Results of Thursday Fall series Brooklyn Bird Club walk
Leading: Tom Stephenson
Hi Peter,
Despite a bit of early rain, our intrepid group persevered and eventually we had an incredibly birdy morning with 17 species of warblers including Wilson's, Blackpoll, Bay-breasted and Pine, plus Tennessee (briefly) and Nashville. Other highlights were White-eyed Vireo, 5 Pied-billed Grebes, Coots, Ruddy Duck, Brown Creeper, more Red-breasted Nuthatch, Lincoln Sparrow, American Kestrel and more.
Here's the list
Best regards,
Tom
Pied-billed Grebe
Great Blue Heron
Canada Goose
Mute Swan
Wood Duck
Mallard
Northern Shoveler
Ruddy Duck
American Coot
American Kestrel
Rock Dove
Mourning Dove
Chimney Swift
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Downy Woodpecker
Hairy Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
Eastern Wood-Pewee
Willow Flycatcher (Traill's sp)
Eastern Phoebe
White-eyed Vireo
Blue-headed Vireo
Red-eyed Vireo
Blue Jay
American Crow
Black-capped Chickadee
Red-breasted Nuthatch
White-breasted Nuthatch
Brown Creeper
Carolina Wren
House Wren
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
American Robin
Veery
Gray Catbird
European Starling
Cedar Waxwing
Tennessee Warbler
Nashville Warbler
Northern Parula
Yellow Warbler
Chestnut-sided Warbler
Magnolia Warbler
Black-throated Blue Warbler
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Black-throated Green Warbler
Pine Warbler
Bay-breasted Warbler
Blackpoll Warbler
Black-and-white Warbler
American Redstart
Common Yellowthroat
Wilson's Warbler
Northern Waterthrush
Song Sparrow
Lincoln's Sparrow
Swamp Sparrow
White-throated Sparrow
Northern Cardinal
American Goldfinch
House Sparrow
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On my way to an art glass exhibit ( Jean-Michel Othoniel) opening at the Brooklyn Museum, despite no binoculars, i spotted 4 species raptors. Over the Lookout /Nethermead, a RED-TAILED HAWK was joined by an AMERICAN KESTREL coming in from the north. But much higher up , as I watched a soaring buteo from its shape i recognized, doing loops, a BROAD-WINGED HAWK. Later , as I exited the Willink entrance, a PEREGRINE FALCON at its usual perch at BBGarden's Fire Dept radio Antenna after flying around it several times.
--Peter.
