Tuesday, September 15, 2020

Fwd: eBird Report - Prospect Park, Sep 15, 2020



---------- Forwarded message ---------
From: Roberta Manian <roberta.manian@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, Sep 15, 2020 at 4:25 PM
Subject: Fwd: eBird Report - Prospect Park, Sep 15, 2020
To: Peter Dorosh 


Hi Peter,

Good seeing you today!  Today was one of those spectacular days you know you will remember forever.  The trees were truly dripping with birds we didn't know where to look first.  They were low down and active and easy to see.  While we didn't get any super-rare birds, we got eyes-full of 16 species of warblers.  5+ Cape May and Tennessee.  We had a Bay-breasted that we got to contrast with Blackpolls.   

Looks like winds will be from the west and south for the next few days so i hope they stick around for Thursday!

I am attaching a photo from walk participant Martha Weintraub.  i'm sure Janet got some good shots as well.

b.


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From: <ebird-checklist@cornell.edu>
Date: Tue, Sep 15, 2020 at 4:13 PM
Subject: eBird Report - Prospect Park, Sep 15, 2020
To: <roberta.manian@gmail.com>


Prospect Park, Kings, New York, US
Sep 15, 2020 8:02 AM - 2:42 PM
Protocol: Traveling
3.0 mile(s)
53 species (+4 other taxa)

Mute Swan  2
Wood Duck  4
Mallard  2
Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon)  29
Mourning Dove  4
Chimney Swift  44
Ruby-throated Hummingbird  1
Ring-billed Gull  2
gull sp.  1
Double-crested Cormorant  1
Green Heron  2
Osprey  1
Red-tailed Hawk  3
Buteo sp.  1
Red-bellied Woodpecker  1
Downy Woodpecker  2
Northern Flicker  4
Eastern Wood-Pewee  2
Empidonax sp.  1
Great Crested Flycatcher  2
Red-eyed Vireo  6
Blue Jay  4
American Crow  3
Red-breasted Nuthatch  3
White-breasted Nuthatch  1
Winter Wren  1
Carolina Wren  2
European Starling  X
Gray Catbird  6
Brown Thrasher  1
Veery  4
Swainson's Thrush  3
Wood Thrush  1
American Robin  21
Cedar Waxwing  8
House Sparrow  X
American Goldfinch  6
Dark-eyed Junco  2     Dan got a photo I will attach later. Pink bill drab bird w hood.
Song Sparrow  2
sparrow sp.  1
Ovenbird  5
Northern Waterthrush  3
Black-and-white Warbler  5
Tennessee Warbler  5     2 on butterfly one by the compost toilet.  One on the Peninsula and one at the Connecticut stakeout
Common Yellowthroat  16
American Redstart  14
Cape May Warbler  5     3 unique bright/drab/medium on penna.  2 on butterfly. One by Connecticut stakeout
Northern Parula  41     Conservative count agreed on by all remaining walk members
Magnolia Warbler  4
Bay-breasted Warbler  1
Yellow Warbler  7
Chestnut-sided Warbler  3
Blackpoll Warbler  4
Black-throated Blue Warbler  4
Palm Warbler  4
Black-throated Green Warbler  5
Rose-breasted Grosbeak  3

View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S73638899

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


--
" Preserve and cherish the pale blue dot,the only home we've ever known"

