January 11th Walking the Sandy Coastline of Brighton Beach and Coney Island

Black Scoters , photo by Barbara S.

Leader Peter Dorosh

5 participants

Purple Sandpiper. Photo by Barbara S.

 https://ebird.org/checklist/S208918367

https://ebird.org/checklist/S208919347

Coney Island Pier photo of trip leader , taken by Barbara S.

January 4th Historic turf of Barrows Golden eye North coast Long Island

Centre Island Park in Bayville

Leader Peter Dorosh in his Golden anniversary year

Locations: Ransom beach ( Bayville),Centre Island Park, Geissler Beach, Sunken Meadow State Park

High winds on this trip impacted observation but highlights of Redheaded Woodpecker, Red shouldered Hawk, Common Golden eye and White winged scoters fulfilled the day

4 participants

https://ebird.org/checklist/S208484410

Sunken Meadow State Park

--
Two roads diverged in a wood and I – I took the one less traveled by, and that has made all the difference."

— Robert Frost

Fwd: BBC New Year's Day Walk 2025

BBC First day walk tally ,led by Karen OHearn

"Feed the birds in winter; in return, they will feed your soul with the look of gratitude!"

--Mehmet Murat ildan





   

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From: karenohearn
Date: Sat, Jan 4, 2025, 8:07 PM
Subject: BBC New Year's Day Walk 2025
To: Peter Dorosh <prosbird@gmail.com>

