Friday, August 30, 2013

August 29th Thursday Fall BBC walk Prospect Park

Leading : Tom Stephenson

Hi Peter,
We had a good and hardy group today, including several people from Europe and the Middle East. It was pretty slow, though, with only 7 species of warblers, although one was a Mourning on lookout.

Besides the Mourning Warbler, the best bird of the day was the caterpillar. I haven't had a chance to try and ID it, but probably Steve or others will know. Picture attached.
Best regards,
Tom

Double-crested Cormorant
Great Egret
Green Heron
Canada Goose
Mallard
Spotted Sandpiper
Forster's Tern
Rock Dove
Mourning Dove
Chimney Swift
Belted Kingfisher
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Downy Woodpecker
Hairy Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
Eastern Wood-Pewee
Willow Flycatcher
Eastern Phoebe
White-eyed Vireo
Warbling Vireo
Red-eyed Vireo
Blue Jay
American Crow
Black-capped Chickadee
Tufted Titmouse
White-breasted Nuthatch
Carolina Wren
Hermit Thrush
American Robin
Gray Catbird
European Starling
Cedar Waxwing
Yellow Warbler
Chestnut-sided Warbler
Black-and-white Warbler
American Redstart
Northern Waterthrush
Mourning Warbler
Common Yellowthroat
Song Sparrow
Northern Cardinal
Baltimore Oriole
American Goldfinch
House Sparrow


EASTERN SWALLOWTAIL Larvae Caterpillar below ( Photo by Tom  Stepehson, ID confirmed by Steve Nanz)


  3 Attached Images

Monday, August 26, 2013

August 25th, Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge, Queens

Trip Leader: Peter Dorosh

all photos by Steve Roffman and Peggy Herron
At the Raunt



date = 2013/08/25
site = Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge
observers = Brooklyn Bird Club , 
8 members

Double-crested Cormorant 
Snowy Egret 
Little Blue Heron 
Black-crowned Night-Heron 
Great Egret 
Yellow-crowned Night-Heron 
Northern Shoveler 
American Black Duck 
Canada Goose 
Green-winged Teal 
Mute Swan 
Mallard 

Shorebird species= 13

Black-bellied Plover 
Semipalmated Plover 
American Oystercatcher 
Semipalmated Sandpiper 
Stilt Sandpiper 
Red Knot 
Least Sandpiper 
Short-billed Dowitcher 
Lesser Yellowlegs 
Spotted Sandpiper 
White-rumped Sandpiper 
Ruddy Turnstone 
Greater Yellowlegs 
At the East pond south end

Laughing Gull 
Great Black-backed Gull 
Forster's Tern 
Herring Gull 
Rock Pigeon 
Mourning Dove 
Yellow-billed Cuckoo 
Barn Owl 
Red-bellied Woodpecker 
Willow Flycatcher Traill's Empid,likely this species
Fish Crow ?
Barn Swallow 
American Robin 
Gray Catbird 
Northern Mockingbird 
European Starling 
Yellow Warbler 
American Redstart 
Black-and-white Warbler 
Northern Waterthrush 
Yellow-rumped Warbler 
Northern Cardinal 
Boat-tailed Grackle 
Brown-headed Cowbird 
House Sparrow 
addenum

Rinng-billed gull, American Crow,  Northern Cardinal
House Wren and Carolina Wren (heard)

Outside Big Johns Pond blind, Yellow Crowned Night heron immature
Peeking out from inside Big John's Pond blind

Thursday, August 22, 2013

Thursday Fall series walk August 22nd

Thursdays Fall series walk

Leading Tom Stephenson

Hi Peter,
We had a very brave group of 10 or so today...but unfortunately after an hour or two we got completely rained out....we really never made it much past the Vale and a bit of the midwood...
We did have one great bird: a female
(most likely 1st year...as it was very drab) Golden-winged Warbler.
Otherwise both waterthrush sp and a few other warblers, 7 Wood Duck who didn't seem to mind the rain...
Next week....!
Best regards,
Tom


