There was a nice land bird flight at Ft. Tilden and Riis Park, Queens County this morning. The highlight was a Western Kingbird seen along the fence line at the southwest corner of the Riis Park golf course. An American Woodcock flushed in the dunes at the eastern edge of Ft. Tilden. The flight included 17 Blue Jays and a Hairy Woodpecker -- good birds for the barrier beach - as well as Savannah Sparrow, Cedar Waxwing, American Goldfinch, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Red-winged Blackbird, Purple Finch, and other usual species. We also saw 6 White-crowned Sparrows including one adult.
Observers: Seth Ausubel, Stella Miller. -- 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/ --
