October 4th , Prospect Park Thursday Autumn series-GAP

BBC walk  led by Tom Stephenson


Once again the weather looked threatening but several areas were very birdy. Some of our normal attendees were missing but we had a few new comers, which was great.

Lots of bird activity in pockets, especially at the south end of the vale and lookout. Highlights were Philadelphia Vireo, Lincoln's Sparrow, 15 species of warblers including several Tennessee (two very low), Blackburnian, Bay-breasted, Pine, Blackpoll, and others.

Best regards,

Tom

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Double-crested Cormorant

Canada Goose

Mute Swan

Mallard

Red-tailed Hawk

Rock Dove

Mourning Dove

Chimney Swift

Red-bellied Woodpecker

Downy Woodpecker

Hairy Woodpecker

Northern Flicker

Eastern Phoebe

Blue-headed Vireo

Philadelphia Vireo

Red-eyed Vireo

Blue Jay

American Crow

Black-capped Chickadee

Tufted Titmouse

Red-breasted Nuthatch

White-breasted Nuthatch

Brown Creeper

Carolina Wren

House Wren

Ruby-crowned Kinglet

Wood Thrush

American Robin

Gray Catbird

Northern Mockingbird

European Starling

Cedar Waxwing

Tennessee Warbler

Northern Parula

Magnolia Warbler

Black-throated Blue Warbler

Yellow-rumped Warbler

Black-throated Green Warbler

Blackburnian Warbler

Pine Warbler

Palm Warbler

Bay-breasted Warbler

Blackpoll Warbler

Black-and-white Warbler

American Redstart

Ovenbird

Common Yellowthroat

Scarlet Tanager

Eastern Towhee

Song Sparrow

Lincoln's Sparrow

White-throated Sparrow

Northern Cardinal

Common Grackle

American Goldfinch

House Sparrow

Saturday September 29th, Fall through the Rockaways (Queens County)

Leader : Steve Nanz , 15 participants




Regional lists

 (courtesy of Dennis Hrehowsik)


Date: Wed, Oct 3, 2012 at 10:33 PM

Subject: eBird Report - Floyd Bennett Field, Sep 29, 2012




Floyd Bennett Field, Kings, US-NY

Sep 29, 2012 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM

Protocol: Traveling

1.0 mile(s)

Comments: BBC Trip

20 species



Mourning Dove X

Eastern Phoebe X

American Crow X

House Wren X

Blue-gray Gnatcatcher (Eastern) 1 community garden

Ruby-crowned Kinglet X

American Robin X

Gray Catbird X

Northern Mockingbird X

Tennessee Warbler X

Nashville Warbler X

Common Yellowthroat X

American Redstart X

Yellow Warbler X

Blackpoll Warbler X

Palm Warbler X

Clay-colored Sparrow X

Savannah Sparrow X

Song Sparrow X

House Sparrow X



This report was generated automatically by eBird v3 (http://ebird.org)



Date: Wed, Oct 3, 2012 at 10:39 PM

Subject: eBird Report - Jacob Riis Park, Sep 29, 2012




Jacob Riis Park, Queens, US-NY

Sep 29, 2012 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM

Protocol: Traveling

1.0 mile(s)

Comments: bbc trip

22 species



Double-crested Cormorant X

Laughing Gull X

Ring-billed Gull X

Herring Gull X

Great Black-backed Gull X

Forster's Tern X

Rock Pigeon X

Chimney Swift X

Northern Flicker X

Merlin X

Eastern Phoebe X

House Wren X

American Robin X

Gray Catbird X

Northern Mockingbird X

European Starling X

Common Yellowthroat X

Magnolia Warbler X

Blackpoll Warbler X

Song Sparrow X

Northern Cardinal X

House Sparrow X



This report was generated automatically by eBird v3 (http://ebird.org)



Date: Wed, Oct 3, 2012 at 10:43 PM

Subject: eBird Report - Fort Tilden, Sep 29, 2012



Fort Tilden, Queens, US-NY

Sep 29, 2012 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Protocol: Traveling

2.0 mile(s)

