The 3 WILSON'S PHALAROPES continued at Mecox this morning (8:30-9:15), but the Red-necked was MIA. Only Common and Least terns, no Sandwich.
>From the beach I headed north to the Calverton grasslands (former Grumman airfield), where I found a healthy number of GRASSHOPPER SPARROWS and EASTERN MEADOWLARKS, 16 and 10 respectively. Two GRSPs were out on the "radar fields" north of Route 25, the rest were on the airfield grounds proper (west runway). Below is a list of only the species seen/heard on the grasslands or the immediately adjacent woods. Turkey Vulture 3 Red-tailed Hawk 2 American Kestrel 1 Chimney Swift 2 Eastern Kingbird 3 Horned Lark 4 (2 adults, 2 juveniles) Tree Swallow X Barn Swallow X House Wren 1 Eastern Bluebird 2 American Robin X Northern Mockingbird 11 European Starling 1 Pine Warbler 1 Prairie Warbler 3 Field Sparrow 2 Grasshopper Sparrow 16 12 singing males widely distributed; 2 birds perched and carrying food; 1 bird perched up for several minutes, but did not sing, only called; 1 bird foraging along edge of west runway Indigo Bunting 2 Eastern Meadowlark 10 -- 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/ --
