Date: Oct. 19, 2010
Place: Jamaica Bay NRW
Reported By: Joe Giunta
The highlight was a beautiful Dickcissel visible from the rear of the
visitor's center. All the regular ducks were present including Blue-winged Teal
and Ring-necked Duck. Both Horned Grebe (bay side) and Pied-billed Grebe
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Yesterday afternoon (Monday 10/18—sorry about the late post) the were 2
basic-plumaged AMERICAN GOLDEN PLOVERS at Heckscher State Park.
They were part of a mixed shorebird flock on the beach south of the
pavilion of parking field #8. In addition to the AGPLs there were 35
Black-bellied Plovers,
Crossing Brooklyn's Prospect Park this morning from the skating rink on the
eastside to the ballfields on the west I saw innumerable sparrows the
highlight of which was a Vesper Sparrow in the fenced off area of the
ballfields on the southernmost end of the Long Meadow. I had to leave but
was able
The fenced off area at the South end of the baseball fields in
Prospect Park was loaded with sparrows today. The nice mix of sparrows
was dominated by a very large flock of juncos and chippings. I had
gone to the area to look for a Vesper Sparrow spotted earlier in the
morning by Rob Bate.