Sunday, September 1, 2013

August List

August started out with me birding the grounds of Staten Island University Hospital, which, while surprisingly birdy, I'll  be happy if I never do again, and ended on the dredge spoils of National Park in Gloucester County, a new spot for us, where we managed to pick out (with the help of our birding friends Joe and Elizabeth) a couple of rarities for that spot--Western Sandpiper and Short-billed Dowitcher. The highlight of the month was, of course
Photo: Shari Zirlin
the Scissor-tailed Flycatcher Shari & I found at Whitesbog on August 4.  This bird created quite a stir among the Jersey birders (and some from farther afield) and surprisingly hung around for almost 2 weeks. These birds have a reputation for being "one day wonders." Most rewarding for me was that we were able to show it to interested friends, including our neighbor Jerry who, while not an avid birder, has a great interest in nature and found this bird spectacular and also our friend from Brooklyn Peter Dorosh, who happened to be in the "neighborhood" at the right time.

We birded Brig a few times on NJ Audubon trips, getting great birds and good lessons on i.d. I also did a circuit with Peter one Sunday morning and we were rewarded with 2 American Avocets. Of course, our trip to Bombay Hook yielded Avocets by the hundreds, a lot of them already in basic plumage (all black & white) which I find very attractive, as if they're high contrast versions of themselves. I guess the only disappointment of the month was that there were no Black-necked Stilts to be found in Delaware while we were there. Oh yes, one more: Baird's Sandpiper remained elusive.

