Once again, I did a few hours of birding this afternoon on Dune Rd., between Quogue and Hampton Bays, although I reversed the direction I usually start at from the west (Quogue) beginning today from the east (Shinnicock Inlet). Along the way there were 18 Red-winged Blackbirds* (some singing) on the wires on both sides of the road, with another RWBL trying to pass himself off as an Osprey - as it rested on the perching arm of one of the latter species' nests ! I also noticed a dark stump in the marsh that, as I approached it, expanded into a Great Blue Heron and flew away !
Cheers, Bob *All were singletons -- 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/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/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/ --
