Croton Point Park January 26th

Bald Eagle

Leader Mike Yuan

Party : Janet S, Eddie D., Linda E.

Four birders spent a beautiful sunny morning at Croton Point Park, along the Hudson River. After a quick ride on Metro North, with some birding out the window, we first visited the mouth of the Croton River from the southern end of the Croton-Harmon station, where we saw the first of many COMMON MERGANSERS on the day. In Croton Point Park, a hike to the north point and the Nature Center gave us views of COMMON GOLDENEYES and more merganser rafts, as well as a PEREGRINE FALCON fly-by. We saw our first BALD EAGLE crossing down to the southern point, where we had good numbers of GOLDEN-CROWNED KINGLETS and bubbly CAROLINA WRENS.

The park is currently restoring the landfill grasslands, so it was fairly barren, but we had our one and only adult

BALD EAGLE on the way down.

We capped off the morning with a pint and lunch at the Green Growler, a taproom situated conveniently next to the train station.

Thanks to all for a great day, and to Janet S for handling the registrations and the rescheduled trip.

Lists:

Croton RR station - https://ebird.org/checklist/S63820408

Croton Point Park - https://ebird.org/checklist/S63820485

Thanks,

Mike

Fwd: Jan 11th Coney island species list

Leader Linda Ewing

---------- Forwarded message ---------
From: Linda Ewing <lkewing313@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, Jan 11, 2020, 5:06 PM
Subject: Re: Coney island species list
To: Peter Dorosh <prosbird@gmail.com>

It was a beautiful day to be on the beach! We ended up with 6 participants (including me). We covered the beach (from just east of Stillwell looking toward Brighton Beach, all the way down to Seagate), scoped the Ocean from the Pier, and then (since we had some time) cut over to Coney Island Creek and Louis Kaiser Park. Highlights were Black and Surf Scoters, great looks at Long-tailed Ducks, and a close Northern Gannet (we saw more than one, but the others were distant).

Rusty kept an eBird list with approximate counts and will share it, but in the meantime, here are the species:

Canada Goose
Brant
Mallard
Am Black Duck
Gadwall
Greater Scaup
Surf Scoter (many!)
Black Scoter
Long-tailed Duck (many)
Red-breasted Merganser
Hooded Merganser
Bufflehead
Ruddy Duck
Rock Pigeon
Purple Sandpiper
Herring Gull
Ring-billed Gull
Great Black-backed Gull
Common Loon (close looks)
Red-throated Loon
Northern Gannet
American Kestrel
American Crow
European Starling
House Sparrow

Great birds (the Long-tailed Ducks and the gannet were group favorites) and great pizza afterwards at Totonno's.

I really appreciated the chance to lead a walk - thank you!

Linda


Sent from my iPhone

> On Jan 11, 2020, at 3:28 PM, Peter Dorosh <prosbird@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Hi Linda
>
> U had great sunny weather this morning! Glad that happened.
>
> Hopef your walk was fun n enjoyable.
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>  And many thanks for your help.let me know how you felt about the walk. And at your convenience kindly send me your species list n number of people who went.
>
> Much obliged!
>
> Peter

CANARSIE PARK, SOUTH BROOKLYN JANUARY 5

Leader Rob Jett

-----Original Message-----

From: Rob Jett <citybirder@earthlink.net>

To: Peter Dorosh <prosbird@aol.com>

Sent: Mon, Jan 6, 2020 9:47 am

Subject: Re: Carnarsie checklist

Peter,

I've attached a PDF file of the list. The 2 "goose sp." were the local snants hanging out with pigeons on the parking lot of Canarsie Pier.

The raging west winds made much of the birding a challenge. Land birds were scarce, but we had a few highlights before abandoning the Canarsie area for a run to Sheepshead Bay for the Harlequin Duck. That included an adult Red-shouldered Hawk and two Common Mergansers. Everyone was really excited to see the very cooperative young male Harlequin, which was a lifer for many in the BBC group. It was a county bird for me.

I was planning to send Mike a short write up to put on FB later. Also, after Susan Axelrod dropped off myself, Grace Markman and Reece Hunt on 5th Street, I walked the ladies up to the Nethermead Arches to see their first Varied Thrush.

Best,

Rob

Observers were:

Susan Axelrod

Adelia Honeywood

Reece Hunt

Rob Jett

HJ Kim

Grace Markman

Bob Washburn

Mike Yuan

Checklist :  https://ebird.org/checklist/S63057482

2020 “A BREEZY NEW YEAR”

Huddling Tree Swallows at Breezy Point, photo by Charles Tang

Leader Peter Dorosh

Location: Fort Tilden, Breezy Point of western Rockaway

Participants: Charles T, Alan B, Hilary R, Danny K, Dave Q and wife.

Lesser Black Backed Gull photod by Charles T.

Strong West Wind 14 to 27mph, 38°F, low tide was at 05:28 (0.8 feet) and high tide was at 12:02 (4.2 feet). Overcast, with spots of sun.

The walk started approximately at 09:30 from Fort Tilden east to Breezy Point and we had 7 people in attendance by final count. We finished around 16:15 

walk distance 7.5 miles (round trip)

Species Observed: (29)

Brant

Greater Black Backed Gull

Herring Gull

European Starling

Mourning Dove

Rock Pigeon

Northern Harrier - 1

Long Tailed Duck

Black Scoter - 14

Ring Billed Gull

Common Loon

Red Throated Loon

Sanderling

Northern Gannet - 4

Iceland Gull (Kumlein's)

Lesser Black Backed Gull - 1

Surf Scoter - 2

Bufflehead

Horned Lark - 11

Great Cormorant - 1

Double Crested Cormorant 

Common Eider - 4

Tree Swallow - 18

Canada Goose

White Winged Scoter - 1

Razorbill - 1

Glaucous Gull - 1

House Finch

Northern Flicker     

Gulls including Iceland Gull on the left, photo'd by Alan Bacchiochi