June Wrap-up

I didn't expect to see nearly as many birds this month as last--migration was pretty much over and we didn't have any big birding trips like our excursion to California in May. However, we did find 2 unexpected life birds and discovered some good new birding areas like Negri-Nepote in NJ and a WMA down near Toms River that I suspect we'll spend quite a bit of time birding in the future.

The surprises, of course, were the the 2 lifers. I never really expected to see a DICKCISSEL. It just wasn't on my list of possibilities, so we were thrilled to find one in Negri-Nepote late one afternoon. It was a beautiful bird--I wish we had gotten a picture of it. The HOODED CROW was truly out of left field--it is such a weird bird that even eBird seems reluctant to acknowledge it. For all the reasons stated in my previous post about the bird, I'm considering it legit--it's my list.

The other interesting bird for the month was the oddball hybrid of Greater White-fronted & Snow Goose, but hybrids, while fun to find, don't count.

85 species for the month. I just noticed that I had the fewest bird lists for a month in June--only 23. That helps explain the paucity of birds too. I guess life got in the way of life birds this month.

Counties birded:
New Jersey: Monmouth, Ocean, Somerset
New York: Kings, Queens, Richmond

Species	Location
Brant	JBWR--West Pond
Canada Goose	Brooklyn Bridge Park--Pier One
Mute Swan	Prospect Park
Wood Duck	Mount Loretto Unique Area
Gadwall	JBWR--West Pond
American Black Duck	Brooklyn Bridge Park--Pier One
Mallard	Brooklyn Bridge Park--Pier One
Greater Scaup	JBWR--West Pond
Red-breasted Merganser	Great Kills Park
Ruddy Duck	JBWR--West Pond
Double-crested Cormorant	Brooklyn Bridge Park--Pier One
Great Blue Heron	Marine Park--Southwest
Great Egret	Prospect Park
Snowy Egret	Marine Park--Southwest
Little Blue Heron	JBWR--West Pond
Tricolored Heron	JBWR--West Pond
Black-crowned Night-Heron	Prospect Park
Yellow-crowned Night-Heron	JBWR--West Pond
Glossy Ibis	JBWR--West Pond
Turkey Vulture	Negri-Nepote Grasslands
Osprey	Marine Park--Southwest
Northern Harrier	Marine Park--Southwest
Clapper Rail	JBWR--West Pond
Semipalmated Plover	JBWR--West Pond
Killdeer	Marine Park--Southwest
American Oystercatcher	Marine Park--Southwest
Willet	Marine Park--Southwest
Semipalmated Sandpiper	JBWR--West Pond
Wilson's Phalarope	JBWR--West Pond
Laughing Gull	Marine Park--Southwest
Ring-billed Gull	Brooklyn Bridge Park--Pier One
Herring Gull	Brooklyn Bridge Park--Pier One
Great Black-backed Gull	Brooklyn Bridge Park--Pier One
Least Tern	Marine Park--Southwest
Common Tern	Marine Park--Southwest
Forster's Tern	JBWR--West Pond
Rock Pigeon	Prospect Park
Mourning Dove	Brooklyn Bridge Park--Pier One
Monk Parakeet	Marine Park--Southwest
Chimney Swift	Prospect Park
Belted Kingfisher	Mount Loretto Unique Area
Red-bellied Woodpecker	Prospect Park
Downy Woodpecker	Prospect Park
Northern Flicker	Prospect Park
Eastern Wood-Pewee	Mount Loretto Unique Area
Willow Flycatcher	Marine Park--Southwest
Eastern Kingbird	Prospect Park
Warbling Vireo	Marine Park--Southwest
Blue Jay	Prospect Park
American Crow	Marine Park--Southwest
Fish Crow	Marine Park--Southwest
HOODED CROW	Great Kills Park
Northern Rough-winged Swallow	Prospect Park
Tree Swallow	Prospect Park
Bank Swallow	Great Kills Park
Barn Swallow	Brooklyn Bridge Park--Pier One
Carolina Chickadee	Crestwood Village
Black-capped Chickadee	JBWR--West Pond
White-breasted Nuthatch	Crestwood Village
Carolina Wren	JBWR--West Pond
House Wren	JBWR--West Pond
Marsh Wren	JBWR--West Pond
Wood Thrush	Mount Loretto Unique Area
American Robin	Prospect Park
Gray Catbird	Prospect Park
Northern Mockingbird	Brooklyn Bridge Park--Pier One
Brown Thrasher	Marine Park--Southwest
European Starling	Brooklyn Bridge Park--Pier One
Cedar Waxwing	Marine Park--Southwest
Yellow Warbler	Prospect Park
American Redstart	JBWR--West Pond
Common Yellowthroat	Marine Park--Southwest
Eastern Towhee	Marine Park--Southwest
Chipping Sparrow	Marine Park--Southwest
Song Sparrow	Brooklyn Bridge Park--Pier One
Northern Cardinal	Prospect Park
Indigo Bunting	Mount Loretto Unique Area
DICKCISSEL	Negri-Nepote Grasslands
Red-winged Blackbird	Prospect Park
Common Grackle	Prospect Park
Boat-tailed Grackle	Marine Park--Southwest
Brown-headed Cowbird	Mount Loretto Unique Area
Baltimore Oriole	Marine Park--Southwest
American Goldfinch	Mount Loretto Unique Area
House Sparrow	Brooklyn Bridge Park--Pier One