Fwd: Green-Wood Walk BBC

Leading Matthew Wills



-----Original Message-----
From: matthewwills@earthlink.net
To: ProsBird
Sent: Sat, Mar 26, 2016 10:27 am
Subject: Green-Wood Walk

A cool morning warming up as spring should. There were a dozen of us and we spent about 2.5 hours in the cemetery, passing by all four water bodies. Great views of bright, vocalizing Pine warblers, Kestrel plucking what looked like a sparrow, and a brief Merlin appearance at Crescent Water, which was the most active spot of the morning. Definitely felt like spring with the Phoebes and Pines singing.

This is the full list. 

Canada Goose

Mallard

Cooper's Hawk

Red-tailed Hawk (may have been same juvie x3)

Ring-billed Gull

Rock Pigeon

Mourning Dove

Belted Kingfisher (Sylvan Water)

Red-bellied Woodpecker

Yellow-bellied Sapsucker

Northern Flicker (flickermania)

Kestrel 

Merlin

Monk Parakeet

Eastern Phoebe

Blue Jay

Fish Crow (6, vocalizing as they harried a Red-tailed)

Tufted Titmouse

Golden-crowned Kinglet

American Robin

Northern Mockingbird

European Starling

Cedar Waxwing

Pine Warbler (min. of 5, Valley & Crescent Waters)

Field Sparrow (Sylvan Water)

Dark-eyed Junco

White-throated Sparrow

Song Sparrow

Northern Cardinal

Red-winged Blackbird

Common Grackle

Brown-headed Cowbird 

House Sparrow

Cheers

Matthew

http://matthewwills.com

March 20th, Prospect Park’s First Day of Spring

Leader Ed Crowne



-----Original Message-----
From: erc310@gmail.com
To: Peter Dorosh
Sent: Sun, Mar 20, 2016 9:06 am
Subject: First day of spring? walk

Greetings, Peter

On a day more like late winter than spring, four of us took an abbreviated walk through the park. We tallied 34 species, including the still present and singing Pine warbler. See eBird list (http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S28445317) for complete info.

Best regards, Ed

March 13th, Marine Park & Floyd Bennett Field

BBC members using the just dedicated waterfowl blind in memory of Jean Bourque at Floyd Bennett Gift a Pond in the North 40 section. Note the "wood" duck at the upper beam in the back.

Leader Rafael Campos

From: Rafael Guillermo Campos-Ramírez
Date: March 13, 2016 at 7:26:15 PM EDT
To: Kathleen Toomey
Subject: Floyd Bennett Field, Kings Co., Mar 13, 2016
Reply-To: Rafael Guillermo Campos-Ramírez <ticornis@yahoo.com>

Floyd Bennett Field, Kings Co., Kings, New York, US

Mar 13, 2016 10:00 AM - 1:55 PM
Protocol: Traveling
2.5 kilometer(s)
Comments:    Second place visited with Brooklyn Bird Club.
35 species

Brant (Atlantic) (Branta bernicla hrota)  X
Canada Goose (Branta canadensis)  X
Mute Swan (Cygnus olor)  2
Gadwall (Anas strepera)  8
Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)  2
Long-tailed Duck (Clangula hyemalis)  2
Red-breasted Merganser (Mergus serrator)  7
Common Loon (Gavia immer)  2
Horned Grebe (Podiceps auritus)  3
Double-crested Cormorant (Phalacrocorax auritus)  6
Turkey Vulture (Cathartes aura)  2
Northern Harrier (American) (Circus cyaneus hudsonius)  1
Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis)  2
Killdeer (Charadrius vociferus)  3
Herring Gull (American) (Larus argentatus smithsonianus)  X
Great Black-backed Gull (Larus marinus)  1
Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon) (Columba livia (Feral Pigeon))  6
Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura)  6
Downy Woodpecker (Picoides pubescens)  1
Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted) (Colaptes auratus auratus/luteus)  1
American Kestrel (Falco sparverius)  2
American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos)  2
Carolina Wren (Thryothorus ludovicianus)  1    Heard.
American Robin (Turdus migratorius)  16
Northern Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos)  4
European Starling (Sturnus vulgaris)  3
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle) (Setophaga coronata coronata)  1
Dark-eyed Junco (Slate-colored) (Junco hyemalis hyemalis/carolinensis)  1
White-throated Sparrow (Zonotrichia albicollis)  1
Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia)  6
Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis)  3
Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus)  X
Brown-headed Cowbird (Molothrus ater)  X
American Goldfinch (Spinus tristis)  3
House Sparrow (Passer domesticus)  3

Brooklyn is great birding!!

