October 2, 2011
Hempstead Lake State Park
Conditions: Partly cloudy, temperature in low 60s, south breeze
Canada Goose
Mute Swan
Wood Duck
Mallard
Belted Kingfisher
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Downy Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
Eastern Phoebe
Red-eyed Vireo
Blue Jay
Black-capped Chickadee
White-breasted Nuthatch
Carolina Wren
American Robin
Gray Catbird
Northern Mockingbird
Northern Parula
Black-throated Blue Warbler
Palm Warbler
Black-and-white Warbler
Song Sparrow
Northern Cardinal
Baltimore Oriole
Submitted by Joe Landesberg
October 9, 2011
Mill Pond Park
Conditions: Sunny, temperature in mid-70s (record high temperature later), light NW breeze
Canada Goose
Mute Swan
Wood Duck
Gadwall
American Black Duck
Mallard
Blue-winged Teal
Northern Pintail
Green-winged Teal
Double-crested Cormorant
Great Blue Heron
Black-crowned Night-Heron
Osprey
Cooper’s Hawk
Mourning Dove
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Downy Woodpecker
Eastern Phoebe
Blue Jay
Black-capped Chickadee
Golden-crowned Kinglet
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
European Starling
Magnolia Warbler
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Song Sparrow
White-throated Sparrow
Northern Cardinal
Common Grackle
Submitted by Joe Landesberg
October 16, 2011
Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge
Conditions: Partly cloudy, temperature in low 60s, strong WSW wind
Snow Goose
Canada Goose
Brant
Mute Swan
Gadwall
American Wigeon
American Black Duck
Mallard
Northern Shoveler
Scaup sp.
Ruddy Duck
Double-crested Cormorant
Great Egret
Snowy Egret
Northern Harrier
Sharp-shinned Hawk
Downy Woodpecker
Brown Creeper
American Robin
Northern Mockingbird
European Starling
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Red-winged Blackbird
Submitted by Joe Landesberg
October 23, 2011
Norman J. Levy Preserve
Conditions: Cloudy, temperature in mid-50s, NW breeze
Brant
Mute Swan
American Black Duck
Mallard
Double-crested Cormorant
Great Blue Heron
Great Egret
Osprey
Sharp-shinned Hawk
Cooper’s Hawk
Black-bellied Plover
American Oystercatcher
Yellowlegs sp.
Red Knot
Laughing Gull
Ring-billed Gull
Herring Gull
Great Black-backed Gull
Mourning Dove
Yellow-billed Cuckoo
Belted Kingfisher
Downy Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
Eastern Phoebe
Blue Jay
Crow sp.
Brown Creeper
Carolina Wren
Golden-crowned Kinglet
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Hermit Thrush
American Robin
Gray Catbird
Northern Mockingbird
European Starling
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Blackburnian Warbler
Palm Warbler
Common Yellowthroat
Eastern Towhee
Song Sparrow
Swamp Sparrow
Brown-headed Cowbird
House Sparrow
Submitted by Joe Landesberg
October 30, 2011
Jones Beach West End 2
Conditions: Sunny, 40 degrees (after record-breaking light snow), gusty NNW wind
Brant
Gadwall
American Black Duck
Mallard
Green-winged Teal
Common Loon
Northern Gannet
Double-crested Cormorant
Osprey
Northern Harrier
Sharp-shinned Hawk
Merlin
Peregrine Falcon
Black-bellied Plover
American Oystercatcher
Sanderling
Dunlin
Herring Gull
Great Black-backed Gull
Northern Flicker
American Crow
Tree Swallow
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Northern Mockingbird
European Starling
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Field Sparrow
Savannah Sparrow
Song Sparrow
White-throated Sparrow
Dark-eyed Junco
Brown-headed Cowbird
Submitted by Joe Landesberg