Today started at Arshamomack, Greenport, on a N.F.A.S. bird walk, which was led by Tom Damiani. This is a neat place to meander in on a fine May day, and we all owe this treasure to Jack Levin ! While not having the degree of activity, as one finds in a "west end" park" at this time of year, we did have some nice migrants. FOS birds for me were: House Wren; Wood Thrush; Blue-winged Warbler; Yellow W.; Black & White W. and Baltimore Oriole. An added bonus was meeting up and speaking with Guy Tudor at the end of the walk !
Enroute home, I did a fast drive in/drive out, with a pair of "tom" turkeys, and a FOS Field Sparrow being the only birds of note. Enroute home 2, I decided to make a quick detour and visit the Calverton Grasslands. Although most of the birds you expect to see here at this time of year were not seen, the species that drew me "that last mile"...was here ! Yes, I got my FOS Grasshopper Sparrow ! No, it didn't sing, and no, I didn't see or hear any more of it's specie, but I did go straight home ! 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/ --
