Alley Pond Park with Alan Drogin, 10/1/2016

Participants: 6
Weather:  ~60 degrees Fahrenheit, Calm, Cloudy with a little light rain in the early morning.
Bird Species: 50

Species Lists

Birds
Canada Goose
Mallard
Rock Pigeon
Mourning Dove
Chimney Swift
Herring Gull
Double-crested Cormorant
Osprey
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Downy Woodpecker
Merlin
Eastern Phoebe
Great Crested Flycatcher
Red-eyed Vireo
Blue Jay
Black-capped Chickadee
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Golden-crowned Kinglet
White-breasted Nuthatch
European Starling
Gray Catbird
Brown Thrasher
Northern Mockingbird
Gray-cheeked Thrush
Hermit Thrush
Wood Thrush
Cedar Waxwing
House Sparrow
Chipping Sparrow
White-throated Sparrow
Savannah Sparrow
Song Sparrow
Lincoln’s Sparrow
Swamp Sparrow
Eastern Towhee
Baltimore Oriole
Common Grackle
Ovenbird
Black-and-white Warbler
Common Yellowthroat
American Redstart
Cape May Warbler
Northern Parula
Magnolia Warbler
Blackpoll Warbler
Black-throated Blue Warbler
Pine Warbler
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Scarlet Tanager

Butterfly (Lepidoptera)
Cabbage White

Dragonfly (Odonate)
Green Darner (at Kissena)

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