Thursday, August 30, 2018

Fwd: 2nd Thursday Walk



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From: Tom Stephenson <12toms@gmail.com>
To: ProsBird <ProsBird@aol.com>
Cc: Dennis Hrehowsik <DeepSeaGangster@gmail.com>; Robert Bate <robsbate@gmail.com>; Roberta Manian <roberta.manian@gmail.com>; Angie Co <angela@studio-co.com>; Ryan Goldberg <ryan.goldberg@gmail.com>
Sent: Thu, Aug 30, 2018 06:33 PM
Subject: 2nd Thursday Walk


Hi Peter,

Hope you're surviving the heat in the park. 

We had our second Thursday walk. Unlike the extremely birdy first walk, this one was a bit more like walking through a ghost town...very quiet...We did end up with some good species, including 8 species of warblers, and we got a good number of lifers for a visitor from S California. 
But all in all it was pretty quiet.

Here's the list.
Highlights included Wilson's and Canada Warblers, two Northern Waterthrush, Osprey, adolescent Wood Duck, Least Flycatcher, two Great Blue Heron, and lots of Orioles...

Best regards,
Tom


Great Blue Heron
Canada Goose
Wood Duck
Mallard
Ruddy Duck
Osprey
Red-tailed Hawk
American Coot
Rock Dove
Mourning Dove
Chimney Swift
Ruby-throated Hummingbird
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Downy Woodpecker
Hairy Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
Eastern Wood-Pewee
Least Flycatcher
Eastern Phoebe
Eastern Kingbird
Warbling Vireo
Red-eyed Vireo
Blue Jay
Carolina Wren
American Robin
Gray Catbird
European Starling
Northern Parula
Magnolia Warbler
Black-and-white Warbler
American Redstart
Northern Waterthrush
Common Yellowthroat
Wilson's Warbler
Canada Warbler
Song Sparrow
Northern Cardinal
Common Grackle
Baltimore Oriole
American Goldfinch
House Sparrow
European Goldfinch

Thursday, August 23, 2018

Fwd: First bbc Thursday Walk



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From: Tom Stephenson <12toms@gmail.com>
To: ProsBird <ProsBird@aol.com>

Sent: Thu, Aug 23, 2018 05:57 PM
Subject: First Thursday Walk


Hi Peter,

Along with great weather, we had lots of birds in the park today.
In the north end there were lots of redstarts , other warblers and a couple of orioles, indicating a good flight last night.
We stayed so long there that we arrived a bit late in the day at Lookout, and missed the Golden-winged that Ed found. But otherwise we had a very good day.

Highlights included:
13 species of warblers (15 counting the Blackburnian and Blue-winged Eni had on the way to join the group...) including a very bright Canada (as well as a dull one), Prairie Warbler, several Chestnut-sided Warblers, Least Flycatcher (possible Olive-sided but we didn't get a good enough look to be sure...), Spotted Sandpiper, several Ruby-throated Hummingbirds, both waterthrush including a very bright Louisiana, and lots more.

I'll post a couple of pictures on the FB site.

Best regards,
Tom

Great Blue Heron
Green Heron
Canada Goose
Wood Duck
Mallard
Ruddy Duck
Red-tailed Hawk
Spotted Sandpiper
Ring-billed Gull
Rock Dove
Mourning Dove
Cuckoo SP flyover
Chimney Swift
Ruby-throated Hummingbird
Belted Kingfisher
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Downy Woodpecker
Hairy Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
Eastern Wood-Pewee
Least Flycatcher
Eastern Phoebe
Eastern Kingbird
Warbling Vireo
Blue Jay
Barn Swallow
Carolina Wren
House Wren
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
Wood Thrush
American Robin
Gray Catbird
European Starling
Cedar Waxwing
Nashville Warbler
Yellow Warbler
Chestnut-sided Warbler
Magnolia Warbler
Black-throated Blue Warbler
Prairie Warbler
Black-and-white Warbler
American Redstart
Ovenbird
Northern Waterthrush
Louisiana Waterthrush
Common Yellowthroat
Canada Warbler
Scarlet Tanager (fly over)
Northern Cardinal
Common Grackle
Brown-headed Cowbird
Baltimore Oriole
American Goldfinch
House Sparrow


Monday, August 13, 2018

Fwd: 8/12 BBC Jamaica Bay walk



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Sent: Sun, Aug 12, 2018 07:31 PM
Subject: Jamaica Bay walk


Hi Peter,

Hope you're having a great weekend.

We had a really fun walk today, with an extended time on the East side of the East pond; then, some time in the visitor's center, missing the rain; and then a little time baking in the heat out on the West Pond, which was very high and without many nearby shorebirds.
Highlights included 10+ Stilt Sandpipers, Short-billed Dowitchers and...1 Long-billed...a few White-rumped Sandpipers, Least, Semipalmated Sand and Plov; both yellowlegs and both Night-herons, the Yellow-crowned thanks to Elijah.

All in all it was a very good day, especially considering it's still early in the season.
Dennis and I talked about doing one or two later, maybe first and second weekends of Sept.

Here's the list.

Best regards,
Tom


Double-crested Cormorant
Great Blue Heron
Great Egret
Snowy Egret
Little Blue Heron
Black-crowned Night-Heron
Yellow-crowned Night-Heron
Glossy Ibis
Snow Goose
Canada Goose
Mute Swan
Gadwall
Mallard
Northern Shoveler
Green-winged Teal
Osprey
Peregrine Falcon
Semipalmated Plover
American Oystercatcher
Greater Yellowlegs
Lesser Yellowlegs
Spotted Sandpiper
Semipalmated Sandpiper
Least Sandpiper
White-rumped Sandpiper
Stilt Sandpiper
Short-billed Dowitcher
Long-billed Dowitcher
Laughing Gull
Ring-billed Gull
Herring Gull
Great Black-backed Gull
Common Tern
Forster's Tern
Rock Dove
Mourning Dove
Chimney Swift
Belted Kingfisher
Blue Jay
American Crow
Fish Crow
Tree Swallow
Barn Swallow
Carolina Wren
House Wren
American Robin
Gray Catbird
Northern Mockingbird
Brown Thrasher
European Starling
Cedar Waxwing
Yellow Warbler
Eastern Towhee
Song Sparrow
Northern Cardinal
Red-winged Blackbird
House Finch
American Goldfinch
House Sparrow