An otherwise unremarkable birding trip on the Jones Barrier Beach (Captree State Park to West End) was highlighted by eight species of raptors, including:
Bald Eagle (2) - Two immature birds, one at Tobay, the other flying over the marsh at Jones as seen from Bay Parkway. Rough-legged Hawk (2) - one dark morph at Tobay, as seen from the parking lot. A second dark morph bird perched in a shrub right along the biking trail east of Field 6 (photo). Red-shouldered Hawk (1) - An immature bird sitting on a guardrail on the north side of the parkway west of the water tower (photo). Red-tailed Hawk (1) West End. Northern Harrier (5). Various Locations. Cooper's Hawk (1) - At West End. Merlin (1) - East of Field 6. Perergrine Falcon (1)- Jones Water Tower. An added bonus on our return home was a Common Raven loudly calling as it flew over our home in Babylon. Ken & Sue Feustel http://www.flickr.com/photos/kfeustel/ -- 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/ --
