March 1, 2009
Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge
Conditions: Cloudy with snow showers, 31 degrees, moderate NNE wind
Snow Goose (including Blue Goose)
Canada Goose
Brant
Mute Swan
Gadwall
American Black Duck
Mallard
Northern Shoveler
Green-winged Teal
Bufflehead
Hooded Merganser
Common Merganser
Red-breasted Merganser
Ruddy Duck
Double-crested Cormorant
Northern Harrier
Herring Gull
Great Black-backed Gull
American Crow
American Robin
Northern Mockingbird
European Starling
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Song Sparrow
Dark-eyed Junco
Northern Cardinal
Submitted by Joe Grupp
March 8, 2009
Hempstead Lake State Park
Conditions: Mostly cloudy, 60 degrees, northwest breeze
Mute Swan
Canada Geese (3)
Mallards (18)
Northern Shovelers (3)
Ring-necked Duck
Hooded Mergansers (2)
Pied-billed Grebe
American Coots (8)
Belted Kingfisher
Red-bellied Woodpeckers (2)
Downy Woodpeckers (2)
Blue Jay
American Crow
Black-capped Chickadees (3)
White-breasted Nuthatch
Carolina Wrens (2)
American Robins (6)
Gray Catbird
Northern Mockingbird
European Starlings (16)
Eastern Towhee
Fox Sparrows (2)
Song Sparrows (5)
White-throated Sparrows (4)
Northern Cardinals (3)
Red-winged Blackbird
Rusty Blackbirds (16)
Submitted by Joe Landesberg
March 15, 2009
Jones Beach West End 2
Conditions: Cloudy, 45 degrees, light SSW breeze
Canada Geese (20)
Brant (120)
Long-tailed Ducks (2)
Red-breasted Mergansers (17)
Red-throated Loon
Common Loons (2)
Sharp-shinned Hawk
Peregrine Falcon
American Oystercatchers (2)
Black-bellied Plovers and Dunlin (mixed flock of over 1000)
Herring Gulls (67)
Great Black-backed Gulls (5)
Snowy Owl
American Crows (2)
Horned Lark
Tree Swallows (3)
American Robin
European Starlings (25)
Yellow-rumped Warblers (2)
Song Sparrows (2)
Red-winged Blackbirds (95)
Rusty Blackbirds (28)
Brown-headed Cowbirds (at least 4)
Submitted by Joe Landesberg
March 22, 2009
Mill Pond Park
Conditions: Mostly cloudy, 45 degrees, WSW breeze
Canada Geese (13)
Mute Swans (2)
Gadwalls (2)
American Black Duck
Mallards (133)
Green-winged Teals (2)
Buffleheads (2)
Hooded Mergansers (2)
Ruddy Ducks (36)
Pied-billed Grebe
Great Blue Heron
Black-crowned Night-Heron
Ospreys (2)
American Coots (17)
Ring-billed Gulls (3)
Herring Gulls (10)
Great Black-backed Gull
Red-bellied Woodpeckers (2)
Downy Woodpeckers (3)
Blue Jays (2)
Tufted Titmouse
Carolina Wren
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
American Robins (12)
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Song Sparrow
White-throated Sparrow
Northern Cardinal
Red-winged Blackbird
Submitted by Joe Landesberg
March 29, 2009
Point Lookout Town Park
Conditions: Fog and light drizzle, 50 degrees, light east breeze
Harlequin Ducks (4)
Surf Scoter
Long-tailed Ducks (2)
Red-breasted Mergansers (4)
Red-throated Loon
Common Loons (6)
Horned Grebes (15)
Eared Grebe
Northern Gannets (5)
American Oystercatchers (2)
Ring-billed Gull
Great Black-backed Gulls (2)
Snowy Owl
Northern Mockingbirds (3)
European Starlings (2)
Song Sparrow
Dark-eyed Juncos (2)
Submitted by Joe Landesberg