January 26th "A Wintry Goose Chase"



Snowy Owl, photo by Bobbi Manian

Leader : Bob Washburn   

Locations: Belmont Lake State Park, Jones Beach State Park

Snow Buntings, photo by Bobbi Manian

Peter,

Happy to report there were actually geese on our goose chase. Plenty I arctic 
goodness. 

Greater white-fronted goose
Brant
Barnacle goose
Canada goose
Mute swan
Gadwall
American black duck
Mallard
Ring-necked duck
Greater scaup
Lesser scaup
Black scoter
Surf scoter
Long-tailed duck
Bufflehead
Common merganser 
Hooded merganser 
Red-breasted merganser 
Red-throated loon
Common loon
Pied-billed grebe
Horned grebe
Double-crested cormorant
Great cormorant
Great blue heron
Sharp-shinned hawk
Red-tailed hawk
American coot
Sanderling
Ring billed gull
Herring gull
Great black-backed gull
Rock pigeon
Mourning dove
Snowy owl
Belted kingfisher (heard only)
Northern flicker
Peregrine falcon
American crow
Horned lark
American robin
Northern mockingbird
European starling
American pipit
Lapland longspur
Snow bunting
Yellow-rumped warbler
Song sparrow
Dark-eyed junco
Northern cardinal
House sparrow

Jones Beach Snow Buntings , photo by Bobbi Manian

Cape May Weekend Jan 18th

Canceled due to no registrants.

January 12th, Pelham Bay Park and City Island region, Bronx

Barred Owl, photo by Bobbi Manian

Leader :Jack Rothman

List submitted courtesy of Dennis Hrehowsik

Pelham Bay Park, Bronx, US-NY
Jan 12, 2013 8:30 AM - 3:30 PM
Protocol: Traveling
3.0 mile(s)
Comments:     bbc bronx trip
53 species

Brant  X
Canada Goose  X
Gadwall  X
American Wigeon  10     several off hunter island
American Black Duck  X
Mallard  X
Greater Scaup  X
Bufflehead  X
Common Goldeneye  100     many off shore near orchard beach and hunter island.
Hooded Merganser  X
Red-breasted Merganser  X
Wild Turkey  X
Red-throated Loon  X
Common Loon  X
Horned Grebe  X
Double-crested Cormorant  X
Great Cormorant  X
Great Blue Heron  X
Red-tailed Hawk  X
Dunlin  1     among gulls on orchard beach near edge of shore
Ring-billed Gull  X
Herring Gull  X
Great Black-backed Gull  X
Rock Pigeon  X
Mourning Dove  X
Great Horned Owl  1     
Barred Owl  2  
Northern Saw-whet Owl  1     

Horned Grebe , photo by Bobbi Manian

Belted Kingfisher  X
Red-bellied Woodpecker  X
Downy Woodpecker  X
Hairy Woodpecker  X
American Kestrel  X
Blue Jay  X
American Crow  X
Black-capped Chickadee  X
Tufted Titmouse  X
White-breasted Nuthatch  X
Winter Wren  X
Carolina Wren  X
Golden-crowned Kinglet  X
American Robin  X
Northern Mockingbird  X
Brown Thrasher  X
European Starling  X
American Tree Sparrow  X
Fox Sparrow  X
Song Sparrow  X
White-throated Sparrow  X
Northern Cardinal  X
Red-winged Blackbird  X
American Goldfinch  X
House Sparrow  X

http://www.cityislandbirds.com/Bronx_Brooklyn_Walk.html

Prospect Park January 6th

Leader : Dennis Hrehowsik

18 birders met on an overcast morning that gave way to a beautiful sunny afternoon. highlights were ww x-bills in the midwood spotted by kevin, ring neck duck spotted by mike yuan and the continuing common merganser on prospect lake for a pp merganser sweep. we were also treated to a show of aerial acrobatics as a peregrine falcon hunted the flock of gulls huddled on the frozen lake. other notables were swamp sparrows on look out chip trail, hermit thrush where nethermead meets base of lookout and a late day turkey vulture fly over at nelly's lawn. thanks to all for a great day of birding.

