Leader : Peter Dorosh
Photo gallery from Rusty Harold
http://picasaweb.google.com/erharold/TheRockaways?feat=email#slideshow/5542347799556165826
date = 2010/11/22
site = Rockaway Expedition
Locations :
Edgemere Park ( Rockaway Community Park), Bayswater Point State Park,
Arverne Beach,Riis Park, Fort Tilden
observers = 11
Number of Species = 64
Common Loon
Red-throated Loon
Northern Gannet
Double-crested Cormorant
Great Cormorant
Great Blue Heron
Cattle Egret - Floyd Bennett Field
Bufflehead
Gadwall
American Black Duck
Canada Goose
Common Eider 27 at Arverne
Black Scoter
American Wigeon
Wood Duck
White-winged Scoter
Brant
Hooded Merganser
Surf Scoter
Mallard
Cooper's Hawk
Red-tailed Hawk
Sharp-shinned Hawk
Northern Harrier
Peregrine Falcon
American Kestrel
Merlin
Semipalmated Plover
American Oystercatcher
Sanderling
Dunlin
Ruddy Turnstone
Greater Yellowlegs
Laughing Gull
Great Black-backed Gull
Bonaparte's Gull
Ring-billed Gull
Herring Gull
Rock Pigeon
Downy Woodpecker
Hairy Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
American Crow
Black-capped Chickadee
Carolina Wren heard
Hermit Thrush
Northern Mockingbird
European Starling
Yellow-rumped Warbler
White-throated Sparrow
Song Sparrow
Fox Sparrow
American Tree Sparrow
Dark-eyed Junco
Red-winged Blackbird
Eastern Meadowlark at least 10 Edgemere landfill
American Goldfinch
House Sparrow
European Starling
Northern Cardinal
Swamp Sparrow
House Finch
Golden-crowned Kinglet
American Robins
And one young Opossum.....(It didn't "fly" away)
Monday, November 22, 2010
Tuesday, November 16, 2010
November 14th Jamaica Bay Refuge
Leader: Rafael Campos
JAMAICA BAY WR
DAY TRIP WITH
BROOKLYN BIRD CLUB
14 NOVEMBER 2010
COMPILED BY:
Rafael G. Campos R.
ticornis@yahoo.com
Brooklyn, NY
With great expectations, because of the nice temperatures for this part of the Fall (+60°F), I met Rusty Harold at Plaza Street West. A short drive to Jamaica Bay WR where we were going to meet the rest of the group: Nancy Goldner, Emily Goldstein, Phil Malek, and Kathy Toomey.
Our first stop, the East Pond. On the way to area called “The Raunt”, we stopped at Big John’s Pond, but beside three photographers, only 1 American Black Duck.
At “the Raunt”, we were surprised to see such big numbers of waterfowl species: Gadwall, Mallard, Blue-winged Teal (only Rusty), Ruddy Duck, Northern Shoveler, Hooded Merganser, Canada Goose, American Wigeon (see list at the end). Other species present in big numbers was the American Coot. A single Snow Goose was seen flying out towards the JFK airport grounds, but minutes later, a whole flock came by landed on the far end of the West Pond. Among this flock, one of the Geese, had this “yellow” neck band, with the black inscription as follows: KH40.
Also some raptors while we were approaching the East Pond, at least 2 Sharp-shinned Hawks, flew East. Later a noisy flock of American Crows, chased away another “Accipiter” hawk. A Northern Harrier flew by, and later on the West Pond we saw several individuals flying over the marshes.
On the way back from East Pond, another stop at Big John’s Pond, gave us the only views of 1 female Wood Duck. Also we saw here, Green-winged Teal.
The West Pond was loaded with “Scaups” (both species), among other species of waterfowl, like: Ruddy Duck, Mallard, Northern Shoveler, Ruddy Duck, Brant, Canada Goose.
Among the “Scaups”, was the big surprise, and perhaps the best bird this day trip, and two: Redhead.
It is a late for shorebirds in general, but we were lucky to see at least 6 indidividuals of Greater Yellowlegs.
The calm waters of the bay next to the West Pond were loaded with Brants, and Buffleheads, plus some Horned Grebes.
By midday, the winds started to increase, and we turned back towards the visitor’s center. The trip was over after our snacks were finished.
The species recorded:
Ducks, Geese : Anatidae
Snow Goose, Chen caerulescens
Brant, Branta bernicla
Canada Goose, Branta canadensis
Mute Swan, Cygnus olor
Wood Duck, Aix sponsa
Gadwall, Anas strepera
American Wigeon, Anas americana
American Black Duck, Anas rubripes
Mallard, Anas platyrhynchos
Blue-winged Teal, Anas discors
Northern Shoveler, Anas clypeata
Northern Pintail, Anas acuta
Green-winged Teal, Anas (crecca) carolinensis
Redhead, Aythya americana
Greater Scaup, Aythya marila
Lesser Scaup, Aythya affinis
Bufflehead, Bucephala albeola
Hooded Merganser, Lophodytes cucullatus
Red-breasted Merganser, Mergus serrator
Ruddy Duck, Oxyura jamaicensis
Grebes : Podicipedidae
Pied-billed Grebe, Podilymbus podiceps
Horned Grebe, Podiceps auritus
Cormorants : Phalacrocoracidae
Double-crested Cormorant, Phalacrocorax auritus
Egrets, Herons : Ardeidae
Great Blue Heron, Ardea herodias
Great Egret, Ardea alba
Snowy Egret, Egretta thula
Black-crowned Night-Heron, Nycticorax nycticorax
Hawks : Accipitridae
Northern Harrier, Circus cyaneus
Sharp-shinned Hawk, Accipiter striatus
Falcons : Falconidae
Merlin, Falco columbarius
Rails, Coots : Rallidae
American Coot, Fulica americana
Sandpipers : Scolopacidae
Greater Yellowlegs, Tringa melanoleuca
Gulls : Laridae
Ring-billed Gull, Larus delawarensis
American Herring Gull, Larus (argentatus) smithsonianus
Great Black-backed Gull, Larus marinus
Pigeons, Doves : Columbidae
Rock Pigeon, Columba livia
Kingfishers : Alcedinidae
Belted Kingfisher, Megaceryle alcyon
Woodpeckers : Picidae
Downy Woodpecker, Picoides pubescens
Northern Flicker, Colaptes auratus
Crows, Jays : Corvidae
American Crow, Corvus brachyrhynchos
Wrens : Troglodytidae
Carolina Wren, Thryothorus ludovicianus
Starlings : Sturnidae
European Starling, Sturnus vulgaris
Warblers : Parulidae
Yellow-rumped (Myrtle) Warbler, Dendroica coronata
Sparrows : Emberizidae
Song Sparrow, Melospiza melodia
White-throated Sparrow, Zonotrichia albicollis
Buntings, Grosbeaks : Cardinalidae
Northern Cardinal, Cardinalis cardinalis
Finches : Fringillidae
Purple Finch, Carpodacus purpureus
House Finch, Carpodacus mexicanus
American Goldfinch, Spinus tristis
Old World Sparrows : Passeridae
House Sparrow, Passer domesticus
Total species : 50
©Ticornis/RGCR-XII-2010.
