A slow morning at Sunken Meadow State Park picked up around 9:00AM when a small wave of warblers came through. Although we did not find any of the uncommon warbler species, we still tallied seventeen warbler species, a good total for western Suffolk County. We eventually totaled eight-six species at the park, with highlights being Lincoln's Sparrow, a number of Orchard Orioles (breeds) and our first Yellow-billed Cuckoo. We observed eight shorebird species on the mudflats just west of the entrance road bridge. While there were no shorebirds of note at this new habitat (courtesy of Superstorm Sandy), the area should continue to be scrutinized.
At Jones Beach State Park in the afternoon species of interest included three Gull-billed Terns and a Common Nighthawk. Sue and I spent a few weeks birding in southeastern Arizona recently. I will shortly be posting some photos of the trip to my flickr site. Good Birdng, Ken & Sue Feustel http://www.flickr.com/photos/kfeustel/ -- 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/ --
