December 27th Prospect Park Centennial Walk

The walk concludes the festive celebration of the club's 100th year.

leader : Peter Dorosh
9 participants

Location: Prospect Park
Observation date: 12/27/09
Number of species: 39

Canada Goose X lake
Mute Swan 6 lake
Mallard X
Northern Shoveler 150 lake
Double-crested Cormorant 1 lake
Cooper's Hawk 1 Bartel Pritchard
Red-tailed Hawk 3--1 north woods f/o; 2 f/o boathouse
American Coot X lake
Ring-billed Gull 1200 lake
Herring Gull (American) X
Great Black-backed Gull 27 lake
Rock Pigeon X
Mourning Dove X
Red-bellied Woodpecker 2 --1 vale cashmere;1 feeders
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 2-- 1 LP 249; 1 vale cashmere
Downy Woodpecker 1
Blue Jay X
American Crow 1 f/o zoo
Fish Crow 2 f/o zoo
Black-capped Chickadee 3 --2 Vale Cashmere,one feeders
Tufted Titmouse 2 -1 feeders;1 Vale Cashmere
Red-breasted Nuthatch 1 feeders
White-breasted Nuthatch 2--one Valecashmere; one feeders
Winter Wren 1 Zoo
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 1 LP 249
Hermit Thrush 1 vale cashmere
American Robin 6 zoo
Northern Mockingbird 1 boathouse
European Starling X
Eastern Towhee 1 lily pool
Song Sparrow X
Swamp Sparrow 1 vale cashmere
White-throated Sparrow X
Dark-eyed Junco (Slate-colored) X
Northern Cardinal X
Red-winged Blackbird 5 f/o boathouse
Common Grackle 1 boathouse
American Goldfinch 2 zoo
House Sparrow X

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


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December 19th Brooklyn Christmas Bird Count

The final tally was 123 species

The breakdown by regions and species can be seen on the follwing link:

http://www.keepandshare.com/doc/view.php?id=1637120&da=y

December 12th: Classic Leader Trip-- Floyd Bennett Field

Leaders: Jean and Ron Bourque

(field report compiled by Donna Evans)

BBC Field Trip 12 Dec 2009
Floyd Bennett Field
leaders: Jean & Ron Bourque

participants:
Lenore Swenson
"Rusty" Harold
Emily Goldstein
Mary Eyster
Bob O'Neill
Bob Washburn
Michael Yuan
Geri Ness
Donna Evans


Bird Sightings:


Red-throated Loon
Common Loon


Great Cormorant
Double-crested Cormorant
Canada Goose
Brant
Mute Swan (pair, fly over)
Gadwall
Am. Wigeon
Am. Black Duck
Mallard
Bufflehead
Red-breasted Merganser


N. Harrier (2; 1 a Grey Ghost)
Red-tailed Hawk
Am. Kestrel


Killdeer (heard)


Ring-billed Gull
Herring Gull
Great Black-backed Gull


Rock Dove
Mourning Dove


Downy Woodpecker (heard)


Am. Crow


Horned Lark (flock of ...30? -- check with Ron)


Black-capped Chickadee


Carolina Wren (heard)


Am. Robin


Grey Catbird
N. Mockingbird


Eur. Starling


Yellow-rumped Warbler


Am. Tree Sparrow
Field Sparrow
Savannah Sparrow
Song Sparrow
White-throated Sparrow
White-crowned Sparrow


N. Cardinal


Red-winged Blackbird
E. Meadowlark (1)


House Finch


House Sparrow


[total 43 species]

November 29th Prospect Park Centennial walk

Leader : Peter Dorosh
14 participants




Sunday, November 29, 2009
November 29th Prospect reports ; BBC walk
On a day known more for some quality than quantity, I led the Brooklyn Bird Club walk with 14 people having a good time outside on this gorgeous day. With things quite slow in the early part of the walk that started at Bartel Pritchard Square, a few early good moments surfaced, all with south Lookout Hill involved.

