This afternoon, at ~ 1300, it was only natural (after finishing with a doctor's appointment, whose office is on Roanoke Ave) to check on the Turkey Vultures seen the last few days, a short distance down the road. Today, the only T.V's. seen were 11 birds roosting in a tall Pine tree located at the rear of # 542, the first house n/o the firehouse.
Heading south, I had a pair of Red-tails circling over Route 51 in Eastport. The only birds of note seen along Dune Rd. (Jessup La. Bridge to Shinnicock Inlet) were a single N.Harrier and a single Sharp-shinned Hawk. A stop at the Hampton Bays Water Tower, just s/o the railroad station, produced 2 C.Ravens. After first hearing them, I picked them up in flight, only to see them quickly land on the s/e section of the tower, and out of sight. This specie has breeded at this location for quite a number of years. Arriving back in Riverhead at ~ 1645, there were 2 T.V's on the school's chimney, a number ? of them in the spruces on the firehouse property, and none at any of the other previously reported locations. Due to the rain, the darkness, and the thickness of the spruces' foliage, the final count remained at around 20. Cheers, Bob -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME.htm http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES.htm 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://birding.aba.org/maillist/NY01 Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
