After the deluge of rain, minutes before our scheduled walk, a few brave people showed for our City Island Birds Walk. We later met "Bronx" Brendan and Mike for some more fun. We walked from the Rodman's Neck parking lot to Turtle Cove in Pelham Bay Park, possible 1/2 mile round trip for all species. Almost all of the listed birds were found in the first hour. For those interested in walking Hunter Island, be aware Orchard Beach is officially open and there is a parking fee.
Species Account: Clapper Rail Orchard Oriole Baltimore Oriole (several) Cedar Waxwing American Goldfinch Downy Woodpecker Red-bellied Woodpecker Warbling Vireo (several) Yellow Warbler Snowy Egret (several) Great Blue Heron Great Egret (several) Black-crowned Night Heron (2 adult and 2 juvenile) Great Blue Heron Green Heron Double-crested Cormorant Marsh Wren (several) Killdeer Least Sandpiper Spotted Sandpiper Eastern Kingbird Song Sparrow Barn Swallow Tree Swallow Red-tailed Hawk Osprey Tufted Titmouse Mallard Mourning Dove Common Grackle Eastern Mockingbird Flicker Turkey Vulture Herring Gull House Sparrow European Starling Red-winged Blackbird Jack Rothman cityislandbirds.com -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
