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
