The morning flight at Robert Moses State Park (Suffolk Co.), driven by a moderate northwest wind was substantial if not spectacular. I concentrated my effort on the western end of the park, on the golf course and other areas adjacent to parking field 2. The hottest action was in the pines and shrubs near the beginning of the RV beach access road. I was riveted to that spot for 30 minutes by 2-3 CAPE MAY WARBLERS, 1-2 TENNESSEE, 1 CANADA, 3-4 N. Parulas, 1 Blackpoll, 1-2 Pine, several Palms, and a Blue-headed Vireo. Earlier, on the golf course, the highlights were a LINCOLN'S SPARROW and a flyover by an adult Bald Eagle. An immature Bald Eagle was seen later soaring over the eastern end of parking field 2 near the volleyball courts. By that point in the morning the raptor flight was starting to pick up, so I headed to the Fire Island hawk watch at the east end of the park. My timing was good as I was up on the platform when Shai Mitra's call came in regarding the LARK SPARROW he'd found. I hustled over toward the lighthouse where the sparrow was temporarily out of sight. Thankfully it reappeared after a short wait and provided nice looks for about a minute before flying off ~50 yards to the west.
In the early afternoon, on my way home from running errands, I paid a 1 hour visit to Lakeland County Park (Islandia). There were signs of migration evident there as well, with the highlights being an adult male HOODED WARBLER, a Wood Thrush, a Solitary Sandpiper, and a Green heron. eBird checklists for both sites here: http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S15241081 http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S15241168 -- 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/ --