JAMAICA BAY WR
DAY TRIP WITH
BROOKLYN BIRD CLUB
14 NOVEMBER 2010
COMPILED BY:
Rafael G. Campos R.
ticornis@yahoo.com
Brooklyn, NY
With great expectations, because of the nice temperatures for this part of the Fall (+60°F), I met Rusty Harold at Plaza Street West. A short drive to Jamaica Bay WR where we were going to meet the rest of the group: Nancy Goldner, Emily Goldstein, Phil Malek, and Kathy Toomey.
Our first stop, the East Pond. On the way to area called “The Raunt”, we stopped at Big John’s Pond, but beside three photographers, only 1 American Black Duck.
At “the Raunt”, we were surprised to see such big numbers of waterfowl species: Gadwall, Mallard, Blue-winged Teal (only Rusty), Ruddy Duck, Northern Shoveler, Hooded Merganser, Canada Goose, American Wigeon (see list at the end). Other species present in big numbers was the American Coot. A single Snow Goose was seen flying out towards the JFK airport grounds, but minutes later, a whole flock came by landed on the far end of the West Pond. Among this flock, one of the Geese, had this “yellow” neck band, with the black inscription as follows: KH40.
Also some raptors while we were approaching the East Pond, at least 2 Sharp-shinned Hawks, flew East. Later a noisy flock of American Crows, chased away another “Accipiter” hawk. A Northern Harrier flew by, and later on the West Pond we saw several individuals flying over the marshes.
On the way back from East Pond, another stop at Big John’s Pond, gave us the only views of 1 female Wood Duck. Also we saw here, Green-winged Teal.
The West Pond was loaded with “Scaups” (both species), among other species of waterfowl, like: Ruddy Duck, Mallard, Northern Shoveler, Ruddy Duck, Brant, Canada Goose.
Among the “Scaups”, was the big surprise, and perhaps the best bird this day trip, and two: Redhead.
It is a late for shorebirds in general, but we were lucky to see at least 6 indidividuals of Greater Yellowlegs.
The calm waters of the bay next to the West Pond were loaded with Brants, and Buffleheads, plus some Horned Grebes.
By midday, the winds started to increase, and we turned back towards the visitor’s center. The trip was over after our snacks were finished.
The species recorded:
Ducks, Geese : Anatidae
Snow Goose, Chen caerulescens
Brant, Branta bernicla
Canada Goose, Branta canadensis
Mute Swan, Cygnus olor
Wood Duck, Aix sponsa
Gadwall, Anas strepera
American Wigeon, Anas americana
American Black Duck, Anas rubripes
Mallard, Anas platyrhynchos
Blue-winged Teal, Anas discors
Northern Shoveler, Anas clypeata
Northern Pintail, Anas acuta
Green-winged Teal, Anas (crecca) carolinensis
Redhead, Aythya americana
Greater Scaup, Aythya marila
Lesser Scaup, Aythya affinis
Bufflehead, Bucephala albeola
Hooded Merganser, Lophodytes cucullatus
Red-breasted Merganser, Mergus serrator
Ruddy Duck, Oxyura jamaicensis
Grebes : Podicipedidae
Pied-billed Grebe, Podilymbus podiceps
Horned Grebe, Podiceps auritus
Cormorants : Phalacrocoracidae
Double-crested Cormorant, Phalacrocorax auritus
Egrets, Herons : Ardeidae
Great Blue Heron, Ardea herodias
Great Egret, Ardea alba
Snowy Egret, Egretta thula
Black-crowned Night-Heron, Nycticorax nycticorax
Hawks : Accipitridae
Northern Harrier, Circus cyaneus
Sharp-shinned Hawk, Accipiter striatus
Falcons : Falconidae
Merlin, Falco columbarius
Rails, Coots : Rallidae
American Coot, Fulica americana
Sandpipers : Scolopacidae
Greater Yellowlegs, Tringa melanoleuca
Gulls : Laridae
Ring-billed Gull, Larus delawarensis
American Herring Gull, Larus (argentatus) smithsonianus
Great Black-backed Gull, Larus marinus
Pigeons, Doves : Columbidae
Rock Pigeon, Columba livia
Kingfishers : Alcedinidae
Belted Kingfisher, Megaceryle alcyon
Woodpeckers : Picidae
Downy Woodpecker, Picoides pubescens
Northern Flicker, Colaptes auratus
Crows, Jays : Corvidae
American Crow, Corvus brachyrhynchos
Wrens : Troglodytidae
Carolina Wren, Thryothorus ludovicianus
Starlings : Sturnidae
European Starling, Sturnus vulgaris
Warblers : Parulidae
Yellow-rumped (Myrtle) Warbler, Dendroica coronata
Sparrows : Emberizidae
Song Sparrow, Melospiza melodia
White-throated Sparrow, Zonotrichia albicollis
Buntings, Grosbeaks : Cardinalidae
Northern Cardinal, Cardinalis cardinalis
Finches : Fringillidae
Purple Finch, Carpodacus purpureus
House Finch, Carpodacus mexicanus
American Goldfinch, Spinus tristis
Old World Sparrows : Passeridae
House Sparrow, Passer domesticus
Total species : 50
©Ticornis/RGCR-XII-2010.
