A not particularly birdy morning at SMSP was highlighted by a good number of
Vireos foraging through the trees in the company of Black-capped Chickadees. We
patiently looked over the mixed flocks, which was dominated by Red-eyed Vireos
with a few Warbling Vireos mixed in. At our last stop along
A morning flight at RMSP this morning had a good variety of birds, although
warblers were again frustratingly difficult to locate as they moved down the
beach or dove into the shrubbery. We spent our time along the eastern boundary
of the golf course where we got in about an hour of birding befo
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Black Skimmers on the sandbar. Mixed in with the shorebirds
were single Semipalmated and Western Sandpipers. After looking through
the numerous Black-bellied's, with no sign of a Golden Plover, I found
a lone Golden in the WE2 parking lot on my way out.
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listening to the overnight weather report that forecast light
northwest winds. What we found at first was fog - lots of fog. Birding
started out slowly at the golf course, but we were eventually able to
see a good variety
We spent the morning and early afternoon birding at Caumsett State Park today,
recording 77 species, one of our highest one-day October species counts at the
park. There was plenty to look at throughout the park, but the fields were the
most interesting. The restoration fields were alive with sp
Before I relate the details of our morning's birding at RMSP, let me first say
that we searched unsuccessfully for the previously reported Say's Phoebe from
11:30AM to 12:30PM around the FI Lighthouse and the trails leading back to the
hawk watch. When we left the bird had not been relocated. As
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
Late this afternoon at Heckscher State Park there was a flock of
approx. thirty Red Crossbills in the pines east of Field 7.
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Birds seen at Montauk today:
Razorbills - 350 (from Point to Fort Pond Bay)
Iceland Gull - 2, one 1st year at Point, one winter adult at Lk. Montauk
jetties.
Cackling Goose - 1 at Deep Hollow Ranch with Canada Geese
Black-l Kittiwake - 1 at Point in late afternoon
Brown Pelican - 1 at Lk. Montauk
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Lake Montauk Jetty - Brown Pelican and Iceland Gull (1st year)
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We spent a pleasant morning and early afternoon at CSP today.
Highlights included eight species of sparrows in the northern section
of the restoration fields, the most notable being a single Vesper
Sparrow. At the manure pile a single Common Redpoll made a brief
appearance. In the fields so
Seen briefly at 9:50AM today in tidal portion of Setauket Mill Pond.
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While looking at feeding groups of Red and White-winged Crossbills, we spied a
late American Golden Plover feeding in the median just east of Field 8. The
count period for the Captree CBC starts tomorrow. Perhaps (however unlikely)
the bird will stay till Sunday. Attempts to turn the bird into
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We birded Caumsett State Park today as part of the Northern Nassau CBC.
Highlights of the day's birding was an American White Pelican seen in the late
afternoon flying east over Lloyd Harbor towards Huntington Bay. Perhaps this is
the same bird that was seen in early November at Lloyd Point by A
s, quickly picking up and eating
pine cone seed remnants that had been dropped. Here on LI we have little
opportunity to observe crossbill behavior, so this fall has been particularly
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At WE2 this afternoon there was a flock of twenty-three Red
Crossbills in the median and seventeen Tree Swallows seen by Jerry &
Beth Platt near the jetty. There has also been a single Lapland
Longspur associating with Horned Larks, seen and photographed approx.
two days ago by Jerry and
relocated the flock
of five Horned Larks and one Lapland Longspur feeding in the Field 7 parking
lot. This was my first Lapland Longspur of the year (and not a moment to soon).
Let's hope it hangs around till tomorrow for those starting their 2013 list.
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A search at previously described locations at Montauk from 7:30-9:00AM proved
unsuccessful .
