I went out to Calverton today to try locating the reported Blackbirds.
The birds were not at the spot reported in an earlier post, so I drove
around, heading up Manor road. i found some other birders studying the
flock in the corn stubble but we could not pick out our target due to
constant motion of the flock and the poor lighting conditions.
The flock then took off northeast, and moved around quite a bit, making
finding a vantage point challenging.
the flock eventually returned to roughly the same location as this am's
report, where I was finally able to pick one female / imm type.
for those interested in locating this bird, this map will give the area
described above as the area within which the flock moved.
http://goo.gl/maps/MPQPs
look in trees for the birds as well as fields, that may be an easier way
to locate the flock.
if the sun is behind you [ ie looking north ] it should make finding one
easier.
good luck!
Arie Gilbert
North Babylon, NY
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