At 11am there were 4 Buff-breasted Sandpipers on the small field adjacent to the Aviator Sports parking lot in Floyd Bennett Field. They were associating with a flock of 18 Killdeer. They were still present when I left at 12:50pm. There were an additional 40 Killdeer on the small grass field just to the north of the community gardens. I find it curious that the BBSAs have been sticking to the relatively tiny grass field as opposed to the much more extensive tracks just across the road. Presumably, the constant presence of hunting kestrels (and the occasional Merlin) on the main fields are a little stressful.
Good birding, Rob "Just like the [insert bird species here], sings a song sounds like she's singing [insert questionably artistic mnemonic here]" - Alfred E. Nicks -- 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/ --
