The adult male Lark Bunting has been seen this morning. At Hot Dog Beach on
Dune Road at Triton Lane, a few miles west of Shinnecick Inlet.
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The Mottled Duck on Avon Lake, Amityville (L.I.) was visible at about
11:00 today, directly across from the southernmost house on E. Lake Drive.
It was resting against the west bank of the lake, below shrubs, just where
it was seen yesterday. It was in the company of a female Mallard.
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Continues at Northport High School playing field, were found and reported
earlier by Darlene Moore ( seen from field gate N, behind the school building.
Don’t know if viewing would be a problem on a school day, but a security guard
was friendly during a Sunday downpour.
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Yesterday, I reported that some participants on the pelagic excursion on
the Atlantic Princess were skeptical that mechanical problems were the
cause of the termination of the cruise. A birder has told me that he heard
the crew talking about a problem, concerned about what to do. I apologize
for
The Atlantic Princess, with about 25 birders aboard, left the Brooklyn dock
at about 10:00 pm Sunday night. At about 12:30 a.m., it slowed and stopped,
and at 12:45 it was announced that the boat would return to the dock, due
to "mechanical problems." Some passengers were heard to express some doub
Aiming to see a continuing Yellow-breasted Chat, Patrice Domeischel and I
met Bob Proniewych at Mill Pond Park, Bellmore, shortly after 8:00 today.
As we entered the park's west side, I saw a large accipiter, carrying prey,
flash past a gap between a building and a dense tree, I didn't see the
head
The American Avocet was still present at 7:30 this morning, on the eastern
side of the (sometime) cut from Mecox Bay to the ocean. It had its head
tucked while I was there, despite birders' relatively close presence.
There were a very few other shorebirds (Piping Plover, Sanderling,
Semipalmated Sa
The Wilson’s Phalarope reported earlier today by Adrian Burke is still in the
pool southwest of the parking lot.
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Several people are observing the Plover at this time, same place that I
reported yesterday afternoon, ca. 3/4 mile west of Cupsogue parking lot.
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Here is a more detailed description of the location of the Wilson's Plover,
at Cupsogue Beach County Park, than in my previous posting (which I hope
went out). The fastest way to where I saw the bird late this afternoon
would be to walk west on the 4-wheel drive road from the parking lot. One
on t
It is on the beach about a mile west of parking lot, Cupsogue County Park. It
was in the virtually fenced dune for about 20 minutes, then ran in dirts to
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Just an addendum to Shai Mitra's report of the enormous flux of passerines
at Robert Moses SP this morning. I did a sea watch for about an hour (9:50
to 10:50). A steady southwestward flux of Gannets and white-headed gulls,
mostly Herring, filled the sky. In a single sweep of the panorama, I
est
There are two immature male King Eiders in Setauket Harbor. Shortly after
9:30 this morning, I spotted one, a very dark bird with contrasting white
breast and orange-yellow bill. Moments later, Peter Scully drove up, looked
at the bird, and said it was not the one he has seen over the last few
day
Reliable sources have informed me that there are (or were very recently) 3
Hudsonian Godwits at Field & in Heckscher State Park. I haven't seen any
notice on this listserv. Unfortunately for me, I can't go,..
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Brent Bomkamp called at ca. 7:30 to say that he has a Lark Bunting at
Robert Moses SP, in the area of the volleyball court at Field 2. Female or
immature male
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At 2 pm, I received word from Marc Passmann that he and a couple of other
birders saw neither the blackbird nor the larger flock with which it had
associated. High wind might have been a problem.
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About an hour ago (ca. 8:40), I found a male Eurasian Wigeon in Setauket
Harbor, in the narrow southeastern cove bordered by Shore Road and Van
Brunt Manor Road. This is likely a returning bird, seen at this site in
recent winters. I have just seen Andrew Baksh's forwarded report of Gary
Strauss's
Anders Peltomaa and I birded Central Park from 7:00 until 10:30 this
morning, from the Pinetum and Shakespeare Garden through the Ramble and
Maintenance to the Oven and the Point (and back), Our experience conforms
to Tim Healy's report from West End (Jones Beach), minus Dickcissel and
flyover Bob
At about 8:15 this morning, birds observed from the lighthouse park on
Oldfield Point (Setauket) included a rather close Razorbill, providing
excellent scope view of details of bill and plumage. Other species
included Northern Gannet (4 adults) and 2 Bonaparte's Gulls.
