I got a good bird before I even "went" birding when I head a Common Raven a while walking home from the Lynbrook train station. I stopped first at Hempstead Lake and connected with some expected species, but then the reports came in mentioning good birds at Valley Stream. I ended up parking near Hendrickson and walking north, which proved fortunate since I encountered another raven atop a building adjacent to the park. The bird vocalized a few times as it was chased off by some much smaller Fish Crows. I bumped into Arie and the Zitos at Valley Stream and we searched the western stream. I spied a silent flyover Chimney Swift: my first of the year. I lingered a bit longer than the others and ran across the gorgeous male Hooded Warbler just before sunset. Also had plenty of Yellow-rumps and Palms, in addition to some decent overall activity. Checklists below.
HL: http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S29085972 VS: http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S29087689 Cheers! -Tim H Sent from my iPhone -- 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/ --
