This morning Dave Tetlow found a LARK SPARROW with a big flock of Chipping Sparrows in Greece, Monroe County. A group of five birders saw the bird in the early afternoon in the same area, again with several Chipping Sparrows. This is at the intersection of Hincher Road and Hogan Point Road. We saw it along Hincher Road about 100 yards east of Hogan Point Road, then it flew to Hogan Point Road, where we saw it briefly before losing it. This is all private property so birders should stick to the roads. As far as I am aware, the bird has only been seen close to the roads so this should not pose a problem for finding the bird.
Hamlin Beach State Park off parking lot #4 had some nice birds flying by this morning but the two best were before I arrived - a SABINE'S GULL (an adult, I think) and an adult LONG-TAILED JAEGER. A FORSTER'S TERN came by with a loose flock of 30+ Common Terns. RED-NECKED GREBES moved in surprising numbers for mid September - around 40, I think. There were also numbers of GREATER SCAUP, WHITE-WINGED SCOTER, NORTHERN PINTAIL, and GREEN-WINGED TEAL. Lots of other species as well. A few that I saw were MERLIN, RED-HEADED WOODPECKER, HORNED GREBE, and GADWALL. Good birding! Willie ------------------ Willie D'Anna Betsy Potter Wilson, NY dannapotterATroadrunner.com http://www.betsypottersart.com <http://www.betsypottersart.com/> 2013 Big Year: http://www.betsypottersart.com/willie-s-photos/2013-big-year/ Odonates: https://www.flickr.com/photos/107683885@N07/sets/72157653377711578 -- 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/ --
