January 5, 2003
Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge
Conditions: cloudy, wind under 5 mph, temperature 33 degrees
House Finches (50)
Canada Geese (101)
Yellow-rumped Warblers (2)
American Wigeon (16)
Mockingbirds (2)
American Black Ducks (76)
Brant (70)
Buffleheads (10)
Red-breasted Mergansers (6)
Green-winged Teal (2)
Great Blue Heron
Northern Harrier
Mallard (9)
Song Sparrow (3)
Hooded Mergansers (10)
Great Black-backed Gulls (6)
Cormorants (12)
Peregrine Falcon
American Tree Sparrows (20)
Scaup sp. (175)
Ruddy Ducks (225)
Shovelers (18)
Red-winged Blackbird
Mourning Doves (6)
Gadwalls (2)
Ring-billed Gull
Horned Grebe
American Robins (12)
White-throated Sparrows (9)
Cardinals (2)
House Sparrow
Downy Woodpecker
Goldfinches (2)
Carolina Wren
Submitted by Wendy Murbach
January 12, 2003
Massapequa Preserve
Conditions: sunny, moderate wind from west, temperature 25-30 degrees
Great Blue Heron
Mute Swans (2)
Canada Geese (148)
Mallards (181)
American Black Ducks (7)
Gadwalls (8)
Green-winged Teal (14)
American Wigeon (6)
Wood Duck
Bufflehead
Hooded Mergansers (2)
Killdeer (2)
Greater Yellowlegs (2)
Wilson’s (formerly Common) Snipe (2)
Dowitcher sp. (2)
Great Black-backed Gull
Herring Gull
Ring-billed Gulls (142)
Mourning Doves (3)
Belted Kingfisher
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Downy Woodpeckers (2)
Blue Jays (2)
White-breasted Nuthatches (3)
Northern Mockingbird (4)
American Robins (4)
Northern Cardinal (3)
House Finch
American Goldfinches (2)
White-throated Sparrows (14)
Submitted by Joe Grupp
January 19, 2003
Jones Beach, West End 2 and Point Lookout
Conditions: sunny, 5 mph wind, temperature 20 degrees
Weatherproof Birders: 10 (walk officially cancelled due to low temperature)
American Crows (5)
Brant (9)
Herring Gulls (150)
Surf Scoter (female)
Northern Shoveler (9)
Gadwall
Peregrine Falcon
American Black Ducks (19)
Red-throated Loons (3)
Great Black-backed Gulls (20)
Sanderlings (8)
Long-tailed Duck (Oldsquaw)
Red-breasted Mergansers (4)
Dunlin (5)
Mourning Doves (2)
Yellow-rumped Warblers (10)
European Starlings (24)
Northern Mockingbird
House Sparrows (2)
Double-crested Cormorants (3)
Bonaparte’s Gull
We drove over to Point Lookout Town Park, walked along the beach toward the rocks that line the inlet, and saw:
Black-bellied Plovers (2 in parking lot)
Dark-eyed Junco
House Sparrows (2)
Brant (too many to count)
White-winged Scoter
Red-breasted Mergansers (16)
Sanderlings (4)
Herring Gulls (30)
Horned Grebes (2)
Red-necked Grebe
Double-crested Cormorant
Northern Harrier
Ruddy Turnstone
Red-throated Loons (3)
Harlequin Duck (5; two males and three females)
Bonaparte’s Gulls (150)
Purple Sandpipers (30)
Submitted by Wendy Murbach
January 26, 2003
Hempstead Lake State Park
Conditions: Cloudy, little wind, temperature 29 degrees
Canada Goose (100)
White-breasted Nuthatch
Downy Woodpeckers (3)
Herring Gulls (too many to count)
Black-capped Chickadee
Red-breasted Nuthatch
Red-bellied Woodpeckers (3)
Brown Creeper
Tufted Titmouse
Hawk sp.
