Leader Bobbi Manian
-----Original Message-----
From: roberta.manian@yahoo.com
To: Peter Dorosh
Cc: Dennis Hrehowsik
Sent: Mon, May 25, 2015 2:38 pm
Subject: Fw: eBird Report - Plumb Beach, May 25, 2015
Hi Peter,
14 birders had a good day at Plum today. Shorebirds were not as prevalent as i had hoped, no RedKnots, Dunlin or Piping Plovers. But we birded the mudflats and marsh methodically, the birds here are often ephemeral, they appear and then they are gone. We had the standard shorebirds, resident banded AMOY C6 has returned for his/her 11th year, and we had good looks at Sanderlings in various plumages, and we also had flyby SB Dowitchers and Glossy Ibises. Late black scoters, found by Shane Blodgett, were a very nice surprise. i wonder if the pair that summered here last year will return?
Of course the star of the day was the Franklins Gull found yesterday by Deb Allen, that everyone was searching for. There were other birders on the beach today besides us. Earlier in the morning Shane briefly had the bird flying by the mouth of Gerritsen Creek, but the bird went up and over the highway before anyone else could get on it.
Just around noon, Shane yelled over to us something i didn't understand, but he and his group were hustling west on the beach and we quickly followed. It turned out Sean Sime had just refound the bird all the way down at the west end by Kingsboro College. It took our combined groups a few minutes to find the bird, being at a different vantage point than Sean was. We settled in and Shane and Andrew Baksh made sure that everyone got good (if distant) looks before we all proceeded forward to try and get better looks, big THANK YOU to them! Unfortunately, as we were walking west, and Sean and Rob were walking east, the bird flew and was not relocated.
Because it was otherwise quiet at Plum, we wrapped up with a quick hour walk at Marine Park. There was at least one baby osprey in the nest and the oystercatchers and willets appear to be breeding. (Marine Park list to follow in separate email)
best,
Bobbi
On Monday, May 25, 2015 6:06 PM, "ebird-checklist@cornell.edu" <ebird-checklist@cornell.edu> wrote:
Plumb Beach, Kings, US-NY
May 25, 2015 7:29 AM - 12:29 PM
Protocol: Traveling
2.0 mile(s)
Comments: BBC Club Trip - Bobbi Manian leading<br />Submitted from BirdLog NA for iOS, version 1.8
46 species
Brant 80
Canada Goose 3
Mute Swan 12
Mallard 2
Black Scoter 8 Found by Shane B flying east orange bill periodically evident in flight
Double-crested Cormorant 9
Great Egret 1
Snowy Egret 2
Black-crowned Night-Heron 3
Glossy Ibis 12
Osprey 1
Clapper Rail 1
American Oystercatcher 8
Black-bellied Plover 5
Semipalmated Plover 7
Killdeer 2
Greater Yellowlegs 1
Willet (Eastern) 2
Ruddy Turnstone 2
Sanderling 8
Least Sandpiper 2
Short-billed Dowitcher 5
Laughing Gull 27
Franklin's Gull 1 Refound by Sean Sime. Obs thru scopes by Manhattan college. Adult breeding. Slightly smaller than nearby Franklins. Strong eye arcs evident even at distance. Extensive white more white on back of neck. Much thanks to Shane B and Andrew B for ensuring the entire BBC crew got on the gull and got good looks before moving closer
Herring Gull 12
Great Black-backed Gull 10
Least Tern 8
Common Tern 11
Forster's Tern 1
Black Skimmer 50
Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon) X
Mourning Dove X
Barn Swallow 4
Carolina Wren 1
American Robin 1
Brown Thrasher 2
Northern Mockingbird 2
European Starling X
Common Yellowthroat 1
Yellow Warbler 2
Eastern Towhee 1
Song Sparrow 1
Red-winged Blackbird 7
Boat-tailed Grackle 6
Brown-headed Cowbird 1
House Sparrow X
View this checklist online at http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S23629831
