Bob Adamo and I had a relatively slow half day of birding this morning. We started at the east pond of the North Fork Preserve where we saw about 6 pair of Green-winged Teal and a pair of Northern Shovelers doing the circle thing. We then went to Arshamomaque Preserve were we spotted the previously reported flock of Rusty Blackbirds, which included the three plumages: breeding male, female and juvenile. We also had an Osprey. Twice during the day I saw crows mobbing a bird of prey. First, on Middle Rd near Mattituck, Bob and I saw a crow mobbing a Cooper's Hawk. Later at EPCAL I saw two crows mobbing a Red-Tailed Hawk. Another sign of spring nesting season!?
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