[nysbirds-l] Massapequa Preserve Birds (Nassau Co.)

With the high winds forecasted for today we decided to stay away from the beach and head inland to Massapequa Preserve (MP). We missed most the birds found on the Southern Nassau CBC at MP, but found a few goodies. A lone Common Raven was calling as it flew over the Least Bittern (my name) Pond,

[nysbirds-l] Massapequa Preserve Birds (Nassau Co.)

Sue and I spent a few hours birding at Massapequa Preserve (MP) this morning. We came up with a decent list of half-hardies and early winter malingerers. Waterfowl numbers on the Pittsburg Ave. Pond was low, but did include a female Wood Duck. We recorded both kinglets around the pond as well as

[nysbirds-l] Massapequa Preserve Birds (Nassau Co)

Massapequa Preserve continues to be a good location for lingering warblers this fall, with a late immature Yellow Warbler seen this morning. In the past few weeks warblers at MP have included Orange- crowned, Black-throated Blue, Parula, and Palm. Last Sunday a late Blue-gray Gnatcatcher was