{"id":1002565,"date":"2009-09-05T20:14:42","date_gmt":"2009-09-06T01:14:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.elharo.com\/blog\/?p=1002565"},"modified":"2009-09-05T20:14:42","modified_gmt":"2009-09-06T01:14:42","slug":"starting-an-east-coast-bgby-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.elharo.com\/blog\/birding\/2009\/09\/05\/starting-an-east-coast-bgby-year\/","title":{"rendered":"Starting an East Coast BGBY Year"},"content":{"rendered":"

Now that I’ve moved back to Brooklyn that pretty much closes out my BGBY effort for Orange County<\/a> at 161, well short of the 200 species I was shooting for. 200 was a stretch but if I had had the extra 4 months, I could easily have added another 10-20 species. At least I managed to improve last year’s total by 2.<\/p>\n

The silver lining is that now I get to start a new list for Brooklyn. (I suppose if I had bicycled across the country I could combine the two lists, but, as much fun as that sounds, I don’t have that sort of time or strength.) I’ve made a few excursions to Prospect Park (including 2 back in March) and I’m now starting the year with a very respectable 75 species:
\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
\n\t\t\t\t <\/th>\n\n\t\t\t\t\tLocation\n\t\t\t\t<\/th>\n\n\t\t\t\t\tDate\n\t\t\t\t<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
1<\/b><\/td>\nAmerican Coot<\/td>\nProspect Park<\/td>\n28 Mar 2009<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2<\/b><\/td>\nAmerican Goldfinch<\/td>\nProspect Park<\/td>\n28 Mar 2009<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3<\/b><\/td>\nAmerican Robin<\/td>\nProspect Park<\/td>\n28 Mar 2009<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4<\/b><\/td>\nBlack-capped Chickadee<\/td>\nProspect Park<\/td>\n28 Mar 2009<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
5<\/b><\/td>\nBlue Jay<\/td>\nProspect Park<\/td>\n28 Mar 2009<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
6<\/b><\/td>\nBrown-headed Cowbird<\/td>\nProspect Park<\/td>\n28 Mar 2009<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
7<\/b><\/td>\nCanada Goose<\/td>\nProspect Park<\/td>\n28 Mar 2009<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
8<\/b><\/td>\nCommon Grackle<\/td>\nProspect Park<\/td>\n28 Mar 2009<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
9<\/b><\/td>\nDouble-crested Cormorant<\/td>\nProspect Park<\/td>\n28 Mar 2009<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
10<\/b><\/td>\nDowny Woodpecker<\/td>\nProspect Park<\/td>\n28 Mar 2009<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
11<\/b><\/td>\nEastern Phoebe<\/td>\nProspect Park<\/td>\n28 Mar 2009<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
12<\/b><\/td>\nEuropean Starling<\/td>\nProspect Park<\/td>\n28 Mar 2009<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
13<\/b><\/td>\nHerring Gull<\/td>\nProspect Park<\/td>\n28 Mar 2009<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
14<\/b><\/td>\nHouse Finch<\/td>\nProspect Park<\/td>\n28 Mar 2009<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
15<\/b><\/td>\nHouse Sparrow<\/td>\nProspect Park<\/td>\n28 Mar 2009<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
16<\/b><\/td>\nMallard<\/td>\nProspect Park<\/td>\n28 Mar 2009<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
17<\/b><\/td>\nMourning Dove<\/td>\nProspect Park<\/td>\n28 Mar 2009<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
18<\/b><\/td>\nNorthern Shoveler<\/td>\nProspect Park<\/td>\n28 Mar 2009<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
19<\/b><\/td>\nRed-breasted Nuthatch<\/td>\nProspect Park<\/td>\n28 Mar 2009<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
20<\/b><\/td>\nRed-bellied Woodpecker<\/td>\nProspect Park<\/td>\n28 Mar 2009<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
21<\/b><\/td>\nRed-tailed Hawk<\/td>\nProspect Park<\/td>\n28 Mar 2009<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
22<\/b><\/td>\nRed-winged Blackbird<\/td>\nProspect Park<\/td>\n28 Mar 2009<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
23<\/b><\/td>\nRing-billed Gull<\/td>\nProspect Park<\/td>\n28 Mar 2009<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
