Monday, May 11, 2009

May 3rd Prospect Park

Leader : Rafael Campos


As the morning turned dark, rainy during periods, I arrived at Grand Army Plaza around 7:15 am, to lead the BBC bird walk. After a little while, about 14 persons where ready to face the elements, and have a nice time looking for birds around PP.

The rain made things a little slow, but the help of the keen ears of Tom Stevenson, we could heard a good number of species, despite most them were elusive to our eyes. One of them, a Hooded Warbler was heard around Midwood. We went thru the Vale of Cashemere, with a Northern Waterthrush the bird there. From there to the Midwood, where most of the warbler sps were seen/heard. Among them were Nashville, Northern Parula, Yellow-rumped (abundant despite the weather), Black-throated Blue, Blue-winged.

From the Midwood we continued along the Central Drive/Quaker Ridge, with no much, except a large flock of Chipping Sparrows in the Nethermead. By the time we arrived to Maryland Monument, a lonely Palm Warbler was seen, and the rain increased. But in the Peninsula meadow, a lonely White-crowned Sparrow was seen. Our final stop was the Wellhouse & lake, where we saw at least 4-5 Laughing Gulls, 1 Great Black-backed Gull.
I returned via the pools on my way home around 11:15 am.


The following is the list of the birds seen/heard:
Canada Goose
Mute Swan
Mallard
Double-crested Cormorant (a flock of ~5 flew over Vale)
Red-tailed Hawk
Laughing Gull
Herring Gull
Great Black-backed Gull
Rock Pigeon
Mourning Dove (our 1st native sps seen by the Sthrahan Statue)
Chimney Swift (flyovers)
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
White-eyed Vireo
Blue-headed Vireo
Warbling Vireo
Red-eyed Vireo
Blue Jay
Barn Swallow
Black-capped Chickadee
Tufted Titmouse
House Wren
Veery
Wood Thrush
American Robin
Gray Catbird
European Starling
Blue-winged Warbler
Nashville Warbler
Northern Parula
Black-throated Blue Warbler
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Palm Warbler
Black-and-white Warbler
American Redstart (1 male, pools)
Ovenbird
Northern Waterthrush
Hooded Warbler
Scarlet Tanager
Eastern Towhee
Chipping Sparrow
Song Sparrow
Swamp Sparrow
White-throated Sparrow
White-crowned Sparrow (1, peninsula meadow)
Northern Cardinal
Rose-breasted Grosbeak
Red-winged Blackbird
Common Grackle
Brown-headed Cowbird (1 female, Maryland Monument)
Baltimore Oriole
American Goldfinch
House Sparrow
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Brooklyn is good birding: Rafa Campos

May 2nd Prospect Park

Leader : Tom Stephenson


We had 21 people at one point and incredible bird activity until 3 or so.
We ended up with 22 sp of warblers and 5 sp of vireo..
Here's the list. Let me know if you have any questions.

Have a great trip!