This report was generated automatically by eBird v3 (http://ebird.org)
Salt Marsh Nature Center at Marine Park, Kings, US-NY
May 25, 2015 12:36 PM - 2:07 PM
Protocol: Traveling
2.0 mile(s)
Comments: BBC club trip - Bobbi Manian leading
Submitted from BirdLog NA for iOS, version 1.8
33 species
Canada Goose 2
Ruddy Duck 1
Double-crested Cormorant 3
Great Egret 1
Snowy Egret 2
Black-crowned Night-Heron 1
Yellow-crowned Night-Heron 4
Glossy Ibis 3
Osprey 4
Clapper Rail 1
American Oystercatcher 4
Spotted Sandpiper 1
Willet 2
Laughing Gull 4
Herring Gull 2
Least Tern 3
Forster's Tern 1
Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon) X
Mourning Dove 1
Chimney Swift 2
Warbling Vireo 1
Barn Swallow 4
House Wren 1
Carolina Wren 1
American Robin 3
Northern Mockingbird 2
European Starling X
Yellow Warbler 1
Song Sparrow 2
Red-winged Blackbird 5
Boat-tailed Grackle 2
Brown-headed Cowbird 1
Baltimore Oriole 1
View this checklist online at http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S23629557
This report was generated automatically by eBird v3 ( http://ebird.org)
May 25, 2015 7:29 AM - 12:29 PM
Protocol: Traveling
2.0 mile(s)
Comments: BBC Club Trip - Bobbi Manian leading<br />Submitted from BirdLog NA for iOS, version 1.8
46 species
Brant 80
Canada Goose 3
Mute Swan 12
Mallard 2
Black Scoter 8 Found by Shane B flying east orange bill periodically evident in flight
Double-crested Cormorant 9
Great Egret 1
Snowy Egret 2
Black-crowned Night-Heron 3
Glossy Ibis 12
Osprey 1
Clapper Rail 1
American Oystercatcher 8
Black-bellied Plover 5
Semipalmated Plover 7
Killdeer 2
Greater Yellowlegs 1
Willet (Eastern) 2
Ruddy Turnstone 2
Sanderling 8
Least Sandpiper 2
Short-billed Dowitcher 5
Laughing Gull 27
Franklin's Gull 1 Refound by Sean Sime. Obs thru scopes by Manhattan college. Adult breeding. Slightly smaller than nearby Franklins. Strong eye arcs evident even at distance. Extensive white more white on back of neck. Much thanks to Shane B and Andrew B for ensuring the entire BBC crew got on the gull and got good looks before moving closer
Herring Gull 12
Great Black-backed Gull 10
Least Tern 8
Common Tern 11
Forster's Tern 1
Black Skimmer 50
Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon) X
Mourning Dove X
Barn Swallow 4
Carolina Wren 1
American Robin 1
Brown Thrasher 2
Northern Mockingbird 2
European Starling X
Common Yellowthroat 1
Yellow Warbler 2
Eastern Towhee 1
Song Sparrow 1
Red-winged Blackbird 7
Boat-tailed Grackle 6
Brown-headed Cowbird 1
House Sparrow X
View this checklist online at http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S23629831
This report was generated automatically by eBird v3 (http://ebird.org)
Salt Marsh Nature Center at Marine Park, Kings, US-NY
May 25, 2015 12:36 PM - 2:07 PM
Protocol: Traveling
2.0 mile(s)
Comments: BBC club trip - Bobbi Manian leading
Submitted from BirdLog NA for iOS, version 1.8
33 species
Canada Goose 2
Ruddy Duck 1
Double-crested Cormorant 3
Great Egret 1
Snowy Egret 2
Black-crowned Night-Heron 1
Yellow-crowned Night-Heron 4
Glossy Ibis 3
Osprey 4
Clapper Rail 1
American Oystercatcher 4
Spotted Sandpiper 1
Willet 2
Laughing Gull 4
Herring Gull 2
Least Tern 3
Forster's Tern 1
Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon) X
Mourning Dove 1
Chimney Swift 2
Warbling Vireo 1
Barn Swallow 4
House Wren 1
Carolina Wren 1
American Robin 3
Northern Mockingbird 2
European Starling X
Yellow Warbler 1
Song Sparrow 2
Red-winged Blackbird 5
Boat-tailed Grackle 2
Brown-headed Cowbird 1
Baltimore Oriole 1
View this checklist online at http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S23629557
This report was generated automatically by eBird v3 ( http://ebird.org)
