Monday, December 18, 2017

Fwd: Preliminary Count Summary KIngs County December 16th


Thanks to master compiler Rick Cech, atttached is the Kings County CBC results.

Peter
BBC trips chair

-----Original Message-----
From: Rick <rcech@nyc.rr.com>
To: Peter Dorosh <ProsBird@aol.com>

Sent: Mon, Dec 18, 2017 1:50 pm
Subject: Preliminary Count Summary

Peter: Here is preliminary count summary for posting. I'll send out the regular, more detailed reports later.
 
Let me know if any questions,
Rick
 
BKXMas 2017
Species
Count
Notes
Snow Goose
624
Brant
22957
Black Brant
cw
Canada Goose
3140
Mute Swan
137
Wood Duck
5
IRR
Northern Shoveler
277
Gadwall
118
Eurasian Wigeon
2
RARE
American Wigeon
88
Mallard
635
American Black Duck
742
Northern Pintail
22
Green-winged Teal
110
Greater Scaup
1560
Lesser Scaup
128
Common Eider
26
IRR
Surf Scoter
4
White-winged Scoter
64
Black Scoter
65
Scoter (sp.)
1507
Long-tailed Duck
156
Bufflehead
794
Common Goldeneye
26
Barrow's Goldeneye
cw
RARE
Hooded Merganser
111
All-time high
Common Merganser
13
IRR
Red-breasted Merganser
336
Ruddy Duck
1192
Ring-necked Pheasant
2
Pied-billed Grebe
10
Horned Grebe
102
Red-necked Grebe
3
IRR
Rock Pigeon
882
Mourning Dove
233
Common Gallinule
1
RARE (1st since 1996)
American Coot
28
10-year low
Black-bellied Plover
25
Killdeer
25
10-year high
Sanderling
300
Dunlin
115
Purple Sandpiper
6
American Woodcock
2
Greater Yellowlegs
8
Bonaparte's Gull
2
Laughing Gull
2
RARE
Ring-billed Gull
9146
Herring Gull
1656
Lesser Black-backed Gull
cw
IRR
Great Black-backed Gull
196
Red-throated Loon
134
Common Loon
160
10-year high
Northern Gannet
4915
Double-crested Cormorant
64
10-year low
Great Cormorant
35
10-year low
American Bittern
1
IRR
Great Blue Heron
19
Turkey Vulture
1
RARE
Bald Eagle
1
RARE
Northern Harrier
24
Sharp-shinned Hawk
7
Cooper's Hawk
9
Red-shouldered Hawk
2
IRR
Red-tailed Hawk
15
Rough-legged Hawk
1
IRR
Barn Owl
1
RARE
Great Horned Owl
1
IRR
Snowy Owl
1
IRR
Belted Kingfisher
2
Red-headed Woodpecker
cw
RARE
Red-bellied Woodpecker
34
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
13
Downy Woodpecker
35
Hairy Woodpecker
2
Northern Flicker
57
American Kestrel
7
Merlin
5
Peregrine Falcon
8
Monk Parakeet
5
10-year low
Blue Jay
163
American Crow
95
Fish Crow
25
IRR
Common Raven
2
IRR
Horned Lark
27
10-year low
Black-capped Chickadee
6
Low
Tufted Titmouse
3
10-year low
Red-breasted Nuthatch
1
10-year low
White-breasted Nuthatch
3
10-year low
Brown Creeper
3
House Wren
2
RARE
Marsh Wren
2
RARE
Carolina Wren
19
Golden-crowned Kinglet
7
IRR
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
6
Hermit Thrush
3
10-year low
American Robin
132
Gray Catbird
10
Brown Thrasher
1
IRR
Northern Mockingbird
85
European Starling
2148
Cedar Waxwing
2
10-year low
House Sparrow
729
American Pipit
20
House Finch
190
American Goldfinch
12
All-time low
Snow Bunting
98
Eastern Towhee
3
American Tree Sparrow
24
Chipping Sparrow
2
Field Sparrow
12
Savannah Sparrow
28
Grasshopper Sparrow
1
RARE (1st since 1962)
Fox Sparrow
14
Song Sparrow
259
Swamp Sparrow
25
White-throated Sparrow
331
Dark-eyed Junco
33
All-time low
Eastern Meadowlark
6
Baltimore Oriole
2
RARE
Red-winged Blackbird
30
Brown-headed Cowbird
cw
Common Grackle
153
Orange-crowned Warbler
6
Nashville Warbler
cw
RARE
Palm Warbler
1
Pine Warbler
1
RARE
Yellow-rumped Warbler
363
Northern Cardinal
164
Total
121
Count #
56,887
cw = Count week only
 

Monday, December 11, 2017

A DUCK WALK MARATHON OF SOUTHERN JAMAICA BAY DECEMBER 9

Leader : Peter Dorosh

Participants : Lexy Lovell, Rudi and Ann D'Hooge

Note: Trip Modified to include JBWR and Breezy Point due to weather.

