Saturday, February 1, 2020

Feb 1st Jones Beach State Park

Thick-billed Murre (very rare) near Lot 6  photo'd by Adelia who found it.
Leader Adelia Harrison ( Debut)


Photo gallery by Chares Tang

https://tinyurl.com/Jonesfeb12020

Adelia's report

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From: Adelia Honeywood <honeywood5@yahoo.com>
Date: Sat, Feb 1, 2020, 10:02 PM
Subject: Jones Beach State Park
To: Peter Dorosh 


We arrived at Jones Beach State Park at 7:30 am and left Pt Lookout to go home after 5 pm. Kevin said it was the longest bird trip he'd ever been on, but clearly he has not been on enough of your trips!

The Thick-billed Murre, which we found at Jones Field 6 was a lifer for Kevin, Charles, Bob and Bets.

We hit the Coast Guard Station, the West End and walked out to the jetty, Field 6, the Gatsby playground hoping for the Painted Bunting without success, Nickerson and Pt Lookout.

We have a list of 40 species for the day. (You all, let me know if I missed something) We found one single Red Knot in a crowd of 500 Dunlin and a few dozen Black-bellied Plovers. Harlequins at both the Jones Beach West End jetty and Pt Lookout. We were sad to not find the Lapland Longspur at Nickerson, nor the Painted Bunting at Jones, and no Snowy Owl but we had a lot of other fun birds.

(The Latin names were part of the file I downloaded from eBird and I didn't feel like taking them out...)
Common Loon (Gavia immer)
Red-throated Loon (Gavia stellata)
Brant (Branta bernicla)
Canada Goose (Branta canadensis)
Mute Swan (Cygnus olor)
Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)
American Black Duck (Anas rubripes)
Greater Scaup (Aythya marila)
Common Eider (Somateria mollissima)
Harlequin Duck (Histrionicus histrionicus)
Surf Scoter (Melanitta perspicillata)
Surf/Black Scoter (Melanitta perspicillata/americana)
White-winged Scoter
Bufflehead (Bucephala albeola)
Red-breasted Merganser (Mergus serrator)
Long-tailed Duck (Clangula hyemalis)
Horned Grebe (Podiceps auritus)
Thick-billed Murre (Uria lomvia)
Razorbill (Alca torda)
Sanderling (Calidris alba)
Black-bellied Plover (Pluvialis squatarola)
Ruddy Turnstone (Arenaria interpres)
Red Knot (Calidris canutus)
Dunlin (Calidris alpina)
Bonaparte's Gull (Chroicocephalus philadelphia)
Ring-billed Gull (Larus delawarensis)
Herring Gull (Larus argentatus)
Great Black-backed Gull (Larus marinus)
Northern Gannet (Morus bassanus)
Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon) (Columba livia (Feral Pigeon))
Northern Flicker (Colaptes auratus)
Northern Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos)
Chipping Sparrow (Spizella passerina)
Dark-eyed Junco (Junco hyemalis)
White-throated Sparrow (Zonotrichia albicollis)
Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia)
Snow Bunting (Plectrophenax nivalis)
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Setophaga coronata)
Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis)
European Starling (Sturnus vulgaris)

Very fun day! Thank you, all!

Adelia





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Monday, January 27, 2020

Croton Point Park January 26th

Bald Eagle

Leader Mike Yuan

Party : Janet S, Eddie D., Linda E.



Four birders spent a beautiful sunny morning at Croton Point Park, along the Hudson River. After a quick ride on Metro North, with some birding out the window, we first visited the mouth of the Croton River from the southern end of the Croton-Harmon station, where we saw the first of many COMMON MERGANSERS on the day. In Croton Point Park, a hike to the north point and the Nature Center gave us views of COMMON GOLDENEYES and more merganser rafts, as well as a PEREGRINE FALCON fly-by. We saw our first BALD EAGLE crossing down to the southern point, where we had good numbers of GOLDEN-CROWNED KINGLETS and bubbly CAROLINA WRENS.

The park is currently restoring the landfill grasslands, so it was fairly barren, but we had our one and only adult
BALD EAGLE on the way down.

We capped off the morning with a pint and lunch at the Green Growler, a taproom situated conveniently next to the train station.

