Monday, June 24, 2013

June 22nd Photographing at Nickerson Beach, Lido Long Island

Photography Leader: Rusty Harold

Participants  Sandy Paci, Steve Nanz


Photo album link from Sandy Paci



https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.681237668559368.1073741844.100000194238064&type=1



photo album link from Steve Nanz

http://www.stevenanz.com/Main_Directory/Recent%20Photos/2013/2013_06_22_Nickerson_Beach_LI/index.htm

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Bird list
(courtesy of  Rusty)


         Surf Scoter
  White-winged Scoter
  Black Scoter
  Double-crested Cormorant
  Great Egret 
  Snowy Egret 
  Green Heron 
  Black-crowned Night-Heron 
  Yellow-crowned Night-Heron 
  Glossy Ibis
  Osprey
  Clapper Rail 
  Piping Plover
  American Oystercatcher
  Willet
  Sanderling
  Laughing Gull
  Ring-billed Gull
  Herring Gull
  Great Black-backed Gull
  Least Tern
  Gull-billed Tern
  Common Tern
                Forster's Tern
  Black Skimmer
  Mourning Dove
                Rock Pigeon
  Fish Crow 
  Tree Swallow
  Barn Swallow
  Gray Catbird 
  Northern Mockingbird
  European Starling
  Song Sparrow
  Red-winged Blackbird
  Boat-tailed Grackle
  House Sparrow


-- 
Elliotte Rusty Harold

Wednesday, June 19, 2013

June 15th Exploring the natural beauty of Long Island's central north coast

date = 6/15/13

sites = Avalon Preserve,West Meadows Wetlands,David Weld Sanctuary, 
Sweetbriar Nature Preserve ( very briefly)

All photos taken by Sandy Paci, her facebook link below album

https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.678482152168253.1073741841.100000194238064&type=3

Least Terns ( or so we thought... ; / )


observers = Peter Dorosh ( leading), Sandy Paci, Monica Berger, James Buckler

Double-crested Cormorant 
Snowy Egret 
Black-crowned Night-Heron 
Great Egret 
Northern Shoveler 
American Black Duck 
Canada Goose 
Wood Duck with fledglings, Avalon Preserve
Mute Swan 
Mallard 
Bald Eagle immature momentarily perched above group, Avalon Preserve
Red-tailed Hawk 
Piping Plover with chicks, West Meadows Wetlands beach
Baby Piping Plover ( S.Paci)
American Oystercatcher Sanderling 1 breeding plmg West Meadows Laughing Gull Great Black-backed Gull Ring-billed Gull Herring Gull Least Tern ( yes, I did see one real one.) Rock Pigeon Mourning Dove Yellow-billed Cuckoo calling ,
David Weld Sanctuary
Chimney Swift 
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 
Belted Kingfisher 
Downy Woodpecker 
Hairy Woodpecker 
Red-bellied Woodpecker 
Northern Flicker 
Eastern Wood-Pewee 
Eastern Kingbird 
Warbling Vireo 
Red-eyed Vireo 
American Crow 
Blue Jay 
Fish Crow 
Bank Swallow David Weld Sanctuary, colony in coastal bluff
Tree Swallow 
Barn Swallow 
Northern Rough-winged Swallow 
White-breasted Nuthatch 
House Wren nesting Avalon Preserve
Carolina Wren 
Tufted Titmouse
American Robin 
Gray Catbird 
Northern Mockingbird 
European Starling 
Cedar Waxwing 
Prairie Warbler West Meadows
Yellow Warbler 
Common Yellowthroat 
Blue-winged Warbler Avalon , David Weld preserves
American Redstart David Weld
Song Sparrow 
Northern Cardinal 
Indigo Bunting Avalon Preserve
Baltimore Oriole 
Red-winged Blackbird 
Orchard Oriole 
Common Grackle 
Brown-headed Cowbird 
House Finch 
American Goldfinch 
House Sparrow 

66 species

Native Prickly Pear Cactus at West Meadows Wetlands (S.Paci)


references



Thursday, June 13, 2013

Sussex County,NJ Overnight June 10-June 11th


78 species
Red Eft from Kuser Bog, photo by Bobbi Manian
                                                  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eastern_newt

http://tinyurl.com/Sussexphotosjune10

date = June 10-June 11th
site = Sussex County Overnite

Locations 
Monday : Paulinskill WMA ( Hyper Hummus) ,Wantage Grasslands, Hainesville WMA, Old Mine Road/Van Ness
Tuesday : High Point State Park- Sawmille Road, Kuser Bog; Stokes State Forest

