I spent an unproductive morning on Dune Road this morning, hoping that the cold weather and high tides would push some birds out of the marsh. Other than a first winter Lesser Black-backed Gull at Shinnecock Inlet, the birding was slow. I stopped by the Quogue Wildllfe Refuge to see if the previously reported Orange-crowned Warbler (OCW) was present. No OCW, but I did observe two Pine Warblers, one a first year female type and the second a colorful adult male, photos at http://www.flickr.com/photos/kfeustel/
The sub-adult Red-headed Woodpecker continues at the Baiting Hollow Boy Scout Camp. Park in the unmarked parking lot on the north side of Sound Ave., east of the main entrance to the Camp. Proceed north along the trail. When you see a pond on your left proceed up the trail that goes up the east side of the pond. Search the Black Locusts (medium size trees with light , furrowed bark) that are between the trail and the pond. The bird is most often seen near the north-facing sign "Asharoken". The two times we have seen the bird it was high in the Locusts, feeding quietly and could be easily missed. Ken Feustel -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
