Monday, June 27, 2022

Greenwood Cemetery Insects Walk June 25th

Green-Wood Insect Walk June 25, 2022


Leader : Matthew Wills


Common Green Darner

Pantala gliders

Blue Dasher

Eastern Amberwing

Fragile Forktail 


Eastern Tailed-blue

Cabbage White

Unidentified moths (2)


Megachile species bees

Bombus species bees

Halictus (?) species bee

Western Honey Bee

European Paper Wasp

Organpipe Mud-dauber mud nest chambers

Horned Oak Gall Wasp on Pin Oak


Spotted Lanternfly (nymph stage)

Witch-hazel Cone Gall Aphid on witch-hazel

Unknown aphid species on Tuliptree

Unknown aphid species on thistle


Poison Ivy Gall Mite on Fragrant Sumac

Red Nail Gall Mite on linden


Condylostylus genus flies

Margined Calligrapher

Calcomyza genus fly (larva leafmines on White Snakeroot)

Liriomyza genus fly (larval leafmines on White Snakeroot

Several other fly species


Conocephalus lesser meadow katydids

Melanoplus grasshopper

Unknown cricket


Asian Lady Beetle (larvae, pupae, and adults)

Common Eastern Firefly






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

                                                                            --Carl Sagan

Saturday, June 4, 2022

Fwd: Rockaway/Jamaica Bay Bird Walk June4th

Leader Chris Laskowski

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Chris Laskowski <celaskowski@yahoo.com>
Date: Saturday, June 4, 2022
Subject: Re: Rockaway/Jamaica Bay Bird Walk


Hi Peter,

I had 9 people show up for the walk today.  It was a fun and friendly group.  We had great weather and some really nice birds.  Highlights included:  piping plover, nesting least and common terns, barn owl and some ruddy ducks in breeding plumage.  We managed 46 species for the trip. 

Thanks again everyone for supporting green birding!!

I sent the ebird lists please let me know if you didn't get it.

If the photographers got any good shots please share.  Charles, please send the group photo.



Checklists included in this summary:
(1): Rockaway Beach--Edgemere (Beach 32nd-56th St.)
Date: Jun 4, 2022 at 7:15 AM
(2): Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge
Date: Jun 4, 2022 at 10:36 AM

40 Canada Goose -- (1),(2)
15 Mute Swan -- (2)
3 Gadwall -- (2)
8 Mallard -- (2)
4 Ruddy Duck -- (2)
3 Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon) -- (1)
6 Mourning Dove -- (1),(2)
3 Chimney Swift -- (1)
2 Piping Plover -- (1)
1 Killdeer -- (1)
12 Semipalmated Sandpiper -- (2)
1 Semipalmated Plover -- (2)
2 Willet -- (2)
60 Laughing Gull -- (1),(2)
5 Herring Gull -- (1),(2)
8 Least Tern -- (1)
6 Common Tern -- (1)
2 Forster's Tern -- (2)
72 Double-crested Cormorant -- (1),(2)
1 Great Blue Heron -- (2)
1 Great Egret -- (2)
2 Snowy Egret -- (2)
2 Yellow-crowned Night-Heron -- (2)
12 Glossy Ibis -- (1),(2)
3 Osprey -- (2)
1 Barn Owl -- (2)
2 Northern Flicker -- (1),(2)
6 Willow Flycatcher -- (1),(2)
1 Tree Swallow -- (1)
4 House Wren -- (1),(2)
2 Carolina Wren -- (1),(2)
15 European Starling -- (1),(2)
10 Gray Catbird -- (1),(2)
1 Brown Thrasher -- (2)
6 Northern Mockingbird -- (1),(2)
9 American Robin -- (1),(2)
9 House Sparrow -- (1),(2)
5 House Finch -- (1)
5 Song Sparrow -- (1),(2)
2 Eastern Towhee -- (2)
20 Red-winged Blackbird -- (1),(2)
1 Common Grackle -- (1)
1 Boat-tailed Grackle -- (2)
5 Common Yellowthroat -- (1),(2)
12 Yellow Warbler -- (1),(2)
5 Northern Cardinal -- (1),(2)
American Oystercatcher



Spring is nature's way of saying, 'Let's party!'