Prospect Park, Kings, US-NY
Jan 6, 2013 8:00 AM - 2:00 PM
Protocol: Traveling
3.0 mile(s)
Comments:     BBC walk
52 species

Canada Goose  X
Mute Swan  X
Mallard  X
Northern Shoveler  X
Ring-necked Duck  X
Bufflehead  X
Hooded Merganser  X
Common Merganser  1     continues on prospect lake
Red-breasted Merganser  X
Ruddy Duck  X
Pied-billed Grebe  X
Double-crested Cormorant  X
Great Blue Heron  X
Turkey Vulture  1     Flyover, Nelly's lawn. white trailing edge of wing, red head and wobbly flight clearly visible
Sharp-shinned Hawk  X
Red-shouldered Hawk X  Flyover Lookout Hill south
Cooper's Hawk  X
Red-tailed Hawk  X
American Coot  X
Ring-billed Gull  X
Herring Gull  X
Great Black-backed Gull  X
Rock Pigeon  X
Mourning Dove  X
Red-bellied Woodpecker  X
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker  X
Downy Woodpecker  X
Hairy Woodpecker  X
Peregrine Falcon  X
Blue Jay  X
Black-capped Chickadee  X
Tufted Titmouse  X
Red-breasted Nuthatch  X
White-breasted Nuthatch  X
Brown Creeper  X
Winter Wren  X
Carolina Wren  X
Hermit Thrush  X
American Robin  X
European Starling  X
Eastern Towhee  X
Fox Sparrow  X
Song Sparrow  X
Swamp Sparrow  X
White-throated Sparrow  X
Dark-eyed Junco  X
Northern Cardinal  X
Red-winged Blackbird  X
House Finch  X
White-winged Crossbill  12     feeding on the sweet gum in the midwood near battle pass
Pine Siskin  X
American Goldfinch  X
House Sparrow  X

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All photos by Peter Colen

Red-shouldered Hawk juvenile/subadult flyover south Lookout Hill



Ring-necked Duck Prospect Lake



Swamp Sparrow on Lookout Hill switchback trail

January 1st,2013 : A Marathon New Year's Day along Brooklyn's Bay and Bight

Leader : Peter Dorosh

date = 2013/01/01
site = Owls Head, Gravesend Bay shore,Dreier Offerman Park, Coney Island region
observers = 5 BBC members

14 miles attained.

46 species    ( or 3.285 species per mile)

Common Loon 
Red-throated Loon 
Horned Grebe 
Northern Gannet 
Double-crested Cormorant 
Great Cormorant 
Great Blue Heron 
Northern Shoveler 
Bufflehead 
Gadwall 
American Black Duck 
Snow Goose 2
Canada Goose 
Common Goldeneye 5
American Wigeon 
Long-tailed Duck 
Greater Scaup 
Red-breasted Merganser 
Brant 
Ruddy Duck 
Mute Swan 
Mallard 
American Kestrel 
American Coot 
Purple Sandpiper 11
Great Black-backed Gull 
Bonaparte's Gull 
Ring-billed Gull 
Herring Gull 
Rock Pigeon 
Mourning Dove 
Downy Woodpecker 
American Crow 
Tufted Titmouse 
Black-capped Chickadee 
Carolina Wren 3
American Robin sign ?
Northern Mockingbird 
European Starling 
White-throated Sparrow 
Song Sparrow 
American Tree Sparrow 3
Dark-eyed Junco 
Eastern Towhee 
Northern Cardinal 
House Sparrow 

"Mine's a dog's life.I walk here and there and everywhere"

--Claude Monet

December 9th Long Island State parks and duck ponds

Note : this trip original trip locations from Fort Tilden and Floyd Bennett were changed due to Hurricane Sandy severe impact on these parks and their closures. 

