Fwd: Trip report Will you be my girlfriend December 6th

Leading Dennis Hrehowsik and Bobbie Manian 

"If we had not had a Christmas Bird Count in those early years, we would not have as strong an understanding of long term bird trends. Many of these changes take place gradually." - Chan Robbins, legendary biologist, retired USFWS employee, and creator of the North American Breeding Bird Survey
Robbins bio:
https://www.pwrc.usgs.gov/robbins/index.cfm















   

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From: Dennis Hrehowsik <deepseagangster@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, Dec 8, 2025, 3:07 PM
Subject: Re: Trip report
To: Peter Dorosh <prosbird@gmail.com>
Cc: Roberta Manian <roberta.manian@gmail.com>

Hey Peter!

We had a great day 40 birders met at Coney Island and observed 5 species of gull. ring billed, herring, laughing, lesser and great black back representing 11 different plumages. We also had 5 purple sandpipers as well as all three scoters for 26 species total.  A pleasure to birds with so many folks with sharp eyes and great questions. I think they're all ready for the CBC! Brooklyn winter birding at its best. 

Best,

Dennis and Bobbi

BBC Gull workshop
26 species

Brant  35
Canada Goose  17
Surf Scoter  5     Several in an around 25th streetarea about 59 yards offshore
White-winged Scoter  1
Black Scoter  50     Conservative count several small rafts all along beach and about 20 at 35th st jetti.
Long-tailed Duck  3
Bufflehead  10
Red-breasted Merganser  3
Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon)  300
American Coot  1
Purple Sandpiper  5
Laughing Gull  1
Ring-billed Gull  450
American Herring Gull  500
Great Black-backed Gull  19
Lesser Black-backed Gull  2     Both on beach west of ford theater a few hundred yards apart yellow legs dark eye yellow bill with gonydeal spot smaller than Hegu
Red-throated Loon  1
Common Loon  2
Northern Gannet  50     Off of shore in direction of Atlantic highlands diving in a loose flock
Double-crested Cormorant  12
Great Blue Heron  1
Fish Crow  3
European Starling  100
Northern Mockingbird  1
American Robin  3
House Sparrow  5

On Dec 8, 2025, at 10:03 AM, Peter Dorosh <prosbird@gmail.com> wrote:



No hurry . .thx

P.

"If we had not had a Christmas Bird Count in those early years, we would not have as strong an understanding of long term bird trends. Many of these changes take place gradually." - Chan Robbins, legendary biologist, retired USFWS employee, and creator of the North American Breeding Bird Survey
Robbins bio:
https://www.pwrc.usgs.gov/robbins/index.cfm















   

On Mon, Dec 8, 2025, 8:24 AM Roberta Manian <roberta.manian@gmail.com> wrote:

Hi Peter,

we will, we're still recovering, mentally and physically.  😵

b.

On Sat, Dec 6, 2025 at 6:00 PM Peter Dorosh <prosbird@gmail.com> wrote:

Hi Dennis and Bobbi,

Hope u and Bobbi had a great walk today,I'm sure pelicans were a bonus.

At your convenience please send your chklist and any comments 

from today.how many folks showed up approximately?

I'm sure it's a popular walk now.,even with scarce numbers you get good quality birds..

Thanks for you & Bobbi's time

P.😎

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"Is not this a true autumn day? Just the still melancholy that I love—that makes life and nature harmonize."

Mary Ann Evans ( pen name George Eliot) 18th c author