24<\/b><\/td>\nRock Pigeon<\/td>\nProspect Park<\/td>\n28 Mar 2009<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
25<\/b><\/td>\nRuddy Duck<\/td>\nProspect Park<\/td>\n28 Mar 2009<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
26<\/b><\/td>\nSong Sparrow<\/td>\nProspect Park<\/td>\n28 Mar 2009<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
27<\/b><\/td>\nWhite-breasted Nuthatch<\/td>\nProspect Park<\/td>\n28 Mar 2009<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
28<\/b><\/td>\nWhite-throated Sparrow<\/td>\nProspect Park<\/td>\n28 Mar 2009<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
29<\/b><\/td>\nGreat Egret<\/td>\nProspect Park<\/td>\n29 Mar 2009<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
30<\/b><\/td>\nBrown Creeper<\/td>\nProspect Park<\/td>\n29 Mar 2009<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
31<\/b><\/td>\nFox Sparrow<\/td>\nProspect Park<\/td>\n29 Mar 2009<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
32<\/b><\/td>\nTufted Titmouse<\/td>\nProspect Park<\/td>\n29 Mar 2009<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
33<\/b><\/td>\nEastern Towhee<\/td>\nProspect Park<\/td>\n29 Mar 2009<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
34<\/b><\/td>\nNorthern Flicker<\/td>\nProspect Park<\/td>\n29 Mar 2009<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
35<\/b><\/td>\nRing-necked Duck<\/td>\nProspect Park<\/td>\n29 Mar 2009<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
36<\/b><\/td>\nSwamp Sparrow<\/td>\nProspect Park<\/td>\n29 Mar 2009<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
37<\/b><\/td>\nNorthern Cardinal<\/td>\nProspect Park<\/td>\n29 Mar 2009<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
38<\/b><\/td>\nWood Duck<\/td>\nProspect Park<\/td>\n29 Mar 2009<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
39<\/b><\/td>\nHermit Thrush<\/td>\nProspect Park<\/td>\n29 Mar 2009<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
40<\/b><\/td>\nGreat Crested Flycatcher<\/td>\nProspect Park<\/td>\n30 Aug 2009<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
41<\/b><\/td>\nEastern Wood-Pewee<\/td>\nProspect Park<\/td>\n30 Aug 2009<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
42<\/b><\/td>\nCommon Yellowthroat<\/td>\nProspect Park<\/td>\n30 Aug 2009<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
43<\/b><\/td>\nChestnut-sided Warbler<\/td>\nProspect Park<\/td>\n30 Aug 2009<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
44<\/b><\/td>\nCedar Waxwing<\/td>\nProspect Park<\/td>\n30 Aug 2009<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
45<\/b><\/td>\nCanada Warbler<\/td>\nProspect Park<\/td>\n30 Aug 2009<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
46<\/b><\/td>\nBlue-winged Warbler<\/td>\nProspect Park<\/td>\n30 Aug 2009<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
47<\/b><\/td>\nBlack-throated Blue Warbler<\/td>\nProspect Park<\/td>\n30 Aug 2009<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
48<\/b><\/td>\nBlackburnian Warbler<\/td>\nProspect Park<\/td>\n30 Aug 2009<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
49<\/b><\/td>\nBlack-and-white Warbler<\/td>\nProspect Park<\/td>\n30 Aug 2009<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
50<\/b><\/td>\nAmerican Redstart<\/td>\nProspect Park<\/td>\n30 Aug 2009<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
51<\/b><\/td>\nBaltimore Oriole<\/td>\nProspect Park<\/td>\n30 Aug 2009<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
52<\/b><\/td>\nYellow-billed Cuckoo<\/td>\nProspect Park<\/td>\n30 Aug 2009<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
53<\/b><\/td>\nWorm-eating Warbler<\/td>\nProspect Park<\/td>\n30 Aug 2009<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
54<\/b><\/td>\nOvenbird<\/td>\nProspect Park<\/td>\n30 Aug 2009<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
55<\/b><\/td>\nNorthern Waterthrush<\/td>\nProspect Park<\/td>\n30 Aug 2009<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
56<\/b><\/td>\nMagnolia Warbler<\/td>\nProspect Park<\/td>\n30 Aug 2009<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
57<\/b><\/td>\nLeast Flycatcher<\/td>\nProspect Park<\/td>\n30 Aug 2009<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