Red Crossbills at Hecksher SP, by Mike Yuan

Changed Locations: Hecksher State Park, Seatuck NWR, Belmont State Park, Massepequa Preserve, Massepequa Lake, Mill Pond

Leader Peter Dorosh
11 trip participants

White-winged Crossbills at Hecksher SP, by Bobbi Manian

date = 2012/12/10
site = Hecksher State Park, Seatuck NWR, Belmont State Park, Massepequa Preserve, 

Massepequa Lake, Mill Pond

observers = BBC members 11

57 species birds

Red Crossbills, by Bobbi Manian

White-winged Crossbill ~9 Hecksher State Park field 7
Red Crossbill ~10 Hecksher State Park field 7
Common Loon 
Red-throated Loon 
Pied-billed Grebe 
Double-crested Cormorant 
Snowy Egret Mill Pond-1
Great Egret Mill Pond
Great Blue Heron 
Northern Shoveler 
Bufflehead 
Gadwall 
American Black Duck 
Canada Goose 
American Wigeon 
Long-tailed Duck 
Greater Scaup Hecksher SP
Red-breasted Merganser Hecksher SP
Green-winged Teal Belmont Lake SP
Brant 
Hooded Merganser abundant
Ruddy Duck 
Northern Pintail Massepequa Lake
Mute Swan 
Mallard 
Red-tailed Hawk Southern State Highway
Sharp-shinned Hawk Hecksher SP
American Coot 
Killdeer 7 Seatuck NWR
Dunlin Seatuck NWR
Wilson's Snipe Seatuck NWR
Great Black-backed Gull 
Ring-billed Gull 
Herring Gull 
Rock Pigeon 
Belted Kingfisher Hecksher SP
Downy Woodpecker 
Red-bellied Woodpecker 
Northern Flicker 
Blue Jay 
Black-capped Chickadee 
Red-breasted Nuthatch 
Carolina Wren 
American Robin 

Tufted Titmouse
Northern Mockingbird 
European Starling 
Swamp Sparrow 
White-throated Sparrow 
Savannah Sparrow 
Song Sparrow 
American Tree Sparrow Common but difficult
Dark-eyed Junco 
Field Sparrow 2 Seatuck NWR
Northern Cardinal 
Red-winged Blackbird Seatuck NWR
Brown-headed Cowbird 
American Goldfinch 

Red Crossbills at Hecksher SP, by Mike Yuan

December 1st Jones Beach

Leading :  Rafael Campos

list courtesy of Mike Yuan

13 participants braved the chill at Jones Beach and Point Lookout to
enjoy a nice day out.  Highlights were 2 late Semipalmated Plovers at
the West End 2 swale, Snow Buntings, Horned Larks, and brief looks at
a Common Redpoll and 5 White-winged Crossbills at the Roosevelt Nature
Center parking lot.  At Point Lookout, the group easily found 3
Harlequin Ducks around the jetties at Point Lookout Town Park, and
observed all 3 scoter species.  50 species total.

Snow Goose
Brant
American Black Duck
Common Eider
Harlequin Duck - Point Lookout jetties
Surf Scoter - Point Lookout jetties
White-winged Scoter - Point Lookout jetties
Black Scoter - Point Lookout jetties
Long-tailed Duck
Red-breasted Merganser
Red-throated Loon
Common Loon
Northern Gannet
Double-crested Cormorant
Great Cormorant
Northern Harrier
Red-tailed Hawk
Black-bellied Plover
Semipalmated Plover - 2 in WE2 swale
American Oystercatcher
Greater Yellowlegs
Sanderling
Dunlin
Bonaparte's Gull
Ring-billed Gull
Herring Gull
Great Black-backed Gull
Rock Pigeon
Mourning Dove
Northern Flicker
Merlin
Peregrine Falcon
American Crow
Horned Lark
Black-capped Chickadee
Red-breasted Nuthatch
Hermit Thrush
American Robin
Northern Mockingbird
European Starling
Snow Bunting
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Song Sparrow
Dark-eyed Junco
Northern Cardinal
House Finch
White-winged Crossbill - Nature Center
Common Redpoll - Nature Center
American Goldfinch
House Sparrow

