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From: Tom Preston
Date: Tue, Oct 29, 2024 at 11:19 PM
Subject: 10/26/24 BBC Trip to Staten Island
To: Peter Dorosh <>
From: Tom Preston
Date: Tue, Oct 29, 2024 at 11:19 PM
Subject: 10/26/24 BBC Trip to Staten Island
To: Peter Dorosh <>
Hi Peter
9 of us enjoyed a good birding day to the Eastern coast of Staten Island on Saturday. We had a great group, and saw some nice birds - 70 species in total.
Participants: Louis DeMarco, Barbara Schelkle, Amy Cook, Brian Foy, Michele Truong, Richard Payne, Tim Seguin, Annie T, Tom Preston (leader)
Locations visited: Conference House Park, Sprague Avenue Waterfront, North Mount Loretto - Snag Swamp, Wolfe;s Pond Park, Delete Avenue Marsh, Oakwood tidal marshes, New Creek Watershed and Staten Island University Hospital (Turkey Twitch!).
Highlights included:
- the lingering Wood Stork at the Snag Swamp in N Mount Loretto. The bird wasn't immediately obvious, but Barbara spotted it - for her 300th NY state bird
- an Orange-crowned warbler at the Lenape playground at Conference House Park, found by Michele
- a late Tennessee Warbler at the Oakwood water treatment plant
- Eastern Meadowlarks at two different locations, both spotted by Richard
- a flyover Pine Siskin was heard at Conference House Park.
I created an eBird trip list. It's at
Species found are also listed below
- Tom
Brant
Canada GooseMute Swan
Wood Duck
Gadwall
Mallard
American Black Duck
Green-winged Teal
Ring-necked Duck
Ruddy Duck
Wild Turkey
Rock Pigeon
Mourning Dove
Greater Yellowlegs
Laughing Gull
Ring-billed Gull
American Herring Gull
Great Black-backed Gull
Common Loon
Wood Stork
Double-crested Cormorant
Great Blue Heron
Turkey Vulture
Osprey
Sharp-shinned Hawk
Cooper's Hawk
Bald Eagle
Red-tailed Hawk
Belted Kingfisher
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Downy Woodpecker
Hairy Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
Eastern Phoebe
Blue Jay
American Crow
Common Raven
Black-capped Chickadee
Tufted Titmouse
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Golden-crowned Kinglet
White-breasted Nuthatch
Red-breasted Nuthatch
Carolina Wren
European Starling
Northern Mockingbird
Hermit Thrush
American Robin
House Sparrow
House Finch
Pine Siskin
American Goldfinch
Chipping Sparrow
Field Sparrow
Dark-eyed Junco
White-throated Sparrow
Savannah Sparrow
Song Sparrow
Swamp Sparrow
Eastern Towhee
Eastern Meadowlark
Red-winged Blackbird
Brown-headed Cowbird
Common Grackle
Boat-tailed Grackle
Tennessee Warbler
Orange-crowned Warbler
Blackpoll Warbler
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Northern Cardinal
" Preserve and cherish the pale blue dot,the only home we've ever known"
--Carl Sagan
