Saturday, November 28, 2020

eBird Checklist - 27 Nov 2020 - Coney Island Beach - 16 species (+1 other taxa)

https://ebird.org/checklist/S76780069 

Results of POP-UP EVENT Coney Island led by Dennis Hrehowsik ,Bobbi Manian and Kristin Costello

Hilight **mased flock of COMMON EIDERS ,likely high number observed at this locale.

Sunday, November 15, 2020

Trek from Marine Park to Floyd Bennett Field Nov 14th

 Leading Peter Dorosh

Participants # 9

List created by Alan B.

miles walked  8.66  time 6 3/4 hours

all photos taken by Alan Bacchiochi



Saltmarsh Nature Center
0750 to 1000
44 degrees, N0 wind, high tide was at 0659 and a whopping 7 feet, clear skies.
(39 species)
Buffleheads
Herring Gulls
Ring Billed Gulls
Great Blue Heron
Great Egret
Black Capped Chickadee
Northern Mockingbird
Northern Cardinal
Carolina Wren
Double Crested Cormorant
Northern Flicker
Song Sparrow
White Throated Sparrow
Merlin
Belted Kingfisher
American Crow
Blue Jay
Downy Woodpecker
Yellow Rumped Warbler
Greater Yellowlegs
Great Black-Backed Gull
Mallard
Red Winged Blackbird
American Robin
Swap Sparrow
Hermit Thrush
Ruby Crowned Kinglet
Mourning Dove
House Sparrow
American Ketsrel
American Goldfinch
Palm Warbler
buteo sp.
Canada Goose
Brant
Northern Harrier
Pie Billed Brebe
Gadwall
American Wigeon
Ring-Necked Pheasant

Floyd Bennett Field
10:55 to 1500
50 degrees, NW20, clear skies, low tide 1303: -0.9 feet.
(29 species)
Song Sparrow
Red-Tailed Hawk
Ring Billed Gull
Herring Gull
Mourning Dove
Rock Pigeon
Northern Mockingbird
Mallard
American Goldfinch
Merlin
American Kestrel
Northern Flicker
White Throated Sparrow
Blue Jay
Red Winged Blackbird
Swamp Sparrow
Brant
Bald Eagle, 2nd year?
Great Black-Backed Gull
Common Loon
Red-Throated Loon
Laughing Gull
House Sparrow
Dark Eyed Junco
American Crow
Cooper's Hawk
Double Crested Cormorant
Black Capped Chickadee
House Finch

Hope to see you out in the field again soon!

--
Yours,
Alan V. Bacchiochi









Friday, October 23, 2020

Fwd: Today's "thursday" walk


---------- Forwarded message ---------
From: Tom Stephenson <12toms@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, Oct 23, 2020, 5:36 PM
Subject: Today's "thursday" walk
To: Peter Dorosh <prosbird@gmail.com>
Cc: Roberta Manian <roberta.manian@gmail.com>, Dennis Hrehowsik <DeepSeaGangster@gmail.com>, <Karenohearn@aol.com>


Hi Peter,
Another fantastic Fall day, with great weather and a surprising number of birds, still!
It's hard to believe we got 79 species again....same as last week.
The number is a bit higher as we had two groups, due to the group size restrictions.

Highlights: Orange-crowned Warbler, 7 species of raptors including a Bald Eagle seen by Karen, Rusty Blackbird, also Karen's group pre-merger..., 12 species of warblers including the OC and a Wilson's, a Bufflehead, thanks to Michele, and more.

Here's the list. I guess this is the last one for the Fall season, but we've got to consider doing more popup or regular walks as Winter arrives.

Best regards,
Tom


Pied-billed Grebe
Double-crested Cormorant
Black-crowned Night-Heron
Canada Goose
Mute Swan
Wood Duck
Gadwall
American Black Duck
Mallard
Northern Shoveler
Bufflehead
Ruddy Duck
Osprey
Bald Eagle
Sharp-shinned Hawk
Cooper's Hawk
Red-tailed Hawk
American Kestrel
Merlin
American Coot
Ring-billed Gull
Herring Gull
Great Black-backed Gull
Rock Dove
Mourning Dove
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
Downy Woodpecker
Hairy Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
Eastern Phoebe
Blue-headed Vireo
Red-eyed Vireo
Blue Jay
American Crow
Common Raven
Black-capped Chickadee
Tufted Titmouse
Red-breasted Nuthatch
White-breasted Nuthatch
Brown Creeper
Carolina Wren
Winter Wren
Golden-crowned Kinglet
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Swainson's Thrush
Hermit Thrush
Gray Catbird
Northern Mockingbird
European Starling
Cedar Waxwing
Orange-crowned Warbler
Northern Parula
Magnolia Warbler
Black-throated Blue Warbler
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Pine Warbler
Palm Warbler
Blackpoll Warbler
Black-and-white Warbler
Northern Waterthrush
Common Yellowthroat
Wilson's Warbler
Eastern Towhee
Chipping Sparrow
Field Sparrow
Savannah Sparrow
Song Sparrow
Swamp Sparrow
White-throated Sparrow
Dark-eyed Junco
Northern Cardinal
Common Grackle
Rusty Blackbird
Brown-headed Cowbird
Purple Finch
Pine Siskin
American Goldfinch
House Sparrow

