Hi Ruth (and anyone else who might be interested), You're probably thinking about the Yellow-crowned Night Heron rookery in Cedarhurst, on Linwood and Park Aves., which are just off West Broadway. The nests are located in a couple of trees overhanging Linwood on both sides of the street, in the second block down from West Broadway (between West Broadway and Chestnut St/LIRR tracks). In the past there have been other nests around the corner in a back yard on Park Ave (visible from the street) but I haven't gone to look for those this year. The last time I checked (last month) the herons were back on the nests on Linwood... just go down the street, and look for the big splats on the road... look up and you should see the nests and the birds! For more details (directions, etc) feel free to contact me directly.
On a different subject, I came across an interesting and somewhat useful website for the identification of North American bird feathers: http://www.lab.fws.gov/featheratlas/search.php The website is not comprehensive: most are only the larger bird species and feathers are limited to wing and tail, but it might be a useful reference tool if you find a feather and want to know where it came from. I was able to ID a wild turkey feather that a friend found on a hike in a NJ state park using this site. happy birding! Cindy Wodinsky Cedarhurst, LI -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html 3) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
