We started out in the South Garden hoping for some warblers and we found lots of Yellow-rumps as well as a Yellow Warbler, along with 2 Blue-headed Vireos. It was finally a warm, partly sunny (partly cloudy) day with no wind to speak of, so perhaps for the first time this year it was a comfortable circuit of the West Pond. Glossy Ibises are back, the return of another big-nose bird; in the bright sun they were iridescent brown and green. They always remind me of Gonzo of the Muppets.
Maybe it's just me.
Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge
(West, East, & Big John's Ponds, + incidental observation on Belt Parkway)
Brant 250
Canada Goose 53
Mute Swan 35
Gadwall 4
American Black Duck 2
Mallard 3
Mute Swan 35
Gadwall 4
American Black Duck 2
Mallard 3
Northern Shoveler 1 East Pond
Green-winged Teal 4
Greater Scaup 200
Bufflehead 31
Red-breasted Merganser 6
Ruddy Duck 500
Horned Grebe 1
Double-crested Cormorant 45
Great Egret 4
Green-winged Teal 4
Greater Scaup 200
Bufflehead 31
Red-breasted Merganser 6
Ruddy Duck 500
Horned Grebe 1
Double-crested Cormorant 45
Great Egret 4
Snowy Egret 3
Black-crowned Night-Heron 6 Big John’s Pond
Glossy Ibis 12
Glossy Ibis 12
Turkey Vulture 1 Belt Pkwy
Osprey 2
Osprey 2
Merlin 1 East Pond
American Oystercatcher 6
Greater Yellowlegs 2
Willet 1
Laughing Gull 38
American Oystercatcher 6
Greater Yellowlegs 2
Willet 1
Laughing Gull 38
Herring Gull 7
Great Black-backed Gull 20 East Pond
Common Tern 5
Mourning Dove 2 Parking Lot
Red-bellied Woodpecker 1 North Garden
Blue-headed Vireo 2 South Garden
American Crow 3
Tree Swallow 100
Common Tern 5
Mourning Dove 2 Parking Lot
Red-bellied Woodpecker 1 North Garden
Blue-headed Vireo 2 South Garden
American Crow 3
Tree Swallow 100
Black-capped Chickadee 2
Carolina Wren 1 East Pond
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 1 South Garden
Hermit Thrush 1 South Garden
American Robin 36
Gray Catbird 1 Blind
Brown Thrasher 1
European Starling 2
Yellow Warbler 2
Yellow-rumped Warbler 17
Eastern Towhee 8
Song Sparrow 2
White-throated Sparrow 5
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 1 South Garden
Hermit Thrush 1 South Garden
American Robin 36
Gray Catbird 1 Blind
Brown Thrasher 1
European Starling 2
Yellow Warbler 2
Yellow-rumped Warbler 17
Eastern Towhee 8
Song Sparrow 2
White-throated Sparrow 5
Dark-eyed Junco 2 East Pond Trail
Northern Cardinal 6
Red-winged Blackbird 35
House Sparrow 1 Parking Lot
Northern Cardinal 6
Red-winged Blackbird 35
House Sparrow 1 Parking Lot
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