Ruddy Ducks (5)
Great Black-backed Gulls (50)
American Black Ducks (2)
Blue Jay
Northern Cardinals (3)
American Crows (10)
White-throated Sparrows (6)
American Robins (2)
Mallards (13)
Hairy Woodpecker (2; male & female)
Sharp-shinned Hawk
Unidentified different ducks (2)
Submitted by Wendy Murbach
February 2, 2003
Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge
Conditions: Sunny, windy, temperature 35 degrees
Northern Mockingbirds (2)
White-throated Sparrow
Herring Gulls (78)
Great Black-backed Gulls (3)
Snow Geese (10)
Northern Harrier
Mallards (6)
Canada Geese (33)
American Crow
Northern Shovelers (12)
American Black Ducks (78)
Downy Woodpecker
House Finches (8)
House Sparrows (57)
Mourning Dove
Scaup sp. (15)
Buffleheads (5)
Yellow-rumped Warblers (2)
Carolina Wren
Red-breasted Mergansers (6)
Peregrine Falcon
Red-winged Blackbirds (2)
Black Scoters (10)
Submitted by Wendy Murbach via Joanne Del Prete
February 9, 2003
Zach’s Bay
Conditions: Mostly sunny, moderate west wind, temperature 30 degrees, 4 inches of snow on ground
Great Blue Heron
Canada Geese (17)
Brant
Mallards (4)
American Black Ducks (62)
Bufflehead
Red-breasted Mergansers (12)
Northern Harrier
Greater Yellowlegs
Sanderlings (17)
Great Black-backed Gulls (2)
Herring Gulls (59)
Rock Doves (4)
Northern Flickers (2)
Northern Mockingbirds (3)
European Starlings (14)
Yellow-rumped Warblers (8)
Song Sparrows (2)
Submitted by Joe Grupp and Wendy Murbach
February 16, 2003
Norman J. Levy Park and Preserve
Conditions: Cloudy, 5 mph wind, snow on ground, temperature 12 degrees
Weatherproof Birders: 10 (walk officially cancelled due to low temperature)
Green-winged Teal (7)
Canada Geese (63)
Mallards (6)
Ring-billed Gulls (28)
Rock Doves (13)
Gadwalls (12)
Song Sparrows (2)
Northern Harrier
American Tree Sparrow
Herring Gulls (54)
Double-crested Cormorant
American Black Ducks (22)
American Wigeon
Belted Kingfisher
Merlin
European Starlings (2)
Yellowlegs sp.
American Crows (6)
Submitted by Wendy Murbach
February 23, 2003
Pelham Bay
Conditions: Light fog, soggy snow on ground, temperature in the 40s
Great Horned Owl
Saw-whet Owl
American Crow
Canada Geese (26)
Mute Swans (3)
Blue Jay
American Wigeon (5)
American Black Ducks (3)
Gadwalls (2)
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
White-throated Sparrows (16)
Herring Gulls
Ring-billed Gulls
Red-tailed Hawk (at Pelham Manor)
American Robins (13 at Pelham Manor)
Northern Cardinals (5 at Pelham Manor)
Mourning Dove (at Pelham Manor)
Submitted by Jonathan Staller
March 9, 2003
Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge
Conditions: Sunny, 50 degrees, moderate southwest wind, West Pond 80% ice covered
Pied-billed Grebe
Canada Geese (47)
Brant (103)
American Wigeon (2)
Green-winged Teal (9)
Mallards (19)
American Black Ducks (282)
Northern Shovelers (35)
Canvasbacks (7)
Scaup sp. (30)
Buffleheads (3)
Hooded Merganser
Red-breasted Mergansers (18)
Ruddy Ducks (60)
American Coot
Ring-billed Gulls (20)
Great Black-backed Gulls (9)
Herring Gulls (146)
Mourning Dove
Downy Woodpecker
