A pair of Common Ravens have been frequenting the eastern end of Sunken Meadow State Park lately. Normally the pair is very vocal making them quite conspicuous. Also seen yesterday during my three hours at the park included the following.
White-winged Scoters- 34 Long-tailed Ducks- 25 Buffleheads- 9 Common Goldeneye- male/female pair Hooded Mergansers- 12 Red-breasted Mergansers- 21 Northern Gannets- 19 birds on the Sound (many further out resting on water) Bonaparte's Gulls- 2 Common Loon- 3 Red-throated Loon- 1 Horned Grebe- 6 Yellow-bellied Sapsucker- 1 Winter Wren- 1 Eastern Bluebird- 3 Hermit thrush- 2 Gray catbird- 2 American Tree Sparrow- 2 Fox sparrow- 6 Eastern towhee- 1 male Purple Finch- 12 The Eurasian Wigeon continues at Mill's Pond in Centerport. 6 Northern Pintails, 2 Northern Shovelers, and 2 Pied-billed Grebes were viewed on Stump Pond/Blydenburgh CP. Vinny Pellegrino Sent from my iPhone -- 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/ --
