Brooklyn Bird Club Field Trip Reports

Sunday, February 24, 2013

A personal winter Florida trip

Friday, February 22, 2013

Feb 16th Photographing Long Island Waterfowl

Leader Rusty Harold:

Rusty's photo album link

https://picasaweb.google.com/105668412117293290482/BrooklynBirdClubRoute27APonds?feat=email#

Sandy Paci 2 photos below

Ring Billed Gull_adult

Ring Billed Gull_juvenile

Sunday, February 10, 2013

February 10th, Greenwood Cemetery : Tour of the Winter Pines

Leader (and reporting) : Dennis Hrehowsik

Thirteen birders braved temperatures in the teens this morning to meet at the main gate ofGreenwood Cemetery for a Tour of the Winter Pines. After a slow start to the chilly morning birders were rewarded with a grand display of winter finches on the sweetgum trees at Southwood and Grove avenues. Species included two male white wing crossbills, a lone female common redpoll, half a dozen pine siskin, several American and one european goldfinch. While we were taking in this spectacle we heard a low croaking sound and a few minutes later saw a Common Raven in flight chasing a redtailed hawk just above the hilltops to the north. The bird perched and sat and nothing more for a few minutes above redtail in the same tree giving us a good sense of its immense size. We then went for coffee after which we headed to prospect park to survey the lake and check feeders. Our seven hour walk through the winter wonderlands of Brooklyn yielded 47 species. thanks to everyone for a great day!

see you in the field,

dennis

Sightings:

Canada Goose  

Mute Swan  

Mallard  

Northern Shoveler  

Hooded Merganser  

Red-breasted Merganser  

Ruddy Duck  

Sharp-shinned Hawk  

Red-tailed Hawk  

Turkey Vulture       

American Coot  

Ring-billed Gull  

Herring Gull  

Great Black-backed Gull 

Rock Pigeon  

Mourning Dove  

Yellow-bellied Sapsucker  

Red-bellied Woodpecker  

Downy Woodpecker  

Monk Parakeet  

Blue Jay  

Common Raven

Black-capped Chickadee 

Tufted Titmouse  

Red-breasted Nuthatch  

White-breasted Nuthatch  

Brown Creeper 

Carolina Wren  

Hermit Thrush

American Robin  

Northern Mockingbird  

European Starling  

Eastern Towhee  

American Tree Sparrow 

Fox Sparrow  

Song Sparrow  

White-throated Sparrow  

Dark-eyed Junco 

Northern Cardinal  

Red-winged Blackbird  

House Finch  

White-winged Crossbill  

Common Redpoll 

Pine Siskin     

American Goldfinch  

European Goldfinch       

House Sparrow

Photo by Peter Colen of Common Raven scolding Red-tailed Hawk

Monday, February 4, 2013

February 2nd Croton Point State park

Leader : Steve Nanz

Locations : Croton Pt, Croton Reservoir, Pelham Bay (Bronx)

http://www.flickr.com/photos/88884477@N00/8440813521/ Bird photo

date = 2013/02/03 site = Croton Pt
observers = BBC Red-throated Loon Pied-billed Grebe Turkey Vulture Black Vulture Bufflehead Gadwall American Black Duck Canada Goose Common Goldeneye Common Merganser
Hooded Merganser Mute Swan Mallard Bald Eagle Red-tailed Hawk Sharp-shinned Hawk American Coot Killdeer Great Black-backed Gull Ring-billed Gull Herring Gull Rock Pigeon Mourning Dove Barred Owl Red-bellied Woodpecker
Downy Woodpecker Northern Flicker American Crow Blue Jay Tufted Titmouse Black-capped Chickadee Red-breasted Nuthatch White-breasted Nuthatch Brown Creeper Carolina Wren Northern Mockingbird American Pipit Song Sparrow Fox Sparrow American Tree Sparrow Dark-eyed Junco Eastern Towhee
White-throated Sparrow Red-winged Blackbird Common Grackle Eastern Meadowlark
Northern Cardinal
House Finch

Sunday, January 27, 2013

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

Tuesday, January 22, 2013

Cape May Weekend Jan 18th

Canceled due to no registrants.

Saturday, January 12, 2013

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

Sunday, January 6, 2013

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

View this checklist online at http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S12516156

This report was generated automatically by eBird v3 (http://ebird.org)

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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

Wednesday, January 2, 2013

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

Sunday, December 9, 2012

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