Thanks to all for a great day, and to Janet S for handling the registrations and the rescheduled trip.
Lists:
Croton RR station - https://ebird.org/checklist/S63820408
Croton Point Park - https://ebird.org/checklist/S63820485

Thanks,
Mike

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Saturday, January 11, 2020

Fwd: Jan 11th Coney island species list

Leader Linda Ewing

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From: Linda Ewing <lkewing313@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, Jan 11, 2020, 5:06 PM
Subject: Re: Coney island species list
To: Peter Dorosh <prosbird@gmail.com>


It was a beautiful day to be on the beach! We ended up with 6 participants (including me). We covered the beach (from just east of Stillwell looking toward Brighton Beach, all the way down to Seagate), scoped the Ocean from the Pier, and then (since we had some time) cut over to Coney Island Creek and Louis Kaiser Park. Highlights were Black and Surf Scoters, great looks at Long-tailed Ducks, and a close Northern Gannet (we saw more than one, but the others were distant).

Rusty kept an eBird list with approximate counts and will share it, but in the meantime, here are the species:

Canada Goose
Brant
Mallard
Am Black Duck
Gadwall
Greater Scaup
Surf Scoter (many!)
Black Scoter
Long-tailed Duck (many)
Red-breasted Merganser
Hooded Merganser
Bufflehead
Ruddy Duck
Rock Pigeon
Purple Sandpiper
Herring Gull
Ring-billed Gull
Great Black-backed Gull
Common Loon (close looks)
Red-throated Loon
Northern Gannet
American Kestrel
American Crow
European Starling
House Sparrow

Great birds (the Long-tailed Ducks and the gannet were group favorites) and great pizza afterwards at Totonno's.

I really appreciated the chance to lead a walk - thank you!

Linda


Sent from my iPhone

> On Jan 11, 2020, at 3:28 PM, Peter Dorosh <prosbird@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Hi Linda
>
> U had great sunny weather this morning! Glad that happened.
>
> Hopef your walk was fun n enjoyable.
>
>  And many thanks for your help.let me know how you felt about the walk. And at your convenience kindly send me your species list n number of people who went.
>
> Much obliged!
>
> Peter
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Monday, January 6, 2020

CANARSIE PARK, SOUTH BROOKLYN JANUARY 5


Leader Rob Jett


-----Original Message-----
From: Rob Jett <citybirder@earthlink.net>
To: Peter Dorosh <prosbird@aol.com>
Sent: Mon, Jan 6, 2020 9:47 am
Subject: Re: Carnarsie checklist

Peter,


I've attached a PDF file of the list. The 2 "goose sp." were the local snants hanging out with pigeons on the parking lot of Canarsie Pier.

The raging west winds made much of the birding a challenge. Land birds were scarce, but we had a few highlights before abandoning the Canarsie area for a run to Sheepshead Bay for the Harlequin Duck. That included an adult Red-shouldered Hawk and two Common Mergansers. Everyone was really excited to see the very cooperative young male Harlequin, which was a lifer for many in the BBC group. It was a county bird for me.

I was planning to send Mike a short write up to put on FB later. Also, after Susan Axelrod dropped off myself, Grace Markman and Reece Hunt on 5th Street, I walked the ladies up to the Nethermead Arches to see their first Varied Thrush.

Best,

Rob

Observers were:
Susan Axelrod
Adelia Honeywood
Reece Hunt
Rob Jett
HJ Kim
Grace Markman
Bob Washburn
Mike Yuan



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Saturday, January 4, 2020

2020 “A BREEZY NEW YEAR”

Huddling Tree Swallows at Breezy Point, photo by Charles Tang


Leader Peter Dorosh

Location: Fort Tilden, Breezy Point of western Rockaway

Participants: Charles T, Alan B, Hilary R, Danny K, Dave Q and wife.

Lesser Black Backed Gull photod by Charles T.
Strong West Wind 14 to 27mph, 38°F, low tide was at 05:28 (0.8 feet) and high tide was at 12:02 (4.2 feet). Overcast, with spots of sun.

