Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge with Joseph DiCostanzo, 11/26/2016

Registrar: Kathleen Howley
Participants: 8
Weather: Sunny am, cloudy pm, 40 degrees am to 50 degrees Fahrenheit pm.
Bird Species: 47

Date changed from 11/19/2016.

Species Lists

Birds
Brant
Canada Goose
Mute Swan
Northern Shoveler
Gadwall
American Wigeon
Mallard
American Black Duck
Northern Pintail
Green-winged Teal
Greater Scaup
Black Scoter
Bufflehead
Hooded Merganser
Red-breasted Merganser
Ruddy Duck
Horned Grebe
Rock Pigeon
American Oystercatcher
Sanderling
Dunlin
Ring-billed Gull
Herring Gull
Great Black-backed Gull
Red-throated Loon
Common Loon
Double-crested Cormorant
Great Blue Heron
Bald Eagle
Red-tailed Hawk
Downy Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
Peregrine Falcon
American Crow
Black-capped Chickadee
Northern Mockingbird
American Robin
House Sparrow
House Finch
American Tree Sparrow
Dark-eyed Junco
White-throated Sparrow
Song Sparrow
Eastern Towhee
Boat-tailed Grackle
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Northern Cardinal

Prospect Park with Steve Nanz (leading for Peter Dorosh), 11/6/2016

Participants: 7
Bird Species: 49

Species Lists

Birds
Canada Goose
Wood Duck
Northern Shoveler
American Wigeon
Mallard
American Black Duck
Ruddy Duck
Rock Pigeon
Mourning Dove
American Coot
Killdeer (h)
Ring-billed Gull
Herring Gull
Double-crested Cormorant
Red-tailed Hawk
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
Merlin
Blue Jay
Black-capped Chickadee
Tufted Titmouse
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Golden-crowned Kinglet
White-breasted Nuthatch
Brown Creeper
Carolina Wren
European Starling
Gray Catbird
Northern Mockingbird
Hermit Thrush
American Robin
House Sparrow
American Pipit
House Finch
Purple Finch
American Goldfinch
Chipping Sparrow
Dark-eyed Junco
White-throated Sparrow
Vesper Sparrow
Song Sparrow
Swamp Sparrow
Red-winged Blackbird
Common Grackle
Orange-crowned Warbler
Common Yellowthroat
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Northern Cardinal

New Jersey Hotspots with Robert Machover, 10/29/2016

Participants: 4
Weather: cloudy am, sunny pm, calm, 40 degrees in the am to 60 degrees Fahrenheit in the pm.
Bird Species: 50

Species Lists

Birds
Brant
Canada Goose
Mallard
American Black Duck
Bufflehead
Rock Pigeon
Mourning Dove
American Oystercatcher
Black-bellied Plover
Dunlin
Laughing Gull
Ring-billed Gull
Herring Gull
Great Black-backed Gull
Common Loon
Double-crested Cormorant
Great Blue Heron
Black Vulture
Turkey Vulture
Cooper’s Hawk
Red-tailed Hawk
Downy Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
American Kestrel
Eastern Phoebe
Blue-headed Vireo
Blue Jay
American Crow
Tree Swallow
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Golden-crowned Kinglet
Red-breasted Nuthatch
Brown Creeper
Carolina Wren
European Starling
Northern Mockingbird
American Robin
House Finch
American Goldfinch
Chipping Sparrow
Field Sparrow
Dark-eyed Junco
Saltmarsh Sparrow
Savannah Sparrow
Song Sparrow
Swamp Sparrow
Red-winged Blackbird
Northern Parula
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Northern Cardinal

Butterflies (Lepidoptera)
Orange Sulfur
Cabbage White
Monarch

Dragonfly (Odonate)
Green Darner

Randall’s Island with Alan Drogin, 10/23/2016

Participants: 8
Weather: Sunny, gusty wind 20 – 30 mph, 54 – 65 degrees Fahrenheit.
Bird Species: 41

Trip changed from 10/22/2016 because of inclement weather.