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At 4:15 p.m. today, a first-winter Iceland Gull was at the marina on the
east side of Port Jefferson Harbor, viewed from the parking lot of
Danford's Inn. This is evidently the same bird recorded on the Smithtown
count (December 27), found a few days before by Peter Scully.
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An hour ago, I saw a male Eurasian Wigeon in the narrow cove at the
southeast corner of Setauket Harbor. This is along Shore Road, which runs
north from Route 25A in Setauket.
This is almost surely the same bird that has been sporadically frequenting
the Setauket mill pond,which is now partly fro
The immature RED-HEADED WOOD[PECKER found on the Smithtown CBC made itself
almost immediately evident when I looked for it this morning. It is at the
parking lot in the northeastern part of Blydenburgh County Park, at the end
of New Mill Road. A flock of 9 PURPLE FINCHES was also present, near the
I was unable to find the King Eider either this morning (from 7:30 to 8:30)
or on a return visit to Camp Hero in early afternoon. I counted 43
Razorbills during these periods. No Cave Swallows were evident. The Western
Kingbird was conspicuous, near the restaurant, at 8:30 and again at 1:30.
Stand
This morning, I did a sea watch from the Montauk Point restaurant from 7:30
to 8:30 and then for about 40 minutes from Camp Hero. Numbers of SCOTERS
may have increased since Brent Bomkamp's report about a week ago: there
were at least 2000, perhaps closer to 3,000, among which WHITE-WINGED
SCOTER
Having enjoyed viewing the "Western" Flycatcher in Central Park today, I
thought it might be useful to read the most relevant information on the
question of whether or not the "Pacific-slope" and "Cordilleran"
Flycatchers are distinct species. Some birders who have seen (or,
hopefully, will soon s
It has been 3 years since Hurricane Sandy created a breach that ruined the
West Pond at Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge, one of the most important birding
sites and bird habitats in the New York City region. Many readers of this
listserve have written to Gateway National recreation Area officials, or
h
I arrived at 7:20 pm at the Setauket Mill Pond (Oldfield Road/Main Street)
to look for Common Nighthawks overhead, and within a minute or two saw the
first of 7 that flew past between then and 7:40. They followed slightly
variable southwestward paths, roughly parallel to the north shore.
In years
This morning I drove Dune Road from Westhampton to Shinnecock Inlet, under
exceptionally pleasant conditions for birding: it was almost windless and
relatively "warm" (by current standards). I checked the ocean at almost
every viewpoint. A single Red-necked Grebe was a short distance east of
Quogue
My goose chase this afternoon was partly successful, yielding one Greater
White-fronted Goose and one Cackling Goose amidst the Canadas visible from
Route 43 (Northville Turnpike), north of its intersection with Route 105. I
did not find the Pink-footed Goose, but it may well have been among the
co
At Belmont Lake State Park, three of the previously reported Greater
White-fronted Geese were close to the wooded northwest border of the lake,
at about 8:30. They and the Canada Geese were not moving much, and
probably many Canadas, perhaps with other companions, were out of sight,
further back i
I visited several sites this morning, from Robert Moses and Captree State
Parks to Jones Beach West End. There was a strong fringillid flight, with
American Goldfinches greatly outnumbering Pine Siskins (at least 10 to 1),
and good numbers of Purple Finches. Other overhead species included at
leas
Having missed this weekend's massive coastal flight because of a
professional meeting, I was happy to take advantage of the continuing
northwest winds, by arriving at Robert Moses State Park at about 7:45 this
morning. I wished I could be a triumvirate, monitoring the land bird flight
from one vant
With considerable chagrin, I have to say that my reported Buff-breasted
Sandpiper may have been the Baird's that Eileen Schwinn and Mike Higgiston
reported from the same place. My bird was very distant, through thermal
distortion, and I based my ID more on its foraging behavior than on
morphology.
