This morning we did a run up at SMSP and as we crossed the entrance road bridge we noticed the exposed mudflats west of the bridge. We delayed our run to check out the flats. We recorded seven species of the common shorebirds. Of note were two juvenile Forster’s Terns with limited flying ability being fed by an adult. We expect that in the next breeding bird atlas this species will show an increased breeding presence on LI.
Sue and I spent our annual week birding in the Adirondacks, concentrating in the Saranac/Paul Smith’s/Tupper Lake area. Weather was great, with cool temps throughout and rain limited to a few afternoons. On our first day of birding we observed the “boreal trinity” (Black-backed Woodpecker, Boreal Chickadee, and Gray Jay) on Bigelow Road, a nice experience since we often have to visit multiple locations to record these three species. Gray Jays seemed to have a good breeding season, with family groups at most the bogs we visited. Warbler breeding seemed late compared with other years. We missed Spruce Grouse, but had no trouble finding Ruffed Grouse. I have posted some photos from the trip on my flickr site. Ken & Sue Feustel http://www.flickr.com/photos/kfeustel/ -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES 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://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
