January 22, 2006
Massapequa Preserve
Conditions: Sunny, seasonable (mid-to-upper 30s), light NNW wind
Canada Geese (80)
Mute Swans (6)
Gadwalls (2)
American Black Duck (1)
Mallards (66)
Green-winged Teals (4)
Hooded Mergansers (6)
Great Blue Herons (2)
Wilson’s Snipes (5)
Ring-billed Gulls (70)
Herring Gulls (2)
Mourning Dove (1)
Red-bellied Woodpecker (1)
Downy Woodpeckers (3)
Hairy Woodpecker (1)
Blue Jays (3)
Black-capped Chickadee (1)
Red-breasted Nuthatches (2)
White-breasted Nuthatch (1)
Brown Creeper (1)
Carolina Wren (1)
Hermit Thrush (1)
American Robins (13)
Gray Catbird (1)
Northern Mockingbird (1)
White-throated Sparrows (2)
Northern Cardinals (3)
Submitted by: Joe Grupp
January 29, 2006
Point Lookout Town Park
Conditions: Overcast, temperature in mid-40s, calm winds
Brant (180)
Long-tailed Ducks (7)
Red-breasted Mergansers (6)
Red-throated Loon (1)
Common Loons (2)
Horned Grebes (17)
Red-necked Grebe (1)
Semipalmated Plover (1)
Sanderlings (46)
Willet (1)
Purple Sandpipers (12)
Bonaparte's Gulls (30)
Ring-billed Gulls (18)
Herring Gulls (161)
Great Black-backed Gulls (19)
Rock Pigeon (1)
American Crows (4)
European Starling (1)
Northern Cardinal (1)
Submitted by Joe Grupp
March 5, 2006
Massapequa Preserve
Conditions: Seasonable (temperature in mid-40s)
Canada Geese (4)
Mute Swans (3)
Gadwalls (15)
American Black Ducks (10)
Mallards (67)
Green-winged Teal (15)
Hooded Mergansers (10)
Pekin Duck (2)
Cooper’s Hawk (1)
Ring-billed Gulls (450)
Herring Gulls (6)
Great Black-backed Gulls (7)
Mourning Doves (2)
Downy Woodpecker (1)
Carolina Wren (1)
American Robins (3)
Song Sparrow (1)
White-throated Sparrows (2)
Northern Cardinals (9)
Red-winged Blackbirds (3)
Collected and recorded by Steve Schellenger, submitted by Joe Grupp
March 12, 2006
Point Lookout
(between east and west jetties; walk shortened due to rain)
Conditions: Light rain became heavy at times, temperature in mid-40s, light SE wind
Brant (2)
Red-breasted Merganser (1)
Red-throated Loon (1)
Common Loons (6)
Horned Grebes (30)
American Oystercatchers (15)
Sanderlings (120)
Purple Sandpipers (40)
Dunlin (6)
Herring Gulls (44)
Great Black-backed Gulls (2)
Submitted by Joe Grupp
March 19, 2006
Jones Beach West End #2
Conditions: Temperature in low 40s
Brant (41)
Canada Geese (17)
American Black Ducks (8)
Long-tailed Ducks (3)
Red-breasted Mergansers (7)
Northern Harrier (1)
Black-bellied Plovers (2)
Killdeer (2)
Dunlin (40)
Herring Gulls (30)
Great Black-backed Gulls (3)
Rock Pigeons (11)
Downy Woodpecker (1)
Eastern Phoebes (5)
Red-breasted Nuthatches (2)
American Crows (7)
American Robins (16)
European Starlings (25)
Savannah Sparrow (1)
Song Sparrows (4)
Red-winged Blackbirds (81)
Brown-headed Cowbirds (3)
Collected and recorded by Steve Schellenger, submitted by Joe Grupp
April 2, 2006
Massapequa Preserve
