Jamaica Bay breeding birds June 10th

Prickly Pear

Leading:Peter Dorosh

List courtesy of Lisa Detert

Boardwalk through Sensitive Ferns

Here is the list of what we saw at JBWR today:

Canada Goose
Mute Swan
Northern Shoveler
Gadwall
Mallard
American Black Duck
Ring-necked Duck
Ruddy Duck
Chimney Swift
Ruby-throated Hummingbird
White-rumped Sandpiper
Semipalmated Sandpiper
Laughing Gull
Great Black-backed Gull
Tern, sp.?
Double-crested Cormorant 

Diamondback Terrapin

Great Egret
Snowy Egret
Night-Heron, sp.?
Glossy Ibis
Osprey
Willow Flycatcher
Great Crested Flycatcher
American Crow
Fish Crow
Purple Martin
Tree Swallow
House Wren
European Starling
Gray Catbird
Northern Mockingbird
American Robin
Cedar Waxwing
House Sparrow
Song Sparrow
Eastern Towhee
Red-winged Blackbird
Common Grackle
Boat-tailed Grackle
Common Yellowthroat
Yellow Warbler
Northern Cardinal

At Sunset Cove Park, we added:
Killdeer
Great Blue Heron

We also saw a few Cabbage White butterflies and two Diamondback Terrapins.

A few photos are attached.

Thanks for a fun day!
Lisa

"The Journey of a Thousand Miles begins With One Step." --Lao Tzu

JBWR West Pond

Fwd: BBC Nickerson Beach 6/3/23

Common Tern

Led by Tom Stephenson

All photos taken by Tom Stephenson

A fantastic trip!

"The Journey of a Thousand Miles begins With One Step." --Lao Tzu

---------- Forwarded message ---------
From: Tom Stephenson <12toms@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, Jun 4, 2023, 8:18 AM
Subject: Re: BBC Nickerson Beach 6/3/23
To: Peter Dorosh <prosbird@gmail.com>
>, 

Hi Peter,

Despite potentially damp weather forecasts and car-eating sinkholes, we had a great day at Nickerson and surrounding parks. 

The weather turned out to be perfect; cool, cloudy, and with the right winds to drive some oceanic birds our way.

We ended up with 61 species. 

Numerous highlights included a slow flyby of a Roseate Tern (thanks to Marisa for spotting this), a breaching Humpback Whale, several pods of dolphins, Wilson's Storm-petrels, 2 Sooty Shearwater (great spotting by Kathy, who sacrificed the Roseate to add these to the list), great views of close Saltmarsh and Seaside Sparrows, Black and Surf Scoters, a close Gull-billed Tern, and more.

Here's the list. I'll send a few photos later.

Best regards,

Tom

Common Loon

Sooty Shearwater

Wilson's Storm-Petrel

Double-crested Cormorant

Great Blue Heron

Great Egret

Snowy Egret

Black-crowned Night-Heron

Yellow-crowned Night-Heron

Glossy Ibis

Canada Goose

Mallard

Surf Scoter

Black Scoter

Osprey

Peregrine Falcon

Clapper Rail

Piping Plover

Killdeer

American Oystercatcher

Ruddy Turnstone

Red Knot

Sanderling

Semipalmated Sandpiper

Laughing Gull

Ring-billed Gull

Herring Gull

Great Black-backed Gull

Gull-billed Tern

Roseate Tern

Common Tern

Forster's Tern

Least Tern

Black Skimmer

Rock Dove

Mourning Dove

Chimney Swift

Willow Flycatcher

Eastern Phoebe

Blue Jay

Fish Crow

Purple Martin

Tree Swallow

Barn Swallow

Carolina Wren

American Robin

Gray Catbird

Northern Mockingbird

European Starling

Yellow Warbler

Common Yellowthroat

Saltmarsh Sharp-tailed Sparrow

Seaside Sparrow

Song Sparrow

Northern Cardinal

Red-winged Blackbird

Boat-tailed Grackle

Brown-headed Cowbird

House Finch

American Goldfinch

House Sparrow

May 31st Tribute to Shorebirds eBird Checklist - 29 May 2023 - Plumb Beach - 37 species (+1 other taxa)

All photos taken by Marisa Hernandez

Led by Peter Dorosh

https://ebird.org/checklist/S139781297

(checklist courtesy of Danielle Khalife)

"The Journey of a Thousand Miles begins With One Step." --Lao Tzu

Fwd: Migration Morning at BBP report

Led by Mike Yuan

"The Journey of a Thousand Miles begins With One Step." --Lao Tzu

---------- Forwarded message ---------
From: Michael Yuan <mjyuan@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, May 25, 2023, 4:45 PM
Subject: Migration Morning at BBP report
To: Peter Dorosh <prosbird@gmail.com>, Dennis Hrehowsik <deepseagangster@gmail.com>

Peter, Dennis-

We held our last outing for the spring yesterday. Highlights were a few singing Magnolia and Wilson's warblers, good looks at feeding Blackpolls, and the fishy courtship of two Common Terns. 

