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-----Original Message-----
From: Tom Stephenson <12toms@gmail.com>
To: ProsBird <ProsBird@aol.com>

Sent: Thu, Sep 6, 2018 04:12 PM
Subject: Thursday walk

Hi Peter.

Today we set 4 records during our walk.

Hottest day ever

Fewest birds ever

Shortest walk ever

People from the furthest away ever (UK and Australia)

I've attached a picture of the bird of the day.

We did manage to find a few warblers, which were difficult to see through foggy, sweated out glasses.

We did have 6 species of warblers...and Green Heron, Great Blue Heron, a distant Shoveler (winter is coming...), and an Osprey.

Here's the list

Best regards,

Tom

Great Blue Heron

Green Heron

Canada Goose

Mute Swan

Northern Shoveler

Ruddy Duck

Osprey

Red-tailed Hawk

Herring Gull

Rock Dove

Mourning Dove

Chimney Swift

Red-bellied Woodpecker

Downy Woodpecker

Northern Flicker

Eastern Wood-Pewee

Eastern Phoebe

Warbling Vireo

Red-eyed Vireo

Blue Jay

House Wren

American Robin

Gray Catbird

European Starling

Yellow Warbler

Black-throated Blue Warbler

Black-and-white Warbler

American Redstart

Northern Waterthrush

Common Yellowthroat

Northern Cardinal

Baltimore Oriole

American Goldfinch

House Sparrow

Fwd: eBird Report - Prospect Park, Sep 4, 2018

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-----Original Message-----
From: Roberta Manian <roberta.manian@gmail.com>
To: Peter Dorosh <prosbird@aol.com>; Dennis Hrehowsik <deepseagangster@gmail.com>; Tom Stephenson <12toms@gmail.com>
Sent: Wed, Sep 5, 2018 09:57 AM
Subject: Fwd: eBird Report - Prospect Park, Sep 4, 2018

Hi Peter,

we had a very nice group of people today including a visitor from the UK, and our young birder John Dean joined us again. We went counter-clockwise around the lake for a change, hoping that whatever birds were waiting on the winds were doing so on the south side by water.  This also allowed us to stay in shade a majority of the time. We were well rewarded in both instances.  While we didn't see any new species for Fall Migration, we had a very active morning along the Hammerhead and Three Sisters, with good warbler activity, much of it low down, especially the Yellows.  Also 2 very vocal and active Red-breasted Nuthatches playing tag in the trees on the Hammerhead.

I'll be away next week, and i'll see if Rob can cover, else the group is all set to run itself as a Friends Walk.

best,

Bobbi

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Date: Wed, Sep 5, 2018 at 9:20 AM
Subject: eBird Report - Prospect Park, Sep 4, 2018
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Prospect Park, Kings, New York, US
Sep 4, 2018 7:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Protocol: Traveling
2.0 mile(s)
Comments:     BBC Tues migration walk
43 species (+3 other taxa)

Canada Goose  21
Mute Swan  4     not part of the Missing 7
Wood Duck  5
Mallard  X
American Black Duck  X
Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon)  X
Mourning Dove  3
Chimney Swift  50
Spotted Sandpiper  1
Herring Gull  1
gull sp.  4
Double-crested Cormorant  1
Great Blue Heron  2
Green Heron  1
Black-crowned Night-Heron  1
Osprey  1
Red-tailed Hawk  2
Red-bellied Woodpecker  1
Downy Woodpecker  1
Northern Flicker  1
American Kestrel  1
Empidonax sp.  2
Warbling Vireo  6
Red-eyed Vireo  2
Blue Jay  3
Red-breasted Nuthatch  2
American Robin  X
Gray Catbird  6
Northern Mockingbird  1
European Starling  X
Cedar Waxwing  X
Song Sparrow  1
Baltimore Oriole  2
Red-winged Blackbird  7
Common Grackle  5
Northern Waterthrush  1
Black-and-white Warbler  4
Common Yellowthroat  2
American Redstart  6
Northern Parula  2
Magnolia Warbler  1
Yellow Warbler  11
Yellow-rumped Warbler  1
warbler sp. (Parulidae sp.)  2
Northern Cardinal  6
House Sparrow  X

