A good movement of birds was observed Sunday morning at Fire Island and the Jones Strip. At Fire, we observed flyby American Pipit (6), Purple Finch (2), Rusty Blackbird (2), and a Wilson's Snipe. The bulk of the flight comprised Northern Flickers, Yellow-rumped Warblers, and Song Sparrows. At Gilgo Beach, a Dickcissel (on the lawn of a home on the east side of Gilgo Beach, about halfway down) was enjoyed by a number of observers, while at West End Marina two Royal Terns were on the sandbar and a lone Black Scoter was seen in the boat basin. While birding at West End around noon we received a call that Tom Burke and Gail Bensen had found a Lark Sparrow at the community on the West side of Oak Beach about halfway down Oak Beach Road (before the jetties). The bird briefly disappeared but was relocated feeding in front of a garage with a White-crowned Sparrow and a few Song Sparrows.
Ken Feustel -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES Archives: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
