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From: ticornis@yahoo.com
To: Peter Dorosh
Sent: Wed, Aug 19, 2015 1:46 am
Subject: Jamaica Bay WR, Aug 16, 2015
Brooklyn Bird Club Field Trip
Jamaica Bay WR, Queens, New York, US
Aug 16, 2015 7:35 AM - 1:00 PM
Protocol: Traveling
4.5 kilometer(s)
Observers: Nina Bai, Monica Berger, Marc Brawer, Rafael G Campos (trip leader), Chris Laskowski, Richard Lefkowitz, & Jane Simmons.
48 species + 2 species seen by other members of the group - Ring-billed Gull-
Brant (Atlantic) (Branta bernicla hrota) 1
Canada Goose (Branta canadensis) X
Mute Swan (Cygnus olor) X
American Black Duck (Anas rubripes) X
Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) X
Double-crested Cormorant (Phalacrocorax auritus) 20
Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias) 3
Great Egret (Ardea alba) X
Snowy Egret (Egretta thula) X
Green Heron (Butorides virescens) 1
Black-crowned Night-Heron (Nycticorax nycticorax) 1
Glossy Ibis (Plegadis falcinellus) X
Osprey (Pandion haliaetus) 2
American Avocet (Recurvirostra americana) 1
American Oystercatcher (Haematopus palliatus) 3
Black-bellied Plover (Pluvialis squatarola) X
Semipalmated Plover (Charadrius semipalmatus) X
Greater Yellowlegs (Tringa melanoleuca) 3
Lesser Yellowlegs (Tringa flavipes) 6
Sanderling (Calidris alba) 3
Least Sandpiper (Calidris minutilla) X
White-rumped Sandpiper (Calidris fuscicollis) 1
Semipalmated Sandpiper (Calidris pusilla) X
Short-billed Dowitcher (Limnodromus griseus) 10
Laughing Gull (Leucophaeus atricilla) 22
Herring Gull (American) (Larus argentatus smithsonianus) X
Great Black-backed Gull (Larus marinus) 4
Gull-billed Tern (Gelochelidon nilotica) 1
Common Tern (Sterna hirundo) 2
Forster's Tern (Sterna forsteri) 4
Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon) (Columba livia (Feral Pigeon)) 15
Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus) 1 Seen flying across the E Pond with a prey in its talons, later identified as a Feral Pigeon.
Eastern Phoebe (Sayornis phoebe) 1
Eastern Kingbird (Tyrannus tyrannus) 2
Fish Crow (Corvus ossifragus) 3
Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica) 6
Gray Catbird (Dumetella carolinensis) 2
Northern Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos) 3
European Starling (Sturnus vulgaris) X
Northern Waterthrush (Parkesia noveboracensis) 3
Palm Warbler (Setophaga palmarum) 1 Single individual landed near the picnic tables at the VC, seen by all.
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle) (Setophaga coronata coronata) 1 seen by all the participants a close range. yellow rump was the field mark we all agreed
Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis) 1
Rose-breasted Grosbeak (Pheucticus ludovicianus) 1
Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus) 1
Boat-tailed Grackle (Quiscalus major) 2
American Goldfinch (Spinus tristis) 3
House Sparrow (Passer domesticus) 2
Here are some pics from the trip:
Aug 16, 2015 7:35 AM - 1:00 PM
Protocol: Traveling
4.5 kilometer(s)
Observers: Nina Bai, Monica Berger, Marc Brawer, Rafael G Campos (trip leader), Chris Laskowski, Richard Lefkowitz, & Jane Simmons.
48 species + 2 species seen by other members of the group - Ring-billed Gull-
Brant (Atlantic) (Branta bernicla hrota) 1
Canada Goose (Branta canadensis) X
Mute Swan (Cygnus olor) X
American Black Duck (Anas rubripes) X
Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) X
Double-crested Cormorant (Phalacrocorax auritus) 20
Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias) 3
Great Egret (Ardea alba) X
Snowy Egret (Egretta thula) X
Green Heron (Butorides virescens) 1
Black-crowned Night-Heron (Nycticorax nycticorax) 1
Glossy Ibis (Plegadis falcinellus) X
Osprey (Pandion haliaetus) 2
American Avocet (Recurvirostra americana) 1
American Oystercatcher (Haematopus palliatus) 3
Black-bellied Plover (Pluvialis squatarola) X
Semipalmated Plover (Charadrius semipalmatus) X
Greater Yellowlegs (Tringa melanoleuca) 3
Lesser Yellowlegs (Tringa flavipes) 6
Sanderling (Calidris alba) 3
Least Sandpiper (Calidris minutilla) X
White-rumped Sandpiper (Calidris fuscicollis) 1
Semipalmated Sandpiper (Calidris pusilla) X
Short-billed Dowitcher (Limnodromus griseus) 10
Laughing Gull (Leucophaeus atricilla) 22
Herring Gull (American) (Larus argentatus smithsonianus) X
Great Black-backed Gull (Larus marinus) 4
Gull-billed Tern (Gelochelidon nilotica) 1
Common Tern (Sterna hirundo) 2
Forster's Tern (Sterna forsteri) 4
Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon) (Columba livia (Feral Pigeon)) 15
Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus) 1 Seen flying across the E Pond with a prey in its talons, later identified as a Feral Pigeon.
Eastern Phoebe (Sayornis phoebe) 1
Eastern Kingbird (Tyrannus tyrannus) 2
Fish Crow (Corvus ossifragus) 3
Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica) 6
Gray Catbird (Dumetella carolinensis) 2
Northern Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos) 3
European Starling (Sturnus vulgaris) X
Northern Waterthrush (Parkesia noveboracensis) 3
Palm Warbler (Setophaga palmarum) 1 Single individual landed near the picnic tables at the VC, seen by all.
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle) (Setophaga coronata coronata) 1 seen by all the participants a close range. yellow rump was the field mark we all agreed
Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis) 1
Rose-breasted Grosbeak (Pheucticus ludovicianus) 1
Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus) 1
Boat-tailed Grackle (Quiscalus major) 2
American Goldfinch (Spinus tristis) 3
House Sparrow (Passer domesticus) 2
Here are some pics from the trip:
1 white-rumped sandiper; 2 the group; 3 rose-breasted grosbeak