November 17th Long Island tour

Leader : Rusty Harold

Locations : Caumsett State Park, Sunken Meadow State Park

( lists courtesy of Dennis Hrehowsik )

Caumsett SP, Suffolk, US-NY

Nov 17, 2012 1:15 PM - 4:15 PM
Protocol: Traveling
2.0 mile(s)
Comments:     Rusty BBC Trip
24 species

Canada Goose  X
Cooper's Hawk  X
Red-tailed Hawk  X
Mourning Dove  X
Blue Jay  X
American Crow  X
Black-capped Chickadee  X
Winter Wren  X
Carolina Wren  X
Golden-crowned Kinglet  X
Eastern Bluebird  X
American Robin  X
Gray Catbird  X
Northern Mockingbird  X
European Starling  X
Yellow-rumped Warbler  X
Chipping Sparrow  X
Lark Sparrow  1     In grass with juncos around edge of horse corral on gravel road off mail paved path. Bird was flushed by horse and perched on hedgerow. Spotted by Elliot rusty Harold and veiwed by 7 other members of group.
Song Sparrow  X
White-throated Sparrow  X
Dark-eyed Junco  X
Northern Cardinal  X
Eastern Meadowlark  X
House Sparrow  X

Sunken Meadow SP, Nov 17, 2012
Sunken Meadow SP, Suffolk, US-NY
Nov 17, 2012 8:15 AM - 12:15 PM
Protocol: Traveling
2.0 mile(s)
Comments:     Rusty BBC Trip
31 species

Canada Goose  X
American Black Duck  X
Mallard  X
Double-crested Cormorant  X
Great Blue Heron  X
Red-tailed Hawk  X
Ring-billed Gull  X
Herring Gull  X
Rock Pigeon  X
Mourning Dove  X
Belted Kingfisher  X
Downy Woodpecker  X
Northern Flicker  X
Eastern Phoebe  X
American Crow  X
Fish Crow  X
Black-capped Chickadee  X
Red-breasted Nuthatch  X
American Robin  X
Northern Mockingbird  X
European Starling  X
Yellow-rumped Warbler  X
Chipping Sparrow  X
Field Sparrow  X
Fox Sparrow (Red)  X
Song Sparrow  X
White-throated Sparrow  X
Dark-eyed Junco  X
Northern Cardinal  X
American Goldfinch  X
House Sparrow  X

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Duke Farms November 3rd

CANCELED DUE TO HURRICANE SANDY DAMAGE TO PARK AND TRAVEL ROUTES

Prospect Park October 28th

BBC walk led by Jerry Layton


Prospect Park



Sunday 28 October Before The Storm

participants: 11+



Mute Swan

Canada Goose

Wood Duck

Gadwall

American Wigeon

Mallard

Northern Shoveler

Ruddy Duck

Pied-billed Grebe

Cooper's Hawk

Red-tailed Hawk

Merlin


American Coot

Herring Gull

Ring-billed Gull


Rock Pigeon

Mourning Dove

Belted Kingfisher


Red-bellied Woodpecker

Yellow-bellied Sapsucker

Downy Woodpecker

Northern Flicker


Eastern Phoebe

Blue Jay

Black-capped Chickadee

Tufted Titmouse

Red-breasted Nuthatch

White-breasted Nuthatch

Winter Wren

Golden-crowned Kinglet

Ruby-crowned Kinglet



Hermit Thrush

American Robin

Gray Catbird

European Starling



Yellow-rumped Warbler

Palm Warbler

Nashville Warbler



Chipping Sparrow

Field Sparrow

Vesper Sparrow

Song Sparrow

Swamp Sparrow

White-throated Sparrow

Dark-eyed Junco



Northern Cardinal

Red-winged Blackbird (flock flyover)



Purple Finch

American Goldfinch



House Sparrow

(list compiled by Donna Evans)