There was an actively feeding and calling Alder Flycatcher at Sunken Meadow
State Park this morning. The bird was flitting in the canopy of oaks and
hickory bordering the marsh a few hundred feet in on the inner marsh trail in
the western section of the park. Other than that, Yellow-billed Cuc
I had a pair of Red Crossbills earlier this morning on my hike through Edgewood
Oak Brush Plains Preserve in Deer Park, Suffolk County. Initially, their
clicking and "kip" notes alerted me to their presence, which after some time I
was able to track them down to the exact pitch pine they were f
The 2 Ross's Geese are still in the same area as of 3PM. Also a Peregrine
Falcon perched on the 1st bridge.
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> the grassy circle aroun
A beautiful adult Red-headed Woodpecker was actively feeding on the ground and
the various oak trees that border Greengate Park and the more familiar
Blydenburgh County Park in Smithtown (closer to Rt. 347 entrance) around 9:30
this morning. Also present in the area were 8 Northern Pintails, 23
only other birds of
note were 2 Little Blue Herons and a continuing Louisiana Waterthrush. This
time around I managed to get a few photos of the waterthrush which I will post
to Ebird later today.
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My walk this morning starting around 9 AM at Sunken Meadow State Park in
Suffolk County produced a Louisiana Waterthrush, which happens to be my first
for the park. An early fall migrant, this bird was observed on the opposite
bank of a stream in the western section of the park. I managed to s
The Red-headed Woodpecker and Eurasian Wigeon were still present today at
Blydenburgh County Park at the north entrance. Also of note in the park
included an immature Bald Eagle, Yellow-bellied Sapsucker, and several Purple
finches.
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stern Bluebird- 3
Hermit thrush- 2
Gray catbird- 2
American Tree Sparrow- 2
Fox sparrow- 6
Eastern towhee- 1 male
Purple Finch- 12
The Eurasian Wigeon continues at Mill's Pond in Centerport. 6 Northern
Pintails, 2 Northern Shovelers, and 2 Pied-billed Grebes were viewed on Stump
Pond/Blydenburgh CP
on, I observed both
species of cuckoo and over a dozen species of warblers including Blackburnian
and Canada on my hike so far.
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Vireo, Palm warbler,
Northern Waterthrush, Wood thrush, and a Scarlet Tanager. The eastern portion
of the park hosted a Yellow-crowned Night Heron and several Ospreys. Lastly,
Common Nighthawks have been pretty reliable at sunset zipping above the Inner
Marsh.
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, a flock of approx
30Snow Buntings, 2 Horned Larks, and at least 5 Eastern Meadowlarks. Eastern
Bluebirds were singing at one point this morning, but I was unable to locate
them.
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ults and 1 juv), 2 American Kestrels, and 1 Northern Harrier.
Definitely a nice selection of sparrows for December.
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flock was pretty
skittish, often darting into the shrubs bordering the pond there. The Lark
Sparrow was really favoring the grass in front of the chain-link fence on
Grumman Blvd. Pics will be posted when I get home.
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Also, several small flocks of White-winged Scoters flying east on the LI Sound.
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jetty, and 14 Common Mergansers in the marsh.
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photos sent to me. My apologies for this
premature sightingand for the several of you that went to observe the bird.
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intersection of Pulaski
Road and Park Avenue in Greenlawn. The open field is filled with Canada Geese
so its pretty obvious. Photos will be uploaded later and cand be accessed by
the link below. This was just five minutes ago from the time I sent this
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Thrush- 4
American Tree Sparrows- 8
Fox Sparrow- flock comprised solely of 6 birds, also 1 individual in mixed
species flock along park road (7 altogether)
Dark-eyed Juncos
Purple Finch- 4 including a gorgeous male
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2 Eastern Meadowlarks.
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locks of Robins and
waxwings), several flocks of Cedar Waxwings, 2 Sharp-shinned Hawks, and Purple
Finch were all observed early Friday morning.
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south of Elwood
High School directly off of Elwood Road.
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on of the time while in the western half of the
park.
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warblers, and five species of sparrow. The highlight of my
hike was a Vesper Sparrow in the company of 2 immature White-crowned, 3
Swamp, 5
White-throated, and 3 Song Sparrows. A Sharp-shinned Hawk was also hunting in
the vicinity.
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Blackpoll warblers, and five species of sparrow.
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trees along park road
Purple Finch- several flyovers, 3-5 females feeding in trees along park road
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owned Sparrow- 1 immature
Dark-eyed Junco- 1
Eastern Meadowlark- 1 bird flying west viewed from Field 2
Purple Finch- 1-2
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park. Nevertheless, a
small flock of Black-bellied andSemipalmated Plovers were foraging in the
grassy
circles at the entrance to Field 5.
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xiting the park.
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Below is the link to the pictures I took of the Moorhens
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I am watching 2 Common Moorhens feeding with a huge congregation of waterfowl
on Stump Pond in Blydenburgh County Park as i type this. Once at the rowboat
dock, look left and just before the island is one with a small assemblage of
other ducks. The second bird is on the right with a huge mass
park was devoid
of
birds.
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nged
Teal, 19+Wood Ducks, 1 White-eyed Vireo, and a Sharp-shinned Hawk that was
actively chasing 5 or so Blue Jays back and forth across the stream.
Next I headed to Field 3 where there were 3 Chimney Swift flyovers, 1 Osprey,
American Black Ducks, and a single Ruby-crowned Kinglet.
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x27;s quick walk along the park road
leading
to the golf course yielded me a flyover Yellow-billed Cuckoo, Swainson's
Thrush,
a hunting Sharp-shinned Hawk, and an awesome spectacle of 2 clashing Cooper's
Hawks over the abandoned Field 2 parking lot.