Saturday, October 30, 2010
October 30th Southwest Long Island Coast
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| Photo taken by Steve Nanz, from the Theodore Roosevelt Nature Center trail |
On the Brooklyn Bird Club trip to Jones beach Matthew Rymkiewicz and I found a Northern Shrike ( see note at bottom species is re-identified) on the east end of the Nature Boardwalk by the Theodore Roosevelt Nature Center at Parking Field #1. A little while later, Lynn Hertzog spotted a whale.
We went to Point Lookout after lunch. While parking in the Malibu Beach Parking Lot, we found a large flock of Dunlin and Black-bellied Plovers. There were a few Sanderlings mixed in along with a Red Knot and a Golden Plover.
Steve Nanz
64 species total.
Tern Sp.
Common Loon
Northern Gannet
Double-crested Cormorant
Great Egret
Great Blue Heron
American Black Duck
Canada Goose
Common Eider
Black Scoter
Red-breasted Merganser
Brant
Surf Scoter
Osprey
Sharp-shinned Hawk
Northern Harrier
Peregrine Falcon
American Kestrel
Merlin
American Golden-Plover
Killdeer
Black-bellied Plover
American Oystercatcher
Semipalmated Sandpiper
Sanderling
Red Knot
Dunlin
Laughing Gull
Great Black-backed Gull
Ring-billed Gull
Herring Gull
Rock Pigeon
Mourning Dove
Downy Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
Eastern Phoebe
Northern Shrike
American Crow
Blue Jay
Horned Lark
Tree Swallow
Black-capped Chickadee
Red-breasted Nuthatch
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Golden-crowned Kinglet
American Robin
Hermit Thrush
Northern Mockingbird
European Starling
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Swamp Sparrow
Chipping Sparrow
White-throated Sparrow
Song Sparrow
White-crowned Sparrow
Dark-eyed Junco
Field Sparrow
Eastern Towhee heard
Northern Cardinal
Red-winged Blackbird
Brown-headed Cowbird
Pine Siskin
American Goldfinch
House Sparrow
Other species : Whale
Steve
Note: after much debate and weigh in by several experts the Shrike has been re-identified as LOGGERHEAD SHRIKE
see David Sibley's remarks on Birdingonthe.net
http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/FRID.html#1291296153
Saturday, October 23, 2010
Coastal Brooklyn October 23rd
Leader: Rob Jett
Subject: Birding Brooklyn's Coast
From: Rob Jett
Date: Sat, 23 Oct 2010 17:33:26 -0400
Subject: Birding Brooklyn's Coast
From: Rob Jett
Date: Sat, 23 Oct 2010 17:33:26 -0400
I led a trip for the Brooklyn Bird Club today
to several coastal areas in Brooklyn. We started
the morning at Dreier-Offerman Park (Calvert Vaux) and also birded Plum Beach, Dead Horse Bay
and Floyd Bennett Field. A strong NW wind early
in the day kept a lot of birds down, but we did manage a few nice highlights. The first bird of the day was an extremely
cooperative Yellow-billed Cuckoo. We had just
parked the cars and were headed down the path
when Michael Yuan spotted the bird perched 3 feet
off the ground and only about 15 feet away. It allowed
ridiculously long, close looks before eventually
flying across the path and into more dense cover.
The main soccer fields were being blasted by cold
winds off the bay, but there was still a few Killdeer
and a Wilson's Snipe hunkered down in the grass. We didn't see a lot of sparrows, but
yellow-rumps were abundant and, on our way out, a
very brightly plumed Nashville Warbler foraged a short distance from where we had seen the cuckoo. The target species at Plum Beach was Nelson's Sparrow,
of which we quickly found two. Dead Horse Bay was pretty much a bust, with a
brief Osprey sighting being the only highlight. It was noon by the time we got to Floyd Bennett, so
there wasn't much sparrow activity at the community
garden, just lots and lots of yellow-rumps. We did
spot one male Purple Finch. A single Cattle Egret remains on the main grasslands making this nearly
two weeks since it was first spotted. We watched it
drinking from a small puddle next to a NPS truck.
At the Return-a-Gift Pond there were several Green-winged Teal, three Wood Duck and a single Northern Pintail. There was a lot of raptor activity all day, with
many Sharp-shinned Hawks seen at all locations.