In a more extended day of shorebirdig than I had intended, I began at 7:45
at Cupsogue County Park, where I encountered Dick Belanger. From the end of
the path that leads from the 4WD track west of the parking lot, we spent
over an hour scrutinizing the birds on the exposed, fairly distant sand/mud
The Eurasian Collared Dove that has frequented the Chelsea Water Park in
Manhattan flew in to trees just north of the dog run at about 9:15 this
morning, and soon dropped to the lawn and walkway. The site is at the
junction of 11th Avenue and West 2 Street.
The period from now until July 30 is ext
Because recent sea-watching along the south shore of Long Island has not
been very productive, I was heartened to see a fairly distant Cory's
Shearwater from the Shinnecock Inlet overlook at about 7 p.m. this evening.
What may have been the same bird appeared about 8 minutes later,
considerably clo
I saw one of the previously reported Least Bitterns at Ashamomaque Preserve
at about 8:15 this morning, about 10 minutes after I arrived at the viewing
tower. It flew across the marsh to the far side of the pond, provided a
brief scope view before clambering out of sight in the cattails, and a few
ecipients. It takes only a
minute to access it at www.tinyurl.com/West-Pond-Petition!
The comparative compilation follows.
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Comparison of late May sightings at JBWR West Pond – Douglas Futuyma
My sightings this year (May 25, 2014) compared to my sight
Migrants out east are sparser than in the city, but in two hours this
morning, I encountered 11 species of warblers, including several Northern
Parula, 1 or 2 Black-throated Green, 1 Prairie, Yellow (quite a few
apparently on territory), Ovenbird (at least 5 singing), 1 Northern
Waterthrush, 1 Comm
Bob Proniewych just called to say he just now saw a Swallow-tailed Kite
over Southern State Parkway at Wantagh Parkway. The bird was heading east.
8:55 a.m.
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This morning, Rich Hoyer (en route home to Tucson) and I started at
Hempstead Lake State Park, where we found one Cliff Swallow and 2 Barn
Swallows among the Tree Swallows at the South Pond, and saw the other birds
listed by Joe Giunta, as well as a pair of Wood Ducks and the apparent
hybrid Green-
Birds of some interest at several Long Island sites this morning:
At Blydenburgh County Park (Smithtown), waterfowl included ca. 56
Ring-necked Ducks and 2 Canvasback.
At Robert Moses State Park, more than 1500 Long-tailed Duck on bay side,
close to the roadway, actively milling about; also ca. 40
In my previous posting, I failed to note the continuing Glaucous Gull,
along the inner end of the Inlet, and a third-cycle Lesser Black-backed
Gull with the Iceland Gulls on the beach at Road L.
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At Shinnecock Inlet this morning, the large number of gulls included 2
(perhaps 3) immature Iceland Gulls and almost certainly 2 Glaucous Gulls.
Three male Boat-tailed Grackles were on Dune Road at the Ponquogue Bridge
access, displaying a little to each other. A Snowy Owl was in the marsh
west of
Yesterday morning, I observed 5 Harlequin Ducks at one of the jetties
visible from the eastern end of the Long Beach boardwalk, at Neptune
Avenue. The two adult males, one immature male, and two females appear to
be the same group that had been residing at Point Lookout, and perhaps have
moved in
In my haste, I wrote "Cackling" when, of course, I intended "Barnacle"
Goose. Thanks to the several people who quickly notified me of this
idiotic (my word, not theirs) mistake.
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At 8 a.m., with Canada Geese, in the narrow channel that lets into the East
River from the northwest; almost below the railroad span. I did not find
the Red-necked Grebe.
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This afternoon, an immature Iceland Gull was on the easternmost jetty to
the west of the inlet at Point Lookout. Perhaps taking shelter from the
fierce wind, two pairs of Harlequin Ducks were in the inlet, just north of
the isolated house near the mouth of the inlet.