Crow sp. (2)
Song Sparrow
White-throated Sparrows (7)
Dark-eyed Junco
Northern Cardinals (2)
Red-winged Blackbirds (10)
House Finches (6)
Submitted by Joe Grupp
March 16, 2003
Norman J. Levy Park and Preserve
Conditions: Sunny, 60 degrees, no wind
Rock Dove
Ring-billed Gulls (41)
Brant (775)
Herring Gulls (58)
Crow sp. (7)
American Crows (14)
Song Sparrows (25)
Killdeer
Red-winged Blackbirds (22)
American Goldfinches (3)
Northern Mockingbirds (2)
Belted Kingfishers (2)
Canada Geese (11)
Mallards (27)
Northern Harrier
American Black Ducks (7)
Green-winged Teal (28)
Hooded Mergansers (3)
Gadwalls (9)
European Starlings (6)
Fish Crows (93)
Sharp-shinned Hawk
Great Blue Heron (2)
Red-breasted Mergansers (15)
Yellow-rumped Warblers (2)
Yellowlegs sp. (2)
American Robin (4)
Common Loon
Red-throated Loon
Great Black-backed Gulls (4)
Brown-headed Cowbird
Horned Grebe
Red-necked Grebe
Downy Woodpecker
Scaup sp. (50)
Peregrine Falcon
American Wigeon (21)
Mourning Doves (3)
House Sparrows (2)
Submitted by Doreen Remsen (includes birds seen with Jim Remsen at 9 A.M.)
March 23, 2003
Massapequa Preserve
Conditions: Sunny, 54 degrees, light wind
Sharp-shinned Hawks (3)
American Robin (2)
Fish Crow
Mourning Doves (3)
Common Grackles (2)
Northern Cardinals (2)
Mallards (58)
Mute Swans (2)
Canada Geese (57)
Black-capped Chickadees (2)
Ring-billed Gulls (6)
Song Sparrows (4)
Green-winged Teal (2)
Red-bellied Woodpeckers (2)
Yellowlegs sp. (11)
Pied-billed Grebe
Belted Kingfisher
American Black Ducks (10)
White-throated Sparrow
Submitted by Wendy Murbach
April 6, 2003
Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge
Conditions: Sunny, 35 degrees, windy
House Finch
Canada Geese (36)
Osprey
Great Black-backed Gulls (15)
American Black Ducks (34)
Brant (124)
Tree Swallows (60)
Ruddy Ducks (150)
American Crow
Buffleheads (6)
Mute Swans (2)
Bonaparte’s Gulls (32)
Double-crested Cormorants (2)
Northern Shovelers (34)
Herring Gulls (28)
Glossy Ibis (6)
Ring-billed Gulls (4)
Red-winged Blackbirds (3)
American Robins (2)
Downy Woodpecker
White-throated Sparrows (2)
Mourning Dove
Northern Cardinals (3)
Green-winged Teal (2)
Mallards (8)
Scaup sp. (8)
American Goldfinch
Great Egret
Submitted by Wendy Murbach
April 13, 2003
Massapequa Preserve
Conditions: Sunny, temperature in high 40s, moderately breezy
Common Grackles (8)
Common Loon
Double-crested Cormorants (23)
Mute Swans (4)
Ospreys (2)
Tree Swallows (2)
Great Egrets (3)
American Black Ducks (18)
Yellow-rumped Warblers (5)
Red-winged Blackbirds (4)
Mourning Doves (3)
Mallards (9)
American Crows (4)
American Goldfinches (4)
American Robins (2)
Canada Geese (18)
Black-capped Chickadees (2)
Hairy Woodpecker
Northern Cardinals (2)
Gull sp. (4)
Northern Mockingbird
Belted Kingfishers (2)
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Palm Warbler
Yellowlegs sp. (6)
White-throated Sparrow (3)
Song Sparrows (2)
Eastern Phoebe
Sharp-shinned Hawk
Submitted by Wendy Murbach
April 20, 2003
Jones Beach West End 2
Conditions: Sunny, about 50 degrees, light breeze
