An evening visit to the Swan River Preserve in East Patchogue (just south of Swan Lake, Montauk Highway) yielded a continuing Glossy Ibis, a noisy flock of Cedar Waxwings (largely feeding in the center island and hanging on adjacent trees), an osprey being harassed by red-winged black birds, a killdeer (center island) and a family of swans and several families of geese.
If someone has never seen a glossy ibis before (up close) or wants good photos - this is a great spot to go. The bird is a bit skittish, but pick a spot and wait for it to come by - the pond is so small it won't take long. I don't know if it's there during mid-day (a stop by today at 12:30 did not yield the bird) but I've heard it's there in the morning (possibly with others) and has been there the last few evenings. -- - Luke www.birdsoflongisland.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/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/ --
