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Location Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge
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Owner Ryan Goldberg

Effort

Protocol:  Traveling
  • Observers:  23
  • Distance:  2.5 mi

Checklist Comments

BBC “Waning Winter Days” field trip. Overcast, low 40s, no wind, the sun peeking out around noontime. West Pond loop and East Pond overlook. Good numbers of ducks and geese around the West Pond.

Submitted from eBird for iOS, version 2.11.7

Totals

50
Species Observed
+2 other taxa, 2,620 individuals

Observations

  1. Snow Goose

    Number observed:  550

  2. Brant

    Number observed:  400

  3. Canada Goose

    Number observed:  125

  4. Mute Swan

    Number observed:  12

  5. Northern Shoveler

    Number observed:  40

  6. Gadwall

    Number observed:  100

  7. Eurasian Wigeon

    Number observed:  1

    Details

    Drake on the northwest side of the West Pond, mixed in with AMWI for good comparison. Brick-red head, buffy forehead, silver-gray body, white on the folded wing and the rear of the body.

  8. American Wigeon

    Number observed:  45

  9. Mallard

    Number observed:  22

  10. American Black Duck

    Number observed:  45

  11. Northern Pintail

    Number observed:  2

    Details

    M/f pair in the marsh northwest of the West Pond

  12. Green-winged Teal

    Number observed:  30

  13. Greater Scaup

    Number observed:  35

  14. Bufflehead

    Number observed:  35

  15. Hooded Merganser

    Number observed:  9

  16. Red-breasted Merganser

    Number observed:  6

  17. Common/Red-breasted Merganser

    Number observed:  1

    Details

    East Pond, a drake flying away from us. Gave off Common vibes given the amount of white on the back and wings.

  18. Ruddy Duck

    Number observed:  900

    Details

    Counted by 20s on West Pond, massive rafts, for a total of 700. Roughly another 200 on East Pond. Staging before migration. Have encountered similar numbers at this time of year in the past.

  19. Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon)

    Number observed:  2

  20. Mourning Dove

    Number observed:  2

  21. American Coot

    Number observed:  16

  22. Killdeer

    Number observed:  1

    Details

    Early AM calling flyover

  23. Ring-billed Gull

    Number observed:  15

  24. American Herring Gull

    Number observed:  10

  25. Great Black-backed Gull

    Number observed:  6

  26. Horned Grebe

    Number observed:  3

  27. Double-crested Cormorant

    Number observed:  2

  28. Great Blue Heron

    Number observed:  1

  29. Northern Harrier

    Number observed:  1

  30. Downy Woodpecker

    Number observed:  1

  31. Northern Flicker

    Number observed:  1

  32. American Crow

    Number observed:  1

  33. Fish Crow

    Number observed:  3

  34. crow sp.

    Number observed:  5

  35. Black-capped Chickadee

    Number observed:  1

  36. Tree Swallow

    Number observed:  1

    Details

    Early migrant. Flyover of visitor center shortly after 8am, broad-winged swallow with notched tail, clean white underparts.

  37. Carolina Wren

    Number observed:  3

  38. European Starling

    Number observed:  60

  39. Gray Catbird

    Number observed:  1

  40. Northern Mockingbird

    Number observed:  5

  41. American Robin

    Number observed:  35

  42. House Sparrow

    Number observed:  8

  43. American Tree Sparrow

    Number observed:  1

  44. Dark-eyed Junco

    Number observed:  1

  45. White-throated Sparrow

    Number observed:  13

  46. Song Sparrow

    Number observed:  11

  47. Red-winged Blackbird

    Number observed:  22

  48. Common Grackle

    Number observed:  1

  49. Boat-tailed Grackle

    Number observed:  1

  50. Orange-crowned Warbler

    Number observed:  1

    Details

    ID’d by voice, a sharp, clear, high-pitched chip distinctive for any warbler that would be present here this time of year. NE corner of West Pond, darted quickly into the thick brush and chipped on and off for about a minute, and never re-emerged.

  51. Yellow-rumped Warbler

    Number observed:  25

  52. Northern Cardinal

    Number observed:  2