Sharp-shinned Hawk
Canada Geese
Great Black-backed Gulls (40)
Northern Harriers (2)
Double-crested Cormorant
American Crows (2)
Red-winged Blackbird
Great Egrets (2)
Snowy Egret
Common Loons (3)
American Robins (4)
Brown-headed Cowbirds (2)
Tree Swallow
Northern Flicker
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Song Sparrows (2)
Red-throated Loons (2)
Red-necked Grebes (2)
Hermit Thrush
House Finch
American Oystercatchers (4)
Long-tailed Ducks (10)
Mute Swan
Horned Grebes (2)
Mourning Dove
Submitted by Wendy Murbach
April 27, 2003
Norman J. Levy Park and Preserve
Conditions: Sunny, about 60 degrees, breezy
Song Sparrows (21)
Brown-headed Cowbirds (7)
Herring Gulls (24)
Yellow Warblers (3)
Ring-billed Gulls (12)
Laughing Gulls (17)
Red-winged Blackbirds (25)
European Starlings (6)
House Sparrows (2)
Northern Mockingbirds (3)
Killdeer (4)
Canada Geese (8)
Belted Kingfisher
Gadwalls (4)
Double-crested Cormorants (3)
Crow sp. (8)
American Goldfinches (3)
American Robins (9)
Mallards (3)
Great Black-backed Gull
Sharp-shinned Hawk
House Finches (2)
Downy Woodpecker
Rose-breasted Grosbeak
Yellow-rumped Warblers (4)
Mourning Doves (4)
Snowy Egrets (6)
Greater Yellowlegs (6)
Barn Swallows (3)
Great Blue Heron
Common Tern
Great Egrets (2)
Brant (145)
Red-breasted Mergansers (3)
Forster’s Tern
Little Blue Heron
Glossy Ibis (20)
Tree Swallows (40)
Northern Cardinal
Savannah Sparrows (3) (plus 1 Ipswich form)
Bobolink
Common Grackles (3)
Submitted by Jim Remsen (includes birds seen from 9 A.M. to noon)
May 4, 2003
Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge
Conditions: Fair skies, temperature in the low 60s, not much wind
American Robins (2)
Rose-breasted Grosbeak
Glossy Ibis (17)
Eastern Towhees (4)
American Goldfinches (2)
Gray Catbirds (5)
Canada Geese (24)
Red-winged Blackbirds (8)
Yellow Warblers (8)
Great Egrets (9)
Chimney Swift
Tree Swallows (> 70)
Double-crested Cormorants (5)
American Crows (4)
Carolina Wren
Brant (168)
Black-crowned Night Heron
Yellow-crowned Night Herons (2)
Ruddy Ducks (>30)
Scaup sp.
Song Sparrows (2)
Bank Swallow
Northern Cardinal
Willets (3)
Herring Gull
Great Black-backed Gulls (25)
Common Tern
Mallards (15)
Laughing Gulls (6)
Northern Mockingbird
Mute Swans (2)
Semipalmated Sandpipers (3)
Gadwall
Brown Thrasher
House Wren
Gull-billed Tern
Clapper Rail
Submitted by Wendy Murbach
May 11, 2003
Norman J. Levy Park and Preserve
Conditions: 58 degrees, misty, no wind
Willets (4)
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Northern Parula
American Redstart
Gray Catbirds (3)
Black-and-White Warblers (2)
Northern Mockingbirds (3)
Common Grackle
Clapper Rail
Red-winged Blackbirds (14)
Yellow Warbler
Brant (43)
Greater Yellowlegs
Long-billed Dowitcher
Killdeer
Semipalmated Sandpipers (10)
Dunlin (8)
Common Terns (2)
Laughing Gulls (10)
Mourning Doves (3)
Black-bellied Plovers (2)
Glossy Ibis (2)
Green Heron
Belted Kingfisher
Snowy Egret
European Starling (8)
House Sparrow
Great Egret
American Robin
Double-crested Cormorant
Song Sparrows (7)
Common Yellowthroat
