Monday, January 24, 2022

January 22nd “IF IT WALKS LIKE A DUCK…” A BBC DUCKATHON”

 

Buffleheads
Locations : Prospect Park, Sheepshead Bay,Manhattan Beach,Brighton Beach,Coney Island Beach,Coney Island Creek

All photos taken by Erik Von Ploennis

Leading Peter Dorosh

10 participants

List compiled courtesy of Danielle Khalife





Ducks -15 reported ( seen by group or several,etc)

White-winged Scoter



Wood Duck Canard branchu Aix sponsa Prospect
Northern Shoveler Canard souchet Spatula clypeata Prospect
Gadwall Canard chipeau Mareca strepera  Coney Island Creek
Mallard Canard colvert Anas platyrhynchos 
American Black Duck Canard noir Anas rubripes 
Northern Pintail Canard pilet Anas acuta Coney Island Creek
Greater Scaup Fuligule milouinan Aythya marila Coney island creek
Lesser Scaup Petit Fuligule Aythya affinis sheepshead bay
Surf Scoter Macreuse à front blanc Melanitta perspicillata Manhattan Beach
White-winged Scoter
Stejneger's Scoter Macreuse de Sibérie Melanitta stejnegeri Manhattan Beach
Long-tailed Duck Harelde kakawi Clangula hyemalis Coney Island beach
Bufflehead Petit Garrot Bucephala albeola 
Common Goldeneye Garrot à oeil d'or Bucephala clangula Manhattan Beach
Hooded Merganser Harle couronné Lophodytes cucullatus Coney island creek
Red-breasted Merganser Harle huppé Mergus serrator 


Lesser Scaup



Sunday, January 2, 2022

Fwd: Bird New Years Day weekend BBC Lists

Lists from leader Paul Keim for New Years Day (Saturday) and 1st Sunday walk.

---------- Forwarded message ---------
From: Debbie Keim <zoodraw@aol.com>
Date: Sun, Jan 2, 2022, 4:58 PM
Subject: Bird Lists
To: prosbird@gmail.com <prosbird@gmail.com>


Peter,

Here are the lists Paul gave me for the New Year's Day walk, and the first Sunday walk.

Saturday, Jan 1, 2022 - Prospect Park - 34 Species

Pied Billed Grebe
Great Blue Heron
Mute Swan
Canada Goose
Mallard
Shoveler
Bufflehead
Ruddy Duck
Red Tail Hawk
Coot
'Herring Gull
Ring Billed Gull
Rock Pigeon
Mourning Dove
Red Bellied Woodpecker
Sapsucker
Downy Woodpecker
Chickadee
White Breasted Nuthatch
Carolina Wren
Ruby Crowned Kinglet
Robin
Hermit Thrush
Blue Jay
American Crow
Cardinal
House Finch
White Throated Sparrow
Fox Sparrow
Song Sparrow
Junco
European Starling
Dicksissel
House Sparrow

Sunday, January 2nd - Prospect Park - 30 Species
Mute Swan
Canada Goose
Mallard
Shoveler
Ring Necked Duck
Ruddy Duck
Cooper's Hawk (Paul only - on his way to meet everyone)
Coot
Herring Gull
Ring Billed Gull
Rock Pigeon
Mourning Dove
Red Bellied Woodpecker
Sapsucker
Downy Woodpecker
Chickadee
White Breasted Nuthatch
Carolina Wren
Ruby Crowned Kinglet
Robin
Hermit Thrush
Blue Jay
American Crow
Cardinal
House Finch
White Throated Sparrow
Fox Sparrow
Song Sparrow
European Starling
House Sparrow


Happy New Year!
Debbie