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Brown-Headed Cowbird, European Starling & Lifespan of Birds
my Bird List my NA Bird Lifelist in xls
purple martin houses at Lemon Creek Park, SI - map
whalewatching Offshore Pelagic Bird/Whale Watch Cruises
Ridgewood Reservoir, Queens - more info here (also have map of water hole at Forest Park)
Alley Pond Park, Queens
Tues 9/2/08
Birds were seen in the area of Little Alley Pond and the "Acadian kettlehole",
which is a large kettlehole west of little alley.
Warblers:
Northern Parula, Tennessee, Blue-winged, Nashville, Chestnut-sided, Magnolia,
Black-throated Blue,? BLACKBURNIAN (male), Black-throated Green, Black & White,
American Redstart, Ovenbird, MOURNING, Common Yellowthroat
other highlights:
Rose-breasted Grosbeaks, Red-eyed and Warbling Vireos, Baltimore Oriole,
Northern Flicker, Empidonax
species
Jean Loscalzo
Richmond Hill, NY
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ebirdsnyc/message/5454
Pool Wildlife Sanctuary, PA - map1, map 2
Forest Park - map (waterholes, Gully)
Watch Hill, Fire Island - August 2009 Special Programs , my note direction
Saturday, June 20th 2009, 1:00 AM
If bats, turtles, hawks, egrets, beetles, slugs, muskrats, butterflies and other creatures make you think of summertime in the country - think again.
City critters can be found lurking all around you in their natural habitats from the Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge to Pelham Bay Park in the Bronx.
"Urban wildlife is thriving in the city," said naturalist Marie Winn, author of "Central Park in the Dark: More Mysteries of Urban Wildlife" (Farrar, Straus & Giroux).
As the countryside diminishes, mainly because of habitat destruction, more and more animals - even coyotes - are finding their way into urban areas, she said.
On July 8 and 24, you can join Winn for a guided exploration of the little-known world of Central Park's nocturnal wildlife after a book-signing at the Museum of Natural History.
Here's a sampling of other excursions to the city's creatures, from bat walks to raptor watching:
Or wherever you are, just look up. You might just spot a fascinating creature.
amy.sacks1@gmail.com
Convert Chinese numerals in Bible verses and chapters to Arabic
Wah Shing Movie and Library DVD
ID birds by youTube:
1. White Mountain Wildlife-Animals of Water Habitat (part one)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DImqOY_ljPk
Jamaica Bay Sat Jun 6, 2009 AM
Songbird migration seems to be over, at least at Jamaica
Bay this morning (as I guess it should be).
Highlights today were a lingering Common Loon in the bay
south of the West Pond,
three
Great Crested Flycatchers (two that may be a pair near the nest box
labeled for Kestrels between the North Garden and the
northeast side of the West
Pond and one calling and flycatching over near Big
John's Pond), a heard-only
Yellow-billed Cuckoo, also near Big John's Pond, two
families of fledged Song
Sparrows, a total of 17 American Oystercatchers (3 of
which were young), 26
lingering Ruddy Ducks on the East Pond and a
conservative estimate of 50
lingering Brant still scattered about.
According to the Breeding Bird Atlas it looks like Great
Crested Flycatchers
were reported breeding in or around Jamaica Bay in
1980-185 but not in
2000-2005. Does anyone have more info on their breeding
status at Jamaica Bay
(and
Queens in general)?
Re:
Great Crested Flycatcher is a common woodland breeder (generally in
oak woods) in our area including most of LI. In recent decades, they
have spread into inhabited areas where there are enough trees,
woodpecker holes and/or nest boxes (they are hole nesters). This is
the bird that famously lines its nest hole with cast-off snake skins
but, lacking that, it will also use plastic wrap, old condoms, etc.
Eric Salzman
No sign of the Barn Owl in the box at Big John's Pond
but the sun hadn't gotten
very high or hot when I stopped for a look.
