Registrar: Alice McInerney
Participants: 19
Weather: Sunny, chilly, temps ranged from the mid-30s to the upper 40’s
Bird Species: 68
This trip covered six locations on Staten Island: Conference House Park, Wolf’s Pond Park, Blue Heron Park, Great Kills, Oakwood Beach, and Miller Field. We began at Conference House Park and walked its forest and beach trails. Among the species seen there were Horned Grebes, Red-throated Loons, and Cooper’s Hawks. At Wolf’s Pond Park, we saw thousands of Northern Gannets diving into the sea, providing a spectacular sight. Among the other species seen in this full-day walk were Pileated Woodpecker, Hooded Merganser, Ring-necked Duck, Blue-winged Teal, Green-winged Teal, Merlin, and Killdeer.
Species Lists
Birds
Brant
Canada Goose
Mute Swan
Wood Duck
Blue-winged Teal
Northern Shoveler
Gadwall
Mallard
American Black Duck
Green-winged Teal
Ring-necked Duck
Bufflehead
Hooded Merganser
Red-breasted Merganser
Pied-billed Grebe
Horned Grebe
Rock Pigeon
Mourning Dove
American Oystercatcher
Killdeer
Bonaparte’s Gull
Laughing Gull
Ring-billed Gull
Herring Gull
Great Black-backed Gull
Red-throated Loon
Common Loon
Northern Gannet
Double-crested Cormorant
Great Egret
Black Vulture
Turkey Vulture
Osprey
Bald Eagle
Red-tailed Hawk
Belted Kingfisher
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Downy Woodpecker
Pileated Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
Merlin
Eastern Phoebe
Blue Jay
Black-capped Chickadee
Tufted Titmouse
Tree Swallow
Golden-crowned Kinglet
White-breasted Nuthatch
Brown Creeper
Carolina Wren
European Starling
Northern Mockingbird
American Robin
House Sparrow
House Finch
American Goldfinch
Chipping Sparrow
Dark-eyed Junco
White-throated Sparrow
Song Sparrow
Eastern Towhee
Red-winged Blackbird
Brown-headed Cowbird
Common Grackle
Boat-tailed Grackle
Palm Warbler
Pine Warbler
Northern Cardinal