The walk started approximately at 09:30 from Fort Tilden east to Breezy Point and we had 7 people in attendance by final count. We finished around 16:15 

walk distance 7.5 miles (round trip)

Species Observed: (29)
Brant
Greater Black Backed Gull
Herring Gull
European Starling
Mourning Dove
Rock Pigeon
Northern Harrier - 1
Long Tailed Duck
Black Scoter - 14
Ring Billed Gull
Common Loon
Red Throated Loon
Sanderling
Northern Gannet - 4
Iceland Gull (Kumlein's)
Lesser Black Backed Gull - 1
Surf Scoter - 2
Bufflehead
Horned Lark - 11
Great Cormorant - 1
Double Crested Cormorant 
Common Eider - 4
Tree Swallow - 18
Canada Goose
White Winged Scoter - 1
Razorbill - 1
Glaucous Gull - 1
House Finch
Northern Flicker     
Gulls including Iceland Gull on the left, photo'd by Alan Bacchiochi
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Sunday, December 8, 2019

Nassau County waterways Dec BBC 7th


Participants: Elliotte Rusty Harold,Adelia Honeywood ; Kathleen Toomey

Lists compiled by Rusty

I tallied 48 total species yesterday. There are probably a couple more I missed: 
Northern Shoveler at Mill Pond taken by Adelia Harrison

Brant    Jones Beach SP--Coast Guard Station
Canada Goose    Jones Beach SP--Coast Guard Station
Mute Swan    Twin Lakes Preserve
Northern Shoveler    Mill Pond Park
Gadwall    Mill Pond Park
Mallard    Jones Beach SP--Coast Guard Station
American Black Duck    Jones Beach SP--Coast Guard Station
Northern Pintail    Mill Pond Park
Green-winged Teal    Mill Pond Park
Ring-necked Duck    Mill Pond Park
Common Eider    Jones Beach SP--Coast Guard Station
Harlequin Duck    Point Lookout--Town Park
Black Scoter    Jones Beach SP--Coast Guard Station
Long-tailed Duck    Point Lookout--Town Park
Bufflehead    Jones Beach SP--Coast Guard Station
Hooded Merganser    Mill Pond Park
Red-breasted Merganser    Jones Beach SP--Coast Guard Station
Ruddy Duck    Mill Pond Park
Pied-billed Grebe    Mill Pond Park
Horned Grebe    Nickerson Beach
Rock Pigeon    Jones Beach SP--Theodore Roosevelt Nature Center
Mourning Dove    Jones Beach SP--Theodore Roosevelt Nature Center
Common Gallinule    Mill Pond Park
American Coot    Mill Pond Park
Black-bellied Plover    Point Lookout--Town Park
Ruddy Turnstone    Point Lookout--Town Park
Sanderling    Jones Beach SP--Coast Guard Station
Ring-billed Gull    Jones Beach SP--Coast Guard Station
Herring Gull    Jones Beach SP--Coast Guard Station
Great Black-backed Gull    Jones Beach SP--Coast Guard Station
Red-throated Loon    Nickerson Beach
Common Loon    Jones Beach SP--Coast Guard Station
Double-crested Cormorant    Jones Beach SP--Coast Guard Station
Great Blue Heron    Mill Pond Park
Black-crowned Night-Heron    Cammanns Pond Park
Northern Harrier    Jones Beach SP--Theodore Roosevelt Nature Center
Peregrine Falcon    Jones Beach SP--Coast Guard Station
American Crow    Jones Beach SP--Theodore Roosevelt Nature Center
Common Raven    Jones Beach SP--Theodore Roosevelt Nature Center
Black-capped Chickadee    Mill Pond Park
Carolina Wren    Mill Pond Park
European Starling    Nickerson Beach
Northern Mockingbird    Jones Beach SP--Coast Guard Station
Hermit Thrush    Jones Beach SP--Coast Guard Station
American Robin    Twin Lakes Preserve
House Sparrow    Mill Pond Park
Brown-headed Cowbird    Mill Pond Park
Northern Cardinal    Jones Beach SP--Coast Guard Station


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Sunday, November 17, 2019

Nov 16th " New Horizons" Trip Checklists

Leader Ryan Goldberg

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From: Ryan Goldberg <ryan.goldberg@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, Nov 17, 2019, 2:16 PM
Subject: Re: Trip Checklists
To: Peter Dorosh <prosbird@gmail.com>


Hey Peter,

Here are our checklists from the "New Horizons" trip. We had 10 participants in total on a windy, sunny, frigid day. Each stop brought several surprises.

