Hi Everyone, I was out at Jones Beach West End, Shu Swamp, Bailey's Arborteum, Muttontown Preserve, Massapequa Preserve and again at Jones Beach all day today. Rough estimate is 75 species but will provide a more accurate count on my blog. Highlights were:
Jones Beach was somewhat disappointing - not many warblers or flashy migrants - saw 2 Swallows harass a Merlin, Boat Tailed Grackles, Chipping Sparrows, House Wren, Common Terns, lots of Piping Plover, Common Loon in good plumage, Black Bellied Plovers,and my FOS Short Billed Dowitchers. I had the best luck at Muttontown Preserve and spent most of my time by the kettle ponds. The birds made me work to get photos, but a little patience paid off. Warblers included Blue Winged, lots of Black and Whites, Ovenbird, Yellow, Common Yellowthroat, Northern Waterthrush, Ovenbird, Redstarts, Yellow Rumped, and Northern Parula. Also saw a Solitary Sandpiper, Green Heron, and Veery. There were a lot of Chipping Sparrows at Bailey's Arborteum and saw my FOS Ruby Throated Hummingbird at Massapequa Preserve. Good birding, Rob in Massapequa -- 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/ --