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We started our day at Cupsogue County Park, where we saw more scoters
in ten minutes than we saw in two and a half hours of birding at
Montauk Pt. the other day. Highlights included a flock of forty-seven
White-winged Crossbills with about three Red Crossbills in the pines
at the west end o
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We spent a frigid morning birding at Southard's Pond in Babylon Village. Upon
first arrival we noted that the pond was mostly frozen, with only a a small
area on the north end open. While scanning the packed waterfowl (mostly Canada
Geese) we observed a hawk sitting up in a tree near the waterfo
Ross's Goose being seen at HSP now, opposite entrance road to Field 6. Best bet
is to park in S/W corner of Parking Field 1 and walk the paved bike path in a
S/W direction.
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Around 9:00AM this morning a male yellow-headed Blackbird was briefly seen
feeding on the ground in a large blackbird flock east of Rt 25 and Edward's
Ave. Flock has moved west of Edward's Ave.
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While birding the median at West End 2 late this morning, Sue and I encountered
a Blackpoll Warbler feeding on the lawn edge with Song and Tree Sparrows.
Photos of the bird can be seen at my flickr site. Needless to say, this species
should be enjoying the warm South American weather at this tim
On Friday we finally had some free time so we decided to do some birding at
Caumsett State Park (CSP). It turned out to be a good day for Turkey Vulture's.
On our way up to CSP we observed three heading east over lower Huntington
Harbor and an additional three (not together) at Caumsett. One bir
). I also recorded my first
Yellow-rumped Warblers (3) away from the beach.
The Red-necked Grebe continues at Captree State Park, and is starting to
acquire a tinge of red on the breast.
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thousand scoters (in order of abundance Black, Surf, and White-winged of those
that were identifiable) pales in comparison to other years.
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Warm weather and southerly winds finally arrived and with it a nice collection
of early spring migrants. Pine and Palm Warblers were in attendance, along with
good numbers of Golden-crowned Kinglets. The previous swallow influx over the
South Pond seems to have disappeared, with a small number
We spent a few hours birding at Hempstead Lake State Park this
morning. Highlights of the trip included our first of season Ruby-
crowned Kinglet and Black & White Warbler. Present in good numbers
were Yellow-rumped Warblers (41), Palm Warblers (20), and Golden-
crowned Kinglets (18).In contr
State Park there was a Worm-eating Warbler in the
woods between the parking lot and the South Pond, in addition to good numbers
of Pine and Palm Warblers - this year being one of the more protracted
migrations for these two species that I can remember.
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Highlights of the late morning and afternoon at JBSP included a pair of
Gull-billed Terns on the sandbar at the West End Marina and the stunning
Red-headed Woodpecker on Bay Parkway (Thanks to Sam Janazzo & Bob Kurtz for the
heads-up). A few photos of the woodpecker are at my flickr site.
lier. Be aware that the preserve has a maze of trails and it is
easy to miss the kettleholes. Good luck if you go. A few photos of the warbler
can be found on my flickr site.
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My directions to the warbler should have said take the trail north
from the northwest corner of the parking lot. Sorry about that.
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We spent the morning birding Doodletown Road in Bear Mountain State
Park. It rained on our way up from LI but cleared just as we arrived
at Doodletown. Many of the local breeders were in, including Hooded
and Cerulean Warblers and Louisiana Waterthrush. A few migrant
warblers were present,
Encouraged by Derek Roger's reports of seabird activity at Smith's
Point, we headed over to the beach to do a sea watch somewhere on the
Jones barrier island. We were surprised to find RMSP open (Fields 2 &
5), and decided to conduct a sea watch from Field 2. We spent an hour
looking, with
fish hatchery a Parula Warbler was
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Surf Scoters mixed in, have been
observed off the beach recently, todays number being estimated at two hundred
fifty birds.
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The previously reported male Red-necked Phalarope was observed at about 8:45
this morning on an outgoing tide at Pike's Beach. Specifically, the bird was on
the east side of the large spit (the point of land that is on your right as you
look north from the waters edge). The bird was with Short-b
A group of birders found the Red-necked Stint at Cupsogue about 7:40 AM this
morning on the mud flats north of the parking lot. The bird was originally in
the company of Semipalmated Sandpipers but later was seen feeding by itself.
