[nysbirds-l] Wading River
Hello all, Thanks for all the private messages; even the dodgy ones. Sorry about the botched crake sighting and I am fully aware I’ve never mastered anything in the bird world now. At home backyard birds were a doddle. I admire you folk’s talents and spirit. A friendly lass suggested I go to Wading River to waddle around a bit with the spectacles and I did. What a nightmare Riverhead is at 7 bells for a bloke arse over elbow with your righty steering. Getting into Long Island’s countryside is wonderful. My first stop was a Baited Hollow for Boy Scouts. I called my friend at work to see if these Boy Scouts were dangerous first. He said to just try it out; and if there was no gate go for it and I did. What a commencement! Eastern wood-pee-wee (sang his name, love those) More yellow warblers (brilliant) Wood thrush (what a beautiful warbling trill) Ovenbird (drab and secretive) A flash of an understory hawk that almost ate an ovenbird! He failed because he blooming startled me off my seat, which scared the ovenbird. A piece of water had a cracker of a belted kingfisher. I sat and waited like I do with our common kingfishers for the coup de grace on a fish but it never occurred. These kingfishers remind me of my love for fish. American goldfinch. (the most soothing song so far. Helped me with the recent split with ex. I would have poured a beer for that bird.) Spotted sandpiper. (Got home three hours ago and just got secure enough to post its sighting. Bopping around and all that shuffled together with its outward appearances, crikey). Best for last; wood duck. Only for a moment with a departing whistling squawk that surely befits a different species of drabber design. Got into some brambles that about ripped my pants off and I’m nursing ticks these days as well. Some of this Islands plants and creatures can get stuffed for all I care. And don’t send me emails about how you like brambles and spider mites. I will take head to the spirit of the site as explained from a member in privacy and will lay off posting what is common and Bob’s your Uncle. -- 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/ --
[nysbirds-l] Wading River
Hello all, Thanks for all the private messages; even the dodgy ones. Sorry about the botched crake sighting and I am fully aware I’ve never mastered anything in the bird world now. At home backyard birds were a doddle. I admire you folk’s talents and spirit. A friendly lass suggested I go to Wading River to waddle around a bit with the spectacles and I did. What a nightmare Riverhead is at 7 bells for a bloke arse over elbow with your righty steering. Getting into Long Island’s countryside is wonderful. My first stop was a Baited Hollow for Boy Scouts. I called my friend at work to see if these Boy Scouts were dangerous first. He said to just try it out; and if there was no gate go for it and I did. What a commencement! Eastern wood-pee-wee (sang his name, love those) More yellow warblers (brilliant) Wood thrush (what a beautiful warbling trill) Ovenbird (drab and secretive) A flash of an understory hawk that almost ate an ovenbird! He failed because he blooming startled me off my seat, which scared the ovenbird. A piece of water had a cracker of a belted kingfisher. I sat and waited like I do with our common kingfishers for the coup de grace on a fish but it never occurred. These kingfishers remind me of my love for fish. American goldfinch. (the most soothing song so far. Helped me with the recent split with ex. I would have poured a beer for that bird.) Spotted sandpiper. (Got home three hours ago and just got secure enough to post its sighting. Bopping around and all that shuffled together with its outward appearances, crikey). Best for last; wood duck. Only for a moment with a departing whistling squawk that surely befits a different species of drabber design. Got into some brambles that about ripped my pants off and I’m nursing ticks these days as well. Some of this Islands plants and creatures can get stuffed for all I care. And don’t send me emails about how you like brambles and spider mites. I will take head to the spirit of the site as explained from a member in privacy and will lay off posting what is common and Bob’s your Uncle. -- 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/ --
[nysbirds-l] A little corn crake help
Hello all, Fancy I give this a try being new to this region. Haven’t got a go at the surroundings until I settled for a bit, but I am chuffed as nuts with Riverhead. We have the starlings too! I thought for a while I’d be here for a donkeys years without those buggers. They really bring a smile to my face and since that it feels natural I thought I would carry on my novice hobby here in the States. I have the Stokes guide now, and these photos are top drawer! So intrigued to find all of these beautiful birds; I swear I’ve read it twice. The corn crakes sure do stick to the water’s edge I must say; much differently than my observations from back home. As a young lad we would chase them off our trolleys until they flushed. I also saw my first heron at the state park! My new birds of recent in the skirts of Riverhead have been: Yellow warbler (Brilliant red streaks about the chest in a wooded area behind Spicy’s Barbeque) Grey Catbird (what a blast this one’s vocalization is) Herring gull (many of them eating in a parking lot at Wal-Mart) Common yellow throat (in some thickets around East End Arts) And a few others I can’t remember, but I will re-post when I do. I’m taking a mickey with every new discovery. I mastered the birds from back home and it just got boring, but to see them here warms my cockles. Back home is about the time the corn crake’s are hatching young and it has always been a rite of Summer for me. Is Long Island great for corn crake breeding? Having only seen one mixing about for just a bit I’d like to spend the holiday weekend corn crake watching. If I could get a peek at them with their young I’d be about on top of the earth. Traveling to Ithaca after this mini-vacation to re-settle and finish school; so any help would be great! Cheers! -- 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/ --
