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
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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
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