The bird was still present at about 9:45AM. A few photos of the
ler as the
requisite phone calls were made concerning the phalarope's presence.
Unfortunately, the phalarope gave us the slip south of the raunt just
as a number of birders arrived looking for it. I have put up some
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me to the Godwit's
presence also reported seeing Whimbrels, but I did not encounter any on my
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umped (5) Sandpipers.
Waterfowl included Blue and Green-winged Teal, Gadwall, and Mallard. I
estimated that there were between five hundred and a thousand shorebirds in the
ponds. Mosquitoes were not a problem (yet).
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ecies observed in
number included Scarlet Tanager (16) and Red-eyed Vireo (22). I ended the day
with sixty-one species, the majority passerines. Oddly, there were no notable
species observed - quantity not quality.
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Among a large group of Laughing Gulls on the beach, between RMSP Fields 2 and 3
was an immature Franklin's Gull. I will post photos this afternoon. Bird still
present at 9:25am.
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lking the beach have
forced some of the birds off the beach and into the water. I do not necessarily
assume this bird has left, and there still may be some gull concentrations
tomorrow, assuming the fish cooperate. Photos of the gull can be found on my
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At SMSP this morning the blustery northeast winds produced a mediocre number of
birds, but a few species showed up in good numbers. A constant Stream of
American Robins (6,800) moved east through the park in the company of tight
flocks of Cedar Waxwings (700). Small numbers of Common Grackles, R
At 9:15AM this morning an adult Shrike was observed near Jones Inlet west of
WE2 parking lot, tentatively called a Loggerhead on the basis of the rounded
head and black border at the base of the bill. I will post photos this
afternoon. Feel free to weigh in on the ID.
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feels my ID is
incorrect, a discussion on this listserve would be a good learning experience
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A cold weather front brought out some typical November migrants in good numbers
at West End this morning. Highlights included Red-winged Blackbird (4,400),
Robin (1200), and American Goldfinch (175). Present in small numbers were Rusty
Blackbird (10), American Pipit (9), and Purple Finch (3). At
At 10:30AM Sue and I observed a Hudsonian Godwit with an injured leg on the s/s
of Sagg Pond in Southampton.
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Sue and I spent four days out at Montauk doing some birding, but the
weather would not cooperate. On Thursday, the best day weather-wise,
we found the previously reported Hudsonian Godwit at Sagg Pond. On a
rainy Friday highlights included a Cackling Goose at Deep Hollow
Ranch, and four Red
Sue and I spent the morning birding at Caumsett State Park. Highlights included
two calling Common Ravens flying over the parking lot soon after we arrived,
and an immature Red-headed Woodpecker on the west side of the Fishing Road.
Other species of note included a male Wood Duck engaging in cou
We birded Jones Beach State Park this morning, starting at Field 6. We
spent some time going through the large flocks of shorebirds roosting
on the beach between Field 6 and the Water Tower. Present in a flock
of approx. 5,000 Dunlin were two Western Sandpipers and two Red Knot.
At West End
Rich Kelly found a Gyrfalcon on an Osprey platform N/W of Cedar Beach Marina
where it was observed interacting with a Peregrine. May be same bird as last
year.
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d I had an interesting white-plumaged gull with the
Bonies that we felt was a leucistic Bonaparte's Gull. Photo at my flickr site.
Bird Counts start this weekend - lets hope the weather is not as bad as
forecasted!
