Jones Beach West End 25 Oct Joe Giunta, Sam Jam Jannazzo, Pat Jones and I (Sy Schiff) birded the west side snow fence along the West End #2 parking lot, then along the south side fence entering the swale area in front of the concession stand. We then moved left (East) across the field toward the east side snow fence. At the base of the fence, on the swale side, were THREE VESPER SPARROWS feeding together. Two flew off and one moved up onto the fence and stayed while we looked at it. Birds are skittish and a scope is necessary.
For the record: the first Northern Saw-whet Owl was found 23 Oct at Jones, and not relocated since. Sy -- 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/ --