In total, we encountered 60 species in the park during this series of five Wednesdays in the park. Sad to end another spring migration season but look forward to having a series of outings this fall.

New York Breeding Bird Atlas Checklist - 24 May 2023 - Brooklyn Bridge Park - 32 species ebird.org

Thanks,

-Mike

Fwd: BBC Thursday Walk

Led by Tom

"The Journey of a Thousand Miles begins With One Step." --Lao Tzu

---------- Forwarded message ---------
From: Tom Stephenson <12toms@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, May 25, 2023, 4:11 PM
Subject: Thursday Walk
To: Peter Dorosh <prosbird@gmail.com>
Cc

Hi Peter,

Great seeing you in the park today, grappling with the mugwort...

Well, it was a beautiful day......very nice day.....lots of good weather.....

Birds....well, very difficult. For a long time I thought the bird of the day was going to be the white squirrel we saw in the Vale. But we eventually had 59 species including a couple of Bay-breasted and Canada Warblers, an Olive-sided Flycatcher, Orchard Oriole, and some other stuff.

List below.

Best regards,

Tom

Double-crested Cormorant

Great Blue Heron

Great Egret

Green Heron

Black-crowned Night-Heron

Canada Goose

Mute Swan

Wood Duck

Mallard

Red-tailed Hawk

Laughing Gull

Rock Dove

Mourning Dove

Chimney Swift

Ruby-throated Hummingbird

Red-bellied Woodpecker

Downy Woodpecker

Northern Flicker

Olive-sided Flycatcher

Eastern Wood-Pewee

Great Crested Flycatcher

Eastern Kingbird

Warbling Vireo

Red-eyed Vireo

Northern Rough-winged Swallow

Barn Swallow

Tufted Titmouse

Carolina Wren

House Wren

Veery

American Robin

Gray Catbird

Northern Mockingbird

European Starling

Cedar Waxwing

Magnolia Warbler

Black-throated Blue Warbler

Bay-breasted Warbler

Blackpoll Warbler

American Redstart

Ovenbird

Common Yellowthroat

Canada Warbler

Song Sparrow

Lincoln's Sparrow

Swamp Sparrow

Northern Cardinal

Indigo Bunting

Red-winged Blackbird

Common Grackle

Orchard Oriole

Baltimore Oriole

House Finch

American Goldfinch

House Sparrow

Fw: eBird Report - Prospect Park, May 23, 2023

"To plant a garden is to believe in tomorrow."

--Audrey Hepburn

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From: Kathleen Toomey <kathleentoomey@gmail.com>

To: Roberta Manian <roberta.manian@gmail.com>; Peter Dorosh <prosbird@aol.com>; Dennis Hrehowsik <deepseagangster@gmail.com>; "12toms@gmail.com" <12toms@gmail.com>

Sent: Tuesday, May 23, 2023 at 08:37:51 PM EDT

Subject: Fwd: eBird Report - Prospect Park, May 23, 2023

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Subject: eBird Report - Prospect Park, May 23, 2023
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Prospect Park, Kings, New York, US
May 23, 2023 7:34 AM - 3:40 PM
Protocol: Traveling
3.4 mile(s)
Checklist Comments:     Bobbi Manian's Tuesday BBC walk
63 species

Canada Goose  3
Mute Swan  4
Mallard  6
Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon)  8
Mourning Dove  4
Chimney Swift  12
Ruby-throated Hummingbird  1
American Coot  1     Continuing near West Island
Spotted Sandpiper  1
Laughing Gull  6
Ring-billed Gull  1
Double-crested Cormorant  3
Great Blue Heron  1
Great Egret  2
Green Heron  1
Black-crowned Night-Heron  3
Osprey  2
Cooper's Hawk  1
Red-tailed Hawk  2
Red-bellied Woodpecker  2
Downy Woodpecker  2
Hairy Woodpecker  1
Northern Flicker  1
Monk Parakeet  2
Eastern Wood-Pewee  2
Great Crested Flycatcher  2
Eastern Kingbird  3
Warbling Vireo  4
Red-eyed Vireo  4
Blue Jay  3
American Crow  1
Northern Rough-winged Swallow  1
Tree Swallow  2
Barn Swallow  12
House Wren  2
Carolina Wren  2
European Starling  11
Gray Catbird  8
Swainson's Thrush  2
American Robin  20
Cedar Waxwing  5
House Sparrow  10
American Goldfinch  5
Song Sparrow  2
Eastern Towhee  1
Baltimore Oriole  6
Red-winged Blackbird  5
Brown-headed Cowbird  1
Common Grackle  8
Ovenbird  1
Northern Waterthrush  1     Seen only by Radka
Black-and-white Warbler  1
Common Yellowthroat  1
American Redstart  3
Cape May Warbler  1     Heard by Dennis
Northern Parula  2
Magnolia Warbler  1
Yellow Warbler  1
Blackpoll Warbler  12
Black-throated Green Warbler  1
Canada Warbler  1
Scarlet Tanager  2
Northern Cardinal  6

