Update: with some help (thank you!) the blackbirds were identified as Rusty Blackbirds - I counted at least 106 (there was one starling mixed in). I'll reported to e-bird for the Rusty Blackbird outreach program.
On Sat, Feb 22, 2014 at 10:03 PM, Robert Taylor <[email protected]>wrote: > Hi Everyone, > > I was at Massapequa Preserve around 2:30 but not much going on (only there > 30 minutes) I drove to Jones Beach West End around 4pm - the Coast Guard > Station marina had a female Bufflehead with 2 Horned Grebes as company, > also saw 2 Long Tailed Ducks in the distance. Nothing going along the road > or divider, but there was a Snowy Owl on top of one of the dunes. > > I drove North on Meadowbrook Parkway looking for the reported Rough Legged > Hawk, but only found a juvenile Red Tailed Hawk. I saw about 100 > blackbirds that for some reason I just can't ID - I'm guessing they're Boat > Tailed Grackles? > > I posted pics on my blog - if anyone can help me ID them, I'd appreciate > it. > > Thanks in advance and Good birding, > Rob in Massapequa > > http://longislandbirding.blogspot.com/ > -- 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/[email protected]/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/ --