                                                                            --Carl Sagan

Monday, September 14, 2020

eBird Checklist - 12 Sep 2020 - Prospect Park - 50 species

https://ebird.org/checklist/S73500293 

BBC Walk led by Dennis Saturday

Fwd: Trip report Calvert Vaux Park Coney island Creek Sept 13th

Row #,Species,Count,Location,S/P,Date,LocID,SubID
1,Philadelphia Vireo - Vireo philadelphicus,1,Six Diamonds Ballfields,US-NY,13 Sep 2020,L1316003,S73550041
2,American Robin - Turdus migratorius,1,Six Diamonds Ballfields,US-NY,13 Sep 2020,L1316003,S73550041
3,House Finch - Haemorhous mexicanus,6,Six Diamonds Ballfields,US-NY,13 Sep 2020,L1316003,S73550041
4,Northern Cardinal - Cardinalis cardinalis,1,Six Diamonds Ballfields,US-NY,13 Sep 2020,L1316003,S73550041
5,Spotted Sandpiper - Actitis macularius,1,"Calvert Vaux Park Greenway, New York, US (40.583, -74)",US-NY,13 Sep 2020,L11708585,S73551798
6,Green Heron - Butorides virescens,1,"Calvert Vaux Park Greenway, New York, US (40.583, -74)",US-NY,13 Sep 2020,L11708585,S73551798
7,Red-eyed Vireo - Vireo olivaceus,1,"Calvert Vaux Park Greenway, New York, US (40.583, -74)",US-NY,13 Sep 2020,L11708585,S73551798
8,Mallard - Anas platyrhynchos,1,Calvert Vaux Park (Dreier-Offerman Park),US-NY,13 Sep 2020,L351189,S73550135
9,Rock Pigeon - Columba livia,2,Calvert Vaux Park (Dreier-Offerman Park),US-NY,13 Sep 2020,L351189,S73550135
10,Mourning Dove - Zenaida macroura,4,Calvert Vaux Park (Dreier-Offerman Park),US-NY,13 Sep 2020,L351189,S73550135
11,Semipalmated Plover - Charadrius semipalmatus,12,Calvert Vaux Park (Dreier-Offerman Park),US-NY,13 Sep 2020,L351189,S73550135
12,Laughing Gull - Leucophaeus atricilla,66,Calvert Vaux Park (Dreier-Offerman Park),US-NY,13 Sep 2020,L351189,S73550135
13,Herring Gull - Larus argentatus,9,Calvert Vaux Park (Dreier-Offerman Park),US-NY,13 Sep 2020,L351189,S73550135
14,Great Black-backed Gull - Larus marinus,2,Calvert Vaux Park (Dreier-Offerman Park),US-NY,13 Sep 2020,L351189,S73550135
15,Common Tern - Sterna hirundo,6,Calvert Vaux Park (Dreier-Offerman Park),US-NY,13 Sep 2020,L351189,S73550135
16,Double-crested Cormorant - Phalacrocorax auritus,12,Calvert Vaux Park (Dreier-Offerman Park),US-NY,13 Sep 2020,L351189,S73550135
17,Great Blue Heron - Ardea herodias,2,Calvert Vaux Park (Dreier-Offerman Park),US-NY,13 Sep 2020,L351189,S73550135
18,Great Egret - Ardea alba,2,Calvert Vaux Park (Dreier-Offerman Park),US-NY,13 Sep 2020,L351189,S73550135
19,Snowy Egret - Egretta thula,2,Calvert Vaux Park (Dreier-Offerman Park),US-NY,13 Sep 2020,L351189,S73550135
20,Yellow-crowned Night-Heron - Nyctanassa violacea,4,Calvert Vaux Park (Dreier-Offerman Park),US-NY,13 Sep 2020,L351189,S73550135
21,Osprey - Pandion haliaetus,1,Calvert Vaux Park (Dreier-Offerman Park),US-NY,13 Sep 2020,L351189,S73550135
22,Belted Kingfisher - Megaceryle alcyon,1,Calvert Vaux Park (Dreier-Offerman Park),US-NY,13 Sep 2020,L351189,S73550135
23,Northern Flicker - Colaptes auratus,11,Calvert Vaux Park (Dreier-Offerman Park),US-NY,13 Sep 2020,L351189,S73550135
24,American Kestrel - Falco sparverius,1,Calvert Vaux Park (Dreier-Offerman Park),US-NY,13 Sep 2020,L351189,S73550135
25,Peregrine Falcon - Falco peregrinus,1,Calvert Vaux Park (Dreier-Offerman Park),US-NY,13 Sep 2020,L351189,S73550135
26,Eastern Kingbird - Tyrannus tyrannus,1,Calvert Vaux Park (Dreier-Offerman Park),US-NY,13 Sep 2020,L351189,S73550135
27,American Crow - Corvus brachyrhynchos,8,Calvert Vaux Park (Dreier-Offerman Park),US-NY,13 Sep 2020,L351189,S73550135
28,Red-breasted Nuthatch - Sitta canadensis,1,Calvert Vaux Park (Dreier-Offerman Park),US-NY,13 Sep 2020,L351189,S73550135
29,Carolina Wren - Thryothorus ludovicianus,3,Calvert Vaux Park (Dreier-Offerman Park),US-NY,13 Sep 2020,L351189,S73550135
30,European Starling - Sturnus vulgaris,100,Calvert Vaux Park (Dreier-Offerman Park),US-NY,13 Sep 2020,L351189,S73550135
31,Gray Catbird - Dumetella carolinensis,8,Calvert Vaux Park (Dreier-Offerman Park),US-NY,13 Sep 2020,L351189,S73550135
32,Northern Mockingbird - Mimus polyglottos,6,Calvert Vaux Park (Dreier-Offerman Park),US-NY,13 Sep 2020,L351189,S73550135
33,House Sparrow - Passer domesticus,20,Calvert Vaux Park (Dreier-Offerman Park),US-NY,13 Sep 2020,L351189,S73550135
34,Song Sparrow - Melospiza melodia,4,Calvert Vaux Park (Dreier-Offerman Park),US-NY,13 Sep 2020,L351189,S73550135
35,Common Yellowthroat - Geothlypis trichas,1,Calvert Vaux Park (Dreier-Offerman Park),US-NY,13 Sep 2020,L351189,S73550135
36,American Redstart - Setophaga ruticilla,7,Calvert Vaux Park (Dreier-Offerman Park),US-NY,13 Sep 2020,L351189,S73550135
37,Northern Parula - Setophaga americana,1,Calvert Vaux Park (Dreier-Offerman Park),US-NY,13 Sep 2020,L351189,S73550135
38,Yellow Warbler - Setophaga petechia,2,Calvert Vaux Park (Dreier-Offerman Park),US-NY,13 Sep 2020,L351189,S73550135
39,Palm Warbler - Setophaga palmarum,2,Calvert Vaux Park (Dreier-Offerman Park),US-NY,13 Sep 2020,L351189,S73550135
40,Scarlet Tanager - Piranga olivacea,1,Calvert Vaux Park (Dreier-Offerman Park),US-NY,13 Sep 2020,L351189,S73550135