On the middle or mid slope south path, a Red-tailed Hawk cooperated nicely, perched on a dead broken limb for all to see. At the bottom, along Lamppost 249, we delighted in watching an AMERICAN TREE SPARROW worked along the shrub edges , finally entering the chain link compound for the new picnic area. And ORANGED-CROWNED WARBLER did it again ! Although first seen in the phragmite edges by a multiflora shrub before hiding deeper in, it eventually sprung out and flew into the mulberry between the Magnolia trees and Ginkgo grove, the fourth straight day it appeared. Only several birders saw it since it was moving quite quickly and elusively.

Later noted sightings included Ring-necked Duck with a pair of Buffleheads in the Upper Pool; and another American Tree Sparrow on the horse path above the Boathouse;2 Wood ducks, each at Three Sister Islands and north Lullwater.

total # species 40

American Tree Sparrow profile: http://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/American_Tree_Sparrow/id

Orange-crowned Warbler profile:
http://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Orange-crowned_Warbler/id


trip leader: peter

Location: Prospect Park
Observation date: 11/29/09
Number of species: 40

Canada Goose X lake
Mute Swan X lake
Wood Duck 2-drake on Three Sisters; drake north Lullwater
American Black Duck 3-2 lullwater
Mallard X
Northern Shoveler X lake
Ring-necked Duck 1 drake Upper Pool
Bufflehead 2 , mixed pair Upper Pool
Ruddy Duck 75 lake
Pied-billed Grebe 2 lake
Great Blue Heron 1 Upper Pool
Sharp-shinned Hawk 1 f/o upper pool
Cooper's Hawk 1 f/o rink
Red-tailed Hawk 1 perched south lookout hill
American Coot X
Ring-billed Gull X
Herring Gull (American) X
Great Black-backed Gull X
Rock Pigeon X
Mourning Dove X
Red-bellied Woodpecker 1
Downy Woodpecker 1
Blue Jay X
Black-capped Chickadee X
Tufted Titmouse X lookout
Brown Creeper 1 lookout south
Carolina Wren 1 boathouse
American Robin X
European Starling X
Cedar Waxwing X lookout
Orange-crowned Warbler 1 well drive /lamppost 249 (rare)
American Tree Sparrow 2-- LP 249; Boathouse (uncommon)
Fox Sparrow (Red) 1 lamppost 249
Song Sparrow X
White-throated Sparrow X
Dark-eyed Junco X lullwater
Northern Cardinal X
House Finch X
American Goldfinch X butterfly meadow; lullwater
House Sparrow X

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

November 21st The Meadowlands tour

Leader :Peter Dorosh

11 particpants

( lists generated by Rusty Harold)

Overpeck County Park--Palisades Park, US-NJ, Bergen

Canada Goose
X Mallard
2 Bufflehead
X Double-crested Cormorant
X Great Blue Heron
X Red-tailed Hawk
X Ring-billed Gull
X Herring Gull
X Mourning Dove
X Monk Parakeet
X Belted Kingfisher
X Red-bellied Woodpecker
X Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
X Downy Woodpecker
X American Crow
X Black-capped Chickadee
X Carolina Wren
X Golden-crowned Kinglet
X American Robin
X Northern Mockingbird
X European Starling
X Eastern Towhee
X Fox Sparrow
X Song Sparrow
2 Swamp Sparrow
X White-throated Sparrow
X Northern Cardinal
X Common Grackle
X House Finch
X American Goldfinch


Meadowlands IBA--Mehrhof Pond (restricted access), US-NJ, Bergen

Canada Goose
X Gadwall
X Mallard
X Northern Shoveler
X Green-winged Teal
X Lesser Scaup
X Hooded Merganser
X Ruddy Duck
X Pied-billed Grebe
X Double-crested Cormorant
X Great Blue Heron
X Sharp-shinned Hawk
X Ring-billed Gull DE
X Red-bellied Woodpecker
X Northern Flicker
X Blue Jay
X Carolina Wren
X Song Sparrow
X White-throated Sparrow

Meadowlands IBA--Mill Creek Marsh, US-NJ, Hudson

Canada Goose
X Mallard
X Northern Shoveler
X Green-winged Teal
X Hooded Merganser
X Greater Yellowlegs
X Ring-billed Gull
X Herring Gull
X Rock Pigeon
X Mourning Dove

