Alan Nelson's Sparrow should not be here at this time. Nearest breeding area is in Maine. Are you sure these were not Saltmarsh Sparrow?
Paul Paul Sweet Collection Manager Department of Ornithology American Museum of Natural History Central Park West at 79th Street New York, NY 10024 T. 212 769 5780 C. 718 757 5941 > On Jun 15, 2014, at 9:09 PM, "Alan Drogin" <dro...@earthlink.net> wrote: > > Birded the Watch Hill to Davis Park area of Fire Island this Father’s Day > weekend. Picked up 35 species, most prevalent - the Barn Swallow. The three > typical nesting warbler species - Common Yellow Throat, Yellow, and Redstart. > The Watch Hill marsh was abundant in cooperative Willets with some Great and > Snowy Egrets, Glossy Ibis, and Greater Yellowlegs. Highlight was a worn > Seaside Sparrow singing away out in the open for a good 15 minutes while 1/2 > dozen Nelson’s Sharp-tailed Sparrows hopped out of the tall grass around him > for brief appearances to see what the fuss was about. In the mammal kingdom, > there were frequent sightings of a pair of Red Foxes roaming the western edge > of Davis Park. Coincidentally, a large bloom of Foxglove this season. > > Happy Father’s Day, > Alan Drogin > > > > -- > > 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/ > > -- > -- 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/ --