View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S139031703

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

Tweet from Brooklyn Bird Club (@BklynBirdClub). Sterling forest trip

Led by Mike Yuan

Brooklyn Bird Club (@BklynBirdClub) tweeted at 6:39 PM on Mon, May 22, 2023:
A splendid day on the club trip to Sterling Forest, led by Mike Yuan @themeowking. Delighted with looks at the target Golden-winged Warbler, Acadian Flycatcher, sounds of Ceruleans and Hoodeds, and a successful orchid chase. For more adventures https://t.co/YMnlB5vhaZ https://t.co/Peb0Nh8cZA
(https://twitter.com/BklynBirdClub/status/1660777551306817537?t=-rwi9mBOFaGqbYhmmCyemQ&s=03)

"The Journey of a Thousand Miles begins With One Step." --Lao Tzu

Fwd: Thursday walk

"The Journey of a Thousand Miles begins With One Step." --Lao Tzu

---------- Forwarded message ---------
From: Tom Stephenson <12toms@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, May 18, 2023, 4:45 PM
Subject: Thursday walk
To: Peter Dorosh <prosbird@gmail.com>
Cc: Dennis Hrehowsik <DeepSeaGangster@gmail.com>, Roberta Manian <roberta.manian@gmail.com>, <ryangoldberg@gmail.com>, Valerie Masten <valerie.masten@gmail.com>, Michele <truongmichele@gmail.com>, Stanley Greenberg <greenbergphoto@gmail.com>

Hi Peter,

A beautiful, if a bit nippy, day. Lots of warblers in the morning coming down to the water in the Vale. Hopefully they can find a new location to stage in the north end during the renovation. Today and this week just showed how key that location is for our migrants.

It wasn't overall quite as birdy as last week, but we ended up with 74 species, highlights being 2 Olive-sided Flycatchers, Least Flycatcher, Canada, Cape May, Nashville, Tennessee, and Bay-breasted Warblers, and more.

We went on a wild goose chase (can you call it that if you're looking for tanagers or thrush??)  for the Summer Tanager and the reported Bicknell Thrush invasion, but didn't have any luck finding them.

Here's the list.

Best regards,

Tom

PS: A lady let her off leash dog go right into the water where several warblers and sparrows were bathing. There was a PEP car nearby and I ran over to them to go and ticket her. They finished their yogurt and went over but she had gotten the dog out by then and had gone up the stairs....   Not sure how to negotiate the enforcement issue. But having a solid phone number to a dispatcher might put some pressure on them.

