| Sick /injured Common Loon at Fort Tilden, rescued by BBC members |
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| US Park Police helping hands, carried the loon to a members car. |
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| Atlantic Ghost Crab at Riis Beach, photo by Birgitta Norman |
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| Sick /injured Common Loon at Fort Tilden, rescued by BBC members |
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| US Park Police helping hands, carried the loon to a members car. |
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| Atlantic Ghost Crab at Riis Beach, photo by Birgitta Norman |
Leader Heydi Lopes
| Photo by Annie Tan |
Hey Peter,
See below list. Forrest kindly offered to do the checklist.
As always, it was a wonderful group of birders, and it was a beautiful day. Not quite as birdy as I hoped, but we did see some nice birds.
Thanks for keeping me in mind for walks
. If you need anything else, please let me know.
Best regards,
Heydi
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Floyd Bennett Field, Kings, New York, US
Nov 1, 2025 8:20 AM - 3:04 PM
Protocol: Traveling
4.037 mile(s)
50 species (+3 other taxa)
Brant (Branta bernicla) 200
Canada Goose (Branta canadensis) 4
Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon) (Columba livia (Feral Pigeon)) 50
Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura) 45
Laughing Gull (Leucophaeus atricilla) 1
Ring-billed Gull (Larus delawarensis) 5
American Herring Gull (Larus smithsonianus) 20
Great Black-backed Gull (Larus marinus) 5
gull sp. (Larinae sp.) 200
Common Loon (Gavia immer) 2
Double-crested Cormorant (Nannopterum auritum) 100
Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias) 1
Cooper's Hawk (Astur cooperii) 3
Sharp-shinned/Cooper's Hawk (Accipiter striatus/Astur cooperii) 2
Northern Harrier (Circus hudsonius) 2
Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis) 2
Red-bellied Woodpecker (Melanerpes carolinus) 1
Downy Woodpecker (Dryobates pubescens) 2
Northern Flicker (Colaptes auratus) 6
Merlin (Falco columbarius) 1
Eastern Phoebe (Sayornis phoebe) 7
Blue-headed Vireo (Vireo solitarius) 1
Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata) 9
American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos) 7
Common Raven (Corvus corax) 2
Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica) 2 Flagged: late. Two flying together over the pumpkin patch area, each navy blue on top, orangey on the bottom, and—we made sure to check!—with deeply forked tails to rule out Cave and Cliff.
Ruby-crowned Kinglet (Corthylio calendula) 4
Golden-crowned Kinglet (Regulus satrapa) 13
Red-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta canadensis) 2
Brown Creeper (Certhia americana) 1
Winter Wren (Troglodytes hiemalis) 1
Carolina Wren (Thryothorus ludovicianus) 6
European Starling (Sturnus vulgaris) 135
Northern Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos) 3
American Robin (Turdus migratorius) 200
Cedar Waxwing (Bombycilla cedrorum) 25
House Sparrow (Passer domesticus) 2
American Pipit (Anthus rubescens) 2 Morning flyovers, together, calling.
House Finch (Haemorhous mexicanus) 10
Purple Finch (Haemorhous purpureus) 5
American Goldfinch (Spinus tristis) 6
Chipping Sparrow (Spizella passerina) 20
Field Sparrow (Spizella pusilla) 4
Dark-eyed Junco (Junco hyemalis) 50
White-throated Sparrow (Zonotrichia albicollis) 75
Savannah Sparrow (Passerculus sandwichensis) 6
Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia) 13
Swamp Sparrow (Melospiza georgiana) 8
Eastern Meadowlark (Sturnella magna) 4 Morning flybys.
Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus) 20
blackbird sp. (Icteridae sp.) 30
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Setophaga coronata) 55
Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis) 5
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S2
This report was generated automatically by eBird v3 (https://ebird.org/home)
Sameer's photo gallery https://photos.app.goo.gl/CKW1KAKzogHATAY89
| Photo by Annie Tan |
| Double-crested Cormorant |
| Great Blue Heron |
| Canada Goose |
| Mute Swan |
| American Black Duck |
| Mallard |
| Northern Shoveler |
| Green-winged Teal |
| Ruddy Duck |
| Sharp-shinned Hawk |
| Cooper's Hawk |
| Red-tailed Hawk |
| Merlin |
| Rock Dove |
| Mourning Dove |
| Red-bellied Woodpecker |
| Downy Woodpecker |
| Northern Flicker |
| Eastern Phoebe |
| Blue-headed Vireo |
| Red-eyed Vireo |
| Blue Jay |
| American Crow |
| Red-breasted Nuthatch |
| House Wren |
| Winter Wren |
| Golden-crowned Kinglet |
| Ruby-crowned Kinglet |
| Swainson's Thrush |
| Hermit Thrush |
| American Robin |
| Gray Catbird |
| European Starling |
| Nashville Warbler |
| Northern Parula |
| Cape May Warbler |
| Black-throated Blue Warbler |
| Yellow-rumped Warbler |
| Black-throated Green Warbler |
| Blackburnian Warbler |
| Pine Warbler |
| Palm Warbler |
| Black-and-white Warbler |
| Northern Waterthrush |
| Common Yellowthroat |
| Scarlet Tanager |
| Eastern Towhee |
| Chipping Sparrow |
| Vesper Sparrow |
| Savannah Sparrow |
| Song Sparrow |
| Lincoln's Sparrow |
| Swamp Sparrow |
| White-throated Sparrow |
| White-crowned Sparrow |
| Dark-eyed Junco |
| Northern Cardinal |
| Rose-breasted Grosbeak |
| Red-winged Blackbird |
| Common Grackle |
| Brown-headed Cowbird |
| American Goldfinch |
| House Sparrow |
| Nelson's Sparrow |
| Double-crested Cormorant |
| Great Blue Heron |
| Green Heron |
| Black-crowned Night-Heron |
| Canada Goose |
| Mute Swan |
| Wood Duck |
| Gadwall |
| American Black Duck |
| Mallard |
| Green-winged Teal |
| Ring-necked Duck |
| Ruddy Duck |
| Osprey |
| Sharp-shinned Hawk |
| Cooper's Hawk |
| Red-tailed Hawk |
| American Kestrel |
| Laughing Gull |
| Rock Dove |
| Mourning Dove |
| Chimney Swift |
| Red-bellied Woodpecker |
| Yellow-bellied Sapsucker |
| Downy Woodpecker |
| Northern Flicker |
| Eastern Phoebe |
| Great Crested Flycatcher |
| Blue-headed Vireo |
| Red-eyed Vireo |
| Blue Jay |
| American Crow |
| Common Raven |
| Red-breasted Nuthatch |
| House Wren |
| Golden-crowned Kinglet |
| Ruby-crowned Kinglet |
| Gray-cheeked Thrush |
| Swainson's Thrush |
| American Robin |
| Gray Catbird |
| Northern Mockingbird |
| European Starling |
| Cedar Waxwing |
| Northern Parula |
| Cape May Warbler |
| Black-throated Blue Warbler |
| Yellow-rumped Warbler |
| Black-throated Green Warbler |
| Pine Warbler |
| Prairie Warbler |
| Palm Warbler |
| Blackpoll Warbler |
| Black-and-white Warbler |
| American Redstart |
| Ovenbird |
| Northern Waterthrush |
| Common Yellowthroat |
| Scarlet Tanager |
| Chipping Sparrow |
| Savannah Sparrow |
| Song Sparrow |
| Swamp Sparrow |
| White-throated Sparrow |
| Dark-eyed Junco |
| Northern Cardinal |
| Rose-breasted Grosbeak |
| Red-winged Blackbird |
| Common Grackle |
| Brown-headed Cowbird |
| American Goldfinch |
| House Sparrow |
| Great Blue Heron |
| Canada Goose |
| Mute Swan |
| Wood Duck |
| Mallard |
| Red-tailed Hawk |
| Rock Dove |
| Mourning Dove |
| Ruby-throated Hummingbird |
| Red-bellied Woodpecker |
| Downy Woodpecker |
| Hairy Woodpecker |
| Northern Flicker |
| Eastern Phoebe |
| White-eyed Vireo |
| Red-eyed Vireo |
| Blue Jay |
| American Crow |
| Red-breasted Nuthatch |
| Carolina Wren |
| House Wren |
| Ruby-crowned Kinglet |
| Veery |
| Swainson's Thrush |
| American Robin |
| Gray Catbird |
| European Starling |
| Cedar Waxwing |
| Nashville Warbler |
| Northern Parula |
| Black-throated Blue Warbler |
| Black-throated Green Warbler |
| Blackburnian Warbler |
| Black-and-white Warbler |
| American Redstart |
| Ovenbird |
| Common Yellowthroat |
| Scarlet Tanager |
| Northern Cardinal |
| Rose-breasted Grosbeak |
| American Goldfinch |
| House Sparrow |