Comments: bbc trip

36 species



Double-crested Cormorant X

Osprey X

Sharp-shinned Hawk X

Black-bellied Plover X

Ruddy Turnstone X

Sanderling X

Laughing Gull X

Ring-billed Gull X

Herring Gull X

Great Black-backed Gull X

Forster's Tern X

Rock Pigeon X

Mourning Dove X

Northern Flicker X

Merlin X

Eastern Phoebe X

Blue Jay X

American Crow X

House Wren X

American Robin X

Gray Catbird X

Northern Mockingbird X

European Starling X

Cedar Waxwing X

Common Yellowthroat X

Magnolia Warbler X

Palm Warbler X

Eastern Towhee X

Savannah Sparrow X

Song Sparrow X

Swamp Sparrow X

White-throated Sparrow X

Northern Cardinal X

Rose-breasted Grosbeak X

Bobolink X

House Sparrow X



This report was generated automatically by eBird v3 (http://ebird.org)


Master list
( courtesy of Elliotte Rusty Harold)


Canada Goose

Double-crested Cormorant

Osprey

Red-tailed Hawk

Laughing Gull

Ring-billed Gull

Herring Gull

Great Black-backed

Forster's Tern

Rock Pigeon

Chimney Swift

Northern Flicker

Merlin

Eastern Phoebe

Blue Jay

American Crow

House Wren

Carolina Wren

Blue-gray Gnatcatcher

Ruby-crowned Kinglet

American Robin

Gray Catbird

Northern Mockingbird

European Starling

Cedar Waxwing

Common Yellowthroat

Magnolia Warbler

Yellow Warbler

Blackpoll Warbler

Palm Warbler

Yellow-rumped Warbler

Eastern Towhee

Clay-colored Sparrow

Savannah Sparrow

Song Sparrow

White-throated Sparrow

Northern Cardinal

Rose-breasted Grosbeak

Bobolink

Red-winged Blackbird

House Finch

American Goldfinch

House Sparrow





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September 27th, Prospect Park Thursday Autumn series

Leader : Tom Stephenson

Hi Peter,


Despite a bit of early rain, our intrepid group perservered and eventually we had an incredibly birdy morning with 17 species of warblers including Wilson's, Blackpoll, Bay-breasted and Pine, plus Tennessee (briefly) and Nashville. Other highlights were White-eyed Vireo, 5 Pied-billed Grebes, Coots, Ruddy Duck, Brown Creeper, more Red-breasted Nuthatch, Lincoln Sparrow, American Kestrel and more.

Here's the list

Best regards,

Tom
****************

Pied-billed Grebe

Great Blue Heron

Canada Goose

Mute Swan

Wood Duck

Mallard

Northern Shoveler

Ruddy Duck

American Coot

American Kestrel

Rock Dove

Mourning Dove

Chimney Swift

Red-bellied Woodpecker

Downy Woodpecker

Hairy Woodpecker

Northern Flicker

Eastern Wood-Pewee

Willow Flycatcher (Traill's sp)

Eastern Phoebe

White-eyed Vireo

Blue-headed Vireo

Red-eyed Vireo

Blue Jay

American Crow

Black-capped Chickadee

Red-breasted Nuthatch

White-breasted Nuthatch

Brown Creeper

Carolina Wren

House Wren

Ruby-crowned Kinglet

American Robin

Veery
Gray Catbird

European Starling

Cedar Waxwing

Tennessee Warbler

Nashville Warbler

Northern Parula

Yellow Warbler

Chestnut-sided Warbler

Magnolia Warbler

Black-throated Blue Warbler

Yellow-rumped Warbler

Black-throated Green Warbler

Pine Warbler

Bay-breasted Warbler

Blackpoll Warbler

Black-and-white Warbler

American Redstart

Common Yellowthroat

Wilson's Warbler

Northern Waterthrush

Song Sparrow

Lincoln's Sparrow

Swamp Sparrow

White-throated Sparrow

Northern Cardinal

American Goldfinch

House Sparrow

September 22nd, State Line Hawk Watch , Palisades,NJ

Adult Bald Eagle 100 ft over Stateline Lookout, photo by Peter Colen

Time range observed 9:15am-12:20pm
Leading Peter Dorosh, 6 participants-Mary Eyster, Jerry Layton, Gil Shrank, Donna Evans ,Bambi Friedman, Peter Colen

Totals:

American Kestrel (AK)- 4
Merlin (ME)-4
Peregrine Falcon (PE)-6
Red-tailed Hawk (RT)-2
Osprey (OS)-18
Turkey Vulture (TV)-20
Bald Eagle (BE)- 4
Cooper's Hawk (CH)-1
Sharp-shinned Hawk (SS) -3

Hours

8-9 am :OS-1, PE-2, RT-1, ME-1

9-10 am : OS-1, PE-1, RT-1

10-11 am: BE-2, TV-7, CH-1, SS-1 , AK-3, OS-9, ME-1

11-12 pm :  OS-4, SS-2 , BE-1(juv), TV-13, PE-3, AK-1, ME-2

12-12:20 : OS-1, BE-1

Peregrine Falcon, photo by Peter Colen

                                                                                               


