Marine Nature Study Area, Oceanside 22 August The pools to the east of the pond have been full of waders and Laughing Gulls recently. Today, among the many egrets, there were a few "white" LITTLE BLUE HERONS and a TRICOLORED HERON. Included were a half dozen species of common shorebirds.
Two marsh sparrows popped up in an area that had both SALTMARSH and SEASIDE SPARROWS this week, but neither stayed long enough to ID positively. A pair of cooperative YELLOW WARBLERS continues around the path. During the week, the marsh has been host to CLAPPER RAILS and a pair of ROYAL TERNS fishing in the pond, neither were seen this morning. 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/ --