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Fwd: 2nd Thursday Walk

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-----Original Message-----
From: Tom Stephenson <12toms@gmail.com>
To: ProsBird <ProsBird@aol.com>
Cc: Dennis Hrehowsik <DeepSeaGangster@gmail.com>; Robert Bate <robsbate@gmail.com>; Roberta Manian <roberta.manian@gmail.com>; Angie Co <angela@studio-co.com>; Ryan Goldberg <ryan.goldberg@gmail.com>
Sent: Thu, Aug 30, 2018 06:33 PM
Subject: 2nd Thursday Walk

Hi Peter,

Hope you're surviving the heat in the park. 

We had our second Thursday walk. Unlike the extremely birdy first walk, this one was a bit more like walking through a ghost town...very quiet...We did end up with some good species, including 8 species of warblers, and we got a good number of lifers for a visitor from S California. 

But all in all it was pretty quiet.

Here's the list.

Highlights included Wilson's and Canada Warblers, two Northern Waterthrush, Osprey, adolescent Wood Duck, Least Flycatcher, two Great Blue Heron, and lots of Orioles...

Best regards,

Tom

Great Blue Heron

Canada Goose

Wood Duck

Mallard

Ruddy Duck

Osprey

Red-tailed Hawk

American Coot

Rock Dove

Mourning Dove

Chimney Swift

Ruby-throated Hummingbird

Red-bellied Woodpecker

Downy Woodpecker

Hairy Woodpecker

Northern Flicker

Eastern Wood-Pewee

Least Flycatcher

Eastern Phoebe

Eastern Kingbird

Warbling Vireo

Red-eyed Vireo

Blue Jay

Carolina Wren

American Robin

Gray Catbird

European Starling

Northern Parula

Magnolia Warbler

Black-and-white Warbler

American Redstart

Northern Waterthrush

Common Yellowthroat

Wilson's Warbler

Canada Warbler

Song Sparrow

Northern Cardinal

Common Grackle

Baltimore Oriole

American Goldfinch

House Sparrow

European Goldfinch

Fwd: First bbc Thursday Walk

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-----Original Message-----
From: Tom Stephenson <12toms@gmail.com>
To: ProsBird <ProsBird@aol.com>

Sent: Thu, Aug 23, 2018 05:57 PM
Subject: First Thursday Walk

Hi Peter,

Along with great weather, we had lots of birds in the park today.

In the north end there were lots of redstarts , other warblers and a couple of orioles, indicating a good flight last night.

We stayed so long there that we arrived a bit late in the day at Lookout, and missed the Golden-winged that Ed found. But otherwise we had a very good day.

Highlights included:

13 species of warblers (15 counting the Blackburnian and Blue-winged Eni had on the way to join the group...) including a very bright Canada (as well as a dull one), Prairie Warbler, several Chestnut-sided Warblers, Least Flycatcher (possible Olive-sided but we didn't get a good enough look to be sure...), Spotted Sandpiper, several Ruby-throated Hummingbirds, both waterthrush including a very bright Louisiana, and lots more.

I'll post a couple of pictures on the FB site.

Best regards,

Tom

Great Blue Heron

Green Heron

Canada Goose

Wood Duck

Mallard

Ruddy Duck

Red-tailed Hawk

Spotted Sandpiper

Ring-billed Gull

Rock Dove

Mourning Dove

Cuckoo SP flyover

Chimney Swift

Ruby-throated Hummingbird

Belted Kingfisher

Red-bellied Woodpecker

Downy Woodpecker

Hairy Woodpecker

Northern Flicker

Eastern Wood-Pewee

Least Flycatcher

Eastern Phoebe

Eastern Kingbird

Warbling Vireo

Blue Jay

Barn Swallow

Carolina Wren

House Wren

Blue-gray Gnatcatcher

Wood Thrush

American Robin

Gray Catbird

European Starling

Cedar Waxwing

Nashville Warbler

Yellow Warbler

Chestnut-sided Warbler

Magnolia Warbler

Black-throated Blue Warbler

Prairie Warbler

Black-and-white Warbler

American Redstart

Ovenbird

Northern Waterthrush

Louisiana Waterthrush

Common Yellowthroat

Canada Warbler

Scarlet Tanager (fly over)

