January 20, 2002
Massapequa Preserve
Conditions: Sunny, temperature in 30s, snow on ground
Canada Geese (40)
Mute Swans (2)
American Black Ducks (2)
Mallards (12)
Green-winged Teal
Hooded Mergansers (5)
Great Blue Heron
American Coots (2)
Killdeer (2)
Greater Yellowlegs (12)
Long-billed Dowitchers (3)
Ring-billed Gulls (75)
Blue Jay
Black-capped Chickadees (3)
Carolina Wrens (2)
Gray Catbird
Northern Mockingbirds (2)
Song Sparrows (6)
White-throated Sparrows (2)
Northern Cardinals (5)
American Goldfinches (4)
Submitted by Wendy Murbach
January 27, 2002
Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge
Conditions: Sunny, temperature in 50s, breezy
Snow Geese (100, incl. one blue phase)
Canada Geese (30)
Brant (50)
Mute Swans (8)
American Wigeons (5)
Northern Shovelers (12)
Northern Pintails (10)
Green-winged Teals (6)
Scaup sp. (200)
Hooded Mergansers (12)
Red-breasted Mergansers (250)
Ruddy Ducks (650)
Great Blue Heron
Herring Gulls (30)
Northern Saw-whet Owl
Black-capped Chickadee
Red-breasted Nuthatch
Carolina Wren
Yellow-rumped Warbler
White-throated Sparrow
House Finches (8)
Submitted by Wendy Murbach
February 3, 2002
Pelham Bay Park
Conditions: Partly cloudy, 40 degrees
Great Horned Owls (2)
Northern Saw-whet Owls (3)
Downy Woodpecker
Blue Jays (3)
American Crows (12)
Black-capped Chickadees (6)
Tufted Titmouse
White-breasted Nuthatches (2)
Carolina Wrens (2)
American Robins (6)
Northern Mockingbird
Cedar Waxwings (3)
Common Grackles (5)
Submitted by Wendy Murbach
February 10, 2002
Zach’s Bay, Jones Beach
Conditions: Overcast, temperature in high 40s, light breeze
Brant (600)
American Black Ducks (2)
Mallards (5)
Red-breasted Merganser
Black-crowned Night-Herons (8)
Northern Harriers (2)
Peregrine Falcon
Herring Gulls (20)
Rock Doves (7)
Northern Flicker
American Crow
American Robin
Northern Mockingbirds (4)
European Starlings (100)
Yellow-rumped Warblers (4)
White-throated Sparrows (4)
Northern Cardinals (2)
House Finches (5)
Submitted by Wendy Murbach
February 17, 2002
Jones Beach West End 2
Conditions: Partly cloudy, temperature in 30s, windy
Northern Harriers (2)
Sharp-shinned Hawk
Black-bellied Plovers, Sanderlings, and Dunlins (flock of over 200)
Mourning Dove
Snowy Owl
European Starlings (100)
Yellow-rumped Warblers (2)
Brown-headed Cowbirds (20)
Submitted by Wendy Murbach
February 24, 2002
Massapequa Preserve
Conditions: Sunny, temperature in upper 30s, light wind
Canada Geese (57)
Mute Swans (2)
Gadwalls (10)
American Wigeons (2)
American Black Ducks (6)
Mallards (57)
Green-winged Teals (6)
Hooded Merganser
Pied-billed Grebe
American Coots (3)
Yellowlegs sp. (14)
Short-billed Dowitchers (5)
Ring-billed Gulls (39)
Herring Gulls (9)
Mourning Doves (4)
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Downy Woodpeckers (3)
Blue Jays (4)
Black-capped Chickadees (8)
Tufted Titmice (5)
White-breasted Nuthatches (2)
Carolina Wrens (3)
Hermit Thrushes (2)
American Robin
Gray Catbird
European Starlings (11)
Song Sparrows (3)
Northern Cardinals (6)
Red-winged Blackbirds (17)
Brown-headed Cowbirds (3)
House Sparrows (9)
Submitted by Wendy Murbach
August 11, 2002
Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge
Conditions: bright, sunny, and hot
Submitted by Wendy Murbach
August 18, 2002
Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge
Conditions: sunny, hot, and low wind
Submitted by Wendy Murbach
September 8, 2002
Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge
Conditions: temperature approx. 80 degrees, clear skies
Submitted by Doreen Remsen
September 22, 2002
Massapequa Preserve
Conditions: sunny, light breeze, temperature in the 70s
September 29, 2002
Norman J. Levy Park and Preserve
Conditions: sunny, light breeze, temperature in the 60s
Recorded by Doreen Remsen
October 6, 2002
Massapequa Preserve
Conditions: clear, sunny, 70 degrees, moderately windy
Submitted by Wendy Murbach
October 13, 2002
Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge
Conditions: misty, warm, no wind
Submitted by Wendy Murbach, numbers by Joe Grupp
October 20, 2002
JFK Sanctuary/Tobay Beach
Conditions: bright sunshine, 50+ degrees, low wind
Submitted by Wendy Murbach
October 27, 2002
Massapequa Preserve
Conditions: sunny, low wind, temperature high 50s
Submitted by Wendy Murbach
November 3, 2002
Jones Beach, West End 2
Conditions: 45 degrees, moderately windy, sunny
Submitted by Wendy Murbach
November 10, 2002
Zach’s Bay, Jones Beach
Conditions: 50 degrees, damp, and cloudy
Submitted by Wendy Murbach
November 17, 2002
No bird walk due to rain
November 24, 2002
Pelham Bay
Weather: sunny, breezy, temperature in the 40s
Submitted by Joanne Del Prete
December 1, 2002
Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge
Data collected by Dolores Rogers, counts by Joe Grupp, typed and submitted by Wendy Murbach
December 8, 2002
Zach’s Bay Parking Field #4, N.E. corner
Walk moved to West End Coast Guard Station due to unplowed parking lots
Conditions: bright and sunny, temperature in the 30s, increasingly brisk wind
Submitted by Wendy Murbach
December 15, 2002
Jones Beach, West End 2
Conditions: partly sunny, windy, temperature in the low 40s
Submitted by Wendy Murbach
January 5, 2003
Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge
Conditions: cloudy, wind under 5 mph, temperature 33 degrees
Submitted by Wendy Murbach
January 12, 2003
Massapequa Preserve
Conditions: sunny, moderate wind from west, temperature 25-30 degrees
Submitted by Joe Grupp
January 19, 2003
Jones Beach, West End 2 and Point Lookout
Conditions: sunny, 5 mph wind, temperature 20 degrees
Submitted by Wendy Murbach
January 26, 2003
Hempstead Lake State Park
Conditions: Cloudy, little wind, temperature 29 degrees
Submitted by Wendy Murbach
February 2, 2003
Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge
Conditions: Sunny, windy, temperature 35 degrees
Submitted by Wendy Murbach via Joanne Del Prete
February 9, 2003
Zach’s Bay
Conditions: Mostly sunny, moderate west wind, temperature 30 degrees, 4 inches of snow on ground
Submitted by Joe Grupp and Wendy Murbach
February 16, 2003
Norman J. Levy Park and Preserve
Conditions: Cloudy, 5 mph wind, snow on ground, temperature 12 degrees
Submitted by Wendy Murbach
February 23, 2003
Pelham Bay
Conditions: Light fog, soggy snow on ground, temperature in the 40s
Submitted by Jonathan Staller
March 9, 2003
Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge
Conditions: Sunny, 50 degrees, moderate southwest wind, West Pond 80% ice covered
Submitted by Joe Grupp
March 16, 2003
Norman J. Levy Park and Preserve
Conditions: Sunny, 60 degrees, no wind
Submitted by Doreen Remsen (includes birds seen with Jim Remsen at 9 A.M.)