American Crows (2)
Osprey
Brown Thrasher
Ring-billed Gulls (20)
Herring Gulls (4)
Tree Swallow
Submitted by Wendy Murbach
May 18, 2003
Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge
Conditions: 55 degrees, sunny, breeze from northeast
American Black Ducks (4)
American Crow
American Oystercatcher
American Redstarts (4)
American Robins (7)
Baltimore Orioles (2)
Black-and-white Warbler
Black-bellied Plovers (2)
Brant (63)
Brown Thrasher
Canada Geese (13)
Carolina Wren
Clapper Rail (3)
Common Grackle
Common Nighthawk (from the parking lot)
Common Terns (3)
Common Yellowthroats (8)
Double-crested Cormorants (12)
Eastern Phoebe
Eastern Towhees (4)
European Starling
Fish Crow
Forster’s Terns (6)
Glossy Ibis (> 44)
Gray Catbirds (12)
Great Black-backed Gulls (2)
Great Egret
Herring Gulls (> 39)
House Finches (5)
House Sparrows (2)
House Wrens (2)
Laughing Gulls (> 23)
Little Blue Heron
Magnolia Warbler
Mallards (3)
Mourning Doves (4)
Mute Swan
Northern Cardinals (2)
Northern Mockingbird
Northern Parulas (2)
Osprey
Ovenbird
Red-winged Blackbird (18)
Ring-billed Gulls (7)
Rose-breasted Grosbeak (female)
Ruddy Ducks (11)
Semipalmated Plovers (3)
Snowy Egrets (5)
Song Sparrows (2)
Tree Swallows (> 22)
White-crowned Sparrows (2)
White-eyed Vireos (2)
Willets (3)
Wilson’s Warbler
Yellow-breasted Chat
Yellow-crowned Night Herons (4)
Yellow-rumped Warblers (2)
Yellow Warblers (15)
Submitted by Michael Sperling
June 8, 2003
Massapequa Preserve
Conditions: 62 degrees, cloudy, still air
Gray Catbirds (25+)
Yellow Warblers (12)
Mute Swans (4, incl. 2 cygnets)
Canada Geese (40)
Double-crested Cormorant
Red-winged Blackbirds (15)
American Robins (3)
Warbling Vireos (2)
Red-eyed Vireo
Forster’s Terns (2)
Mourning Dove
Baltimore Orioles (8)
Orchard Oriole
Song Sparrows (2)
Great Egrets (2)
Northern Cardinal
Eastern Kingbirds (4)
Belted Kingfisher
Tufted Titmouse (nesting)
Carolina Wren
Boat-tailed Grackles (2)
Mallards (6)
Great Crested Flycatcher
Northern Mockingbird
Submitted by Wendy Murbach
August 24, 2003
Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge
Conditions: 79 degrees, sunny
Glossy Ibis (17)
European Starlings (22)
House Finches (4)
Mourning Doves (5)
Cedar Waxwings (5)
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
Yellow Warbler
Eastern Kingbirds (5)
Herring Gulls (4)
Tree Swallows (4)
Double-crested Cormorants (12)
Least Sandpiper
Sanderling
Long-billed Dowitchers (4)
American Oystercatchers (4)
Yellow-crowned Night Heron
Great Blue Heron
Immature night herons (6)
Common Terns (100)
Forster’s Tern
Laughing Gulls (3)
American Goldfinch
Eastern Phoebe
American Robin
Gray Catbirds (2)
Ospreys (4)
Black-crowned Night Heron
Mute Swans (6)
Northern Shovelers (4)
American Black Ducks (36)
Mallards (270)
Canada Geese (48)
Little Blue Heron
Song Sparrows (2)
Tricolored Heron
Northern Cardinal
American Redstart
Submitted by Wendy Murbach
September 7, 2003
Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge
Conditions: Sunny, temperature in the 70s, slight breeze
Glossy Ibis (17)
Flycatcher sp.
