November 19th, Jones Beach State Park, Nassau County

Leader :  Steve Nanz

Date: 11/19/2016

Locations: Jones Beach, Point Lookout, Lido West Town Park

Participants: 10

Highlights: 55 species; Western Kingbird, Baltimore Oriole, Red Knot at the Jones Beach Coast Guard Station; Purple Sandpipers and Harbor Seals at the Jone Beach jetty.

Brant 

Canada Goose

Mute Swan

American Black Duck

Mallard

Scaup sp.

Common Eider

White-winged

Black Scoter

Rock Pigeon

Mourning Dove

American Oystercatcher

Black-bellied Plover

Red Knot

Sanderling

Dunlin

Purple Sandpiper

Ring-billed

Herring Gull

Great Black-backed

Red-throated Loon

Common Loon

Northern Gannet

Double-crested Cormorant

Great Blue Heron

Great Egret

Northern Harrier

Sharp-shinned Hawk

Cooper's Hawk

Red-tailed

Downy Woodpecker

Northern Flicker

Falcon sp.

Western Kingbird

American Crow

Horned Lark

Black-capped Chickadee

Red-breasted Nuthatch

Ruby-crowned Kinglet

American Robin

Northern Mockingbird

European Starling

House Sparrow

House Finch

Purple Finch

American Goldfinch

Snow Bunting

Yellow-rumped Warbler

Savannah Sparrow

Song Sparrow

Swamp Sparrow

White-throated Sparrow

Dark-eyed Junco

Northern Cardinal

Baltimore Oriole

November 13th, Salt Marsh Trail at Marine Park

Leader: Dan Frazer

(list compiled by Kathy Toomey)

From: Kathleen Toomey  Date: November 14, 2016 at 12:47:36 PM EST To: Peter Dorosh  Subject: Fwd: eBird Report - Salt Marsh Nature Center at Marine Park, Nov 13, 2016 Hi Peter, About ten people participated in Daniel Frazer's BBC walk at the Marine Park Saltmarsh Nature Center. The highlight was the very cooperative Eurasian Widgeon by the green bridge just past the Nature Center building.  Birding was slow in the chilly morning, but then picked up as the day got warmer.  In all, we had eight duck species.  Kathy Salt Marsh Nature Center at Marine Park, Kings, New York, US Nov 13, 2016 8:42 AM - 2:06 PM Protocol: Traveling 5.0 mile(s) Comments:     BBC walk led by Dan Frazer 54 species (+3 other taxa) Brant  X Canada Goose  6 Mute Swan  1 Eurasian Wigeon  1     Continuing, photos American Wigeon  6 American Black Duck  X Mallard  X Northern Shoveler  1 Bufflehead  40 Hooded Merganser  1 Ruddy Duck  2 duck sp.  1 Pied-billed Grebe  1 Double-crested Cormorant  X Great Blue Heron  3 Northern Harrier  2 Sharp-shinned Hawk  1 Sharp-shinned/Cooper's Hawk  1 Accipiter sp.  1 Red-tailed Hawk  2 Greater Yellowlegs  5 Laughing Gull  2 Ring-billed Gull  X Herring Gull  X Great Black-backed Gull  2 Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon)  X Mourning Dove  X Downy Woodpecker  4 Northern Flicker  6 American Kestrel  2 Merlin  1 Monk Parakeet  X Eastern Phoebe  1 Blue Jay  2 American Crow  4 Black-capped Chickadee  3 White-breasted Nuthatch  2 Carolina Wren  4 Ruby-crowned Kinglet  1 Hermit Thrush  1 American Robin  6 Northern Mockingbird  3 European Starling  X Palm Warbler  1 Yellow-rumped Warbler  8 Chipping Sparrow  1 Fox Sparrow  3 Dark-eyed Junco  5 White-throated Sparrow  8 Savannah Sparrow  1 Song Sparrow  4 Swamp Sparrow  1 Northern Cardinal  1 Red-winged Blackbird  2 House Finch  3 American Goldfinch  13 House Sparrow  X View this checklist online at http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist/S32537799 This report was generated automatically by eBird v3 (http://ebird.org)

