The Bald Eagle nest only featured the incubating sub-adult. Two separate pair
of Osprey were observed (I believe there are nests to the north and south of
the Eagle nest). What was interesting was seeing 4 very large birds flying
together and landing in the marsh - turns out they were Great Bl
Nice to start getting some spring migrants: at my feeder, FOS chipping
sparrow, cowbirds, grackle, and a pine warbler.
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Following up on Shaibal and Tom's reports, I as well as a number of other
birders worked Hempstead Lake State Park and West End II at Jones Beach.
Highlight of the day was a female type Summer Tanager at West End II in the
northwest corner of the parking lot. It was observed for a few minutes
befor
I visited Breezy Point today to do some spring shorebird reconnaissance and
had the following notables: PIPING PLOVERS (3), EASTERN PHOEBES (2) -
finally my FOS (first of the season) in Queens, American Oystercatchers
(17), Sanderling (240) and Dunlin (3). In a first for me at Breezy Tip, I
had 5
Date: 4-24-12
Location: Hempstead Lake SP Nassau County, and Alley Pond Queens
An early morning visit to Hempstead Lake SP yielded Blue-winged Teal,
Rose-breasted Grosbeak (FOS), many Yellow-rumped Warblers, Palm Warblers, and
Blue-gray Gnatcatchers.
Moving on to Alley Pond Park, Queens, yi
My day of birding started off at 8:30 in the fog at Robert Moses S.P.,
where it was pretty quiet migrant-wise, with the exception of 1 E. Phoebe
and 1 Brown Thrasher. Out on (and above) nearby Captree Island marsh were
1 Snowy Egret, 3 Great Egrets, and 4 Wilson's Snipe.
By the time I got to Sunke