March 23, 2003
Massapequa Preserve
Conditions: Sunny, 54 degrees, light wind
Submitted by Wendy Murbach
April 6, 2003
Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge
Conditions: Sunny, 35 degrees, windy
Submitted by Wendy Murbach
April 13, 2003
Massapequa Preserve
Conditions: Sunny, temperature in high 40s, moderately breezy
Submitted by Wendy Murbach
April 20, 2003
Jones Beach West End 2
Conditions: Sunny, about 50 degrees, light breeze
Submitted by Wendy Murbach
April 27, 2003
Norman J. Levy Park and Preserve
Conditions: Sunny, about 60 degrees, breezy
Submitted by Jim Remsen (includes birds seen from 9 A.M. to noon)
May 4, 2003
Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge
Conditions: Fair skies, temperature in the low 60s, not much wind
Submitted by Wendy Murbach
May 11, 2003
Norman J. Levy Park and Preserve
Conditions: 58 degrees, misty, no wind
Submitted by Wendy Murbach
May 18, 2003
Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge
Conditions: 55 degrees, sunny, breeze from northeast
Submitted by Michael Sperling
June 8, 2003
Massapequa Preserve
Conditions: 62 degrees, cloudy, still air
Submitted by Wendy Murbach
August 24, 2003
Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge
Conditions: 79 degrees, sunny
Submitted by Wendy Murbach
September 7, 2003
Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge
Conditions: Sunny, temperature in the 70s, slight breeze
Submitted by Wendy Murbach
September 21, 2003
Massapequa Preserve
Conditions: Sunny, low wind, 78 degrees
Red-bellied Woodpeckers (2)
Green Heron
Red-eyed Vireo
Mute Swans (family of 8)
Belted Kingfisher
Canada Geese (30)
Mallards (15)
Eastern Kingbird
American Redstart
Great Blue Heron
Dowitcher sp. (18)
Great Egret
Gray Catbirds (7)
Ring-billed Gulls (10)
Flycatcher sp.
American Black Ducks (6)
Greater Yellowlegs (15)
Solitary Sandpiper
Green-winged Teal
Blue Jays (6)
Northern Flickers (3)
Song Sparrow
Cedar Waxwings (6)
Carolina Wren
Wilson's Warbler
Black-capped Chickadee
Common Yellowthroat
American Goldfinch (adult and nestlings)
Compiled by Therese Lucas, submitted by Wendy Murbach
October 5, 2003
JFK Sanctuary / Tobay Beach
Conditions: Brilliant sun, moderate winds, temperature in the 60s
Tree Swallows (too many to count, incl. several large clouds)
Ospreys (2)
Merlin
Great Egrets (6)
Gray Catbirds (3)
Great Blue Herons (2)
Snowy Egret
Northern Harriers (2)
American Black Ducks (6)
Red-winged Blackbirds (2)
Yellow-rumped Warblers (6)
Black-capped Chickadee
Canada Geese (4)
Brant
Black-crowned Night-Herons (13)
Northern Flickers (22)
American Robin
Kinglet sp.
Common Yellowthroat
Cedar Waxwing
American Crows (2)
Cooper's Hawk
Northern Pintail
Belted Kingfisher
Eastern Towhee
Black-throated Blue Warbler
Submitted by Wendy Murbach
October 19, 2003
Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge
Conditions: Temperature in low 50s, raw and damp,
rain and wind at 11:30
Chipping Sparrows (5)
Double-crested Cormorant
Herring Gulls (3)
Yellow-rumped Warblers (30)
Great Egrets (5)
Northern Harrier
Brant (too numerous to count)
Black-crowned Night-Heron
Gadwall
Green-winged Teal
Northern Shovelers (10)
American Wigeon (10)
American Coot
Mallards (15)
Dark-eyed Juncos (2)
Northern Pintail
Mute Swans (4)
Pied-billed Grebe
Ruddy Ducks (5)
Canada Geese (11)
Great Black-backed Gull
Sharp-shinned Hawk
Sandpiper sp.
Semipalmated Sandpiper
Yellowlegs sp. (4)
Golden-crowned Kinglet
Snow Geese (5, incl. 2 juveniles)
American Black Duck
Blue-winged Teal
Scaup sp. (raft)
Dunlin
Snowy Egret
Black-bellied Plovers (13)
Northern Flickers (2)
Ruddy Turnstones (3)
Submitted by Wendy Murbach
October 26
Massapequa Preserve
Conditions: Overcast with some light showers, seasonably warm, calm
Bald Eagle (immature, flying low, migrating)
Pied-billed Grebe
Mute Swans (3)
Canada Geese (5)
Brant (50 flying over)
American Wigeon (12)
Green-winged Teal (7)
Gadwalls (8)
Mallards (118)
American Black Ducks (2)
Northern Shovelers (4)
Pekin Duck (1)
Common Snipe (6)
Dowitcher sp. (18)
Greater Yellowlegs (1)
Lesser Yellowlegs (1)
Yellowlegs sp. (161)
Ring-billed Gulls (15)
Downy Woodpeckers (2)
Northern Flicker
Crow sp. (4)
Black-capped Chickadees (2)
Carolina Wren
Yellow-rumped Warblers (3)
Northern Cardinals (2)
White-crowned Sparrow
Song Sparrows (2)
Submitted by Joe Grupp, recorded by Dolores Grupp
November 2, 2003
Zach's Bay, Jones Beach
Conditions: Sunny, 70 degrees, low wind
Northern Mockingbird
Yellow-rumped Warbler
House Sparrow
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Golden-crowned Kinglet
Hermit Thrush
Song Sparrow
Canada Goose
Dark-eyed Junco
American Crow
European Starling
Brant
Double-crested Cormorant
Merlin (2)
Fish Crow
Savannah Sparrow
White-throated Sparrow
Yellowlegs sp.
Gray Catbird
Submitted by Marcia Specht
November 9, 2003
Jones Beach, West End 2
Conditions: Sunny, temperature in 50s, windy
Northern Harrier
Dark-eyed Junco
Hermit Thrush
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Mourning Dove
Common Yellowthroat
Chipping Sparrow
Eastern Phoebe
Song Sparrow
White-throated Sparrow
Field Sparrow
Northern Flicker
Brown Creeper
Herring Gull
Great Black-backed Gull
Red-breasted Merganser
Brant
American Robin
White-crowned Sparrow
Eastern Towhee
Compiled by Robin Fishman, submitted by Wendy Murbach
November 16, 2003
Massapequa Preserve
Conditions: Temperature in the 50s, low wind, sunny
Mute Swans (4, including one cygnet)
Gadwall (11)
Pied-billed Grebe
Mallards (49)
Pekin Ducks (4)
Gull sp. (50)
American Robin
White-throated Sparrows (2)
American Goldfinch
Wilson's Snipe (2)
Canada Goose
Yellowlegs sp.