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sending (new computer + new mail format = problems). Sue and I spent the
morning birding at Jones Beach State Park. Highlights included a single
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Black Guillemot being seen at 9:45AM in Hempstead Harbor from park on west side
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had an
Orange-crowned Warbler on the bike path between Fields 6 & 7 feeding in the
goldenrod bordering the path. i have posted on my flickr site a distant photo
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We started our birding day at Montauk Point, where there were a good number of
Scoter and Eider on both sides of the Point. Despite the good numbers, we could
not turn up anything of interest. The highlight was a good Razorbill flight
consisting of approximately110 birds. After leaving the Point
A Yellow-headed Blackbird was observed feeding with a large flock of
Brown-headed Cowbirds on the buffalo farm on the S/S of Reeves Ave. in
Riverhead.
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The cold, blustery day made for an easy decision to avoid birding at the beach
and head for the Riverhead and Calverton farm fields. Highlights included a
single Lapland Longspur among a flock of thirty-five Horned Larks feeding on
the eastern shoulder of Hulse Landing Road. We then proceeded e
We stopped by Belmont Lake State Park this morning on our way up to the north
shore in the hopes of seeing Derek Roger's Barnacle Goose. It took almost an
hour, but eventually we found the bird sleeping on the ice with Canada Geese.
While not in the class of Lazy Point Larry (the long-lived Less
Sue and I decided to "embrace the winter'" today with a mornings birding in
Nassau County. We started at Jones Beach/West End where we anticipated that
snow cover might bring some interesting species. As we drove in to the boat
basin parking lot we observed four American Pipits busily feeding on
Glaucous Gull in the
parking lot, at least one female King Eider in the inlet, and a Red-necked
Grebe in the Oakland’s Restaurant boat basin. A Clapper Rail was on the salt
marsh east of Dolphin Lane. A few photos are on my flickr site.
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We birded Pt. Lookout this morning with mediocre results. Our best bird was a
Western Willet feeding along the rocks at Fireman's Park, undoubtedly the same
bird reported a few weeks ago from this location. Our most intriguing (and
disappointing) bird was a small loon feeding on the outgoing tid
A first winter Black-headed Gull spent the better part of the morning feeding
just west of the west jetty at Shinnecock Inlet (photo on my flickr site).
Other birds present were Iceland Gull (2), and King Eider (3). West of the
Ponquogue Bridge a Clapper Rail was feeding in one of the few unfroz
results of the photos
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We made our first visit of the year to Hempstead Lake State Park this AM, and
were pleased to see a lack of residual snow in many locations (unlike the North
Shore). Highlights were the continuing Bald Eagles on Hempstead Lake, an
immature bird on the ice and an adult in the trees on the west si
Currently looking at a Barnacle Goose in large flock of Canada's on n/s of
Daniel's Lane. Bird does not seem to have any leg bands.
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Sue and I stopped by Argyle Lake in Babylon where the handsome Red-necked Grebe
continues. While looking at the grebe we heard an Osprey calling overhead, our
first of the year and a slightly early date (by about a week) for our
neighborhood. West End produced our FOY Great Egret flying down Jon
Despite the date, a mornings birding at Jones Beach State Park yielded a nice
winter bird list. We started out at the West End Boat Basin, where a few
breeding-plumaged Horned Grebes were the highlight. We then headed over to the
Fisherman’s parking lot, birding along the Inlet jetty. The Red-n
Sue and I did some birding at Hempstead Lake State Park (HLSP) this morning,
later stopping by Massapequa Preserve (MP). Unfortunately the cloudy weather
seemed to put a damper on bird song. Highlights at HLSP was a single Northern
Rough-winged Swallow with Tree Swallows on South Pond, and a dul
An otherwise quiet morning at HLSP was highlighted by a singing Louisiana
Waterthrush in the northwest corner of South Pond. Specifically, where the
creek empties into the pond. Other birds present were Ruby-crowned Kinglet(1),
Golden-crowned Kinglet (10) Brown Creeper (4), and Pine Warbler (4).
