Registrar: Mary Beth Kooper
Participants: 10
Weather: Clear skies, 59–66°F, light wind, N-SW
Bird Species: 47
Our group of Linnaean Society of New York members and Randall’s Island Park employees were treated to an in-depth tour of the green roof on the Five Borough Technical Services Division of the New York City Department of Parks and Recreation headquarters on Randall’s Island. The tour was led by Artie Rollins, who came up with the idea of creating the green roof and took the initiative of figuring out how to get it made. While touring the roof, Mr. Rollins gave us a comprehensive description of the entire Green Roof, which includes 30 unique growing systems. After his talk, we had time to leisurely walk around and ask questions. I highly recommend this tour to anyone wanting to learn more about green roofs and see a great example of one.
For more information: Green Roof Tour Information.
After our tour, a few from the group spent some time birding on the north end of Randall’s Island, where we were treated to a nice assortment of species, including the very special Grasshopper Sparrow!
Species List
Birds
Canada Goose
Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon)
Mourning Dove
Chimney Swift
Killdeer
Laughing Gull
Ring-billed Gull
Herring Gull
Great Black-backed Gull
Double-crested Cormorant
Great Blue Heron
Cooper’s Hawk
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
Downy Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
American Kestrel
Merlin
Peregrine Falcon
Eastern Phoebe
Blue Jay
American Crow
Black-capped Chickadee
Tufted Titmouse
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Carolina Wren
European Starling
Gray Catbird
Northern Mockingbird
American Robin
Cedar Waxwing
House Sparrow
House Finch
American Goldfinch
Grasshopper Sparrow
White-crowned Sparrow
White-throated Sparrow
Savannah Sparrow
Song Sparrow
Swamp Sparrow
Red-winged Blackbird
Common Grackle
Black-and-white Warbler
Common Yellowthroat
Palm Warbler
Pine Warbler
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Northern Cardinal
