Big influx of sparrows at Croton Point seen this morning especially along the river road below the campground.
A seven sparrow morning: including large flocks of song & white-throats with additions of a few each swamp and white-crowned; lingering chipping sparrows; nice views of two different Lincoln's Sparrows in the same area, and, on the landfill were seen two different Vesper Sparrows. American Kestrel numbers lower today, just four total seen. Two American Pipits on landfill as well. Beautiful adult Peregrine hunting along the river road and across the top of the campground area. Another immature peregrine was reported by someone else also this morning. While scanning for Harriers across the landfill and Croton Bay -- none seen this morning-- I picked up the unexpected sight of an American Bittern heading into Croton Bay over the phragmites between the landfill and the RR tracks. Great aerial look. Landed in phrags close to NW end of RR bridge. Anne Swaim Saw Mill River Audubon www.sawmillriveraudubon.org -- 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/ --
