Nov 17-18 Fire Island

Smith Point County Park (Fire Island East)

Leader Peter Dorosh.
Participants Mary E, Donna E, Marc B, Chris L, Dan S, Bob O', Adelia H. Lenore S

List generously compiled by Chris Laskowski

Thanks so much for organizing and leading such a fun birding trip Peter.  I had a great time birding with this group.  Lots of good birds too!  

Here is the list I came up with, I know I missing a few here and there but I got the good stuff.  77 total.

8 Brant -- (4)
40 Canada Goose -- (3),(4)
9 Mute Swan -- (1),(2),(3)
6 Northern Shoveler -- (3)
6 Gadwall -- (3)
25 American Wigeon -- (3)
33 Mallard -- (2),(3)
2 American Black Duck -- (3)
2 Northern Pintail -- (3)
5 Green-winged Teal -- (3)
2 Redhead -- (3)
4 Ring-necked Duck -- (3)
3 Lesser Scaup -- (3)
15 Common Eider -- (5)
4 Surf Scoter -- (4),(5)
6 White-winged Scoter -- (1),(4)
55 Black Scoter -- (1),(4),(5)
23 Bufflehead -- (1),(2),(3)
4 Hooded Merganser -- (2),(3)
1 Pied-billed Grebe -- (3)
6 Mourning Dove -- (1),(4)
4 American Coot -- (3)
2 Black-bellied Plover -- (5)
2 Ruddy Turnstone -- (5)

Snow Buntings photod by Adelia Harrison

152 Sanderling -- (4),(5)
50 Dunlin -- (5)
20 Bonaparte's Gull -- (4)
19 Laughing Gull -- (3),(4),(5)
57 Ring-billed Gull -- (1),(3),(4),(5)
186 Herring Gull -- (1),(3),(4),(5)
2 Lesser Black-backed Gull -- (1)
37 Great Black-backed Gull -- (1),(3),(4),(5)
4 Red-throated Loon 

2 Common Loon
2 Northern Gannet -- (4)
2 Double-crested Cormorant -- (4)
6 Great Blue Heron -- (1),(3),(4)
1 Northern Harrier -- (1)
1 Sharp-shinned Hawk -- (4)
1 Belted Kingfisher -- (3)
1 Red-bellied Woodpecker -- (2)
2 Downy Woodpecker -- (2),(3)
1 Northern Flicker -- (1)
1 Merlin -- (4)
2 American Crow -- (4)
6 Red-breasted Nuthatch -- (1),(4)
1 White-breasted Nuthatch -- (2)
2 Carolina Wren -- (3)
1 Ruby-crowned Kinglet -- (4)
3 Eastern Bluebird -- (2)
19 American Robin -- (2),(4)
3 Northern Mockingbird -- (3),(4)
200 European Starling -- (4)
5 Cedar Waxwing -- (2)
5 House Finch -- (4)
16 Pine Siskin -- (1),(4)
103 American Goldfinch -- (1),(2),(4)
2 Snow Bunting -- (1)
2 Dark-eyed Junco -- (1)
2 White-throated Sparrow -- (3),(4)
1 Savannah Sparrow -- (1)
4 Song Sparrow -- (1),(4)
1 Baltimore Oriole -- (4)
301 Red-winged Blackbird -- (1),(4) 

Pine Siskin photod by Marc Brawer

3 Yellow-rumped Warbler -- (4)
4 Northern Cardinal -- (1),(4)
Coopers Hawk ( Ocean Drive flyover)

1 Long-tailed Duck - (4)

1 Red-tailed Hawk - (3)

1 Greater Yellowlegs - (2)

6 Rock Pigeon

1 Blue Jay - (2)

3 Golden-crowned Kinglet - (4)

1 Hermit Thrush - (5)

1 Chipping Sparrow - (4)

2 Purple Finch - (2)

3 House Sparrow - (5)

MAMMALS: White-tailed Deer, Red Fox, Seal sp.

HERPS: Wood Frog, Eastern Box Turtle

BUTTERFLIES: Red Admiral, American Lady

Individual locations list


https://ebird.org/view/checklist/S50078778

https://ebird.org/view/checklist/S50078755

https://ebird.org/view/checklist/S50078737

https://ebird.org/view/checklist/S50078728

https://ebird.org/view/checklist/S50078712