Hi All, This morning I flushed an UPLAND SANDPIPER from the top of the capped landfill at Croton Point Park. It flew around a couple times, giving its awesome flight call, and settled down on the other side, where I inadvertently flushed it again while trying to relocate it. It seemed to again settle on the opposite (west) side of the landfill, so I think it is probably still around, and probably will be at least for today, although it may take some effort for anyone trying to find it.
Observations from yesterday in Rye included 27 BONAPARTE'S GULLS moving northeast along the coast, 19 of which came by relatively high up in kettle formation and then streamed off to the north. A RED-NECKED GREBE is also still around at Read Sanctuary, offshore. Other birds included a number of Northern Gannets, Blue-gray Gnatcatcher, three swallow species (Barn, Tree, N. rough-winged), and a pair of Common Goldeneyes. UPSA photos and full checklist: http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S10432778 Good birding, Benjamin Van Doren White Plains, NY -- 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/ --
