Following up on Brendan's report we checked out this area, a location I had never birded. Follow Brendan's directions for access. Many shorebirds were on the eastern side of the pond,and hard to identify. However in the northwest corner there was the juvenile Stilt and possibly as many as 3 Westerns which we observed from about 9:15 to 10, when a Peregrine scared off the birds, moving most to the eastern edge . We didn't see any dowitchers or the White-rumped, but poor lighting and distance made it hard to make out the peeps. Observers : Bobby Rosetti, Bob P, DK.
When I arrived home in Bethpage (Nassau County) there was a pair of ravens calling on the power lines towers. Nice yard bird. This is just west of Stewart Avenue, a bit north of Hempstead Turnpike. There are access roads on each tide of the power lines. ________________________________ From: bounce-121729314-3714...@list.cornell.edu <bounce-121729314-3714...@list.cornell.edu> on behalf of Brendan Fogarty <birde...@yahoo.com> Sent: Wednesday, August 16, 2017 8:17 PM To: NYSBirds Listserve Subject: [nysbirds-l] Shorebird Report - Hempstead Lake 8/16 (Nassau Co.) Hi everyone, This evening there was a remarkable shorebird diversity at Hempstead Lake State Park. The majority were Lesser Yellowlegs and Semi Sands, but there was also one Stilt Sandpiper (juv), one White-rumped Sandpiper (nonbr adult), and Western Sandpiper (juv). Also present were Greater Yellowlegs, Least Sandpiper, and recently Killdeer, Spotted Sandpiper, and Short-billed Dowitcher. The diversity was pretty remarkable for an inland freshwater pond. All species were seen at what I call the "north pond" (vs the oft-birded south pond, tiny MacDonald Pond, or the large Hempstead Reservoir). Before I describe access, I want to make it **very clear** that there have been gang-related incidents, including murders, in this general end of the park - please bird here intelligently. Generally though there is nobody around at all, for better or for worse. This is the pond immediately across the Southern State Parkway from the north end of the reservoir. It is accessed by a 5 min walk from either of two places: park in HLSP Field 1, walk N across the parkway, and make a right onto the bridal trail. Otherwise, you can park at the east end of Wadleigh Ave, walk north along the little gravel deadend, then take the unofficial trail to the bridal trail, and turn right (south) and you will pass the pond. I did not spend any time looking for landbirds, but in earlier in nearby Garden City I had FOS Ovenbird and an Empid sp. Brendan Fogarty -- NYSbirds-L List Info: Welcome and Basics<http://www.northeastbirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME.htm> Rules and Information<http://www.northeastbirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES.htm> Subscribe, Configuration and Leave<http://www.northeastbirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm> Archives: The Mail Archive<http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html> Surfbirds<http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L> ABA<http://birding.aba.org/maillist/NY01> Please submit your observations to eBird<http://ebird.org/content/ebird/>! -- -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME.htm http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES.htm 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://birding.aba.org/maillist/NY01 Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
