Hi, Kevin Nolan and I spent part of this morning searching the various farm fields of Calverton/Baiting Hollow. The largest flock, mainly Horned Lark and numbering well over 2 hundred birds were circling a field between Middle and Youngs Avenues. We found a second feeding flock of 135 Horned Lark stretched along the east side of Hulse Landing Road,[ former Mountain Bluebird spot]. Then we had nice close looks at a group of 50+ American Pipits by the Haunted House on Old Country Road. We looked at the transitional field across Old Country Rd. from Hulse Landing and had 3 Eastern Meadowlark there. Along the tree line at the northern boundary of that Hulse Landing field were over a dozen White Crowned Sparrow. There were 6 Redtailed Hawk, 2 Harrier and an American Kestral at large. Good December Birding, Carl Starace
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