---------- Forwarded message ---------
From: Adelia Honeywood <honeywood5@yahoo.com>
Date: Sun, Sep 13, 2020, 6:47 PM
Subject: Trip report
To: Peter Dorosh <prosbird@gmail.com>


Hey Peter!

It was pretty dead today for birds. We had to look really hard to see anything. But as you know we got a Philadelphia Vireo (likely two but one confirmed), a dead Red-neck Phalarope, and a picture from a new birder of a juvenile Red-neck Grebe, an unusual plumage for us, that had been there last Monday.

We did see a Scarlet Tanager, Parula, Redstart, Palm, Yellow, Chestnut-sided warblers and Yellowthroat.

The trip was full and there were a couple on the wait list. Attached is an awesome group photo from Charles and the species list. The attached Philly vireo pics are by Dan Smith. More photos of birds to come.

I might be interested in leading another one there in October. When do sparrows get good?

Thanks!
Adelia


Thursday, September 3, 2020

Fwd: Today's BBC Walk

Covid guidelines bbc Walks have resumed.

---------- Forwarded message ---------
From: Tom Stephenson <12toms@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, Sep 3, 2020, 2:13 PM
Subject: Today's Walk
To: Peter Dorosh <prosbird@gmail.com>
Cc: Roberta Manian <roberta.manian@gmail.com>, Dennis Hrehowsik <DeepSeaGangster@gmail.com>, Janet Zinn <jczinn135@gmail.com>


Hi Peter,

Reporting in, we had a great walk today. It wasn't super birdy, but there were some nice pockets of warblers, and we ended up with 42 species of birds, 10 warblers.

