This morning I was at Jones Beach West End from 7:30-9:30 and had some success. The winds were not favorable but they were present enough to keep mosquitos at bay. On the raptor front I had 2 Cooper's, 1 Sharp-shinned, at least 5 osprey (several juveniles), 1 Northern Harrier and 3 merlin. With regards to small birds, flickers of course were in good numbers, I spotted 1 brown thrasher, many yellow-rumped warblers and at the coast guard station I had plenty of golden-crowned kinglets and a beautiful magnolia warbler. In addition there were good numbers of palm warblers around and a variety of sparrows. Photos of the birds can be seen here: http://birdsoflongisland.blogspot.com/2011/10/jones-beach-migrants.html
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