Good Birding,
Corey Finger
Location: Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge
Observation date: 6/6/09
Number of species: 60
Brant 50
Canada Goose 250
Mute Swan 50
Gadwall 10
American Black Duck 6
Mallard 60
Ruddy Duck 26
Common Loon 1
Double-crested Cormorant 10
Great Egret 5
Snowy Egret 8
Little Blue Heron 1
Green Heron 1
Black-crowned Night-Heron 4
Yellow-crowned Night-Heron 2
Glossy Ibis 12
Osprey 3
Semipalmated Plover 2
Killdeer 1
American Oystercatcher 17
Willet 5
Ruddy Turnstone 10
Semipalmated Sandpiper 200
Laughing Gull 100
Ring-billed Gull 4
Herring Gull 10
Herring Gull (American) 10
Great Black-backed Gull 6
Common Tern 20
Forster's Tern 1
Rock Pigeon 2
Mourning Dove 1
Yellow-billed Cuckoo 1
Willow Flycatcher 4
Great Crested Flycatcher 3
Red-eyed
Vireo 1
American Crow 1
Fish Crow 4
Tree Swallow 15
Barn Swallow 4
Black-capped Chickadee 1
Carolina Wren 4
House Wren 10
Marsh Wren 3
American Robin 3
Gray Catbird 20
Northern Mockingbird 2
Brown Thrasher 4
European Starling 25
Cedar Waxwing 8
Yellow Warbler 25
American Redstart 4
Common Yellowthroat 5
Eastern Towhee 6
Song Sparrow 10
Northern Cardinal 6
Red-winged Blackbird 20
Brown-headed Cowbird 8
American Goldfinch 6
House Sparrow 4
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ebirdsnyc/message/6661
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Another report:
Date: 06 June 2009
Observers: Rafael Campos, Sara Crosby, & Max Vindas
After those days of rain+rain, today was a very nice place to visit JBWR. I was
there a week ago, and the number of individuals/sps, was quite less. But at
least some Semipalmated Sandpipers were seen, and Ruddy Turnstones. One Common
Loon & 1 Red-breasted Merganser seen both in the bay. A
good number of Willow
Flycatchers were seen and heard, too. One male American Redstart at the S
Garden.
The list:
Brant
Canada Goose
Mute Swan
Gadwall
American Wigeon
American Black Duck
Mallard
Red-breasted Merganser
Ruddy Duck (E & W Ponds)
Common Loon
Double-crested Cormorant
Great Egret
Snowy Egret
Tricolored Heron (1)
Green Heron
Yellow-crowned Night-Heron
Black-crowned Night-Heron
Glossy Ibis
Osprey
American Oystercatcher
Willet
Ruddy Turnstone
Semipalmated Sandpiper
Laughing Gull
Herring Gull
Great Black-backed Gull
Common Tern
Forster's Tern (1)
Rock Pigeon
Mourning Dove
Barn Owl
Willow Flycatcher
American Crow
Tree Swallow
Barn Swallow
Carolina Wren (heard only, S Garden)
House Wren
Marsh Wren (heard only, W Pond)
American Robin
Gray Catbird
Northern Mockingbird
Brown Thrasher
European Starling
Yellow Warbler
American Redstart
Eastern Towhee (1 m, Terrapin Trail)
Song Sparrow
Northern Cardinal
Red-winged Blackbird
Boat-tailed Grackle
Brown-headed Cowbird
House Finch (1 m)
House Sparrow
Driving Directions Floyd Bennett Field (718) 338-3799 >From the North, East, and West Take the Belt Parkway to Exit 11S (Flatbush Avenue) Follow Flatbush Avenue south to the fourth traffic light (and last light before the Marine Parkway Bridge toll plaza.) Turn left at the light, into the park. Open Friday - Tuesday (Closed Wednesday and Thursday) 9:00am - 5:00pm * Note - 7 day a week operations will resume on April 1.
Kissena Park Field Trip By Corey - October 15, 2009
