Saturday, October 1, 2016

Oct 1st Coney island Creek parks

Leader Chris Laskowski
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From: "Chris Laskowski" <celaskowski@yahoo.com>
Date: Oct 1, 2016 7:35 PM
Subject: today's list
To: "Peter Dorosh"

Hey Peter,

 Here's the BBC walk report from Dreier-Offerman.

The weather turned in our favor at the last minute. Merlin, (found by Angie) was our best bird.

It was a surprisingly large turnout considering the forecast and leader.    Special thanks to Jess and Angie!!!!!!!!

I've also attached some pics.

Here's what we saw:

Gray Catbird
Carolina Wren
American Robin
American Crow
Downy Woodpecker
Blue Jay
Baltimore Oriole
Northern Mockingbird
Laughing Gull
Song Sparrow
Great Black-backed Gull
Herring Gull
Osprey
Mute Swan
Canada Geese
Double-crested Cormorant
House Sparrow
European Starling
Rock Dove
American Goldfinch
Northern Cardinal
House Finch
Mourning Dove
Great Blue Heron
Eastern Towhee
Mallard
Yellow Warbler
Black-crowned Night-Heron
Ring-billed Gull
Great Egret
Northern Flicker
Belted Kingfisher
Eastern Phoebe
Common Yellowthroat
Northern Parula
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Palm Warbler
American Kestrel
American Black Duck
Swamp Sparrow
Blackpole Warbler
Red-eyed Vireo
Green-winged Teal
Savannah Sparrow
Merlin
Greater Yellowlegs
Solitary Sandpiper