For the month I had 137 species with 6 FOY added, pretty good for the beginning of migration.
Counties Birded:
Delaware: Kent, Sussex
New Jersey: Atlantic, Burlington, Gloucester, Monmouth, Ocean
New York: Kings, Richmond
Species     First Sighting
Brant     Great Bay Bvld. WMA
Canada Goose     Staten Island University Hosp
Mute Swan     Brigantine
Tundra Swan     Bombay Hook NWR
Wood Duck     Colliers Mills WMA
Gadwall     Bombay Hook NWR
American Black Duck     Whitesbog
Mallard     Whitesbog
Blue-winged Teal     Brigantine
Green-winged Teal     Brigantine
Northern Bobwhite     Colliers Mills WMA
Wild Turkey     35 Sunset Rd
Double-crested Cormorant     Colliers Mills WMA
Great Blue Heron     Colliers Mills WMA
Great Egret     Staten Island University Hosp
Snowy Egret     Brigantine
Little Blue Heron     Cattus Island County Park
Tricolored Heron     Cattus Island County Park
Cattle Egret     Brigantine
Green Heron     Double Trouble State Park
Black-crowned Night-Heron     Brigantine
Glossy Ibis     Staten Island University Hosp
Black Vulture     Brigantine
Turkey Vulture     Colliers Mills WMA
Osprey     Cattus Island County Park
Northern Harrier     Brigantine
Cooper's Hawk     Brigantine
Bald Eagle     Whitesbog
Red-tailed Hawk     Colliers Mills WMA
Clapper Rail     Brigantine
Black-bellied Plover     Brigantine
American Golden-Plover     Bombay Hook NWR
Semipalmated Plover     Whitesbog
Killdeer     Staten Island University Hosp
American Oystercatcher     Brigantine
American Avocet     Brigantine
Spotted Sandpiper     Whitesbog
Solitary Sandpiper     Staten Island University Hosp
Greater Yellowlegs     Whitesbog
Willet     Brigantine
Lesser Yellowlegs     Whitesbog
Whimbrel     Brigantine
Hudsonian Godwit     Bombay Hook NWR
Marbled Godwit     Bombay Hook NWR
Ruddy Turnstone     Brigantine
Red Knot     Brigantine
Sanderling     Great Bay Bvld. WMA
Semipalmated Sandpiper     Whitesbog
Western Sandpiper     Brigantine
Least Sandpiper     Staten Island University Hosp
White-rumped Sandpiper     Brigantine
Pectoral Sandpiper     Whitesbog
Dunlin     Brigantine
Stilt Sandpiper     Brigantine
Short-billed Dowitcher     Brigantine
Long-billed Dowitcher     Brigantine
Wilson's Snipe     Whitesbog
Wilson's Phalarope     Brigantine
Laughing Gull     Toms River
Ring-billed Gull     Brigantine
Herring Gull     Staten Island University Hosp
Great Black-backed Gull     Brigantine
Least Tern     Cattus Island County Park
Gull-billed Tern     Whitesbog
Caspian Tern     Brigantine
Common Tern     Great Bay Bvld. WMA
Forster's Tern     Brigantine
Royal Tern     Brigantine
Black Skimmer     Brigantine
Rock Pigeon     Staten Island University Hosp
Mourning Dove     Staten Island University Hosp
Yellow-billed Cuckoo     Colliers Mills WMA
Black-billed Cuckoo     Colliers Mills WMA
Common Nighthawk     35 Sunset Rd
Eastern Whip-poor-will     35 Sunset Rd
Chimney Swift     Staten Island University Hosp
Ruby-throated Hummingbird     35 Sunset Rd
Belted Kingfisher     Colliers Mills WMA
Red-bellied Woodpecker     Colliers Mills WMA
Downy Woodpecker     Colliers Mills WMA
Northern Flicker     Colliers Mills WMA
Peregrine Falcon     Brigantine
Eastern Wood-Pewee     Colliers Mills WMA
Willow Flycatcher     Whitesbog
Eastern Phoebe     Colliers Mills WMA
Great Crested Flycatcher     Colliers Mills WMA
Eastern Kingbird     Colliers Mills WMA
êScissor-tailed Flycatcher     Whitesbog
White-eyed Vireo     Whitesbog
Red-eyed Vireo     Rising Sun Lake
Blue Jay     Crestwood Village
American Crow     Staten Island University Hosp
Fish Crow     Crestwood Village
Horned Lark     Whitehall Crossroads - Leipsic
Northern Rough-winged Swallow     Whitesbog
Purple Martin     Colliers Mills WMA
Tree Swallow     Colliers Mills WMA
Bank Swallow     Whitesbog
Barn Swallow     Colliers Mills WMA
Carolina Chickadee     Crestwood Village
Tufted Titmouse     35 Sunset Rd
White-breasted Nuthatch     Crestwood Village
House Wren     35 Sunset Rd
Marsh Wren     Bombay Hook NWR
Carolina Wren     35 Sunset Rd
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher     Colliers Mills WMA
Eastern Bluebird     Whitesbog
American Robin     Staten Island University Hosp
Gray Catbird     Crestwood Village
Northern Mockingbird     Staten Island University Hosp
Brown Thrasher     Whitesbog
European Starling     Staten Island University Hosp
Cedar Waxwing     Brigantine
Ovenbird     Double Trouble State Park
Northern Waterthrush     Cattus Island County Park
Black-and-white Warbler     Whitesbog
Common Yellowthroat     Whitesbog
American Redstart     Edwin B. Forsythe NWR--Lily Lake
Yellow Warbler     Brigantine
Pine Warbler     Colliers Mills WMA
Eastern Towhee     35 Sunset Rd
Chipping Sparrow     35 Sunset Rd
Field Sparrow     Colliers Mills WMA
Saltmarsh Sparrow     Great Bay Bvld. WMA
Seaside Sparrow     Brigantine
Song Sparrow     Staten Island University Hosp
Northern Cardinal     35 Sunset Rd
Blue Grosbeak     Brigantine
Indigo Bunting     Colliers Mills WMA
Bobolink     Bombay Hook NWR
Red-winged Blackbird     Whitesbog
Common Grackle     Colliers Mills WMA
Boat-tailed Grackle     Great Bay Bvld. WMA
Brown-headed Cowbird     35 Sunset Rd
House Finch     35 Sunset Rd
American Goldfinch     Crestwood Village
House Sparrow     Crestwood Village

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