Registrar: Mary Beth Kooper
Participants: 19
Weather: Clear skies, 57 – 66°F, Light breeze
Bird Species: 63
This was our first field trip led by Todd Olson, who works in conservation for the Wildlife Conservation Society at the Bronx Zoo. We had a wonderful morning, starting early with the 7:00 am ferry to the island, so it was still nice and quiet when we arrived and we were able to enjoy the bird songs and other vocalizations. We took a leisurely walk, starting around Fort Jay and meandering our way to the hills, and also visited the piers where the Common Terns and Herring Gulls have nested for a number of years. The walk produced a nice mix of migrants, in addition to other birds that nest on the island. We look forward to Todd
leading a similar walk in the Fall.
Species Lists
Birds
Brant
Canada Goose
Gadwall
Mallard
American Black Duck
Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon)
Mourning Dove
Chimney Swift
Killdeer
Spotted Sandpiper
Laughing Gull
Ring-billed Gull
Herring Gull
Great Black-backed Gull
Common Tern
Double-crested Cormorant
Green Heron
Osprey
Red-tailed Hawk
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
Eastern Kingbird
Warbling Vireo
Red-eyed Vireo
Blue Jay
Fish Crow
Tree Swallow
Barn Swallow
House Wren
Carolina Wren
European Starling
Gray Catbird
Brown Thrasher
Northern Mockingbird
Veery
Swainson’s Thrush
American Robin
Cedar Waxwing
House Sparrow
American Goldfinch
Chipping Sparrow
White-throated Sparrow
Savannah Sparrow
Song Sparrow
Lincoln’s Sparrow
Baltimore Oriole
Red-winged Blackbird
Brown-headed Cowbird
Common Grackle
Black-and-white Warbler
Tennessee Warbler
Common Yellowthroat
American Redstart
Northern Parula
Magnolia Warbler
Bay-breasted Warbler
Yellow Warbler
Blackpoll Warbler
Black-throated Blue Warbler
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Prairie Warbler
Scarlet Tanager
Northern Cardinal
