Registrar: Judy Rabi
Registered Participants: 9
Weather: upper 60’s – upper 70 degrees F, sunny, calm, and humid
Bird Species: 53
The weather was fair, cool in the early morning, quickly warming up as the day progressed. Led by Seth Wollney, this intrepid group of nine began the day at the Conference House, then continued to Mr. Loretto, Arden Road, and ended at Miller’s Field. A special thanks to Seth for his insights and knowledge of the Staten Island terrain. Due to southerly winds the migration was not the best on this day. There was some nostalgia amongst us for last year’s fall migration trip, also led by Seth. We met the challenge and saw many interesting birds. Also notable were fourteen butterfly species.
Species Lists
Birds
Canada Goose
Wood Duck
Mallard
Rock Pigeon
Mourning Dove
Chimney Swift
Ruby-throated Hummingbird
Killdeer
Laughing Gull
Ring-billed Gull
Herring Gull
Lesser Black-backed Gull
Great Black-backed Gull
Double-crested Cormorant
Great Blue Heron
Great Egret
Yellow-crowned Night-Heron
Turkey Vulture
Osprey
Sharp-shinned Hawk
Cooper’s Hawk
Bald Eagle
Red-shouldered Hawk
Red-tailed Hawk
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Downy Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
Eastern Phoebe
Red-eyed Vireo
crow sp.
Tufted Titmouse
Tree Swallow
White-breasted Nuthatch
House Wren
Carolina Wren
European Starling
Gray Catbird
Northern Mockingbird
American Robin
House Sparrow
House Finch
Chipping Sparrow
Song Sparrow
Eastern Towhee
Baltimore Oriole
Red-winged Blackbird
Black-and-white Warbler
Common Yellowthroat
American Redstart
Northern Parula
Magnolia Warbler
Northern Cardinal
Butterflies
Black Swallowtail
Cabbage White
Checkered White
Clouded Sulphur
Orange Sulphur
Cloudless Sulphur
Eastern-tailed Blue
Pearl Crescent
American Lady
Common Buckeye
Monarch Butterfly
Fiery Skipper
Sachem
Peck’s Skipper
Odonates
Common Green Darner
Black Saddlebags
Carolina Saddlebag
Common Whitetail
Great Blue Skimmer
Other Invertebrates
Dog day Cicada
Carolina Grasshopper
Antlion species
Herps
Spring Peeper
Mammals
Eastern Gray Squirrel
Eastern Chipmunk
Groundhog