The highlight was really the group itself: everyone was very enthusiastic and well-behaved, in our corona times. And yet I think we were able to get most everyone on all of the species found.
We had a full group of 12, which I think turned to be an OK size.

Highlights: a Belted Kingfisher catching a fish, a Prairie Warbler up in the butterfly meadow, a very early Blackpoll Warbler, a Cicada that came to life rather unexpectedly, a nice hummingbird moth, and also a Ruby-throated Hummingbird. 

Here's the list. Looking forward to the next one.

Best regards,
Tom

Great Blue Heron
Green Heron
Canada Goose
Mute Swan
Wood Duck
Mallard
Red-tailed Hawk
Ring-billed Gull
Rock Dove
Chimney Swift
Ruby-throated Hummingbird
Belted Kingfisher
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Downy Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
Eastern Wood-Pewee
Warbling Vireo
Red-eyed Vireo
Blue Jay
Carolina Wren
House Wren
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
American Robin
Gray Catbird
European Starling
Northern Parula
Yellow Warbler
Chestnut-sided Warbler
Magnolia Warbler
Prairie Warbler
Blackpoll Warbler
Black-and-white Warbler
American Redstart
Ovenbird
Common Yellowthroat
Song Sparrow
Northern Cardinal
Red-winged Blackbird
Baltimore Oriole
American Goldfinch
House Sparrow

Sunday, March 15, 2020

Fwd: eBird -- Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn -- Mar 14, 2020



If you truly love nature ,you will find beauty everywhere

             --Vincent Van Gogh, 19th C. impressionist artist



-----Original Message-----
From: SUSAN AXELROD <sdevada@aol.com>
To: Peter Dorosh <prosbird@gmail.com>; prosbird <prosbird@aol.com>
Sent: Sun, Mar 15, 2020 05:37 PM
Subject: eBird -- Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn -- Mar 14, 2020


Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn
Mar 14, 2020
8:05 AM
Traveling
3.57 miles
199 Minutes
All birds reported? Yes
Comments: Submitted from eBird for iOS, version 2.0.3 Build 2.0.104

20 Canada Goose
2 Mallard
2 American Black Duck
2 Mourning Dove
1 gull sp.
1 Red-tailed Hawk
1 Belted Kingfisher
1 Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
1 Red-bellied Woodpecker
3 Downy Woodpecker
30 Monk Parakeet
1 Eastern Phoebe
1 Blue Jay
3 crow sp.
1 Northern Mockingbird
6 American Robin
1 American Pipit
1 House Finch
1 American Goldfinch
1 Chipping Sparrow
5 Dark-eyed Junco
1 White-throated Sparrow
1 Red-winged Blackbird
1 Northern Cardinal

Number of Taxa: 24


Sent from my iPhone

Monday, March 9, 2020

SHIRLEY CHISHOLM STATE PARK TO JAMAICA BAY REFUGE MARCH 7



If you truly love nature ,you will find beauty everywhere

             --Vincent Van Gogh, 19th C. impressionist artist



From: betsjrad <betsjrad@aol.com>
To: prosbird <prosbird@aol.com>; 
Sent: Sun, Mar 8, 2020 7:06 pm
Subject: Re: Instructions for Saturday's Field trip

Hi Everyone -- 

Another memorable BBC trip.  Despite the wind, we survived and surprisingly saw a fair number of birds and ducks although the birds were probably hiding in the bush.  Below are the lists for each area.  I'll be in-putting the list into my eBird so if you want me to send you an invite let me know where to send it (although I assume it might just be your email address).  

Glad to have had your company and visits to several places unfamiliar -- the new section of Shirley Chisolm and Hendricks Creek.  Thanks for all the scopes, too, which helped me to see the ducks that were too far out.  A closer look gives up the beauty of their feathers.

