Floyd Bennett Field with Rob Jett, 10/14/2017

Registrar: Kathleen Toomey
Participants:  6 
Weather:  Cloudy am, sunny pm, 60 to 70 degrees Fahrenheit, calm
Bird Species: 47

Species Lists

Birds
Brant
Canada Goose
Rock Pigeon
Mourning Dove
Chimney Swift
Killdeer
Laughing Gull
Ring-billed Gull
Herring Gull
Great Black-backed Gull
Forster’s Tern
Double-crested Cormorant
Osprey
Northern Harrier
Sharp-shinned Hawk
Cooper’s Hawk
Red-tailed Hawk
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
Downy Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
Eastern Phoebe
American Crow
Black-capped Chickadee
Tree Swallow
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Golden-crowned Kinglet
Red-breasted Nuthatch
Carolina Wren
European Starling
Northern Mockingbird
House Sparrow
House Finch
Chipping Sparrow
Dark-eyed Junco
White-throated Sparrow
Savannah Sparrow
Song Sparrow
Swamp Sparrow
Eastern Towhee
Red-winged Blackbird
Brown-headed Cowbird
Common Yellowthroat
Northern Parula
Pine Warbler
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Northern Cardinal

Butterflies
Cabbage White
Painted Lady
Common Buckeye
Orange Sulfur
Monarch

Odonates
Green Darner
Black Saddlebags
Spot-winged Glider

Randall’s Island with Alan Drogin, 10/7/2017

Registrar: Miriam Rokowsky
Bird Species: 40

Species Lists

Birds
Canada Goose
Mallard
Rock Pigeon
Mourning Dove
Ring-billed Gull
Herring Gull
Great Black-backed Gull
Double-crested Cormorant
Great Blue Heron
Red-tailed Hawk
Belted Kingfisher
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
Northern Flicker
Eastern Wood-Pewee
Eastern Phoebe
Blue Jay
Carolina Wren
European Starling
Gray Catbird
Northern Mockingbird
American Robin
House Sparrow
House Finch
Chipping Sparrow
White-throated Sparrow
Savannah Sparrow
Ammodramus Sparrow
Song Sparrow
Swamp Sparrow
Red-winged Blackbird
Brown-headed Cowbird
Common Grackle
Black-and-white Warbler
Nashville Warbler
Common Yellowthroat
Northern Parula
Blackpoll Warbler
Palm Warbler
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Northern Cardinal

Butterflies
Cabbage White
Clouded Sulfur
Painted Lady
Common Buckeye
Orange Sulfur
Monarch

Odonates
Spot-winged Glider

Green-wood Cemetery with Rob Jett, 9/23/2017

Registrar: Barbara Saunders
Bird Species: 55

Species Lists

Birds
Canada Goose
Rock Pigeon
Mourning Dove
Chimney Swift
Ring-billed Gull
Herring Gull
Double-crested Cormorant
Great Egret
Osprey
Northern Harrier
Sharp-shinned Hawk
Cooper’s Hawk
Broad-winged Hawk
Red-tailed Hawk
Belted Kingfisher
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Downy Woodpecker
Hairy Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
American Kestrel
Merlin
Monk Parakeet
Eastern Wood-Pewee
Empidonax sp.
Eastern Phoebe
Red-eyed Vireo
Blue Jay
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Brown Creeper
House Wren
European Starling
Gray Catbird
Northern Mockingbird
Swainson’s Thrush
American Robin
Cedar Waxwing
House Sparrow
American Goldfinch
Chipping Sparrow
White-throated Sparrow
Baltimore Oriole
Black-and-white Warbler
Common Yellowthroat
American Redstart
Cape May Warbler
Northern Parula
Magnolia Warbler
Black-throated Blue Warbler
Palm Warbler
Pine Warbler
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Scarlet Tanager
Northern Cardinal
Rose-breasted Grosbeak