Hilights : 14 species Ducks, Two Peregrine Falcons eating prey on ground, Snowy Owl, Snow Buntings

45 species total

SNOWY OWL

American Crow
House Sparrow
Rock Dock
X
Brant
X
Canada Goose
X
Mute Swan
X

Northern Shoveler
X

Gadwall
X

American Wigeon
X

Mallard
X

American Black Duck
X

Greater Scaup
X

Lesser Scaup
X

Surf Scoter
X

Black Scoter
X

Long-tailed Duck
X

Bufflehead
X

Hooded Merganser
X

Red-breasted Merganser
X

Ruddy Duck
X
Red-throated Loon
X
Common Loon
X
Pied-billed Grebe
X
Northern Gannet
X
Double-crested Cormorant
X
Great Blue Heron
X
Northern Harrier
X
American Coot
X
Black-bellied Plover
X
Sanderling
X
Ring-billed Gull
X
Herring Gull
X
Great Black-backed Gull
X
Mourning Dove
X
Red-bellied Woodpecker
X
Peregrine Falcon
X
Horned Lark
X
Northern Mockingbird
X
European Starling
X
Snow Bunting
X
Yellow-rumped Warbler
X
Fox Sparrow
X
Song Sparrow
X
Northern Cardinal
X
House Finch

Saturday, December 2, 2017

Fwd: Prospect Park Club Walk Report: Saturday, December 2nd 2017

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: "Sean Zimmer" <seankzimmer@gmail.com>
Date: Dec 2, 2017 8:58 PM
Subject: Prospect Park Club Walk Report: Saturday, December 2nd 2017
To: "Peter Dorosh" <prosbird@gmail.com>
Cc:

Hi Peter,

Overall a very quiet morning in the park, with unusually low bird activity. Even the feeders were unoccupied when we went by! Despite this, our very small group of 4 managed to enjoy the clear weather and make some good sightings. We got some very good long looks at perching Red-Tailed Hawks at a few different locations, allowing us to study the differences between juvenile and adult birds. Lexy had the sharpest eye of the day, picking out a perched Cooper's Hawk through some dense branches near the Upper Pool. We found a second perched Cooper's while patrolling the southern shore of the Lake. A pair of Carolina Wrens practically dive-bombed us as we left the Vale, and this species was a first-time sighting for one of our participants and his son. My personal favorite sighting was near the end of our walk, when a visit to the Butterfly Meadow on Lookout Hill turned up 3 Fox Sparrows, one of my favorite winter species.
Many thanks to our small but enthusiastic group!
Full list below; 28 species in total.
Best,

Sean

Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Blue Jay
European Starling
American Robin
House Sparrow
Northern Cardinal
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Downy Woodpecker
Mourning Dove
Red-tailed Hawk
Cooper's hawk
1 unidentified raptor species; fast flyover of Vale.
Carolina Wren
Northern Mockingbird
House Finch
Mallard
Canada Goose
Northern Shoveler
Pie-billed Grebe
Ruddy Duck
Wood Duck
American Coot
Great Blue Heron
White-throated Sparrow
Song Sparrow
Fox Sparrow
Ring-billed Gull
Herring Gull




Tuesday, November 21, 2017

Fwd: 11-18 Jones Beach Area

Leading : Mike Yuan

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-----Original Message-----
From: Michael Yuan <mjyuan@gmail.com>
To: Peter Dorosh <prosbird@aol.com>
Cc: Bob Washburn <nyc_bob@earthlink.net>; D. Edward Davis <eddie@warmsilence.org>; l_ewing <l_ewing@att.net>
Sent: Tue, Nov 21, 2017 04:55 PM
Subject: 11-18 Jones Beach Area


4 of us had a productive, blustery day on Jones Beach and the Inlet on Saturday.  We had a good assortment of shorebirds on the Coast Guard station sandbar, with some BLACK-BELLIED PLOVERS and DUNLINS comfortable enough to lounge on the field. On our walk out to end of the West End we had a large flock (flurry?) of SNOW BUNTINGS and all three expected species of scoter on the water. No diving ducks at the jetty or Pt Lookout, unfortunately.  Despite the leader losing half his vision when a gust blew away a dislodged contact lens, we spotted more waterfowl and herons at the reliable Cammann's Pond in Merrick. 

