April 3, 2005
Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge
Conditions: Overcast, cool, occasional very light drizzle
WEST POND AREA:
Double-crested Cormorants (2)
Snow Geese (200+)
Canada Geese (19)
Brant (23)
Mute Swans (4)
Gadwalls (77)
American Black Ducks (6)
Northern Shovelers (6)
Northern Pintail
Ring-necked Ducks (3)
Scaup sp. (2)
Ruddy Ducks (44)
Osprey (2)
Herring Gulls (9)
Great Black-backed Gulls (3)
Downy Woodpecker
American Crows (6)
Carolina Wren
American Robins (2)
American Tree Sparrow
Song Sparrows (3)
White-throated Sparrows (12)
Northern Cardinals (3)
Red-winged Blackbirds (15)
House Finches (4)
House Sparrows (2)
EAST POND AREA:
Double-crested Cormorant
Mute Swans (8)
Northern Shovelers (10)
Green-winged Teals (3)
Bufflehead
Red-breasted Mergansers (7)
Ruddy Ducks (150)
Sharp-shinned Hawk
Eastern Phoebes (6)
Yellow-rumped Warblers (8)
Submitted by Steve Schellenger
April 10, 2005
Massapequa Preserve
Conditions: sunny, temperature in upper 50s, light breeze
Carolina Wren
Fish Crow
Mallard
American Black Duck
Double-crested Cormorant
American Crow
Canada Goose
Yellow-rumped Warbler
American Robin
Blue Jay
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Tufted Titmouse
White-throated Sparrow
Song Sparrow
Mourning Dove
American Goldfinch
Green-winged Teal
Great Egret
Red-winged Blackbird
Wilson's Snipe
Lesser Yellowlegs
Northern Flicker
Submitted by Wendy Murbach
April 17, 2005
Norman J. Levy Park and Preserve
Conditions: Clear, cool becoming warm, calm wind
Great Egrets (2)
Canada Goose
Brant (90)
Mute Swan
Gadwalls (2)
Mallards (3)
Green-winged Teals (4)
Red-breasted Mergansers (5)
Red-tailed Hawk
Killdeer
Greater Yellowlegs (20)
Herring Gulls (4)
Great Black-backed Gulls (3)
Mourning Dove
Northern Flicker
Crow sp.
Tree Swallows (12)
American Robins (13)
Gray Catbird
Northern Mockingbird
European Starlings (13)
Field Sparrow
Song Sparrows (12)
Northern Cardinals (2)
Red-winged Blackbirds (9)
Common Grackles (4)
Brown-headed Cowbird
Submitted by Steve Schellenger
April 24, 2005
Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge
Conditions: Overcast followed by partly sunny, 50 degrees, moderately
strong southwest wind
Double-crested Cormorants (27)
Great Egrets (3)
Glossy Ibis (37)
Canada Geese (137)
Brant (735)
Mute Swans (11)
Gadwalls (110)
Eurasian Wigeon
American Wigeons (7)
Mallards (2)
Blue-winged Teal
Northern Shovelers (3)
Buffleheads (2)
Red-breasted Merganser
Osprey (4)
Common Moorhen
American Oystercatchers (3)
Willets (2)
Laughing Gulls (16)
Ring-billed Gulls (16)
Herring Gulls (96)
Great Black-backed Gulls (3)
Crow sp. (2)
Tree Swallows (17)
Carolina Wrens (2)
American Robins (14)
Gray Catbird
Northern Mockingbirds (2)
Brown Thrasher
European Starling
Black-and-white Warbler
Eastern Towhees (2)
Chipping Sparrow
Song Sparrows (2)
White-throated Sparrows (2)
Northern Cardinals (2)
Indigo Bunting
Red-winged Blackbirds (16)
Brown-headed Cowbird
Common Grackle
American Goldfinches (3)
House Sparrows (4)
Submitted by Wendy Murbach & Joe Grupp