The SAY'S PHOEBE at Caumsett State Park was a no-show this morning between 9:45 and 11:15. Most of that time was spent during two vigils overlooking the field west of the parking lot. I walked the entire eastern side of the field, but stayed mostly near the newly plowed section. Thankfully there were plenty of other birds to keep things interesting. A flock of ~20 AMERICAN PIPITS moved up and down the furrows of plowed earth. 3 Killdeer were also there. 3-4 EASTERN MEADOWLARKS were in the grassy surroundings. 3 American Kestrels (2 females, 1 male) hunted the field, perching on clods of dirt and wooden stakes. Their presence may have had something to do with the Say's absence, assuming it didn't just leave the area overnight. The fact that I saw only one E. Phoebe, when there must surely have been more the previous few days, lends greater credence to that possibility.Time not spent waiting on the Say's was spent searching the nearby brush-pile dump (immediately northeast). It harbored swarms of Yellow-rumped and Palm warblers. Among them were several Common Yellwthroats, single ORANGE-CROWNED and NASHVILLE warblers, and 1-2 Ruby-crowned Kinglets.Sparrow numbers were still modest, mostly Song and White-throated, but there was also one juvenile WHITE-CROWNED.
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