Leaders Peter Dorosh ( Monday ) , Rick Wright ( Tuesday ),

Observers = Sandy Paci, Bobbi Manian

Wild Turkey
Common Raven
Black-crowned Night-Heron
Green Heron
Great Blue Heron
Turkey Vulture
Canada Goose
Wood Duck
Mute Swan
Mallard
Red-tailed Hawk
Virginia Rail Number heard at Paulinskill WMA "Hyper Hummus"
Yellow-billed Cuckoo
Chimney Swift
Ruby-throated Hummingbird
Belted Kingfisher
Downy Woodpecker
Hairy Woodpecker
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
Northern Flicker
Least Flycatcher
Willow Flycatcher
Great Crested Flycatcher
Eastern Phoebe
Acadian Flycatcher
Eastern Kingbird
White-eyed Vireo
Red-eyed Vireo
American Crow
Blue Jay
Tree Swallow
Barn Swallow
Northern Rough-winged Swallow
Tufted Titmouse
White-breasted Nuthatch
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
American Robin
Eastern Bluebird
Wood Thrush
Veery
Gray Catbird
Brown Thrasher
European Starling
Prairie Warbler
Yellow Warbler
American Redstart
Black-and-white Warbler
Ovenbird
Common Yellowthroat
Cerulean Warbler
Chestnut-sided Warbler
Blue-winged Warbler
Northern Parula
Magnolia Warbler
Blackburnian Warbler
Scarlet Tanager
Swamp Sparrow
Chipping Sparrow
Song Sparrow
Eastern Towhee
Rose-breasted Grosbeak
Northern Cardinal
Indigo Bunting
Baltimore Oriole
Red-winged Blackbird
Orchard Oriole
Common Grackle
Brown-headed Cowbird
American Goldfinch
Double Crested Cormorant 
Mourning Dove
Rock dove
Eastern wood Pewee 
Blue headed vireo 
Black capped chickadee 
Red breasted nuthatch 
Cedar waxwing

Purple finch 



 Mammals

MINK  
Woodchuck
Deer
Eastern Rabbit
Gray Squirrel
Red Squirrel
On Kuser Bog boardwalk: Sandy, me, Rick Wright, photo by Bobbi Manian

Monday, June 3, 2013

June 1st Doodletown

Leading : Tom Preston (also reporting)

We had a great group for the trip and had some very nice birds, along with other wildlife including cicadas, an Eyed Click Beetle, a Hummingbird Moth, Bullfrog adult and tadpoles, Red-Spotted Purple and several Swallowtails including a very large specimen which we thought was likely a Giant Swallowtail,
 
60 bird species:

Wood Duck - pair on Doodletown Res
Great Blue Heron
Green Heron
Black Vulture - Doodletown
Turkey Vulture
Broad-winged Hawk - Sterling
Red-tailed Hawk
Yellow-billed Cuckoo - many seen and heard including a pair mating by the Doodltown 'car park'
Black-billed Cuckoo - seen by Louis at Doodletown, heard at Sterling
Ruby-throated Hummingbird
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Downy Woodpecker
Hairy Woodpecker
Pileated Woodpecker
Eastern Wood-Pewee
Eastern Phoebe
Great Crested Flycatcher
Eastern Kingbird
Willow Flycatcher - Near start of Doodletown Trail, per Rusty
Yellow-throated Vireo
Warbling Vireo
Red-eyed Vireo
Blue Jay
American Crow
Fish Crow
Common Raven - Doodltown, also seen while driving at Central Valley
Tree Swallow
Barn Swallow
Tufted Titmouse
Carolina Wren
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
Eastern Bluebird
Wood Thrush - Near start of Doodletown Trail, per Louis
American Robin
Gray Catbird
Northern Mockingbird
Cedar Waxwing
Worm-eating Warbler - 3 heard at Doodletown
Louisiana Waterthrush - 2 at Doodletown
Blue-winged Warbler
Golden-winged Warbler - 1 at Ironwood Drive
Black-and-white Warbler
Common Yellowthroat
Hooded Warbler - many heard at Doodletown, eventually we got great views
American Redstart
Cerulean Warbler - many at Doodletown, 2 at Sterling
Yellow Warbler
Prairie Warbler- Power line cut at Ironwood
Eastern Towhee
Chipping Sparrow
Scarlet Tanager
Northern Cardinal
Indigo Bunting
Red-winged Blackbird
Common Grackle
Brown-headed Cowbird
Orchard Oriole
Baltimore Oriole
House Finch
American Goldfinch
 
photos

Peter Colen:

http://www.petercolenphotography.com/WinterWrens/Doodletown220130601/29765803_P476BD#!i=2550037585&k=VMnNF9g

This time (2 weeks later) I went with the Brooklyn Bird Club and had a
great time with my fellow Brooklynites.

We saw most of our target birds. Alas no rattlesnake.

Good Birding
Peter Colen
Brooklyn NY