https://ebird.org/checklist/S207478532

Kings Christmas BIrd Count December 14th

 Compiler Rick Cech

Brooklyn Christmas Count Annual Report: 2024

Species

Total

Seen NS BP PP RP GW JB OH MP FB BB SC BT

Snow Goose 566 505 60 1

Greater White-fronted Goose 0 cw

Brant 11,134 58 461 360 2482 1079 2192 1810 234 158 2300

Canada Goose 2,689 107 422 95 241 122 339 271 361 681 22 12 16

Mute Swan 94 5 70 8 2 2 2 4 1

Wood Duck 17 17

Northern Shoveler 208 165 1 22 20

Gadwall 160 55 2 6 5 2 32 58

American Wigeon 122 12 2 24 8 32 17 9 6 12

Mallard 300 24 73 4 43 45 5 9 69 28

American Black Duck 576 43 7 70 42 49 44 112 70 32 5 102

Northern Pintail 46 46

Green-winged Teal 115 81 34

Redhead 0 cw

Ring-necked Duck 1 1

Greater Scaup 600 5 12 104 46 13 269 143 8

Lesser Scaup 82 28 54

Common Eider 15 12 3

Surf Scoter 35 4 8 2 21

White-winged Scoter 115 10 105

Black Scoter 6,567 714 353 5500

Scoter (sp.) 3,500 500 3000

Long-tailed Duck 99 9 10 32 48

Bufflehead 1,068 75 5 68 82 61 137 237 147 81 71 104

Common Goldeneye 11 1 1 6 1 2

Hooded Merganser 131 3 5 7 24 63 29

Red-breasted Merganser 626 6 16 126 103 107 93 66 61 46 2

Ruddy Duck 1,026 2 23 185 1 17 575 223

Pied-billed Grebe 9 1 1 2 5

Horned Grebe 51 2 12 8 15 7 4 2 1

Red-necked Grebe 2 1 1

Rock Pigeon 2,203 547 117 28 860 46 27 140 204 84 110 40

Mourning Dove 798 140 240 89 56 6 163 27 16 3 45 13

Clapper Rail 2 2

American Coot 13 6 1 4 2

American Oystercatcher 73 15 2 36 20

Black-bellied Plover 8 1 1 6

Killdeer 18 3 3 4 2 6

Sanderling 283 8 150 125

Dunlin 104 3 81 20

Purple Sandpiper 23 18 3 2

American Woodcock 2 1 1

Greater Yellowlegs 3 3

Black-legged Kittiwake 0 cw

Laughing Gull 2 1 1

Ring-billed Gull 6,232 2355 483 15 1650 94 587 142 361 17 310 216 2

Sunday, December 15, 2024 Page 1 of 3

Species

Total

Seen NS BP PP RP GW JB OH MP FB BB SC BT

Herring Gull 2,764 335 163 12 218 68 191 201 291 548 322 275 140

Lesser Black-backed Gull 6 2 4

Great Black-backed Gull 222 38 36 6 19 7 2 12 32 58 12

Black Skimmer 7 7

Red-throated Loon 247 1 2 132 112

Common Loon 114 12 5 4 1 2 36 54

Northern Gannet 250 50 200

Great Cormorant 28 3 6 1 6 12

Double-crested Cormorant 260 24 1 14 61 53 12 15 15 21 32 12

Black-crowned Night Heron 8 1 2 5

Great Egret 4 1 3

Great Blue Heron 26 1 5 2 4 3 5 4 2

Turkey Vulture 4 2 1 1

Bald Eagle 7 2 1 1 3

Northern Harrier 15 1 4 1 3 3 2 1

Sharp-shinned Hawk 2 1 1

Cooper's Hawk 33 1 5 5 2 2 4 2 4 4 3 1

Red-shouldered Hawk 4 1 1 1 1

Red-tailed Hawk 38 7 9 7 3 1 5 5 1

American Barn Owl 2 1 1

Great Horned Owl 6 1 3 2

Belted Kingfisher 10 2 1 3 3 1

Red-headed Woodpecker 1 1

Red-bellied Woodpecker 48 2 20 16 7 2 1

Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 31 3 15 12 1

Downy Woodpecker 100 2 24 8 12 6 11 6 9 6 11 5

Hairy Woodpecker 1 1

Northern Flicker 104 2 2 1 2 4 26 8 18 25 11 5

American Kestrel 17 4 1 4 2 1 1 1 1 2

Merlin 9 1 1 2 1 1 2 1

Peregrine Falcon 12 1 1 1 1 2 2 3 1

Monk Parakeet 13 8 5

Blue Jay 159 3 54 49 18 9 2 3 19 2

American Crow 340 41 145 57 8 4 25 14 39 6 1

Fish Crow 737 48 1 4 22 1 250 411

Common Raven 18 1 1 1 1 4 3 2 2 3

Horned Lark 19 18 1

Black-capped Chickadee 230 6 44 31 13 12 52 17 24 24 7

Tufted Titmouse 74 1 32 21 11 7 2

Tree Swallow 11 2 9

Ruby-crowned Kinglet 17 1 1 1 1 2 3 3 2 2 1

Golden-crowned Kinglet 16 4 6 1 1 1 2 1

Cedar Waxwing 38 3 29 6

Red-breasted Nuthatch 13 7 1 5

White-breasted Nuthatch 71 1 27 30 9 1 3

Brown Creeper 12 7 1 3 1

Carolina Wren 65 3 8 4 3 4 6 2 6 9 12 8

Winter Wren 4 3 1

Gray Catbird 25 12 1 1 4 6 1

Sunday, December 15, 2024 Page 2 of 3

Species

Total

Seen NS BP PP RP GW JB OH MP FB BB SC BT

Brown Thrasher 1 1

Northern Mockingbird 216 19 6 20 19 6 49 10 23 27 26 11

European Starling 1,136 116 56 20 155 34 126 50 85 76 198 220

Eastern Bluebird 1 1

Hermit Thrush 45 10 6 2 4 1 4 2 2 3 9 2

American Robin 726 146 86 153 50 8 184 9 11 35 33 11

House Sparrow 1,257 359 252 40 209 10 5 33 214 32 71 32

American Pipit 36 5 5 17 1 7 1

House Finch 158 5 10 1 5 11 9 27 34 19 37

Purple Finch 2 1 1

Pine Siskin 1 1

American Goldfinch 145 4 22 10 17 16 25 9 15 18 9

Snow Bunting 134 4 40 90

Chipping Sparrow 10 1 6 1 2

Field Sparrow 13 1 2 2 8

Fox Sparrow 68 2 4 6 1 1 9 5 28 3 5 4

American Tree Sparrow 37 1 5 20 6 2 3

Dark-eyed Junco 459 34 72 92 64 22 32 12 64 18 21 28

White-throated Sparrow 1,069 170 238 76 49 20 119 74 129 117 29 48

Seaside Sparrow 1 1

Savannah Sparrow 55 2 33 11 4 3 2

Song Sparrow 277 13 10 15 11 11 26 26 60 34 23 48

Swamp Sparrow 67 12 6 1 4 4 3 13 16 8

Eastern Towhee 5 2 1 1 1

Eastern Meadowlark 5 2 3

Baltimore Oriole 1 1

Red-winged Blackbird 173 44 1 11 6 14 20 16 40 21

Brown-headed Cowbird 121 1 22 98

Rusty Blackbird 1 1

Common Grackle 58 50 8

Boat-tailed Grackle 321 21 300

Orange-crowned Warbler 13 3 1 1 5 1 2

Nashville Warbler 1 1

Common Yellowthroat 1 1

Palm Warbler 2 1 1

Pine Warbler 2 1 1

Yellow-rumped Warbler 814 2 1 16 123 97 5 106 249 215

Wilson's Warbler 1 1

Northern Cardinal 338 12 50 53 12 20 60 26 31 31 22 21

58

4,913

Species Count:

Number Seen:

61

3,017

49

1,016

67

5,371

75

1,728

73

5,348

55

2,958

74

6,456

71

5,547

61

3,137

65

8,005

130

50,242

15

2,746

Overnight trip: Salute to birds of the Sandy Hook National Seashore region – Brooklyn Bird Club

Spermaceti cove upland marsh

Leader Peter Dorosh

Locations Thompson County Park ,Manasquan Reservoir,Sandy Hook National Seashore (Gat

"Autumn…the year's last, loveliest smile." ~ William Cullen Bryant



   

Spermaceti cove historic lifesaving station

Horseshoe cove

71 species

Brant

Canada Goose

Mute Swan

Northern Shoveler

Gadwall

American Wigeon

Mallard

American Black Duck

Northern Pintail

Green winged Teal

Ring Necked Duck

Greater Scaup

White-winged Scoter

Black Scoter

Bufflehead Hooded Merganser

Ruddy Duck

Rock Pigeon

Mourning Dove

American Coot

Black-bellied Plover

American Golden Plover

Greater Yellowlegs

Sanderling

Dunlin

Western Sandpiper

Ring-billed Gull

Herring Gull

Great Black-backed Gull

Pied-billed Grebe

Horned Grebe

Red-throated Loon

Common LOon

Northern Gannet

Double-crested Cormorant

Great BLue Heron

Black Vulture

Turkey Vulture

Coopers Hawk

Northern Harrier

Bald EagleRed-tailed Hwk

Belted Kingfisher

Yellow-bellied Sapsucker

Red-bellied Woodpecker

Downy Woodpecker

Northern Flicker

Peregrine Falcon

Blue Jay

American Crow

Common Raven

Carolina Chickadee

Tufted Titmouse

Ruby-crowned Kinglet

White-breasted Nuthatch

Carolina Wren

European Starling

Northern Mockingbird

Eastern Bluebird

American Robin

House Finch

American Goldfinch

Dark eyed Junco

White throated Sparrow

Song Sparrow

Swamp Sparrow 

Eastern Towhee

Red-winged Blackbird

Brown headed Cowbird

Yellow-rumped Warbler

Northern Cardinal

eBird Checklist - 3 Nov 2024 - Prospect Park - 58 species (+1 other taxa)

https://ebird.org/checklist/S201302091

First Sunday BBC walk ,led by Ryan Goldberg

"Autumn…the year's last, loveliest smile." ~ William Cullen Bryant



   

Fwd: bird list from BBC memorial walk for Lenore

Pending Bullock's Oriole ,at Sparrowbowl, photo taken by Kellie Q.

"Autumn…the year's last, loveliest smile." ~ William Cullen Bryant

   

---------- Forwarded message ---------
From: Alice Deutsch >
Date: Sat, Nov 2, 2024, 7:48 PM
Subject: bird list
To: <prosbird@gmail.com>

Hi Peter,
Thank you for leading a wonderful walk and tribute to Lenore's memory.

Here's my list. Let me know if you need any more info. I hope it is ok that I'm sending it as a pdf. That's how my software works. Note that I included the Merlin which only you and I saw before the start of the walk.

Not sure about the Bullock's vs Baltimore. Perhaps you can clarify. I saw the photos on eBird of the Bullock's at Stillwell and that one is a mature adult male.

BR
Alice

Fwd: 10/26/24 BBC Trip to Staten Island

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From: Tom Preston
Date: Tue, Oct 29, 2024 at 11:19 PM
Subject: 10/26/24 BBC Trip to Staten Island
To: Peter Dorosh <>

Hi Peter

9 of us enjoyed a good birding day to the Eastern coast of Staten Island on Saturday. We had a great group, and saw some nice birds - 70 species in total.

Participants: Louis DeMarco, Barbara Schelkle, Amy Cook, Brian Foy, Michele Truong, Richard Payne, Tim Seguin, Annie T, Tom Preston (leader)

Locations visited: Conference House Park, Sprague Avenue Waterfront, North Mount Loretto - Snag Swamp, Wolfe;s Pond Park, Delete Avenue Marsh, Oakwood tidal marshes, New Creek Watershed and Staten Island University Hospital (Turkey Twitch!).

