August Wrap-up

A bifurcated month.  The first 2 weeks I birded my usual NY places (save for Prospect Park, first month I didn’t get there).  The 2^nd half of the month has been almost exclusively our backyard and the WMA behind the house except for a trip to Brig.

One lifer for the month, the EASTERN WHIP-POOR-WILL, and 2 year birds, all from our backyard. Moving (well, really ½ moving) and Hurricane Irene cut into some birding time.  We didn’t get to do as much shore birding as I would have liked (thanks Irene) and we didn’t get out to see any of the rarities that she blew in (the Garden State Parkway was closed).Still for a summer month, 83 species is okay. 

Counties birded:
New Jersey: Atlantic, Ocean
New York, Kings, Queens, Richmond

Species	First Sighted
Canada Goose	JBWR--West Pond
Mute Swan	Marine Park--Southwest
Wood Duck	Mount Loretto Unique Area
Gadwall	JBWR--West Pond
American Black Duck	JBWR--West Pond
Mallard	Brooklyn Bridge Park--Pier Four
Greater Scaup	Great Kills Park
Double-crested Cormorant	Brooklyn Bridge Park--Pier Four
Great Blue Heron	Marine Park--Southwest
Great Egret	Marine Park--Southwest
Snowy Egret	JBWR--West Pond
Little Blue Heron	Great Kills Park
Green Heron	Mount Loretto Unique Area
Black-crowned Night-Heron	JBWR--East Pond
Yellow-crowned Night-Heron	JBWR--West Pond
Glossy Ibis	JBWR--West Pond
Turkey Vulture	Whiting WMA
Osprey	JBWR--West Pond
Black-bellied Plover	Brigantine
Semipalmated Plover	Marine Park--Southwest
Killdeer	Marine Park--Southwest
American Oystercatcher	Marine Park--Southwest
Spotted Sandpiper	Mount Loretto Unique Area
Greater Yellowlegs	JBWR--East Pond
Willet	Brigantine
Lesser Yellowlegs	JBWR--West Pond
Ruddy Turnstone	Great Kills Park
Semipalmated Sandpiper	Marine Park--Southwest
Least Sandpiper	Marine Park--Southwest
Short-billed Dowitcher	JBWR--West Pond
Laughing Gull	Brooklyn Bridge Park--Pier One
Ring-billed Gull	Brooklyn Bridge Park--Pier Two
Herring Gull	Brooklyn Bridge Park--Pier Four
Great Black-backed Gull	JBWR--West Pond
Least Tern	Marine Park--Southwest
Caspian Tern	Brigantine
Common Tern	Brooklyn Bridge Park--Pier Four
Forster's Tern	Marine Park--Southwest
Black Skimmer	Marine Park--Southwest
Rock Pigeon	Brooklyn Bridge Park--Pier Two
Mourning Dove	Brooklyn Bridge Park--Pier One
Common Nighthawk	35 Sunset Rd
EASTERN WHIP-POOR-WILL	35 Sunset Rd
Chimney Swift	35 Sunset Rd
Ruby-throated Hummingbird	35 Sunset Rd
Downy Woodpecker	Whiting WMA
Northern Flicker	Whiting WMA
Eastern Wood-Pewee	Whiting WMA
Willow Flycatcher	Brigantine
Eastern Kingbird	Mount Loretto Unique Area
Warbling Vireo	Mount Loretto Unique Area
Blue Jay	Whiting WMA
American Crow	Whiting WMA
Northern Rough-winged Swallow	Marine Park--Southwest
Tree Swallow	JBWR--West Pond
Bank Swallow	Great Kills Park
Barn Swallow	Brooklyn Bridge Park--Pier Four
Carolina Chickadee	Whiting WMA
Tufted Titmouse	Whiting WMA
White-breasted Nuthatch	35 Sunset Rd
Carolina Wren	Whiting WMA
House Wren	Whiting WMA
Eastern Bluebird	Whiting WMA
American Robin	Whiting WMA
Gray Catbird	Marine Park--Southwest
Northern Mockingbird	Marine Park--Southwest
Brown Thrasher	Marine Park--Southwest
European Starling	Brooklyn Bridge Park--Pier Four
Ovenbird	35 Sunset Rd
Black-and-white Warbler	Whiting WMA
Common Yellowthroat	Whiting WMA
American Redstart	35 Sunset Rd
Yellow Warbler	Marine Park--Southwest
Pine Warbler	Whiting WMA
Eastern Towhee	JBWR--East Pond
Chipping Sparrow	Whiting WMA
Song Sparrow	Brooklyn Bridge Park--Pier One
Northern Cardinal	Marine Park--Southwest
Red-winged Blackbird	Mount Loretto Unique Area
Boat-tailed Grackle	Marine Park--Southwest
House Finch	35 Sunset Rd
American Goldfinch	JBWR--West Pond
House Sparrow	Brooklyn Bridge Park--Pier One