Had a gorgeous afternoon to work with at Jones Beach today. The skies were
clear and the weather was breezy and crisp. Lots of sparrows around the
hedgegrow, with the highlight being a Clay-colored Sparrow (with 2 eyes), mixed
in with a flock of white-throats, fields and chipping. Had a probable Vesper
as well, but could not get a good enough look at the bird before it fled to
make a positive ID. There were virtually no shorebirds on the sandbar at the
boat basin, so I checked the Swale (which is becoming more of a Swamp), where I
was rewarded with two each of White-rumped Sandpiper and Pectoral Sandpiper.
Nice to see the Pects. While sitting in the sand admiring the view, a Northern
Harrier very fittingly soared overhead, through the constant swarm of swallows,
and eventually glided elegantly out of sight. Also had a Merlin on the way in.
Great day to be out.
JT
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