Other raptor species observed were Osprey, Northern
Harrier, Cooper's Hawk, Red-tailed Hawk, American Kestrel, Merlin and Peregrine Falcon. Observers: Alejandra Borunda, Eddie Davis,
Donna Evans, Rob Jett, Michael Johnson, Phil Malek,
Janet Schumacher, Bob Washburn, Michael Yuan Good birding, Rob The City Birder Weblog http://citybirder.blogspot.com ********** Location: Dreier-Offerman Park Observation date: 10/23/10 Number of species: 38 Brant Double-crested Cormorant Great Blue Heron Great Egret Sharp-shinned Hawk (6.) American Kestrel Peregrine Falcon (2.) Killdeer (3.) Spotted Sandpiper Wilson's Snipe Great Black-backed Gull Yellow-billed Cuckoo Northern Flicker Eastern Phoebe Golden-crowned Kinglet Ruby-crowned Kinglet Cedar Waxwing Nashville Warbler Yellow-rumped Warbler Chipping Sparrow Field Sparrow White-throated Sparrow Dark-eyed Junco Brown-headed Cowbird American Goldfinch Other common species seen (or heard): Canada Goose, Mute Swan, American Black Duck, Herring Gull, Rock Pigeon, Mourning Dove, Blue Jay, American Robin, European Starling, Song Sparrow, Red-winged Blackbird, House Finch, House Sparrow ********* Location: Plum Beach Observation date: 10/23/10 Number of species: 26 Brant Double-crested Cormorant Great Egret Black-crowned Night-Heron Northern Harrier Sharp-shinned Hawk (4.) American Oystercatcher (4.) Sanderling Ring-billed Gull Northern Flicker Carolina Wren Golden-crowned Kinglet Ruby-crowned Kinglet Northern Mockingbird Yellow-rumped Warbler Nelson's Sparrow (2.) Other common species seen (or heard): Canada Goose, Mallard, American Black Duck, Herring Gull, Rock Pigeon, American Crow, European Starling, Song Sparrow, Red-winged Blackbird, House Sparrow ********* Location: Dead Horse Bay Observation date: 10/23/10 Number of species: 21 Brant Double-crested Cormorant Osprey Sharp-shinned Hawk (2.) Laughing Gull Ring-billed Gull Northern Flicker Eastern Phoebe Black-capped Chickadee Golden-crowned Kinglet Ruby-crowned Kinglet Yellow-rumped Warbler Swamp Sparrow White-throated Sparrow American Goldfinch Other common species seen (or heard): Mallard, Herring Gull, Rock Pigeon, American Robin, European Starling, Song Sparrow ********* Location: Floyd Bennett Field Observation date: 10/23/10 Number of species: 43 Brant Wood Duck (3.) Northern Pintail Green-winged Teal (14.) Double-crested Cormorant Great Blue Heron Cattle Egret Northern Harrier Sharp-shinned Hawk (4.) Cooper's Hawk (2.) Red-tailed Hawk American Kestrel (2.) Merlin Black-bellied Plover (14.) Belted Kingfisher Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Northern Flicker Eastern Phoebe Tree Swallow Red-breasted Nuthatch Golden-crowned Kinglet Ruby-crowned Kinglet Northern Mockingbird Yellow-rumped Warbler Chipping Sparrow Field Sparrow Savannah Sparrow White-throated Sparrow White-crowned Sparrow (3.) Dark-eyed Junco Purple Finch (1.) American Goldfinch Other common species seen (or heard): Canada Goose, Mallard, Herring Gull, Rock Pigeon, Mourning Dove, American Crow, American Robin, European Starling, Song Sparrow, House Finch, House Sparrow -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES
Thursday, October 7, 2010
October 3rd Fort Tilden
Leading: Steve Nanz
date = 10/3/2010 site = Fort Tilden and Floyd Bennett observers = Steve Nanz and 9 others
Double-crested Cormorant American Black Duck Canada Goose Red-tailed Hawk Osprey Sharp-shinned Hawk Peregrine Falcon American Kestrel Killdeer - (Heard) Black-bellied Plover American Oystercatcher Sanderling Ruddy Turnstone Great Black-backed Gull Ring-billed Gull Herring Gull Rock Pigeon Mourning Dove Downy Woodpecker Northern Flicker Eastern Phoebe Blue-headed Vireo American Crow Blue Jay Tree Swallow Red-breasted Nuthatch White-breasted Nuthatch Brown Creeper Golden-crowned Kinglet American Robin Gray Catbird Northern Mockingbird European Starling Cedar Waxwing Blackpoll Warbler Black-throated Blue Warbler Palm Warbler Pine Warbler Yellow-rumped Warbler Chipping Sparrow White-throated Sparrow Savannah Sparrow Song Sparrow Dark-eyed Junco Northern Cardinal Common Grackle House Sparrow
Brown Snake (Storeria dekayi)
Monday, September 27, 2010
September 26th "Queens Tour"
date = 09/26/2010
sites = Ridgewood Reservoir, Highland Park, Forest Park "waterhole",Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge,Fort Tilden,Riis Park
observers = BBC , leading Peter Dorosh
American White Pelican
Pied-billed Grebe
Great Cormorant
Snowy Egret
Little Blue Heron
Great Egret
Great Blue Heron
Glossy Ibis
Northern Shoveler
Blue-winged Teal
Gadwall
American Black Duck
Snow Goose
Canada Goose
American Wigeon
Wood Duck
Greater Scaup
Green-winged Teal
Ruddy Duck
Northern Pintail
Mute Swan
Mallard
Cooper's Hawk
Osprey
Northern Harrier
American Coot
Black-bellied Plover
American Oystercatcher
Red Knot
Short-billed Dowitcher
Long-billed Dowitcher
Lesser Yellowlegs
Greater Yellowlegs
Laughing Gull
Great Black-backed Gull
Forster's Tern
Ring-billed Gull
Herring Gull
Rock Pigeon
Mourning Dove
Belted Kingfisher
Downy Woodpecker
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
Empidonax Flycatcher
Eastern Phoebe
Blue-headed Vireo
Red-eyed Vireo
American Crow
Red-breasted Nuthatch
White-breasted Nuthatch
