Jones Beach strip to Robert Moses SP and Captree Island. Joe Giunta and I (Sy Schiff) started at the Coast Guard Station and then to West End #2. Our prime interest were wet land birds. But we managed a Peregrine and a Merlin plus Field, Chipping, Song, Swamp and White-throated Sparrows. Thrasher and Towhee were singing. The Common Loon was in full breeding plumage and 3 Forster's terns were flying about on the far side of the inlet.
We headed east to Robert Moses SP , Captree SP ( little success at both) and then Captree Island. Here there were both Green-winged and Blue-winged Teal, both Egrets and Greater Yellowlegs At Cedar Beach Marina, we found another Forster's Tern on the pilings in front of the parking lot, few more Greater Yellowlegs.a pair of Oystercatcher.and our first Willet of the season. There were nests and Ospreys at every site. A pretty remarkable comeback for this raptor. Sy -- 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/ --
