Saturday, April 13, 2024

BBC first spring walk of '24

Leader Dennis H.

"Blessed are they who see beautiful things in humble places where other people see nothing. "

Camille Pissarro,19th c artist, father of Impressionism

   

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From: Dennis Hrehowsik <deepseagangster@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, Apr 13, 2024, 7:10 PM
Subject: Re: Your checklist
To: Peter Dorosh <prosbird@gmail.com>, Roberta <roberta.manian@gmail.com>, Tom Stephenson <12toms@gmail.com>


Fun Day Peter,

40 birders met on a chilly windy early spring day where highlights were pine, palm and yellow rumped warbler, rusty black bird, gnatcatcher, breeding plumage euro and American goldfinch on one branch and two pair of blue winged teal on upper pool for 53 sp plus an unidentified swallow. Really fun to see everyone again and see some birds in full breeding plumage. Truly an honor to be a part of this weekly migration series.

53 species (+1 other taxa)

Canada Goose  10
Mute Swan  3
Wood Duck  8
Blue-winged Teal  4     Continuing pairs on upper pool.
Mallard  10
American Black Duck  5
Hooded Merganser  1
Ruddy Duck  18
Pied-billed Grebe  1
Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon)  10
Mourning Dove  6
American Coot  2
Laughing Gull  12
Ring-billed Gull  5
Herring Gull  8
Double-crested Cormorant  5
Black-crowned Night Heron  1
Great Egret  1
Great Blue Heron  2
Turkey Vulture  1
Osprey  4
Red-tailed Hawk  2
Red-bellied Woodpecker  3
Downy Woodpecker  4
Hairy Woodpecker  1
Northern Flicker  3
Peregrine Falcon  1
Blue Jay  10
American Crow  1
swallow sp.  1
Ruby-crowned Kinglet  5
Golden-crowned Kinglet  3
Brown Creeper  2
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher  2
Carolina Wren  1
European Starling  25
Hermit Thrush  1
American Robin  40
House Sparrow  20
European Goldfinch  2
American Goldfinch  1
Chipping Sparrow  1
Dark-eyed Junco  5
White-throated Sparrow  7
Song Sparrow  2
Eastern Towhee  3
Red-winged Blackbird  12
Brown-headed Cowbird  1
Rusty Blackbird  1
Common Grackle  10
Palm Warbler  4
Pine Warbler  5
Yellow-rumped Warbler  4
Northern Cardinal  8

Best,

Dennis W Hrehowsik
President Brooklyn Bird Club

> On Apr 13, 2024, at 3:48 PM, Peter Dorosh <prosbird@gmail.com> wrote:
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> Dennis
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> It begins ! Kindly send me your list when you can for today's walk. A blustery start! 🕊️💨
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> P.
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> "Blessed are they who see beautiful things in humble places where other people see nothing. "
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> Camille Pissarro,19th c artist, father of Impressionism
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