Green-winged Teal (10)
Blue Jay
Black-capped Chickadees (2)
Downy Woodpeckers (2)
Gray Catbird
Ruby-crowned Kinglets (3)
Submitted by Wendy Murbach
November 23, 2003
Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge
Conditions: 57 degrees, sunny, low wind
House Finches (6)
Herring Gull
Brant (too numerous to count)
Yellowlegs sp. (10)
Green-winged Teal (20)
Ruddy Ducks (too numerous to count)
Snow Geese (31)
American Wigeon
Pied-billed Grebe (2)
Double-crested Cormorants (3)
Northern Pintails (8)
Scaup sp. (too numerous to count)
Northern (Yellow-shafted) Flickers (2)
Mute Swans (2)
Horned Grebe (8)
American Black Ducks (3)
American Coot (7)
Buffleheads (11)
Mallards (10)
Dunlin (56)
Dowitcher sp. (3)
Red-breasted Merganser
Red-tailed Hawk (immature)
Northern Harriers (2)
Northern Mockingbird
Great Blue Heron
Peregrine Falcon
Submitted by Wendy Murbach
November 30, 2003
Hempstead Lake State Park
Conditions: 45 degrees, cloudy, moderate wind
American Black Ducks (370)
Ring-necked Ducks (4)
Hooded Mergansers (75)
Mallards (24)
Buffleheads (2)
Northern Mockingbird
Herring Gulls (256)
Great Black-backed Gulls (59)
Double-crested Cormorant
Downy Woodpeckers (4)
Black-capped Chickadees (4)
Red-bellied Woodpeckers (2)
Golden-crowned Kinglets (2)
White-breasted Nuthatch
Tufted Titmouse
American Robin
White-crowned Sparrow
Red-breasted Mergansers (2)
Submitted by Wendy Murbach
January 4, 2004
Jones Beach West End 2
Conditions: Misty and rainy, 52 degrees, no wind
Submitted by Wendy Murbach
February 1, 2004
Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge
Conditions: Sunny, 25 degrees, light breeze, snow on ground
Northern Cardinals (4)
European Starlings (10)
Gray Catbird
White-throated Sparrows (21)
Eastern Towhee
Ruddy Duck
Greater Black-backed Gull
American Tree Sparrows (12)
Northern Harriers (2)
Yellow-rumped Warbler
House Finches (6)
Dark-eyed Junco
Northern Mockingbird
Song Sparrow
House Sparrow
Fox Sparrows (2)
Submitted by Wendy Murbach
February 8, 2004
Zach's Bay, Jones Beach
Conditions: very cold (below 25 degrees) and windy
Canada Geese (7)
Brant (2)
Northern Mockingbird (2)
American Black Duck
Northern Harrier
American Robin
Herring Gulls (19)
Buffleheads (5)
Great Black-backed Gull
American Crows (13)
Song Sparrow
Sharp-shinned Hawk
Compiled by Robin Fishman, submitted by Wendy Murbach
February 15, 2004
Massapequa Preserve
Conditions: temperature in mid-20s, moderate wind from north
Great Blue Heron
Mute Swans (2)
Canada Geese (32)
Mallards (94)
American Black Ducks (8)
Gadwall (6)
Green-winged Teal (8)
American Wigeon (7)
Wood Duck
Hooded Mergansers (5)
Red-tailed Hawk
Ring-billed Gulls (207)
Herring Gulls (8)
Belted Kingfisher
Blue Jay
Black-capped Chickadees (3)
European Starlings (18)
Northern Cardinals (4)
House Sparrows (8)
Eastern Towhee
Song Sparrows (2)
Submitted by Joe Grupp
February 22, 2004
Norman J. Levy Park and Preserve
Conditions: 37 degrees, brisk wind
Hooded Merganser
American Black Ducks (2)
Mute Swans (6)
Crows (sp.) (2)
Great Blue Herons (2)
American Robin
Great Black-backed Gull
Scaup (sp.) (30)
Common Crows (2)
Red-breasted Mergansers (34)
Song Sparrow
Mallards (13)
Herring Gulls (12)
Ring-billed Gulls (6)
Green-winged Teal (8)
Canada Geese (15)
Belted Kingfisher
Mourning Dove
Downy Woodpecker
Great Cormorants (2)
Brant (144)
White-throated Sparrow
Submitted by Doreen Remsen
February 29, 2004
Hempstead Lake State Park
Conditions: sunny, 55 degrees, low wind
Tufted Titmouse
Hooded Mergansers (52)
American Crow
Great Black-backed Gulls (24)
Herring and Ring-billed Gulls (450)
American Black Ducks (4)
Mallards (8)
Eurasian Green-winged Teal
Green-winged Teal (2)
Fish Crows (2)
Bufflehead (4)
Canada Geese (50)
Brant (120)
Great Blue Heron
Redheads (5)
American Robins (5)
Submitted by Wendy Murbach
March 7, 2004
Zach's Bay, Jones Beach
Conditions: 42 degrees, sunny, brisk wind
Peregrine Falcons (2)
Common Grackles (8)
American Crows (6)
Herring Gulls (22)
House Sparrows (7)
European Starlings (3)
Red-winged Blackbirds (14)
Yellow-rumped Warblers (4)
Ring-billed Gulls (19)
Canada Geese (17)
Great Black-backed Gulls (6)
Song Sparrows (5)
White-throated Sparrows (3)
American Black Ducks (3)
Northern Mockingbirds (2)
Brant (49)
Red-breasted Mergansers (8)
Submitted by Doreen Remsen
April 4, 2004
Norman J. Levy Park and Preserve
Conditions: 50 degrees, mostly cloudy
Green-winged Teal (4)
Killdeer (2)
American Robins (6)
European Starlings (15)
Song Sparrows (15)
Belted Kingfishers (2)
Red-winged Blackbirds (27)
Canada Geese (17)
Hooded Mergansers (2)
Northern Mockingbirds (2)
Brant (63)
Northern Flickers (7)
Gadwalls (6)
Mallards (6)
Herring Gulls (35)
Northern Cardinals (3)
House Sparrows (6)
Fish Crows (5)
American Crows (6)
Mourning Doves (2)
Great Blue Heron
Tree Swallows (12)
Red-breasted Mergansers (16)
Great Black-backed Gulls (4)
Mute Swans (4)
Great Cormorant
Double-crested Cormorants (2)
Common Loon
Great Egret
American Black Duck
Crow sp. (20)
Snowy Egrets (4)
Osprey
Red-tailed Hawk
Submitted by Doreen Remsen
April 18, 2004
Jones Beach West End 2
Conditions: Sunny, seasonably warm, light east wind
Common Loon
Double-crested Cormorants (54)
Snowy Egret
Canada Geese (6)
Brant (8)
Merlin
Black-bellied Plovers (30)
American Oystercatchers (3)
Greater Yellowlegs
Sanderlings (15)
Dunlin (2)
Great Black-backed Gulls (3)
Herring Gulls (26)
Rock Pigeons (3)
Mourning Doves (2)
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Yellow-bellied Sapsuckers (2)
Northern Flickers (5)
Eastern Phoebe
Blue-headed Vireos (3)
Fish Crow
Crows (sp?) (6)
Tree Swallows (12)
Red-breasted Nuthatches (2)
Ruby-crowned Kinglets (8)
Hermit Thrush
American Robins (13)
Northern Mockingbirds (2)
Brown Thrasher
European Starlings (24)
Eastern Towhees (4)
Chipping Sparrows (3)
Song Sparrows (2)