A slow morning at Sunken Meadow State Park picked up around 9:00AM when a small
wave of warblers came through. Although we did not find any of the uncommon
warbler species, we still tallied seventeen warbler species, a good total for
western Suffolk County. We eventually totaled eight-six specie
To add to Shai's description of the mornings birding at Captree Island,
shortly after Shai and Doug left a Parasitic Jaeger flew over Captree Island
(photos on my flickr site). I have also put up a few photos of the White-face
Ibis in comparison with adjacent Glossy Ibis. The Ibis disappeared f
ardy Black Scoters.
I did not see the White-faced Ibis at Captree Island, but the Ibis were
scattered all over the place and moving frequently. An immature Glossy Ibis was
present in the flock, so birders should be careful with their id.
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thousand) but poor variety. A single Sooty Shearwater was the best we could
muster on the ocean off Pike's. At Cupsogue County Park we had approx. one
hundred twenty terns on the flats about an hour before dead low tide,
disappear into
the gloom. After that it was very quiet, with nothing of note being observed.
There were a total of four Lesser Black-backed Gulls in the Field 2 and 5
parking lots just before the skies opened up.
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We birded Arshamomaque Preserve this morning, observing 2-3 Least Bitterns on
the pond at about 8:00AM, as observed from the observation tower. Most of our
observations were of flying birds, but we did hear one calling and observed the
bird flailing around in the cattails in front of the tower.
Sue and I spent the morning birding the flats at Cupsogue Co. Park, where the
number and variety of shorebirds (fifteen species) were a big improvement over
last weekend. Our day stared off with a flyby Royal Tern, our first of the
year. While scanning the flats a lone Stilt Sandpiper flew in, s
This morning we did a run up at SMSP and as we crossed the entrance road bridge
we noticed the exposed mudflats west of the bridge. We delayed our run to check
out the flats. We recorded seven species of the common shorebirds. Of note
were two juvenile Forster’s Terns with limited flying abili
At about 11:30AM an adult Baird's Sandpiper was observed in the ponds between
the nature center and the West End 2 parking lot. The bird flew out of the pond
about 11:45AM and has not been relocated. The bird was seen going down in one
of western-most ponds and is probably still present.
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Sandy, Shai Mitra has found what we hope is the
first of many (although the high number of Pectoral Sandpipers in the creek in
Spring was also noteworthy). A distant photo of the Avocet is on my Flickr
site.
Ken Feustel
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A search by a number of birders from 7:20AM to 11:30AM today for the American
Avocet seen yesterday at SMSP was unsuccessful. Shorebird numbers were roughly
similar to the day before.
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At 8:30AM a Lark Sparrow was found on the north side of RMSP Field 2, east of
main entrance. Last observed along fence line at east end of Field 2, south of
entrance to volleyball courts.
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The Little Gull flew out of the West End boat basin at 8:46 AM and headed in a
southwest direction.
Birders are trying to relocate the bird.
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Despite our unsuccessful search for the Common Ringed Plover yesterday,
eighteen species of shorebirds were observed. The Marbled Godwit continued on
the flats, and a Whimbrel put in a brief appearance. A single White-rumped
Sandpiper was observed, and at about 5:00PM a Hudsonian Godwit flew in
The previously reported Common Gallinule continued at Patchogue Lake this
morning, as viewed from East 3rd Street, and was joined by a molting male
Eurasian Wigeon among the many American Wigeon. Also present were Wood Duck,
Ring-necked Duck, Ruddy Duck, Gadwall and eight Pied-billed Grebes.
K
Robert Moses State Park witnessed one of the more memorable fallouts in recent
years this morning, with clouds of sparrows on the lawn and moving through the
bushes. Overhead, flyby Pine Siskins and Purple Finch put in a good showing.
Species that exceeded a thousand individuals included Pine Si
West End obviously received some good coverage today, with many birders
recording the same species independently. We started out the morning getting a
quick view of an immature Northern Goshawk as it flew across the Fishing Road
at about 10:OOAM. Working our way south along the West End jetty, w
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
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