Monday, November 19, 2018

Nov 17-18 Fire Island

Smith Point County Park (Fire Island East)

Leader Peter Dorosh.
Participants Mary E, Donna E, Marc B, Chris L, Dan S, Bob O', Adelia H. Lenore S

List generously compiled by Chris Laskowski


Thanks so much for organizing and leading such a fun birding trip Peter.  I had a great time birding with this group.  Lots of good birds too!  

Here is the list I came up with, I know I missing a few here and there but I got the good stuff.  77 total.

8 Brant -- (4)
40 Canada Goose -- (3),(4)
9 Mute Swan -- (1),(2),(3)
6 Northern Shoveler -- (3)
6 Gadwall -- (3)
25 American Wigeon -- (3)
33 Mallard -- (2),(3)
2 American Black Duck -- (3)
2 Northern Pintail -- (3)
5 Green-winged Teal -- (3)
2 Redhead -- (3)
4 Ring-necked Duck -- (3)
3 Lesser Scaup -- (3)
15 Common Eider -- (5)
4 Surf Scoter -- (4),(5)
6 White-winged Scoter -- (1),(4)
55 Black Scoter -- (1),(4),(5)
23 Bufflehead -- (1),(2),(3)
4 Hooded Merganser -- (2),(3)
1 Pied-billed Grebe -- (3)
6 Mourning Dove -- (1),(4)
4 American Coot -- (3)
2 Black-bellied Plover -- (5)
2 Ruddy Turnstone -- (5)
Snow Buntings photod by Adelia Harrison
152 Sanderling -- (4),(5)
50 Dunlin -- (5)
20 Bonaparte's Gull -- (4)
19 Laughing Gull -- (3),(4),(5)
57 Ring-billed Gull -- (1),(3),(4),(5)
186 Herring Gull -- (1),(3),(4),(5)
2 Lesser Black-backed Gull -- (1)
37 Great Black-backed Gull -- (1),(3),(4),(5)
4 Red-throated Loon 
2 Common Loon
2 Northern Gannet -- (4)
2 Double-crested Cormorant -- (4)
6 Great Blue Heron -- (1),(3),(4)
1 Northern Harrier -- (1)
1 Sharp-shinned Hawk -- (4)
1 Belted Kingfisher -- (3)
1 Red-bellied Woodpecker -- (2)
2 Downy Woodpecker -- (2),(3)
1 Northern Flicker -- (1)
1 Merlin -- (4)
2 American Crow -- (4)
6 Red-breasted Nuthatch -- (1),(4)
1 White-breasted Nuthatch -- (2)
2 Carolina Wren -- (3)
1 Ruby-crowned Kinglet -- (4)
3 Eastern Bluebird -- (2)
19 American Robin -- (2),(4)
3 Northern Mockingbird -- (3),(4)
200 European Starling -- (4)
5 Cedar Waxwing -- (2)
5 House Finch -- (4)
16 Pine Siskin -- (1),(4)
103 American Goldfinch -- (1),(2),(4)
2 Snow Bunting -- (1)
2 Dark-eyed Junco -- (1)
2 White-throated Sparrow -- (3),(4)
1 Savannah Sparrow -- (1)
4 Song Sparrow -- (1),(4)
1 Baltimore Oriole -- (4)
301 Red-winged Blackbird -- (1),(4) 
Pine Siskin photod by Marc Brawer
3 Yellow-rumped Warbler -- (4)
4 Northern Cardinal -- (1),(4)
Coopers Hawk ( Ocean Drive flyover)
1 Long-tailed Duck - (4)
1 Red-tailed Hawk - (3)
1 Greater Yellowlegs - (2)
6 Rock Pigeon
1 Blue Jay - (2)
3 Golden-crowned Kinglet - (4)
1 Hermit Thrush - (5)
1 Chipping Sparrow - (4)
2 Purple Finch - (2)
3 House Sparrow - (5)

MAMMALS: White-tailed Deer, Red Fox, Seal sp.
HERPS: Wood Frog, Eastern Box Turtle
BUTTERFLIES: Red Admiral, American Lady

Individual locations list


https://ebird.org/view/checklist/S50078778

https://ebird.org/view/checklist/S50078755

https://ebird.org/view/checklist/S50078737

https://ebird.org/view/checklist/S50078728

https://ebird.org/view/checklist/S50078712




Monday, November 5, 2018

Fwd: BBC Trip to Breezy Point 11/3/2018


Leader Steve Nanz

Autumn is a second spring when every leaf is a flower  --Albert Camus



-----Original Message-----
From: Steve Nanz <steve@stevenanz.com>
To: Peter Dorosh <ProsBird@aol.com>
Cc: Heidi Steiner <heidi.steiner.bklyn@gmail.com>
Sent: Mon, Nov 5, 2018 12:11 pm
Subject: BBC Trip to Breezy Point 11/3/2018

Hi Peter,

We had a very windy day on Saturday with light rain for the first couple hours. Despite the windy conditions, we did rack up 47 species which included Lesser Black-backed Gull at the Riis Park  parking lot and Lincoln's Sparrow at the Fort Tilden community garden.

Participants: 5

Locations: Breezy Point, Fort Tilden, Riis Park, Floyd Bennett

47 species:

Brant
Mallard
Green-winged Teal
Black Scoter
Long-tailed Duck
Rock Pigeon
Mourning Dove
American Oystercatcher
Black-bellied Plover
Sanderling
Laughing Gull
Ring-billed Gull
Herring Gull
Lesser Black-backed Gull
Great Black-backed Gull
Royal Tern
Red-throated Loon
Common Loon
Northern Gannet
Double-crested Cormorant
Red-tailed Hawk
Accipiter sp.
Northern Flicker
American Kestrel
Merlin
Peregrine Falcon
Eastern Phoebe
Blue Jay
American Crow
Tree Swallow
Tufted Titmouse
Carolina Wren
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Hermit Thrush
American Robin
Northern Mockingbird
European Starling
House Finch
American Goldfinch
White-crowned Sparrow
White-throated Sparrow
Song Sparrow
Lincoln's Sparrow
Swamp Sparrow
Common Yellowthroat
Yellow-rumped Warbler
House Sparrow

Best,

Steve