The Smithtown Count was postponed due to Monday's blizzard and rescheduled
to Wednesday, December 29. The count totaled 106 species the highlights of
which included:
3 Wood Duck(Blydenburgh County Park)
1 Eurasian Widgeon (Setauket Harbor)
8
While scanning the gulls and waterfowl at Coney Island Creek today,
Heydi Lopes and I spotted a Redhead at Calvert Vaux Park (aka Dreier-
Offerman Park). The bird was in the cove on the south side of the
park. That very small area of creek included a surprising diverse mix
of waterfowl
Once again I managed to dip on finding a Trumpeter Swan on Long Island; this
time I failed to find the previously reported individual at Lake Agawam in
Southampton (Suffolk Co.) today. There were however 85 NORTHERN SHOVELERS &
and adult LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL at the north end of the Lake.
Hugh
Today I helped Dave and Meg Hedeen cover Smith Point County Park for the
rescheduled Central Suffolk CBC, and we were joined for most of that time by
Peg Heart (sp?). Highlights (in no particular order) were as follows:
Razorbill- 14 (all sitting on the water from two different points,
I would like to add my thoughts on this situation as I personally see it
The Ontario, Canada Records Committee has recognized the reintroduced Trumpeter
Swan as an established breeding bird and as such is countable by Canadian
birders in this new location. A vagrant from the population has been
This is a bit of a late chime in, but here is my opinion on the Trumpeter
Swans. I read with interest the discussion of Trumpeter Swans in New York
State. It has been ten years since I observed my first Trumpeter Swan in New
York, and I have had several subsequent observations since that time.
Jerry Lazarczyk came down from Grand Island, New York to see some of the birds
we've been getting in Sullivan County. The morning started with a deep freeze
@ 7 degrees. Birds were scarce at first, but as the sun warmed things up,
things started jumping. Common Redpolls continue to invade
Jerry Lazarczyk came down from Grand Island, New York to see some of the birds
we've been getting in Sullivan County. The morning started with a deep freeze
@ 7 degrees. Birds were scarce at first, but as the sun warmed things up,
things started jumping. Common Redpolls continue to invade
This is a bit of a late chime in, but here is my opinion on the Trumpeter
Swans. I read with interest the discussion of Trumpeter Swans in New York
State. It has been ten years since I observed my first Trumpeter Swan in New
York, and I have had several subsequent observations since that time.
I would like to add my thoughts on this situation as I personally see it
The Ontario, Canada Records Committee has recognized the reintroduced Trumpeter
Swan as an established breeding bird and as such is countable by Canadian
birders in this new location. A vagrant from the population has been
Today I helped Dave and Meg Hedeen cover Smith Point County Park for the
rescheduled Central Suffolk CBC, and we were joined for most of that time by
Peg Heart (sp?). Highlights (in no particular order) were as follows:
Razorbill- 14 (all sitting on the water from two different points,
Once again I managed to dip on finding a Trumpeter Swan on Long Island; this
time I failed to find the previously reported individual at Lake Agawam in
Southampton (Suffolk Co.) today. There were however 85 NORTHERN SHOVELERS
and adult LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL at the north end of the Lake.
Hugh
While scanning the gulls and waterfowl at Coney Island Creek today,
Heydi Lopes and I spotted a Redhead at Calvert Vaux Park (aka Dreier-
Offerman Park). The bird was in the cove on the south side of the
park. That very small area of creek included a surprising diverse mix
of waterfowl
The Smithtown Count was postponed due to Monday's blizzard and rescheduled
to Wednesday, December 29. The count totaled 106 species the highlights of
which included:
3 Wood Duck(Blydenburgh County Park)
1 Eurasian Widgeon (Setauket Harbor)
8
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