Saturday, January 23, 2010

January 23rd southern Long Island shore

Leader Peter Dorosh
13 participants

Locations: Belmont Lake State Park, Massepequa Preserve and lake, Mill Pond, Jones Beach Coast Guard, Nature Center region,Norman Levy Park

Note 21 species duck,3 rarities: white front Goose, Tundra Swans, Lapland Longspur

Greater White-fronted Goose-- Belmont Lake State Park
Brant
Canada Goose
Mute Swan
Tundra Swan-2 Massepequa via Pittsburgh Ave access
Wood Duck--common Belmont Lake
Gadwall
American Wigeon-Massepequa
American Black Duck
Mallard
Northern Shoveler
Northern Pintail-drake Belmont Lake
Green-winged Teal (American)-2 Massepequa
Redhead-drake Massepequa Lake
Ring-necked Duck-8 Massepequa, Mill Pond
Greater Scaup-flock Massepequa Lake
Lesser Scaup--Massepequa Lake
Common Eider--Point lookout - 3 flocks
Harlequin Duck- drake Pt Lookout beach jetty
Long-tailed Duck
Bufflehead
Common Goldeneye-hen Massepequa Lake, Mill Pond
Hooded Merganser-common
Common Merganser-common ; Belmont, Mill Pond, Massepequa Lake
Red-breasted Merganser
Ruddy Duck
Red-throated Loon
Common Loon
Pied-billed Grebe--Belmont, Massepequa
Horned Grebe
Double-crested Cormorant
Great Cormorant
Great Blue Heron
Northern Harrier-gray phased Coast Guard Jones
Sharp-shinned Hawk
Red-tailed Hawk
Merlin-Jones
Peregrine Falcon-Jones
American Coot
Ruddy Turnstone--Pt Lookout beach jetty
Sanderling
Purple Sandpiper--Pt Lookout beach jetty
Ring-billed Gull
Herring Gull
Great Black-backed Gull
Rock Pigeon
Mourning Dove
Belted Kingfisher-Massepequa
American Crow
Horned Lark--small flock Jones Nature center ; flats
Black-capped Chickadee
Tufted Titmouse
Carolina Wren
Hermit Thrush
American Robin
Northern Mockingbird
European Starling
Yellow-rumped Warbler
American Tree Sparrow-Jones Coast guard
Field Sparrow--Jones Coast guard
Savannah Sparrow--Jones Coast guard
Song Sparrow
Swamp Sparrow
White-throated Sparrow
Lapland Longspur- Jones Coast Guard gazebo
Northern Cardinal
House Finch






Total species reported: 67

Monday, January 11, 2010

January 9th Croton Point

Leader : Paul Keim

Hilights

Screech Owl (grey phase)
Great Horned Owl
numerous Bald Eagles
2 Northern Harrier/Silver ghost - males
4 Eastern Bluebirds
Canvasback
Redhead Duck
Common Merganser
Hooded Merganser

complete list pending.

Sunday, December 27, 2009

December 27th Prospect Park Centennial Walk

The walk concludes the festive celebration of the club's 100th year.

leader : Peter Dorosh
9 participants

Location: Prospect Park
Observation date: 12/27/09
Number of species: 39

Canada Goose X lake
Mute Swan 6 lake
Mallard X
Northern Shoveler 150 lake
Double-crested Cormorant 1 lake
Cooper's Hawk 1 Bartel Pritchard
Red-tailed Hawk 3--1 north woods f/o; 2 f/o boathouse
American Coot X lake
Ring-billed Gull 1200 lake
Herring Gull (American) X
Great Black-backed Gull 27 lake
Rock Pigeon X
Mourning Dove X
Red-bellied Woodpecker 2 --1 vale cashmere;1 feeders
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 2-- 1 LP 249; 1 vale cashmere
Downy Woodpecker 1
Blue Jay X
American Crow 1 f/o zoo
Fish Crow 2 f/o zoo
Black-capped Chickadee 3 --2 Vale Cashmere,one feeders
Tufted Titmouse 2 -1 feeders;1 Vale Cashmere
Red-breasted Nuthatch 1 feeders
White-breasted Nuthatch 2--one Valecashmere; one feeders
Winter Wren 1 Zoo
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 1 LP 249
Hermit Thrush 1 vale cashmere
American Robin 6 zoo
Northern Mockingbird 1 boathouse
European Starling X
Eastern Towhee 1 lily pool
Song Sparrow X
Swamp Sparrow 1 vale cashmere
White-throated Sparrow X
Dark-eyed Junco (Slate-colored) X
Northern Cardinal X
Red-winged Blackbird 5 f/o boathouse
Common Grackle 1 boathouse
American Goldfinch 2 zoo
House Sparrow X

This report was generated automatically by eBird v2(http://ebird.org


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December 19th Brooklyn Christmas Bird Count

The final tally was 123 species

The breakdown by regions and species can be seen on the follwing link:

http://www.keepandshare.com/doc/view.php?id=1637120&da=y

Tuesday, December 15, 2009

December 12th: Classic Leader Trip-- Floyd Bennett Field

Leaders: Jean and Ron Bourque

(field report compiled by Donna Evans)

