I spent nearly my whole morning and early afternoon birding at Sunken Meadow
State Park, the Nissequogue River, and Democrat Point on the south shore.
My daily trip to Sunken Meadow yielded 16 species of warbler with
the highlights being 2 Wilson's and 4 Canada Warblers. Also at Sunken Meadow
were 19 Brant(on LI Sound), 2 FoS Willow Flycatchers, 2 Least Flycatchers,
Tree, Barn, Northern Rough-winged, and Bank Swallows, 2 Marsh Wrens, 1 Hermit
Thrush(late), 1 Swainson's Thrush, 1 Savannah sparrow, and 3 Scarlet Tanagers.
The number and diversity of migrants has gone down since Saturday.
Along the Nissequogue River were many shorebirds and a few terns. Notable
species were Least and Common Terns, 19 Semipalmated Plovers, and 2
Yellow-crowned Night-Herons. I then journeyed south to Democrat
Point. Amongst the 50+Common Terns were 4 Least Terns and 2 Roseate
Terns. Also on the beach were 3 American Oystercatchers, 2 Piping Plovers, 7
Black-bellied Plovers, and 65+Sanderlings. Out on the water I observed a
single Long-tailed Duck and a single Common Eider.
Vinny Pellegrino
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East Northport, NY
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