[nysbirds-l] Marsh sparrows & egrets...all great !
Today, I had the pleasure of birding with fellow ELIAS members, Sally Newbert & Suzi Stewart. We covered Dune Rd., from Shinnicock Inlet, Hampton Bays to Jessup Lane, Westhampton Beach, finishing up in the middle of Eastport Village viewing waterfowl and eating piazza. It was a wonderful day to be out of doors, and although we didn't see many birds, we did get great looks at Nelson & Seaside Sparrows ! Both species were only about 20' away, and stayed up much longer than *ammodramus*sparrows normally do. The Nelson's caused much excitement, being a lifer for Sally & Suzi, and a FOS for me ! We also had ~ 11 Great Egrets along the way. En-route back to Sally's in Eastport, we found a number of returning ducks on the pond: Gadwall; A. Wigeon; Ring-necked; Ruddy, as well as a fairly low Cooper's Hawk, which flew directly over our heads ! The piazza was delicious ! Cheers, Bob -- 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] Marsh sparrows egrets...all great !
Today, I had the pleasure of birding with fellow ELIAS members, Sally Newbert Suzi Stewart. We covered Dune Rd., from Shinnicock Inlet, Hampton Bays to Jessup Lane, Westhampton Beach, finishing up in the middle of Eastport Village viewing waterfowl and eating piazza. It was a wonderful day to be out of doors, and although we didn't see many birds, we did get great looks at Nelson Seaside Sparrows ! Both species were only about 20' away, and stayed up much longer than *ammodramus*sparrows normally do. The Nelson's caused much excitement, being a lifer for Sally Suzi, and a FOS for me ! We also had ~ 11 Great Egrets along the way. En-route back to Sally's in Eastport, we found a number of returning ducks on the pond: Gadwall; A. Wigeon; Ring-necked; Ruddy, as well as a fairly low Cooper's Hawk, which flew directly over our heads ! The piazza was delicious ! Cheers, Bob -- 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/ --
