Registrar: Mary Beth Kooper
Participants: 10
Weather: 66 – 76°F, Light N – E winds, Dense fog to start
Bird Species: 39
We were slightly disheartened when we started out our watch to dense fog. We couldn’t see that far out over the river, let alone New Jersey and the Palisades. We stuck it out and the fog eventually lifted and we started to see some migration happening. There was a near constant stream of Eastern Phoebes going north past our observation spot at the north end of the Dyckman fields and we had a nice assortment of raptors by the end of our stay. All the while, Andrew discussed the unique aspects of this particular spot in New York County as a great place to observe bird migration for raptors, waterfowl, and passerines.
Bird species:
Canada Goose
Mallard
Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon)
Mourning Dove
Laughing Gull
Ring-billed Gull
Herring Gull
Great Black-backed Gull
Double-crested Cormorant
Great Blue Heron
Turkey Vulture
Osprey
Sharp-shinned Hawk
Cooper’s Hawk
Bald Eagle
Belted Kingfisher
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Downy Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
Merlin
Eastern Phoebe
White-breasted Nuthatch
Carolina Wren
European Starling
Gray Catbird
Northern Mockingbird
American Robin
Cedar Waxwing
House Sparrow
American Goldfinch
White-throated Sparrow
Song Sparrow
Brown-headed Cowbird
Common Yellowthroat
Northern Parula
Blackpoll Warbler
Palm Warbler
Northern Cardinal
Rose-breasted Grosbeak