[nysbirds-l] Common Nighthawks at Frank Melville Park in Setauket
Started my informal Common Nighthawk census last night on the stone bridge at Frank Melville Park. Had seven birds, four of which were fairly high flying, moving in a northeast - southwest orientation and three birds that came in low and actively fed over the pond. They were joined there by about a dozen and a half chimney swifts, and several barn swallows. I was a little bit surprised to not see a tree swallow in their midst. Also had about 2,000-2,500 common grackles passing over the northern pond flying in several flocks, all of them flying either from east to west, and southeast to northwest. I'd be curious to know if these were birds simply flying to roost for the night or if it represents a migratory movement. On the northern pond were three YOY wood ducks. Enjoyed a pair of kingfishers flying back and forth as well as two black-crowned night-herons. John -- 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/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/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/ --
[nysbirds-l] Common Nighthawks at Frank Melville Park in Setauket
Started my informal Common Nighthawk census last night on the stone bridge at Frank Melville Park. Had seven birds, four of which were fairly high flying, moving in a northeast - southwest orientation and three birds that came in low and actively fed over the pond. They were joined there by about a dozen and a half chimney swifts, and several barn swallows. I was a little bit surprised to not see a tree swallow in their midst. Also had about 2,000-2,500 common grackles passing over the northern pond flying in several flocks, all of them flying either from east to west, and southeast to northwest. I'd be curious to know if these were birds simply flying to roost for the night or if it represents a migratory movement. On the northern pond were three YOY wood ducks. Enjoyed a pair of kingfishers flying back and forth as well as two black-crowned night-herons. John -- 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/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/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/ --
