A day spent birding from Floyd Bennett Field in Brooklyn to Jones Beach in Nassau County with time in various Queens parks before and after produced the following highlights:
Floyd Bennett Field - Lark Sparrow (seen after I left by others), still in the same spot Jones Beach - Northern Shrike (still hanging out just west of the swale) Edgemere Landfill (Queens) - Snowy Owl (in the marsh by JFK - difficult viewing through the heat haze) Jamaica Bay - drake Eurasian Wigeon at south end of East Pond (no luck with the hen), Barn Owl in the box at Big John's Pond Kissena Park - European Goldfinch feeding with lots of American Goldfinches Kissena Corridor Park - Common Linnet The latter two birds have both been previously reported and are likely both escapes, though I know of at least one birder preparing a NYSARC report on the linnet. That bird has eluded me despite my regular visits to the corridor during its entire stay. Perhaps it is easier to find now with less birds around and no leaves on the trees? Good Birding, Corey Finger http://10000birds.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/ --
