Went to Floyd Bennett Field today to look for the reported NORTHERN SHRIKE, and after walking the whole length of the north runway, plus much of the north 40 nature trails, we found it right where we started, just off the runway, on the south side, closest to the building, right near a speed limit sign.
JBNWR turned up a fox sparrow near the visitor center, a male EURASIAN WIGEON and a pair of Canvasback on the west pond. Jones Beach did not produce any Snowy or Saw-whet owls in a few hours searching, though we did turn up a gray fox sleeping in a tree, and a flock of Snow Buntings did a fly by the coast guard parking lot. David Rankin Accord, NY -- 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/ --