Brown Creeper
House Wren
Carolina Wren
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Golden-crowned Kinglet
American Robin
Swainson's Thrush
Gray Catbird
Northern Mockingbird
European Starling
Cedar Waxwing
American Redstart
Black-and-white Warbler
Blackpoll Warbler
Ovenbird
Black-throated Blue Warbler
Common Yellowthroat
Cape May Warbler
Palm Warbler
Chestnut-sided Warbler
Northern Parula
Magnolia Warbler
Swamp Sparrow
White-throated Sparrow
Savannah Sparrow
Song Sparrow
Dark-eyed Junco
Clay-colored Sparrow
Eastern Towhee
Northern Cardinal
Boat-tailed Grackle
Red-winged Blackbird
Common Grackle
House Sparrow
86 species
sites = Ridgewood Reservoir, Highland Park, Forest Park "waterhole",Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge,Fort Tilden,Riis Park
observers = BBC , leading Peter Dorosh
American White Pelican
Pied-billed Grebe
Great Cormorant
Snowy Egret
Little Blue Heron
Great Egret
Great Blue Heron
Glossy Ibis
Northern Shoveler
Blue-winged Teal
Gadwall
American Black Duck
Snow Goose
Canada Goose
American Wigeon
Wood Duck
Greater Scaup
Green-winged Teal
Ruddy Duck
Northern Pintail
Mute Swan
Mallard
Cooper's Hawk
Osprey
Northern Harrier
American Coot
Black-bellied Plover
American Oystercatcher
Red Knot
Short-billed Dowitcher
Long-billed Dowitcher
Lesser Yellowlegs
Greater Yellowlegs
Laughing Gull
Great Black-backed Gull
Forster's Tern
Ring-billed Gull
Herring Gull
Rock Pigeon
Mourning Dove
Belted Kingfisher
Downy Woodpecker
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
Empidonax Flycatcher
Eastern Phoebe
Blue-headed Vireo
Red-eyed Vireo
American Crow
Red-breasted Nuthatch
White-breasted Nuthatch
Brown Creeper
House Wren
Carolina Wren
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Golden-crowned Kinglet
American Robin
Swainson's Thrush
Gray Catbird
Northern Mockingbird
European Starling
Cedar Waxwing
American Redstart
Black-and-white Warbler
Blackpoll Warbler
Ovenbird
Black-throated Blue Warbler
Common Yellowthroat
Cape May Warbler
Palm Warbler
Chestnut-sided Warbler
Northern Parula
Magnolia Warbler
Swamp Sparrow
White-throated Sparrow
Savannah Sparrow
Song Sparrow
Dark-eyed Junco
Clay-colored Sparrow
Eastern Towhee
Northern Cardinal
Boat-tailed Grackle
Red-winged Blackbird
Common Grackle
House Sparrow
86 species
Monday, September 20, 2010
Cape May weekend Sept 17th-19th , 2010
Leading : Peter Dorosh
date = Sept 17th-19th , 2010
site = Cape May,NJ
observers = Brooklyn Bird Club
127 species
Brown Pelican 3 offshore 2 mile Unit Cape May NWR
Black-bellied Whistling Duck 4 Cape May Pt State Park pond
Pied-billed Grebe Cape May Meadows
Northern Gannet offshore Cape May Meadows
Double-crested Cormorant
Snowy Egret
Little Blue Heron
Black-crowned Night-Heron
Green Heron
Great Egret
Yellow-crowned Night-Heron Nummy Island
Great Blue Heron
Tricolored Heron Nummy Island
Glossy Ibis Cape May hawkwatch
Turkey Vulture common
Black Vulture several location inc Cape May hawkwatch
Northern Shoveler
Blue-winged Teal Cape May Point State Park, CM Meadows
Gadwall
American Black Duck
Canada Goose
American Wigeon Cape May Point State Park
Wood Duck Cape May Meadows
Green-winged Teal Cape May Meadows
Northern Pintail Cape May Point State Park
Mute Swan
Mallard
Cooper's Hawk
Broad-winged Hawk common over Cape May Point State Park hawkwatch
Red-shouldered Hawk Villas WMA
Bald Eagle at least 12, inc one battling an Osprey over CM Meadows
Red-tailed Hawk
Osprey common flyover
Sharp-shinned Hawk common flyover
Northern Harrier
Peregrine Falcon
American Kestrel common
Merlin
Sora 3 Cape May Meadows, view tower area
Killdeer
Black-bellied Plover Nummy Island
Semipalmated Plover
American Oystercatcher Nummy Island
Semipalmated Sandpiper
Marbled Godwit 3 near Nummy Island
Sanderling
American Woodcock Cape May Meadows
Least Sandpiper
Short-billed Dowitcher Cape May Point State Park Bunker Pond
Long-billed Dowitcher Cape May Point State Park Bunker Pond
Lesser Yellowlegs
Baird's Sandpiper Cape May Meadows
Solitary Sandpiper Cape May Point State Park
Pectoral Sandpiper Cape May Meadows
Ruddy Turnstone 2 Nummy Island
Greater Yellowlegs
Laughing Gull
Great Black-backed Gull
Caspian Tern 2 Mile Unit; Hereford Inlet; Nummy Island
Royal Tern- Cape May Meadows offshore
Forster's Tern Cape May ferry
Common Tern
Black Skimmer Cape May Meadows, flock
Ring-billed Gull
Herring Gull
Rock Pigeon
Mourning Dove
Ruby-throated Hummingbird
Belted Kingfisher
Downy Woodpecker
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
Traill's Species Empidonax Flycatcher
Least Flycatcher
Eastern Kingbird
Blue-headed Vireo Higbee Beach WMA
Red-eyed Vireo
American Crow
Blue Jay
Fish Crow
Tree Swallow numerous, massive flux Saturday
Barn Swallow
Tufted Titmouse Villas WMA
Black-capped Chickadee
Red-breasted Nuthatch
White-breasted Nuthatch
House Wren
Carolina Wren
Marsh Wren CM Meadows
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher CM Pt SP
Ruby-crowned Kinglet CM Pt SP
American Robin
Eastern Bluebird Villas WMA
Gray Catbird
Brown Thrasher
Northern Mockingbird
European Starling
Cedar Waxwing
Prairie Warbler CM Pt SP
Yellow Warbler
American Redstart
Black-and-white Warbler
Black-throated Blue Warbler
Common Yellowthroat
Cape May Warbler Higbee WMA, ad female & drab immature