Double-crested Cormorant

Great Egret

Green Heron

Black-crowned Night-Heron

Turkey Vulture

Canada Goose

Mute Swan

Wood Duck

Mallard

Osprey

Cooper's Hawk

Red-tailed Hawk

Spotted Sandpiper

Laughing Gull

Rock Dove

Mourning Dove

Chimney Swift

Ruby-throated Hummingbird

Red-bellied Woodpecker

Downy Woodpecker

Olive-sided Flycatcher

Eastern Wood-Pewee

Willow Flycatcher

Least Flycatcher

Great Crested Flycatcher

Eastern Kingbird

Warbling Vireo

Red-eyed Vireo

Blue Jay

Tree Swallow

Barn Swallow

Carolina Wren

House Wren

Blue-gray Gnatcatcher

Veery

Gray-cheeked Thrush

Swainson's Thrush

American Robin

Gray Catbird

European Starling

Cedar Waxwing

Tennessee Warbler

Nashville Warbler

Northern Parula

Yellow Warbler

Chestnut-sided Warbler

Magnolia Warbler

Cape May Warbler

Black-throated Blue Warbler

Yellow-rumped Warbler

Black-throated Green Warbler

Bay-breasted Warbler

Blackpoll Warbler

Black-and-white Warbler

American Redstart

Ovenbird

Northern Waterthrush

Common Yellowthroat

Wilson's Warbler

Canada Warbler

Scarlet Tanager

Chipping Sparrow

Song Sparrow

Swamp Sparrow

White-throated Sparrow

Northern Cardinal

Rose-breasted Grosbeak

Indigo Bunting

Red-winged Blackbird

Common Grackle

Brown-headed Cowbird

Baltimore Oriole

American Goldfinch

House Sparrow

Fwd: Migration Morning at BBP 5-17-2023 Mike Yuan led BBP

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From: Michael Yuan <mjyuan@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, May 17, 2023, 12:14 PM
Subject: Migration Morning at BBP 5-17-2023
To: Dennis Hrehowsik <deepseagangster@gmail.com>, Peter Dorosh <prosbird@gmail.com>

Peter-

Definitely one of those migration days where birds migrated out of here! 11 attendees on a breezy and cool morning. Highlights were scratched out of Pier 1 - singing Baltimore Oriole and a busy Eastern Wood-Pewee.

We'll have our last outing of the season next Wednesday. There's still time for something special. 

https://ebird.org/atlasny/checklist/S138126315

Thanks,

Mike

Fw: eBird Report - Prospect Park, May 16, 2023

"To plant a garden is to believe in tomorrow."

--Audrey Hepburn

----- Forwarded Message -----

From: Kathleen Toomey <>

To: Roberta Manian <

Sent: Tuesday, May 16, 2023 at 10:12:34 PM EDT

Subject: Fwd: eBird Report - Prospect Park, May 16, 2023

Our Friends' Walk started with over 30 birders including visitors Dorte and Leo from Sweden, and ended 7 hours later with a hardy group of three.  We tallied 71 species including 21 warbler species on a very birdy day.  Highlights included a probable Mourning Warbler seen by Terry, an Olive-sided Flycatcher and White-eyed Vireo in the Vale, and a very cooperative Worm-eating Warbler seen along the path behind the Upper Pool.  

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To: <Kathleentoomey@gmail.com>

Prospect Park, Kings, New York, US
May 16, 2023 7:35 AM - 4:45 PM
Protocol: Traveling
5.0 mile(s)
Checklist Comments:     BBC Tuesday Friends walk
71 species (+2 other taxa)

Canada Goose  8
Mute Swan  2
Wood Duck  3
Mallard  9
Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon)  13
Mourning Dove  15
Chimney Swift  7
Ruby-throated Hummingbird  1
Laughing Gull  6
Ring-billed Gull  1
Herring Gull  2
Double-crested Cormorant  1
Green Heron  3
Red-bellied Woodpecker  2
Downy Woodpecker  2
Olive-sided Flycatcher  1
Eastern Wood-Pewee  1
Empidonax sp.  1     Suspected Acadian Flycatcher.  Large bill for an empid.  Eyering and wingbars.   photos
Great Crested Flycatcher  4
Eastern Kingbird  2
White-eyed Vireo  1
Yellow-throated Vireo  1
Warbling Vireo  3
Red-eyed Vireo  5
Blue Jay  5
Northern Rough-winged Swallow  1
Tree Swallow  1
Barn Swallow  4
Ruby-crowned Kinglet  1
White-breasted Nuthatch  1
House Wren  4
Carolina Wren  4
European Starling  20
Gray Catbird  8
Northern Mockingbird  1
Veery  3
Gray-cheeked Thrush  1
Swainson's Thrush  4
Wood Thrush  1
American Robin  20
Cedar Waxwing  1
House Sparrow  10
White-throated Sparrow  10
Song Sparrow  1
Swamp Sparrow  2
Eastern Towhee  1
Baltimore Oriole  6
Red-winged Blackbird  5
Common Grackle  6
Ovenbird  6
Worm-eating Warbler  1
Northern Waterthrush  3
Black-and-white Warbler  6
Nashville Warbler  1
Common Yellowthroat  7
Hooded Warbler  1
American Redstart  12
Cape May Warbler  2
Northern Parula  5
Magnolia Warbler  14
Bay-breasted Warbler  5
Yellow Warbler  2
Chestnut-sided Warbler  3
Blackpoll Warbler  6
Black-throated Blue Warbler  6
Yellow-rumped Warbler  4
Black-throated Green Warbler  4
Canada Warbler  3
Wilson's Warbler  1
new world warbler sp.  1     Probable Mourning Warbler seen briefly from the back.   Green back with gray head and black around the eye.  Towards the bottom of the of                                                the carriage path on Lookout
Scarlet Tanager  4
Northern Cardinal  10
Indigo Bunting  1

View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S138073953

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