Red-winged Blackbirds (23)
Brown-headed Cowbirds (5)
Orchard Oriole
House Finches (3)
House Sparrows (6)
Submitted by Joe Grupp
April 25, 2004
Massapequa Preserve
Conditions: Sunny followed by very light overcast, temperature in mid
50s, light north wind
Double-crested Cormorants (4)
Great Egrets (2)
Snowy Egrets (2)
Mute Swans (4)
Canada Geese (10)
Mallards (20)
American Black Ducks (2)
Gadwalls (6)
Green-winged Teal (8)
American Wigeon
Pekins (2)
Osprey (2)
Solitary Sandpiper
Greater Yellowlegs (2)
Ring-billed Gulls (7)
Mourning Doves (6)
Northern Flickers (5)
Red-bellied Woodpeckers (4)
Downy Woodpeckers (6)
Tree Swallows (14)
Rough-winged Swallow
Barn Swallow
Fish Crows (2)
Crows (sp?) (2)
Carolina Wrens (4)
Northern Mockingbird
Gray Catbirds (2)
American Robins (9)
Ruby-crowned Kinglet (2)
European Starlings (6)
Blue-headed Vireo
Yellow-rumped Warblers (12)
Red-winged Blackbirds (20)
Common Grackles (35)
Boat-tailed Grackles (2)
Brown-headed Cowbirds (2)
Northern Cardinals (8)
House Finch
American Goldfinches (11)
White-throated Sparrows (2)
Song Sparrows (11)
House Sparrows (6)
Submitted by Joe Grupp
May 16, 2004
Massapequa Preserve
Conditions: Sunny, temperature in the 70s, light west wind
Double-crested Cormorant
Mute Swans (8, including 6 cygnets)
Canada Geese (10)
Mallards (7)
Gadwall
Osprey (2)
Spotted Sandpiper
Forster's Terns (2)
Mourning Dove
Red-bellied Woodpeckers (3)
Blue Jay
Tufted Titmouse
Carolina Wren
Northern Mockingbird
Gray Catbirds (13)
American Robins (11)
Wood Thrush
Red-eyed Vireos (2)
Warbling Vireos (2)
Yellow Warblers (6)
Common Yellowthroat
American Redstart
House Sparrows (3)
Red-winged Blackbirds (8)
Baltimore Orioles (8)
Common Grackles (9)
Scarlet Tanager
Northern Cardinal
American Goldfinches (4)
Song Sparrows (6)
Submitted by Joe Grupp
August 15, 2004
Norman J. Levy Park and Preserve
Conditions: cloudy, warm, and humid
Brown Thrasher
Song Sparrows (6+)
American Robins (4+)
Northern Mockingbird
Mourning Doves (many)
Yellow Warblers (2)
House Sparrows (many)
Tree Swallows (many)
Mallard
Downy Woodpecker
Gray Catbirds (2)
Green Heron
Semipalmated Sandpipers (13)
Semipalmated Plover
Least Sandpipers (2)
Northern Waterthrush
Double-crested Cormorants (2)
Red-winged Blackbird
Black-crowned Night-Herons (4 immature)
Belted Kingfisher
Snowy Egrets (7)
Submitted by Joseph Landesberg
August 22, 2004
Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge
Conditions: 79 degrees, light wind, sunny
Snowy Egrets (2)
Ospreys (2)
Red-tailed Hawk
Great Egrets (4)
Common Yellowthroat
House Finches (4)
American Black Ducks (25)
Canada Geese (30)
Song Sparrows (2)
Double-crested Cormorants (61)
Yellowlegs sp.
Red-winged Blackbirds (16)
Mute Swans (5, including 4 cygnets)
Pied-billed Grebe
Tree Swallows (5)
Yellow Warbler
Semipalmated Plovers (58)
American Goldfinch
Yellow-crowned Night-Herons (3, including 1 juvenile)
Herring Gull
Laughing Gulls (2)
Common Terns (100)
Sanderlings (20)
Little Blue Heron (immature, white form)
Glossy Ibis (6)
Clapper Rail
Flycatcher sp.
Cedar Waxwing
Canada Warbler
Gray Catbirds (2)
Eastern Phoebe
House Wren
Northern Cardinal
Submitted by Wendy Murbach
August 29, 2004
Massapequa Preserve
Conditions: Sunny, hazy, humid, low 80s, light south-southwest wind
Double-crested Cormorants (2)
Canada Geese (50)
Mute Swans (7, including 4 young)
Gadwall
Mallards (40)
Blue-winged Teal
Green-winged Teal
Pekins (2)
Greater Yellowlegs (8)
Ring-billed Gulls (5)
Mourning Dove
Yellow-billed Cuckoo Red-eyed Vireo
Eastern Kingbird
Blue Jays (2)
Crow sp. (16)
Tree Swallows (4)
Barn Swallow
Black-capped Chickadee
Carolina Wren
Red-winged Blackbirds (6)
American Robins (8)
Gray Catbirds (10)
American Redstarts (3)
Common Grackle
American Goldfinches (10)
House Sparrows (5)
Submitted by Joe Grupp
September 12, 2004
Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge
Conditions: mostly sunny, temperature in high 70s, light variable wind
Pied-billed Grebe
Double-crested Cormorants (9)
Great Egrets (2)
Snowy Egrets (4)
Black-crowned Night-Herons (2)
Night Heron sp. Immature (2)
Glossy Ibis (2)
Canada Geese (250)
Mute Swans (18)
American Black Ducks (275)
Mallards (225)
Northern Shovelers (6)
Northern Pintail
Green-winged Teal (5)
Osprey
American Kestrel
Clapper Rail
Lesser Yellowlegs (3)
Dowitcher sp.
Red-necked Phalarope
Laughing Gulls (7)
Ring-billed Gulls (22)
Herring Gulls (30)
Common Terns (2)
Tern sp. (125)
Belted Kingfisher
Eastern Kingbird
Crow sp. (6)
Tree Swallows (57)
Gray Catbird
Northern Mockingbird
Brown Thrasher
European Starlings (45)
Cedar Waxwings (2)
Red-winged Blackbird
House Sparrows (15)
Submitted by Joe Grupp
September 19, 2004
Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge
Conditions: Sunny, unseasonably cool (upper 50s), moderately strong north wind
Double-crested Cormorants (19)
Great Blue Heron
Great Egrets (14)
Snowy Egrets (9)
Tricolored Heron
Black-crowned Night-Herons (3)
Yellow-crowned Night-Heron
Glossy Ibis
Canada Geese (109)
Mute Swans (26)
Gadwalls (12)
American Black Ducks (18)
Mallards (94)
Duck sp. (120)
Northern Shoveler
Northern Harrier
Sharp-shinned Hawk
American Kestrel
Black-bellied Plovers (4)
Laughing Gull
Herring Gulls (10)
Forster's Terns (2)
Common Terns (103)
Ruby-throated Hummingbird
Tree Swallows (2)
Gray Catbirds (4)
Northern Mockingbirds (2)
European Starlings (4)
Cedar Waxwings (20)
Eastern Towhee
Boat-tailed Grackle
House Sparrows (23)
Northern Flicker
Submitted by Joe Grupp
September 26, 2004
Massapequa Preserve
Conditions: Overcast followed by clearing, temperature in high 70s,
light wind
Black-capped Chickadees (3)
Red-eyed Vireos (2)
Gray Catbirds (4)
Mute Swans (5, incl. 3 cygnets)
House Sparrows (3)
Common Grackle
Pekin Duck
Canada Geese (50)
Mallards (36)
Blue Jays (20)
Northern Cardinals (2)
American Robins (50)
Thrush sp.
