Saturday, November 21, 2015

November 21st: Hiking the Long Island Greenbelt: Heckscher State Park and Bayard Arboretum

Leader Peter Dorosh
Participants. Rusty E, Janet S, Marc B, Gordon and Lori L.

Note Off day for birds under gorgeous weather, 10.7 miles total hike, Bayard not covered.

Heckscher SP, East Islip, Suffolk, New York, US Nov 21, 2015 8:40 AM - 2:40 PM Protocol: Traveling 10.5 mile(s) 35 species

Brant X Canada Goose X Wood Duck 2 Mallard X Bufflehead X Red-breasted Merganser X Great Blue Heron 1 Osprey 1 Red-tailed Hawk 1 Ring-billed Gull X Herring Gull X Great Black-backed Gull 1 Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon) X Mourning Dove X Red-bellied Woodpecker 2 Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 1 Downy Woodpecker 2 Blue Jay X American Crow X Fish Crow X Black-capped Chickadee X Tufted Titmouse X Brown Creeper 1 Carolina Wren 1 Hermit Thrush 2 American Robin X Northern Mockingbird X European Starling X Field Sparrow 1 Dark-eyed Junco X White-throated Sparrow X Song Sparrow X Northern Cardinal X Brown-headed Cowbird X American Goldfinch X


Monday, November 16, 2015

November 14th: "BQ Wildcard"

Leaders Dennis Hrehowsik, Bobbi Manian
Cave Swallow at bottom

Eight birders set out on a windy day on a counter clockwise route
connecting several Brooklyn coastal
 birding spots. Without a doubt the
 highlight was eye level looks at cave 
swallow which was at least a county bird for everyone on trip and a lifer for many at 37th street jetty. 

