I birded Pine Neck Sanctuary this morning. The overcast, wet conditions were ideal as I worked the edges of the pine-oak forest, saltmarsh and mosquito ditches. There has been a recent adult Bald Eagle seen perching on the various snags and abandoned Osprey platforms. I did not find the eagle but did locate a NELSON'S SPARROW working the edge of a large mosquito ditch toward the center of the marsh and managed some decent iScope images. Although this piece of marsh is not by any means considered large, it seems to hold a high concentration of Saltmarsh Sparrows throughout the breeding season. Good to see another Ammodramus species using this site to fuel up.
I exited the marsh through the north where there is a trail that leads through more coastal forest. The flight call of a Pine Siskin immediately caught my attention. I counted at least 2 dozen PINE SISKINS as they methodically worked a group of pitch pines and cedars. Pine Neck is a 66-acre preserve co-owned by The Nature Conservancy and Town of Southampton. Parking for the preserve is along the south side of Head of Lots Road just west of the EQ Fire Dept. Best, Derek Rogers Sayville http://m.flickr.com/#/photos/39025168@N07/ -- 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/ --
