The 3 American Golden Plovers were seen this morning at about 9:30 am in the same location, in the sod field just west of Cross River Drive (105), south of Sound Avenue.
On a side note, the Heckscher SP Buff-breasted Sandpiper was seen yesterday at 6:45 pm in the median at the south east end of the park. Patrick F. Palladino > On Aug 15, 2014, at 11:57 AM, "Shaibal Mitra" <shaibal.mi...@csi.cuny.edu> > wrote: > > The cold front that passed through on Wednesday produced some interesting > migratory movements on Long Island's barrier beaches on Thursday and Friday > mornings. Doug Gochfeld and I spent some time both mornings, from Fort > Tilden, Queens and Fire Island, Suffolk, yielding some interesting > comparisons. > > Typical migrants of the season that were conspicuous at both sites included > Eastern Kingbird, various swallows, Blue-gray Gnatcatcher, Cedar Waxwing, > Northern Waterthrush, Yellow Warbler, American Redstart, Black-and-white > Warbler, Red-winged Blackbird, and Bobolink. > > Most notable in my opinion was the definite presence of several species > normally scarce at this season on the barrier beach, which, collectively, > often foretell broader irruptions of northern forest-breeding species: Downy > Woodpecker (both sites), Myrtle Warbler (FT), and Purple Finch (RMSP). (I > even think I saw a Brown Creeper flying along the inlet shore yesterday, but > I didn't nail it well enough to be sure.) > > http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S19475370 > http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S19475267 > http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S19474923 > http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S19474995 > > Shai Mitra > Bay Shore > > CSI Represents NY in Nationwide State Rankings. Learn more>>> > -- > NYSbirds-L List Info: > Welcome and Basics > Rules and Information > Subscribe, Configuration and Leave > Archives: > The Mail Archive > Surfbirds > BirdingOnThe.Net > Please submit your observations to eBird! > -- -- 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/ --