Fort Tilden 1 with Gordon Lam, 9/9/2017

Registrar: Lori Lam
Bird Species: 53

Species Lists

Birds
Rock Pigeon
Mourning Dove
Chimney Swift
Ruby-throated Hummingbird
American Oystercatcher
Black-bellied Plover
Killdeer
Ruddy Turnstone
Sanderling
shorebird sp.
Laughing Gull
Ring-billed Gull
Herring Gull
Great Black-backed Gull
Common Tern
Northern Gannet
Double-crested Cormorant
Osprey
Northern Harrier
Cooper’s Hawk
Red-shouldered Hawk
Downy Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
American Kestrel
Merlin
Eastern Wood-Pewee
Eastern Phoebe
Great Crested Flycatcher
White-eyed Vireo
Red-eyed Vireo
Blue Jay
American Crow
Tree Swallow
Barn Swallow
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
House Wren
European Starling
Gray Catbird
Northern Mockingbird
Swainson’s Thrush
American Robin
Cedar Waxwing
House Finch
American Goldfinch
Song Sparrow
Eastern Towhee
Baltimore Oriole
Red-winged Blackbird
Black-and-white Warbler
Common Yellowthroat
American Redstart
Black-throated Green Warbler
Northern Cardinal

Butterflies 
Black Swallowtail
Common Buckeye
Orange Sulfur
Monarch
Cabbage White

Dragonflies
Green Darners
Black Saddlebags
Twelve-spotted Skimmers

Reptiles
Ribbon Snake
Crustaceans
Ghost Crab

Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge with Richard ZainEldeen, 7/29/2017

Registrar: Ellen Hoffman
Weather: The forecast was for rain but it held off after a few sprinkles at 9:00.  It was quite windy and in the 70s. 
Participants: 8
Bird Species: 55

Species Lists

Birds
Canada Goose
Mute Swan
Gadwall
Mallard
American Black Duck
Rock Pigeon
Mourning Dove
Ruby-throated Hummingbird
American Oystercatcher
Least Sandpiper
Semipalmated Sandpiper
Short-billed Dowitcher
Spotted Sandpiper
Greater Yellowlegs
Willet
Lesser Yellowlegs
Laughing Gull
Ring-billed Gull
Herring Gull
Great Black-backed Gull
Common Tern
Forster’s Tern
Double-crested Cormorant
Great Blue Heron
Great Egret
Snowy Egret
Little Blue Heron
Green Heron
Black-crowned Night-Heron
Yellow-crowned Night-Heron
Glossy Ibis
Osprey
Peregrine Falcon
American Crow
Fish Crow (h)
Tree Swallow
Barn Swallow
House Wren
Marsh Wren (h)
Carolina Wren (h)
European Starling
Gray Catbird
Northern Mockingbird
American Robin
Cedar Waxwing
House Sparrow
House Finch
American Goldfinch
Song Sparrow
Eastern Towhee (h)
Red-winged Blackbird
Boat-tailed Grackle
Northern Waterthrush
Yellow Warbler
Northern Cardinal (h)

Butterflies 
Cabbage White
Checkered White
Orange Sulphur
Eastern Tailed Blue
Spring/Summer Azure
Red Admiral
Common Buckeye
Monarch
Broad-winged Skipper

Mammals
Tracks of a Northern Raccoon

Staten Island Nesting Birds – Purple Martins Plus with Howard Fischer, 7/8/2017

Registrar: Karen Asakawa
Bird Species: 49

Species Lists

Birds
Wood Duck
Mallard
Surf Scoter •
Mourning Dove
Chimney Swift
Ruby-throated Hummingbird
American Oystercatcher
Killdeer
Ring-billed Gull
Herring Gull
Great Black-backed Gull
Common Tern
Forster’s Tern
Double-crested Cormorant
Great Egret
Little Blue Heron
Black-crowned Night-Heron
Yellow-crowned Night-Heron
Osprey
Bald Eagle
Red-tailed Hawk
Belted Kingfisher
Downy Woodpecker
Willow Flycatcher
Eastern Kingbird
Warbling Vireo
Northern Rough-winged Swallow
Tree Swallow
Bank Swallow
Barn Swallow
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
House Wren
Carolina Wren
European Starling
Gray Catbird
Northern Mockingbird
American Robin
House Sparrow
American Goldfinch
Chipping Sparrow
Orchard Oriole
Baltimore Oriole
Red-winged Blackbird
Brown-headed Cowbird
Common Grackle
Common Yellowthroat
Yellow Warbler
Northern Cardinal
Indigo Bunting

* This male bird has been off the flats for at least a week, seen by many observers.