Thursday, October 15, 2020

Fwd: Extralimital Thursday Walk 1

BBC Walk 2 groups led by Tom Stephenson and Karen Ohearn

---------- Forwarded message ---------
From: Tom Stephenson <12toms@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, Oct 15, 2020, 4:11 PM
Subject: Extralimital Thursday Walk 1
To: Peter Dorosh <prosbird@gmail.com>
Cc: Dennis Hrehowsik <DeepSeaGangster@gmail.com>, Roberta Manian <roberta.manian@gmail.com>, <Karenohearn@aol.com>


Hi Peter,
We had a very enthusiastic group on our "extra" Thursday walk today.
Thanks to Karen, we could accommodate about 20 people for the walk.

We had 74 species, with a good mix of warblers, raptors and ducks.

Highlights: Black-capped Chickadee!!! first one many of us have seen for several years. In the same vein: Brown Creeper, both nuthatches, House and Purple Finches; flyover Siskins; 14 species of warblers, Gadwall, Wigeon, Merlin, American Kestrel, Karen had flyover Monk Parakeets.

Here's the list.
Next week maybe???

Best regards,
Tom


Pied-billed Grebe
Double-crested Cormorant
Great Blue Heron
Black-crowned Night-Heron
Turkey Vulture
Canada Goose
Mute Swan
Wood Duck
Gadwall
American Wigeon
American Black Duck
Mallard
Ruddy Duck
Cooper's Hawk
Red-tailed Hawk
American Kestrel
Merlin
American Coot
Ring-billed Gull
Rock Dove
Mourning Dove
Monk Parakeet
Chimney Swift
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
Downy Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
Eastern Wood-Pewee
Eastern Phoebe
Blue-headed Vireo
Blue Jay
American Crow
Black-capped Chickadee
Tufted Titmouse
Red-breasted Nuthatch
White-breasted Nuthatch
Brown Creeper
Carolina Wren
House Wren
Golden-crowned Kinglet
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Hermit Thrush
American Robin
Gray Catbird
Northern Mockingbird
European Starling
Cedar Waxwing
Tennessee Warbler
Nashville Warbler
Northern Parula
Magnolia Warbler
Black-throated Blue Warbler
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Black-throated Green Warbler
Pine Warbler
Palm Warbler
Blackpoll Warbler
Black-and-white Warbler
American Redstart
Northern Waterthrush
Common Yellowthroat
Scarlet Tanager
Eastern Towhee
Chipping Sparrow
Field Sparrow
Savannah Sparrow
Song Sparrow
Swamp Sparrow
White-throated Sparrow
Northern Cardinal
Rose-breasted Grosbeak
Common Grackle
Purple Finch
House Finch
Pine Siskin
American Goldfinch
House Sparrow

Saturday, October 10, 2020

Fwd: Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, Oct 10, 2020

BBC Walk GWC
led by Rob Jett

"Gone are the birds that were our summer guests."                                                       — Henry Wadsworth Longfellow




-----Original Message-----
From: Rob Jett <citybirder@earthlink.net>
To: Peter Dorosh <prosbird@aol.com>
Sent: Sat, Oct 10, 2020 02:35 PM
Subject: Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, Oct 10, 2020


Hey Peter,

Had a good group this morning and everyone seemed to have enjoyed themselves. The highlight was finding a Blue Grosbeak on the wildflower ridge next to the historic chapel (perfect habitat for one). Below is the day list.