Black-crowned Night-Heron
Canada Goose
Wood Duck
Mallard
Herring Gull
Rock Dove
Mourning Dove
Chimney Swift
Ruby-throated Hummingbird
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Downy Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
Eastern Kingbird
Blue Jay
Tree Swallow
Barn Swallow
Carolina Wren
House Wren
American Robin
Gray Catbird
European Starling
Cedar Waxwing
Golden-winged Warbler
Black-and-white Warbler
American Redstart
Ovenbird
Northern Waterthrush
Louisiana Waterthrush
Chipping Sparrow
Northern Cardinal
Red-winged Blackbird
Common Grackle
Baltimore Oriole
House Sparrow

Thursday, August 15, 2013

Thursday Walk Fall series August 15th

Leader Rob Bate ( subbing for Tom Stephenson)

Rob Bate BBC walk :

Migration is underway.  Nine of us ventured out on the inaugural fall 2013 Thursday morning walk starting from Grand Army Plaza.  It was slow at first but we hit paydirt with a Louisianna Waterthrush in the horse trail puddle by Rick's Place.  There was good activity for the rest of our walk puncuated by periodic lulls in the action.  Good warbler activity with lots of Redstarts and Black and White Warblers.  Good looks at a couple of Canada Warblers as well as the Yellow-throated Vireo at the base of the road to Lookout Hill.  Also of note was a flock of Semipalmated Sandpipers flying above the Lullwater on their way to more suitable habitat.


Rob Bate

42 species (+1 other taxa)

Canada Goose  X
Mute Swan  X
Mallard  X
Great Blue Heron  1
Green Heron  3
Spotted Sandpiper  3
Semipalmated Sandpiper  13     Flyover group, Lower Lullwater
Laughing Gull  1
Herring Gull  3
Forster's Tern  1
Rock Pigeon  X
Mourning Dove  X
Chimney Swift  5
Belted Kingfisher  1
Downy Woodpecker  2
Northern Flicker  1
Empidonax sp.  2
Eastern Kingbird  2
Yellow-throated Vireo  1     Seen by many base of Lookout Hill
Warbling Vireo  1
Red-eyed Vireo  2
Blue Jay  2
Black-capped Chickadee  1
House Wren  1
Carolina Wren  4
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher  5
American Robin  X
Gray Catbird  X
Northern Mockingbird  1
European Starling  X
Louisiana Waterthrush  1
Black-and-white Warbler  7
Common Yellowthroat  1  Seen in the Vale on my way to meet the group
American Redstart  12
Blackburnian Warbler  1     Drab female type on Penninsula near point found by Keir
Yellow Warbler  3
Canada Warbler  2
Song Sparrow  2
Northern Cardinal  X
Common Grackle  3
Baltimore Oriole  3
American Goldfinch  X
House Sparrow  X

Wednesday, August 14, 2013

Jamaica Bay Refuge August 10th




On East Pond, photo by Bobbi Manian



Leader : Bob Washburn


Brant
Mute Swan
American Black Duck
Mallard
Blue-winged teal
Ruddy-duck
Double-crested Cormorant
Great Blue Heron
Great Egret
Snowy Egret
Green Heron 
Black-crowned Night-Heron
Yellow-crowned Night-Heron
Glossy Ibis
Osprey
Black-bellied Plover
Semipalmated Plover
Killdeer
American Oystercatcher
Spotted Sandpiper
Greater Yellowlegs
Lesser Yellowlegs
Ruddy Turnstone
Semipalmated Sandpiper
Least Sandpiper
White-rumped Sandpiper
Stilt Sandpiper
Short-billed Dowitcher
Laughing Gull
Ring-billed Gull
Herring Gull
Great Black-backed Gull
Least Tern
Common Tern
Forster’s Tern
Rock Pigeon
Mourning Dove
Chimney Swift
American Crow
Fish Crow
Tree Swallow
Barn Swallow
House Wren
Marsh Wren
Carolina Wren
American Robin
Gray Catbird
Northern Mockingbird
European Starling
Eastern Towhee
Seaside Sparrow
Song Sparrow
Northern Cardinal
Red-winged Blackbird
Boat-tailed Grackle
American Goldfinch
House Sparrow

adds

Canada Goose
Blue Jay
Downy Woodpecker (called at GAP)
Brown Thrasher
Common Grackle
Yellow Warbler (two across path)


photo gallery

tom stephenson's  http://www.thewarblerguide.com/photo-2/

http://www.tombirdphotos.com/Nature/Shorebirds/31134235_FLjBKR