Jones Beach West End 15 Sept. Joe Giunta and I (Sy Schiff) returned to look for the PECTORAL SANDPIPER that we missed yesterday. A pair foraging, in the eastern most pond, in 7-inch grass made viewing difficult since they are probably only 5-inches high.Patience and persistence required. (probably why we missed it yesterday).
Our search was postponed because we first birded the Fisherman's Road to the inlet first There we re-found the YELLOW-BELLIED FLYCATCHER and PHILADELPHIA VIREO, both seen earlier this morning. A YELLOW-BILLED CUCKOO was in a shrub along the inlet. Much later, coming back from the ponds we also re-found the DICKCISSEL along the Coast Guard Station hedgerow. It's with the House Sparrow flock. Today, there was a widely scattered mix of species (42 total), not a lot of birds, but a change from the recent drought of birds. Sy -- 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/ --
