I was out of state for a week so I was chomping at the bit to get out on
Sunday morning - played a little game to see how many species I could find
in my usual haunts in this part of Suffolk County and ended up with 105 -
pretty good for me. The best bird was Bobolink - a pair (male/female) of
in
We spent the morning birding Doodletown Road in Bear Mountain State
Park. It rained on our way up from LI but cleared just as we arrived
at Doodletown. Many of the local breeders were in, including Hooded
and Cerulean Warblers and Louisiana Waterthrush. A few migrant
warblers were present,
After birding in the morning with Bob Adamo, I went to the Rocky Point DEC
area south of Whiskey Road, accessing it from Wading River Hollow Rd, off of
Middle Country Rd. Area had many Prairie Warblers.
Tom Moran
Shoreham
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Had a lovely morning at Wave Hill, leading a Mother's Day bird walk.
Highlights were 2 very cooperative pairs of Baltimore Orioles, hopping about in
cherry trees at eye-level, 2 male Orchard Orioles, and about ten species of
warbler (many heard but not seen, all singing):
Northern ParulaYellow
Spring migration report from Central Park 11 May 2013
Limited to Great Hill and North Woods/Blockhouse area
7:30am to 12:00n
light rain, fog, mist, some breaks of sun
Highlights: 15 warbler species, multiple Cape May and Blackburnians in single
trees
You had to work a little today but it was wort