This morning I made my first fall venture to the West End of Jones Beach. Nothing unusual to report - the most unique find for me were several Cedar Waxwings which I don't recall seeing during past migrations. Merlins were aplenty - chasing off many birds including a lot of Northern Flickers. I did see two decent sized flocks of DC Cormorants headed West. Small birds were flocks of Pine Siskins and American Goldfinches. Ocean Parkway yielded one beautiful Peregrine perched on a snag.
Photos of some of the birds can be seen here: http://birdsoflongisland.blogspot.com/2012/10/first-trip-to-jones-beach-this-fall.html - Luke Ormand www.birdsoflongisland.blogspot.com www.wildlongisland.blogspot.com -- 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/ --
