Around sunrise the Common Ground Dove was spotted near the green buoy feeding. Further west at Jones Beach I did not see the Northern Shrike around 8 AM. In the median were American Goldfinches, Pine Siskins, Red-breasted Nuthatches and at least 1 Sharp-shinned hawk. At the Coast Guard Station I spotted 1 White-winged Scoter, Brant, American Oystercatchers and plenty of gulls of varying species. Lake Orowoc in Islip (next to the McDonalds) had 2 male Red-headed Ducks in addition to a small flock of Ruddy Ducks. A small group of Northern Shovelers were also seen in Brightwaters just north of Montauk Highway. Photos of many of the birds can be seen here: http://birdsoflongisland.blogspot.com/2010/11/american-goldfinches.html -- - Luke, Flanders
www.WildLongIsland.blogspot.com www.BirdsOfLongIsland.blogspot.com -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html 3) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
