Currently on yellow-headed blackbird on service rd at end of Twomey Rd. bird is assoc with brown-headed cowbirds
BOB WASHBURN Sent from my underwhelming iPhone On Feb 3, 2013, at 10:38 AM, Richard Kaskan <rkas...@gmail.com> wrote: > After doing some early morning birding at Calverton Ponds I found a large > flock of blackbirds a little east of where the Yellow-headed Blackbirds have > been reported recently - this was at 40.925398,-72.730333, just where Rt 25 > becomes 4 lanes heading into Riverhead. I stayed with this flock for about > an hour, failing to find any adult males, but eventually I did find what was > probably a female, although it could have been a first-year bird. Most > members of the flock were grackles - I don't even want to estimate how many > thousands there were. But when I located the Yellow-headed Blackbird it was > with a group of mostly Red-winged Blackbirds, north of Rt 25 near the sign > for Rain Irrigation. Cool bird. > > Also of interest for me this morning were two Vesper Sparrows and an American > Kestrel along Hulse Landing Road in Wading River, and a hardy House Wren at > the DEC property in Ridge. I've seen what I assume is the same House Wren at > this location several times this winter, but this was the first time I'd seen > it since 3 January. > > Richard Kaskan > Shoreham, NY > > -- > kas...@ieee.org > (512) 748-8660 > -- > NYSbirds-L List Info: > Welcome and Basics > Rules and Information > Subscribe, Configuration and Leave > Archives: > The Mail Archive > Surfbirds > BirdingOnThe.Net > Please submit your observations to eBird! > -- -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