Species Lists

Birds
Brant
Canada Goose
Mute Swan
Wood Duck
Rock Pigeon
Mourning Dove
Killdeer
Laughing Gull
Ring-billed Gull
Herring Gull
Great Black-backed Gull
Double-crested Cormorant
Cooper’s Hawk
Red-tailed Hawk
Belted Kingfisher
Downy Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
Peregrine Falcon
American Crow
Black-capped Chickadee
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
European Starling
Northern Mockingbird
Hermit Thrush
American Robin
Cedar Waxwing
House Sparrow
Chipping Sparrow
Dark-eyed Junco
White-throated Sparrow
Saltmarsh Sparrow
Savannah Sparrow
Song Sparrow
Swamp Sparrow
Eastern Meadowlark
Common Grackle
Black-and-white Warbler
Common Yellowthroat
Blackpoll Warbler
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Northern Cardinal

Butterflies (Lepidoptera)
Cabbage White
Red Admiral
Clouded Sulfur
Monarch
Orange Sulfur

Dragonfly (Odonate)
Green Darner

Floyd Bennett Field with Rob Jett, 10/15/2016

Registrar: Monica Berger
Participants: 4
Weather: Sunny, 50 degrees in the am, 70 degrees Fahrenheit pm.
Bird Species: 49

5 miles of walking

Species Lists

Birds
Brant
Canada Goose
Rock Pigeon
Mourning Dove
Killdeer
Laughing Gull
Ring-billed Gull
Herring Gull
Northern Harrier
Sharp-shinned Hawk
Cooper’s Hawk
Red-shouldered Hawk
Red-tailed Hawk
Downy Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
American Kestrel
Eastern Phoebe
Blue Jay
American Crow
Black-capped Chickadee
Tree Swallow
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Golden-crowned Kinglet
Red-breasted Nuthatch
White-breasted Nuthatch
Brown Creeper
Carolina Wren
European Starling
Northern Mockingbird
American Robin
Cedar Waxwing
House Sparrow
American Pipit
House Finch
American Goldfinch
Chipping Sparrow
Field Sparrow
Dark-eyed Junco
White-crowned Sparrow
Savannah Sparrow
Song Sparrow
Swamp Sparrow
Red-winged Blackbird
Common Yellowthroat
Magnolia Warbler
Blackpoll Warbler
Palm Warbler
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Northern Cardinal

Conference House/Mount Loretto (changed to Miller Field, SI) with Howard Fischer, 10/9/2016

Participants: 3
Weather: Rain! With maybe a few breaks from the heavy rain
Bird Species: 9

Species Lists

Birds
Brant
Canada Goose
Mallard
Rock Pigeon
Killdeer
Royal Tern
Double-crested Cormorant
European Starling
Yellow-rumped Warbler

Hook Mountain with Rob Jett, 9/24/2016

Participants: 6
Weather: Cloudy, low 50’s to about 70 degrees Fahrenheit with clearing in the afternoon
Bird Species: 24

Species List

Birds
Canada Goose
Double-crested Cormorant
Great Blue Heron
Black Vulture
Turkey Vulture
Osprey
Northern Harrier
Sharp-shinned Hawk
Cooper’s Hawk
Bald Eagle
Red-shouldered Hawk
Broad-winged Hawk
Red-tailed Hawk
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Downy Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
Merlin
Peregrine Falcon
Eastern Phoebe
Blue Jay
White-breasted Nuthatch
American Robin
Black-throated Blue Warbler
Yellow-rumped Warbler

Fort Tilden with Richard ZeinEldeen, 9/11/2016

Participents: 8
Weather: Sunny, calm, 60 – 70 degrees Fahrenheit
Bird Species: 38

Species Lists

Birds
Canada Goose
American Oystercatcher
Black-bellied Plover
Killdeer (h)
Sanderling
Laughing Gull
Ring-billed Gull
Great Black-backed Gull
Common Tern
Double-crested Cormorant
Great Egret
Osprey
Red-tailed Hawk
Downy Woodpecker (h)
Northern Flicker
American Kestrel
Merlin
Peregrine Falcon
American Crow
Tree Swallow
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
Carolina Wren (h)
European Starling
Gray Catbird
Northern Mockingbird
American Robin
Cedar Waxwing
House Sparrow
House Finch
American Goldfinch
Song Sparrow
Eastern Towhee (h)
Black-and-white Warbler
Common Yellowthroat
American Redstart
Northern Parula
Palm Warbler
Scarlet Tanager

Mammal
Eastern Gray Squirrel

Butterfly (Lepidoptera)
Black Swallowtail
Monarch
Cabbage White     
Common Buckeye

Moth (Lepidoptera)
Evening Primrose Moth

Dragonfly (Odonate)
Green Darner
Saddlebags
Black Saddlebags
Wandering Glide
Carolina

Insects (Invertabrates)
Annual Cicada (h)

Invertabrate
Holes in the sand made by the Ghost Crab