{"id":1002571,"date":"2009-09-06T13:08:19","date_gmt":"2009-09-06T18:08:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.elharo.com\/blog\/?page_id=1002571"},"modified":"2010-05-30T19:29:55","modified_gmt":"2010-05-31T00:29:55","slug":"2009-bgby-list-brooklyn","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.elharo.com\/blog\/2009-bgby-list-brooklyn\/","title":{"rendered":"2009 BGBY List (Brooklyn)"},"content":{"rendered":"

This is all walking from my home, no bike or public transit; and certainly not a car.<\/p>\n

Prospect Park, March 28, 2009<\/h3>\n

My first trip to Brooklyn this year:<\/p>\n

    \n
  1. American Coot <\/li>\n
  2. American Goldfinch <\/li>\n
  3. American Robin <\/li>\n
  4. Black-capped Chickadee <\/li>\n
  5. Blue Jay <\/li>\n
  6. Brown-headed Cowbird <\/li>\n
  7. Canada Goose <\/li>\n
  8. Common Grackle <\/li>\n
  9. Double-crested Cormorant <\/li>\n
  10. Downy Woodpecker <\/li>\n
  11. Eastern Phoebe <\/li>\n
  12. European Starling <\/li>\n
  13. Herring Gull <\/li>\n
  14. House Finch <\/li>\n
  15. House Sparrow <\/li>\n
  16. Mallard <\/li>\n
  17. Mourning Dove <\/li>\n
  18. Northern Shoveler <\/li>\n
  19. Red-breasted Nuthatch <\/li>\n
  20. Red-bellied Woodpecker <\/li>\n
  21. Red-tailed Hawk <\/li>\n
  22. Red-winged Blackbird <\/li>\n
  23. Ring-billed Gull <\/li>\n
  24. Rock Pigeon <\/li>\n
  25. Ruddy Duck <\/li>\n
  26. Song Sparrow <\/li>\n
  27. White-breasted Nuthatch <\/li>\n
  28. White-throated Sparrow <\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Prospect Park, March 29, 2009<\/h3>\n

    A Brooklyn Bird Club field trip in the rain led by Jerry Layton:<\/p>\n

      \n
    1. Great Egret <\/li>\n
    2. Brown Creeper <\/li>\n
    3. Fox Sparrow <\/li>\n
    4. Tufted Titmouse <\/li>\n
    5. Eastern Towhee <\/li>\n
    6. Northern Flicker <\/li>\n
    7. Ring-necked Duck <\/li>\n
    8. Swamp Sparrow <\/li>\n
    9. Northern Cardinal <\/li>\n
    10. Wood Duck <\/li>\n
    11. Hermit Thrush <\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      Prospect Park, August 30, 2009<\/h3>\n

      I finally moved back and went on a Brooklyn Bird Club field trip led by Peter Dorosh:<\/p>\n

        \n
      1. Great Crested Flycatcher <\/li>\n
      2. Eastern Wood-Pewee <\/li>\n
      3. Common Yellowthroat <\/li>\n
      4. Chestnut-sided Warbler <\/li>\n
      5. Cedar Waxwing <\/li>\n
      6. Canada Warbler <\/li>\n
      7. Blue-winged Warbler <\/li>\n
      8. Black-throated Blue Warbler <\/li>\n
      9. Blackburnian Warbler <\/li>\n
      10. Black-and-white Warbler <\/li>\n
      11. American Redstart <\/li>\n
      12. Baltimore Oriole <\/li>\n
      13. Yellow-billed Cuckoo <\/li>\n
      14. Worm-eating Warbler <\/li>\n
      15. Ovenbird <\/li>\n
      16. Northern Waterthrush <\/li>\n
      17. Magnolia Warbler <\/li>\n
      18. Least Flycatcher <\/li>\n
      19. Hairy Woodpecker <\/li>\n
      20. Gray Catbird <\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

        Prospect Park, September 5, 2009<\/h3>\n

        I finally moved back and went on a Linnean Society field trip led by Rob Jett:<\/p>\n

          \n
        1. Carolina Wren<\/li>\n
        2. Green Heron<\/li>\n
        3. Warbling Vireo<\/li>\n
        4. Yellow Warbler<\/li>\n
        5. Red-eyed Vireo<\/li>\n
        6. Blue-gray Gnatcatcher<\/li>\n
        7. Ruby-throated Hummingbird<\/li>\n
        8. Chimney Swift<\/li>\n
        9. Nashville Warbler<\/li>\n
        10. Mute Swan<\/li>\n
        11. Veery<\/li>\n
        12. Blackpoll Warbler<\/li>\n
        13. Cooper\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Hawk<\/li>\n
        14. Swainson\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Thrush<\/li>\n
        15. Black-throated Green Warbler<\/li>\n
        16. Northern Parula<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