European Starlings (50)
Northern Mockingbirds (2)
Belted Kingfisher
Gull sp.
Greater Yellowlegs (15)
Gadwall
American Wigeon
Green-winged Teal (2)
Northern Shovelers (2 females)
Song Sparrow
Northern Flickers (2)
Cedar Waxwing
Great Blue Heron
Carolina Wren
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Downy Woodpecker
Northern Parula
Eastern Kingbirds (2)
Submitted by Wendy Murbach
October 3, 2004
Norman J. Levy Park and Preserve
Conditions: sunny, temperature in 50s, 10-20 mph northwest wind
Laughing Gulls (41)
Mourning Doves (2)
Osprey
Sharp-shinned Hawk
Common Crows (6)
Fish Crow
Snowy Egret
Great Egrets (2)
Great Blue Heron
Double-crested Cormorant
Gray Catbird
Common Yellowthroat
Song Sparrows (3)
Belted Kingfisher
European Starlings (5)
Blue Jays (4)
Northern Cardinals (3)
Herring Gulls (21)
Ring-billed Gulls (7)
Mallards (4)
American Goldfinches (5)
Killdeer
Savannah Sparrow
Rock Pigeon
Submitted by Doreen Remsen
October 10, 2004
Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge
Conditions: Cloudy and cool changing to warmish and sunny, with a breeze
Ruddy Ducks (too many to count)
American Black Ducks (too many to count)
Gadwalls (too many to count)
Mallards (too many to count)
American Wigeon (too many to count)
Northern Pintails (too many to count)
Northern Shovelers (too many to count)
Northern Mockingbird
European Starlings (85)
Double-crested Cormorants (84)
Mute Swans (31)
Yellow-rumped Warblers (16)
Great Egrets (16)
Brant (too many to count)
Canada Geese (too many to count)
Ring-billed Gulls (20)
Laughing Gulls (37)
Black-crowned Night-Herons (12)
Glossy Ibis
American Oystercatchers (9)
Snow Geese (27)
Eastern Towhees (4)
Black-bellied Plovers (15)
American Goldfinches (3)
Northern Flicker
Hawk sp.
Falcon sp.
Tricolored Heron
Snowy Egret
Submitted by Wendy Murbach
October 17, 2004
Norman J. Levy Park and Preserve
Conditions: Overcast, unseasonably cool, moderate west wind
Double-crested Cormorants (4)
Great Blue Heron
Great Egrets (8)
Snowy Egret
Black-crowned Night-Heron
Brant (16)
Mute Swans (2)
Mallards (22)
American Wigeon
Sharp-shinned Hawk
Red-tailed Hawk
Merlin
Ring-billed Gulls (4)
Herring Gulls (11)
Great Black-backed Gull
Rock Dove
Belted Kingfishers (2)
Northern Flickers (2)
Eastern Phoebe
Crow sp.
Tree Swallows (10)
Common Yellowthroat
Song Sparrows (3)
Swamp Sparrow
White-throated Sparrow
Northern Cardinals (6)
Common Grackles (4)
Submitted by : Joe Grupp
October 24, 2004
Zach's Bay
Conditions: 50 degrees, cloudy, northeast breeze
Wood Duck (female)
Black-crowned Night-Heron
Dunlin
Black-bellied Plover
Common Loon
Double-crested Cormorant
Brant
Mute Swan
Northern Flicker
Belted Kingfisher
Peregrine Falcons (2)
Eastern Phoebe
Great Egret
Laughing Gull
Herring Gull
Great Black-backed Gull
Ring-billed Gull
Brown Creeper
Dark-eyed Juncos
Song Sparrow
White-throated Sparrow
Savannah Sparrow
European Starling
Common Loon
Canada Goose
Merlin
Sharp-shinned Hawk
Recalled by Marcia Specht, Rick Kopitsch, Therese Lucas, and Dolores Rogers
October 31, 2004
Jones Beach West End 2
Conditions: 64 degrees, sunny, light wind
Northern Flicker
Tree and Barn Swallows (in waves, too numerous to count)
Savannah Sparrow
American Crows (12)
Crow sp. (6)
Gull sp. (65 in mixed flock)
Greater Black-backed Gulls (2)
Yellow-rumped Warblers (21)
European Starlings (45)
Pine Siskins (4)
Cooper's Hawk
Downy Woodpecker
Rock Pigeons (39)
Northern Cardinal
Northern Mockingbird
Double-crested Cormorants (6)
Golden-crowned Kinglets (9)
Ruby-crowned Kinglets (2)
Red-breasted Nuthatches (7)
White-breasted Nuthatches (2)
Dunlin (45)
American Oystercatchers (100)
Black-bellied Plovers (55)
Canada Geese (25)
Common Terns (5)
Sanderlings (110)
Brant (25)
Forster's Terns (36)
Winter Wren
Swamp Sparrow
Song Sparrows (7)
Common Loon
Greater Yellowlegs (3)
Eastern Meadowlark
Submitted by Doreen Remsen
November 7, 2004
Massapequa Preserve
Conditions: 48 degrees, sunny, light wind
Gull sp. (37)
Mute Swans (4)
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Downy Woodpeckers (2)
Hairy Woodpecker
White-breasted Nuthatch
Black-capped Chickadees (5)
Green-winged Teals (17)
Mallards (22)
Northern Shovelers (2)
Gadwalls (4)
American Wigeons (18)
Yellowlegs sp. (21)
Common Snipe
Red-tailed Hawks (3)
Sharp-shinned Hawk
Yellow-rumped Warblers (8)
Northern Cardinals (3)
Blue Jay
House Sparrows (4)
Belted Kingfishers (2)
American Goldfinches (5)
Double-crested Cormorants (2)
Submitted by Doreen Remsen, with help from Mary May and Dolores Rogers
November 14, 2004
Jones Beach West End #2
Conditions: 48 degrees, sunny, light wind
American Crows (8)
Rock Pigeons (35)
Northern Harriers (3)
Mourning Doves (2)
American Goldfinches (5)
Merlin
Red-breasted Nuthatches (5)
Saw-whet Owl
European Starlings (too numerous to count)
Song Sparrow
Double-crested Cormorants (19)
Yellow-rumped Warblers (15)
American Black Ducks (16)
Brant (38)
Sanderling (4)
Black-bellied Plovers (22)
Dunlin (4)
Ruddy Turnstone
Merganser sp. (8 in flight)
Red-breasted Mergansers (5)
Buffleheads (2)
House Sparrows (3)
Blue-headed Vireo
Sharp-shinned Hawk
Great Black-backed Gull (?)
Herring Gull (?)
