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| 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>
Salt Marsh/Marine Park, Kings, New York, USFloyd Bennett Field, Kings Co., Kings, New York, USMar 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!!
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
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