Eastern Long Island Spring Specialties with Eric Salzman, 6/4/2017

Registrar: Regina Ryan
Bird Species: 62

The aim is to find Eastern Long Island specialties and the trip usually begins at the Shinnecock Inlet, works its way all the way west on Dune Road and then goes upland in the afternoon. This year followed the traditional pattern although the Dune Road part of the trip ended up at Pike’s Beach and the nearby bay overlook. Cupsogue Beach Park was omitted for many reasons — one of them being that the Shinnecock part of the run took a lot of time and another reason being that someone’s car had to be pulled out of soft sand; luckily a young Coast Garder who was passing by in his truck came to the rescue. The upland part of the trip was a visit to the EPCAL (ex-Grumman) grasslands, still one of the most beautiful areas out here and one of the most outstanding sites for birdwatching but severely threatened by Riverhead Town’s ambitions to develop and expand its commercial operations there.

Species Lists

Birds
Mallard
Mourning Dove
Chimney Swift
Clapper Rail
American Oystercatcher
Black-bellied Plover
Semipalmated Plover
Piping Plover
Ruddy Turnstone
Sanderling
Dunlin
Semipalmated Sandpiper
Western Sandpiper
Willet
Ring-billed Gull
Herring Gull
Great Black-backed Gull
Least Tern
Common Tern
Forster’s Tern
Black Skimmer
Double-crested Cormorant
Great Egret
Snowy Egret
Little Blue Heron
Black-crowned Night-Heron
Glossy Ibis
Osprey
Northern Harrier
Red-tailed Hawk
Northern Flicker
American Kestrel
Willow Flycatcher
Eastern Phoebe
Great Crested Flycatcher
Eastern Kingbird
Red-eyed Vireo
Blue Jay
American Crow
Fish Crow
Tree Swallow
Barn Swallow
European Starling
Gray Catbird
Northern Mockingbird
Eastern Bluebird
American Robin
House Sparrow
House Finch
Grasshopper Sparrow
Chipping Sparrow
Field Sparrow
Song Sparrow
Eastern Towhee
Eastern Meadowlark
Baltimore Oriole
Red-winged Blackbird
Common Grackle
Boat-tailed Grackle
Common Yellowthroat
Yellow Warbler
Prairie Warbler

Doodletown with Paul Keim, 5/20/2017

Registrar: Anne Lazarus
Bird Species: 50

Species Lists

Birds
Canada Goose
Wood Duck
Mallard
Wild Turkey
Yellow-billed Cuckoo
Black-billed Cuckoo
Ruby-throated Hummingbird
Black Vulture
Turkey Vulture
Red-tailed Hawk
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Downy Woodpecker
Pileated Woodpecker (h)
Eastern Wood-Pewee
Eastern Phoebe
Great Crested Flycatcher
Eastern Kingbird
Yellow-throated Vireo
Warbling Vireo
Red-eyed Vireo
Blue Jay
American Crow
Common Raven
Black-capped Chickadee
Tufted Titmouse (h)
Northern Rough-winged Swallow
Tree Swallow
Barn Swallow
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
Carolina Wren
Gray Catbird
Eastern Bluebird
Swainson’s Thrush
Wood Thrush (h)
American Robin
Cedar Waxwing
Ovenbird (h)
Louisiana Waterthrush
Black-and-white Warbler
Tennessee Warbler
Common Yellowthroat
Hooded Warbler
American Redstart
Cerulean Warbler
Northern Parula
Yellow Warbler
Chestnut-sided Warbler (h)
Blackpoll Warbler (h)
Canada Warbler
Scarlet Tanager

Butterflies
Spicebush Swallowtail
Eastern Tiger Swallowtail
Cabbage White