Northern Cardinal

Common Grackle

Brown-headed Cowbird

Baltimore Oriole

American Goldfinch

House Sparrow

Fwd: 8/12 BBC Jamaica Bay walk

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-----Original Message-----
From: Tom Stephenson <12toms@gmail.com>
To: ProsBird <ProsBird@aol.com>
Cc: Dennis Hrehowsik <DeepSeaGangster@gmail.com>; Bobbi Manian <roberta.manian@yahoo.com>
Sent: Sun, Aug 12, 2018 07:31 PM
Subject: Jamaica Bay walk

Hi Peter,

Hope you're having a great weekend.

We had a really fun walk today, with an extended time on the East side of the East pond; then, some time in the visitor's center, missing the rain; and then a little time baking in the heat out on the West Pond, which was very high and without many nearby shorebirds.

Highlights included 10+ Stilt Sandpipers, Short-billed Dowitchers and...1 Long-billed...a few White-rumped Sandpipers, Least, Semipalmated Sand and Plov; both yellowlegs and both Night-herons, the Yellow-crowned thanks to Elijah.

All in all it was a very good day, especially considering it's still early in the season.

Dennis and I talked about doing one or two later, maybe first and second weekends of Sept.

Here's the list.

Best regards,

Tom

Double-crested Cormorant

Great Blue Heron

Great Egret

Snowy Egret

Little Blue Heron

Black-crowned Night-Heron

Yellow-crowned Night-Heron

Glossy Ibis

Snow Goose

Canada Goose

Mute Swan

Gadwall

Mallard

Northern Shoveler

Green-winged Teal

Osprey

Peregrine Falcon

Semipalmated Plover

American Oystercatcher

Greater Yellowlegs

Lesser Yellowlegs

Spotted Sandpiper

Semipalmated Sandpiper

Least Sandpiper

White-rumped Sandpiper

Stilt Sandpiper

Short-billed Dowitcher

Long-billed Dowitcher

Laughing Gull

Ring-billed Gull

Herring Gull

Great Black-backed Gull

Common Tern

Forster's Tern

Rock Dove

Mourning Dove

Chimney Swift

Belted Kingfisher

Blue Jay

American Crow

Fish Crow

Tree Swallow

Barn Swallow

Carolina Wren

House Wren

American Robin

Gray Catbird

Northern Mockingbird

Brown Thrasher

European Starling

Cedar Waxwing

Yellow Warbler

Eastern Towhee

Song Sparrow

Northern Cardinal

Red-winged Blackbird

House Finch

American Goldfinch

House Sparrow

Fwd: SI Bug Trip 6/17/2018

Leader Steve Nanz

-----Original Message-----
From: Steve Nanz <steve@stevenanz.com>
To: Peter Dorosh <ProsBird@aol.com>
Sent: Mon, Jun 25, 2018 6:52 am
Subject: SI Bug Trip 6/17/2018

Hi Peter,

There were 6 participants on the trip. We went to Great Kills first to see the Bank Swallow colony. We then went to Blue Heron Park followed by a visit to Lake Ohbach.

Best,

Steve

Double-crested Cormorant

Mallard

Great Egret

Little Blue Heron

Green Heron

American Oystercatcher

Herring Gull

Great Black-backed Gull

Rock Pigeon

Mourning Dove

Downy Woodpecker

Hairy Woodpecker

Red-bellied Woodpecker

Northern Flicker

Eastern Wood-Pewee

Great Crested Flycatcher

Red-eyed Vireo

Warbling Vireo

American Crow

Tufted Titmouse

White-breasted Nuthatch

House Wren

Blue-gray Gnatcatcher

Cedar Waxwing

Wood Thrush

American Robin

European Starling

Song Sparrow

Eastern Towhee

Common Grackle

Boat-tailed Grackle

Red-winged Blackbird

Northern Cardinal

Goldfinch

House Sparrow

Odonates (Dragonflies and Damselflies)

Blue Dasher

Great Blue Skimmer

Slaty Skimmer

Bar-winged Skimmer

Painted Skimmer

Twelve-spotted Skimmer

Carolina Saddlebags

Black Saddlebags

Halloween Pennant

Green Darner

Mosaic Darner (Aeshna sp.)

