Had a gorgeous afternoon to work with at Jones Beach today. The skies were
clear and the weather was breezy and crisp. Lots of sparrows around the
hedgegrow, with the highlight being a Clay-colored Sparrow (with 2 eyes), mixed
in with a flock of white-throats, fields and chipping. Had a
- RBA
* New York
* New York City, Long Island, Westchester County
* Oct 8, 2010
* NYNY1010.08
- Birds Mentioned:
BROWN BOOBY+
BICKNELL'S THRUSH+
(+ Details requested by NYSARC)
CORY'S SHEARWATER
CATTLE EGRET
American Golden-Plover
White-rumped Sandpiper
Lesser Black-backed Gull
Royal Tern
There were lots of birds on the move this morning, most flying directly
overhead. I hiked the western half of Sunken Meadow State Park (Suffolk
County) and found some noteworthy species with a surpise transient Eastern
Meadowlark flying over Field 2 being the best bird of the day. Other
There was a nice land bird flight at Ft. Tilden and Riis Park, Queens County
this morning. The highlight was a Western Kingbird seen along the fence
line at the southwest corner of the Riis Park golf course. An American
Woodcock flushed in the dunes at the eastern edge of Ft. Tilden. The flight
There was a nice land bird flight at Ft. Tilden and Riis Park, Queens County
this morning. The highlight was a Western Kingbird seen along the fence
line at the southwest corner of the Riis Park golf course. An American
Woodcock flushed in the dunes at the eastern edge of Ft. Tilden. The flight
Had a gorgeous afternoon to work with at Jones Beach today. The skies were
clear and the weather was breezy and crisp. Lots of sparrows around the
hedgegrow, with the highlight being a Clay-colored Sparrow (with 2 eyes), mixed
in with a flock of white-throats, fields and chipping. Had a
