A non birding trip to Long Island allowed me to stop at Jones Beach where I saw a few notables that included 1 Lapland Longspur in the West End II parking lot, feeding with a flock of about 17 Horned Larks.
Near the second exit from that lot were 2 American Pipits. There was no sign of the Common Ground-Dove but I did not put much effort into looking, so there is a good chance it is still hanging in. Later, a brief cruise by Baisley Pond in Queens, I noted several Redheads so they are back and building up. The pond is pretty open so waterfowl have plenty of room to hide. A decent number of Northern Shovelers continue for this time of the year with the other winter arrivals like Ring-necked Ducks. Eric Miller called in to report that the Wilson's Warbler at Kissena Park continued at least through yesterday. It apparently has been around since November 11th according Stephane Perrault's eBird report from the 15th of November (http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S20558882) This is a good find and coupled with Eric's Black-and-white Warbler from Kissena Corridor on Sat November 15th, is a good reminder to keep checking all those micro habitat spots that have in the past held winter goodies. Cheers, -- 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/ --