Fragile Forktail

Bluet (Enallagma sp.)

Slender Spreadwing

Misc.

Eastern Tailed-blue

Azure (Celastrina sp.)

Rupela Moth

Renia Moth

Silver-spotted Skipper

Carrion Beetle

Mud Dauber Wasp

JUNE 9 BREEDING BIRD PRESERVES AROUND BEACON AND COLD SPRING, NY

Leader Peter Dorosh

participants:  Donna E, Lisa D, Charles T, Gabriel C

Locations: Long Dock Park, Klara Trail, Dennings Point SP

Photo gallery ( by Charles Tang)   https://photos.app.goo.gl/9JEdYGvcwmdXHhX7A

List ( courtesy of Donna E)

Dennings Point SP, Dutchess, New York, US
Jun 9, 2018 8:30 AM - 4:55 PM
Protocol: Traveling
5.5 mile(s)
50 species

Canada Goose  X
Mallard  X
Double-crested Cormorant  X
Great Blue Heron  X
Turkey Vulture  X
Bald Eagle  X
Red-tailed Hawk (borealis)  X
Killdeer  X
Ring-billed Gull  X
Herring Gull  X
Mourning Dove  X
Chimney Swift  X
Red-bellied Woodpecker  X
Downy Woodpecker  X
Northern Flicker  X
Pileated Woodpecker  X
Eastern Wood-Pewee  X
Eastern Phoebe  X
Eastern Kingbird  X
Yellow-throated Vireo  X
Warbling Vireo  X
Red-eyed Vireo  X
Blue Jay  X
American Crow  X
Fish Crow  X
Northern Rough-winged Swallow  X
Tree Swallow  X
Barn Swallow  X
Tufted Titmouse  X
Marsh Wren  X
Carolina Wren  X
American Robin  X
Gray Catbird  X
Northern Mockingbird  X
European Starling  X
Cedar Waxwing  X
Ovenbird  X
American Redstart  X
Yellow Warbler  X
Chipping Sparrow  X
Song Sparrow  X
Northern Cardinal  X
Indigo Bunting  X
Orchard Oriole  X
Baltimore Oriole  X
Red-winged Blackbird  X
Brown-headed Cowbird  X
Common Grackle  X
American Goldfinch  X
House Sparrow  X

View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/view/checklist/S46499395

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

JUNE 2 JAMAICA BAY REFUGE

Leader: Rusty Harold

Sat Jun 02, 2018 7:55 AM

4.4 mile(s)

55 species (+1 other taxa) total

Snow Goose
Brant
Canada Goose

Mute Swan

Gadwall

Mallard
American Black Duck
Ruddy Duck
Double-crested Cormorant
Great Egret
Snowy Egret
Black-crowned Night-Heron
Yellow-crowned Night-Heron
Glossy Ibis
Osprey
American Oystercatcher
Least Sandpiper
Willet
Lesser Yellowlegs
Laughing Gull
Ring-billed Gull
Herring Gull
Great Black-backed Gull
Forster's Tern
Black Skimmer
Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon)
Mourning Dove
Ruby-throated Hummingbird
Downy Woodpecker
Willow Flycatcher
Great Crested Flycatcher
White-eyed Vireo
American Crow
crow sp.
Tree Swallow
Barn Swallow
Tufted Titmouse
House Wren
American Robin
Gray Catbird
Brown Thrasher
Northern Mockingbird
European Starling
Common Yellowthroat
American Redstart
Yellow Warbler
Song Sparrow
Eastern Towhee
Northern Cardinal
Indigo Bunting
Red-winged Blackbird
Brown-headed Cowbird
Boat-tailed Grackle
House Finch
American Goldfinch
House Sparrow
Cedar Waxwing