Note: Overcast, partly sunny , upper 70's degrees. Low flying views of Bald Eagles adults


Other species seen : Blue Jay flocks movement 150 + birds;

Wild Turkey 7 ( along Palisades Parkway), Red-eyed Vireo, Red-bellied Woodpecker, Hairy Woodpecker, Downy Woodpecker, Northern Flicker, Blackpoll Warbler, Brown Thrasher, Eastern Towhee, American Robin, Gray Catbird, Rock Dove, Mourning Dove, Purple Finch-2, White-breasted Nuthatch, Black-capped Chickadee, Chipping Sparrow, Chimney Swift,Great Blue Heron

Sept 20th Thursday Fall series Prospect

Results of Thursday’s BBC Fall series Walk


Leading Tom Stephenson

**

Lots of bird activity today with fairly good range of species including 16 species of warblers, 4 species of flycatcher and a Merlin looking for any and all of the above...

Hightlights were probably Phila Vireo for a few, Merlin, Wilson's, Cape May, western and eastern Palms, Brown Thrasher, Olive-sided Flycatcher, and Green-winged Teal. Also found a bird that seemed like a Wood Duck/Mallard hybrid...very odd-looking.

Here's the list.

Best regards,

Tom



**



Pied-billed Grebe



Double-crested Cormorant



Green Heron



Black-crowned Night-Heron



Canada Goose



Mute Swan



Wood Duck



American Black Duck



Mallard



Northern Shoveler



Green-winged Teal

Red-tailed Hawk

Merlin



Herring Gull



Rock Dove



Mourning Dove



Chimney Swift



Red-bellied Woodpecker



Downy Woodpecker



Hairy Woodpecker



Northern Flicker



Olive-sided Flycatcher



Eastern Wood-Pewee



Willow Flycatcher



Eastern Phoebe



Blue-headed Vireo



Philadelphia Vireo



Red-eyed Vireo



Blue Jay



American Crow



Black-capped Chickadee



Red-breasted Nuthatch



Carolina Wren



House Wren



Golden-crowned Kinglet



Blue-gray Gnatcatcher



Veery



Swainson's Thrush



American Robin



Gray Catbird



Brown Thrasher



European Starling



Cedar Waxwing



Northern Parula



Yellow Warbler



Chestnut-sided Warbler



Magnolia Warbler



Cape May Warbler



Black-throated Blue Warbler



Yellow-rumped Warbler



Black-throated Green Warbler



Palm Warbler



Blackpoll Warbler



Black-and-white Warbler



American Redstart



Ovenbird



Northern Waterthrush



Common Yellowthroat



Wilson's Warbler



Scarlet Tanager



Eastern Towhee



Northern Cardinal



Rose-breasted Grosbeak



Red-winged Blackbird



Common Grackle



American Goldfinch



House Sparrow



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Brandywine Valley Fall Weekend Sept 15th-Sept 17th

American Avocets at Bombay Hook , photo by Sandy Paci

Date September 15th  - 17th
site = Brandywine Valley Weekend

observers = Brooklyn Bird Club

Leader P.Dorosh

Members: S.Paci, D.Evans, B.Manian, B.Friedman, E.Goren


Locations: (in order of visit)  John Heinz NWR ( formerly Tinicum NWR) (PA) , Stroud Preserve (PA), Brandywine Creek State Park (DE) , 1000 Acres Marsh (DE), Bombay Hook NWR (DE), Ridley Creek State Park (PA), Brightview Farms ( NJ)

Noted higlights : AMERICAN AVOCET abundant numbers at Bombay Hook NWR, kettle of BROAD-WINGED HAWKS at Ridley Creek State Park; CASPIAN TERNS at 1000 Acres Marsh;18 species warblers; BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPER and GOLDEN PLOVER; BALD EAGLES in three different locales  

