I roamed Sunken Meadow State Park from 8:30am-12:00pm today. Overall, it was a good day with lots of activity throughout the park. The most productive spot seemed to be the area surrounding Field 2 where loads of Song, Swamp, and White-throated sparrows as well as Yellow-rumped Warblers were feeding. I tallied a total of 8 species of sparrow(not including Dark-eyed Junco or RS Towhee) just in that vicinity alone. A Common Loon still in its breeding plumage was on the LI Sound viewed from the bluff on the golf course trail. Brant flew just offshore with two flocks composed of 35 then 26 birds. Also, a single Baltimore Oriole was feeding with some Purple Finch along the park road. My trip list is below.
Common Loon- 1 on LI Sound Brant- 2 flocks composed of 35 then 26 birds Sharp-shinned Hawk Red-tailed Hawk- 3 Yellow-billed Cuckoo- 1 flyby on golf course trail Belted Kingfisher Northern Flickers- many on the move Eastern Phoebe- several Red-breasted Nuthatch- 3 Winter Wren- 2 Golden and Ruby-crowned Kinglets- numerous Hermit Thrush- 3+ Cedar Waxwing- several flyovers Blue-headed Vireo- 2 Nashville, Palm, Blackpoll, Black-throated Blue, and Yellow-rumped warblers Indigo Bunting- 2 Eastern Towhee Chipping Sparrow- 2 Field Sparrow- 2 Savannah Sparrow- 2-3 Song Sparrow- 45++ Lincoln's Sparrow- 1-2 Swamp Sparrow- a conservative count of 26 birds White-throated Sparrow- 35+ White-crowned Sparrow- 1 Dark-eyed Junco Baltimore Oriole- 1 bright bird feeding in trees along park road Purple Finch- several flyovers, 3-5 females feeding in trees along park road *Pictures from this month including today can be viewed on my picasa site below. http://picasaweb.google.com/VinnyPelle/LongIsland2010# Vinny Pellegrino picasaweb.com/vinnypelle East Northport, NY "Go confidently in the direction of your dreams. Live the life you've imagined." -Henry David Thoreau -- 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/ --