Palm Warbler CM Pt SP
Northern Parula
Magnolia Warbler
Pine Warbler Villas WMA
Northern Waterthrush Higbee WMA
Chipping Sparrow
Savannah Sparrow CM Meadows
Clay-colored Sparrow below hawkwatch, Cape May Pt State Park
Eastern Towhee heard 2 Mile Unit CM NWR
Northern Cardinal
Indigo Bunting Rea 's Farm
Blue Grosbeak 4 Rea 's Farm; 1 Villa WMA; several Cape Island
Baltimore Oriole
Bobolink Cape May Meadows
Red-winged Blackbird
Common Grackle
Brown-headed Cowbird
House Finch
American Goldfinch
House Sparrow
Butterflies (may be amended later): Monarch ( very abundant, major mass migration), Common Buckeye ( very common), Little Yellow (Cape May PT.State Park) , Clouded Sulphur, Cloudless Suplur, Gray Hairstreak, Red-banded Hairstreak,Red-spotted Purple, Tiger Swallowtail, Black Swallowtail,Cabbage White, American Lady,Summer Azure,Eastern Tailed Blue,Variegated Fritillary, Viceroy,Fiery Skipper,Pearl Crescent,Question Mark,Red Admiral , American Copper,Silver-spotted Skipper
Total (minimum) 22 species
Dragonflies ( pending)
date = Sept 17th-19th , 2010
site = Cape May,NJ
observers = Brooklyn Bird Club
127 species
Brown Pelican 3 offshore 2 mile Unit Cape May NWR
Black-bellied Whistling Duck 4 Cape May Pt State Park pond
Pied-billed Grebe Cape May Meadows
Northern Gannet offshore Cape May Meadows
Double-crested Cormorant
Snowy Egret
Little Blue Heron
Black-crowned Night-Heron
Green Heron
Great Egret
Yellow-crowned Night-Heron Nummy Island
Great Blue Heron
Tricolored Heron Nummy Island
Glossy Ibis Cape May hawkwatch
Turkey Vulture common
Black Vulture several location inc Cape May hawkwatch
Northern Shoveler
Blue-winged Teal Cape May Point State Park, CM Meadows
Gadwall
American Black Duck
Canada Goose
American Wigeon Cape May Point State Park
Wood Duck Cape May Meadows
Green-winged Teal Cape May Meadows
Northern Pintail Cape May Point State Park
Mute Swan
Mallard
Cooper's Hawk
Broad-winged Hawk common over Cape May Point State Park hawkwatch
Red-shouldered Hawk Villas WMA
Bald Eagle at least 12, inc one battling an Osprey over CM Meadows
Red-tailed Hawk
Osprey common flyover
Sharp-shinned Hawk common flyover
Northern Harrier
Peregrine Falcon
American Kestrel common
Merlin
Sora 3 Cape May Meadows, view tower area
Killdeer
Black-bellied Plover Nummy Island
Semipalmated Plover
American Oystercatcher Nummy Island
Semipalmated Sandpiper
Marbled Godwit 3 near Nummy Island
Sanderling
American Woodcock Cape May Meadows
Least Sandpiper
Short-billed Dowitcher Cape May Point State Park Bunker Pond
Long-billed Dowitcher Cape May Point State Park Bunker Pond
Lesser Yellowlegs
Baird's Sandpiper Cape May Meadows
Solitary Sandpiper Cape May Point State Park
Pectoral Sandpiper Cape May Meadows
Ruddy Turnstone 2 Nummy Island
Greater Yellowlegs
Laughing Gull
Great Black-backed Gull
Caspian Tern 2 Mile Unit; Hereford Inlet; Nummy Island
Royal Tern- Cape May Meadows offshore
Forster's Tern Cape May ferry
Common Tern
Black Skimmer Cape May Meadows, flock
Ring-billed Gull
Herring Gull
Rock Pigeon
Mourning Dove
Ruby-throated Hummingbird
Belted Kingfisher
Downy Woodpecker
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
Traill's Species Empidonax Flycatcher
Least Flycatcher
Eastern Kingbird
Blue-headed Vireo Higbee Beach WMA
Red-eyed Vireo
American Crow
Blue Jay
Fish Crow
Tree Swallow numerous, massive flux Saturday
Barn Swallow
Tufted Titmouse Villas WMA
Black-capped Chickadee
Red-breasted Nuthatch
White-breasted Nuthatch
House Wren
Carolina Wren
Marsh Wren CM Meadows
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher CM Pt SP
Ruby-crowned Kinglet CM Pt SP
American Robin
Eastern Bluebird Villas WMA
Gray Catbird
Brown Thrasher
Northern Mockingbird
European Starling
Cedar Waxwing
Prairie Warbler CM Pt SP
Yellow Warbler
American Redstart
Black-and-white Warbler
Black-throated Blue Warbler
Common Yellowthroat
Cape May Warbler Higbee WMA, ad female & drab immature
Palm Warbler CM Pt SP
Northern Parula
Magnolia Warbler
Pine Warbler Villas WMA
Northern Waterthrush Higbee WMA
Chipping Sparrow
Savannah Sparrow CM Meadows
Clay-colored Sparrow below hawkwatch, Cape May Pt State Park
Eastern Towhee heard 2 Mile Unit CM NWR
Northern Cardinal
Indigo Bunting Rea 's Farm
Blue Grosbeak 4 Rea 's Farm; 1 Villa WMA; several Cape Island
Baltimore Oriole
Bobolink Cape May Meadows
Red-winged Blackbird
Common Grackle
Brown-headed Cowbird
House Finch
American Goldfinch
House Sparrow
Butterflies (may be amended later): Monarch ( very abundant, major mass migration), Common Buckeye ( very common), Little Yellow (Cape May PT.State Park) , Clouded Sulphur, Cloudless Suplur, Gray Hairstreak, Red-banded Hairstreak,Red-spotted Purple, Tiger Swallowtail, Black Swallowtail,Cabbage White, American Lady,Summer Azure,Eastern Tailed Blue,Variegated Fritillary, Viceroy,Fiery Skipper,Pearl Crescent,Question Mark,Red Admiral , American Copper,Silver-spotted Skipper
Total (minimum) 22 species
Dragonflies ( pending)
Sunday, September 12, 2010
Prospect Park September 11
Leaders: Keir Randall, Rob Bate
Results of Brooklyn Bird Club Prospect walk
Results of Brooklyn Bird Club Prospect walk
leading: Keir Randall and Rob Bate
The BBC walk was a big group with lots of keen eyes.
