Saturday, January 4, 2020

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