Salt Marsh/Marine Park, Kings, New York, US
Mar 13, 2016 7:20 AM - 10:45 AM
Protocol: Traveling
2.3 kilometer(s)
Comments:    I led a group of 11 people as part of the Brooklyn Bird Club monthly activities.  Best bird here was at least 2 American (Buff-bellied) Pipits.
37 species

Brant (Atlantic) (Branta bernicla hrota)  X
Canada Goose (Branta canadensis)  X
Mute Swan (Cygnus olor)  2
American Wigeon (Anas americana)  8
American Black Duck (Anas rubripes)  4
Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)  X
Northern Shoveler (Anas clypeata)  6
Northern Pintail (Anas acuta)  1
Greater Scaup (Aythya marila)  1
Bufflehead (Bucephala albeola)  X
Hooded Merganser (Lophodytes cucullatus)  2
Red-breasted Merganser (Mergus serrator)  3
Pied-billed Grebe (Podilymbus podiceps)  2
Double-crested Cormorant (Phalacrocorax auritus)  4
Sharp-shinned Hawk (Accipiter striatus)  2
Killdeer (Charadrius vociferus)  3
Ring-billed Gull (Larus delawarensis)  X
Herring Gull (American) (Larus argentatus smithsonianus)  X
Great Black-backed Gull (Larus marinus)  2
Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon) (Columba livia (Feral Pigeon))  1
Downy Woodpecker (Picoides pubescens)  2
Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus)  1
Monk Parakeet (Myiopsitta monachus)  5    They flew over the park, heading W.
American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos)  2
Fish Crow (Corvus ossifragus)  1
Common Raven (Corvus corax)  1    heard first vocalizing, and it perched for few minutes, at the edge of the golf course.
American Robin (Turdus migratorius)  2
Northern Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos)  3
European Starling (Sturnus vulgaris)  6
American Pipit (Anthus rubescens)  2
Savannah Sparrow (Passerculus sandwichensis)  2
Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia)  4
Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus)  6
Common Grackle (Quiscalus quiscula)  1
Boat-tailed Grackle (Quiscalus major)  4    All males.
Brown-headed Cowbird (Molothrus ater)  2
House Sparrow (Passer domesticus)  4

View this checklist online at http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S28143956

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

Fwd: Croton Point Park BBC trip Sunday March 6

Screech Owl, photo by Nick Hawvemale

Leader Paul Keim

From: Patti O'Kane 
To: Peter Dorosh 
Cc: Debbie Keim 
Sent: Mon, Mar 7, 2016 8:33 am
Subject: Croton Point Park BBC trip Sunday March 6

photo by
Nick Hawvermale (who we met up at Croton)

Peter, our congenial band of 4 led by owl whisperer Paul Keim had a delightful Saturday at Croton Point Park where we enjoyed 2 species of owl (Screech & Great Horned) along with bald eagles, a northern harrier, goldeneye & 2 eastern meadowlarks (approx. 39 species). Here's our rough list (sorry gang if I missed any) :

Mallard
Canada Goose
Bufflehead
Common Goldeneye   
Turkey Vulture
Bald Eagle
Northern Harrier
Red Tail Hawk
Ring billed Gull
Great Black Back-Gull
Rock Pigeon
Mourning Dove
Eastern Screech Owl
Great Horned Owl
Red Bellied Woodpecker
Downy Woodpecker  
Blue Jay
Brown headed cowbird
American Crow
Fish Crow
Black Capped Chickadee
Tufted Titmouse
White Breasted Nuthatch  
American Robin
Northern Mockingbird   
European Starling
American Tree Sparrow
Song Sparrow          
White Throated Sparrow
Carolina wren (heard by Paul)
Dark Eyed Junco
Northern Cardinal
Red Winged Blackbird
Brown headed cowbird 
Eastern Meadowlark
Common Grackle
House Finch  
American Goldfinch
House Sparrow

Happy Spring, Happy birding! Patti