Hi Everyone, Yesterday I went to Massapequa Preserve early in the morning and then again in the late afternoon...highlights were a Kingfisher, Blue Gray Gnatcatchers and a Chipping Sparrow. I saw another Sparrow which I still have to ID...also saw a fox.
Today I was out from sunrise to sunset at the following locales: Jones Beach, Oceanside Marine Nature Study Area, Mill Pond (Bellmore), Bayville, Oyster Bay Wildlife Refuge, Muttontown Preserve, Bailey's Arborteum, St John's Pond, Cold Spring Harbor, Uplands Farm Sanctuary, Heckscher Park (Huntington), Lloyd Harbor, Caumsett, Tackapausha and Massapequa Preserve. Some places were almost lifeless, while others had a lot of activity - Bailey's Arborteum was TEEMING with Yellow Rumped, Yellow Warblers and Blue Gray Gnatcatchers..also a Pine Warbler. I was giving myself whiplash from trying to keep up with all the activity. I still have to tally the number of species -will update that on my blog...Robins, Common Grackles, and Ospreys seemed to be everywhere - I'll just list the highlights: Jones Beach West End: 3 Kestrels on the median, 4 Harlequin Ducks, both Loons, Long Tailed Ducks, a raft of Black Scoters, and Piping Plover (and seals) by the inlet - there was a good plumage Common Loon by the Coast Guard Station Oceanside Marine Study: 2 Glossy Ibis, Great and Snowy Egrets Mill Pond (Bellmore): Black Crowned Night Heron Muttontown Preserve: Red Headed Woodpecker (not much else) Bayville: 3 Horned Grebes (were not present anywhere else) Lloyd Harbor: 6 Greater Yellowlegs, Bufflehead Good birding, Rob in Massapequa http://longislandbirding.blogspot.com/ (I have a busy weekend getting ready for Easter, but will update my blog with pics ASAP) -- 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/ --