--Robin Williams







Friday, May 20, 2022

Fwd: Thursday Walk out of the rain

Report from BBC Thursday walk leader Tom S.

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From: Tom Stephenson <12toms@gmail.com>
Date: Thursday, May 19, 2022
Subject: Thursday Walk out of the rain
To: Peter Dorosh <prosbird@gmail.com>
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Hi Peter,
We had a brave and hardy group today... with rain and not a lot of birds at first, but after some clearing it turned out to be fairly birdy. We ended up with 83 species and 18 species of warblers.
Highlights: several Bay-breasted Warblers, Blue-winged and Canadas that showed well, many female Blackpolls, a juvenal Broad-winged Hawk, a cooperative Gray-cheeked Thrush along with all of its relatives except Bicknell's, and more.
The Mourning was, unfortunately, just a call and the Summer Tanager was a singing bird that then called a few times and disappeared before we could find it. In fact, many birds disappeared suddenly today, including the Marsh Wren, which showed for a few of us only.

Even with the rain it was a lot of fun with a great group.
Here's the list.

Best regards,
Tom

Double-crested Cormorant
Great Blue Heron
Green Heron
Black-crowned Night-Heron
Canada Goose
Mute Swan
Wood Duck
Mallard
Osprey
Cooper's Hawk
Broad-winged Hawk
American Kestrel
Spotted Sandpiper
Laughing Gull
Ring-billed Gull
Herring Gull
Rock Dove
Mourning Dove
Monk Parakeet
Yellow-billed Cuckoo
Chimney Swift
Belted Kingfisher
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Downy Woodpecker
Hairy Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
Eastern Wood-Pewee
Willow Flycatcher
Least Flycatcher
Great Crested Flycatcher
Eastern Kingbird
Blue-headed Vireo
Warbling Vireo
Red-eyed Vireo
Blue Jay
American Crow
Tree Swallow
Northern Rough-winged Swallow
Barn Swallow
House Wren
Marsh Wren
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
Veery
Gray-cheeked Thrush
Swainson's Thrush
Hermit Thrush
Wood Thrush
American Robin
Gray Catbird
European Starling
Cedar Waxwing
Blue-winged Warbler
Northern Parula
Yellow Warbler
Chestnut-sided Warbler
Magnolia Warbler
Black-throated Blue Warbler
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Black-throated Green Warbler
Bay-breasted Warbler
Blackpoll Warbler
Black-and-white Warbler
American Redstart
Ovenbird
Northern Waterthrush
Mourning Warbler
Common Yellowthroat
Wilson's Warbler
Canada Warbler
Summer Tanager
Scarlet Tanager
Chipping Sparrow
Song Sparrow
Swamp Sparrow
White-throated Sparrow
Northern Cardinal
Rose-breasted Grosbeak
Red-winged Blackbird
Common Grackle
Brown-headed Cowbird
Baltimore Oriole
American Goldfinch
House Sparrow



--

Spring is nature's way of saying, 'Let's party!'

--Robin Williams

Wednesday, May 18, 2022

Fwd: eBird Report - Prospect Park, May 17, 2022

BBC Tuesday walk, rept from Bobbi.

