The following should have been posted yesterday...sorry !
Upon arriving at Fire Island on Sat. (10/26), I was greeted by the
resident pair of adult Peregrine Falcons atop the Water Tower. These birds
were gone when I left F.I., and when I past the Jones Beach W.T. later in
the day, seeing a pair of this species on this tower, I wondered if anyone
knows for sure, by taking the time to prove, that they are not the same
pair ? Unlike the day before with n/w winds, the raptors counted at the
hawk watch today were few, due primarily to the w x s/w winds.
En-route to J.B., a stop at Gilgo produced a Gray -cheeked Thrush, 2 Hermit
Thrushes, 2 E.Phoebes and a Palm Warbler, as well as numerous Yellow-rumped
Warblers and many of the common sparrows. The winds that frustrated the
" Hawk Watchers" a few miles to the east, delighted the ~ 15 "Para-Sailors",
who were getting fantastic rides in both the ocean and the bay, at or near
Gilgo Beach.
Cheers,
Bob
&
1 Grey-cheeked and 2 He,ils" !
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