American Redstarts (5)
Yellow Warbler
Ospreys (2)
Glossy Ibis (9)
Great Egret (10)
Double-crested Cormorants (43)
American Robins (2)
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
Canada Geese (14)
Northern Cardinal
Mourning Doves (3)
White-eyed Vireo
Magnolia Warbler
Green-winged Teal (8)
American Black Ducks (349)
Mallards (35)
Northern Shovelers (42)
Gadwall (11)
Mute Swans (2)
American Wigeon (2)
Black Swan
Herring Gulls (20)
Black-crowned Night Herons (4)
Song Sparrow
Semipalmated Plover
Wilson’s Phalarope
Little Blue Heron
Tricolored Heron
Yellow-crowned Night Heron (3)
Snowy Egret
Eastern Kingbirds (4)
Blackburnian Warbler
Black-throated Blue Warbler
Gray Catbirds (2)
Submitted by Wendy Murbach
September 21, 2003
Massapequa Preserve
Conditions: Sunny, low wind, 78 degrees
Red-bellied Woodpeckers (2)
Green Heron
Red-eyed Vireo
Mute Swans (family of 8)
Belted Kingfisher
Canada Geese (30)
Mallards (15)
Eastern Kingbird
American Redstart
Great Blue Heron
Dowitcher sp. (18)
Great Egret
Gray Catbirds (7)
Ring-billed Gulls (10)
Flycatcher sp.
American Black Ducks (6)
Greater Yellowlegs (15)
Solitary Sandpiper
Green-winged Teal
Blue Jays (6)
Northern Flickers (3)
Song Sparrow
Cedar Waxwings (6)
Carolina Wren
Wilson's Warbler
Black-capped Chickadee
Common Yellowthroat
American Goldfinch (adult and nestlings)
Compiled by Therese Lucas, submitted by Wendy Murbach
October 5, 2003
JFK Sanctuary / Tobay Beach
Conditions: Brilliant sun, moderate winds, temperature in the 60s
Tree Swallows (too many to count, incl. several large clouds)
Ospreys (2)
Merlin
Great Egrets (6)
Gray Catbirds (3)
Great Blue Herons (2)
Snowy Egret
Northern Harriers (2)
American Black Ducks (6)
Red-winged Blackbirds (2)
Yellow-rumped Warblers (6)
Black-capped Chickadee
Canada Geese (4)
Brant
Black-crowned Night-Herons (13)
Northern Flickers (22)
American Robin
Kinglet sp.
Common Yellowthroat
Cedar Waxwing
American Crows (2)
Cooper's Hawk
Northern Pintail
Belted Kingfisher
Eastern Towhee
Black-throated Blue Warbler
Submitted by Wendy Murbach
October 19, 2003
Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge
Conditions: Temperature in low 50s, raw and damp,
rain and wind at 11:30
Chipping Sparrows (5)
Double-crested Cormorant
Herring Gulls (3)
Yellow-rumped Warblers (30)
Great Egrets (5)
Northern Harrier
Brant (too numerous to count)
Black-crowned Night-Heron
Gadwall
Green-winged Teal
Northern Shovelers (10)
American Wigeon (10)
American Coot
Mallards (15)
Dark-eyed Juncos (2)
Northern Pintail
Mute Swans (4)
Pied-billed Grebe
Ruddy Ducks (5)
Canada Geese (11)
Great Black-backed Gull
Sharp-shinned Hawk
Sandpiper sp.