Avocet flock at Bombay Hook Raymond Pool, photo by Sandy Paci

112 species


1Pied-billed Grebe

2Double-crested Cormorant

3Snowy Egret

4Little Blue Heron

Great Blue Heron , Bombay Hook, photo by Sandy Paci

5Green Heron

6Great Egret

7Great Blue Heron

8Turkey Vulture

9Black Vulture

10Northern Shoveler

11Blue-winged Teal

12Gadwall

13American Black Duck

14Canada Goose

15American Wigeon

16Wood Duck

17Green-winged Teal

18Northern Pintail

19Mallard

20Cooper's Hawk

21Broad-winged Hawk

22Bald Eagle 5

23Red-tailed Hawk

24Osprey

25Sharp-shinned Hawk

26Northern Harrier

27Peregrine Falcon

28American Kestrel

29Merlin

30Clapper Rail

31American Golden-Plover

32Black-bellied Plover

33Semipalmated Plover

34American Avocet 750+ Bombay Hook NWR

35Semipalmated Sandpiper

36Marbled Godwit

37Red Knot

38Short-billed Dowitcher

39Dunlin

40Lesser Yellowlegs

41White-rumped Sandpiper

42Buff-breasted Sandpiper

43Greater Yellowlegs

44Laughing Gull

45Great Black-backed Gull

46Caspian Tern

47Forster's Tern

48Ring-billed Gull

49Herring Gull

50Rock Pigeon

51Mourning Dove

52Yellow-billed Cuckoo

53Chimney Swift

54Ruby-throated Hummingbird

55Belted Kingfisher

56Downy Woodpecker

57Red-bellied Woodpecker

58Northern Flicker

59Least Flycatcher

60Traill’s Flycatcher species

61Great Crested Flycatcher

62Eastern Phoebe

63Eastern Wood-Pewee

64Red-eyed Vireo

65American Crow

66Blue Jay

67Fish Crow

68Tree Swallow

69Barn Swallow

70Northern Rough-winged Swallow

71Tufted Titmouse

72Carolina Chickadee

73Red-breasted Nuthatch

74White-breasted Nuthatch

75House Wren

76Carolina Wren

77Blue-gray Gnatcatcher

78American Robin

79Eastern Bluebird

80Gray Catbird

81Brown Thrasher

82Northern Mockingbird

83European Starling

84Prairie Warbler

85Yellow Warbler

86American Redstart

87Black-and-white Warbler

88Blackpoll Warbler

89Ovenbird

90Canada Warbler

91Black-throated Green Warbler

92Bay-breasted Warbler

93Black-throated Blue Warbler

94Common Yellowthroat

95Cape May Warbler

96Palm Warbler

97Chestnut-sided Warbler

98Northern Parula

99Magnolia Warbler

100Nashville Warbler

101Northern Waterthrush

102Scarlet Tanager

103Chipping Sparrow

104Savannah Sparrow

105Song Sparrow

106Field Sparrow

107Northern Cardinal

108Red-winged Blackbird

109House Finch

110American Goldfinch

111Wild Turkey

112Whimbrel       

^^^^^^^^^^   

Variegated Fritillary, Stroud Preserve

Butterfly checklist  ( all photos by Sandy Paci )


Common Checkered-Skipper

Black Swallowtail

Eastern Tiger Swallowtail

Spicebush Swallowtail

Cabbage White

Clouded Sulphur

Orange Sulphur

Red-banded Hairstreak

Monarch



Checked Skipper, Brightview Farm



Variegated Fritillary

Meadow Fritillary

Red-spotted Purple



Viceroy

Pearl Crescent

Common Buckeye

Red Admiral

American Lady

Eastern Tail Blue

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^



 

Meadow Fritillary, Stroud Preserve



Viceroy, John Heinz NWR











BBC Prospect "Friends" Walk Sunday Sept 16th

Results of BBC Friends Walk Sunday Sept 16th


Report from Monica Berger

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Black-crowned Night-Heron

Red-tailed Hawk

Rock Pigeon

Mourning Dove

Chimney Swift

Red-bellied Woodpecker

Downy Woodpecker

Northern Flicker

Eastern Wood-Pewee

Empid sp.

Carolina Wren

Gray Catbird

Northern Mockingbird

Veery

Swainson's Thrush

Wood Thrush

American Robin

Black-capped Chickadee

Red-breasted Nuthatch

White-breasted Nuthatch

Blue Jay

American Crow

European Starling

House Sparrow

Red-eyed Vireo

Purple Finch

Northern Parula

Chestnut-sided Warbler

Magnolia Warbler

Black-throated Blue Warbler

Black-throated Green Warbler

Pine Warbler

Blackpoll Warbler

Black-and-white Warbler

American Redstart

Ovenbird

Common Yellowthroat

Scarlet Tanager

Northern Cardinal

Rose-breasted Grosbeak

Common Yellowthroat.

