This morning before work, I stopped in quickly at Blydenburgh CP to assess any arriving waterfowl on the pond. Around the south parking lot adjacent to the pond was a good movement of migratory landbirds, including a female Summer Tanager.
The pond held a decent variety of ducks, including an impressive number of at least 45 Wood Ducks. 2 very skittish Ring-necked Ducks were FOS for this location. Also present were about 120 American Wigeon, 3 Shovelers, 1 Pintail, and 2 Pied-billed Grebes. I did not bird the north end of the pond. Blydenbugh CP can be accessed (south entrance) off of Rt 347/454 in Hauppauge. This morning a sign was posted here alerting visitors that the gate is locked until 8AM due to West Nile mosquitoes. Glenn Quinn Hauppauge, NY -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
