Leader Heydi Lopes
As always with BBC walks, it was a great group; Haley said some folks dropped out at the last minute for various reasons, but we had a group of 13 including myself. Below is a list of the birds seen and/or heard.
Good Spring Birding!
Heydi
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Floyd Bennett Field, Kings, New York, US
May 10, 2026 7:39 AM - 1:34 PM
Protocol: Traveling
4.168 mile(s)
Checklist Comments: BBC Walk with NYC Parks Beach Grass Nursery team.
66 species (+2 other taxa)
Brant (Branta bernicla) 56
Canada Goose (Branta canadensis) 2
Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) 3
Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon) (Columba livia (Feral Pigeon)) 3
Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura) 9
Chimney Swift (Chaetura pelagica) 3
Ruby-throated Hummingbird (Archilochus colubris) 2
American Oystercatcher (Haematopus palliatus) 2
Willet (Eastern) (Tringa semipalmata semipalmata) 1
Least Sandpiper (Calidris minutilla) 1
shorebird sp. (Charadriiformes sp. (shorebird sp.)) 10
Laughing Gull (Leucophaeus atricilla) 19
Ring-billed Gull (Larus delawarensis) 2
American Herring Gull (Larus smithsonianus) 4
Great Black-backed Gull (Larus marinus) 1
Double-crested Cormorant (Nannopterum auritum) 12
Glossy Ibis (Plegadis falcinellus) 46 Large flyover flock as we were walking Archery Rd.
Black-crowned Night Heron (Nycticorax nycticorax) 12
Great Egret (Ardea alba) 1
Osprey (Pandion haliaetus) 6
Cooper's Hawk (Astur cooperii) 2
Northern Harrier (Circus hudsonius) 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker (Melanerpes carolinus) 1
Downy Woodpecker (Dryobates pubescens) 2
Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted) (Colaptes auratus auratus/luteus) 1
Willow Flycatcher (Empidonax traillii) 1 Perhaps continuing bird from yesterday; heard “fitz-bee” as we were standing in the beach grass nursery.
White-eyed Vireo (Vireo griseus) 4
Eastern Warbling Vireo (Vireo gilvus) 3
Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata) 1
American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos) 1
crow sp. (Corvus sp. (crow sp.)) 3
Common Raven (Corvus corax) 1
Tree Swallow (Tachycineta bicolor) 5
Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica) 17
Ruby-crowned Kinglet (Corthylio calendula) 1
Northern House Wren (Troglodytes aedon) 5
European Starling (Sturnus vulgaris) 5
Brown Thrasher (Toxostoma rufum) 1
Northern Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos) 4
Wood Thrush (Hylocichla mustelina) 1
American Robin (Turdus migratorius) 4
Cedar Waxwing (Bombycilla cedrorum) 2
House Finch (Haemorhous mexicanus) 2
American Goldfinch (Spinus tristis) 9
Field Sparrow (Spizella pusilla) 2
White-throated Sparrow (Zonotrichia albicollis) 4
Savannah Sparrow (Passerculus sandwichensis) 3
Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia) 4
Eastern Towhee (Pipilo erythrophthalmus) 7
Baltimore Oriole (Icterus galbula) 4
Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus) 30
Brown-headed Cowbird (Molothrus ater) 22 Flagged for count (1x1 count); decent sized flock on cricket field now taken over by Green Meadows Farms.
Boat-tailed Grackle (Quiscalus major) 2
Ovenbird (Seiurus aurocapilla) 1
Northern Waterthrush (Parkesia noveboracensis) 1
Black-and-white Warbler (Mniotilta varia) 1
Common Yellowthroat (Geothlypis trichas) 4
American Redstart (Setophaga ruticilla) 4
Northern Parula (Setophaga americana) 5
Magnolia Warbler (Setophaga magnolia) 2
Northern Yellow Warbler (Setophaga aestiva) 19
Blackpoll Warbler (Setophaga striata) 1
Black-throated Blue Warbler (Setophaga caerulescens) 4
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle) (Setophaga coronata coronata) 2
Black-throated Green Warbler (Setophaga virens) 1
Wilson's Warbler (Cardellina pusilla) 2
Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis) 3
Indigo Bunting (Passerina cyanea) 1
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S337072298
May 10, 2026 7:39 AM - 1:34 PM
Protocol: Traveling
4.168 mile(s)
Checklist Comments: BBC Walk with NYC Parks Beach Grass Nursery team.
