About an hour spent this evening at Swan River Preserve in East Patchogue - most of the time was spent on the east side sitting along the bank of the river observing birds. Also I was happy to see a Great Egret catching a variety of prey inside the pond.
great blue heron - actively hunting great egret - actively feeding on fish, tadpoles and dragonfly larvae swan mallard solitary sandpiper warbling vireo common yellowthroat warbler carolina wren grey catbird belted kingfisher northern mockingbird cardinal downy woodpecker -- - Luke Ormand Instagram: @JrookPhotos <https://www.instagram.com/jrookphotos/?hl=en> Website: Luke Ormand and & JRookPhotos <http://www.lukeormand.zenfolio.com> -- 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/ --
