Heading west, I had 2 Turkey Vultures circling over the LIE in Manorville. After finding out I had to give half of what I get from Uncle Sam to Cousin Mario, I decided to perk up by driving through the Calverton Grasslands on the way home. As I entered the property from Grumman Blvd, a Blue-gray Gnatcatcher flew by my windshield, and landed in a close tree - what a nice way for nature to say "happy spring" ! I also saw two other species for the first time this season, singles of Kestrel and E.Meadowlark.
After dinner, ~ 7:30 P.M., I meandered down to the "Roanoke Roosts" to see if any of the T.V. population were still lingering...and, happy to report, they are ! The main group of 17 birds were still roosting in the 3 Spruce Trees, on the w/s of Griffing Ave, just s/o Lincoln Ave, Riverhead. There were also 2 birds lounging on the Roanoke Ave Elementary School's chimney. Cheers, Bob -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME.htm http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES.htm 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://birding.aba.org/maillist/NY01 Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
