Hi all, Sorry for my poor initial directions, but I was trying to get the word out quickly and am not very familiar with the landmarks at the Point. Here are the more detailed directions:
At the end of Lido Blvd, Point Lookout, Nassau Co., enter the gate to Fireman's Park. About 125 yards toward the water there is a small dirt path on the right paralleling the Jones Inlet Channel. Follow this path. The bird was first encountered about 75 yards along this path in a somewhat sandy area. It was feeding in the path, but flew to a small bare tree (fallen over a black pipe) about 10 feet off the right side of the path as I approached. It remained there for a full 5 to 10 minutes while my entire group obtained excellent views (bins not necessary!). GPS Lat/Lon coordinates are 40.59144, -73.57622. When we decided to move on, it continued feeding along the path a few yards in front of us. Finally, after about 100 yards of this, it jumped to another small bare shrub about 3 yards of the right side of the path. GPS Lat/Lon coordinates are 40.59068, -73.57659. It remained there as we continued to walk by. It is a very sharp looking bird (see photo at https://www.flickr.com/photos/awells48/albums, under eBird Photos ) and is very cooperative. Alan Wells Rockland Co. -- 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/[email protected]/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/ --
