A walk down the fisherman's road on the western edge of Caumsett State Park was relatively productive today, although the highlight was not a species typically expected in May. Around 8:00 a small flock of amount five geese flew in from the east, and when they touched down I noticed an adult Greater White-fronted among them. At first inspection the bill appeared relatively pink, but in better light it seemed more orange. I managed to get several poor photos with my phone which can be found at https://picasaweb.google.com/bbomkamp/2011LongIsland# The bird did not appear to be of a domestic origin, and I would surmise that the flock it was traveling with was made up of migrants, as opposed to resident birds.
Overall, the numbers of migrants were relatively large but low in diversity with only nine species of warbler seen. Brent Bomkamp Northport, NY -- 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/ --