Cheers,

Rob

**********

Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, Kings, New York, US
Oct 10, 2020 8:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Protocol: Traveling
3.25 mile(s)
Checklist Comments:     Brooklyn Bird Club walk. Participants: Darcy Allen, Alan Bacchiochi, Darya Cowan (2), Bob Curtis, Lisa Curtiss, Reece Hunt, Vipassana Vijay
61 species

Canada Goose  32
Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon)  X
Mourning Dove  X
Chimney Swift  5
Herring Gull  X
Osprey  1
Sharp-shinned Hawk  3
Red-tailed Hawk  2
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker  5
Red-bellied Woodpecker  4
Downy Woodpecker  2
Northern Flicker  10
American Kestrel  1
Merlin  1
Eastern Phoebe  6
Blue-headed Vireo  2
Red-eyed Vireo  3     1 at Dell Water; 1 along Crescent Ave.; 1 at Sycamore Ave.
Blue Jay  X
American Crow  6
Tufted Titmouse  2
Golden-crowned Kinglet  20
Ruby-crowned Kinglet  12
Red-breasted Nuthatch  6
White-breasted Nuthatch  2
Brown Creeper  3
House Wren  3
Carolina Wren  1
European Starling  X
Gray Catbird  2
Northern Mockingbird  X
Swainson's Thrush  4
Hermit Thrush  2
Wood Thrush  1
American Robin  X
Cedar Waxwing  X
House Sparrow  X
House Finch  1
Pine Siskin  25     Most at Dell Water in Crabapple next to bee hives. Several more at edge of water at Sylvan. Flyover of half dozen in a flock.
American Goldfinch  12
Dark-eyed Junco  8
White-crowned Sparrow  1
White-throated Sparrow  25
Song Sparrow  9
Lincoln's Sparrow  4     1 continuing at Dell Water. 2 along south ridge of Sylvan. 1 on wildflower ridge at Sycamore Ave.
Swamp Sparrow  8
Eastern Towhee  2
Baltimore Oriole  1
Tennessee Warbler  1
Common Yellowthroat  5
American Redstart  3
Northern Parula  2
Magnolia Warbler  4
Black-throated Blue Warbler  2
Palm Warbler  1
Pine Warbler  2
Yellow-rumped Warbler  1
Black-throated Green Warbler  1
Scarlet Tanager  1
Northern Cardinal  X
Blue Grosbeak  1
Indigo Bunting  3

View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S74650176

This report was generated automatically by eBird v3 (https://ebird.org/home)

Thursday, October 1, 2020

Fwd: Thursday Walk



---------- Forwarded message ---------
From: Tom Stephenson <12toms@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, Oct 1, 2020 at 4:07 PM
Subject: Thursday Walk
To: Peter Dorosh <prosbird@gmail.com>
Cc: Dennis Hrehowsik <DeepSeaGangster@gmail.com>, Roberta Manian <roberta.manian@gmail.com>


Hi Peter,

Reporting in from our Thursday walk: We had a great group of enthusiastic birders. We informally divided into two groups for the first hour or so, as we had a few more people than expected due to a couple of walk-ins and some people who had said they didn't think they were going to be able to make it, but did. But we were back to normal size after an hour or so, with several people leaving for work.

The park was significantly less birdy, in general, than the last 3 weeks, but still lots of pockets of really fun species; and we ended up with a total of 58, 13 species of warblers.

Highlights were some very cooperative male Black-throated Blues and Black-throated Greens, lots of Blackpolls, a fantastic, super-drab Cape May, an unfortunately uncooperative Black-billed Cuckoo, and a fairly cooperative Gray-cheeked Thrush. We had a Cooper's Hawk follow us for a short while, a Peregrine, a Kestrel, and an on-and-off Osprey. Also a large pod of Ruddy Ducks and 2 Shovelers, a sign of things to come...

Here's the list.

Best regards,
Tom

Double-crested Cormorant
Canada Goose
Wood Duck
Mallard
Northern Shoveler
Ruddy Duck
Osprey
Cooper's Hawk
Red-tailed Hawk
American Kestrel
Peregrine Falcon
American Coot
Spotted Sandpiper
Herring Gull
Rock Dove
Mourning Dove
Black-billed Cuckoo
Chimney Swift
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
Downy Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
Eastern Wood-Pewee
Red-eyed Vireo
Blue Jay
American Crow
Red-breasted Nuthatch
White-breasted Nuthatch
Carolina Wren
House Wren
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Veery
Gray-cheeked Thrush
American Robin
Gray Catbird
European Starling
Northern Parula
Magnolia Warbler
Cape May Warbler
Black-throated Blue Warbler
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Black-throated Green Warbler
Blackpoll Warbler
Black-and-white Warbler
American Redstart
Ovenbird
Northern Waterthrush
Common Yellowthroat
Scarlet Tanager
Song Sparrow
Swamp Sparrow
White-throated Sparrow
Northern Cardinal
Rose-breasted Grosbeak
Common Grackle
Baltimore Oriole
American Goldfinch
House Sparrow




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