After having no luck in the early morning, the Mt. Bluebird was seen again early this afternoon along the line of snow fence in the farm field on the N/E corner of the intersection of NYS Rt. 25A and Hulse Landing Road. It also flew across the road to the field on the south side of Rt 25A, perching high in the Cedars. At Enterprise Park in Calverton (a.k.a. the old Grumman property) there were fifteen Eastern Meadowlarks and six Eastern Bluebirds in the vicinity of the runways.
We had learned of an immature Red-headed Woodpecker recently observed at Camp Baiting Hollow on Sound Avenue. We checked out the site, parking at an unmarked parking lot east of the main entrance to the Camp on the north side of Sound Avenue, and taking a trail beginning on the north side of the parking area. We recorded four species of woodpecker, but no Red-headed. The habitat seems prime for the species (large oaks with a sparse understory) and would be worth checking again. Ken Feustel -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