Dark-eyed Juncos (2)
Black-capped Chickadee
Red-winged Blackbird
Northern Cardinal
Submitted by Wendy Murbach
December 5, 2004
Pelham Bay
Conditions: Partly sunny, temperature in upper 40s, breeze from west
Long-eared Owl
Red-tailed Hawks (2, one immature)
Rock Pigeons (2)
Black-capped Chickadees (3)
Canada Geese (85)
Ring-billed Gulls (135)
Great Horned Owls (2)
Blue Jays (6)
American Crow
Mute Swans (5)
Red-breasted Mergansers (10)
Pied-billed Grebe
Grebe sp. (2)
American Black Ducks (5)
Bufflehead (13)
American Goldfinch
Common Mergansers (2)
American Wigeon (2)
Mallards (4)
Herring Gulls (30)
Saw-whet Owl
Submitted by Michael Sperling, with help from a bunch of people
December 12, 2004
Massapequa Preserve
Conditions: Mostly cloudy, temperature in low 40s, 10 mph west wind
Mute Swans (6)
Hooded Mergansers (11)
Gray Catbirds (2)
Downy Woodpeckers (2)
Gadwalls (6)
Mallards (45)
Pekin Duck
Herring Gulls (13)
Great Blue Heron
Carolina Wren
Hairy Woodpecker
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Black-capped Chickadees (2)
Belted Kingfisher
American Wigeons (29)
Northern Shovelers (2)
Blue Jays (2)
Northern Cardinals (4)
European Starlings (5)
House Sparrows (6)
American Goldfinches (2)
Short-billed Dowitchers (6)
American Black Ducks (6)
Red-tailed Hawk
White-throated Sparrow
Song Sparrow
Green-winged Teals (2)
Tufted Titmouse
White-breasted Nuthatch
Compiled by East Islip High School students Charles Howe, Cassie Howe, and Andrew Baranec, with assistance from Rick Kopitsch and Michael Sperling
December 19, 2004
Jones Beach West End 2
Conditions: Cloudy, 40 degrees, 5 mph southeast wind
Great Black-backed Gulls (30)
Snowy Owl (near jetty)
Snow Buntings (30)
Sanderlings (30)
Canada Geese (5)
Brant
Red-throated Loon
Common Loon
White-winged Scoters (2)
Great Cormorant
Northern Gannets (3)
Bonaparte's Gulls (5)
Northern Flickers (2)
European Starlings (40)
American Crows (5)
Submitted by Wendy Murbach
January 9, 2005
Zach's Bay
Conditions: Temperature in 30s, northwest breeze, cloudy
Northern Harrier
Sharp-shinned Hawk
Brant (over 700)
Piping Plovers (10)
American Black Ducks (3)
Hooded Mergansers (2)
Sparrow sp.
Song Sparrow
Black-crowned Night-Herons (10)
Northern Mockingbirds (3)
American Crows (5)
Great Black-backed Gull
Gull sp. (10)
Submitted by Therese Lucas
January 16, 2005
Hempstead Lake State Park
Conditions: Cloudy, 29 degrees, brisk northeast wind
Brown Creepers (2)
Great Blue Herons (2)
Downy Woodpecker
Northern Cardinals (3)
Golden-crowned Kinglets (5)
White-breasted Nuthatches (2)
Hooded Mergansers (25)
Common Mergansers (6)
Redheads (6)
Gull sp. (30)
Canada Geese (22)
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Black-capped Chickadees (7)
Mallards (20)
Mute Swans (4)
Blue Jay
Submitted by Doreen Remsen
January 30, 2005
Massapequa Preserve
Conditions: sunny, temperature in upper 20s, north breeze at 10 mph,
ground covered with snow
Hairy Woodpecker
Downy Woodpecker
Northern Mockingbird
Mallard
Canada Goose
Mute Swan
Gadwalls (2)
Canvasbacks (2)
Ring-necked Duck
Green-winged Teal
Great Blue Herons (2)
American Black Duck
American Crow
Tufted Titmouse
White-breasted Nuthatch
Black-capped Chickadee
Swamp Sparrow
Winter Wren
Northern Cardinal
Blue Jay
Ring-billed Gull
Herring Gull
Sharp-shinned Hawk
Submitted by Ann Marie Pozzini
February 6, 2005
Pelham Bay
Conditions: Sunny, seasonably warm (high 40s), calm wind
American Kestrel
Long-eared Owl
Northern Saw-whet Owls (2)
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Downy Woodpecker
Blue Jay
Black-capped Chickadees (8)
Tufted Titmice (5)
White-breasted Nuthatches (2)
Hermit Thrush
Song Sparrow
White-throated Sparrows (8)
Northern Cardinals (2)
Red-winged Blackbirds (3)
Submitted by Joe Grupp
Febuary 13, 2005
Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge
Conditions: Sunny, windy, temperature in the upper 30s
House Finches (29)
Snowy Owl
Scaup sp. (72)
Canada Geese (24)
American Black Ducks (364)
Mute Swans (4)
Mallards (24)
Gadwalls (32)
Ruddy Ducks (10)
Hooded Mergansers (2)
Buffleheads (5)
American Coot
Northern Shoveler
Herring Gulls (160)
Snow Geese (175)
American Robins (29)
Dark-eyed Junco
Double-crested Cormorant
House Sparrows (2)
Northern Cardinals (2)
Submitted by Wendy Murbach
February 20, 2005
Jones Beach West End #2 and Point Lookout
Conditions: Sunny, calm, temperature in low 30s
Canada Geese (23 at WE2)
Brant (2 at WE2 and 35 at PL)
Mallards (3 at WE2 and 3 at PL)
Herring Gulls (42 at WE2 and 42 at PL)
Great Black-backed Gulls (3 at WE2 and 5 at PL)
American Crow (at WE2)
European Starlings (8 at WE2)
Yellow-rumped Warblers (20 at WE2)
Song Sparrow (at WE2)
Dark-eyed Junco (at WE2)
Red-throated Loons (2 at PL)
Common Loons (6 at PL)
Horned Grebes (29 at PL)
Red-necked Grebe (at PL)
Double-crested Cormorant (at PL)
American Black Ducks (356 at PL)
Greater Scaup (7 at PL)
White-winged Scoters (12 at PL)
Long-tailed Ducks (2 at PL)
Bufflehead (at PL)
Red-breasted Mergansers (5 at PL)
Sanderlings (130 at PL)
Bonaparte's Gulls (22 at PL)
Submitted by Joe Grupp
March 6, 2005
Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge
Conditions: Cloudy, temperature in low 40s, southwest wind
Red-winged Blackbirds (3)
Brant (too distant to count)
American Black Ducks (340)
Mute Swans (2)
Canada Geese (91)
Red-breasted Mergansers (8)
Hooded Mergansers (2)
Mallards (2)
Gadwalls (113)
Scaup sp. (37)
Buffleheads (14)
Northern Shovelers (5)
Snow Geese (156, including two blue morphs)
Ruddy Ducks (28)
Northern Mockingbird
Northern Cardinals (5)
American Crows (4)
Yellow-rumped Warbler
American Wigeons (2)
House Finches (8)
American Tree Sparrow
White-throated Sparrows (6)
Song Sparrow
Green-winged Teals (14)
Mourning Dove
Submitted by Wendy Murbach
March 27, 2005
