After reading Byron Young's email re: his birding down at Smith Point County Park yesterday morning, plus speaking to him today re: his outing there earlier this A.M., I took off for SPCP, arriving by 1045. His list included Rose-breasted & Blue Grosbeaks, plus Indigo Bunting, which I found, in addition to other early migrants that I missed. I also was able to enjoy the antics of (4) Red Fox kits, before even leaving the the parking lot.
The 1st summer male Blue Grosbeak (blue swatches starting to show near head) was feeding in the grass, between the macadam & chain-link fence, at the s/w/c/o the p/lot (just s/o the opening in the fence that allows foot passage to/from the west. Following Byron's instructions, I proceeded to the fenced in area that contains the picnic tables, hand ball courts, etc., and eventually found the adult female Rose-breasted Grosbeak, the adult male Indigo Bunting, and a Savannah Sparrow, which may be of "western" origin, as per Sibley's desk edition - more to follow. Where are you going tomorrow Byron ? Cheers, Bob -- 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/ --
