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On our walks, these are the birds seen. Not everyone saw all of the species.Pelham Bay Park--Southern Meadow and environs, Bronx, New York, US






















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Pelham Bay Park--Hunter Island, Bronx, New York, US

Mar 17, 2024 9:04 AM - 11:00 AM

Protocol: Traveling

2.149 mile(s)

30 species

Amerciacn Oystercatcher

Canada Goose  18

Mallard  2

American Black Duck  2

Long-tailed Duck  8     Estimate seen out in distance

Bufflehead  25

Red-breasted Merganser  5

Horned Grebe  1

Ring-billed Gull  X

Herring Gull  2

Great Black-backed Gull  1

Common Loon  2

Great Blue Heron  1

Bald Eagle  2

Yellow-bellied Sapsucker  1

Red-bellied Woodpecker  3

Downy Woodpecker  4

Blue Jay  10

White-breasted Nuthatch  5

Winter Wren  1

Carolina Wren  2

European Starling  9

Northern Mockingbird  1

American Robin  44

House Sparrow  X

White-throated Sparrow  X

Song Sparrow  5

Red-winged Blackbird  16

Common Grackle  23

Northern Cardinal  1


View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S165218751


This report was generated automatically by eBird v3 (https://ebird.org/home)

Pelham Bay Park--Hunter Island, Bronx, New York, US

Mar 31, 2024 9:00 AM - 11:00 AM

Protocol: Traveling

2.0 mile(s)

Checklist Comments:     NYC Audubon Walk

25 species


Canada Goose  30

Mallard  4

Long-tailed Duck  23     Large raft seen between Twin and Hunter Island, ongoing.

Red-breasted Merganser  5

Horned Grebe  2

Red-necked Grebe  2     Ongoing, has been seen off Twin Island for months. Beginning to come into breeding plumage.

Mourning Dove  5

American Oystercatcher  2

Killdeer  1

Ring-billed Gull  15

Common Loon  6

Double-crested Cormorant  1

Osprey  2

Bald Eagle  1     juvenile, seen on distant island in same location as last walk on 3.17.24

Red-tailed Hawk  1

Red-bellied Woodpecker  2

Downy Woodpecker  1

Blue Jay  3

European Starling  12

Northern Mockingbird  1

American Robin  12

House Sparrow  6

White-throated Sparrow  3

Song Sparrow  5

Northern Cardinal  4


View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S166693599


Pelham Bay Park--Southern Meadow and environs, Bronx, New York, US

Apr 27, 2024 8:05 AM - 10:25 AM

Protocol: Traveling

2.0 mile(s)

Checklist Comments:     Walk for HRAS

35 species


Mallard  4

American Black Duck  1

Bufflehead  1

Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon)  5

Mourning Dove  4

Ring-billed Gull  5

Herring Gull  2

Double-crested Cormorant  2

Great Egret  2

Great Horned Owl  1

Red-bellied Woodpecker  3

Downy Woodpecker  1

Northern Flicker  2

Blue Jay  2

American Crow  1

Tree Swallow  1

Ruby-crowned Kinglet  1

Blue-gray Gnatcatcher  1

Carolina Wren  3

European Starling  3

Gray Catbird  1

Brown Thrasher  1

American Robin  10

House Sparrow  4

Chipping Sparrow  2

Field Sparrow  1

White-throated Sparrow  3

Savannah Sparrow  4

Song Sparrow  2

Eastern Towhee  2

Orchard Oriole  1

Red-winged Blackbird  18

Common Grackle  2

Yellow Warbler  2

Northern Cardinal  3


View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S170547257


This report was generated automatically by eBird v3 (https://ebird.org/home)