Good
times,

Bobbi and Dennis 

From: ebird-checklist@cornell.edu Date: November 16, 2015 at 12:26:46 AM EST To: deepseagangster@gmail.com Subject: eBird Report - Coney Island Creek, Nov 14, 2015
Coney Island Creek, Kings, New York, US Nov 14, 2015 8:43 AM - 9:38 AM Protocol: Traveling 1.0 mile(s) Comments:      Submitted from eBird for iOS, version 1.1.3 Build 30 16 species (+1 other taxa) Brant (Atlantic)  90 Mute Swan  3 Mallard  6 Hooded Merganser  2 Ring-billed Gull  13 Herring Gull  18 Great Black-backed Gull  5 Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon)  30 Belted Kingfisher  1 Peregrine Falcon  1 Ruby-crowned Kinglet  1 American Pipit  1 White-throated Sparrow  2 Red-winged Blackbird  6 Common Grackle  1 blackbird sp.  50 American Goldfinch  6 View this checklist online at http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S25833966 This report was generated automatically by eBird v3 (http://ebird.org)
From: ebird-checklist@cornell.edu Date: November 16, 2015 at 12:27:00 AM EST To: deepseagangster@gmail.com Subject: eBird Report - Coney Island 37th St. Jetty, Nov 14, 2015
Coney Island 37th St. Jetty, Kings, New York, US Nov 14, 2015 9:45 AM - 11:10 AM Protocol: Traveling 0.25 mile(s) Comments:      Submitted from eBird for iOS, version 1.1.3 Build 30 15 species (+2 other taxa) Northern Gannet  3 Laughing Gull  8 Ring-billed Gull  60 Herring Gull  20 Great Black-backed Gull  7 Horned Lark  4 Cave Swallow  1     First noticed at W 35th st over the beach. Flew over the group. Square tail, pale throat seen in flight. Petrochelidon sp.  1     Likely Cave Swallow. Shape and flight seen, couldn't view throat. American Robin  11 Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle)  1 White-throated Sparrow  3 Red-winged Blackbird  166 Brown-headed Cowbird  1 blackbird sp.  35 House Finch  2 American Goldfinch  4 House Sparrow  5 View this checklist online at http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S25833970 This report was generated automatically by eBird v3 (http://ebird.org)
From: ebird-checklist@cornell.edu Date: November 16, 2015 at 12:27:15 AM EST To: deepseagangster@gmail.com Subject: eBird Report - Veterans Memorial Pier, Nov 14, 2015
Veterans Memorial Pier, Kings, New York, US Nov 14, 2015 7:51 AM - 8:17 AM Protocol: Stationary Comments:      Submitted from eBird for iOS, version 1.1.3 Build 30 9 species American Black Duck  5 Mallard  3 Bufflehead  5 Double-crested Cormorant  1 Laughing Gull  3 Ring-billed Gull  300 Herring Gull  10 European Starling  6 House Sparrow  12 View this checklist online at http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S25852209 This report was generated automatically by eBird v3 (http://ebird.org)
From: ebird-checklist@cornell.edu Date: November 16, 2015 at 12:27:25 AM EST To: deepseagangster@gmail.com Subject: eBird Report - Coney Island Beach, Nov 14, 2015
Coney Island Beach, Kings, New York, US Nov 14, 2015 11:30 AM - 12:39 PM Protocol: Traveling 0.3 mile(s) Comments:      Submitted from eBird for iOS, version 1.1.3 Build 30 7 species Common Loon  1 Northern Gannet  1 Laughing Gull  15 Herring Gull  60 Great Black-backed Gull  15 Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon)  10 House Sparrow  5 View this checklist online at http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S25852218 This report was generated automatically by eBird v3 (http://ebird.org)
From: ebird-checklist@cornell.edu Date: November 16, 2015 at 12:27:25 AM EST To: deepseagangster@gmail.com Subject: eBird Report - Coney Island Beach, Nov 14, 2015
Coney Island Beach, Kings, New York, US Nov 14, 2015 11:30 AM - 12:39 PM Protocol: Traveling 0.3 mile(s) Comments:      Submitted from eBird for iOS, version 1.1.3 Build 30 7 species Common Loon  1 Northern Gannet  1 Laughing Gull  15 Herring Gull  60 Great Black-backed Gull  15 Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon)  10 House Sparrow  5 View this checklist online at http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S25852218 This report was generated automatically by eBird v3 (http://ebird.org)
From: ebird-checklist@cornell.edu Date: November 16, 2015 at 12:27:39 AM EST To: deepseagangster@gmail.com Subject: eBird Report - US-NY-New York-2552-2698 Surf Ave - 40.5732x-73.9921, Nov 14, 2015
US-NY-New York-2552-2698 Surf Ave - 40.5732x-73.9921, Kings, New York, US Nov 14, 2015 11:20 AM - 11:25 AM Protocol: Stationary Comments:      Submitted from eBird for iOS, version 1.1.3 Build 30 1 species Cave Swallow  2     Over Surf Avenue, tan throats seen well. Likely seen later by others around 24th st and the boardwalk. View this checklist online at http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S25852223 This report was generated automatically by eBird v3 (http://ebird.org)
From: ebird-checklist@cornell.edu Date: November 16, 2015 at 12:27:51 AM EST To: deepseagangster@gmail.com Subject: eBird Report - Manhattan Beach Park, Nov 14, 2015
Manhattan Beach Park, Kings, New York, US Nov 14, 2015 12:50 PM - 1:25 PM Protocol: Traveling 0.2 mile(s) Comments:      Submitted from eBird for iOS, version 1.1.3 Build 30 10 species Red-breasted Merganser  7 Common Loon  1 Double-crested Cormorant  2 Great Cormorant  1 Ring-billed Gull  2 Herring Gull  7 Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon)  16 Mourning Dove  8 Red-winged Blackbird  30 Brown-headed Cowbird  1 View this checklist online at http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S25852228 This report was generated automatically by eBird v3 (http://ebird.org)
From: ebird-checklist@cornell.edu Date: November 16, 2015 at 12:28:03 AM EST To: deepseagangster@gmail.com Subject: eBird Report - Plumb Beach--West, Nov 14, 2015
Plumb Beach--West, Kings, New York, US Nov 14, 2015 1:40 PM - 2:40 PM Protocol: Traveling 0.5 mile(s) Comments:      Submitted from eBird for iOS, version 1.1.3 Build 30 14 species Brant (Atlantic)  267 Red-breasted Merganser  7 American Oystercatcher  3 Laughing Gull  100 Herring Gull  25 Great Black-backed Gull  10 Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon)  9 Downy Woodpecker  1 American Kestrel  1 European Starling  16 Red-winged Blackbird  20 Brown-headed Cowbird  1 Purple Finch  1 House Sparrow  8 View this checklist online at http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S25852232 This report was generated automatically by eBird v3 (http://ebird.org)
From: ebird-checklist@cornell.edu Date: November 16, 2015 at 12:28:14 AM EST To: deepseagangster@gmail.com Subject: eBird Report - Floyd Bennett Field, Nov 14, 2015
Floyd Bennett Field, Kings, New York, US Nov 14, 2015 2:55 PM - 4:16 PM Protocol: Traveling 2.0 mile(s) Comments:      Submitted from eBird for iOS, version 1.1.3 Build 30 19 species Bufflehead  1 Common Loon  1 Double-crested Cormorant  3 Northern Harrier  1 Sharp-shinned Hawk  2 Laughing Gull  4 Ring-billed Gull  14 Herring Gull  28 Great Black-backed Gull  6 Mourning Dove  17 American Kestrel  1 Tree Swallow  1     Completely white underparts, clean white throat. Dark upperparts. Tapered, slightly forked tail. American Robin  2 Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle)  1 White-throated Sparrow  1 Savannah Sparrow  3 Song Sparrow  3 Red-winged Blackbird  2 American Goldfinch  2 View this checklist online at http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S25852237 This report was generated automatically by eBird v3 (http://ebird.org)

