Couldn't post anything yesterday since I didn't get home until twelve in the morning, but two pictures of the Lark Sparrow that was frequenting the edges of the lake at Calverton Grasslands are below. Once again, the bird was feeding along the chain-link fence just off of Grumman Blvd west of the entrance to the grasslands. The Lark Sparrow was associating with a flock of 4 Chipping, 2 Field, and 4 American Tree Sparrows. Song Sparrows and Dark-eyed Juncos were abundant at all the locations I went to. Also, 8 Savannah Sparrows, 23 Horned Larks, 15+ Eastern Meadowlarks, and a single Snow Bunting were on the runway. The Snow Bunting was actually perched on a fence and sang for a short period of time- quite interesting. I looked hard for any Rough-legged Hawks, but failed coming up with any. The only raptors that were observed included 4 Red-tailed Hawks(3 adults and 1 juv), 2 American Kestrels, and 1 Northern Harrier. Definitely a nice selection of sparrows for December.
http://picasaweb.google.com/VinnyPelle/LongIsland2010# Vinny Pellegrino picasaweb.com/vinnypelle East Northport, NY "Go confidently in the direction of your dreams. Live the life you've imagined." -Henry David Thoreau -- 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/ --
