sightings archive

Sightings Reported 2/2/12

Thu, 2 Feb 2012 18:55:13 -0500

February 2, 2012, North Fork Birds Report
Indian Island: 2 Great Horned Owls perched away from nest, as well as pair of C. Goldeneye, 7 Long-tailed Ducks, 1 Common Loon, 12 Bufflehead in Peconic Bay
Downs Farm Preserve: 2 Gray Catbird, 1 Eastern Towhee, 1 Yellow-bellied Sapsucker, 1 Winter Wren, 1 Downy Woodpecker

February 2, 2012 (NY Birding List)
Coney Island: Razorbills, Red-necked Grebe

February 2, 2012 (Peter’s Prospect Park Sightings)
Prospect Park, Brooklyn: Canada Goose, Mute Swan, Mallard, Northern Shoveler, Ring-necked Duck, Ruddy Duck, Pied-billed Grebe, Great Blue Heron, Red-tailed Hawk, American Coot, Ring-billed Gull, Herring Gull, Great Black-backed Gull, Rock Pigeon, Mourning Dove, Red-bellied Woodpecker, Downy Woodpecker, Hairy Woodpecker, Blue Jay, American Crow, Black-capped Chickadee, Tufted Titmouse, White-breasted Nuthatch, Carolina Wren, American Robin, European Starling, Cedar Waxwing, Song Sparrow, White-throated Sparrow, Northern Cardinal, Red-winged Blackbird, House Finch, House Sparrow

February 1, 2012, Jim C
Hecksher Park East Islip: Peregrine Falcon

Sightings Reported 2/1/12

Wed, 1 Feb 2012 13:11:35 -0500

February 1, 2012 (NY Birding List)
Prospect Park: White-winged Crossbills

February 1, 2012 (NY Birding List)
Coney Island, Brooklyn: Razorbills

February 1, 2012, North Fork Birds Report
Peconic Land Trust property, North end of Henry's Lane, Peconic: Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
Downs Farm Preserve: Hooded Merganser (3), Cooper's Hawk, Hairy Woodpecker, Winter Wren, Gray Catbird (2), Eastern Towhee
Indian Island County Park: Yellow-bellied Sapsucker

February 1, 2012 (NY Birding List)
Bellport Bay, LI: Glaucous Gull, Iceland Gull, Lesser Black-backed Gulls

February 1, 2012 (Peter’s Prospect Park Sightings)
Prospect Park, Brooklyn (highlights): White-winged Crossbill, Hooded Mergansers, Ring-necked Ducks

February 1, 2012 (NY Birding List)
Museum Natural History: Rufous Hummingbird

January 31, 2012, North Fork Birds Report
Great Pond: 93 Ring-necked Duck (North Fork high count again!), Ruddy Duck, 5 male Red-winged Blackbird acting like it was spring

Sightings Reported 1/31/12

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 16:59:20 -0500

January 31, 2012 (NY Birding List)
Floyd Bennett Field: Barrow’s Goldeneye, Northern Shrike, American Tree Sparrow, American Pipit

January 31, 2012 (NY Birding List)
Jones Beach West End: 5 American Pipits, 30 Razorbills, 3 HARLEQUIN DUCKS, a PIPING PLOVER and a SEMIPALMATED PLOVER
Hunter's Island: LONG-EARED OWL

January 31, 2012 (NY Birding List)
Forest Hills, Queens: Hermit Thrush

January 30, 2012 (EBirds NYC)
Forest Park, Queens: Mourning Dove, Red-bellied Woodpecker, Downy Woodpecker, Hairy Woodpecker, Blue Jay, Black-capped Chickadee, Tufted Titmouse, White-breasted Nuthatch, Brown Creeper, Winter Wren, American Robin, White-throated Sparrow, Northern Cardinal 1, American Goldfinch

Sightings Reported 1/30/12

Mon, 30 Jan 2012 21:47:58 -0500

January 30, 2012, North Fork Birds Report
Great Pond: 12 Canvasback, 87 Ring-necked Duck (my North Fork high count!), female Common Merganser, male Red-winged Blackbird

January 30, 2012, Mike L
Jamesport: Iceland Gull

January 30, 2012 (Peter’s Prospect Park Sightings)
Prospect Park, Brooklyn: Canada Goose, Mute Swan, American Black Duck, American Black Duck x Mallard (hybrid), Mallard, Northern Shoveler, Ring-necked Duck, Lesser Scaup, Ruddy Duck, Pied-billed Grebe, American Coot, Ring-billed Gull, Herring Gull, Mourning Dove, Red-bellied Woodpecker, Downy Woodpecker, Blue Jay, American Crow, Tufted Titmouse, White-breasted Nuthatch, Carolina Wren, European Starling, Song Sparrow, White-throated Sparrow, Northern Cardinal, Common Grackle, House Finch, House Sparrow