Monday, November 9, 2015

November 8th: Fresh Kills Park and Staten Island Locales

Horned Lark, Fresh Kills, photo'd by Janet Zinn


Leader Seth Wollney

Observers: Dave Eib, Peter Dorosh, Mary Eyster, Janet Schumacher, Alexis Clements, Janet Zinn, Alan Baratz, Sandy Paci, Nina Bai


Locations (in order of visit ) : Great Kills Park, Arden Avenue, Mt Loretto Preserve, Fresh Kills Restoration site ( restricted access except permit)


Richmond, Richmond, New York, US
Nov 8, 2015 8:30 AM - 4:00 PM
Protocol: Traveling
25.0 mile(s)
53 species
Brant  X
Canada Goose  X
Mute Swan  X
Gadwall  X
American Black Duck  X
Mallard  X
Northern Pintail  32     Mult obs
Long-tailed Duck  X
Bufflehead  X
Common Goldeneye  1     Hen
Hooded Merganser  X
Red-breasted Merganser  X
Red-throated Loon  X
Common Loon  X
Pied-billed Grebe  X
Horned Grebe  24
Double-crested Cormorant  X
Great Egret  1
Turkey Vulture  X
Osprey  1     Perched at Great Kills park,mult obs
Sharp-shinned Hawk  1
Cooper's Hawk  2
Bald Eagle  1
Red-tailed Hawk  1 
Common Buckeye, photo'd by Janet Zinn

Black-bellied Plover  2
Ruddy Turnstone  1
Dunlin  4
Ring-billed Gull  X
Herring Gull  X
Lesser Black-backed Gull  1
Great Black-backed Gull  X
Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon)  X
Mourning Dove  X
American Kestrel  1
Blue Jay  X
Horned Lark  2
Black-capped Chickadee  1
Carolina Wren  1
Ruby-crowned Kinglet  1
American Robin  X
Northern Mockingbird  1
European Starling  X
Snow Bunting  3     Flyover
Yellow-rumped Warbler  X
Field Sparrow  1
Dark-eyed Junco  2
Savannah Sparrow  X
Song Sparrow  X
Red-winged Blackbird  X
Common Grackle  X
House Finch  1
House Sparrow  X
Eastern Towhee

View this checklist online at http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S25757858

This report was generated automatically by eBird v3 (http://ebird.org)


Dunlins at Great Kills, photo'd by Janet Zinn

photo source Janet Zinn
Brooklyn, NY 
www.janetzinnphotography.com

Sunday, November 1, 2015

October 31st : Floyd Bennett Field and Plumb Beach

All photos by Tom; in order species,American Kestrel,Golden crowned Kinglet,Palm Warbler, Swamp Sparrow




Leaders : Tom Stephenson,Heydi Lopes


-----Original Message-----
From: 12toms@gmail.com
To: Peter Dorosh
Cc: Rob Bate ; Bobbi Manian ; Dennis Hrehowsik ; Heydi Lopes
Sent: Sun, Nov 1, 2015 1:33 am
Subject: BBC Walk to FBF and Plumb B


Hi Peter,

We had a beautiful and colorful fall day for our walk to FBF and Plumb Beach yesterday. Heydi kept us on track and we covered a lot of territory. We saw over 60 species with some great highlights including Royal Tern, Nelson's Sparrow, 3 species of falcon, 10 species of sparrow, lots of golden-crowned kinglets,

Here's the list and a couple of photos from an enjoyable day.

Best regards,
Tom


Common Loon
Double-crested Cormorant
Great Egret
Snowy Egret
Canada Goose
Brant
Mute Swan
American Black Duck
Mallard
Northern Harrier
Sharp-shinned Hawk
Cooper's Hawk
Northern Goshawk
Red-tailed Hawk
American Kestrel
Merlin
Peregrine Falcon
Clapper Rail
Black-bellied Plover
Killdeer
American Oystercatcher
Sanderling
American Woodcock
Ring-billed Gull
Herring Gull
Great Black-backed Gull
Royal Tern
Forster's Tern
Rock Dove
Mourning Dove
Downy Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
Eastern Phoebe
Blue-headed Vireo
Blue Jay
American Crow
Carolina Wren
Golden-crowned Kinglet
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Hermit Thrush
American Robin
Northern Mockingbird
European Starling
American Pipit
Cedar Waxwing
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Palm Warbler
Common Yellowthroat
Eastern Towhee
Chipping Sparrow
Field Sparrow
Savannah Sparrow
Nelson's Sharp-tailed Sparrow
Song Sparrow
Swamp Sparrow
White-throated Sparrow
White-crowned Sparrow
Dark-eyed Junco
Northern Cardinal
Red-winged Blackbird
House Finch
American Goldfinch
House Sparrow