Massapequa Preserve
Conditions: Partly cloudy, 40 degrees, southeast breeze
Pied-billed Grebe
Canada Geese (32)
Mute Swans (2)
Gadwall
Mallards (41)
Blue-winged Teal
Green-winged Teal (12)
Ring-necked Ducks (3)
Pekin
Hybrid duck
Greater Yellowlegs (3)
Ring-billed Gulls (23)
Mourning Doves (2)
Red-bellied Woodpeckers (3)
Downy Woodpecker
Hairy Woodpeckers (3)
Black-capped Chickadees (3)
Carolina Wren
Golden-crowned Kinglet
American Robin
Northern Mockingbirds (4)
American Tree Sparrow
Northern Cardinals (7)
Red-winged Blackbirds (3)
Common Grackles (3)
American Goldfinches (17)
Submitted by Steve Schellenger
April 3, 2005
Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge
Conditions: Overcast, cool, occasional very light drizzle
WEST POND AREA:
Double-crested Cormorants (2)
Snow Geese (200+)
Canada Geese (19)
Brant (23)
Mute Swans (4)
Gadwalls (77)
American Black Ducks (6)
Northern Shovelers (6)
Northern Pintail
Ring-necked Ducks (3)
Scaup sp. (2)
Ruddy Ducks (44)
Osprey (2)
Herring Gulls (9)
Great Black-backed Gulls (3)
Downy Woodpecker
American Crows (6)
Carolina Wren
American Robins (2)
American Tree Sparrow
Song Sparrows (3)
White-throated Sparrows (12)
Northern Cardinals (3)
Red-winged Blackbirds (15)
House Finches (4)
House Sparrows (2)
EAST POND AREA:
Double-crested Cormorant
Mute Swans (8)
Northern Shovelers (10)
Green-winged Teals (3)
Bufflehead
Red-breasted Mergansers (7)
Ruddy Ducks (150)
Sharp-shinned Hawk
Eastern Phoebes (6)
Yellow-rumped Warblers (8)
Submitted by Steve Schellenger
April 10, 2005
Massapequa Preserve
Conditions: sunny, temperature in upper 50s, light breeze
Carolina Wren
Fish Crow
Mallard
American Black Duck
Double-crested Cormorant
American Crow
Canada Goose
Yellow-rumped Warbler
American Robin
Blue Jay
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Tufted Titmouse
White-throated Sparrow
Song Sparrow
Mourning Dove
American Goldfinch
Green-winged Teal
Great Egret
Red-winged Blackbird
Wilson's Snipe
Lesser Yellowlegs
Northern Flicker
Submitted by Wendy Murbach
April 17, 2005
Norman J. Levy Park and Preserve
Conditions: Clear, cool becoming warm, calm wind
Great Egrets (2)
Canada Goose
Brant (90)
Mute Swan
Gadwalls (2)
Mallards (3)
Green-winged Teals (4)
Red-breasted Mergansers (5)
Red-tailed Hawk
Killdeer
Greater Yellowlegs (20)
Herring Gulls (4)
Great Black-backed Gulls (3)
Mourning Dove
Northern Flicker
Crow sp.
Tree Swallows (12)
American Robins (13)
Gray Catbird
Northern Mockingbird
European Starlings (13)
Field Sparrow
Song Sparrows (12)
Northern Cardinals (2)
Red-winged Blackbirds (9)
Common Grackles (4)
Brown-headed Cowbird
Submitted by Steve Schellenger
April 24, 2005
Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge
Conditions: Overcast followed by partly sunny, 50 degrees, moderately
strong southwest wind
Double-crested Cormorants (27)
Great Egrets (3)
Glossy Ibis (37)
Canada Geese (137)
Brant (735)
Mute Swans (11)
Gadwalls (110)
Eurasian Wigeon
American Wigeons (7)
Mallards (2)
Blue-winged Teal
Northern Shovelers (3)
Buffleheads (2)
Red-breasted Merganser
Osprey (4)
Common Moorhen
American Oystercatchers (3)
Willets (2)
Laughing Gulls (16)
Ring-billed Gulls (16)
Herring Gulls (96)
Great Black-backed Gulls (3)
Crow sp. (2)
Tree Swallows (17)
Carolina Wrens (2)
American Robins (14)
Gray Catbird
Northern Mockingbirds (2)
Brown Thrasher
European Starling
Black-and-white Warbler
Eastern Towhees (2)
Chipping Sparrow
Song Sparrows (2)
White-throated Sparrows (2)
Northern Cardinals (2)
Indigo Bunting
Red-winged Blackbirds (16)
Brown-headed Cowbird
Common Grackle
American Goldfinches (3)
House Sparrows (4)
Submitted by Wendy Murbach & Joe Grupp
May 8, 2005
Norman J. Levy Park and Preserve
Conditions: Seasonably cold, overcast, north wind
Double-crested Cormorant
Great Egrets (3)
Snowy Egrets (4)
Glossy Ibises (7)
Osprey
Canada Geese (6, including two young)
Brant (85)
Mallards (3)
Killdeer
Willets (6)
Greater Yellowlegs (6)
Laughing Gulls (6)
Gull sp. (125)
Forster's Terns (3)
Belted Kingfisher
Crow sp. (2)
Tree Swallows (3)
American Robins (5)
Northern Mockingbird
Yellow Warblers (8)
Eastern Towhee
Song Sparrows (3)
Red-winged Blackbirds (43)
Brown-headed Cowbird
American Goldfinches (3)
Submitted by Joe Grupp
May 22, 2005
Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge
Conditions: Mostly cloudy with sprinkles, 50s, no wind
Tree Swallow
Osprey
Great Egret
Laughing Gull
Great Crested Flycatcher
Common Yellowthroat
Glossy Ibis
Canada Goose
Gray Catbird
Blackpoll Warbler
Great Black-backed Gull
Forster's Tern
Yellow Warbler
Mourning Dove
Warbling Vireo
American Redstart
American Robin
Eastern Towhee
Bay-breasted Warbler
Black-throated Green Warbler
Magnolia Warbler
Yellow-rumped Warbler
House Wren
Scarlet Tanager (female)
Great Blue Heron
Chimney Swift
House Finch
Brant
Red-winged Blackbird
Brown Thrasher
Black-crowned Night-Heron
Gull-billed Tern
Common Tern
Willet
Mallard
Mute Swan
Sanderling
Submitted by Michael Sperling
June 5, 2005
Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge
Conditions: 80 degrees, sunny, southwest breeze
Canada Goose incl. goslings
Laughing Gull
Northern Mockingbird
Gray Catbird
Yellow Warbler
Osprey
Willet
Glossy Ibis
Double-crested Cormorant
Mute Swan incl. cygnets
American Black Duck incl. six ducklings
Mallard
Tree Swallow
Brown Thrasher
Baltimore Oriole
Great Egret
White-eyed Vireo
Red-winged Blackbird
Forster’s Tern
American Crow
Gadwall
American Oystercatcher
Scaup sp.
Ring-billed Gull
Song Sparrow
Dowitcher sp.
Great Black-backed Gull
Herring Gull
Semipalmated Sandpiper
Yellow-crowned Night-Heron
Eastern Towhee
European Starling
Snowy Egret
Sanderling
American Redstart
Killdeer
Black-crowned Night-Heron
Common Grackle
American Goldfinch
American Robin
Flycatcher sp.
