In my second attempt at seeing the apparent cooperative (for some) Lido
Preserve Prothonotary Warbler, I once again dipped. Given Bobby Berlingeri's
yesterday's report of WFIB, I scanned the marsh carefully but no White Ibis
(WFIB) was present.
There was a decent number of shorebirds on the marsh. Dunlins, Black-bellied
Plovers, Least Sandpipers, Short-billed Dowitchers were the dominant numbers
with a few Greater Yellowlegs, Lesser Yellowlegs, Semipalmated Plovers,
Semipalmated Sandpipers and Red Knots making up the rest of the ones I saw well
enough to identify. A few birders reported Tri-colored Heron.
Leaving Lido, I tried for and dipped on the Ruff and the reported Pacific Loon
from Timber Point Marina.
Heading back west, I decided on trying for the reported Blue Grosbeaks at Jones
Beach West End. Michael Scheibel and his wife who were also birding the area
compared notes with me and we confirmed seeing 4 Blue Grosbeaks. 2 females and
2 males. Tim Healy's earlier report from the same area, mentioned 3 Blue
Grosbeaks and based on his description, we could have had at the very least 5
different birds on site, since both males seen by myself were in pristine
condition.
Additional notable birds from the Jones Beach area not mentioned by Tim
included, Eastern Wood-Pewee, Rose-breasted Grosbeak and an American Bittern.
The latter flying across the road just after I exited past the toll booth. It
was heading east and dropped out of site in an area known to host waterfowl at
West End.
Cheers,
"I am not afraid of tomorrow, for I have seen yesterday and I love today" ~
William Allen White
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"I prefer to be true to myself, even at the hazard of incurring the ridicule of
others, rather than to be false, and to incur my own abhorrence." ~ Frederick
Douglass
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林 Quiet as the forest
火 Conquer like the fire
山 Steady as the mountain
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Andrew Baksh
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