November 5th, An Autumn Rarity Quest

Bobbi Manian & Dennis Hrehowsik     

Vesper Sparrow

(All photos by Dennis Hrehowsik)

Eight birders enjoyed a beautiful fall day for a rarities chase.  Owl's Head was less productive than it had been during the week, possibly due to THREE prowling Merlins, weekend dogs, and drone activity, but still active with nuthatches, chickadees, titmice, a BLUE-HEADED VIREO, and a BLACK-THROATED GREEN (seen only by Kristin).  DO was overall quiet, but that seemed to suit the YELLOW-BILLED CUCKOO that flushed up from the beach area and posed nicely for us up in a tree.  Big props go to Kathy Toomey and Chris Laz who refused to give up on a skulky sparrow at 6-Diamonds and were rewarded by great looks at a VESPER SPARROW seen well by all.   Plum Beach still had some Ammodramus sparrows around, but they were not very cooperative.  Probable sightings by some of Nelson's and Seaside will have to remain a mystery.

Overall we had 65 species.  Big thanks to Chris Laz for keeping the lists, Marc Brawer for driving and to everyone for a fun day.

Best

Dennis and Bobbi    

From: Chris Laskowski <celaskowski@yahoo.com>
To: Bobbi Manian <roberta.manian@yahoo.com>; Dennis Hrehowsik <deepseagangster@gmail.com>
Sent: Monday, November 7, 2016 9:21 AM
Subject: eBird Trip Summary -- Trip

Brooklyn Chris
eBird Checklist Summary for: Nov 5, 2016, 1:15 AM to Nov 7, 2016, 8:36 AM

Number of Checklists: 5
Number of Taxa: 66

Checklists included in this summary:
(1): Owls Head Park
Date: Nov 5, 2016, 8:14 AM
(2): Dreier-Offerman Park
Date: Nov 5, 2016, 9:53 AM
(3): Six Diamonds ballfields
Date: Nov 5, 2016, 11:50 AM
(4): Plumb Beach
Date: Nov 5, 2016, 1:21 PM
(5): Floyd Bennett Field
Date: Nov 5, 2016, 3:25 PM

446 Brant -- (2),(4)
25 Canada Goose -- (4)
3 Mute Swan -- (2)
10 American Black Duck -- (2)
1 Mallard -- (2)
6 Bufflehead -- (2),(4)
6 Double-crested Cormorant -- (2),(4)
1 Great Blue Heron -- (2)
1 Great Egret -- (4)
2 Cooper's Hawk -- (3),(4)
2 Red-tailed Hawk -- (2),(5)
6 American Oystercatcher -- (4)  

Yellow billed Cuckoo

6 Black-bellied Plover -- (4)
6 Sanderling -- (4)
3 Laughing Gull -- (2),(4)
18 Ring-billed Gull -- (2),(4)
17 Herring Gull -- (2),(4)
2 Great Black-backed Gull -- (2),(4)
34 Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon) -- (1),(2),(4),(5)
22 Mourning Dove -- (1),(2),(3),(5)
1 Yellow-billed Cuckoo -- (2)
1 Belted Kingfisher -- (3)
1 Red-bellied Woodpecker -- (1)
2 Downy Woodpecker -- (1),(2)
2 Northern Flicker -- (1),(2)
4 American Kestrel -- (2),(4),(5)
4 Merlin -- (1),(5)
1 Peregrine Falcon -- (4)
1 Eastern Phoebe -- (2)
1 Blue-headed Vireo -- (1)
3 American Crow -- (2),(3)
1 Fish Crow -- (2)
1 crow sp. -- (5)
5 Black-capped Chickadee -- (1),(2),(4)
1 Tufted Titmouse -- (2)
1 Red-breasted Nuthatch -- (1)
4 White-breasted Nuthatch -- (1),(2)
1 Brown Creeper -- (1)
2 Carolina Wren -- (5)
8 Golden-crowned Kinglet -- (1),(3),(5)
2 Ruby-crowned Kinglet -- (1)
1 Hermit Thrush -- (3)
6 American Robin -- (1),(2),(3)
3 Northern Mockingbird -- (1),(3),(5)
17 European Starling -- (1),(2),(5)
3 Palm Warbler -- (2),(5)
1 Pine Warbler -- (3)
8 Yellow-rumped Warbler -- (2),(3),(5)

