Yesterday (4/3) I went down to check on the Eagle nest. I saw 3 other birders in the parking lot with Scopes. With one eagle on the nest I spent a bit of time trying to find the other one, scanning trees and looking at far off gulls soaring. After a bit I found the "adult" - it was perched on a stick way out on the marsh. I suspect it was trying to stay low to avoid the steady winds.
A few observations are in my blog related to interactions with the Eagle and other species on the marsh as well as an Osprey. I have heard the chicks are on schedule to hatch in the next 2-3 weeks, though I'm not too confident given the lack of success at Wertheim and the fact that this is the first nesting year for these birds (based on plumage). Other birds seen were some Great Egrets, lots of corvids and some mergansers. A trip to Swan River Preserve (East Patchogue) via my run had a few Gadwall in the pond. The Town Parks Department has also put up 4 interpretive signs explaining the history of the site, the drainage system, the marsh plants and other details. Photos from yesterday's trip can be seen here: http://birdsoflongisland.blogspot.com/2015/04/cold-and-wet-observation-nesting-eagles.html -- - Luke www.birdsoflongisland.blogspot.com -- 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/ --