Sightings Reported 1/29/12

Sun, 29 Jan 2012 22:08:29 -0500

January 29, 2012, Mike L
Jamesport: Iceland Gull

January 29, 2012, North Fork Birds Report
Cedar Beach: Long-tailed Ducks, Common Loons, Cormorant
Iron Pier Beach, Northville: Iceland Gull, Lesser Black-backed Gull
Peconic Bay Boulevard, Laurel: Turkey Vulture
Montauk: Razorbills, Red-necked Grebes, Atlantic Puffin, Common Loons, Red-throated Loons
Fort Pond: A Coot, RN Duck, Canvasback and Pied-billed Grebe.Ring-necked Duck
Bittner: 2 Red-throated Loon, Eastern Screech-owl (red phase)
Arshamomaque Pond Preserve: 2 Belted Kingfisher
Marratooka: 12 Canvasback, 11 Ring-necked Duck, 19 Ruddy Duck, 24 American Coot

January 29, 2012, Thomas R
Manhasset backyard: Cooper’s Hawk

January 29, 2012 (NY Birding List)
Jamaica Bay Refuge: Eurasian Wigeon, Green-winged Teal, Canvasback

January 29, 2012 (NY Birding List)
Jones Beach/Point Lookout: Razorbill, Iceland Gull, Harlequin Ducks, Ipswitch Sparrow

January 28, 2012 (NY Birding List)
Jones Beach/Point Lookout: Black Scoter, Black-crowned Night Heron, Razorbills, Great Cormorant, Red-necked Grebe, Horned Larks, Northern Gannets, Purple Sandpipers, Harlequin Ducks, Horned Grebe, Bonaparte’s Gull

Sightings Reported 1/28/12

Sat, 28 Jan 2012 22:17:03 -0500

January 28, 2012, North Fork Birds Report
Orient Point: 14 American Wigeon, 25 Common Eider, 5 Great Cormorant, 6 Purple Sandpiper, Eastern Towhee
Ruth Oliva Preserve: Common Loon, Cedar Waxwing, at least 32 Yellow-rumped Warbler
Moore's Woods: Sharp-shinned Hawk
Marratooka: 27 Ruddy Duck, Pied-billed Grebe

January 28, 2012, Barbara W
Salt Marsh Nature Center, Kings: Brant 100, Canada Goose 85, Mute Swan 2, American Wigeon 10, American Black Duck 7, Mallard 25, Northern Shoveler 22, Greater Scaup 4, Bufflehead 12, Hooded Merganser 2, Red-breasted Merganser 35, Ruddy Duck 250, Pied-billed Grebe 4, Double-crested Cormorant 2, Cooper's Hawk 1, Red-tailed Hawk 1, American Kestrel 1, American Coot 3, Ring-billed Gull 60, Herring Gull 3, Rock Pigeon 2, Mourning Dove 12, Belted Kingfisher 1, Blue Jay 2, American Crow 8, Northern Mockingbird 2, European Starling 100, Song Sparrow 12, House Sparrow 1

January 28, 2012 (NY Birding List)
Jones Beach West End: Piping and Semipalmated Plover, Razorbills, Common Eider (300), Dunlin (3200) and Brant (in the many thousands)

January 28, 2012 (NY Birding List)
Jones Beach West End: Dunlin and Brant, 18 American Oystercatchers, Black-bellied Plovers, Sanderlings, Piping Plover and Semipalmated Plover

January 28, 2012 (NY Birding List)
NY Botanical Gardens: Red tailed hawks, Hooded mergansers, Mallards, Mallard hybrids, Blue jays, Cardinals, Goldfinch, Chickadees,
Downy woodpeckers, Hairy woodpecker, Red bellied woodpeckers, Yellow bellied sapsucker, White throated sparrows, Song sparrow, Tufted Titmouse, White breasted nuthatch, Mockingbird, Juncos, Cedar waxwings, American Robin

January 28, 2012 (EBirds NYC)
Jamaica Bay Refuge: Ruddy Ducks, Scaups (both sps), 10 Canvasback, No. Pintails, 1 Pied-billed Grebe, Great Blue Heron, Gadwalls, Green-winged Teals, Brants, Horned Grebes, Buffleheads, 3 Great Cormorants, 2 Marsh Wren, Snow Geese, No. Shovelers, American Wigeons

January 28, 2012 (Peter’s Prospect Park Sightings)
Prospect Park, Brooklyn: Canada Goose, Mute Swan, American Black Duck, American Black Duck x Mallard (hybrid), Mallard, Northern Shoveler, Ring-necked Duck, Ruddy Duck, Pied-billed Grebe, Double-crested Cormorant, Great Blue Heron, Red-tailed Hawk, American Coot, Ring-billed Gull, Herring Gull, Rock Pigeon, Mourning Dove, Red-bellied Woodpecker, Downy Woodpecker, Hairy Woodpecker, Blue Jay, American Crow, White-breasted Nuthatch, American Robin, European Starling, Orange-crowned Warbler, Fox Sparrow, Song Sparrow, White-throated Sparrow, Dark-eyed Junco, Northern Cardinal, House Finch, American Goldfinch, House Sparrow