Richard W. Dekorte Park, US-NJ, Bergen

Mute Swan
X Gadwall
X American Black Duck
X Mallard
X Northern Shoveler
X Northern Pintail
X Green-winged Teal
X Bufflehead
X Common Merganser
X Ruddy Duck
X Great Blue Heron
X Red-tailed Hawk
X Greater Yellowlegs
X Great Black-backed Gull
X Belted Kingfisher
X Ruby-crowned Kinglet
X American Robin
X European Starling
X Dark-eyed Junco
X House Finch
X American Goldfinch
X House Sparrow

November 14th Jones Beach

"Honorary Classic Leader "

Leader : Ed Crowne


Brant
Rock pigeon
Ring-billed gull
American crow
Red-breasted merganser
Great black-backed gull
American oystercatcher
Dunlin
Herring gull
Double-crested cormorant
Northern mockingbird
Black-bellied plover
Northern harrier
Common loon
White-winged scoter
Black duck
Mallard
Common eider
Laughing gull
Yellow-rumped warbler
Song sparrow
Mourning dove
Red-winged blackbird
House sparrow
Canada goose
Tree swallow
Sanderling
Snow bunting
Northern Gannet
Semi-palmated plover
House finch
Harlequin Duck
Red-tailed hawk
European starling

November 8th "A trip to Somewhere"

Leader : Steve Nanz

Coastal Brooklyn; Rockaway Peninsula

Hilights: Red-Necked Grebe in Sheepshead Bay, Common Eider in Breezy Point

BBC field trip "Trip to Somewhere" -- led by Steve Nanz
8 Nov 2008
Plum Beach, Floyd Bennett Field, Fort Tilden, Breezy Point


Loon (sp)
Common Loon
Red-necked Grebe
Northern Gannet
Great Cormorant
Double-crested Cormorant
Great Egret
Canada Goose
Brant
Mute Swan
American Black Duck
Green-winged Teal
Common Eider
Bufflehead
Red-breasted Merganser
Northern Harrier
Sharp-shinned Hawk
Red-tailed Hawk
Ring-necked Pheasant
Laughing Gull
Ring-billed Gull
Herring Gull
Great Black-backed Gull
Rock Dove
Mourning Dove
Northern Flicker
American Crow
Horned Lark (9)
Eastern Bluebird
Northern Mockingbird
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Savannah Sparrow
Song Sparrow
White-throated Sparrow
Dark-eyed Junco
Northern Cardinal
Brown-headed Cowbird (flock of approx. 500 with Starlings)
European Starling
American Goldfinch


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Haunts of the Rockaway Inlet

Trip List for Saturday 31 Oct 2009

Brooklyn BirdClub : Plum Beach, Floyd Bennett, Fort Tilden, Breezy Point

Leader: Bob Gochfeld
participants: J. Schumacher, S. Paci, B. Washburn, B. O'Neill, R. Harold, D. Evans


common loon
double-crested cormorant
great egret
mute swan
brant
canada goose
green-winged teal
black duck
mallard
scoter sp. (flying low over water)


osprey
sharp-shinned hawk
cooper's hawk (seen from Ocean Parkway)
american kestrel
merlin
peregrine falcon (late entry!)


plover sp.- probably black-bellied (distance too great to be certain)
american oystercatcher
sanderling
laughing gull
ring-billed gull
herring gull
greater black-backed gull
northern gannet


rock dove
mourning dove
tree swallow
american crow
house wren
hermit thrush
american robin
grey catbird
northern mockingbird
cedar waxwing
starling


yellow-rumped warbler
northern cardinal
rufous-sided towhee (heard)
white-throated sparrow
white-crowned sparrow
song sparrow
red-winged blackbird
house finch
american goldfinch
house sparrow








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October 17th Caumsett State Park, Long Island north coast

Leader: Sandy Paci


Brooklyn Bird Club Field Trip
Caumsett State Park Oct. 17, 2009
Participants:
Sandy Paci (leader), Lenore Swenson, Suzanne Ortiz, John Cristiciello,
Rusty Harold, Donna Evans, Hilary Salk