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From: Roberta Manian <roberta.manian@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, May 18, 2022, 8:23 AM
Subject: Fwd: eBird Report - Prospect Park, May 17, 2022
To: Peter Dorosh <prosbird@gmail.com>, Dennis Hrehowsik <deepseagangster@gmail.com>, Tom Stephenson <12toms@gmail.com>, Kathleen Toomey <kathleentoomey@gmail.com>


Hi Peter,

we had a great walk yesterday!   8 hours and 17 species of warblers.  Janet and Alan found a termite hatchout looking down from the Terrace Bridge and had a wonderful time looking DOWN at warblers.  Thanks to Radka for letting us know how birdy 3-sisters was we spent several hours going up that side of the lake.  we had a fairly cooperative wormeating at the top of Maryland steps and almost eye-level looks at a pair of Bay-breasteds along the Lullwater

fell asleep super early and forgot to send list, so remedying htat now

b.

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From: <do-not-reply@ebird.org>
Date: Wed, May 18, 2022 at 8:17 AM
Subject: eBird Report - Prospect Park, May 17, 2022
To: <roberta.manian@gmail.com>


Prospect Park, Kings, New York, US
May 17, 2022 7:31 AM - 3:29 PM
Protocol: Traveling
5.3 mile(s)
65 species (+1 other taxa)

Canada Goose  7
Mute Swan  18
Wood Duck  1
Mallard  4
Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon)  2
Mourning Dove  3
Chimney Swift  107
American Coot  1     Continuing by West Island pictures
Spotted Sandpiper  2
Solitary Sandpiper (solitaria)  2
Laughing Gull  21
Ring-billed Gull  14
Herring Gull (American)  3
Forster's Tern  1
Double-crested Cormorant  2
Great Blue Heron (Great Blue)  2
Great Egret  1
Green Heron  1
Black-crowned Night-Heron  1
Osprey (carolinensis)  1
Red-tailed Hawk (borealis)  1
Red-bellied Woodpecker  2
Downy Woodpecker (Eastern)  2
Eastern Wood-Pewee  2
Least Flycatcher  1
Eastern Kingbird  2
Warbling Vireo  8
Warbling Vireo (Eastern)  7
Red-eyed Vireo  2
Blue Jay  3
Barn Swallow (American)  4
House Wren (Northern)  2
European Starling  3
Gray Catbird  4
Veery  1
Swainson's Thrush  3
American Robin  9
Cedar Waxwing  5
House Sparrow  4
House Finch  5
American Goldfinch  3
Song Sparrow (melodia/atlantica)  2
Baltimore Oriole  6     saw 2 building nests
Red-winged Blackbird (Red-winged)  9
Brown-headed Cowbird  2
Common Grackle  3
Ovenbird  4
Worm-eating Warbler  1
Northern Waterthrush  2
Black-and-white Warbler  4
Common Yellowthroat  3
American Redstart  21
Northern Parula  3
Magnolia Warbler  5
Bay-breasted Warbler  4
Yellow Warbler (Northern)  4
Chestnut-sided Warbler  4
Blackpoll Warbler  11
Black-throated Blue Warbler  1
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle)  5
Black-throated Green Warbler  2
Canada Warbler  2
Wilson's Warbler  2
Scarlet Tanager  2
Northern Cardinal  2
Rose-breasted Grosbeak  2

View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S110507687

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

Friday, May 13, 2022

Walkill NWR May 8th

 Leader Adelia Harrison

Bobolink photod by Amy Weintraub


Adelia Honeywood

AttachmentsMay 10, 2022, 6:27 PM (3 days ago)
to me
Hi Peter,

There were 13 of us on our BBC trip for Mother's Day, May 8 2022 to Wallkill NWR and the Black Dirt Region. The day was sunny but windy and a bit chilly. Most of the warblers and migrating passerines hadn't arrived yet, but we still had some wonderful sights. In honor of Mother's Day, our trip highlights were two Great-Horned Owlets in and around an abandoned eagle's nest and a Sandhill Crane on her or his nest. Apparently both sexes incubate during the day so we don't know if we saw Mom or Dad. Both of these sightings were at Liberty Loop.