Scans for grassland birds at Ni
An immature Iceland Gull was on the Stony Brook mill pond at 9:30 this
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A 2-hour sea watch from the Montauk Point restaurant and Camp Hero early
this morning was rewarded by a spectacular number of scoters (20,000 is a
conservative estimate), of which at least 3/4 were Black; the rest were
mostly White-winged, Surf being conspicuously sparse. At least several
hundred C
A 2-hour sea watch from the Montauk Point restaurant and Camp Hero early
this morning was rewarded by a spectacular number of scoters (20,000 is a
conservative estimate), of which at least 3/4 were Black; the rest were
mostly White-winged, Surf being conspicuously sparse. At least several
hundred C
The Sunday field trip to Jones Beach West End encountered far more land
birds than the trip I led there on Saturday, but they included mostly
Yellow-rumped Warblers, Golden-crowned Kinglets (and 1 Ruby-crowned), small
flocks of Tree Swallows, and passing flocks of American Robins and
Red-winged Bl
>From Montauk Point restaurant, 7:30 - 8:45: 1 Parasitic Jaeger and ca 8
Northern Gannets; from Camp Hero bluffs, (:00 to ca. 10:00, about 20 Cory's
Shearwaters, 60+ Common Terns, and 1 White-winged Scoter. (Other birders
saw more Parasitic Jaegers and Cory's Shearwaters.)
Afterward, based on Ang
The Baird's Sandpiper flew out minutes before I arrived at the pond in the
dunes east of Field 2 at Jones Beach West End, and I did not see it in the
subsequent hour. I did see one adult and four immature Stilt Sandpipers, as
well as a White-rumped Sandpiper.
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>From 8:00 to about 10:00 this morning, I examined large concentrations of
gulls that were actively feeding at the ocean's edge, from Shinnecock Inlet
to Tiana Beach. (The most conspicuous food was lady crabs, genus Libinia,
according to a knowledgeable colleague's interpretation of my
description.
About 12 White-winged Crossbills were feeding in pines a short distance
west of the parking lot at Cupsogue County Park at about 2 p.m. today.
Two American Bitterns were seen along Dune Road, well to the east.
The pair of Common Ravens was present at the Hampton Bays water tower at
about 4:00.
D
I searched for the Western Grebe without success from 7:45 to 9:15 this
morning, west and east of Ponquogue Bridge and on the ocean in that
vicinity. I was more successful in my search for finches and bitterns to
the west on Dune Road. As I prepared to leave Dune Road at the Swordfish
Beach Club (
A male Harlequin Duck was in a flock of ca. 45 Common Goldeneye this
morning, on LI Sound, just west of Flax Pond. It was seen from the end of
Beach Lane, off Crane Neck Road. Parking here is by permit only, and the
area is patrolled.
A male Eurasian Wigeon was in Setauket Harbor, viewed by lookin
A number of interesting species, mostly reported previously, were found
today from Montauk Point west to Easthampton. Together with Tom Burke and
Gail Benson, I saw the following. Thanks to several birders in the area,
including Anthony Collerton, Arie Gilbert, Michael McBrien, Peter Polshek,
and D
the Barnacle Goose from Wellwood Avenue, grazing with
Canada Geese on the grounds of St. Charles cemetery. In the interim, I went to
Jones Beach Field 6 in hopes of sea-watching, but visibility was nil at that
time.
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At Oldfield Point, Setauket (Suffolk Co.), from 7:10 to 8:10 this morning,
there was a much sparser passage of American Robins (350) than yesterday,
accompanied by ca. 30 Cedar Waxwings and one Evening Grosbeak that perched
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Not knowing if there is yet any access to the south shore in central Long
Island, I went to the shore of Long Island Sound in Setauket this morning,
hoping for passing migrants. After a fruitless half-hour at West Meadow
Beach, I stationed myself at the Oldfield Point lighthouse (at the end of
Oldf
ck of ca. 8 unidentified jaegers, small flocks of Common and
Forster's Terns, 1 Bonaparte's Gull, and several Gannets. All these birds
were moving eastward.