Northern Cardinal
Submitted by Michael Sperling
August 7, 2005
Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge
Conditions: Sunny, hot, light wind
Ospreys (4 on the platform nest)
Yellow-crowned Night-Heron
Black-crowned Night-Heron
Tricolored Heron
Double-crested Cormorants (18)
Snowy Egrets (5)
Great Egrets (30 in trees)
Mute Swans (15)
Mallard Duck
American Black Duck
Northern Shoveler
Least Tern
Common Tern
Forster's Tern
American Oystercatchers (30)
Yellowlegs sp.
Willets (8)
Sanderling
Canada Geese (many)
Laughing Gull
Northern Harrier
Yellow Warbler
Brown Thrasher
Song Sparrow
House Sparrow
House Finch
Northern Waterthrush
American Redstart
Northern Cardinal
Eastern Towhee
Submitted by Joe Landesberg
August 28, 2005
Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge
Conditions: Showers ended as walk began, hazy, hot, humid
WEST POND
Double-crested Cormorant (9)
Great Blue Heron
Great Egret
Yellow-crowned Night-Heron
Glossy Ibis
Canada Goose
Mute Swans (95)
Gadwall
American Black Duck
Mallards (110)
Ospreys (2)
Peregrine Falcon
Sora (1)
Common Moorhen (1)
American Oystercatcher
Sanderling
Red-necked Phalarope (1)
Laughing Gull
Ring-billed Gull
Herring Gull
Great Black-backed Gull
Common Tern
Forster's Tern
Barn Swallow
Eastern Kingbird
Gray Catbirds (2)
Boat-tailed Grackle
EAST POND
Semipalmated Plovers (6)
Greater Yellowlegs (50+)
Sanderlings (50+)
Semipalmated Sandpipers (50+)
Baird's Sandpipers (2)
Buff-breasted Sandpipers (2)
Pectoral Sandpiper
Dowitcher sp.
Submitted by Joe Landsberg & Joe Grupp
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September 11, 2005
Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge
Conditions: Mostly sunny, humid, temperature in upper 70s
Pied-billed Grebe
Double-crested Cormorants (25)
Great Egrets (5)
Snowy Egrets (8)
Black-crowned Night-Herons (2)
Yellow-crowned Night-Heron
Glossy Ibis
Mute Swans (155)
Canada Geese
600 Ducks:
Gadwall
American Wigeon
American Black Duck
Mallard
Blue-winged Teal
Northern Shoveler
Green-winged Teal
Red-breasted Merganser
Osprey
Sharp-shinned Hawk
Merlin
Peregrine Falcon
Soras (2)
Ring-billed Gulls
Herring Gulls
Great Black-backed Gulls
Laughing Gulls
Common Terns (90)
Forester’s Terns (2)
Black Skimmer
Black-bellied Plover
Semipalmated Plovers
American Oystercatcher
Yellowlegs sp. (10)
Short-billed Dowitchers (5)
Sanderlings
Semipalmated Sandpiper
Rock Pigeon
Mourning Dove
Yellow-billed Cuckoos (2)
Ruby-throated Hummingbird
Eastern Wood-Pewee
Olive-sided Flycatcher
Eastern Kingbirds (2)
Great Crested Flycatcher
American Crow
Fish Crow
Philadelphia Vireos (2)
Tree Swallows (40)
Barn Swallows (2)
American Robins (45)
Gray Catbirds (3)
European Starlings (65)
Cedar Waxwing
Northern Parulas (2)
Yellow Warblers (3)
Black-throated Blue Warbler
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Blackburnian Warbler
Palm Warbler
American Redstarts (9)
Common Yellowthroats (5)
Northern Cardinals (2)
House Finches (3)
American Goldfinches (4)
Red-winged Blackbird
Common Grackle
House Sparrow
Submitted by Brendan Fogarty & Steve Schellenger
September 25, 2005
Massapequa Preserve
Conditions: seasonably warm, sunny, calm
Great Egret
Canada Geese (76)
Mute Swans (8)
American Black Duck
Mallards (99)
Blue-winged Teals (6)
Pekins (2)
Green-winged Teals (8)
Osprey
Red-tailed Hawk
Greater Yellowlegs (162)
Lesser Yellowlegs (8)
Wilson's Snipe (2)
Dowitcher sp. (6)
Ring-billed Gulls (15)
Common Nighthawk
Ruby-throated Hummingbird
Belted Kingfisher
Downy Woodpecker
Northern Flickers (6)
Blue Jay (3)
Carolina Wrens (2)
American Robins (33)
Gray Catbirds (3)
Northern Parula
Chestnut-sided Warbler
Blackpoll Warbler
American Redstart
Northern Cardinal
Red-winged Blackbirds (10)
Submitted by Joe Grupp
Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge
October 16, 2005
Conditions: Sunny, brisk
Mute Swans
Canada Geese
Brant
Mallard
American Black Duck
American Wigeon
Eurasian Wigeon
Gadwall
American Coot
Black-crowned Night-Heron
Great Egret
Osprey
Merlin
Sharp-shinned Hawk
American Oystercatcher
Red Knot
Sanderling
Forster's Tern
Ring-billed Gull
Laughing Gull
Double-crested Cormorant
American Crow
Northern Mockingbird
Fox Sparrow
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Tree Swallow
Northern Flicker
Reported by Stephen Janko
October 30, 2005
Point Lookout Town Park
Conditions: Sunny, temperatures in the mid 60s.
Herring Gull
Great Black-backed Gull
Sanderling
Double-crested Cormorant
Canada Goose
House Sparrow
American Goldfinch
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Eastern Phoebe
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Black-capped Chickadee
Northern Cardinal
Northern Mockingbird
American Crow
Reported by Stephen Janko
Massapequa Preserve
November 6, 2005
Conditions: Sunny after fog, temperatures in the 50s
Ospreys (one adult, one immature)
Yellowlegs sp.
Dowitcher sp.
Green-winged Teal
Gadwall
Northern Shoveler
Mallard
American Wigeon
Downy Woodpecker
Hairy Woodpecker
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Black-capped Chickadee
Northern Cardinal
Mute Swan
Ring-billed Gull
Double-crested Cormorant
Pied-billed Grebe
Canada Goose
Belted Kingfisher
Great Blue Heron
Reported by Wendy Murbach
Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge
November 13, 2005
Conditions: Mostly cloudy, 20 mph west wind, temperature about 60
degrees
American Black Duck (many)
American Crows (3)
American Goldfinch
American Kestrel
American Oystercatcher
American Wigeon (24)
Brant (too numerous to count)
Canada Geese (too numerous to count)
Common Tern
Dunlin
Eared Grebe
Eastern Kingbird
Eastern Towhee
European Starling
Fox Sparrow
Gadwalls (20)
Gray Catbird
Great Black-backed Gull
Great Blue Heron
Great Egrets (2)
Green-winged Teal
Herring Gull
Mallard
Merlin
Mute Swans (40)
Northern Flicker
Northern Harrier
Northern Mockingbird
Northern Shovelers (17)
Peregrine Falcon
Red Knot
Ruby-crowned Kinglets (5)
Ruddy Ducks (many)
Scaup sp. (many)
Sharp-shinned Hawk
Yellow-crowned Night-Herons (12)
Yellow-rumped Warblers (3)
Reported by Wendy Murbach and Michael Sperling
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
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