Huge spectacle at Hempstead Lake today. Three(!) Common Ravens flew low over the tree tops, then looped around in formation and dove in on the Great Horned Owl pair. What. A. Show. Fish Crows and Blue Jays also joined the scene, and blows were definitely exchanged. Amazing to see these powerful birds square off. I also spotted a raven flying over Lynbrook earlier this morning. Jones Beach was gray and wet, but I found Forster's Terns, Greater Yellowlegs, Field Sparrow, singing towhees and thrashers, Merlin, and a Peregrine. Hempstead Lake also featured nesting gnatcatchers, a Wood Duck pair, and a Prairie Warbler (heard singing just before the big bird showdown began). Light in migrants but still a great morning!
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