Sunday, September 20, 2015

Fort Tilden region Sept 19th 2015

Leader Steve Nanz


From: steve@stevenanz.com
To: Peter Dorosh
Sent: Sun, Sep 20, 2015 3:47 am
Subject: Re: your walk


Hi Peter,   

 Four observers on the walk yesterday. We covered Riis Beach, Tilden and Floyd. We   didn't see much. A lot of fog for the first couple hours of the day. The wind   was out of the south so no migrating raptors. Still managed to get 42 species.   Best sighting was 
Clay-colered at Riis. We did find some interesting bugs. Best   bug was a Tree Cricket.  

Canada Goose 
 Double-crested Cormorant 
 Osprey  
Sharp-shinned Hawk
  American Oystercatcher
  Black-bellied Plover 
 Sanderling 
 Laughing Gull  
 Ring-billed Gull 
  Herring Gull
   Great Black-backed Gull 
 Rock Pigeon 

 Mourning Dove 
 Chimney Swift 
 Downy Woodpecker 
  Northern Flicker 
 Merlin 
 Blue Jay 
  American Crow
  Swallow sp.  
House Wren  
American Robin 
  Gray Catbird  
 Northern Mockingbird 
 European Starling  
 Cedar Waxwing 
  Ovenbird   
Northern Waterthrush
  Common Yellowthroat 
  American Redstart  
 Yellow Warbler 
 Prairie Warbler 
 Chipping Sparrow 
  Clay-colored Sparrow
  Savannah Sparrow
   Song Sparrow
  Eastern Towhee  
 Northern Cardinal
  Red-winged Blackbird
  Brown-headed Cowbird 
 American Goldfinch 
 House Sparrow    —   

 Insects and Spiders:  
  Crab Spider  
  Tree Cricket 
 Fall Field Cricket  
  March Flies  
  Potter Wasp 
 Northern Paper Wasp  Sweat Bee  Bumble bee  
  Ailanthus Webworm Moth 
 Vagabond Crambus Moth
  Hawaiian Beet Webworm Moth 
 Chickweed Geometer Moth 
 Monarch  American Lady  Checkered White    —    Steve