Great numbers. Finally had first two of the season tonight at my house in Ossining - thought I was going to have to go to the diner to see them
L. Trachtenberg Ossining Sent from my iPhone > On Aug 31, 2022, at 8:39 PM, Patrice Domeischel <[email protected]> > wrote: > > The first night (August 27) at the Stone Bridge Nighthawk Watch started with > a bang with 243 nighthawks being seen in 139 minutes. We also saw a RT > hummingbird and at the end of the night several nighthawks came down low to > feed over the north pond along with two dozen chimney swifts and a red bat. > > On August 28, 96 nighthawks were recorded in 141 minutes. > > August 29 - 34 in 135 minutes > > August 30 - 17 in 135 minutes > > Tonight, August 31, 81 birds were counted in 135 minutes. Two nighthawks fed > low over the north pond during the last 6 minutes of the count, followed by > an immature Bald Eagle that flew over the pond continuing southeast. > > > John Turner > Patrice Domeischel > > Directions to Stone Bridge Nighthawk Watch: Take the Long Island Expressway > to Exit 62 (Nicolls Road). Take Nicolls Road north to the end where it joins > State Route 25A in a T-intersection (you'll go past signs to Stony Brook > University and go under the LIRR trestle right before the intersection). Make > a right on SR 25A heading east for just a few hundred yards. Make a left at > the next light, heading north on Main Street. Take this to the end passing > through three stop signs) At the fourth stop sign look left and you'll see > the stone bridge, in front of you is a post office. Make a right and park in > one of the many parking spots lining the south side of the road. > -- > NYSbirds-L List Info: > Welcome and Basics > Rules and Information > Subscribe, Configuration and Leave > Archives: > The Mail Archive > Surfbirds > ABA > Please submit your observations to eBird! > -- -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME.htm http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES.htm 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://birding.aba.org/maillist/NY01 Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