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the most notable other bird.
I did not see the Captree SP Lark Sparrow either this morning or yesterday
morning, but I checked for it only briefly.
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ormer island. Field 2 had 3 Lesser Black-backed Gulls and a great many
Semipalmated Plovers, evidently downed by the weather: about 370, plus
another 30-40 on road verges.
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cannot rule out the possibility that it flew into the pines and
stayed out of view.
Four Gull-billed Terns were among the terns on the sand bar near the
Coast-Guard station parking lot.
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This morning, Luci Betti called my attention to a Blue Grosbeak on the
Stony Brook University campus, discovered yesterday by Sara Burch and Jacob
McCartney. It is a young singing male, along the south edge of the "Tabler"
dorm parking lot, adjoining a sump (water catchment basin)
The Prothonotary Warbler was present yesterday at 2 p.m., in the southeast
part of the park, behind the Library. At one point, it descended to the
ground as it struggled to consume a Red Admiral. It succeeded (including
the wings), and resumed active foraging.
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The Prothonotary Warbler continues (as of 2 p.m. today) in the southeastern
sector of Bryant Park, behind the New York Public Library. At one point, it
descended to the ground as it struggled, and finally succeeded, to eat a
Red Admiral butterfly, including the wings.
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American Redstart, Common Yellowthroat, Wood Thrush, Red-eyed Vireo, and
numerous Warbling Vireos.
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hen we lost
sight of it. After searching for about 40 minutes, we found it foraging
along the southeastern edge of the woodlot, moving westward along the
southern edge. It repeatedly flew down to the grassy turf, presumably
finding insect prey.
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Between 12:30 and 1:00 today at Jones Beach West End (Nassau Co.) , a
first-winter Iceland Gull was at the Coast Guard Station "island" and an
adult Lesser Black-backed Gull was in the eastern part of Field 2.
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I descried the Barrow's Goldeneye on the West Pond at 7:10 this morning,
and it flew out, together with about 4 Common Goldeneyes, at 7:12. There
remained 117 Common Goldeneyes, almost all of which had flown out by 7:30.
There was a steady exodus of hundreds of Red-breasted Mergansers from 7:00,
w
At about noon today, I saw the Eurasian Wigeon at the south end of the East
Pond of Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge. Only a few feet away was a "Eurasian"
Green-winged Teal (Anas crecca crecca), in the company of a pair of
"Ameriican" Green-winged Teal (A. crecca carolinensis). They and other
ducks wer
After a brief stop at Deep Hollow Ranch, I started a seawatch at Montauk
Point at 7:45 this morning, and then at Camp Hero, the watch lasting until
9:30. I then visited Montauk Lake Inlet at Gin Beach, Ditch Plains,
Cuilloden Point, Fort Pond Bay (south border), Napeague (Lazy Point), and
Hook Pond
As I left the Setauket mill pond this afternoon, I met a bird photographer,
Grace Scalzo, who said she had taken photos of the Black-headed gull in
flight. She kindly sent me two fine photos, with gracious permission to
post them.
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features of plumage or soft
parts that made me suspect anything but a typical Black-headed Gull.
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For the record, the Director (R. McIntyre) of the Marine Science Field
Station in Southampton (part of Stony Brook University's School of Marine
and Atmospheric Science) sent out an email yesterday (Aug. 30), with photos,
about a Brown Pelican feeding in Old Fort Bay (south of Tuckahoe Road) near
I'm forwarding this late posting from a recently arrived graduate student.
He reports an impressive number of Black Terns.