Conditions: Unseasonably warm (high 60s to low 70s)
Canada Geese (19)
Mute Swan (1)
Gadwalls (12)
American Wigeon (1)
Mallards (23)
Green-winged Teals (5)
Hooded Mergansers (1)
Pekin Ducks (2)
Double-crested Cormorants (2)
Great Blue Herons (1)
Great Egret (1)
Ospreys (3)
Ring-billed Gulls (18)
Herring Gull (1)
Mourning Doves (3)
Belted Kingfisher (1)
Red-bellied Woodpeckers (2)
Blue Jay (1)
Tufted Titmice (2)
Golden-crowned Kinglets (12)
American Robins (7)
Gray Catbird (1)
Pine Warbler (1)
White-throated Sparrows (6)
Northern Cardinals (4)
Red-winged Blackbirds (8)
Common Grackles (26)
American Goldfinch (1)
House Sparrows (2)
Collected and compiled by Steve Schellenger, submitted by Joe Grupp
April 9, 2006
Jones Beach West End 2 (as originally scheduled)
Northern Flickers
Red-winged Blackbirds
Song Sparrows
Dark-eyed Juncos
European Starlings
Brant
Canada Geese
White-throated Sparrows
Chipping Sparrows
Eastern Meadowlarks
Tree Swallows
Rough-winged Swallows
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker (female)
Blue-winged Warbler American Crows
Ring-billed Gulls
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
American Goldfinch
Eastern Phoebes
Submitted by Wendy Murbach
April 9, 2006
Point Lookout (alternate location to avoid state parks toll)
Conditions: Seasonable (temperature in mid-50s)
Brant (500)
American Black Ducks (4)
Red-breasted Merganser (1)
Red-throated Loon (1)
Northern Gannets (30)
Black-bellied Plover (1)
Piping Plovers (15)
American Oystercatchers (14)
Sanderlings (175)
Purple Sandpipers (3)
Dunlin (12)
Herring Gulls (100)
Great Black-backed Gulls (40)
Rock Pigeons (3)
Northern Flickers (19)
American Crows (2)
Black-capped Chickadees (2)
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher (1)
Northern Mockingbirds (2)
European Starlings (8)
White-throated Sparrows (5)
Northern Cardinals (2)
Red-winged Blackbird (1)
Eastern Meadowlark (1)
House Sparrows (10)
Collected and compiled by Steve Schellenger, submitted by Joe Grupp
May 7, 2006
Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge
Conditions: Mostly sunny, temperatures in 50s, breeze from north
Yellow Warbler
Northern Parula
Black-and-white Warbler
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Common Yellowthroat
Tricolored Heron
Great Blue Heron
Yellow-crowned Night-Heron
Snowy Egret
Great Egrets (2)
Glossy Ibis (11)
Tree Swallow
Barn Swallow
Fish Crow
Mourning Dove
Carolina Wren
Laughing Gull
Herring Gull
Great Black-backed Gull
Ring-billed Gull
Baltimore Oriole
Red-winged Blackbird
White-throated Sparrow
Eastern Towhee
Gray Catbird
Willets (2)
Ospreys (2)
Brown-headed Cowbird
Canada Geese (15)
Brant (over 800)
Eastern Starling
American Coot
Mallards (10)
Mute Swans (19)
Boat-tailed Grackle
Song Sparrow
Double-crested Cormorants (8)
Northern Shoveler
American Black Duck
Sanderling
Yellowlegs sp.