Thanks to all for finding many good birds and to Rafael
who helped out Rob and I.All 3 Wilsonia was nice :)
Birds marked "pm" were mostly without the
group.
Around 3pm birds started bottlenecking/staging
at the Peninsula tip/ South lakeside - spectacular.
50 individual warblers on the Peninsula alone is
probably a conservative estimate as are all numbers
below.
Location: Prospect Park
Observation date: 9/11/10, 6.45am-7pm (!)
Number of species: 74
Canada Goose X
Mute Swan X
Wood Duck 4
American Black Duck 2
Mallard X
Northern Shoveler 4
Double-crested Cormorant 1
Green Heron 2
Black-crowned Night-Heron 2
Osprey 1 (Lake, pm)
Ring-billed Gull 1
Rock Pigeon X
Mourning Dove X
Chimney Swift X
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker 1
Downy Woodpecker 1
Hairy Woodpecker 1
Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted) 2
Olive-sided Flycatcher 1 (Lookout)
Eastern Wood-Pewee 4
Empidonax sp. 4 (inc probable Yellow-bellied,
Vale & Acadian, Esdale)
Eastern Phoebe 1 (Lullwater, pm)
Great Crested Flycatcher 2+
Blue-headed Vireo 1 (Nellie's Lawn)
Warbling Vireo 1 (heard)
Red-eyed Vireo X
Blue Jay X
American Crow 1
Black-capped Chickadee X
Tufted Titmouse 1
Red-breasted Nuthatch 2 (Nellie's Lawn/Lullwater)
White-breasted Nuthatch 1
Carolina Wren 2
House Wren 1 (Maryland Mon, pm)
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 1 (Duck Island, pm)
Veery 3+
Swainson's Thrush 2
American Robin X
Gray Catbird X
Northern Mockingbird X
European Starling X
Cedar Waxwing 1
Nashville Warbler 1 (woodchip path above
Maryland Monument, pm)
Northern Parula 2+
Yellow Warbler 4 (S. Lake shore, pm)
Chestnut-sided Warbler 3
Magnolia Warbler 30+
Black-throated Blue Warbler 3+
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle) 1 (Peninsula, pm)
Black-throated Green Warbler 3+
Blackburnian Warbler 1 (Lullwater west, nr viewing
platform, thanks to Kathy & Emily)
Pine Warbler 2+ (Lullwater/Peninsula)
Prairie Warbler 1 (Lookout Butterfly Meadow am & late pm)
Bay-breasted Warbler 1+ (Lookout)
Blackpoll Warbler 3 (Lookout, Peninsula)
Black-and-white Warbler 10+
American Redstart 25+
Ovenbird 10+
Northern Waterthrush 6+
Common Yellowthroat 25+
Hooded Warbler 1 (path above Wellhouse, noon)
Wilson's Warbler 1+ (Nellie's Lawn am
and S. Lake shore pm)
Canada Warbler 3
Chipping Sparrow 2
Song Sparrow 2
Scarlet Tanager 1 (Lookout)
Northern Cardinal X
Rose-breasted Grosbeak 1 (Terrace Bridge, pm with RB)
Red-winged Blackbird X
Common Grackle X
Brown-headed Cowbird 1 (Longmeadow)
Purple Finch 1 (Lookout)
American Goldfinch X
House Sparrow X
This report was generated automatically by eBird v2(http://ebird.org)
Results of Brooklyn Bird Club Prospect walk
Results of Brooklyn Bird Club Prospect walk
leading: Keir Randall and Rob Bate
The BBC walk was a big group with lots of keen eyes.
Thanks to all for finding many good birds and to Rafael
who helped out Rob and I.All 3 Wilsonia was nice :)
Birds marked "pm" were mostly without the
group.
Around 3pm birds started bottlenecking/staging
at the Peninsula tip/ South lakeside - spectacular.
50 individual warblers on the Peninsula alone is
probably a conservative estimate as are all numbers
below.
Location: Prospect Park
Observation date: 9/11/10, 6.45am-7pm (!)
Number of species: 74
Canada Goose X
Mute Swan X
Wood Duck 4
American Black Duck 2
Mallard X
Northern Shoveler 4
Double-crested Cormorant 1
Green Heron 2
Black-crowned Night-Heron 2
Osprey 1 (Lake, pm)
Ring-billed Gull 1
Rock Pigeon X
Mourning Dove X
Chimney Swift X
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker 1
Downy Woodpecker 1
Hairy Woodpecker 1
Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted) 2
Olive-sided Flycatcher 1 (Lookout)
Eastern Wood-Pewee 4
Empidonax sp. 4 (inc probable Yellow-bellied,
Vale & Acadian, Esdale)
Eastern Phoebe 1 (Lullwater, pm)
Great Crested Flycatcher 2+
Blue-headed Vireo 1 (Nellie's Lawn)
Warbling Vireo 1 (heard)
Red-eyed Vireo X
Blue Jay X
American Crow 1
Black-capped Chickadee X
Tufted Titmouse 1
Red-breasted Nuthatch 2 (Nellie's Lawn/Lullwater)
White-breasted Nuthatch 1
Carolina Wren 2
House Wren 1 (Maryland Mon, pm)
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 1 (Duck Island, pm)
Veery 3+
Swainson's Thrush 2
American Robin X
Gray Catbird X
Northern Mockingbird X
European Starling X
Cedar Waxwing 1
Nashville Warbler 1 (woodchip path above
Maryland Monument, pm)
Northern Parula 2+
Yellow Warbler 4 (S. Lake shore, pm)
Chestnut-sided Warbler 3
Magnolia Warbler 30+
Black-throated Blue Warbler 3+
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle) 1 (Peninsula, pm)
Black-throated Green Warbler 3+
Blackburnian Warbler 1 (Lullwater west, nr viewing
platform, thanks to Kathy & Emily)
Pine Warbler 2+ (Lullwater/Peninsula)
Prairie Warbler 1 (Lookout Butterfly Meadow am & late pm)