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Subject: Late Posting: Gigantic Tern Flock - Smithto
After seeing the birds reported by Corey Finger at Jones Inlet, I went to
the fishing dock/marina on Reynolds Channel, west of Loop Parkway, with Bob
Proniewicz. Two *Bridled Terns*, an adult and an immature, were close, and
seen at some length. We also saw about 5 *Wilson's Storm-Petrels*. East on
After finding that Robert Moses SP was closed (no surprise), I went to
Heckscher SP at about 12:30,, and found the previously reported Baird's
Sandpiper feeding actively in puddles in Field 7. (The lot was closed to
cars, but easily observed.) A Pectoral Sandpiper flew in and lingered
briefly befor
Among the people who failed to see Black-bellied Whistling Ducks at Liberty
NWR today were Andrew Baksh and I, who spent much of the afternoon looking
for them, from noon to 5:30. Other observers, who walked areas that we did
not, also came away emptyhanded.
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In addition to the Eastern Bluebirds noted by Jeff Ritter and Steve Walter,
two males were present at the Jones Beach (West End) Coast Guard
station Saturday morning. Migrant Northern Flickers and Tree Swallows (ca.
20) were also evident. At Point Lookout, the 8 Harlequin Ducks (4
adult-plumaged ma
table sightings. From several vantage points, including
the Inlet, the ocean seemed nearly devoid of birds.
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This morning's fog made birding difficult to impossible in many places, but
along Dune Road, in Quogue, I saw 2 Clapper Rails and one American Bittern
(this thanks to Aaron from Westhampton). An unusually bright Orange-crowned
Warbler was near the end of Triton Lane, off Dune Road.
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At 9:30 this morning, a small flock of American Goldfinches was accompanied
by a female-plumaged WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILL along the north side of parking
field 2 at Jones Beach West End. It fed in a pine for several minutes
before the flock moved eastward. Several other flocks of goldfinches,
inclu
the Cedar Beach area, I returned at 10:30 to
Captree, where one birder had briefly seen the Ground Dove shortly before.
Douglas Futuyma
Stony Brook, NY
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At 9:45 this morning, I saw the Common Ground Dove* in Captree State Park
(Suffolk), in the site described by Ardith Bondi on Wednesday, viz. along
the north side of the south parking lot, opposite the toilet block. The
vegetation along the edge is not seeded grass, but mown natural dune
vegetation
Heavily armed with insect repellant against continuing hordes of mosquitoes,
I birded Jones Beach -- West End from 7:30 until about 9:30 this morning,
followed by searches at the Point Lookout town park and several other Jones
Beach locales. The most noteworthy bird was a Clay-colored Sparrow alon
This morning at about 8:00, I and Mary Normandie saw 3 BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPERS
at the pool of water on the upper beach at Jones Beach West End, just east of
the swale that extends from the bathhouse at Field 2. No Baird's Sandpipers
were to be seen. A WHIMBREL circled briefly; probably the sa
This morning (July 5), I did a seawatch from 6:50 to 8:20 at Robert
Moses State Park (Field 2). The only species of note was Cory's Shearwater;
I saw 13, mostly in the first 20 minutes or so. Soon after I ended my
watch, Tom Burke and Gail Benson arrived and saw at least one
more individual. Thi
To the apparent late migrants noted in yesterday's NYC RBA, add Blackpoll
Warbler: a female and asinging male in Bryant Park late this morning. I did
not see the Mourning Warbler that has been recorded recently.
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male Boat-tailed Grackle along the main street in Point
Lookout (Nassau Co.) may have been a spring arrival.
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I started today with an hour's sea-watch at Montauk Point and worked
westward. Strong wind and choppy waters made viewing conditions difficult in
many places.
RAZORBILLS continue to be fairly abundant at Montauk Point. Between 7:00
and 7:
I started today with an hour's sea-watch at Montauk Point and worked
westward. Strong wind and choppy waters made viewing conditions difficult in
many places.
RAZORBILLS continue to be fairly abundant at Montauk Point. Between 7:00
and 7:30, I focussed on counting Razorbills, and counted 83, all
As I crossed the Verrazano Bridge and approached Staten Island, a Black
Vulture flew over the bridge, headed northward.
In Clove Lake Park in Staten Island, I saw the Summer Tanager in early
afternoon. It apparently faviord a berry-laden vine high in a tree near the
western end of the white footbr
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