There was a Philadelphia Vireo on a Yellow Rod an hour ago in our rental property 236 Dune Rd.Quogue. I also saw and heard about a score of Pine Siskins overhead, Swamp and White-Crowned Sparrows and an immature Cooper's Hawk on the property. I have been here since Oct 7, relocated from Shelter Island for a month or for some Striped Bass fishing. Since than the most notable bird was a Yellow Breasted Chat on Oct9, couldn't report it as I had no connection to the internet at the time. I had all the expected birds for this time of the year for the barrier beach. The only one I was surprised to see was a female Hairy Woodpecker which stayed for three days, spending all its time on the dead Japanese Pines getting in and out of Flicker holes. Another surprise to me was a Field Sparrow and the lack of Kestrel on the beach at this time. The dissapointment was not finding any Clay-colored Sparrows among the Chipping Sparrows which were here for at least a week. Always nice to see the Red-breasted Nuthatches and Creeper. Orhan Birol Quogue, NY
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