Massapequa Preserve 17 Dec. Joe Giunta and I (Sy Schiff) followed up on Dave Klauber's report, arriving at Pittsburgh Ave. about 2:15. At the pond we saw a Great Blue Heron and Belted Kingfisher .Walking north to where we believed was the spot, we heard a very vocal WINTER WREN across the stream and 2 BROWN CREEPERS on our side. No warblers.
We then drove north to Massachusetts Ave (400 yds north) and parked on Parkside Blvd. next to the entrance path to the hiking trail. on the west side of the stream We walked north for 200 yards and returned, all without success. Five yards to the south at the junction to return to the car, as we were leaving the preserve, we spotted a small bird feeding on the white tuffs of goldenrod, the elusive ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER. . Another WINTER WREN appeared on the short walk to the car. Sy -- 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/ --
