of the Resurrection, Lemon Creek Park, Wolfes Pond Park, Great Kills Park
67 Species for the day:
Brant
Canada Goose
Gadwall
American Wigeon
American Black Duck
Mallard
Blue-winged Teal - pair with scaup flock at Great Kills
Northern Shoveler
Ring-necked Duck
Greater Scaup
Bufflehead
Common Goldeneye - female with scaup flock at Great Kills
Red-breasted Merganser
Red-throated Loon
Horned Grebe
Red-necked Grebe - in Raritan Bay, seen from Mt Loretto shore
Northern Gannet
Double-crested Cormorant
Great Cormorant
Great Egret
Snowy Egret
Turkey Vulture
Osprey
Cooper's Hawk
Bald Eagle - adult, purported SI nester
Red-tailed Hawk
American Coot
American Oystercatcher
Killdeer
Greater Yellowlegs
Bonaparte's Gull - multiple locations along the South Shore
Laughing Gull
Ring-billed Gull
Herring Gull
Great Black-backed Gull
Rock Pigeon
Mourning Dove
Belted Kingfisher
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Downy Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
Blue Jay
Fish Crow
Northern Rough-winged Swallow
Purple Martin - 3 in houses at Lemon Creek Park
Tree Swallow
Bank Swallow - Mt Loretto Unique Area
Black-capped Chickadee
Tufted Titmouse
White-breasted Nuthatch
Brown Creeper
Carolina Wren
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
American Robin
Northern Mockingbird
European Starling
Palm Warbler
Pine Warbler
Song Sparrow
White-throated Sparrow
Northern Cardinal
Red-winged Blackbird
Common Grackle
Boat-tailed Grackle
Brown-headed Cowbird
American Goldfinch
House Sparrow