66 species (+2 other taxa)
Brant (Branta bernicla) 56
Canada Goose (Branta canadensis) 2
Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) 3
Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon) (Columba livia (Feral Pigeon)) 3
Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura) 9
Chimney Swift (Chaetura pelagica) 3
Ruby-throated Hummingbird (Archilochus colubris) 2
American Oystercatcher (Haematopus palliatus) 2
Willet (Eastern) (Tringa semipalmata semipalmata) 1
Least Sandpiper (Calidris minutilla) 1
shorebird sp. (Charadriiformes sp. (shorebird sp.)) 10
Laughing Gull (Leucophaeus atricilla) 19
Ring-billed Gull (Larus delawarensis) 2
American Herring Gull (Larus smithsonianus) 4
Great Black-backed Gull (Larus marinus) 1
Double-crested Cormorant (Nannopterum auritum) 12
Glossy Ibis (Plegadis falcinellus) 46 Large flyover flock as we were walking Archery Rd.
Black-crowned Night Heron (Nycticorax nycticorax) 12
Great Egret (Ardea alba) 1
Osprey (Pandion haliaetus) 6
Cooper's Hawk (Astur cooperii) 2
Northern Harrier (Circus hudsonius) 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker (Melanerpes carolinus) 1
Downy Woodpecker (Dryobates pubescens) 2
Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted) (Colaptes auratus auratus/luteus) 1
Willow Flycatcher (Empidonax traillii) 1 Perhaps continuing bird from yesterday; heard “fitz-bee” as we were standing in the beach grass nursery.
White-eyed Vireo (Vireo griseus) 4
Eastern Warbling Vireo (Vireo gilvus) 3
Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata) 1
American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos) 1
crow sp. (Corvus sp. (crow sp.)) 3
Common Raven (Corvus corax) 1
Tree Swallow (Tachycineta bicolor) 5
Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica) 17
Ruby-crowned Kinglet (Corthylio calendula) 1
Northern House Wren (Troglodytes aedon) 5
European Starling (Sturnus vulgaris) 5
Brown Thrasher (Toxostoma rufum) 1
Northern Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos) 4
Wood Thrush (Hylocichla mustelina) 1
American Robin (Turdus migratorius) 4
Cedar Waxwing (Bombycilla cedrorum) 2
House Finch (Haemorhous mexicanus) 2
American Goldfinch (Spinus tristis) 9
Field Sparrow (Spizella pusilla) 2
White-throated Sparrow (Zonotrichia albicollis) 4
Savannah Sparrow (Passerculus sandwichensis) 3
Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia) 4
Eastern Towhee (Pipilo erythrophthalmus) 7
Baltimore Oriole (Icterus galbula) 4
Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus) 30
Brown-headed Cowbird (Molothrus ater) 22 Flagged for count (1x1 count); decent sized flock on cricket field now taken over by Green Meadows Farms.
Boat-tailed Grackle (Quiscalus major) 2
Ovenbird (Seiurus aurocapilla) 1
Northern Waterthrush (Parkesia noveboracensis) 1
Black-and-white Warbler (Mniotilta varia) 1
Common Yellowthroat (Geothlypis trichas) 4
American Redstart (Setophaga ruticilla) 4
Northern Parula (Setophaga americana) 5
Magnolia Warbler (Setophaga magnolia) 2
Northern Yellow Warbler (Setophaga aestiva) 19
Blackpoll Warbler (Setophaga striata) 1
Black-throated Blue Warbler (Setophaga caerulescens) 4
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle) (Setophaga coronata coronata) 2
Black-throated Green Warbler (Setophaga virens) 1
Wilson's Warbler (Cardellina pusilla) 2
Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis) 3
Indigo Bunting (Passerina cyanea) 1
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S337072298
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