I arrived at 7:20 pm at the Setauket Mill Pond (Oldfield Road/Main Street) to look for Common Nighthawks overhead, and within a minute or two saw the first of 7 that flew past between then and 7:40. They followed slightly variable southwestward paths, roughly parallel to the north shore.
In years past, several observers reported fairly substantial numbers of migrating Nighthawks along the north shore at this season. Comparative counts of this declining species might provide useful information. Doug Futuyma Stony Brook, NY [email protected] -- 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/ --