Best regards,
Tom

Great Blue Heron

Canada Goose

Wood Duck 2 in tree in midwood

Mallard

Ring-necked Duck

Red-tailed Hawk

Laughing Gull

Rock Dove

Mourning Dove

Chimney Swift

Belted Kingfisher

Red-bellied Woodpecker

Downy Woodpecker

Northern Flicker

Eastern Kingbird

White-eyed Vireo

Yellow-throated Vireo

Blue-headed Vireo

Warbling Vireo

Red-eyed Vireo

Blue Jay

American Crow

Northern Rough-winged Swallow

Barn Swallow

Black-capped Chickadee

Tufted Titmouse

White-breasted Nuthatch

Carolina Wren

House Wren

Ruby-crowned Kinglet

Blue-gray Gnatcatcher

Veery 12+

Hermit Thrush 10+

Wood Thrush 6+

American Robin

Gray Catbird

European Starling

Blue-winged Warbler 4

Nashville Warbler 12+

Northern Parula

Yellow Warbler

Chestnut-sided Warbler 3

Magnolia Warbler

Black-throated Blue Warbler

Yellow-rumped Warbler

Black-throated Green Warbler

Blackburnian Warbler 2

Prairie Warbler

Palm Warbler

Black-and-white Warbler

American Redstart

Worm-eating Warbler 2 Midwood and Nethermeade Bridge area

Ovenbird

Northern Waterthrush 8+

Common Yellowthroat

Hooded Warbler 1 Lower Midwood

Wilson's Warbler 1 Quaker Cemetery

Canada Warbler 1 Lower Midwood

Scarlet Tanager 10+

Eastern Towhee

Chipping Sparrow

Song Sparrow

Swamp Sparrow

White-throated Sparrow

Northern Cardinal

Rose-breasted Grosbeak 10+

Indigo Bunting 1 Quaker Cemetery

Red-winged Blackbird

Common Grackle

Brown-headed Cowbird

Orchard Oriole 4+

Baltimore Oriole 12+

American Goldfinch

House Sparrow

Tuesday, April 28, 2009

April 28th Tuesday BBC walk

Leader : Mary Eyster


Mary and 11 BBC Trip participants
April 28, 2009

Today was the first walk of the BBC Centennial Spring weekday walks. We left from Bartel Pritchard with 10 birders. Two more caught up along the way. The park wasn't as active today as on Sunday (or at least the southern part wasn't). But several of us added a few new species to our year list. With the shift in the winds and weather, Thursday's Prospect walk, leaving from GAP at 7, could be really good. I apologize for the random order of the list. My usual listing tool has crashed!


Double-crested Cormorant
Black-crowned Night Heron
Mute Swan
Canada Goose
Mallard
Blue Jay
American Crow
Rock Pigeon
Mourning Dove
Northern Cardinal
Rose-breasted Grosbeak
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Downy Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
Black-capped Chickadee
Red-tailed Hawk
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
House Wren
Carolina Wren (heard, not seen)
Baltimore Oriole
Orchard Oriole
Monk Parakeet
Northern Mockingbird
Gray Catbird
American Robin
Wood Thrush
Hermit Thrush
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Northern Parula
Black and White Warbler
Black-throated Blue Warbler
Yellow Warbler (heard, not seen)
Prairie Warbler (heard, not seen)
Common Yellowthroat (heard, not seen)
White-throated Sparrow
Chipping Sparrow
Eastern Towhee
American Goldfinch
House Sparrow

Monday, April 27, 2009

April 26th Greenwood Cemetery

Leader Paul Keim
( list submitted by Glen Davis)

Brooklyn Bird Club field walk ,Greenwood Cemetery

15 Canada Goose
6 Mallard
3 Double-crested Cormorant
3 Great Egret
2 Red-tailed Hawk
4 Laughing Gull
14 Herring Gull
25 Rock Pigeon
10 Mourning Dove
16 Monk Parakeet
8 Red-bellied Woodpecker
6 Downy Woodpecker
5 Northern Flicker
1 Eastern Kingbird
7 Blue-headed Vireo
1 Warbling Vireo
12 Blue Jay
3 American Crow
1 Tree Swallow
2 Barn Swallow
1 Black-capped Chickadee
2 Tufted Titmouse
4 Ruby-crowned Kinglet
6 Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
2 Hermit Thrush
40 American Robin
14 Northern Mockingbird
25 European Starling
2 Cedar Waxwing
8 Northern Parula
1 Yellow Warbler
1 Black-throated Blue Warbler
22 Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle)
7 Black-throated Green Warbler
1 Yellow-throated Warbler
1 Pine Warbler
2 Prairie Warbler
10 Palm Warbler
5 Black-and-white Warbler
2 Eastern Towhee
31 Chipping Sparrow
10 White-throated Sparrow
2 Northern Cardinal
1 Rusty Blackbird
15 Common Grackle
6 Brown-headed Cowbird
2 Baltimore Oriole
1 House Finch
1 Pine Siskin
12 American Goldfinch
25 House Sparrow