1 Brant
2 Canada Goose
3 Mute Swan
4 Black Duck
5 Mallard
6 Surf Scoter (flock of 8 to 10 flying west on LI Sound)
7 Common Loon (2 on LI Sound & 1 flyover)
8 DC Cormorant
9 Great Blue Heron
10 Great Egret
11 Osprey
12 Northern Harrier
13 Sharp Shinned Hawk
14 Cooper's Hawk
15 Red-tailed Hawk (multiple)
16 American Kestrel
17 Merlin (1 ind seen several times, including dogfight w/5 Crows)
18 Killdeer (flock of 6 calling in flight, late afternoon)
19 Dunlin (flock of 6 on beach of LI Sound)
20 Laughing Gull
21 Ring Billed Gull
22 Herring Gull
23 Great Black Backed Gull
24 Rock Pigeon
25 Mourning Dove
26 Yellow Billed Cuckoo (heard only --"tuk-tuk" -- in several spots)
27 Belted Kingfisher
28 Red Bellied Woodpecker
29 Downy Woodpecker
30 Hairy Woodpecker
31 Northern Flicker
32 Eastern Wood PeeWee
33 Eastern Phoebe
34 Eastern Kingbird
35 Blue Headed Vireo
36 American Crow (group of 5 defended Meadowlark, attacked Merlin & drove it from area)
37 Blue Jay
38 Black Capped Chickadee (heard only)
39 Tufted Titmouse (heard only)
40 White Breasted Nuthatch
41 Carolina Wren (heard only)
42 Golden Crowned Kinglet
43 Ruby Crowned Kinglet
44 Hermit Thrush
45 American Robin
46 Gray Catbird (heard only)
47 Northern Mockingbird
48 European Starling
49 Cedar Waxwing
50 Black Throated Blue Warbler (1 female)
51 Yellow Rumped Warbler (numerous)
52 Black Throated Green Warbler
53 Palm Warbler (multiple, seen several spots)
54 Common Yellowthroat
55 Eastern Towhee (heard only)
56 Chipping Sparrow
57 Savannah Sparrow
58 Song Sparrow
59 Swamp Sparrow
60 White Throated Sparrow
61 White Crowned Sparrow (multiple adults & juveniles, great looks in several spots, prob. 8-10 inds altogether)
62 Dark Eyed Junco
63 Northern Cardinal
64 Indigo Bunting (heard only)
65 Eastern Meadowlark (2 inds, 1 attacked by Merlin & defended by Crows!)
66 Baltimore Oriole (1 male)
67 American Goldfinch (flock flyover & heard)
68 House Sparrow

October 10th, Prospect Park

October 10th, Prospect Park

Leader : Tom Stephenson


Here's a list of what we saw yesterday. We had about 10 people for the trip. It threatened rain and drizzled a bit now and then, but all in all a nice fall day.
We had 10 species of warblers, but oddly, very few sparrows...Not even large numbers of White-throats yet.

Best regards,
Tom

Double-crested Cormorant

Black-crowned Night-Heron

Canada Goose

Mute Swan

American Black Duck

Mallard

Northern Shoveler

Ruddy Duck

Red-tailed Hawk

Ring-billed Gull

Rock Dove

Mourning Dove

Red-bellied Woodpecker

Yellow-bellied Sapsucker

Downy Woodpecker

Northern Flicker

Blue-headed Vireo

Red-eyed Vireo

Blue Jay

American Crow

Black-capped Chickadee

Tufted Titmouse

White-breasted Nuthatch

Brown Creeper

Carolina Wren

House Wren

Golden-crowned Kinglet

Ruby-crowned Kinglet

Swainson's Thrush

American Robin

Gray Catbird

European Starling

Cedar Waxwing

Tennessee Warbler

Nashville Warbler

Northern Parula

Magnolia Warbler

Black-throated Blue Warbler

Yellow-rumped Warbler

Black-throated Green Warbler

American Redstart

Ovenbird

Common Yellowthroat

Scarlet Tanager

Eastern Towhee

Song Sparrow

White-throated Sparrow

Northern Cardinal

Rose-breasted Grosbeak

Indigo Bunting

Red-winged Blackbird

American Goldfinch

House Sparrow