Gadwall
American Goldfinch Swamp Sparrow
Brown Thrasher
House Wren
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
American Oystercatcher
Common Tern
Submitted by Joe Landesberg
May 14, 2006
Massapequa Preserve
Conditions: cloudy, temperature in 50s
Carolina Wren
Baltimore Orioles (5)
Warbling Vireo
Red-eyed Vireo
Downy Woodpecker
Hairy Woodpecker
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Common Grackle
Red-winged Blackbird
Blue Jay
Mourning Dove
American Robin
Gray Catbird
European Starling
Song Sparrow
Eastern Towhee
Mallard
Canada Goose
Mute Swan
Least Sandpiper
Solitary Sandpiper
Spotted Sandpiper
Greater Yellowlegs
Forster's Tern
Ring-billed Gull
Northern Parula
Yellow Warbler
Glossy Ibis
Submitted by Joe Landesberg
May 21, 2006
Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge
Conditions: Sunny, 60 degrees, westerly wind
Glossy Ibis
Great Black-backed Gull
Gray Catbird
Carolina Wren
Eastern Towhee
Mourning Dove
Brown-headed Cowbird
Red-winged Blackbird
Northern Parula
American Redstart
Laughing Gull
American Crow
Magnolia Warbler
Black-throated Green Warbler
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Yellow Warbler
Tree Swallow
Blackburnian Warbler
Great Egret
Tricolored Heron
American Coot
Canada Goose
Baltimore Oriole
American Robin (nesting)
Snowy Egret
Gadwall
Mute Swan
Brant
House Finch
Northern Mockingbird
Black-crowned Night-Heron
American Oystercatcher
Yellow-crowned Night-Heron
Double-crested Cormorant
Herring Gull
Ring-billed Gull
Semipalmated Plover
Stilt Sandpiper
Mallard
Willet
Little Blue Heron
Osprey
Submitted by Michael Sperling
June 4, 2006
Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge
Conditions: cloudy, temperature in 60s
Ospreys (pair plus fleglings)
Canada Goose
Willet
Gadwall
American Black Duck
Mallard
Double-crested Cormorant
Fulvous Whistling-Duck
Brant
American Coot
American Oystercatcher
Semipalmated Sandpiper
Least Sandpiper
Laughing Gull
Herring Gull
Great Black-backed Gull
Ring-billed Gull
Common Tern
Willow Flycatcher
White-eyed Vireo
Tree Swallow
House Finch
Carolina Wren
American Robin
Gray Catbird
European Starling
Yellow-throated Warbler
Yellow Warbler
Common Yellowthroat
American Redstart
Eastern Towhee
Song Sparrow
Northern Cardinal
Red-winged Blackbird
Common Grackle
Black-crowned Night-Heron
Glossy Ibis
Great Egret
Submitted by Joe Landesberg
September 10, 2006
Massapequa Preserve
Conditions: sunny, temperature in 80s
Common Yellowthroat
American Robin
Blue Jay
Black-capped Chickadee
Eastern Kingbird
Carolina Wren
Northern Cardinal
Yellowlegs sp.
Dowitcher sp.
Great Egret
Snowy Egret
Mallard
American Black Duck
American Wigeon
Blue-winged Teal
Mute Swan
Canada Goose
Osprey
Gray Catbird
Northern Mockingbird
Submitted by Joe Landesberg
September 17, 2006
Norman J. Levy Preserve
Black-and-White Warbler
Eastern Wood-Pewee
Scarlet Tanager
Green Heron
Great Blue Heron
Great Egret
Black-crowned Night-Heron
Flycatcher sp.
Ring-billed Gull
Herring Gull
Greater Yellowlegs
American Black Duck
Mallard
Belted Kingfisher
Osprey
Sharp-shinned Hawk
Merlin
Downy Woodpecker
Northern Mockingbird
Submitted by Joe Landesberg
September 24, 2006
Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge
Conditions: sunny, temperature in 70s
Great Egret
Snowy Egret
Great Blue Heron
Little Blue Heron
American Black Duck
Mallard
Double-crested Cormorant
Yellowlegs sp. (8)
Mute Swans (8)
Canada Goose
Osprey
Merlin
Laughing Gull
Ring-billed Gull
Herring Gull
Great Black-backed Gull
Black-crowned Night-Heron (immature)
Magnolia Warbler
Common Yellowthroat
Gray Catbird
European Starling
House Sparrow
Black-capped Chickadee
Eastern Wood-Pewee
Northern Mockingbird
Submitted by Joe Landesberg
October 15, 2006
Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge
Great Egret
Scaup sp.
