September 7, 2008
Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge
Conditions: Sunny, breeze from west, temperature in 70s
Canada Goose
Mute Swan
American Black Duck
Mallard
Double-crested Cormorant
Great Egret
Green Heron
Northern Harrier
Merlin
Yellowlegs sp.
Dowitcher sp.
Ring-billed Gull
Herring Gull
Great Black-backed Gull
Willow Flycatcher
Tree Swallow
Black-capped Chickadee
Carolina Wren
Gray Catbird
Northern Mockingbird
European Starling
Yellow Warbler
American Redstart
Northern Cardinal
Brown-headed Cowbird
House Sparrow
Submitted by Joe Landesberg
September 21, 2008
Marine Nature Study Area, Oceanside
Conditions: Partly cloudy, light south wind, temperature in upper 60s
Canada Geese (27)
Double-crested Cormorants (2)
Great Egrets (9)
Snowy Egrets (3)
Black-crowned Night-Herons (5)
Yellow-crowned Night-Herons (2)
Glossy Ibis
Peregrine Falcon
Black-bellied Plover
Greater Yellowlegs (18)
Least Sandpipers (3)
Herring Gull
Belted Kingfisher
Blue Jay
Gray Catbird
European Starlings (59)
Palm Warblers (5)
Northern Cardinal
House Finch
House Sparrow
Submitted by Joe Landesberg
September 28, 2008
Massapequa Preserve
Conditions: Overcast, light north wind, 70 degrees
Canada Geese (70)
Mute Swans (2)
Wood Ducks (3)
American Black Ducks (4)
Mallards (41)
Blue-winged Teals (15)
Green-winged Teals (7)
Double-crested Cormorants (2)
Ospreys (2)
Solitary Sandpiper
Ring-billed Gulls (12)
Herring Gulls (2)
Belted Kingfishers (2)
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Downy Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
Red-eyed Vireos (4)
Blue Jays (4)
Black-capped Chickadee
Tufted Titmice (3)
White-breasted Nuthatches (2)
Carolina Wren
American Robins (21)
Gray Catbirds (13)
Northern Mockingbirds (2)
European Starlings (52)
Northern Parulas (4)
Black-and-white Warbler
Song Sparrows (2)
Northern Cardinals (3)
Red-winged Blackbirds (30)
Common Grackle
House Sparrows (2)
Submitted by Joe Landesberg