58<\/b><\/td>\nHairy Woodpecker<\/td>\nProspect Park<\/td>\n30 Aug 2009<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
59<\/b><\/td>\nGray Catbird<\/td>\nProspect Park<\/td>\n30 Aug 2009<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
60<\/b><\/td>\nCarolina Wren<\/td>\nProspect Park<\/td>\n05 Sep 2009<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
61<\/b><\/td>\nGreen Heron<\/td>\nProspect Park<\/td>\n05 Sep 2009<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
62<\/b><\/td>\nWarbling Vireo<\/td>\nProspect Park<\/td>\n05 Sep 2009<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
63<\/b><\/td>\nYellow Warbler<\/td>\nProspect Park<\/td>\n05 Sep 2009<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
64<\/b><\/td>\nRed-eyed Vireo<\/td>\nProspect Park<\/td>\n05 Sep 2009<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
65<\/b><\/td>\nBlue-gray Gnatcatcher<\/td>\nProspect Park<\/td>\n05 Sep 2009<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
66<\/b><\/td>\nRuby-throated Hummingbird<\/td>\nProspect Park<\/td>\n05 Sep 2009<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
67<\/b><\/td>\nChimney Swift<\/td>\nProspect Park<\/td>\n05 Sep 2009<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
68<\/b><\/td>\nNashville Warbler<\/td>\nProspect Park<\/td>\n05 Sep 2009<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
69<\/b><\/td>\nMute Swan<\/td>\nProspect Park<\/td>\n05 Sep 2009<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
70<\/b><\/td>\nVeery<\/td>\nProspect Park<\/td>\n05 Sep 2009<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
71<\/b><\/td>\nBlackpoll Warbler<\/td>\nProspect Park<\/td>\n05 Sep 2009<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
72<\/b><\/td>\nCooper’s Hawk<\/td>\nProspect Park<\/td>\n05 Sep 2009<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
73<\/b><\/td>\nSwainson’s Thrush<\/td>\nProspect Park<\/td>\n05 Sep 2009<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
74<\/b><\/td>\nBlack-throated Green Warbler<\/td>\nProspect Park<\/td>\n05 Sep 2009<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
75<\/b><\/td>\nNorthern Parula<\/td>\nProspect Park<\/td>\n05 Sep 2009<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n

Orange County’s better for bicycling and walking, but New York isn’t bad; and it’s probably one of the best places in the country to do a public transit BGBY. Central Park and Jamaica Bay each see over 200 species in a year; and Breezy Point, Riis, and Tilden add a few more to those; as well as rarities that show up at places like Drier Offerman (which has 2 Whimbrels all this week, until the Parks Dept. mowed today.)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Now that I’ve moved back to Brooklyn that pretty much closes out my BGBY effort for Orange County at 161, well short of the 200 species I was shooting for. 200 was a stretch but if I had had the extra 4 months, I could easily have added another 10-20 species. At least I managed […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[160,400,116],"class_list":["post-1002565","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-birding","tag-bgby","tag-birding","tag-birds"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.elharo.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1002565","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.elharo.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.elharo.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.elharo.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.elharo.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1002565"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.elharo.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1002565\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1002570,"href":"https:\/\/www.elharo.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1002565\/revisions\/1002570"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.elharo.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1002565"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.elharo.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1002565"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.elharo.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1002565"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}