[nysbirds-l] Sunken Meadow State Park- Least terns, Gray-cheeked Thrush
I spent the majority of my morning birding in Sunken Meadow State Park. 5 Least terns and 21 Laughing Gulls were out fishing on the LI Sound viewed from the boardwalk near Field One. I spent most of my time walking the Inner Marsh trail, just past the entrance to Field 2 on the left hand side of park road, and got some really spectacular views of warblers, vireos, and thrushes foraging low in the understory because the winds were rather strong in the upper canopy. The highlights from this morning are below. Yellow-billed Cuckoo- 2 Ruby-throated Hummingbird- female on nest Great-crested Flycatcher- 1 Tree, Barn, and Bank Swallows Marsh Wren- FOS, 2 singing Blue-gray Gnatcatchers- 4 Gray-cheeked Thrush- FOS, 1 gorgeous view foraging in leaf litter, spent ten minutes just watching this uncommon thrush Swainson's Thrush- FOS, 1 just past the Gray-cheeked on trail Wood Thrush- 5 White-eyed, Blue-headed, Red-eyed, and Warling Vireos Blue-winged warbler- 3 Northern Parula- many very low in understory Yellow warblers- abundant Chestnut-sided warbler- 1 excellent view of male Magnolia warbler- 1 Black-throated Green warbler- several very low Prairie warbler- 4 Blackpoll warbler- 2 Black-and-white warbler- 7 American Redstart- 4 Ovenbird- 2 Northern Waterthrush- 1 Common Yellowthroat- abundant Scarlet Tanager- 1 male foraging in low-lying shrubs Baltimore Orioles- 3 Vinny Pellegrino picasaweb.com/vinnypelle East Northport, NY "Go confidently in the direction of your dreams. Live the life you've imagined." -Henry David Thoreau -- 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 3) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[nysbirds-l] Sunken Meadow State Park- Least terns, Gray-cheeked Thrush
I spent the majority of my morning birding in Sunken Meadow State Park. 5 Least terns and 21 Laughing Gulls were out fishing on the LI Sound viewed from the boardwalk near Field One. I spent most of my time walking the Inner Marsh trail, just past the entrance to Field 2 on the left hand side of park road, and got some really spectacular views of warblers, vireos, and thrushes foraging low in the understory because the winds were rather strong in the upper canopy. The highlights from this morning are below. Yellow-billed Cuckoo- 2 Ruby-throated Hummingbird- female on nest Great-crested Flycatcher- 1 Tree, Barn, and Bank Swallows Marsh Wren- FOS, 2 singing Blue-gray Gnatcatchers- 4 Gray-cheeked Thrush- FOS, 1 gorgeous view foraging in leaf litter, spent ten minutes just watching this uncommon thrush Swainson's Thrush- FOS, 1 just past the Gray-cheeked on trail Wood Thrush- 5 White-eyed, Blue-headed, Red-eyed, and Warling Vireos Blue-winged warbler- 3 Northern Parula- many very low in understory Yellow warblers- abundant Chestnut-sided warbler- 1 excellent view of male Magnolia warbler- 1 Black-throated Green warbler- several very low Prairie warbler- 4 Blackpoll warbler- 2 Black-and-white warbler- 7 American Redstart- 4 Ovenbird- 2 Northern Waterthrush- 1 Common Yellowthroat- abundant Scarlet Tanager- 1 male foraging in low-lying shrubs Baltimore Orioles- 3 Vinny Pellegrino picasaweb.com/vinnypelle East Northport, NY Go confidently in the direction of your dreams. Live the life you've imagined. -Henry David Thoreau -- 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 3) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