          Brooklyn Botanic Gardens, September 5, 2009<\/h3>\n
            \n
          1. Wilson’s Warbler<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

            Prospect Park, September 6, 2009<\/h3>\n

            A New York Audubon Center field trip led by Paul Keim:<\/p>\n

              \n
            1. Black-crowned Night-heron<\/li>\n
            2. Rose-breasted Grosbeak<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

              Greenwood Cemetery, September 13, 2009<\/h3>\n

              Walked all the way down to 5th Ave. and 25th street for a Linnaean Society field trip led by Paul Keim. I was looking for Snow Goose and Great Horned Owl, but instead we got:<\/p>\n

                \n
              1. American Black Duck \t<\/li>\n
              2. \tAmerican Crow \t<\/li>\n
              3. \tBarn Swallow \t<\/li>\n
              4. \tChipping Sparrow \t<\/li>\n
              5. \tPalm Warbler \t<\/li>\n
              6. \tScarlet Tanager \t<\/li>\n
              7. \tMonk Parakeet \t<\/li>\n
              8. \tNorthern Mockingbird \t<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

                The Snow Goose may have finally left after several years in residence here. It hasn’t been seen for a week or so. It was always an ace in the hole for big days and the like.<\/p>\n

                Prospect Park, October 10, 2009<\/h3>\n

                A New York Audubon Center field trip led by Tom Stephenson:<\/p>\n

                  \n
                1. Yellow-bellied Sapsucker<\/li>\n
                2. Tennessee Warbler<\/li>\n
                3. Indigo Bunting<\/li>\n
                4. Blue-headed Vireo\t<\/li>\n
                5. Ruby-crowned Kinglet\t<\/li>\n
                6. Golden-crowned Kinglet\t<\/li>\n
                7. Yellow-rumped Warbler\t<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

                  Brooklyn Botanic Gardens, October 18, 2009<\/h3>\n
                    \n
                  1. Dark-eyed Junco<\/li>\n
                  2. Great Blue Heron<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

                    Prospect Park, November 1, 2009<\/h3>\n

                    A New York Audubon Center field trip led by Tom Stephenson:<\/p>\n

                      \n
                    1. Bufflehead\t<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

                      Prospect Park, November 29, 2009<\/h3>\n

                      A Brooklyn Bird Club field trip led by Peter Dorosh:<\/p>\n

                        \n
                      1. Orange-crowned Warbler<\/li>\n
                      2. Great Black-backed Gull<\/li>\n
                      3. Pied-billed Grebe<\/li>\n
                      4. American Tree Sparrow<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

                        Prospect Park, December 7, 2009<\/h3>\n
                          \n
                        1. Winter Wren<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

                          Prospect Park, December 19, 2009<\/h3>\n

                          Christmas Bird Count<\/p>\n

                            \n
                          1. Rusty Blackbird<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

                            Public Transit<\/h3>\n

                            If you get on the subway, you can get to a lot of places see a lot more, including:<\/p>\n

                            Central Park, September 19, 2009<\/h3>\n
                              \n
                            1. Least Flycatcher \t<\/li>\n
                            2. Willow Flycatcher<\/li>\n
                            3. Gadwall<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

                              But I missed the Philadelphia Vireo Starr spotted. :-(<\/p>\n

                              Central Park, October 10, 2009<\/h3>\n
                                \n
                              1. Sedge Wren<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

                                The first life bird on this list. <\/p>\n

                                Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge, October 11, 2009<\/h3>\n

                                My first trip out there this year:<\/p>\n

                                  \n
                                1. Brant<\/li>\n
                                2. Sharp-shinned Hawk<\/li>\n
                                3. Dowitcher sp.<\/li>\n
                                4. Solitary Sandpiper<\/li>\n
                                5. Greater Yellowlegs<\/li>\n
                                6. Green-winged Teal<\/li>\n
                                7. Snow Goose<\/li>\n
                                8. Northern Harrier<\/li>\n
                                9. Snowy Egret<\/li>\n
                                10. Laughing Gull<\/li>\n
                                11. Greater Scaup<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

                                  Central Park, December 20, 2009<\/h3>\n

                                  Christmas Bird Count<\/p>\n

                                    \n
                                  1. Brown Thrasher<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

                                    Obvious Misses<\/h3>\n

                                    What should be on my list but isn’t (mostly birds seen in Prospect Park on days I was there):<\/p>\n

                                      \n
                                    1. Black-billed Cuckoo<\/li>\n
                                    2. Yellow-bellied Flycatcher<\/li>\n
                                    3. Common Nighthawk<\/li>\n
                                    4. Whimbrel<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

                                      Summing Up<\/h3>\n

                                      Not bad for such a late start, and working fulltime 9-5, Monday-Friday.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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