Total species reported: 51

Saturday, April 25, 2009

April 25th Owls Head Park, Bay Ridge

Leader : Peter Dorosh
6 participants


Location: Owls Head Park
Observation date: 4/25/09
Number of species: 51

Double-crested Cormorant X
American Kestrel 1
Merlin 1
Laughing Gull X
Ring-billed Gull X
Herring Gull X
Great Black-backed Gull X
Rock Pigeon X
Mourning Dove X
Monk Parakeet 9
Red-bellied Woodpecker 2
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 1
Downy Woodpecker 1
Northern Flicker X
Eastern Phoebe X
Blue-headed Vireo 10
Blue Jay X
crow sp. X
Tree Swallow 1
Black-capped Chickadee X
Carolina Wren 1
Ruby-crowned Kinglet X
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 2
Hermit Thrush X
American Robin X
Gray Catbird 1
Northern Mockingbird 2
Brown Thrasher 1
European Starling X
Blue-winged Warbler 1
Yellow Warbler 2
Yellow-rumped Warbler X
Palm Warbler X
Black-and-white Warbler 4
Hooded Warbler 1
Eastern Towhee 2
Chipping Sparrow 45
Field Sparrow 1
Savannah Sparrow 6
Song Sparrow 1
Swamp Sparrow 1
White-throated Sparrow X
Northern Cardinal X
Indigo Bunting 1
Red-winged Blackbird X
Common Grackle 4
Brown-headed Cowbird 1
Orchard Oriole 5 --2 male, 2 female, 1 immature
Baltimore Oriole 1
American Goldfinch 3
House Sparrow X

This report was generated automatically by eBird v2(http://ebird.org)

Wednesday, April 22, 2009

April 19th: Classic Leader Centennial :Drier-Offerman Park to Floyd Bennett Field

Leader: Tom Preston

9 Brooklyn Bird Club members visited Dreier-Offerman Park and Floyd Bennett Field today. We had a good variety of early migrants and a few winter lingerers. Field and Savannah Sparrows were in good numbers at both locations, and there were plenty of both Golden-crowned and Ruby-crowned kinglets. Other highlights at Dreier included 6 Glossy Ibis, Sapsucker, f. Hooded Merganser, at least 3 Am. Kestrels, Red-throated Loon, singing Brown Thrasher, 2 Blue-gray Gnatcatchers 2 Palm Warblers, and an early Chimney Swift seen only by Richard. At Floyd, 3 Blue-winged Teal were on the Return-a-Gift Pond, f. Purple Finch near the Community Gardens, 2 Brown Creepers near Ecology Village,and Ring-necked Pheasant was heard at 2 locations. - Tom

Participants : Janet Schumaker, Richard Zainaldeen, Bob Washburn, Marisa Wohl, John Crisciatelli, Suzanne Ortiz, Edith, Hope and myself.


Location: Dreier-Offerman Park
Observation date: 4/19/09
Number of species: 50
Brant X
Canada Goose X
Gadwall 3
American Black Duck 4
Mallard 2
Bufflehead 4
Hooded Merganser 1
Red-breasted Merganser 3
Red-throated Loon 1
Double-crested Cormorant 4
Glossy Ibis 6
American Kestrel 3
Killdeer 2
Laughing Gull X
Ring-billed Gull X
Herring Gull X
Great Black-backed Gull X
Rock Pigeon X
Mourning Dove 1 Chimney Swift (seen by Richard Zainaldeen on the way
in)
Belted Kingfisher (seen by Richard while the rest of us were in
Home Depot, picking up free Earth Day lightbulbs!)
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 1
Downy Woodpecker 2
Northern Flicker 4
Eastern Phoebe 1
American Crow X
Tree Swallow 5
Barn Swallow 1
Carolina Wren 2
Golden-crowned Kinglet 3
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 2
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 2
Hermit Thrush 3
American Robin X
Northern Mockingbird 2
Brown Thrasher 2
European Starling X
Palm Warbler 2
Field Sparrow 5
Savannah Sparrow 10
Song Sparrow X
White-throated Sparrow 1
Dark-eyed Junco 2
Northern Cardinal X
Red-winged Blackbird X
Common Grackle 4
Boat-tailed Grackle 1
Brown-headed Cowbird 15
American Goldfinch 2
House Sparrow X
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Location: Floyd Bennett Field
Observation date: 4/19/09
Number of species: 37

Brant X
Canada Goose X
Blue-winged Teal 3
Northern Shoveler 1
Ring-necked Pheasant 2
Great Blue Heron 2
Black-crowned Night-Heron 4
Red-tailed Hawk 1
Killdeer 2
Herring Gull X
Great Black-backed Gull X
Rock Pigeon X
Mourning Dove 2
Northern Flicker 4
Blue Jay 1
American Crow 2
Fish Crow 1
Tree Swallow 8
Brown Creeper 2
Carolina Wren 2
Golden-crowned Kinglet 12
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 4
Hermit Thrush 2
American Robin X
Northern Mockingbird 3
European Starling X
Chipping Sparrow 12
Field Sparrow 6
Savannah Sparrow 5
Song Sparrow X
White-throated Sparrow 4
Northern Cardinal X
Red-winged Blackbird X
Brown-headed Cowbird 24
Purple Finch 1
American Goldfinch 2
House Sparrow X