Highlights included:

- the lingering Wood Stork at the Snag Swamp in N Mount Loretto. The bird wasn't immediately obvious, but Barbara spotted it  - for her 300th NY state bird

- an Orange-crowned warbler at the Lenape playground at Conference House Park, found by Michele

- a late Tennessee Warbler at the Oakwood water treatment plant

- Eastern Meadowlarks at two different locations, both spotted by Richard

- a flyover Pine Siskin was heard at Conference House Park.

I created an eBird trip list. It's at

https://ebird.org/tripreport/287796

Species found are also listed below

- Tom

Brant

Canada Goose
Mute Swan
Wood Duck
Gadwall
Mallard
American Black Duck
Green-winged Teal
Ring-necked Duck
Ruddy Duck
Wild Turkey
Rock Pigeon
Mourning Dove
Greater Yellowlegs
Laughing Gull
Ring-billed Gull
American Herring Gull
Great Black-backed Gull
Common Loon
Wood Stork
Double-crested Cormorant
Great Blue Heron
Turkey Vulture
Osprey
Sharp-shinned Hawk
Cooper's Hawk
Bald Eagle
Red-tailed Hawk
Belted Kingfisher
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Downy Woodpecker
Hairy Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
Eastern Phoebe
Blue Jay
American Crow
Common Raven
Black-capped Chickadee
Tufted Titmouse
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Golden-crowned Kinglet
White-breasted Nuthatch
Red-breasted Nuthatch
Carolina Wren
European Starling
Northern Mockingbird
Hermit Thrush
American Robin
House Sparrow
House Finch
Pine Siskin
American Goldfinch
Chipping Sparrow
Field Sparrow
Dark-eyed Junco
White-throated Sparrow
Savannah Sparrow
Song Sparrow
Swamp Sparrow
Eastern Towhee
Eastern Meadowlark
Red-winged Blackbird
Brown-headed Cowbird
Common Grackle
Boat-tailed Grackle
Tennessee Warbler
Orange-crowned Warbler
Blackpoll Warbler
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Northern Cardinal

--

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

                                                                            --Carl Sagan

Fwd: Migration Morning in BBP 10-23-2024

Final BBP wed walk

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Mike Yuan <
Date: Wednesday, October 23, 2024
Subject: Migration Morning in BBP 10-23-2024
To: Peter Dorosh 


Hi Peter-
We had a lovely final Migration Morning of the fall at Brooklyn Bridge Park.
Within a few minutes of stepping onto the Harbor Lawn, 15 of us had 4 species of warbler feeding on the ground with the sparrows- Palm, Blackpoll, Pine, and Yellow-rumped.
Surprisingly, no Black-Crowned Night Herons roosting on the Long Pond, where we've seen up to 19 this season. A continuing, late Northern Waterthrush made up for their absence. 
On Pier 3, a Tufted Titmouse greeted us, and we picked up one more warbler in the maze, a Nashville Warbler. On the lawn, we detected a Purple Finch by its gentle "pik" call and it gave brief views. 
Great turnout this season, and we'll pick it up again next Spring!
Mike

Brooklyn Bridge Park, Kings, New York, US
Oct 23, 2024 7:18 AM - 9:54 AM
Protocol: Traveling
2.131 mile(s)
Checklist Comments:     Brooklyn Bird Club Migration Morning. Pier 1 to 3 and back
37 species

Canada Goose  8
American Black Duck  5
Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon)  6
Ring-billed Gull  7
American Herring Gull  3
Great Black-backed Gull  1
Double-crested Cormorant  8
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker  1
Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted)  1
Peregrine Falcon  1
Blue-headed Vireo  1
American Crow  2
Tufted Titmouse  1
Ruby-crowned Kinglet  1
Golden-crowned Kinglet  2
Carolina Wren  1
European Starling  6
Gray Catbird  9
Northern Mockingbird  3
Hermit Thrush  4
American Robin  7
Cedar Waxwing  1
House Sparrow  12
Purple Finch (Eastern)  1     Fem/imm male, pier 3 lawn
Dark-eyed Junco (Slate-colored)  6
White-throated Sparrow  21
Song Sparrow  5
Swamp Sparrow  3
Eastern Towhee  1
Common Grackle  6
Northern Waterthrush  1     Continuing on long pond
Nashville Warbler  1
Blackpoll Warbler  1
Palm Warbler (Yellow)  1
Pine Warbler  1
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle)  28
Northern Cardinal  2

View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S199994337



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"Life starts all over again when it gets crisp in the fall."
- F. Scott Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby

A Lovely Autumn Day at Floyd Bennett Field October 19

Leader Heydi Lopes

---------- Forwarded message ---------
From: Heydi Lopes 
Date: Sun, Oct 20, 2024 at 8:49 PM
Subject: Re: How was your walk?
To: Peter Dorosh <

Hi Peter,

It was a beautiful day for sure!  And as always with BBC walks, it was a great group.  It was a relaxed walk, and while we didn't see as many sparrow species as I had hoped, we did have some nice birds, including 4 Eastern Meadowlarks, American Pipits, Purple Finches, and a Broad-winged Hawk.

