Although the total number of nocturnal migrant landbirds was low, the variety was interesting at Robert Moses SP, Suffolk, LI this morning from 7:30-9:30.
Highlights included a Red-breasted Nuthatch, three Purple Finches (apparently still in juvenile plumage), and a Lark Sparrow that flew the "wrong way" (west to east) past the Fire Island Hawkwatch platform. The last paused briefly in a dead tree, then continued to the east. There were also a few warblers, a Baltimore Oriole, and what looked like the start of a strong swallow and raptor flight. Shai Mitra Bay Shore ________________________________ Washington Monthly ranks College of Staten Island 18th “Best-Bang-for-your-Buck College” in the Northeast <http://csitoday.com/2016/09/csi-18-best-bang-for-the-buck-college-in-the-northeast-says-washington-monthly/> -- 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/ --
