[nysbirds-l] Orange Crowned Warbler, E. Quogue, LI
Today, at 2:45PM I had an exceptional experience observing an Orange-crowned Warbler feeding with a Winter Wren on a suet feeder at Quogue Wildlife Refuge while tying my X-country ski boots on. At 4PM, we (Julia Hryvniak and me) observed another (saw two on our way to Quogue in Easport) Wilson's Snipe in the outflow of the pond at the Refuge S. of the dam with the boardwalk. It seems like in winter, when standing freshwater is frozen to the shore, the Snipes are limited to flowing freshwater (not frozen) that has saturated mucky substrate exposed. Both the locations where we observed W. Snipe today were estuarine with fluctuating fresh/brackish water velocity and elevation. In addition to the Warbler, there were Red-winged Blackbirds and Brown Headed Cowbirds eating the mixed seed at the Refuge feeders. Peter PrioloCenter Moriches -- 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] Orange Crowned Warbler, E. Quogue, LI
Today, at 2:45PM I had an exceptional experience observing an Orange-crowned Warbler feeding with a Winter Wren on a suet feeder at Quogue Wildlife Refuge while tying my X-country ski boots on. At 4PM, we (Julia Hryvniak and me) observed another (saw two on our way to Quogue in Easport) Wilson's Snipe in the outflow of the pond at the Refuge S. of the dam with the boardwalk. It seems like in winter, when standing freshwater is frozen to the shore, the Snipes are limited to flowing freshwater (not frozen) that has saturated mucky substrate exposed. Both the locations where we observed W. Snipe today were estuarine with fluctuating fresh/brackish water velocity and elevation. In addition to the Warbler, there were Red-winged Blackbirds and Brown Headed Cowbirds eating the mixed seed at the Refuge feeders. Peter PrioloCenter Moriches -- 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/ --