Lists:



Big thanks to Bob for pulling double duty of handling the registration And driving!  Thanks all for a very enjoyable day. 

Mike

Sunday, November 19, 2017

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Sunday, November 12, 2017

Nov 11th Sandy Hook, Monmouth County, New Jersey, US – Sat Nov 11, 2017 – 55 species

Species list:
http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist/S40461536               
Maritime Holly Trail at Spermaceti Cove lot


Leaders Ryan Goldberg & Peter Dorosh 





BBC Participants :Ryan, Lenore,Marc,Adelia, Chris,Bob, Rudi (top ) ; Grace,Angie, Adam. Peter ( bottom row) ; Janet is taking our photo; plus Ryan's family 




Sunday, November 5, 2017

Fort Tilden November 4th

Leader Steve Nanz

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-----Original Message-----
From: Steve Nanz <steve@stevenanz.com>
To: Peter Dorosh <prosbird@aol.com>
Sent: Sun, Nov 5, 2017 07:15 AM
Subject: Re: List


Hi Peter,

We had 8 participants and covered Fort Tilden, Reese Park, and Floyd Bennett.

58 species:

Brant
Canada Goose
American Black Duck
Common Eider
White-winged Scoter
Black Scoter
Bufflehead
Red-breasted Merganser
Red-throated Loon
Common Loon
Horned Grebe
Northern Gannet
Great Cormorant
Double-crested Cormorant
Great Blue Heron
Great Egret
Cooper's Hawk
Red-tailed Hawk
Black-bellied Plover
Sanderling
Laughing Gull
Ring-billed Gull
Herring Gull
Great Black-backed Gull
Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon)
Mourning Dove
Downy Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
Merlin
Peregrine Falcon
Eastern Phoebe
American Crow
Fish Crow
Tree Swallow
Brown Creeper
Winter Wren (heard)
Carolina Wren
Golden-crowned Kinglet
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Hermit Thrush
American Robin
Northern Mockingbird
European Starling
Cedar Waxwing
Palm Warbler
Pine Warbler
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Chipping Sparrow
Field Sparrow
Dark-eyed Junco
White-throated Sparrow
Savannah Sparrow
Song Sparrow
Swamp Sparrow
Northern Cardinal
Red-winged Blackbird
Brown-headed Cowbird
House Sparrow

Best,

Steve

On Nov 4, 2017, at 8:39 PM, prosbird@aol.com wrote:

Steve

Thanks for helping out. No hurry,when u can ,please send me your bird list
Thx
P

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Monday, October 30, 2017

RANDALL’S ISLAND OCTOBER 28

Co leaders Chris Girgenti, Peter Dorosh

Nature List ( courtesy of Lenore Swenson)

Flora

Winged Sumac
Little Bluestem
Switchgrass
Smooth Sumac
Grounsel Bush
Seaside Goldenrod
Sweetgum
Sycamore
Mulberry
Eastern Red Cedar
Autumn Crocus
Chokecherry
Golden Japanese Grass
Fucus
Betony
BeautyBerry
Thread leaf Bluestar
Amstonia
Chicory
Phragmites
Black Locust



Birds

Laughing Gull
American Coot
Common Raven
Song Sparrow
Great Black Backed Gull
Mallard
Brant
Canada Goose
Common Grackle
Yellow rumped Warbler
Crow species
Ring billed Gull
Herring Gull
Mourning Dove
Hermit Thrush
White throated Sparrow
Northern Mockingbird
Blue Jay
Rock Pigeon
European Starling
House Sparrow
Double crested Cormorant
Vesper Sparrow
Savannah Sparrow
American Kestrel
Carolina Wren


Orange Sulphur
Common Buckeye
Cabbage white

Ribbed Mussel

Eastern Gray Squirrel