Today, at about 11:00AM, I discovered a Yellow-bellied Flycatcher at the picnic area at Zach's Bay/Jones Beach. After making a few phone calls I was joined by Seth Ausubel, Shai Mitra, and Pat Lindsay who concurred with the initial identification. The picnic area is on the north side of the Ocean Parkway and is best reached by parking in the small parking lot just west of Field 6 and heading north under the underpass and then making a quick right into the picnic area. The bird favored the shrub barrier on the north side of the picnic area and appeared to be feeding on small crickets! The small parking lot is closed during the week so it is best to park at the west end of the Field 6 parking lot and proceed as outlined.
Also seen this morning was an Orange-crowned Warbler at the West End/Jones Beach turnaround, later relocated along the shrub line at the westernmost entrance to West End 2. While heading back east in the early afternoon I observed a Blue-headed Vireo feeding in the median of the Ocean Parkway just east of the entrance to Cedar Overlook Beach. Ken Feustel -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES Archives: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.html 2) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