Bay-breasted Warbler 1+ (Lookout)
Blackpoll Warbler 3 (Lookout, Peninsula)
Black-and-white Warbler 10+
American Redstart 25+
Ovenbird 10+
Northern Waterthrush 6+
Common Yellowthroat 25+
Hooded Warbler 1 (path above Wellhouse, noon)
Wilson's Warbler 1+ (Nellie's Lawn am
and S. Lake shore pm)
Canada Warbler 3
Chipping Sparrow 2
Song Sparrow 2
Scarlet Tanager 1 (Lookout)
Northern Cardinal X
Rose-breasted Grosbeak 1 (Terrace Bridge, pm with RB)
Red-winged Blackbird X
Common Grackle X
Brown-headed Cowbird 1 (Longmeadow)
Purple Finch 1 (Lookout)
American Goldfinch X
House Sparrow X
This report was generated automatically by eBird v2(http://ebird.org)
Thursday, September 9, 2010
Prospect Thursday walk Sept 9th
Results of Brooklyn Bird Club Thursday walk 7-10 am Leading Peter Dorosh
7 participants
date = 2010/09/09
site = Prospect Park
observers =
Rock Pigeon
Mourning Dove
Chimney Swift
Downy Woodpecker
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
Great Crested Flycatcher
Eastern Wood-Pewee
Red-eyed Vireo about 10
Blue Jay 7
Black-capped Chickadee
House Wren
Carolina Wren
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
American Robin
Wood Thrush "Golden Stairs" bet 16th St and 11th ave entrances
Veery 3
Gray Catbird
Northern Mockingbird
European Starling
Cedar Waxwing 2
American Redstart 4
Black-and-white Warbler Butterfly Meadow
Ovenbird 1 Golden Stairs;1 Lookout
Black-throated Blue Warbler Lookout Hill south
Chestnut-sided Warbler Lookout Hill south
Blue-winged Warbler Butterfly Meadow
Northern Parula Butterfly Meadow
Magnolia Warbler Butterfly Meadow
Pine Warbler Butterfly Meadow
Song Sparrow
Northern Cardinal
Baltimore Oriole 3
American Goldfinch Butterfly Meadow
House Sparrow
7 participants
date = 2010/09/09
site = Prospect Park
observers =
Rock Pigeon
Mourning Dove
Chimney Swift
Downy Woodpecker
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
Great Crested Flycatcher
Eastern Wood-Pewee
Red-eyed Vireo about 10
Blue Jay 7
Black-capped Chickadee
House Wren
Carolina Wren
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
American Robin
Wood Thrush "Golden Stairs" bet 16th St and 11th ave entrances
Veery 3
Gray Catbird
Northern Mockingbird
European Starling
Cedar Waxwing 2
American Redstart 4
Black-and-white Warbler Butterfly Meadow
Ovenbird 1 Golden Stairs;1 Lookout
Black-throated Blue Warbler Lookout Hill south
Chestnut-sided Warbler Lookout Hill south
Blue-winged Warbler Butterfly Meadow
Northern Parula Butterfly Meadow
Magnolia Warbler Butterfly Meadow
Pine Warbler Butterfly Meadow
Song Sparrow
Northern Cardinal
Baltimore Oriole 3
American Goldfinch Butterfly Meadow
House Sparrow
Monday, September 6, 2010
Prospect Park September 4th
Leader : Peter Dorosh
Results of the Brooklyn Bird Club -Prospect
Location: Prospect Park
Observation date: 9/4/10
Number of species: 43
Canada Goose X
Mute Swan X
Wood Duck 3
Mallard X
Double-crested Cormorant 2
Green Heron 1
Black-crowned Night-Heron 1
Osprey 1
Cooper's Hawk 1
Rock Pigeon X
Mourning Dove X
Chimney Swift X
Downy Woodpecker 1
Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted) 3
Least Flycatcher 2
Empidonax sp. X
Eastern Phoebe 1
Great Crested Flycatcher 1
Eastern Kingbird 1
Warbling Vireo 2
Red-eyed Vireo 4
Blue Jay 1
Carolina Wren 1
Veery 5
American Robin X
Gray Catbird X
Northern Mockingbird X
European Starling X
Cedar Waxwing 3
Chestnut-sided Warbler 1
Magnolia Warbler 2
Cape May Warbler 1
Black-throated Blue Warbler 2
Pine Warbler 1
Black-and-white Warbler 1
American Redstart 4
Ovenbird 4
Common Yellowthroat 1
Northern Cardinal 2
Red-winged Blackbird X
Common Grackle X
Baltimore Oriole 1
American Goldfinch 1
House Sparrow X
This report was generated automatically by eBird v2(http://ebird.org)
Results of the Brooklyn Bird Club -Prospect
Location: Prospect Park
Observation date: 9/4/10
Number of species: 43
Canada Goose X
Mute Swan X
Wood Duck 3
Mallard X
Double-crested Cormorant 2
Green Heron 1
Black-crowned Night-Heron 1
Osprey 1
Cooper's Hawk 1
Rock Pigeon X
Mourning Dove X
Chimney Swift X
Downy Woodpecker 1
Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted) 3
Least Flycatcher 2
Empidonax sp. X
Eastern Phoebe 1
Great Crested Flycatcher 1
Eastern Kingbird 1
Warbling Vireo 2
Red-eyed Vireo 4
Blue Jay 1
Carolina Wren 1
Veery 5
American Robin X
Gray Catbird X
Northern Mockingbird X
European Starling X
Cedar Waxwing 3
Chestnut-sided Warbler 1
Magnolia Warbler 2
Cape May Warbler 1
Black-throated Blue Warbler 2
Pine Warbler 1
Black-and-white Warbler 1
American Redstart 4
Ovenbird 4
Common Yellowthroat 1
Northern Cardinal 2
Red-winged Blackbird X
Common Grackle X
Baltimore Oriole 1
American Goldfinch 1
House Sparrow X
This report was generated automatically by eBird v2(http://ebird.org)
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