Walking the 2.5 Liberty Marsh Loop trail was the beginning of our day. Along with the above-mentioned sightings we had three different Bald Eagles, an adult and two juveniles. A Northern Harrier scared up a passel of ducks on the far side of the marsh. One Northern Shoveler was prominent but I assumed the rest were a flock of Mallard. A photo by Amy Weintraub revealed a "coil", "dopping", "knob", "paddling", or "spring" (depending on what collective noun you choose) of Green-winged Teal. There were at least a few dozen. Amy's camera also captured a Wilson's Snipe in flight. Sadly we never located where this group of ducks and shorebirds landed so we could get better views. Although we did get a single Ring-necked Duck.

We then visited Winding Waters Trail, a peaceful meander along the Wallkill River which added Baltimore and Orchard Orioles to our list, along with Belted Kingfisher and very close views of Eastern Bluebirds.

Purple Martin photod Charles Tang
We had lunch at Owens Station Crossing where the Common Grackle had returned to her nest over the picnic tables in the same spot as last year. While we were eating Bob O'Neill spotted a White-crowned Sparrow. At the Wallkill NWR headquarters only a few Purple Martins had returned to the complex of gourds set up for them, but a few were enough, providing lifers for some participants. Tree Swallows were already sticking their heads out of nest boxes and a pair of Eastern Bluebirds were scouting the boxes. A pair of Baltimore Orioles were busy weaving a new nest in the very top of an ash tree as captured by Carol Page.



The last stop was Knapp's View, a wonderful steep hill of grassland where Bobolinks and Meadowlarks breed. The bobolinks have not all arrived but those that were there were doing their odd display flight where they hold their head up above their body and their wings down below it, flying around and singing their R2-D2 song. We didn't get any Meadowlarks this time. The grass had been recently mown. Later in the month it may be more prolific. We did get a Field Sparrow although we were hoping for Grasshopper or Clay-colored. They might have been there, lots of sparrows were popping up and then flying down but not many were giving themselves away by singing. We ended the day feasting on cherry pie.
Sandhill Crane nesting photod Charles Tang


Here's the list
American Coot (Fulica americana)
American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos)
American Goldfinch (Spinus tristis)
American Redstart (Setophaga ruticilla)
American Robin (Turdus migratorius)
Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus)
Baltimore Oriole (Icterus galbula)
Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica)
Belted Kingfisher (Megaceryle alcyon)
Black Vulture (Coragyps atratus)
Black-and-white Warbler (Mniotilta varia)
Black-throated Blue Warbler (Setophaga caerulescens)
Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata)
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher (Polioptila caerulea)
Bobolink (Dolichonyx oryzivorus)
Brown-headed Cowbird (Molothrus ater)
Canada Goose (Branta canadensis)
Carolina Wren (Thryothorus ludovicianus)
Chimney Swift (Chaetura pelagica)
Chipping Sparrow (Spizella passerina)
Common Gallinule (Gallinula galeata)
Common Grackle (Quiscalus quiscula)
Common Yellowthroat (Geothlypis trichas)
Eastern Bluebird (Sialia sialis)
Eastern Kingbird (Tyrannus tyrannus)
Eastern Phoebe (Sayornis phoebe)
European Starling (Sturnus vulgaris)
Field Sparrow (Spizella pusilla)
Gray Catbird (Dumetella carolinensis)
Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias)
fledgling Great Horned Owl by Charles Tang
Great Horned Owl (Bubo virginianus)
Green-winged Teal (Anas crecca)
House Wren (Troglodytes aedon)
Killdeer (Charadrius vociferus)
Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)
Marsh Wren (Cistothorus palustris)
Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura)
Mute Swan (Cygnus olor)
Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis)
Northern Flicker (Colaptes auratus)
Northern Harrier (Circus hudsonius)
Northern Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos)
Northern Shoveler (Spatula clypeata)
Orchard Oriole (Icterus spurius)
Ovenbird (Seiurus aurocapilla)
Purple Martin (Progne subis)
Red-bellied Woodpecker (Melanerpes carolinus)
Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis)
Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus)
Ring-necked Duck (Aythya collaris)
Sandhill Crane (Antigone canadensis)
Savannah Sparrow (Passerculus sandwichensis)
Solitary Sandpiper (Tringa solitaria)
Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia)
Spotted Sandpiper (Actitis macularius)
Swamp Sparrow (Melospiza georgiana)
Tree Swallow (Tachycineta bicolor)
Turkey Vulture (Cathartes aura)
Virginia Rail (Rallus limicola)
Warbling Vireo (Vireo gilvus)
White-crowned Sparrow (Zonotrichia leucophrys) 
Wilson's Snipe (Gallinago delicata)
Yellow Warbler (Setophaga petechia)
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Setophaga coronata)



