Hi all, This afternoon, roughly between 1 and 2 PM, my mom and I observed one CAVE SWALLOW foraging around the West End 2 parking lot and the far west entrance to the parking lot. It was loosely associating with some Tree Swallows, but seemed to be avoiding the larger group of them that would occasionally rest on the ground. The Cave Swallow was often foraging low and would disappear for five or more minutes at a time before suddenly reappearing. The bird appeared to be an adult. The NORTHERN SHRIKE also put in a brief appearance near the boardwalk to the Theodore Roosevelt Sanctuary. There was little of interest seen from the Coast Guard Station, although it looked like a very large flock of Bonaparte's Gulls (several thousand) had gathered on the far side of the bay.
Good birding, Shawn Billerman -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html 3) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
