Lido Beach Passive Nature Area, 12 July High tide. Other than breeding WILLETS, few shorebirds; namely 3 SHORT-BILLED DOWITCHERS, 2 GREATER YELLOWLEGS and several SEMIPALMATED SANDPIPERS.
There was a continuous, sporadic movement of COMMON TERNS flying between the channel and the Nickerson Beach colony to the south. One tern, in opposition, flying west instead of north/south, turned out to be a GULL-BILLED TERN. A WILLOW FLYCATCHER called continuously as I approached the trail to the channel, but was silent on my return. There were BOAT-TAILED GRACKLES feeding in the marsh. The planted grass land in front of the parking lot has extensive wild flowers in bloom. Stopped to take some pictures while serenaded by the usual breeding birds. Sy Schiff -- 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/ --