Forrest graciously agreed to do the list, which I have attached and also listed below.  As for photos,  Barbara, Forrest, Marisa all took great photos, some of which they did enter into the checklist, but I'd be happy to ask them to send photos to you - let me know and I'll do so.  (Only photo I managed to get was one of the BWHA, and it's not that great a shot 😡).

Thanks again for keeping me in mind for these walks.  It's always a pleasure to lead a BBC walk, as the participants are always great!

Best regards,

Heydi

Floyd Bennett Field, Kings, New York, US
Oct 19, 2024 8:04 AM - 2:05 PM
Protocol: Traveling
6.308 mile(s)
Checklist Comments:     BBC Walk
59 species (+2 other taxa)

Brant (Branta bernicla)  50
Canada Goose (Branta canadensis)  4
Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon) (Columba livia (Feral Pigeon))  4
Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura)  25
Killdeer (Charadrius vociferus)  3
Laughing Gull (Leucophaeus atricilla)  3
Ring-billed Gull (Larus delawarensis)  8
Herring Gull (Larus argentatus)  7
Great Black-backed Gull (Larus marinus)  1
Double-crested Cormorant (Nannopterum auritum)  60
Osprey (Pandion haliaetus)  2
Northern Harrier (Circus hudsonius)  2     North 40
Sharp-shinned Hawk (Accipiter striatus)  3
Cooper's Hawk (Accipiter cooperii)  2
Sharp-shinned/Cooper's Hawk (Accipiter striatus/cooperii)  3
Red-shouldered Hawk (Buteo lineatus)  1     High, afternoon flyover at Ecology Village.
Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis)  4
Red-bellied Woodpecker (Melanerpes carolinus)  2
Downy Woodpecker (Dryobates pubescens)  4
Northern Flicker (Colaptes auratus)  7
American Kestrel (Falco sparverius)  3
Eastern Phoebe (Sayornis phoebe)  4
Blue-headed Vireo (Vireo solitarius)  2
Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata)  11
American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos)  4
crow sp. (Corvus sp. (crow sp.))  5
Common Raven (Corvus corax)  1     Perched on a lamp post near entrance, then in flight
Black-capped Chickadee (Poecile atricapillus)  4
Tufted Titmouse (Baeolophus bicolor)  2
Tree Swallow (Tachycineta bicolor)  1
Ruby-crowned Kinglet (Corthylio calendula)  3
Golden-crowned Kinglet (Regulus satrapa)  28
White-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta carolinensis)  1
Red-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta canadensis)  3
Brown Creeper (Certhia americana)  4
Carolina Wren (Thryothorus ludovicianus)  4
European Starling (Sturnus vulgaris)  45
Gray Catbird (Dumetella carolinensis)  3
Northern Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos)  7
Hermit Thrush (Catharus guttatus)  2
American Robin (Turdus migratorius)  80
Cedar Waxwing (Bombycilla cedrorum)  17
House Sparrow (Passer domesticus)  20
American Pipit (Anthus rubescens)  5     At least four on field between Aviator parking lot and North 40, then one heard only closer to Ecology Village
House Finch (Haemorhous mexicanus)  9
Purple Finch (Haemorhous purpureus)  5
American Goldfinch (Spinus tristis)  5
Chipping Sparrow (Spizella passerina)  9
Field Sparrow (Spizella pusilla)  2
Dark-eyed Junco (Junco hyemalis)  52
White-throated Sparrow (Zonotrichia albicollis)  25
Savannah Sparrow (Passerculus sandwichensis)  10
Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia)  27
Swamp Sparrow (Melospiza georgiana)  5
Eastern Towhee (Pipilo erythrophthalmus)  2
Eastern Meadowlark (Sturnella magna)  4     Flying back and forth around Aviator parking lot in early morning, with at least one singing (!).
Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus)  6
Common Yellowthroat (Geothlypis trichas)  1
Palm Warbler (Setophaga palmarum)  9
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Setophaga coronata)  96
Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis)  9

View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S199513354

https://ebird.org/checklist/S199500793

"Autumn…the year's last, loveliest smile." ~ William Cullen Bryant



   

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

                                                                            --Carl Sagan