This morning, I visited Mount Loretto Staten Island and birded with Howard Fischer. The highlights were a couple of Eastern Bluebirds, an Adult Bald Eagle, 2 Cackling Geese and a surprise late Blackpoll Warbler that was thought to be male. Over at Great Kills, it was quiet save for 3 American Wigeons, 7 Buffleheads and an Osprey fishing quite close to the area called the "Flats".
After leaving Staten Island, I stopped by Plum Beach for about an hour of birding; nothing outside of the usual species this time of the year. Brandts were in abundance with about 500 + My last stop at Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge, I found some new arrivals in 2 Redhead Ducks (Male and Female) and 6 Common Goldeneyes (5 females and 1 Drake) all on the West Pond. Over in Pumpkin Channel, the number of Horned Grebes have definitely increased - I counted 23. Good and responsible birding! Andrew Baksh Queens, NY www.birdingdude.blogspot.com -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES Archives: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.html 2) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
