A quick walk through Sunken Meadow State Park yesterday morning produced my FoS
male Purple Finch along with a few females, all of which were munching on
hawthorn berries. Sharp-shinned andRed-tailed Hawks and a Merlin were the only
raptors seen. A House Wren was also seeking shelter against the wind in a
small brush pile in Field 2.
Today, I visited David Weld Sanctuary in the village of Nissequogue and found a
nice variey of birds including a Winter Wren, 1 Rusty Blackbird(calling in
swamp), 3-4 flyover Purple Finch, Brown Creepers, Blue-headed Vireos, Northern
Parula, Blackpoll warblers, and five species of sparrow. The highlight of my
hike was a Vesper Sparrow in the company of 2 immature White-crowned, 3
Swamp, 5
White-throated, and 3 Song Sparrows. A Sharp-shinned Hawk was also hunting in
the vicinity.
Vinny Pellegrino
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East Northport, NY
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