Joe Giunta and I birded Hempstead Lake SP. Still early in the season, but there are a few early migrants and breeding birds; namely CHIMNEY SWIFT, EASTERN KINGBIRD, WARBLING VIREO, HOUSE WREN, BLUE-GRAY GNATCATCHER, OVENBIRD, NORTHERN WATERTHRUSH, OVENBIRD, BLUE-WINGED WARBLER, YELLOW, PALM and YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLER.
We then moved to Alley Pond Park. The usually more prolific (closer to the west) local was a disappointment. Birding was no where as good as at Hempstead. Here we found a BLUE-HEADED VIREO, HOUSE WREN, BLUE-GRAY GNATCATCHER, , 5 YELLOW WARBLERS, YELLOW-RUMPED and our first BLACK-AND-WHITE WARBLER.. Sy -- 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/ --