We made four stops: Marine Park southwest, Shirley Chisholm SP, Jamaica Bay East Pond, and Sunset Cove Park. We were all impressed by the new trail system at Marine Park, with its mix of marsh, creek, meadow, and maritime forest. Shirley Chisholm offers prime habitat on the way to Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge. And Sunset Cove is still a work-in-progress -- they just planted a dozen acres of beachgrass -- but it has great views of NYC and should be a beautiful spot one day once it grows in.

The highlights included a late pair of Indigo Buntings at the new Marine Park trails, as well as two Black-bellied Plovers, a Northern Harrier over White Island, and close-up views of a Cooper's Hawk; six sparrows species at Shirley Chisholm, among them Vesper, American Tree, and Savannah; and a quartet of Redheads at the East Pond.

Marine Park, southwest: https://ebird.org/checklist/S61501118
Shirley Chisholm SP: https://ebird.org/checklist/S61500960
Jamaica Bay, East Pond: https://ebird.org/checklist/S61501048
Sunset Cove Park (aka Big Egg Marsh): https://ebird.org/checklist/S61500981

Photos from Dan Smith and Ryan Mandelbaum appear in the eBird checklists. Ryan also provided links to additional photos of his:


Participants: Ryan Goldberg (trip leader), Janet Schumacher (registrar), Angie Co, Tina Alleva, Dan Smith, Ryan Mandelbaum, Charles Tang, Rusty Harold, Kathy Willens, Theresa Byrne.

On Sat, Nov 16, 2019 at 8:21 PM Peter Dorosh <prosbird@gmail.com> wrote:
Ryan

No hurry. Anybody take pics?

Thanks again for leading. Glad it was a fun day with nice boids

P


--
Ryan Goldberg
(908) 489-7220
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Tuesday, November 12, 2019

November 9th Brooklyn Coast Potpourri

Brown Pelican chased by a Greater Black backed Gull over Coney Island Creek, photo'd by Charles Tang


Leader Heydi Lopes

Writeup from Heydi:

It was a sunny but chilly morning as the group met at Coney Island Creek Park, our first stop.  And we had a great start to the trip with a Brown Pelican! that glided over:  we barely had time to set up scopes!  After the excitement of the Pelican,  we made our way down the beach and saw quite a bit of waterfowl making their return, and on the way back to the cars, we heard, then saw, a bright, late Pine Warbler in one of the pines.

Next stop was the jetty at Coney Island, where the highlight was a White-winged Scoter, and Northern Gannets too, which are always fun to see.  After this, we headed to Dead Horse Bay, where we saw FOS Horned Grebes, and a female Blue-winged teal (so tiny!) hanging mixed in with the Brant.  Next and last it was off to Floyd Bennett Field, where we saw quite a few raptors, including Merlin, Northern Harrier, American Kestrel, and Sharp-shinned Hawk.

All in all, not a bad day, and a nice day to be out birding!    
American Kestrel , @Chalres Tang

Charles took lots of photos, and below is the link he shared:


Best regards,
Heydi


Trip lists

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Saturday, November 2, 2019

Fwd: Saturday BBC bird walk in Prospect Park

From leader Ed Crowne

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From: Ed Crowne <erc310@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, Nov 2, 2019, 6:18 PM
Subject: Saturday bird walk in Prospect Park
To: Peter Dorosh <prosbird@gmail.com>


Hi, Peter

It was a sunny, cool day in the park today. Many birds, including flocks migrating overhead. Eight participants, we saw over 40 species of birds, including three Buffleheads on the lake, lingering Blue-headed Vireos and Northern Waterthrush (at Three Sisters). Next to the container on Wellhouse Drive, we saw very briefly what I think was probably a Nashville Warbler. See checklist attached for details. 


Best regards, Ed
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eBird Checklist - 2 Nov 2019 - Prospect Park - 37 species. BBC WALK

https://ebird.org/checklist/S61114435

Brooklyn bird club preliminary report, walk Led by Ed Crowne
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