April 18th Prospect Park meeting places tour

Leader: Peter Dorosh
particpants:9

Location: Prospect Park
Observation date: 4/18/09
Number of species: 46

Canada Goose X
Mute Swan 2 west isl
Wood Duck 1 drake lower pool
Mallard X
Northern Shoveler 8 lake
Ruddy Duck X lake
Common Loon 2 flyover Tennis House
American Bittern 1 Ravine,high in Sweetgum overlooking Ambergill (Stanley Greenberg first obs, Tom Stpehenson, Scott Whittle + Multiple Observers)
Red-tailed Hawk 4; 2 ravine, one Nellies lawn, other flyover
American Coot 7 lake
Laughing Gull 3 lake
Ring-billed Gull 1
Herring Gull 30
Rock Pigeon X
Mourning Dove X
Red-bellied Woodpecker X
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 2 one Midwood, one ValeCash
Downy Woodpecker 2
Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted) 10 various spots
Eastern Phoebe 1 Tennis House
Blue Jay 5
Black-capped Chickadee 2 Vale Cashmere
Tufted Titmouse 2
White-breasted Nuthatch 1 Picnic House
Brown Creeper 1 Vale Cashmere
Golden-crowned Kinglet 1 Litchfield Villa
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 3
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 1 Ravine
Hermit Thrush 5 several spots
American Robin X
European Starling X
Yellow-rumped Warbler 3
Pine Warbler 8
Palm Warbler 9
Louisiana Waterthrush 1 Binnen Pool ,later Binnen Creek Dreger group
Eastern Towhee 2 one ValeCash
Song Sparrow 1 Vale
White-throated Sparrow 10
Dark-eyed Junco 6 Garage lawn
Northern Cardinal 3
Common Grackle X
Brown-headed Cowbird 1
American Goldfinch 5
House Sparrow X

This report was generated automatically by eBird v2(http://ebird.org)

Floyd Bennett Woodcock Trip

Leader : Paul Keim

Double-crested Cormorant,
Great Cormorant,
Horned Grebe,
Gannett,
Mute Swan,
Canada Goose,
Brant,
American Oyster Catcher,
AMERICAN WOODCOCKS,
Greater Scaup,
Bufflehead,
Red-breasted Merganser,
Mallard,
Ring-billed Gull,
Herring Gull,
Great-black-backed Gull,
Black-crowned Night Heron,
American Crow,
Northern Flicker,
American Robin,
Red-winged Blackbirds,
Brown Cowbirds,
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher,
Eastern Phoebe,
American Kestrel,
Peregrine Falcon,
BARN OWL, at dusk flying,
White-throated Sparrow,
Song Sparrow,
Rock Pigeon,
House Sparrow,
European Starling

April 11th Brooklyn Eastern habitats medley

Trip was cancelled due to heavy rain

Wednesday, April 1, 2009

March 29th Prospect Centennial walk

Leader: Jerry Layton

Location: Prospect Park
Observation date: 3/29/09
Number of species: 33

Canada Goose X
Wood Duck 1
Mallard X
Ring-necked Duck 6
Great Egret 2
Red-tailed Hawk X
gull sp. X
Rock Pigeon X
Mourning Dove X
Red-bellied Woodpecker X
Downy Woodpecker X
Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted) X
Eastern Phoebe 1
Blue Jay X
Black-capped Chickadee X
Tufted Titmouse X
Red-breasted Nuthatch 1
White-breasted Nuthatch 1
Brown Creeper 2
Hermit Thrush 1
American Robin X
European Starling X
Eastern Towhee 1
Fox Sparrow X
Song Sparrow X
Swamp Sparrow 1
White-throated Sparrow X
Northern Cardinal X
Red-winged Blackbird X
Common Grackle X
House Finch 3
American Goldfinch X
House Sparrow X