Registrar: Miriam Rakowski
Participants: 6
Weather: 45 to 57 degrees on a mostly sunny day, with winds SW 8 to 20 mph, changing in the afternoon to WNW
More than the six eventual participants were registered for this trip, but many were unable to go because there weren’t enough drivers. But it was an enjoyable day for the small group of avid birders that did go.
Peter, our leader, had three stops planned. The first was Marine Park, where we saw an unexpected Redhead Duck, two lovely Pine Warblers, and over forty species altogether.
After a pleasant lunch in the sun, sitting on picnic benches, we headed out to Floyd Bennet Park, where we were surprised to see a Raven on the ground and several raptors soaring past.
The highlight for many was at Plumb Beach, our last stop, where we had good looks at a Black-Headed Gull—a lifer for some of us.
Species Lists
MARINE PARK:
Brant
Canada Goose
Mute Swan
American Wigeon
Mallard
American Black Duck
Redhead
Lesser Scaup
Bufflehead
Hooded Merganser
Red-breasted Merganser
Ruddy Duck
Rock Pigeon
Mourning Dove
Killdeer
Ring-billed Gull
American Herring Gull
Great Black-backed Gull
Common Loon
Great Cormorant
Turkey Vulture
Cooper’s Hawk
Northern Harrier
Downy Woodpecker
American Kestrel
Blue Jay
American Crow
Fish Crow
Black-capped Chickadee
Tufted Titmouse
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
White-breasted Nuthatch
European Starling
Gray Catbird
Northern Mockingbird
American Robin
House Sparrow
Dark-eyed Junco
Song Sparrow
Red-winged Blackbird
Pine Warbler
Northern Cardinal
FLOYD BENNET:
Brant
American Wigeon
American Black Duck
Greater Scaup
Bufflehead
Hooded Merganser
Red-breasted Merganser
Killdeer
Horned Grebe
Red-throated Loon
Northern Harrier
Red-tailed Hawk
American Kestrel
Common Raven
American Robin
Song Sparrow
PLUMB BEACH:
Brant
Greater Scaup
Black-headed Gull
Ring-billed Gull
American Herring Gull
