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 |