September 13th Thursday BBC Fall Series

Thursday BBC Fall Series

Leader Tom Stephenson

**


We had a great group of about 15 today. The park was a bit slow. It seemed like most of the birds of earlier this week had gone on and only a few arrived. The most activity was in the south of the lake with some birds in the Vale area.

Highlights were Yellow-bellied, Least and Traill's flycatchers and Lincoln Sparrow.

Here's the list.

Best regards,

Tom
***
Green Heron



Black-crowned Night-Heron



Canada Goose



Mute Swan



Mallard



Northern Shoveler



Red-tailed Hawk



Rock Dove



Mourning Dove



Chimney Swift



Ruby-throated Hummingbird



Red-bellied Woodpecker



Downy Woodpecker



Hairy Woodpecker



Northern Flicker



Eastern Wood-Pewee



Yellow-bellied Flycatcher



Willow Flycatcher (Traill's sp)



Least Flycatcher



Warbling Vireo



Red-eyed Vireo



Blue Jay



American Crow



Black-capped Chickadee



Tufted Titmouse



Red-breasted Nuthatch



Carolina Wren



House Wren



Ruby-crowned Kinglet



Blue-gray Gnatcatcher



American Robin



Gray Catbird



European Starling



Cedar Waxwing



Nashville Warbler



Northern Parula



Yellow Warbler



Magnolia Warbler



Black-throated Blue Warbler



Blackpoll Warbler



Black-and-white Warbler



American Redstart



Northern Waterthrush



Scarlet Tanager



Song Sparrow



Lincoln's Sparrow



Northern Cardinal



Rose-breasted Grosbeak



Common Grackle



American Goldfinch



House Sparrow

Sept 8th, Sandy Hook , Gateway NRA, NJ

Leader : Bob Machover


Note: Rain shorten trip, heavy deluge, tornadic activity; later tornado report at Breezy Point



Sandy Hook, Monmouth, US-NJ

Sep 8, 2012 8:00 AM - 10:00 AM

Protocol: Traveling

1.0 mile(s)

Comments: BBC Trip

28 species (+1 other taxa)



Canada Goose X

Great Blue Heron X

Osprey X

Black-bellied Plover X

Semipalmated Plover X

Piping Plover X

American Oystercatcher X

Ruddy Turnstone X

Sanderling X

Laughing Gull X

Herring Gull X

Great Black-backed Gull X

Black Tern 1 bird not in full breeding plumage much smaller and darker than common terns

Common Tern X

Forster's Tern X

Sandwich Tern 1 much larger than common terns, yellow tipped black bill clearly visible not in full breeding plumage

Black Skimmer X

Mourning Dove X

Chimney Swift X

American Kestrel X

crow sp. X

Tree Swallow X

Barn Swallow X

Carolina Wren X

Gray Catbird X

Northern Mockingbird X

Common Yellowthroat X

Eastern Towhee X

Field Sparrow X

Mute Swan (2) -flyover

Double-crested Cormorant

Dunlin

Song Sparrow

Snowy Egret

Royal Terns ; Spermaceti Cove

House Finch

Prospect Park Sept 1st

Leading : Ed Crowne

Hi, Peter.



Attached is the list I kept from yesterday's walk. We started with about 25 birders, so I am not sure this list is comprehensive. As you have already noted, the OS Flycatcher was one of the highlights.

Best regards, Ed

date = 2012/09/01site = Prospect Park
observers = Ed Crowne plus walk participants

Canada Goose
Wood Duck
Mallard
Red-tailed Hawk
Solitary Sandpiper
Rock Pigeon
Mourning Dove
Chimney Swift
Downy Woodpecker
Hairy Woodpecker
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
Great Crested Flycatcher
Olive-sided Flycatcher
Eastern Wood-Pewee
White-eyed Vireo
Warbling Vireo
Red-eyed Vireo
Blue Jay
Black-capped Chickadee
Red-breasted Nuthatch
White-breasted Nuthatch
House Wren
Carolina Wren
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
American Robin
Hermit Thrush
Veery
Gray Catbird
Northern Mockingbird
 European Starling

Yellow Warbler
American Redstart
 Black-and-white Warbler
Canada Warbler
Black-throated Green Warbler
Black-throated Blue Warbler
Common Yellowthroat
Chestnut-sided Warbler
Louisiana Waterthrush
Blue-winged Warbler
Northern Parula
Magnolia Warbler
Nashville Warbler
Northern Waterthrush
Blackburnian Warbler

Northern Cardinal
Baltimore Oriole
Red-winged Blackbird
Common Grackle
American Goldfinch
House Sparrow