Saturday, April 13, 2019

Fwd: 4.13 BBC walk

Led by Dennis
1st Spring walk

---------- Forwarded message ---------
From: Dennis Hrehowsik <deepseagangster@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, Apr 13, 2019, 9:08 PM
Subject: 4.13 walk
To: Peter Dorosh <prosbird@gmail.com>
Cc: <roberta.manian@gmail.com>, <12toms@gmail.com>


Peter,

Ten birders met on a rainy morning where good numbers of early migrants were ins including pine palm and yellow rump,

Highlights were black and white Warbler spotted by Amy, winter wren spotted by Bobbi as well as Louisiana water thrush, northern rough wing and green heron for a total of 57 species a great start to the season.

57 species

Canada Goose  12
Mute Swan  3
Wood Duck  8
Mallard  5
American Black Duck  1
Bufflehead  1
Hooded Merganser  3
Ruddy Duck  22
Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon)  4
Mourning Dove  2
Chimney Swift  1     Early? Alternating stuttering wing beads on a swift
American Coot  3
Laughing Gull  12
Ring-billed Gull  8
Herring Gull  4
Double-crested Cormorant  2
Great Egret  1
Green Heron  1
Osprey  1
Red-tailed Hawk  1
Belted Kingfisher  1
Red-bellied Woodpecker  2
Downy Woodpecker  2
Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted)  2
American Kestrel  1
Eastern Phoebe  3
Blue Jay  11
Northern Rough-winged Swallow  1
Tree Swallow  4
Barn Swallow  5
Tufted Titmouse  2
White-breasted Nuthatch  2
Brown Creeper  1
Winter Wren  2
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher  5
Ruby-crowned Kinglet  3
Hermit Thrush  1
American Robin  16
European Starling  6
European Goldfinch  1
American Goldfinch  1
Chipping Sparrow  7
Dark-eyed Junco  2
White-throated Sparrow  6
Song Sparrow  4
Swamp Sparrow  1
Eastern Towhee  1
Red-winged Blackbird (Red-winged)  8
Brown-headed Cowbird  1
Common Grackle  11
Louisiana Waterthrush  1
Black-and-white Warbler  1
Palm Warbler  3
Pine Warbler  25
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle)  4
Northern Cardinal  4
House Sparrow 




Dennis W Hrehowsik
President Brooklyn Bird Club