THE WATERFOWL CENSUS OF COASTAL BROOKLYN AND QUEENS JANUARY 26

Leader Peter Dorosh

participants : Adelia Harrison,Ryan Mandlebaum,Kevin Rolwing

photo by Adelia Harrison ; undisclosed location

Checklists:

https://ebird.org/view/checklist/S52232547

https://ebird.org/view/checklist/S52232560

https://ebird.org/view/checklist/S52232582

https://ebird.org/view/checklist/S52232619

https://ebird.org/view/checklist/S52232639

https://ebird.org/view/checklist/S52232664

A WESTERN LONG ISLAND RARITIES PURSUIT JANUARY 12

                                                        (all photos taken by Janet Zinn)

"To appreciate the beauty of a snowflake it is necessary to stand out in the cold."

- Aristotle

leader Steve Nanz

-----Original Message-----
From: Steve Nanz <steve@stevenanz.com>
To: Peter Dorosh <ProsBird@aol.com>
Sent: Sun, Jan 13, 2019 02:49 PM
Subject: BBC Bird Trip to LI 1/12/2019

Hi Peter,

There were 13 people on the trip to Long Island. As there were rarities being reported on Long Island, we just wen to Point Lookout, Nickerson Beach and Jones Beach. Highlights included Snowy Owl at Nickerson and Razorbills at all locations. Here's the list:

Brant

Canada Goose

Mute Swan

American Black Duck

Common Eider

Surf Scoter

Black Scoter

Long-tailed Duck

Bufflehead

Red-breasted Merganser

Horned Grebe

Rock Pigeon

Black-bellied Plover

Red Knot

Sanderling

Dunlin

Razorbill

Black-headed Gull

Ring-billed Gull

Herring Gull

Great Black-backed Gull

Red-throated Loon

Common Loon

Northern Gannet

Double-crested Cormorant

Northern Harrier

Sharp-shinned Hawk

Snowy Owl

American Crow

American Robin

Northern Mockingbird

European Starling

American Goldfinch

Snow Bunting

Song Sparrow

Yellow-rumped Warbler

Northern Cardinal

House Sparrow

Best,

Steve

Fwd: eBird -- Prospect Park -- Jan 1, 2019 BBC walk

Leaders Dennis & Bobbi

---------- Forwarded message ---------
From: Dennis Hrehowsik <deepseagangster@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, Jan 1, 2019, 7:52 PM
Subject: eBird -- Prospect Park -- Jan 1, 2019
To: Peter Dorosh <prosbird@gmail.com>, <roberta.manian@gmail.com>

Peter,

20 birders met Bobbi and me at the Pergola on a balmy New Years morning. (50 degrees warmer than last year!) highlights were common merganser and first of year looks at Carolina wren, fox and swamp Sparrow, northern shovelers, cooper's and red tail hawks. A great start to the year.

45 Canada Goose
4 Mute Swan
75 Northern Shoveler
3 American Wigeon
25 Mallard
8 American Black Duck
1 Common Merganser -- Drake near the three sisters on prospect lake. Sleek Dark green head orange bill large white body with heavy bearing on the water.
30 Ruddy Duck
15 Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon)
5 Mourning Dove
3 American Coot
305 Ring-billed Gull
17 Herring Gull
3 Great Black-backed Gull
2 Great Blue Heron
1 Cooper's Hawk
1 Red-tailed Hawk
1 Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
2 Red-bellied Woodpecker
2 Downy Woodpecker
25 Blue Jay
7 Fish Crow
3 Black-capped Chickadee
3 Tufted Titmouse
5 White-breasted Nuthatch
1 Carolina Wren
2 American Robin
2 Northern Mockingbird
15 European Starling
3 House Finch
5 American Goldfinch
3 Fox Sparrow
4 White-throated Sparrow
2 Song Sparrow
1 Swamp Sparrow
9 Red-winged Blackbird
2 Northern Cardinal
50 House Sparrow

Number of Taxa: 38


Dennis W Hrehowsik
President Brooklyn Bird Club