1 Blackpoll Warbler

1 Black-throated Green Warbler

2 Chipping Sparrow -- (1)
1 Field Sparrow -- (3)
1 Fox Sparrow -- (3)
172 Dark-eyed Junco -- (1),(2),(3)
31 White-throated Sparrow -- (2),(3),(5)
1 Vesper Sparrow -- (3)
4 Savannah Sparrow -- (2),(3)
29 Song Sparrow -- (1),(2),(3),(4),(5)
2 Swamp Sparrow -- (2),(5)
6 Northern Cardinal -- (1),(4),(5)
105 Red-winged Blackbird -- (1),(2),(3)
12 Common Grackle -- (1)
5 House Finch -- (2)
1 Purple Finch -- (1)
12 American Goldfinch -- (1),(2),(5)
5 House Sparrow -- (1)

This trip summary was created using the eBird app for iPhone and iPad.
See eBird for more information.

Brooklyn Triple Crown - Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, Oct 30, 2016

Leader Bobbi Manian

-----Original Message-----
From: Roberta Manian <roberta.manian@gmail.com>
To: Peter Dorosh <prosbird@aol.com>;
Sent: Sun, Oct 30, 2016 3:13 pm
Subject: Brooklyn Triple Crown - Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, Oct 30, 2016

Hi Peter,

we had 23+ birders show up for today's walk in Greenwood.  Lots of new faces, lots of good spotters.  We birded around the 4 waterways.  4 warbler species and 7 sparrow species *AND* we won the Brooklyn Triple Crown - Ruby, Golden and Orange.  

Mary E found 2 Orange Crowned Warblers by the new mausoleums, and somehow we managed to get a rather large group on them.   Attached OCWA photo by Karen O

best,

Bobbi

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: <ebird-checklist@cornell.edu>
Date: Sun, Oct 30, 2016 at 3:01 PM
Subject: eBird Report - Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, Oct 30, 2016
To: roberta.manian@gmail.com


Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, Kings, New York, US
Oct 30, 2016 8:06 AM - 1:09 PM
Protocol: Traveling
3.0 mile(s)
Comments:     BBC haunted halloween walk.
52 species (+1 other taxa)

Canada Goose  7
Wood Duck  2
Great Blue Heron  1
Turkey Vulture  2
Sharp-shinned Hawk  1
Cooper's Hawk  1
Red-tailed Hawk  2
Ring-billed Gull  2
Herring Gull  5
Great Black-backed Gull  1
Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon)  3
Mourning Dove  7
Red-bellied Woodpecker  2
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker  1
Downy Woodpecker  1
Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted)  1
American Kestrel  2
Merlin  2
Monk Parakeet  6
Eastern Phoebe  2
Blue-headed Vireo  3     1 dell water.  2 tog on central.
Blue Jay  1
crow sp.  1
Tree Swallow  1
Black-capped Chickadee  3
Tufted Titmouse  1
Red-breasted Nuthatch  3
White-breasted Nuthatch  2
Brown Creeper  1
Winter Wren  2
Golden-crowned Kinglet  26
Ruby-crowned Kinglet  6
Hermit Thrush  9
American Robin  1
Northern Mockingbird  2
European Starling  6
Cedar Waxwing  3
Orange-crowned Warbler  2     Spotted by Mary Eister on BBC walk .  Eye-line. Streaking. Very bright undertail.  Streaky. Both seen at same time in new mausoleum area. Photo by Karen O.
Common Yellowthroat  1
Palm Warbler  2
Yellow-rumped Warbler  1
Chipping Sparrow  11
Field Sparrow  1
Dark-eyed Junco  14
White-crowned Sparrow  1
White-throated Sparrow  13
Song Sparrow  8
Swamp Sparrow  1
Northern Cardinal  4
Red-winged Blackbird  7
House Finch  2
Purple Finch  7
American Goldfinch  4

View this checklist online at http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist/S32298152

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