Wednesday, May 11, 2022

Fwd: Today's Walk

Leader Tom Stephenson

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From: Tom Stephenson <12toms@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, May 11, 2022, 6:54 PM
Subject: Today's Walk
To: Peter Dorosh <prosbird@gmail.com>
Cc: Roberta Manian <roberta.manian@gmail.com>, Ryan Goldberg <ryan.goldberg@gmail.com>, Ed Crowne <erc310@gmail.com>, radka osickova <Radkadesign@yahoo.com>, Valerie Masten <valerie.masten@gmail.com>, Michele <truongmichele@gmail.com>, Marisa Hernandez <shishi47@gmail.com>, Lenore Swenson <lenoreswenson@gmail.com>


Hi Peter,
Great seeing you in the park today. Glad you got the Cape Mays.
We had a fun walk, with great weather and a very birdy park. No huge fallout flocks, but it seemed like there were birds just about everywhere.
We had 87 species including 21 species of warblers. There was, by the way, great pressure to beat the species count of what sounds like a great walk last week, led by Ed. And thanks very much to Ryan, Ed and Valerie for filling in while I was away.
And very glad to have Bobbi help with the walk today.

Highlights today were probably the racoons on the bridge over the lullwater, Caspian Tern, four species of thrush and a good number of well-behaved warblers.

Here's the list.

Best regards,
Tom

Red-throated Loon
Double-crested Cormorant
Great Blue Heron
Great Egret
Green Heron
Black-crowned Night-Heron
Turkey Vulture
Canada Goose
Mute Swan
Wood Duck
Mallard
Osprey
Red-tailed Hawk
Solitary Sandpiper
Spotted Sandpiper
Laughing Gull
Ring-billed Gull
Herring Gull
Caspian Tern
Rock Dove
Mourning Dove
Chimney Swift
Ruby-throated Hummingbird
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Downy Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
Least Flycatcher
Great Crested Flycatcher
Eastern Kingbird
Blue-headed Vireo
Warbling Vireo
Blue Jay
American Crow
Tree Swallow
Northern Rough-winged Swallow
Barn Swallow
Black-capped Chickadee
Tufted Titmouse
White-breasted Nuthatch
Carolina Wren
House Wren
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
Veery
Swainson's Thrush
Hermit Thrush
Wood Thrush
American Robin
Gray Catbird
European Starling
Cedar Waxwing
Orange-crowned Warbler
Nashville Warbler
Northern Parula
Yellow Warbler
Chestnut-sided Warbler
Magnolia Warbler
Cape May Warbler
Black-throated Blue Warbler
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Black-throated Green Warbler
Pine Warbler
Prairie Warbler
Palm Warbler
Black-and-white Warbler
American Redstart
Ovenbird
Northern Waterthrush
Common Yellowthroat
Hooded Warbler
Wilson's Warbler
Canada Warbler
Chipping Sparrow
Song Sparrow
Swamp Sparrow
White-throated Sparrow
White-crowned Sparrow
Northern Cardinal
Rose-breasted Grosbeak
Indigo Bunting
Red-winged Blackbird
Common Grackle
Brown-headed Cowbird
Orchard Oriole
Baltimore Oriole
American Goldfinch
House Sparrow