Sunday, June 11, 2023

Jamaica Bay breeding birds June 10th

Prickly Pear



Leading:Peter Dorosh

List courtesy of Lisa Detert

Boardwalk through Sensitive Ferns



Here is the list of what we saw at JBWR today:

Canada Goose
Mute Swan
Northern Shoveler
Gadwall
Mallard
American Black Duck
Ring-necked Duck
Ruddy Duck
Chimney Swift
Ruby-throated Hummingbird
White-rumped Sandpiper
Semipalmated Sandpiper
Laughing Gull
Great Black-backed Gull
Tern, sp.?
Double-crested Cormorant 
Diamondback Terrapin


Great Egret
Snowy Egret
Night-Heron, sp.?
Glossy Ibis
Osprey
Willow Flycatcher
Great Crested Flycatcher
American Crow
Fish Crow
Purple Martin
Tree Swallow
House Wren
European Starling
Gray Catbird
Northern Mockingbird
American Robin
Cedar Waxwing
House Sparrow
Song Sparrow
Eastern Towhee
Red-winged Blackbird
Common Grackle
Boat-tailed Grackle
Common Yellowthroat
Yellow Warbler
Northern Cardinal

At Sunset Cove Park, we added:
Killdeer
Great Blue Heron

We also saw a few Cabbage White butterflies and two Diamondback Terrapins.

A few photos are attached.

Thanks for a fun day!
Lisa




"The Journey of a Thousand Miles begins With One Step." --Lao Tzu
JBWR West Pond