I birded Heckscher S.P. (mostly NE quadrant) and adjacent Timberpoint Country Club this morning from 7:45-11:30. Highlights included:
13 Laughing Gulls on the golf course (FOY for me) 5 species of woodpecker (including 2 Yellow-bellied Sapsuckers); 8 species of sparrow--E. Towhee, Tree (1), Chipping, Field (1), Savannah (1), Song, Swamp (3), & White-throated--but no Juncos 5 Brown Thrashers 1 HOUSE WREN 1 WHITE-EYED VIREO (heard only, loop trail east of maintenance yard) 1 Hermit Thrush 2 Brown Creeper 2 Ruby-crowned Kinglets 2 E. Phoebe 1 Cooper's Hawk 1 Red-tailed Hawk (on and near nest) 1 Common Loon (flyover) Warblers were relatively scarce, with only 1 Palm, ~3 Pines, & ~10 Yellow-rumps. 53 species total -- 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/ --