Mallard
American Wigeon
Northern Shoveler
Ruddy Duck
Redhead
Gadwall
Hooded Merganser
American Coot
Canada Goose
Black-crowned Night-Heron
Mute Swan
Merlin
Sharp-shinned Hawk
Double-crested Cormorant
Gull sp.
Brant
European Starling
Gray Catbird
Northern Mockingbird
House Finch
House Sparrow
White-throated Sparrow
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Eastern Phoebe
Great Crested Flycatcher
Downy Woodpecker
Golden-crowned Kinglet
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
American Oystercatcher
Common Crow
Submitted by Joe Landesberg
October 22, 2006
Massapequa Preserve
Conditions: Sunny, temperature in 50s
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Yellow-crowned Kinglet
Common Grackle
Eastern Phoebe
Northern Mockingbird
Blue Jay
Carolina Wren
House Sparrow
Song Sparrow
White-throated Sparrow
Gray Catbird
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Northern Cardinal
Hermit Thrush
Great Egret
Great Blue Heron
Belted Kingfisher
Downy Woodpecker
Mallard
Gadwall
Green-winged Teal
Blue-winged Teal
American Wigeon
Greater Yellowlegs
Dowitcher sp.
Wilson's Snipe
Mute Swan
Canada Goose
American Coot
Pied-billed Grebe
Ring-billed Gull
Submitted by Joe Landesberg
October 29, 2006
Norman J. Levy Preserve
Conditions: Sunny, 30+ mph wind gusts
Mallard
Great Blue Heron
Greater Yellowlegs
Brant
Canada Goose
Red-tailed Hawk
Osprey
Sharp-shinned Hawk
Double crested Cormorant
White-throated Sparrow
Song Sparrow
House Sparrow
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Ring-billed Gull
Herring Gull
Laughing Gull
Submitted by Joe Landesberg
November 12, 2006
Point Lookout
Conditions: Fog and occasional rain
Common Loon
Double-crested Cormorant
Ruddy Turnstone
Willet
Brant
Canada Goose
Gannet
Great Black-backed Gull
American Oystercatcher
Black-bellied Plover
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Hermit Thrush
Pine Warbler
Northern Mockingbird
Dunlin
Submitted by Joe Landesberg
November 26, 2006
Pelham Bay
Conditions: sunny, clear, temperature in high 50s
Red-breasted Merganser
American Black Duck
Bufflehead
Mallard
Mute Swan
Canada Goose
White-breasted Nuthatch
Carolina Wren
Blue Jay
Tufted Titmouse
White-throated Sparrow
Red-tailed Hawk
Great Blue Heron
Dark-eyed Junco
Brant
Submitted by Joe Landesberg
December 10, 2006
Massapequa Preserve
Conditions: sunny, temperature in 40s
Northern Cardinal
Mourning Dove
Tufted Titmouse
Brown Creeper
White-breasted Nuthatch
Blue Jay
Black-capped Chickadee
Great Blue Heron
Great Egret
Greater Yellowlegs
Lesser Yellowlegs
Wilson's Snipe (8)
American Coot (8)
Canada Goose
Mute Swan
Great Black-backed Gull
Ring-billed Gull
Gadwall
Mallard
Green-winged Teal
Hooded Merganser (pair)
American Wigeon
Hermit Thrush
House Sparrow
Northern Mockingbird
Belted Kingfisher
European Starling
American Crow
Submitted by Joe Landesberg
December 17, 2006
Jones Beach West End #2
Conditions: Mostly cloudy, unseasonably warm (high 40s to low 50s),
moderate SW wind
Brant (93)
Canada Geese (105)
American Black Ducks (14)
Mallards (4)
Long-tailed Ducks (8)
Red-breasted Mergansers (21)
Double-crested Cormorant
Bonaparte's Gulls (2)
Ring-billed Gulls (4)
Herring Gulls (90)
Great Black-backed Gulls (5)
Rock Pigeons (32)
Mourning Dove
American Crows (3)
Northern Mockingbird
European Starling
House Finch
Submitted by Joe Grupp