[nysbirds-l] Environs Orient
11-19-13 Gettysburg Address Day. If you haven't read it in some time please take the time to read it again. (Rick's Soapbox) The following observations are from a North Fork Audubon field trip this morning. Causeway & Orient Yacht Club; Red-Throated Loon Narrow River Road; Bufflehead, C Loon, Several Great Blue Heron, Northern Harrier (Gray Ghost), Red-tailed Hawk, Yellow-rumped Warbler, Chipping Sparrow, Savannah-Ipiwsch type, No Seaside Sparrows, Song, Swamp, White- throated, White-crowned Sparrows, DE Junco, House Finch. Orient Point-Plum Gut Common Eider, Long-tailed Duck, Yellow-rumped Warbler. Orient State Park; Bufflehead, C. Loon, Cormorant, Many BC Chickadees, Yellow-rumped Warblers, and DE Juncos in the scrubby pines near the kayak rental area. We noticed upon arriving and leaving the park two distinct flocks of Snow Buntings. ( some in fine plumage ) The first flock was at the 1/2 mile marker and consisted of 30 birds. The Second was in the area of the beach and comfort station at the main parking lot and was about 25 birds. On the road leaving the park ( at about the 1 mile marker ) there were many White-throated Sparrows & DE Juncos. BTW: No one showed up for the field trip. Linda & I decided to lead it anyway for ourselves. It was a glorious day out there. Windy, but not too cold. Watching the creatures around us we thought of the cold times ahead for many of then and the constant search for food and shelter. Somehow they carry on, sometimes the better partners in life of even our own human sprit. -- 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/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/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/ --
[nysbirds-l] Environs Orient
11-19-13 Gettysburg Address Day. If you haven't read it in some time please take the time to read it again. (Rick's Soapbox) The following observations are from a North Fork Audubon field trip this morning. Causeway Orient Yacht Club; Red-Throated Loon Narrow River Road; Bufflehead, C Loon, Several Great Blue Heron, Northern Harrier (Gray Ghost), Red-tailed Hawk, Yellow-rumped Warbler, Chipping Sparrow, Savannah-Ipiwsch type, No Seaside Sparrows, Song, Swamp, White- throated, White-crowned Sparrows, DE Junco, House Finch. Orient Point-Plum Gut Common Eider, Long-tailed Duck, Yellow-rumped Warbler. Orient State Park; Bufflehead, C. Loon, Cormorant, Many BC Chickadees, Yellow-rumped Warblers, and DE Juncos in the scrubby pines near the kayak rental area. We noticed upon arriving and leaving the park two distinct flocks of Snow Buntings. ( some in fine plumage ) The first flock was at the 1/2 mile marker and consisted of 30 birds. The Second was in the area of the beach and comfort station at the main parking lot and was about 25 birds. On the road leaving the park ( at about the 1 mile marker ) there were many White-throated Sparrows DE Juncos. BTW: No one showed up for the field trip. Linda I decided to lead it anyway for ourselves. It was a glorious day out there. Windy, but not too cold. Watching the creatures around us we thought of the cold times ahead for many of then and the constant search for food and shelter. Somehow they carry on, sometimes the better partners in life of even our own human sprit. -- 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/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/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/ --