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whatsoever; however, there
was a lot of action that took place along the park road near the golf
course. Something that was interesting to me was what seemed like a flock
comprised solely of flycatchers: 2 Least, 1 Yellow-bellied, 2 Great-crested, 1
Willow/Alder, 2 Pewees, and 4 Eastern Ph
i am typing this out in the field at sunken meados state park. a
yellow-throated warbler is foraging in the shrubs just south of the field 1
building. park in the main lot and head to the deserted field 1 just past the
picnick tables. he is with many other warblers along the tree line.
soccer fields in East Northport just west of Townline Road yesterday at 5:45pm.
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The American White Pelican was present at its usual spot on the beach as of
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, Red Fox,
White-tailed Deer, Muskrat, Northern Short-tailed Shrews, Sand Fiddlers, Little
Brown Myotis, Cottontails, Green Frogs, Painted Turtles, Diamond-backed
Terrapins, Snapping Turtles, and 11 species of butterfly.
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rns. Also on the beach were 3 American Oystercatchers, 2 Piping Plovers, 7
Black-bellied Plovers, and 65+Sanderlings. Out on the water I observed a
single Long-tailed Duck and a single Common Eider.
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ird- 9
Northern Waterthrush- 3
Common Yellowthroat- 4
Wilson's warbler- 1 male
Canada warbler- 5
The other reported warblers which I did not see included Cape May, Mourning,
and a brief look at a Kentucky warbler.
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rbler- 2
Black-and-white warbler- 7
American Redstart- 4
Ovenbird- 2
Northern Waterthrush- 1
Common Yellowthroat- abundant
Scarlet Tanager- 1 male foraging in low-lying shrubs
Baltimore Orioles- 3
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close proximity of the Osprey bench.
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Yellowthroat- too numerous to county
Eastern Towhee, Chipping, Savannah, Song, Swamp, and White-throated Sparrows
Brown-headed Cowbird- 2
Orchard Oriole- 1 immature male singing
Baltimore Oriole- 2 males
Once back at his house, Veery and Rose-breasted Grosbeak appeared, adding to
our day's list.
roats- abundant
Scarlet Tanager- 1 singing along Inner Marsh trail
Orchard Oriole- FOS, 1
Baltimore Oriole- FOS, 1
I had 15 FOS's, 13 species of warbler, and a total of 74 species for the day.
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marsh among the numerous Tree and Barn Swallows.
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Nissequogue River a ways East of Field 3 were 7 Great
Egrets, 11 Snowy Egrets, Greater Yellowlegs, and from another observer, a
Spotted sandpiper. 2 Savannah sparrows were feeding on the shoulder of the
park road, only noticed after they started singing.
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East
left of the footbridge were 2 Great Blue Herons, 5 Great Egrets,
4 Snowy Egrets, 2 Black-crowned Night-Herons, and 1 Killdeer.
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Red-winged Blackbird
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the marsh.
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Sapsucker
Eastern Phoebe- 3
Tree Swallows- 24+
Fish Crows
White-eyed Vireo- 1 very early bird
Yellow-rumped warblers
Golden-crowned Kinglets
Gray Catbird- 1
Eastern Towhee- 3
Song, White-throated, and Swamp sparrows
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eeper, more Eastern Phoebes, and a Gray Catbird.
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Eastern Phoebe- FOY birds for me
5 Fish Crow
1 Winter wren- along Inner Marsh trail; also singing loudly
25 Golden-crowned Kinglets
1 Hermit Thruh
1 Gray Catbird
3 Eastern towhee
10 American Goldfinch
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dozens of Painted turtles sunning themselves at the edges of the phragmites.
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r the boat basin of NRSP.
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, and 32 Northern Gannet plunge-diving on the Long
Island Sound. I also enjoyed watching a immature Yellow-bellied
Sapsucker foraging very close to me on a tree.
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of the ducks were Mallards,
but American Black ducks,
3 American Coot, Double-crested Cormorants, Black-crowned Night-Herons, a cold
Snowy Egret, 9 Hooded Mergansers, 4 Great Blue Herons, Gadwall, and Northern
Shovelers were also present.
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om my report.
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maple and cedars West of Boardwalk
At Tung Ting Pond in Centerport:
31 Bufflehead
Gadwall
American Wigeon
Ring-necked duck
Green-winged Teal
Canvasback- FOS
Mallards
Lesser Scaup- FOS
Hooded Mergansers
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a half-an-hour trying to relocate the Eurasion Wigeon
spotted by Brent Bomkamp earlier last week without success. However, 12
Green-winged teal,s, 9 American Wigeons, 2 Northern shovelers, 16 Gadwalls, 19
Black-crowned Night Herons, and a female Bufflehead were present.
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were counted: Pine, Yellow-rumped, Palm, Blackpoll,
and Common
Yellowthroat. The Tree swallow numbers were astounding with at least one
thousand fluttering overhead! It was indeed an impressive, pleasant day.
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I will be making more pitstops here during fall migration to see
what other birds I can discover.
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remain at ease for I did not! I just wanted to address the topic since a few
people have already admonished me for getting within five feet of the bird.
Sorry for the misunderstanding!
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illed dowitchers, anotherWestern
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Still everyone should keep their eyes out for anything out of the ordinary!
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not call anything,
but anyone journeying to Jamaica Bay's East Pond should just keep in mind of
this bird and tell me what you think. Be on the lookout for this bird. Anyone
that wants more information can email me off the list. It was indeed a weird
sighting!
Thanks!
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cared the hundreds of
shorebirds sending them in all directions.
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Osprey was also feeding at the southern end. Both Northern and Lousiana
Waterthrushes were around the pond's margins.
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