Leaving Riverhead this morning, my first destination was scheduled to be RMSP, but as I approached Ocean Parkway, and finding the draw-bridge up, I quickly hung a right and proceeded to check out Captree Island. There was 6 Greater Yellowlegs on the marsh, as well as a late, feeding, female Hooded Merganser.
Birds seen upon arriving at RMSK were at least (1) adult Peregrine Falcon* (resident ?)on the w/s of the water tower, and 3 Black-bellied Plovers, resting with a group of gulls in the parking lot. Captree SP was next, and although I couldn't find the Lesser Black-backed Gulls reported yesterday, I did get my FOS Barn Swallow. in addition to (3) Boat-tailed Grackles. The ride down to the west end of Jones Beach SP was uneventful, but once there, did see the female Indigo Bunting found by Pat Palladino. En-route home, I finally went searching for the Mastic Bald Eagles, and did see one of the "full" adults. A single Turkey Vulture (Lonesome George ?) was waiting for me in Riverhead, followed by (2) soaring, stacked accipiters (with Cooper's low, and Sharp-shinned high) over our condo property. *There could have been two birds, because as I passed the tower the 2nd time, the w/s bird was gone, but another, adult peregrine was perched on the e/s. Probably the same bird just moving to the sunniest side...but who knows ! Cheers, Bob -- 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/ --