Semipalmated Sandpiper
Yellowlegs sp. (4)
Golden-crowned Kinglet
Snow Geese (5, incl. 2 juveniles)
American Black Duck
Blue-winged Teal
Scaup sp. (raft)
Dunlin
Snowy Egret
Black-bellied Plovers (13)
Northern Flickers (2)
Ruddy Turnstones (3)
Submitted by Wendy Murbach
October 26
Massapequa Preserve
Conditions: Overcast with some light showers, seasonably warm, calm
Bald Eagle (immature, flying low, migrating)
Pied-billed Grebe
Mute Swans (3)
Canada Geese (5)
Brant (50 flying over)
American Wigeon (12)
Green-winged Teal (7)
Gadwalls (8)
Mallards (118)
American Black Ducks (2)
Northern Shovelers (4)
Pekin Duck (1)
Common Snipe (6)
Dowitcher sp. (18)
Greater Yellowlegs (1)
Lesser Yellowlegs (1)
Yellowlegs sp. (161)
Ring-billed Gulls (15)
Downy Woodpeckers (2)
Northern Flicker
Crow sp. (4)
Black-capped Chickadees (2)
Carolina Wren
Yellow-rumped Warblers (3)
Northern Cardinals (2)
White-crowned Sparrow
Song Sparrows (2)
Submitted by Joe Grupp, recorded by Dolores Grupp
November 2, 2003
Zach's Bay, Jones Beach
Conditions: Sunny, 70 degrees, low wind
Northern Mockingbird
Yellow-rumped Warbler
House Sparrow
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Golden-crowned Kinglet
Hermit Thrush
Song Sparrow
Canada Goose
Dark-eyed Junco
American Crow
European Starling
Brant
Double-crested Cormorant
Merlin (2)
Fish Crow
Savannah Sparrow
White-throated Sparrow
Yellowlegs sp.
Gray Catbird
Submitted by Marcia Specht
November 9, 2003
Jones Beach, West End 2
Conditions: Sunny, temperature in 50s, windy
Northern Harrier
Dark-eyed Junco
Hermit Thrush
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Mourning Dove
Common Yellowthroat
Chipping Sparrow
Eastern Phoebe
Song Sparrow
White-throated Sparrow
Field Sparrow
Northern Flicker
Brown Creeper
Herring Gull
Great Black-backed Gull
Red-breasted Merganser
Brant
American Robin
White-crowned Sparrow
Eastern Towhee
Compiled by Robin Fishman, submitted by Wendy Murbach
November 16, 2003
Massapequa Preserve
Conditions: Temperature in the 50s, low wind, sunny
Mute Swans (4, including one cygnet)
Gadwall (11)
Pied-billed Grebe
Mallards (49)
Pekin Ducks (4)
Gull sp. (50)
American Robin
White-throated Sparrows (2)
American Goldfinch
Wilson's Snipe (2)
Canada Goose
Yellowlegs sp.
Green-winged Teal (10)
Blue Jay
Black-capped Chickadees (2)
Downy Woodpeckers (2)
Gray Catbird
Ruby-crowned Kinglets (3)
Submitted by Wendy Murbach
November 23, 2003
Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge
Conditions: 57 degrees, sunny, low wind
House Finches (6)
Herring Gull
Brant (too numerous to count)
Yellowlegs sp. (10)
Green-winged Teal (20)
Ruddy Ducks (too numerous to count)
Snow Geese (31)
American Wigeon
Pied-billed Grebe (2)
Double-crested Cormorants (3)
Northern Pintails (8)
Scaup sp. (too numerous to count)
Northern (Yellow-shafted) Flickers (2)
Mute Swans (2)
Horned Grebe (8)
American Black Ducks (3)
American Coot (7)
Buffleheads (11)
Mallards (10)
Dunlin (56)
Dowitcher sp. (3)
Red-breasted Merganser
Red-tailed Hawk (immature)
Northern Harriers (2)
Northern Mockingbird
Great Blue Heron
Peregrine Falcon
Submitted by Wendy Murbach
November 30, 2003
Hempstead Lake State Park
Conditions: 45 degrees, cloudy, moderate wind
American Black Ducks (370)
Ring-necked Ducks (4)
Hooded Mergansers (75)
Mallards (24)
Buffleheads (2)
Northern Mockingbird
Herring Gulls (256)
Great Black-backed Gulls (59)
Double-crested Cormorant
Downy Woodpeckers (4)
Black-capped Chickadees (4)
Red-bellied Woodpeckers (2)
Golden-crowned Kinglets (2)
White-breasted Nuthatch
Tufted Titmouse
American Robin
White-crowned Sparrow
Red-breasted Mergansers (2)
Submitted by Wendy Murbach
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