If I forgot anything or the numbers are incorrect or you can help fill them in, let me know.

Fresh Creek Nature Preserve
1 lesser scaup 
20 greater scaup
20 bufflehead
1 robin
1 mockingbird
1 crow
3 geese
1 great black backed gull
2 black ducks
6 red-winged blackbirds
2 grackle
250 brant
25 ring billed gulls
3 cormorants (in flight)

Shirley Chisolm State Park 
2 northern harriers
1 kestrel (possibly 2)
2 eagles (possibly 2 -- one immature)
3 red-tail hawks
50 greater scaup
4 american wigeon
3 great black backed gulls
100 brants
12 canada goose
X ring billed gulls
X rudy ducks
3 red-breasted mergansers
1 red-necked grebe 
4 gadwalls
6 black ducks
4 mallards 
1 mockingbird
1 dove

Hendrix Creek
23 green-winged teal
1 cardinal
1 downy woodpecker
4 mallards
2 black ducks
4 buffleheads
8 gadwalls
1 coot

Jamaica Bay - East Pond
2 mallards
1 cormorant
1 carolina wren (heard not seen)

Jamaica Bay - West Pond
1 turkey vulture
2 black ducks
6 red winged blackbirds
3 yellow rumps
3 mourning doves
20 buffleheads
2 cardinals
22 rudy ducks
1 barn owl
6 red breasted mergansers
10 northern shovelers
2 american wigeon
6 green winged teal
X canada geese 
2 mute swans
1 song sparrow

Bets 

To forget one's ancestors is to be a brook without a source, a tree without root.




Monday, March 2, 2020

Fwd: Trip list western Rockaway


---------- Forwarded message ---------
From: Steve Nanz <steve@stevenanz.com>
Date: Mon, Mar 2, 2020, 10:15 AM
Subject: Re: Trip list western Rockaway
To: Peter Dorosh <prosbird@gmail.com>
Cc: Heidi Steiner <heidi.steiner.bklyn@gmail.com>

Charles Tang Photo gallery   https://photos.google.com/share/AF1QipOjZwomFowaccTbVnPXBpgE6LdJ1m2jDWASfbf-t_sxNlE8idLNhx168sdXczk_Ig?key=WmZ6OXRoNV9NQXdua1BUM01idVdhT29ad1VmVThR


Hi Peter,

Lots of fun! Not a big list but it was a nice day and we all got close views of Black-headed Gull and Horned Lark and several saw Razorbills. But the highlight had to be seeing over 2500 Gannets between Breezy Point Tip and Coney Island with some flying directly over our heads. There were also Black Scoters up close to the shoreline at Breezy and several thousand in the distance maybe half way to Sandy Hook, NJ.

9 participants

42 species:

Brant
Canada Goose
Wood Duck
American Wigeon
Mallard
American Black Duck
Scaup sp. (several too far away to ID)
White-winged Scoter
Black Scoter
Long-tailed Duck
Bufflehead
Red-breasted Merganser
Horned Grebe
Rock Pigeon
Mourning Dove
Razorbill
Black-headed Gull
Ring-billed Gull
Herring Gull
Great Black-backed Gull
Black-headed Gull
Red-throated Loon
Common Loon
Northern Gannet
Great Cormorant
Double-crested Cormorant
Red-tailed Hawk
Cooper's Hawk
American Kestrel
Peregrine Falcon
American Crow
European Starling
Horned Lark
Northern Mockingbird
American Robin
House Sparrow
House Finch
Snow Bunting
Song Sparrow
Red-winged Blackbird
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Northern Cardinal

Best,

Steve

On Feb 29, 2020, at 7:29 PM, Peter Dorosh <prosbird@gmail.com> wrote:

Hey Steve

I hope u had a great day. It was sunny so regardless of the list great to be out.

Besides the list can u tell me how many people went? Thanks

And thank you always for helping out and giving folks a great time

P😎