BBC Field Trip 12 Dec 2009
Floyd Bennett Field
leaders: Jean & Ron Bourque

participants:
Lenore Swenson
"Rusty" Harold
Emily Goldstein
Mary Eyster
Bob O'Neill
Bob Washburn
Michael Yuan
Geri Ness
Donna Evans


Bird Sightings:


Red-throated Loon
Common Loon


Great Cormorant
Double-crested Cormorant
Canada Goose
Brant
Mute Swan (pair, fly over)
Gadwall
Am. Wigeon
Am. Black Duck
Mallard
Bufflehead
Red-breasted Merganser


N. Harrier (2; 1 a Grey Ghost)
Red-tailed Hawk
Am. Kestrel


Killdeer (heard)


Ring-billed Gull
Herring Gull
Great Black-backed Gull


Rock Dove
Mourning Dove


Downy Woodpecker (heard)


Am. Crow


Horned Lark (flock of ...30? -- check with Ron)


Black-capped Chickadee


Carolina Wren (heard)


Am. Robin


Grey Catbird
N. Mockingbird


Eur. Starling


Yellow-rumped Warbler


Am. Tree Sparrow
Field Sparrow
Savannah Sparrow
Song Sparrow
White-throated Sparrow
White-crowned Sparrow


N. Cardinal


Red-winged Blackbird
E. Meadowlark (1)


House Finch


House Sparrow


[total 43 species]

Saturday, December 12, 2009

November 29th Prospect Park Centennial walk

Leader : Peter Dorosh
14 participants




Sunday, November 29, 2009
November 29th Prospect reports ; BBC walk
On a day known more for some quality than quantity, I led the Brooklyn Bird Club walk with 14 people having a good time outside on this gorgeous day. With things quite slow in the early part of the walk that started at Bartel Pritchard Square, a few early good moments surfaced, all with south Lookout Hill involved.

On the middle or mid slope south path, a Red-tailed Hawk cooperated nicely, perched on a dead broken limb for all to see. At the bottom, along Lamppost 249, we delighted in watching an AMERICAN TREE SPARROW worked along the shrub edges , finally entering the chain link compound for the new picnic area. And ORANGED-CROWNED WARBLER did it again ! Although first seen in the phragmite edges by a multiflora shrub before hiding deeper in, it eventually sprung out and flew into the mulberry between the Magnolia trees and Ginkgo grove, the fourth straight day it appeared. Only several birders saw it since it was moving quite quickly and elusively.

Later noted sightings included Ring-necked Duck with a pair of Buffleheads in the Upper Pool; and another American Tree Sparrow on the horse path above the Boathouse;2 Wood ducks, each at Three Sister Islands and north Lullwater.

total # species 40

American Tree Sparrow profile: http://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/American_Tree_Sparrow/id

Orange-crowned Warbler profile:
http://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Orange-crowned_Warbler/id


trip leader: peter

Location: Prospect Park
Observation date: 11/29/09
Number of species: 40

Canada Goose X lake
Mute Swan X lake
Wood Duck 2-drake on Three Sisters; drake north Lullwater
American Black Duck 3-2 lullwater
Mallard X
Northern Shoveler X lake
Ring-necked Duck 1 drake Upper Pool
Bufflehead 2 , mixed pair Upper Pool
Ruddy Duck 75 lake
Pied-billed Grebe 2 lake
Great Blue Heron 1 Upper Pool
Sharp-shinned Hawk 1 f/o upper pool
Cooper's Hawk 1 f/o rink
Red-tailed Hawk 1 perched south lookout hill
American Coot X
Ring-billed Gull X
Herring Gull (American) X
Great Black-backed Gull X
Rock Pigeon X
Mourning Dove X
Red-bellied Woodpecker 1
Downy Woodpecker 1
Blue Jay X
Black-capped Chickadee X
Tufted Titmouse X lookout
Brown Creeper 1 lookout south
Carolina Wren 1 boathouse
American Robin X
European Starling X
Cedar Waxwing X lookout
Orange-crowned Warbler 1 well drive /lamppost 249 (rare)
American Tree Sparrow 2-- LP 249; Boathouse (uncommon)
Fox Sparrow (Red) 1 lamppost 249
Song Sparrow X
White-throated Sparrow X
Dark-eyed Junco X lullwater
Northern Cardinal X
House Finch X
American Goldfinch X butterfly meadow; lullwater
House Sparrow X

This report was generated automatically by eBird v2(http://ebird.org/)

Sunday, November 29, 2009

November 21st The Meadowlands tour

Leader :Peter Dorosh

11 particpants

( lists generated by Rusty Harold)

