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