I drove to Hempstead Lake State Park (HLSP) this morning by way of the barrier beach, which was fogged in with very few birds to boot. At HLSP there were Yellow-rumped, Black & White, Parula, Black-throated Green, Palm, Prairie, and Yellow Warblers. Sparrows included Swamp, Chipping and the regular White-throats and Song Sparrows. A few Blue-headed Vireos were present as well as Ruby-crowned Kinglets and Gnatcatchers.
Observed by Others at HLSP: Yellow-throated Vireo, Chimney Swift by Joe Viglietta and mob. At West End later that morning the fog had lifted but things were relatively quiet. A few Yellow-rumps and Ruby-crowned Kinglets were in the median. The highlight was a flyby Eastern Kingbird. Merlins have been present in small numbers along the beach for the past few days. Observed by Others at West End: Gull-billed Tern in the early afternoon by Joan Quinlan. At Connetquot River State Park (CRSP) in the afternoon I missed the Yellow-throated Warbler seen in the late morning. Pine Warblers (18) and Gnatcatchers (10) were present in good numbers and another Eastern Kingbird was "singing" on the west side of Deep Water Pond. Besides Pine Warblers, the only other warblers observed were Yellow and Black & White. All three warblers (not YTWA) breed at CRSP. Ken Feustel -- 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 3) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
