There was a good morning flight at Robert Moses State Park today, highlighted by flyby American Pipits (30), Pine Siskin (275), American Goldfinch (600), and Red-winged Blackbird (1200). On the ground there were good numbers of Dark-eyed Junco and White-throated Sparrow. Highlights included a late Blackpoll Warbler feeding on the lawn with Yellow-rumped Warblers at Field 3. At Zach's Bay the previously reported Lark Sparrow had relocated to the entrance to the small parking lot west of JBSP Field 6 where he was being observed by a group of upstate of birders who had come down for the weekend to see the Common Ground-Dove.. An additional Blackpoll Warbler was feeding jn the pines to the southwest of the small parking lot.
In the afternoon I went north to Sunken Meadow State Park to run (perhaps inspired by the NYC Marathon) and observed over 400 Canada Geese in the playing fields east of the entrance road. Among the Canada's was my FOS Cackling Goose. Ken Feustel -- 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/ --