Overpeck County Park--Palisades Park, US-NJ, Bergen

Canada Goose
X Mallard
2 Bufflehead
X Double-crested Cormorant
X Great Blue Heron
X Red-tailed Hawk
X Ring-billed Gull
X Herring Gull
X Mourning Dove
X Monk Parakeet
X Belted Kingfisher
X Red-bellied Woodpecker
X Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
X Downy Woodpecker
X American Crow
X Black-capped Chickadee
X Carolina Wren
X Golden-crowned Kinglet
X American Robin
X Northern Mockingbird
X European Starling
X Eastern Towhee
X Fox Sparrow
X Song Sparrow
2 Swamp Sparrow
X White-throated Sparrow
X Northern Cardinal
X Common Grackle
X House Finch
X American Goldfinch


Meadowlands IBA--Mehrhof Pond (restricted access), US-NJ, Bergen

Canada Goose
X Gadwall
X Mallard
X Northern Shoveler
X Green-winged Teal
X Lesser Scaup
X Hooded Merganser
X Ruddy Duck
X Pied-billed Grebe
X Double-crested Cormorant
X Great Blue Heron
X Sharp-shinned Hawk
X Ring-billed Gull DE
X Red-bellied Woodpecker
X Northern Flicker
X Blue Jay
X Carolina Wren
X Song Sparrow
X White-throated Sparrow

Meadowlands IBA--Mill Creek Marsh, US-NJ, Hudson

Canada Goose
X Mallard
X Northern Shoveler
X Green-winged Teal
X Hooded Merganser
X Greater Yellowlegs
X Ring-billed Gull
X Herring Gull
X Rock Pigeon
X Mourning Dove

Richard W. Dekorte Park, US-NJ, Bergen

Mute Swan
X Gadwall
X American Black Duck
X Mallard
X Northern Shoveler
X Northern Pintail
X Green-winged Teal
X Bufflehead
X Common Merganser
X Ruddy Duck
X Great Blue Heron
X Red-tailed Hawk
X Greater Yellowlegs
X Great Black-backed Gull
X Belted Kingfisher
X Ruby-crowned Kinglet
X American Robin
X European Starling
X Dark-eyed Junco
X House Finch
X American Goldfinch
X House Sparrow

Saturday, November 14, 2009

November 14th Jones Beach

"Honorary Classic Leader "

Leader : Ed Crowne


Brant
Rock pigeon
Ring-billed gull
American crow
Red-breasted merganser
Great black-backed gull
American oystercatcher
Dunlin
Herring gull
Double-crested cormorant
Northern mockingbird
Black-bellied plover
Northern harrier
Common loon
White-winged scoter
Black duck
Mallard
Common eider
Laughing gull
Yellow-rumped warbler
Song sparrow
Mourning dove
Red-winged blackbird
House sparrow
Canada goose
Tree swallow
Sanderling
Snow bunting
Northern Gannet
Semi-palmated plover
House finch
Harlequin Duck
Red-tailed hawk
European starling

November 8th "A trip to Somewhere"

Leader : Steve Nanz

Coastal Brooklyn; Rockaway Peninsula

Hilights: Red-Necked Grebe in Sheepshead Bay, Common Eider in Breezy Point

BBC field trip "Trip to Somewhere" -- led by Steve Nanz
8 Nov 2008
Plum Beach, Floyd Bennett Field, Fort Tilden, Breezy Point


Loon (sp)
Common Loon
Red-necked Grebe
Northern Gannet
Great Cormorant
Double-crested Cormorant
Great Egret
Canada Goose
Brant
Mute Swan
American Black Duck
Green-winged Teal
Common Eider
Bufflehead
Red-breasted Merganser
Northern Harrier
Sharp-shinned Hawk
Red-tailed Hawk
Ring-necked Pheasant
Laughing Gull
Ring-billed Gull
Herring Gull
Great Black-backed Gull
Rock Dove
Mourning Dove
Northern Flicker
American Crow
Horned Lark (9)
Eastern Bluebird
Northern Mockingbird
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Savannah Sparrow
Song Sparrow
White-throated Sparrow
Dark-eyed Junco
Northern Cardinal
Brown-headed Cowbird (flock of approx. 500 with Starlings)
European Starling
American Goldfinch


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Saturday, November 7, 2009

Haunts of the Rockaway Inlet

Trip List for Saturday 31 Oct 2009

Brooklyn BirdClub : Plum Beach, Floyd Bennett, Fort Tilden, Breezy Point

Leader: Bob Gochfeld
participants: J. Schumacher, S. Paci, B. Washburn, B. O'Neill, R. Harold, D. Evans


common loon
double-crested cormorant
great egret
mute swan
brant
canada goose
green-winged teal
black duck
mallard
scoter sp. (flying low over water)


osprey
sharp-shinned hawk
cooper's hawk (seen from Ocean Parkway)
american kestrel
merlin
peregrine falcon (late entry!)


plover sp.- probably black-bellied (distance too great to be certain)
american oystercatcher
sanderling
laughing gull
ring-billed gull
herring gull
greater black-backed gull
northern gannet


rock dove
mourning dove
tree swallow
american crow
house wren
hermit thrush
american robin
grey catbird
northern mockingbird
cedar waxwing
starling


yellow-rumped warbler
northern cardinal
rufous-sided towhee (heard)
white-throated sparrow
white-crowned sparrow
song sparrow
red-winged blackbird
house finch
american goldfinch
house sparrow








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